Should the Blazers guarantee the playoffs?

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  1. Boise Blazer

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    http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/or...f/2013/09/canzano_enough_with_the_hollow.html

    I will just get it out of the way and say yes, this is Canzano and 99% of the time he does sound like an idiot.

    BUT, I do think this is an interesting question for conversation. Should they just have the attitude that they WILL make the playoffs internally? Should they just come out and say it publicly? Are they kidding themselves that we will make the playoffs? Is it just as important to change the culture of how this team approaches the season and playoffs?

    I think MOST Blazers fans know that the playoffs are something that probably should happen this year but it will be interesting to see how the team handles that.

     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    A "guarantee" is worthless unless backed, unless the guarantor has some skin in the game. What do you want, for Stotts to offer up his job, or for the organization to partially-refund STH's if they miss the playoffs?
     
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    Should they guarantee the playoffs for which team? OKC? LAC? SAS? HOU? DEN? MIN? GSW? MEM? Maybe even the NOP?
     
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    This team is not a playoff team yet. Until the front court can prove it has more than 2 legit players on it, they are not there yet
     
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    Fair point, Im not as concerned with the words as much as the attitudes and actual beliefs behind closed doors.
     
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    I think that's a valid point for advancing in the playoffs but not for making the playoffs.
     
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    No need. LaMarcus and RoLo are going to get injured and miss significant games. Nevertheless, we'll win 45 games just missing the playoffs and MM/Dave/Others will say "see I told you we're not a playoff team..."
     
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    ROLO has missed significant time in several seasons, so factoring that in to playoff talk is smart.
     
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    handiman Well-Known Member

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    So, players aren't allowed to trot out the same tired old lines but journalists are?
     
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    I think it's useful to describe this as an aspect of why you assume the Blazers will miss the playoffs. Greg Oden and Elliot Williams are the only recent Blazers that I assume to be injured.
     
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Denver?

    They lost their coach (a big reason why they performed as well as they did) and lost Andre Iguoadala. Not sure they're a guarantee to make the playoffs. Not sure why New Orleans would be a better team either.
     
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Who is the 3rd "legit" front court players that New Orleans have?

    Or Denver? Their "legit" big men consist or Javale Mcgee and JJ Hickson.
     
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    lol, riiight.
     
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    Yes, I think the Blazers should say that they won't raise ticket prices until they get out of the first round of the playoffs. Any other promise doesn't really mean much.
     
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    Faried, Galinari, Randolph, Arthur

    all are proven NBA caliber players.

    We have Robinson, Leonard and Freeland and Howell who none have proven to be NBA caliber players.


    Steitsma, Smith, Davis, Anderson and even Amundson have all showed they can contribute at the NBA level.

    I am not saying they are world beaters, but they have shown they have the ability to at least play well at this level. Our guys haven't......yet

    I really have no idea why you would argue that other than you like to argue with me
     
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  16. julius

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    They should retroactively price tickets to the price of tickets back when they made it out of the first round, for those who had them back when they last made it out if the first round
     
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  17. SlyPokerDog

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    That's ain't going to happen. Can you imagine trying to run that one by Paul Allen.
     
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  18. Stephen Curry

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    IMO This team is not a playoff team YET!
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    What is a guarantee supposed to provide exactly? Does saying it make it so?
     
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    Yes, we need empty, non-binding guarantees. Hollow words spoken during training camp will ensure a playoff birth.
     
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