Is Portland the best team in the West?

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  1. Cugel

    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    The only key question is who can ya beat in 7 game series? Houston, SAS, probably OKC, maybe SAC and UTA. The rest: nfw.

    I really dont know how Portland does anything with the roster. Mistake to sign Nurk, wtf would take a 15m/y backup center that cant make layins??He would have to be packaged with picks or Ant/Shae/expirings/picks.

    I dont think a contender can be built around Dame. Simple as that.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    And @THE HCP will be on the north shore of Kauai.
     
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    Currently tied for 10th. Now the schedule is supposed to get easier at some point, but ironically, those won't be the teams they would play if they make the Playoffs.
     
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    beast crnjo Well-Known Member

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    We will win the championship
     
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    KSF-ERIC Well-Known Member

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    We are 5-1 vs 4 of the top six West teams:

    2-1 vs Suns
    1-0 vs Nuggets
    1-0 vs Pelicans
    1-0 vs Kings
     
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    SharpeScooterShooter SharpeShooter

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    Well…

    would you look at that?

    That trash team GSW is now tied with us in the standings.
    Does that make us trash as well?

    Asking for a friend….
     
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    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

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    Shhhhh. Not supposed to talk about that.
     
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    With the worst defense in the NBA, as of now, Portland isn't winning anything. Ball dominant guards that cannot defend...whoda thunk it?
     
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    SharpesTriumph Well-Known Member

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    Well the 12 game hot start didn't age well. Blazers are closer to the bottom of the league than contending, it's time to tear it down and rebuild.
     
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    It's a valid opinion. Who do you keep? Ant and Shaedon? Or just Shae? Who would want Dame? It would have to be a ~contender with great young talent and/or picks. Not sure what team fits the bill. The Heat?
     
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    If the Blazers want to build a contender it would be best to trade Dame. He's unlikely to improve or get more healthy. Sure there's a few cases of stars playing well in mid 30's but that's the exception. I understand why some never want to trade him though, and if so there is a way to rebuild with Dame here as the Lakers did with a washed up Kobe.

    Keep Shae for sure.

    I'm fine keeping Ant but also fine flipping him for a haul of assets. I don't see him ever as much more than CJ, which is nice, but not an all star level player on a contender.

    Nurk I'd dump, but problem is him, Winslow, Hart, Payton, Little, Keon, just don't have much if any value. Especially Nurk, who might already be a big negative asset.

    Jabari and Watford could be good role players on a contender, are young and cheap, so keep them. But if a team overpays ship them out, Blazers are in asset acquisition mode not final roster moves to build a contender

    Grant has been awesome and can help any contender. I'd trade him, maybe he'd want to be included in a Dame package to join him on a new team. Problem with Grant is he's just getting past his prime and Blazers are so far from contending we're a few years from being with him where we now are with Dame. In hindsight Blazers should've traded Dame after the bubble.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Curious the reasons you think why we are in a free fall?
     
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    I'd say losing 8 of 10 games is a free fall.

    Also have not looked good in those games. It's not something Dame being healthy flips to contending, he maybe flips it to mediocrity.

    I was pessimistic in the off-season and leaning towards a teardown being best. I was willing to wait 20 games, especially after the hot start. But have now seen enough to believe this roster can't contend and it doesn't have assets to get a star in a trade, it's time to move on.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Honest question. I always respect your opinion. When I post in September that our current collection of talent leads me to believe we will battle for the 10th spot and win 40 games I get killed in here about not knowing anything about the game of basketball. Why do you think that is?
     
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    And when they created a thread for people to bump up their win predictions two weeks in, I stayed with my 40 win prediction. Why do I get killed for that?
     
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    Thanks. I'd say for the most part all fan bases have something like maybe half that are homer's and overly positive, a quarter that are overly negative, and a quarter with a balanced rational outlook. So that cool aid mob starts attacking when they see posts that don't align with their warped perception. Add to that many of us with a rational outlook are unexcited for this franchises mediocrity, and posting less, probably pushes those ratios further.
     
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    homers who desperately want to believe are a vocal part of every fanbase. When faced with reality that their team is only okay, typically they'll either fade away or blame the coach

    edit... lol, just read WM's response and it reads almost exactly the same!

    STOMP
     
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    Yeah i bumped ot up to 42. I'm sticking with it though. I'm keepin the faith!
     
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    BLAMMO! I think you guys just blew the tank up!
     
  20. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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