This is the most excited I have been about this team since we traded for Scottie

Oden looked very good the following year and into the playoffs when we lost to Houston. I was super hyped for the future then. It was the first playoffs we had made since that long drought after Sheed/Zbo/Pippen.

But then early the next season Oden kneecap broke and he never recovered. Never thought Roy's career would end so suddenly either, but then abruptly he was toast too.

 

Go, BRoy and LA played 62 games together. They weren't all healthy games and they were still learning how to play together.

Their record was 50-12.

We should have had multiple Larry O'Brien trophies with that trio.

 

Sheed made his first all-star game when he was 25–this is Ayton’s 25th year. Just saying.

 

Lol. It will only be a matter of time till you start getting on Ayton, who might have worse traits than Nurk and has a title of being soft.
This forum will start to complain about him very soon.

You will preach we need to trade Ant, over and over again.

Basically this is a honeymoon phase with a new team with people, only a matter of time until this forum does what it does best, complain 24/7.

 

Are you talking about vertical jumps and court sprints? Ant is athletic but how much does he score in transition or lead a break? He plays kind of like CJ. Also that Blazer team was a great rebounding team, which helps with even getting fast break opportunities, but this team will probably be one of the worst in the league again.

 

Yeah, clearly OP has just cut that part of his brain out with a melon baller, because I'm pretty sure we were all pretty jazzed about that at the time.

 

Normally people who awake from years-long comas just ask for a Pepsi

 

What's even more impressive is that Oden was never healthy AND in-shape at the same time.

 

Since we will see a Lillard in Scoot, McCollum in Shaerpe, and a solid Center in Ayton, all we need is to trade them picks for a Young Super Star.

I hope someone bites! Or at least trade up to 1 when there is a sure thing!!!

 

Chris Paul with Dame's mindset. That has been my NBA comp for him for a while. I don't think he has the kinda explosiveness that Russ/Rose had. Also think Scoot is a much better facilitator than either of those guys. I think Scoot will end up owning the midrange while having terrific timing and court vision.

I think he'll end up being a decent defender and won't get hunted, but nothing more than that.

 

This part was known about Brandon Roy when he was drafted.
During his junior year at the University of Washington, Roy had a large portion of his meniscus removed during surgery. The meniscus serves as a shock absorber between the tibia (shin bone) and femur (thigh bone).
https://www.oregonlive.com/behindbl...ing his junior year at,and femur (thigh bone).

 

This team is young. I'm not excited about our coaching or our ownership group.

I'm in wait and see. I was far more excited about Roy/Aldridge/Oden as well as Pippen.

But hoping for the best. I'm 100% in support of this team.

 

As with a lot of others, I'm just excited for something new. The Groundhog Day scenario that played out every year with this franchise had become stale and old. Excited for a new cast of characters and the chance to see these young guys grow into their roles. I'm not there on the Scottie teams or the Roy/LMA/GO excitement level, because those were off the charts, but as an out of stater, this team has me seriously thinking about getting a League Pass subscription again.

 

This is the most excited I've been since I had that dream about Billie Piper.

 

... and that's why David Tennant is the best time-lord.

 

I like Billups coaching this team. Almost a perfect fit because I think he still struggles with some of the high level parts of coaching (x/o’s, timeouts and substitutions) but all of that can improve the more he coaches. His personality caters to young guys he can teach and motivate. He has a vision to be like Pistons just needs to be careful because times have changed and that old school team wouldn’t work in todays NBA.

I do like that he’s wanted to push tempo that’s going to be our strength

 

1996 was an elite oregonian sports page summer.

elite.

 

I'm hopeful, for sure. But what I've seen of Billups so far doesn't instill much confidence, let alone excitement.

But certainly hoping he proves me wrong.

Same with ownership. I'm not sure if Jody is the problem, but I want Vulcan out of the picture.