OFFICIAL Around The NBA Thread...... August

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    Lakers at #7? Get the fuck outta here.
     
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    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    Also overrated: Timberwolves and Wizards.
    Underrated: GRIZZLIES, Mavericks.
     
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    What did "they" say last year?
     
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    This surprises me - I thought he was a nice surprise for them last year:
     
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    You / they might be right, I’m not ruling that out of the realm of possibilities. Heck they could be worse than that. The good news for you is summer starts early!
    I think Dame is good enough to keep the Blazers afloat and in contention for the playoffs. So much of all this is determined by health, Minnesota for instance was 3rd in the west until Butler got hurt. We all know how razor thin the margin for error is out west.
    The Blazers have question marks but so does basically all the others teams outside of GS. Even Houston underwent a pretty big shift in roster. The forwards are going to be different and Carmelo’s recent past doesn’t seem to look good...
    Let’s assume you’re right though, the Blazers, “luck” runs out this year they miss the playoffs. What would do to rectify that?
     
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    I just want to say thanks for updating this with real news almost daily, you’re pretty plugged in and it saves me a lot of time trying to keep up!
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    A 20 year old 6'5" point guard who's decent on the defensive end? If we didn't already have a plethora of guards, I'd say the Blazers should pick him up.
     
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    This is some hideous shit...
     
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    Dame.....
     
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    How many of those are the Grizzlies gonna waive??

    First Baldwin now him. Just waived..
     
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    GS or Houston will pick him up?
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    The last time ESPN actually predicted the Blazers would make the playoffs was 2014-15, the year after they won 54 games and beat HOU in the first round. Historically, the "homers" in this forum have been much more accurate than the "experts" at ESPN.

    BNM
     
    Boob-No-More, Aug 29, 2018
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    Well, they gotta make it interesting SOMEHOW. How far we've fallen, that the most exciting/interesting aspect of the game will be what color shoe each player wears from game to game. Literally the only element of surprise left in the NBA.
     
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    So you're saying they've won you back?
     
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    Yes. I am on the edge of my seat to see what color shoes Ish Smith is going to wear on opening night!
     
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    I just did a count and I’m coming up with a plethora and a half, which is actually equivalent to a cornucopia.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Would you mind converting that into "myriad"? No conversion table on hand because I left my pee-chee folders at home.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Aug 29, 2018
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    I'll say this for him - he's more skilled at basketball than he is at being a decent human.
     
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    Oh, sure. No problem. 1 myriad = (cornucopia x gobs)/1 multitude.
     
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