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[lawdog1]

You wildin fam

Agree to disagree.

 

[BennyIll22]

Tbh everyone hated that roster and said none of them could shoot

Ourside of nurk, who was always going to be gone that roster is pedestrian as well. A lot of those guys were or are out of their new teams rotations

Blazers roster construction has always been in an issue. Especially when they signed Evan turner and some others

In general I agree with everything you are saying here. Most of those players are pedestrian. A number of them were good defensively though and that team was top 10 defensively.

 

[lawdog1]

Had to get away from that giant luxury tax bill

Right. I get why that roster was broken up. My point was only that it was better than what they have now.

 

[P C H]

Every time we get to ****in ****** up tmz catch us

 

[lawdog1]

In general I agree with everything you are saying here. Most of those players are pedestrian. A number of them were good defensively though and that team was top 10 defensively.

Exactly. I’m not saying it was a perfect roster, but they had some size on the wings and some depth, along with Dame and CJ. Things that the current Blazers squad doesn’t have. They finished 3rd in the West that year. This current team was 10th (?) at the break and needed a semi-miraculous bubble run to even make the playoffs.

 

[BennyIll22]

Exactly. I’m not saying it was a perfect roster, but they had some size on the wings and some depth, along with Dame and CJ. Things that the current Blazers squad doesn’t have. They finished 3rd in the West that year. This current team was 10th (?) at the break and needed a semi-miraculous bubble run to even make the playoffs.

Those guys not being relevant now doesn't really matter. 2-3 years ago guys like Aminu and Harkless were very good roster pieces that anyone would have liked to have had.

 

[B Sox]

Exactly. I’m not saying it was a perfect roster, but they had some size on the wings and some depth, along with Dame and CJ. Things that the current Blazers squad doesn’t have. They finished 3rd in the West that year. This current team was 10th (?) at the break and needed a semi-miraculous bubble run to even make the playoffs.

They didn't have Nurkic or Collins all season and didn't get Ariza til mid January. Hood only played 21 games. Think some of that deserves to be stated.

 

[yobyellav]

I honestly don’t see how Dame deserves any slander for this series. He’s doing what he can, but his team is just outmanned. The Blazers third best scorer is a 35 year old Melo who couldn’t find an NBA job for more than a year.

This Blazers team is arguably less talented than other versions that got bounced out of the playoffs over the last few years. That’s why I been saying all along I didn’t buy the idea they could give the Lakers major problems if they made the playoffs.

They gave us a good story in the bubble though.

Their 3rd best player is better than our third best. Their 4th may be better than our third. Lakers defense is just playing well right now and we’re crashing the boards. Role players starting to knock down some shots.

 

[lawdog1]

Every time we get to ****in ****** up tmz catch us

Don’t know about it. Don’t want to know.

 

[lawdog1]

They didn't have Nurkic or Collins all season and didn't get Ariza til mid January. Hood only played 21 games. Think some of that deserves to be stated.

Right. All fair points. All I’m really getting at is that it was a fantasy to think this current Blazers team, as constructed going into the bubble, could make a Finals run. The things you pointed to are also part of that.

 

[B Sox]

Right. All fair points. All I’m really getting at is that it was a fantasy to think this current Blazers team, as constructed going into the bubble, could make a Finals run. The things you pointed to are also part of that.

Did anybody actually think this team was going to make a Finals run other than Charles Barkley?

 

[D StaXX]

Don’t know about it. Don’t want to know.

 

[BennyIll22]

Did anybody actually think this team was going to make a Finals run other than Charles Barkley?

They did when Lillard was dropping 50-60 every single night...now Luka's in the finals. Wonder who's next. Donovan Mitchell?

 

[lawdog1]

Did anybody actually think this team was going to make a Finals run other than Charles Barkley?

Yes, actually. Chris Mannix for one. A guy on NBA radio (I can’t remember which one) for another.

 

[ballinsam23]

Blazers should bring everyone back next year before they make drastic changes.

They need to add 2 actual rotational bench players though, this is by far the worst bench in the league.

 

[VARNELL HILL]

Holy ****...when did Nasir Little shrink to 6'5?

 

[getback]

I thought the Blazers would get swept but the games would be competitive. Guess I was wrong too.

They rolled all that competitiveness into game 1 apparently.

 

[BennyIll22]

Blazers should bring everyone back next year before they make drastic changes.

They need to add 2 actual rotational bench players though, this is by far the worst bench in the league.

You mean like Rodney Hood and Trevor Ariza?

 

[lawdog1]

I thought the Blazers would get swept but the games would be competitive. Guess I was wrong too.

They rolled all that competitiveness into game 1 apparently.

Game 3 was competitive until the very end. And I think they’ll go out with a fight in game 5.

2 and 4 were full-on *** kickings though.

 

[lawdog1]

I accept my age and don’t often feel “old,” but my son starting high school (virtually) this morning, is kind of having that effect. I’m old.

 

[KHUFU]

I agree with him, and a few others have stated this. I feel that we should cripple this country with NO entertainment which would distract white america from the main problems. There should have been entertainment strictly for Black audiences, with drives to support a Black initiative afterward.

 

[Zo gif]

Big sean is cheeks

 

[N41D]

No KP again tonight... Luka's back gonna hurt.

 

[niceshoes247]

Confirmed?

 

[ballinsam23]

You mean like Rodney Hood and Trevor Ariza?

Yep. A more reliable veteran point guard too. I like Simons but for now he’s a regular season player.