Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 4: WARRIORS @ BLAZERS - 4/24/17, MONDAY, 7:30 PM (PDT), KGW & TNT

The talent disparity is a gulf that can't be bridged with just hard work. There's a certain "you must be this tall to ride the ride" element that most of our roster doesn't reach.

 

While this season wasn't what I expected to be at the beginning, I am still very happy that we made the playoffs, regardless of the outcome. This was a valuable experience for all the guys. At the very least, it puts an even bigger chip on Dame's shoulders and fuels the fire in his gut to be the best. I hope the rest of the team uses this playoff series to work on the thing's they are deficient in so as not to get punked again like they did against this Warriors' team next year.

Go get Butler for however many picks and assets it takes and draft Jordan Bell with a late first round or second round and throw him on the bench to develop with our new big man and defensive coaches until he is ready to start.

I hope the Warriors do win the Championship this year because it will be so much sweeter when Dame, Nurkic and Butler whoop on Golden State next season .

#positivethoughts

Now to begin the roller coaster ride that is being a Mariners fan. (Yeah Yeah Yeah @EL PRESIDENTE, we know, FUCK SEATTLE.)

 

What's scary about the Nurk trade, was I truly believe NO thought the asset we were getting was the draft pick. While Nurk was the throw in

 

I don't want a chip on Dames shoulder. I'd rather see him defer to the post first on offense, rather than having "something to prove" on offense

 

Funny you noticed this. First time all season I had time honestly.

 

I have only brought my job up when people try to use it to crack on me for what I do for some reason. Go look. They try putting me on blast and I just set them straight. Go look, I've never started a post off talking about my career. I assumed we would suck when we lost 4 starters and 6 of our best 10 players, imagine that. Because it just so happens to coincide with "experts" isn't on me. I get absolutely grilled for a year after because of it. They proved me wrong and I was very cool with it. This year I nail the prediction an crack on those who predicted 50 and even 60+ wins. Just giving guys back what they were tossing my way. I thinks that pretty fair.

 

Sly, you know what's crazy.....I used to get killed on here for NEVER saying anything bad about the Blazers......Not keeping it real and being a corporate yes man. Oh how the tides have turned huh? All the new nerds do is hate on me for NEVER being positive and always being negative.

 

Youre right, you don't bring it up. Some people don't see the start though, and to them it would come across as bragging, I guess.

 

When I joined this place, I didn't want people to find out what I did and who I worked for. Can't remember how it got leaked actually. But I'm not here to brag about shit, that's not my style, who am I?

 

LOL, your a funny guy !

 

Ya, the forum......Not Sly, Denny, or the other mods, has been tough for anyone without their head up the Blazers asses, kissing away

 

Mrs HCPs fluffer?

 

See, these are the posts that drive me batshit crazy. "Which should give management a clear focus on sculpting the 2028 team"

WTF happened last year, when Dame was All NBA? Was that not clear enough for Neil? WTF changed from last year to this year gor him? The closest we've come to being competitive recently is a fade away 35 foot prayer to beat the Rockets, and a Chris Paul/Blake Griffin season ending injury party.

WTF else does Neil need to see?

 

^Leadership.

On Nurk: I'm gonna be getting on him to keep working.

 

Doesn't it depend who we replace him with?

 

DISAGREE!

 

You're Rick James, bitch!