Right there with ya buddy.

Joined just a few months ago, it was pure optimism… the past few days its’ all but gone from what I can tell.

Well except for me that is…

we’ll get over it—just give us some time. And let’s try not to be mean in the meantime.

I’m not that surprised. The level of expectations, anxiety, excitement coming into this season was basically unprecedented.

That’s not an excuse for some of the behavior on here, but hey, why don’t you give us a break on this one?

Once we get halfway through the season and things start to settle down, I think people will return to normal.

Bottom line: We are actual people with actual emotions, feelings and flaws. We are not computers. Back off.

Don’t you sometimes get excited and pee on the floor when Greg gets home from practice?

That doesn’t mean you’re a bad dog; you just got a little excited.

I think that people on here the last week or so are peeing on the carpet, figuratively speaking.

Yes with the increased amount of expectations that come witht his team, many here are willing to throw any player who has had some bad games under the proverbial bus and drive on without them.

This is one of the problems with such a young team like we have, these times are going to be frustrating.

People are overlooking things that fit with their view and are ignoring the things that do not fit with it.

People have bagged on Blake and TO but Blake has played Fisher, Nash and Parker who are all among the best PGs in the game.

They call for Travis’ head yet fail to see that your own beloved Rudy had the lowest +- last night, even eclipsing said whipping boy, TO, yet I hear not a peep from the masses to TRADE RUDY!!

We need to chill out and let this team figure out how to win and play as a team. we do not even have all of our pieces together yet and people are wanting to burn down this house we have spent so long to build, just because we put in some things wrong.

Give it time people and trust in out FO and more importantly in our team.

That is a sign of a true fan, not a bandwagon fan.

I’m definitely frustrated with personal attacks and as a result I read very little of the fanposts anymore. It also bothers me that those making hte personal attacks against other bloggers were not booted despite multiple complaints. Those said attacks do nothing to make my bad mood better and the argument instead of debate also tends to be contagious.

Remember the day after game 1? There were at least 10 posts talking about how our team is over, and Oden is over, and life is over in general. At least there are some reasons for opinions being thrown out at this point.

More of these posts could just mean that people are letting themselves loose after the long summer and pre-season speculation, which seemed to last longer than usual this year. Combine that with the type of losses we’ve had, where obvious deficiencies have been the causes so far. (As in letting opponents shoot over 50%, open threes on bad D rotations). I think these easily damper fan spirit. I mean, didn’t Mike Rice just say a few days ago that Outlaw’s future is cloudy? If we were 3-0 at that point, I don’t think that would have been brought up as quickly.

Winning cures everything. Once we get past this nasty November, things will simmer down, the Blazers will start winning, and posters will think we’re headed to the Finals.

It’s an emotional roller coaster. That’s what sports are all about, isn’t it?

If a player plays like garbage he deserves criticism. If you think something is a rant, why not just scroll past it? Move onto another post that has arguments and opinions up to your standards.

I am endlessly faithful to the Portland Trail Blazers, but it is not in my personality to float around gleefully deifying the actions of our players and/or coaching staff simply because I am a fan of the organization. It is nonsensical not to, as a fan, demand precision plays and good coaching decisions.
 
Mistakes happen but I think if we want to win a championship changes, significant ones, must be made.

No apologies.

Sophia

is the team playing defense (no, backed by opponents field goal percentage) should nate have started 88 (yes, he’s already flip flopped on that), has Travis sucked SO FAR (yes, but most people realize its a long season), could broy and lma do more for the team as leaders (of course, and the beat writers from the oregonian have already written legit articles on this).

We are playing the toughest first 5 games in NBA history. All 5 teams won 54 games or more last year. Also, for a little perspective, if you compared basketball to the NFL, 1 game in football is equal to 5 games in basketball. That to me means it’s way to early to make judgments. I’d give it at least 2 months before I worry too much or get too excited.

I have succumb to reading strictly Dave & Ben’s posts and comments because there are so many fanposts that just make you feel dumber after reading them.

There’s a difference between criticism of players/coaches/front office personnel and some of the vitriol that I’ve seen in the last couple of weeks. There’s no way that BlazersEdge can or should try to eliminate the former, but the latter? I either ignore it or laugh it off.

I never want to be so much of a homer that I’m blinded to player deficiencies, coaching mistakes, etc. But if I perceive the post to just be emotional venting, I pass it by.

I have stopped reading fanposts for the most part due to the lowered content. I have just been reading Dave and Ben’s stuff and not really commenting as the feedback has not been that interesting lately.

Maybe we could turn this on the positive by suggesting how to change things:

     Put the site conversation rules somewhere very noticeable rather than at the bottom with the links

     Have one of those silly boxes pop up on the sign up with the site rules that you have to check that you have read before signing up. This will probably only be read by a few new people, but they might get it (BE) right off the bat.

     24 hrs between sign up and comment like Blog a Bull

     Forward all silly posts to Mortimer and have him come up with an articulate, funny, and reasoned post that makes the OP realize that more thought needs to put into future post.

     Stop commenting on redundant and uninteresting fan posts.

Please add to this list so we can keep BE a great place to go for high level basketball talk.

I’m just happy to be here.

What happened here? I used to come here for all kinds of things,
I know, I thought I was coming to getadate.com
Dang you internet wormholes!

But Seriously, Sophia, I don’t mind you being critical of my blazers, just do it after they are traded, or during the summer.

This is the fifth game of the season.

Let’s Panic!

P.S. Anyone want to meet at McFaddens?
i probably won’t make it but that shouldn’t stop ya’ll

See you at the game! Oh that’s right, I remember why I come here now!

To talk BLAZER stuff!

that new poster joined, he was a young kid, maybe 13?

I wonder if he still comes, or if his folks saw all the flamin’ and made him stop coming.

I’m kidding of course, but seriously…