The future looks brighter than we may have thought

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  1. riverman

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    The defense tightens up even more when the bench comes in..that's rare in the league
     
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    It's truly a luxury. To see Noah Vonleh move like a three with that wingspan is crazy! Then Ed Davis is like Buck Williams down there with a nose for the ball.
     
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    I'm hoping Cliff Alexander is the next Brian Grant..an unmovable boulder with Doc Oc arms
     
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    Heck yes. We could have a tough 11 man squad. Bring it
     
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    Im hopeful for pretty much everyone on the team to get better, its a positive outlook for the future!
     
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    Too soon?
     
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    Written by a man going slowly mad.
     
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    It is exciting but I'm in the lets wait and see camp. The veteran NBA teams such as the Warriors and the returning west playoff contenders aren't in game shape. They will aim to be at their peak in April. Our players are trying to earn roles and have been working out for months so many of them are in mid season form at least from a physical standpoint. I expect us to have a bunch of wins the first few weeks of the season as well. But I'll wait until 20 games into the season to decide how real any of our success is. Often bad teams have a 7-3 stretch to start the season. But you don't see bad teams follow that with another good 10 games.
     
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    I'm just thrilled to have 2 meaningless Blazer games to watch..all the practical, reasonable logic went out the window at tipoff against the Kings..I'm hooked
     
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    I felt the same way about most of you guys when you joined this forum.......and we see how THAT turned out!
     
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    Contenders...some of us stayed through the tough times, others went to work for the Lakers without blinking
     
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    That Lakers team jet is just as nice as ours FAMS!
     
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    Anthony Davis could shut down Aldridge sometimes. Is Meyers the anti Davis? Probably not...
     
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    If anything Meyers draws AD out of the paint, LA did as well but Meyers can pass and won't demand high post looks against AD. If we get some sweet cutter action watch out Pelicans.
     
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    Without LMA thay will be more TEAM
     
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    I resent the word we. The most depressed I got was 71-11. Im back to 82-0
     
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    Nevertheless, it's an excellent composition.
     
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    Who thought you'd ever live to see this?
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    Bottom of the league in team salary, but a long shot. Paul is going to turn a decent profit this year.
     
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    If Portland can finish near .500 this year, Neil Olshey should win some kind of GM award.
     
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