So, Rice Thinks LMA Will Be The Blazers' MVP?

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  1. ABM

    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

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    Call me crazy, but I still think it will be Oden.
     
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  2. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    Roy is clearly the best, but I do get tired of "The Natural" circle jerk/lovefest. So yeah I hope it turns out to be Oden or LMA!
     
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    Not this year, I don't think. In 2 - 3 years, entirely possible.
     
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    Why? You get sick of the respect the best Portland player since Clyde Drexler receives from the fans and media?
     
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    Roy is the man. No question about it.
     
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  6. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    I guess I want to cheer for a fellow underdog.

    edit: don't get me wrong, I would trade anyone else on this team before him.
     
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    Let me preface this with a confession: I was a huge LMA fan going into the draft. If you had told me he would be going into his 4th season, and still not been a serious contender for the all-star team, I wouldn't have believed you.

    I want LMA to succeed. I want Rice to be right. I want the Blazers to freaking re-sign him! I do not, however, honestly believe he will be better than Roy. As for Oden - right now, he doesn't even belong in the conversation. I will be happy if he is our 4th best player.
     
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  8. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    who is 3? Miller?
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Probably
     
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    Yes. Miller has the experience and he has a style that makes the people around him better. Having Miller on the floor could, for example, add 4-5 points onto Oden's scoring average. We could see an improvement in LMA's shooting %, as he gets more easy looks, instead of having to go 1-on-1.

    Miller may not have CP3 type individual stats - but if he makes the team better, he will be one of the 3 most valuable.
     
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  11. RoyIsClutch07

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    I would love for it to be Oden. But let's keep it real. Brandon Roy is and will always be the MVP on this team.
     
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  12. ABM

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    Brandon said he's "sacrificing for the team" this season....you know, to make way for Oden's emergence. ;)
     
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  13. RoyIsClutch07

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    That's MVP material though. Sacrificing for the good of the team and others on the squad. He's done that since day one as a blazer.
     
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  14. ABM

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    I hear ya. :)

    Hey, I'm just salivating at the thought of a potential Kobe/Shaq type of tandem here. :smiley-drool:
     
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    you're not happy with roy/aldridge which is a better version of kobe/pau :ghoti:
     
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  16. RoyIsClutch07

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    Yeah, that would be great wouldn't it AB?
     
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    Think it would be great if someone else emerges as a better player than Brandon. Do I think it'll happen? No.
     
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  18. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    It's possible, however unlikely.
     
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    Didn't I see in a thread that LaMarcus said he was informed that he missed the All-Star team by one person? IIRC it was David West who barely beat him out.
     
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  20. RoyIsClutch07

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    That should never happen again. LaMarcus is far more talented than David.
     
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