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PickleRick
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1997-2019. Never missed the playoffs. That is surreal.
especially with the crap teams winning in the bubble!I went from mild annoyance that they kept getting in post-Kawhi to disappointed they fell short this year.
especially with the crap teams winning in the bubble!
while i dont disagree, bc Dam' will keep them in anything....but look at some of who they playedEh, the Blazers seem like they can hang with anyone. Every single one of their bubble games has been down to the wire.
Eh, the Blazers seem like they can hang with anyone. Every single one of their bubble games has been down to the wire.
They can hang, but don't think they play enough defense to get past a good team in a 7 game series.
At some point it's not enough to just outscore everybody. You have to be able to make a stop. Their defensive philosophy seems to be hope the offense doesn't challenge Whiteside in the paint enough to get him into foul trouble and miss a lot of outside shots.
Even that last shot was more about Levert making a bad decision than Portland's defense. That lane was wide open, he could have easily gotten inside the free throw line, if not all the way to the hoop.
Right, the defense is the issue but it seems like they finally have healthy bigs and Whiteside as a backup ain't bad. They need big boy minutes from Nurkic, he needs to stay healthy and dominate.
The Lakers have depth issues. Even though I didn't think this before the bubble bc they had Rondo, Bradley, etc....Lebron HAS to be in playoff mode. I don't necessarily think he needs to be in that mode vs Portland to win but he definitely does in the next 2 rounds especially if they play LAC. The depth is a real issue even with Kuzma stepping up.
1997-2019. Never missed the playoffs. That is surreal.