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**Blazer Freak** · 11-29-2006, 05:39 PM

Right now my draft board goes:

Oden
Durant
J.Wright

ProudBFan · 11-29-2006, 05:57 PM

This thread needed a new title.

PBF

Utherhimo · 11-29-2006, 08:58 PM

4th would be thadus young

ptownblazer1 · 11-29-2006, 09:33 PM

First, I haven't read what everyone else has said, I just saw this thread and I needed to reply to this...first off. We are young, very young. We are missing Roy. He is a big part of this team, not just to his teammates but to the fans who want to see him play. After having talked to him personally at the airport a few weeks ago on his way to LA, he was very pissed. He does not like sitting and knows that the team is very capable of doing some damage in the west. Great guy to talk to, very down to earth.

As far as attendance goes, we have had people come back, and we are close to RIP City. I know you say to yourself that the numbers arent great, but look at the Jazz's numbers. They are on a roll and the seats are visibly empty. GO TO NBA.COM, and look at their pic. A lot of green seats, I see.

We are going through a rough stretch of ball right now, every team goes through it, good and bad. We will get better as the season goes on, I am not sayin playoffs...but I am saying WE ARE NOT IN THE ODEN DRAFT PARTY, nor do I want to be. Let's go out and win some games. I would rather miss the playoffs by a game than be in last place in the NBA at the end of the season, which I know will not happen.
We are fine, we have injuries, and we have not been making open shots. It's a bad stretch.

LET'S GO BLAZERS!

BlayZa · 11-29-2006, 10:21 PM

based on what happened last year and the additions we added its hard to imagine anyone having super high hopes - now to the blazers credit they started off with a hiss and a roar but as i expected we were just boxing above our weight - reality sinks in , and we are still in rebuilding mode near the bottom of the league.

i think i went for 24-28 wins and thats my bar , anything more than that is a plus imo but for now , it is what it is.... a young team which isnt that good - but they will improve!

**SheedSoNasty** · 11-29-2006, 11:28 PM

My mindset really has not changed.

This year, I came in with the hope that our rookies would make an impact, Zach would come back healthy, we improve our character, and we play a better brand of basketball than we have in the past. Thus far, all of these expectations have come to fruition.

In fact, the win / loss column is not one of the things that I have been playing close attention to. I liked the way that we started out, but I never expected it to last.

Public Defender · 11-29-2006, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ProudBFan

Yes, I got sucked into the excitement of several comeback wins and allowed myself to feel like they were on track to be competitive sooner than I originally thought. And yes, I'm coming back to earth now, and realizing that my original expectations were probably right on the money.

This is pretty much my feeling. I predicted that they'd win between 30 and 35 games. Then, when they started winning I began thinking, "hey - maybe 40, even 45 wins isn't out of the question...?" But now it's a little closer to reality. Though I have to say I'm excited to see if this team can get everyone healthy for a few weeks (other than D-Miles, of course...).

tlong · 11-30-2006, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ptownblazer1

First, I haven't read what everyone else has said, I just saw this thread and I needed to reply to this...first off. We are young, very young. We are missing Roy. He is a big part of this team, not just to his teammates but to the fans who want to see him play. After having talked to him personally at the airport a few weeks ago on his way to LA, he was very pissed. He does not like sitting and knows that the team is very capable of doing some damage in the west. Great guy to talk to, very down to earth.

As far as attendance goes, we have had people come back, and we are close to RIP City. I know you say to yourself that the numbers arent great, but look at the Jazz's numbers. They are on a roll and the seats are visibly empty. GO TO NBA.COM, and look at their pic. A lot of green seats, I see.

We are going through a rough stretch of ball right now, every team goes through it, good and bad. We will get better as the season goes on, I am not sayin playoffs...but I am saying WE ARE NOT IN THE ODEN DRAFT PARTY, nor do I want to be. Let's go out and win some games. I would rather miss the playoffs by a game than be in last place in the NBA at the end of the season, which I know will not happen.
We are fine, we have injuries, and we have not been making open shots. It's a bad stretch.

LET'S GO BLAZERS!

I definitely do not agree with this. This team is clearly a bad team. We have promising young players, but we are still a bad team. We will definitely have a chance at getting the #1 pick.

Utherhimo · 11-30-2006, 11:58 AM

tlong that only thanks to the lotto system! :P

ZBoFanatic · 11-30-2006, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by tlong

You don't seem to remember that Oden was considering challenging this rule prohibiting high-school players from going straight to the NBA. He was ready to join the league this year. He will not return to OSU for his sophomore season.

I never saw that; however, I have seen analysts speculating on whether or not he'd stay longer at OSU for the very same reasons that I stated. I wouldn't be surprised if he did declare next year, but I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't either. It honestly might come down to whether or not OSU wins it all this year. If they do, then I agree with you that he'll declare.

**Dan** · 11-30-2006, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ZBoFanatic

I never saw that; however, I have seen analysts speculating on whether or not he'd stay longer at OSU for the very same reasons that I stated. I wouldn't be surprised if he did declare next year, but I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't either. It honestly might come down to whether or not OSU wins it all this year. If they do, then I agree with you that he'll declare.

they want to make it seem like he's staying, so they can make for interesting TV. Oden would be a complete idiot to not come out this year.

ZBoFanatic · 11-30-2006, 12:17 PM

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they want to make it seem like he's staying, so they can make for interesting TV. Oden would be a complete idiot to not come out this year.

Short term financially, he would be, and this is taking for granted that the NBA is a much better job than 99.9% of them out there, but do you not agree that there is more to college than that? It's generally referred to as the best 4 years of your life. Yesstaying an extra year, he'll miss out on a whole lot of money (5Mish), but for someone with his skills, smarts, and marketablility, he'll eventually be making $50M a year with a max contract and advertising contracts anyway. So when it's all said and done, and he has a networth of $300M or so, is he going to care that much about that $5M? Or is he going to care more about the college experience? He certainly has the smarts to be that insightful, so I can see him staying at least another year. We'll see.

**Dan** · 11-30-2006, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ZBoFanatic

Short term financially, he would be, and this is taking for granted that the NBA is a much better job than 99.9% of them out there, but do you not agree that there is more to college than that? It's generally referred to as the best 4 years of your life. Yesstaying an extra year, he'll miss out on a whole lot of money (5Mish), but for someone with his skills, smarts, and marketablility, he'll eventually be making $50M a year with a max contract and advertising contracts anyway. So when it's all said and done, and he has a networth of $300M or so, is he going to care that much about that $5M? Or is he going to care more about the college experience? He certainly has the smarts to be that insightful, so I can see him staying at least another year. We'll see.

honest to god, if you asked me at 18 if I wanted a GUARANTEED contract where I play a game I love, and have millions...or stay in college where I have to study all the time, but have the "time of my life", I'd take the money.

why would he care about the college experience? really, is it THAT great of an experience? He's in college only because the NBA changed the rule a year prior.

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