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Originally Posted by Blazer Maven
This Portland team is far better than Charlotte and Seattle and is on a par with: Milwaukee, Boston, Orlando, Atlanta, Washington and the Knicks.
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And stars go to teams like Miami, San Antonio, Dallas, Phoenix and Detroit.
Regarding your notion that Portland is a lot better this season: that may be, but as it stands there are 75 games left. It's very early.
They've played one upper caliber team (Dallas) and had to come back from double-digit deficits almost nightly.
I agree, they are better, but this team is young and they will struggle a lot this season, especially with their injuries. If Dixon doesn't hit that 3 vs. Minny and Chandler isn't ejected in the Hornets game, Portland is 2-5 and we're talking about Oden and Durant today, not the 'most surprising team in basketball'.
I'm very excited about the team this year, but the jury is way out until they get back to full strength. Until then, let's just be cautiously optimistic about the scrap and hustle they're displaying.