Sure, they talked a lot about a faster tempo, all teams do. But maybe that will be different this time. They also talked about something never talked about.... Championship. . This team knows if everything works, it's a possibility. Player after player mentioned the "C word". Especially journeyman Anthony Tolliver, who's been around. You can't win it if ya don't talk about it. They talked about it.
Enthusiasm abounds! (Typical,,,,,yet I feel a little something "extra" this season...) https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/12-sports/439840-352119-trail-blazers-going-big
Back on topic, i noticed the same thing. The first step to becoming an actual contender is to not be scared of openly saying that it's the goal.
https://theathletic.com/1272286/201...blazers-are-now-saying-the-quiet-part-loudly/ Someone has posted the article here: Read it.