I think it's time to blow this 'Roy' experiment up.

by shenanigans on Nov 22, 2009 11:30 PM PST

It's pretty clear to me that this thing has run its' course. This team has gotten as far as it's going to go with the personnel on the roster. We don't want to have another episode like the 80's where we're in the playoffs every year with no shot to win anything. Blow it up.

We've all discussed how fragile and selfish Roy has been this year and I think we've had just about enough. He does all this whining about how he needs to find a 'comfort zone' to maximize what he gives the team. It's just like what happened last year. What happened then? We won only 54 games before getting effectively swept in our first playoff series in anyone's time with the team.

Not good enough. He's clearly peaked and so have the Blazers.

Don't get me started on the other players on this team. There are players in this league that have better averages than every other player on this team. I think we bring them all over and this team explodes. Charlie Villenueva is averaging more points than LaMarcus is; get him in here. Al Jefferson is averaging more than Oden; get him in here. Kobe is averaging more than Rudy; excuses are what makes for losers. These are the kind of players that will lead us into the future.

The future. FEW...CHUR!

The only guys on this team that are living up to their pay grade are Dante and Bayless. It is clear that if Nate weren't such an inferior coach then these guys would be leading us to the promised land, much like Sergio last year and Jack the year before. We saw what happened to those guys, run out of town by a former point guard jealous of their mad games. Instead we got run off to Europe by an awful Houston team with a slow center and a missing 2 guard. Put these fine fellows in the starting lineup and you are guaranteed an 9 game winning streak.

The team is too old, too set in their ways to change now. Almost all of them can drink legally now; their livers are certainly on a downward spiral. You can tell they are on the downside of their careers because they all keep getting hurt. The Spurs have more longevity than us right now. I think I actually saw Nic chasing a Geritol with an Ensure. Followed by a shot of absinthe. These guys just don't care anymore!!!

It's time. Time to waive the coaching staff, starting five, first three bench players and the usher's dog. Insert B-Rex and Inferno into the starting lineup. Go get juggernauts like Charlie V and Al Jefferson and stop making excuses for not being able to pick up Kobe. While you're at it go open a new checking account. I hear you can get a free bobblehead of a washed up player if you do.

Poll

Which player is the most washed up?

Roy (when does he stop whining, like never!!)

36 votes

Aldridge (Rasheed Wallace he is not)

9 votes

Oden (His IQ is higher than his field goal %, what is that?)

10 votes

Nic (Seriously; Geritol, then Ensure, then absinthe)

15 votes

Rudy (The Spanish Armada is just a dinghy without the strong one)

6 votes

Outlaw (Only old people learn to go left before getting injured)

29 votes

Oh, don't even get me started on ______ (fill in below)!!!

31 votes

136 votes | Poll has closed

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I Was Angry...

after reading the first paragraph. And then bemused. And then happy that there is still some funny to be made at the expense of the more radical elements of the fanbase. Well done.

by FeelTheLove on Nov 22, 2009 11:42 PM PST reply actions

Ha Ha!

Thank you for poking fun at all of the crazy fans out there who think they have it all figured out. This is great!

3rd down... chainsaw noise please.

by GoBlaze22 on Nov 23, 2009 12:33 AM PST reply actions

lol...

nice.

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by lanepete on Nov 23, 2009 2:53 AM PST reply actions

Whenever people rightly point out problems with the team there is always this predictable snarky post

Congrats on being the one to make it this time.

Blazer Fan

by leeroyjenkins on Nov 23, 2009 6:54 AM PST reply actions 3 recs

The post isn't about pointing out problems,

it’s about the vitriol and the see-saw like action of fans reaction of players. I believe there are problems with how this team is playing, I just don’t think that’s caused by the players and coaches all suddenly being terrible at their jobs. This is what I see when I read a great many posts recently. We’ve gotta blame… somebody. Instead of Nate being hesitant to make a change, Nate is now a bad coach. Instead of Brandon trying to figure out how he needs to fit in, Brandon is selfish. Instead of the team learning they have a center that can dominate if they look for him, the team can’t play with a center. I just thought that sarcasm was funnier than this post.

I don’t post fanposts very often, and I probably wouldn’t have posted this had I seen Biddy77s post prior to making up this one. But it seemed like it was overdue.

PS You know that your post could be viewed as a predictable snarky post. (Please don’t read this final sentence as a passive aggresive jab, but more as good natured ribbing.)

It wasn't the first time I'd been kicked in the cherries and called a rat by a woman, but it was the first time I didn't mind.

by shenanigans on Nov 23, 2009 9:44 AM PST up reply actions

what do you post

if your not dissecting the team and making judgments, then your just a cheerleader and there is no substance in cheer-leading. People are talking about real problems, not crazy make-m-ups.

by skott75 on Nov 23, 2009 6:15 PM PST up reply actions

Perhaps I need to clarify.

‘Brandon is selfish and just needs to accept that Miller is the better point guard. Portland will never get better until he gets it together.’

is much less enjoyable for me to read than:

’I think that the Blazers are going to have trouble getting to the next level until Brandon and Andre are clicking on the floor together.

Both statements make essentially the same point, but the first states it as a fact with personal jabs at Roy included just for kicks, while the second states it as an opinion while leaving personal motivations on the sidelines. There are examples of this all over the site lately. There has been the hatred of Blake, the ignorance of McMillan, the softness of LaMarcus. When delivered in moderation I can even find humor in some of it, but lately it has just felt like an onslaught.

It wasn't the first time I'd been kicked in the cherries and called a rat by a woman, but it was the first time I didn't mind.

by shenanigans on Nov 23, 2009 6:31 PM PST up reply actions

Some people think being a fan is a mindless experience along the lines of getting married. Bad idea, very bad!

Whether your preference is watching or playing, basketball is a TEAM game.

by KINGofMACct on Nov 23, 2009 4:11 PM PST up reply actions

I notice you don't dare to put Steve Blake on your washed up parody poll. Why is that???

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Nov 23, 2009 8:30 AM PST reply actions

No good reason

got to six players and thought that was enough.

Although maybe it’s because I subconsciously share Nate’s mancrush on Blake. But if that were so, wouldn’t I have chucked Miller under the bus?

It wasn't the first time I'd been kicked in the cherries and called a rat by a woman, but it was the first time I didn't mind.

by shenanigans on Nov 23, 2009 9:24 AM PST up reply actions

Not good enough

Timbo needs a conspiracy.

by tominhawaii on Nov 23, 2009 9:55 AM PST up reply actions

In that case

I have a pillowcase made of a Steve Blake Maryland jersey so I can be close to him every night.

It wasn't the first time I'd been kicked in the cherries and called a rat by a woman, but it was the first time I didn't mind.

by shenanigans on Nov 23, 2009 1:01 PM PST up reply actions

Are we calling him Inferno now?

I’m down with that.

Two points scored by GO’ = "thunderdunk"

by T$ 225 on Nov 23, 2009 10:15 AM PST reply actions

Dante always = Inferno

"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire

by idoltime on Nov 23, 2009 11:26 PM PST up reply actions

This was a very well thought out trolling post.

Good job!

Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.
-- Scottie Pippen

by halo_on on Nov 23, 2009 12:17 PM PST reply actions

I'll admit...

I’ve been shouting more, and being more vitriolic than I usually would like to be… Born out of frustration with a seeming intolerance toward alternative views (which, if I’m honest, I’ve been guilty of as well). (And last night, perhaps too much alcohol… I’m on vaca with in-laws… tons of noise, stress, and if you think this site is bad for vitriol, you haven’t met my in-laws!)

So, I hereby pledge to stop being part of the problem, and become part of the solution.

I love hoops, love this team, and love this blog…

by Visionary2 on Nov 23, 2009 5:40 PM PST reply actions