Warriors fan living in Portland and loved this: "Now, I understand Blazers fans will say a bunch of illogical shit in response..."
And this, too: "The Blazers feel like a team that’s being pulled in two directions, where one understands reality, and the other is listening to Portland sports radio for direction."
The local media coverage of the Blazers is just god awful. It's like everybody skipped work, went to the dispensary to get stoned (there's one on every corner), and they brought their podcast and broadcast equipment with them to discuss the Blazers. It's so bad.
Thanks! You'll find this funny. Hours before your comment, I was arguing with a Blazers fan on Bluesky about how they're not very good, don't project to be very good, and their late-season "surge" was a mirage. He brought up their magnificent 10-1 run in January and February. I told him to check the opponent 3p% (it was sub 30%), and that the 20-win Rockets from 21-22 had like a seven-game win streak. Then it was, "Well, that's because they defended really well." So, I guess they weren't defending really well the other 72? Fans will go to incredible lengths to defend their team, organization, and players. The player part is fine with me, but these fans that defend organizations that have been poorly run for years drive me up the wall. If the Blazers were this model franchise, how come they don't have a single young player to actually build around? How come they completely butchered the Dame era? How come they're trying to be close to .500? I'll tell you how come. They're poorly run
My good buddy - who is a life long Bulls fan - sent me your article. For the record, he loved that you took the Bulls FO to task for its dedication to mediocrity. So keep taking the FO's to task. It's resonating for sure. And the cap analysis you provide is super helpful. The cap stuff can be mind boggling in terms of its complexity, but it's the baseline to assessing any transaction. Cap flexibility is now - more than ever - its own form of currency and a litmus test for assessing FO performance on any given transaction.
Warriors fan living in Portland and loved this: "Now, I understand Blazers fans will say a bunch of illogical shit in response..."
And this, too: "The Blazers feel like a team that’s being pulled in two directions, where one understands reality, and the other is listening to Portland sports radio for direction."
The local media coverage of the Blazers is just god awful. It's like everybody skipped work, went to the dispensary to get stoned (there's one on every corner), and they brought their podcast and broadcast equipment with them to discuss the Blazers. It's so bad.
Thanks! You'll find this funny. Hours before your comment, I was arguing with a Blazers fan on Bluesky about how they're not very good, don't project to be very good, and their late-season "surge" was a mirage. He brought up their magnificent 10-1 run in January and February. I told him to check the opponent 3p% (it was sub 30%), and that the 20-win Rockets from 21-22 had like a seven-game win streak. Then it was, "Well, that's because they defended really well." So, I guess they weren't defending really well the other 72? Fans will go to incredible lengths to defend their team, organization, and players. The player part is fine with me, but these fans that defend organizations that have been poorly run for years drive me up the wall. If the Blazers were this model franchise, how come they don't have a single young player to actually build around? How come they completely butchered the Dame era? How come they're trying to be close to .500? I'll tell you how come. They're poorly run
My good buddy - who is a life long Bulls fan - sent me your article. For the record, he loved that you took the Bulls FO to task for its dedication to mediocrity. So keep taking the FO's to task. It's resonating for sure. And the cap analysis you provide is super helpful. The cap stuff can be mind boggling in terms of its complexity, but it's the baseline to assessing any transaction. Cap flexibility is now - more than ever - its own form of currency and a litmus test for assessing FO performance on any given transaction.
The Bulls are a great example of how the only way to achieve true parity is to not have owners