The Blazers were really horrible this year. They're just too young. Watching them tonight against Phoenix was like watching a high school team play a college team: they're from totally different worlds. I'm not sure what good it'll do to add another young player -- Morrison, Thomas, Bargnani, or Aldridge -- since Portland will still be extremely young.
The sad part is Portland's most impressive players are its younger players. Even in tonight's loss Webster, Khryapa, Outlaw, Jack and Telfair looked good, while the veterans -- Blake, Dixon, Skinner, Lenard, and even Ratliff -- looked expendable. Miles and Randolph didn't play tonight and haven't for a few games now. They're not only expendable, but should be moved this off season. Yet, with their contracts, is that even possible? Who wants them?
Portland did everything this year a bad team should do: no one passed, no one rebounded consistantly, terrible defense, tons of unforced turnovers, and worst of all the team had trouble scoring the ball. Webster and Telfair seemed to turn the ball over often and perhaps this is because of their youth, yet Miles and Randolph are perhaps the worst. Outlaw often looked out of control. Webster, who will probably be our best player next year, is perhaps taking on too much at once, trying to do everything.
Frustrating! I can't even get going on the owner and management. Everything needs to change. How did it get this bad?
Ugh. I guess I still like the coach.
The sad part is Portland's most impressive players are its younger players. Even in tonight's loss Webster, Khryapa, Outlaw, Jack and Telfair looked good, while the veterans -- Blake, Dixon, Skinner, Lenard, and even Ratliff -- looked expendable. Miles and Randolph didn't play tonight and haven't for a few games now. They're not only expendable, but should be moved this off season. Yet, with their contracts, is that even possible? Who wants them?
Portland did everything this year a bad team should do: no one passed, no one rebounded consistantly, terrible defense, tons of unforced turnovers, and worst of all the team had trouble scoring the ball. Webster and Telfair seemed to turn the ball over often and perhaps this is because of their youth, yet Miles and Randolph are perhaps the worst. Outlaw often looked out of control. Webster, who will probably be our best player next year, is perhaps taking on too much at once, trying to do everything.
Frustrating! I can't even get going on the owner and management. Everything needs to change. How did it get this bad?
Ugh. I guess I still like the coach.
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Re: Worst Team I've Seen
Fri, April 21, 2006 - 8:13 PMMiles talks for miles:
www.oregonlive.com/weblogs/...index.ssf
My favorite quote:
"Look at this season: I’m your franchise player, what is a Darius Miles bobble head like? Didn’t have one. And every time they had those little things with players talking on big screen, you ain’t never see me saying nothing on that do you? ... It’s like you are telling me I’m this franchise player, but hey … once I noticed it, and I was like dang, I don’t have no bobble head? They tried to get me one at the last minute, and I was like, ‘No, I’m fine.’" -
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Re: Worst Team I've Seen
Sat, April 22, 2006 - 6:39 PMThat almost seems like a parody.
I can't imagine Miles sounding that ignorant. Although I wouldn't be surprised.
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Re: Worst Team I've Seen
Sun, April 23, 2006 - 4:42 PMhere's what i notice about 'bad' teams (i.e knick, blazers): whether it's bad caoching i don't know, but, for ex, larry brown never settled on a player rotation. when channing frye was healthy, he'd pt up 15-10 with a couple of blocks, while playing 35 min. the next game, brown would play hime for 6 minutes (this actually hapenned). from checking the box scores, the blazers had the same problem. i can underdstand not having a set rotation for the first 20 or so games of the regualr season, but, by then, there should be a good idea of who can play.
the good/great teams figure this out early-phoenix, even w/o amare went 8-9 deep, and stuck with this rotation. i think it encourages those who are in the rotation to learn how to play and stick together, and this eventually translates into wins.
