It could also be a Lakers/Celtics comparison. One year one team wins, the next the other (also of course Portland and GSW are in same conference.) GSW had magical season but the playoff series showed they are not invulnerable, and they will necessarily have to lose a few pieces due to contract issues. Not Curry and Thompson, of course, but some role players. Yesterday I planted a golden bamboo to honor the Blazers, and watered it. The plant and team can both grow. Driving home from nursery with a 5' bamboo in the passenger seat of my Corolla was a mite crowded, but it was a better seatmate than rose bushes, which while beautiful are notoriously unfriendly.
