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Five Years of .500 or Much Worse are Officially Over

I know we all want more than just to end this season above .500.  The playoffs? Certainly!  Winning a first round series? Why not?  But can we pause for a moment and celebrate the fact that this team will not finish below .500 for the first time in five seasons?

I know this might sound lame to some, but I think it is a good reminder of where this franchise has come from, and hopefully will not sink back down to for quite a while.  There will be time for criticism of certain players, the coach, the GM, the ticket prices, and a lot more nail biting before the playoff spot is clinched.  Just think about where we were four years ago and where we are now...

Doesn't that feel good?

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PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04

by tssbro on Mar 16, 2009 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

me three

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by Claire on Mar 16, 2009 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

4

There won't be clean officiating in the NBA until David Stern is forcibly removed by the US Congress in 2013 for fixing games.

by 123_G.O._RipCity on Mar 16, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fire NAte!!111!!

"I don’t have the first clue who he is talking about, because all I worry about is Jerome." – Jerome James, on comments by coach Nate McMillan about Seattle SuperSonics players being selfish.

by Devenex on Mar 16, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ha ha :

My stubbling is perfect...

by In Walks Rudy on Mar 16, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm with you

I just don’t know if he’s the guy who will get the Blazers over the hump. He has shown the ability to coach a team that improves every year but I think all the credit for that has to go to KP. Now that I think about it, what has Nate really done but destroy the confidences of every point guard who has ever stepped foot in the Rose Garden. I think it’s time to roll the dice and fire him now so that we can get the guy in there NOW who will win us a championship this year.

I’m so used to people complaining about Nate and this team that I just don’t know how to be happy.

by tominhawaii on Mar 17, 2009 5:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

8... and 9 and 10.

Seriously, I’m getting tired of the Nate hating on here. Yes, we may disagree with his rotations, and defensive schemes, but the man is PRODUCING with a really young team. Here here to Nate!

by dario argento on Mar 17, 2009 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nate?

Brandon Roy: Rookie +10 to 30
Brandon Roy: Barely an All-Star +10 to 40
Brandon Roy: Superstat +10 to 50
Now we can hopefully do the same thing with Oden over the next 2 years for a +5 each time.

by Zaig on Mar 17, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Weak

Plus 8, at least.

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by jscot on Mar 17, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

soon enough

we will be on pace to win 95 games

by kickbrass on Mar 17, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It makes me so happy to finally have a team

that we can connect with and feel good about. Not only do we have a group of good guys, we have a team that works well together and is WINNING!

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by Claire on Mar 16, 2009 9:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Claire...

That comment down there about Outlaw’s mom was meant as a reply to this.

PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04

by tssbro on Mar 16, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nate, KP, and Roy are the heros here

We are so lucky to have all three of them and I hope Nate and Roy get locked in to longterm deals this offseason.

Go Blazers

There won't be clean officiating in the NBA until David Stern is forcibly removed by the US Congress in 2013 for fixing games.

by 123_G.O._RipCity on Mar 16, 2009 9:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I hope roy wants ships more than cash and sees that bigger money

comes from advertising sponsorships when you rack up the rings than from max level contracts. Lebron’s salary from basketball pales compared to the 100 million dollar endorsement deals with nike.

by lurtsman on Mar 16, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did you see Outlaw's Mother interview him after the game?

It was pretty funny. Night and day from a few years ago.

PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04

by tssbro on Mar 16, 2009 9:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No I didn't see it yet as I am just getting to watch the game on my DVR

but I’ll look for it when I get to the end of the game. One things for sure, I don’t think Sheed would have been down for a heart to heart after a game.

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by Claire on Mar 16, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just saw it. SO CUTE!

getting a lot of warm fuzzies right now. Weird, my computer is telling me that fuzzies is not a word. Stupid computer…

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by Claire on Mar 16, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love it

finally a year above .500. I remember when that alone would get you in the playoffs.

Hello Dum Dum

by ryryslyry on Mar 16, 2009 9:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Plus, our team doesn't whine to the refs like Utah or SA
How am I supposed to defend a team that cries all the time? It’s getting pretty bad.

Basketball John – SLCdunk

We whine less than most of the contenders, for sure.

draft dejuan blair

by Cablinasian on Mar 16, 2009 9:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hilarious moment in the SA game

Timmy gets called for a foul, he looks at the ref, wide eyed and in total disbelief with his mouth open. He had just mauled Roy and he was shocked that he got called for the foul.

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by Claire on Mar 16, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You are going to have to be more specific...

he does that in every game we play them.

PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04

by tssbro on Mar 16, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

well I am too technically challenged to get a clip for you.

So you’ll just have to pick your fav timmy “aghast at not getting a call” face.

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by Claire on Mar 16, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ah, the gesture when he bugs his eyes out

that is more than a little disturbing.

draft dejuan blair

by Cablinasian on Mar 16, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This one is pretty close...

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by LaMarvelous on Mar 16, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

exactly

he is saying, “my name is tim duncun in case you were not aware, now, are you still going to call me for that foul?”

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by Claire on Mar 16, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh

I thought he was inspecting the ref’s stache.

draft dejuan blair

by Cablinasian on Mar 16, 2009 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Timmy D

Deserves those calls more then Kobe, Wade or LeBron.

by Air Norv on Mar 16, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So this is why Amare's retinas were detached.

He tried to pull a Timmy at the refs.

"There are a few teams you have to watch out for in the fourth quarter."
"Yeah, but Portland definitely is not one of them."

-New Orleans Hornets broadcasters at the end of the third quarter with the Hornets leading 74-59. Portland later ends up winning 97-89.

"They don't mind him shooting that shot at all. Rudy Fernandez is not that great of a 3pt shooter."

-New Orleans Hornets broadcasters right after a Rudy Fernandez missed 3pter. Rudy Fernandez finished the game with three 3pters on six attempts.

by Tofu Anonymous on Mar 16, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like it

cuz i want Nate to have a winning record as our coach. I hate seeing him under the .500 mark.

My stubbling is perfect...

by In Walks Rudy on Mar 16, 2009 11:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Late 2010/Early 2011

He should become a winning coach.

by Zaig on Mar 17, 2009 9:34 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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