I think right now the answer is none. 1. Dame is in a George Clinton level funk. 2. Nurk is too young and immature to help this team take the next step. 3. CJ IS NOT A GOOD FIT FOR A BALL MOVING OFFENSE. 4. Lastly, something some of us have been saying for years, the roster is poorly constructed. All that being said, it’s not a lost cause. Let’s see where they are mid season.
Right now we are not even at Play-In level. ....so a LOT of teams in the West are currently better. The Blazers are one of only three teams in the West yet to have won a road game. (hapless Houston and OKC)
I don't really see it being an issue. Dame's struggles won't last all season, and even if he was slightly below average (instead of downright horrible), we would have been 2-1 on this trip. I'm slightly concerned with how we're playing more than the final results at the moment, defense in particular. Didn't watch very closely, but the rotations look really and Chauncey admitted it's hard to blame the back-line defense when guys are getting beat in just one dribble on the ball. Sounds to me like he's calling out our guards, and I don't know how that can improve given our personnel.
Nurk is not that young anymore. Year 7 for a Center is mid-late career. But ya, I've seen enough glimpses to be encouraged.
To me personal don't match what Billups what's to do. On offense Billups wants to push pace but you got 2 guards refuse to do that and on defense you must be longer at the guard position especially the 2 guard position. But Billups does have some players that fits the system but seems like there not getting the minutes like they should.
I don't think, given the the way they are playing now, they are clearly better than any team. In its current incarnation, this team would struggle with OKC, NO, and Orlando. They are playing that bad right now. I am sure morale is low as well. I feel awful for the team and Chauncy. No one expected the team would be better with Dame on the bench. Dame should take the next 10 games off to heal his abdomen; without the "league's best backcourt", most of those games are losses anyways. Funny, this is now one of the least impactful starting backcourts in the league.
went from 23rd to 20th best, in one night! you know, because early season records are such a great barometer for how good teams actually are… Looks like we are as good as Milwaukie, the clips and Denver too.
One thing that's changed (in the early going): we were a mediocre home team but one of the best road teams in the league last year. Probably the switch is to do with Dame's struggles - superstars get you wins on the road, whereas your lesser players are buoyed by the home crowd.
Our time will come.. it probably won't be anytime soon but look at the Bucks and telling their fans 10 years ago they would win the championship and have multiple time mvp on their team. All it takes is an act of god in the draft.
or Durant who was picked right after him. Oden was just made out of glass but he could of been that guy.
Problem is they are already out of the running for the TANK. New Orleans has that sewn up already. Pistons giving them a run.
