Quote Originally Posted by DaptoDog View Post
It's actually nice to have no expectations this year. If Portland is bad then we get a high draft pick (hopefully bad enough to get Ben Simmons!!). If they surprise people then it means Lillard, McCollum and the other youngsters are a good core and we have so much cap room to add players through lopsided trades or free agency. Whereas last year it was stressful because they had to be good to have a chance of resigning Aldridge.

Blazer fans generally despise the Rockettes, Thunder and the Lakers/Clippers. But we have utmost respect for the Spurs, Warriors and Grizzlies. The only thing that is starting to bug me is Pops interviews, he comes across now as being bigger than the game with his antics. But most people love him for the way he gives the media a hard time.
I saw Ben Simmons earlier this year playing in an exhibition game in Newcastle when LSU came to Australia. I was pretty impressed, the size, athleticism, court vision and ability to get to the rim. If he can get a deadly jumpshot, he'll be unstoppable in NCAA.

Yeah I hear you about Pop, sometimes he comes up with some witty zingers or be very dry with sarcasm. Other times he can seem really rude, he is a lot like Wayne Bennett in that way. Then again some of the questions he fields border on Captain Obvious ones to the downright stupid or vapid. If you had to do that for a decade, you might turn out the same ha ha.