Foulzilla

This is an interesting read. Thanks for starting the discussion DaRizzle. I personally don't understand how people view teams as constant rivals, though I'm starting to at least understand where they are coming from. However, I view certain years teams as rivals (ie 2000 Lakers/Blazers), but not the team as a whole (since in my opinion a rivalry requires the teams to actually be a threat, and for the past few years at least, Portland haven't been, and for some of those years the Lakers weren't particularly relevant either). It is fairly amazing just how many times the teams have met in the playoffs.

That being said, I certainly do think the next few years has a chance to spark a rivalry as both teams seem to have some very good talent that could stay together for a good long time. Of course, the same could be said about both Utah and New Orleans. It's a good time to be a fan of any of those teams.

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