Blazers made WCF last year. Now they're a 1st round exit in 2020. What changed?

[TheCorporation]

Portland even added Melo, Nurkic, and Whiteside to Dame and McCollum.

But...

LeBron shows up in the Wild Wild West and now they're just another Eastern Conference 1st round team?

[ImKobe]

Injuries, they didn't have Nurkic(their 3rd best player) all season prior to the bubble, Melo was a mid-season signing. They had to go all out in the bubble games just to make it to the post-season while the Lakers coasted through it, Lillard gets injured in Game 2 and then has a knee injury in Game 4. Remember, they got swept by the no KD Warriors last year, so it's not like they were a legitimate title contender, they just lucked out by playing weak ass teams in the first 2 rounds with the Rockets & Warriors on the other side of the bracket.

[Axe]

Well, you can't expect an 8th seed to dominate over the top seed in most occasions, do you?

[TheCorporation]

Well, you can't expect an 8th seed to dominate over the top seed in most occasions, do you?

No not usually, but seedings arent everything are they?

Blazers history
2019: made WCF
2020: added Melo, Nurkic, Whiteside win 1 playoff game (fail in 1st round)

It seems to me that LBJ makes many teams look weak/easy to beat when they are not. He even did that to the seemingly unbeatable by every other team, 2016 Warriors. He made them look very beatable when no one else could.

The LeBron effect?

[ImKobe]

No not usually, but seedings arent everything are they?

Blazers history
2019: made WCF
2020: added Melo, Nurkic, Whiteside win 1 playoff game (fail in 1st round)

It seems to me that LBJ makes many teams look weak/easy to beat when they are not. He even did that to the seemingly unbeatable by every other team, 2016 Warriors. He made them look very beatable when no one else could.

The LeBron effect?
They lost Hood, Ariza & Collins this season..

[TheCorporation]

Injuries, they didn't have Nurkic(their 3rd best player) all season prior to the bubble, Melo was a mid-season signing. They had to go all out in the bubble games just to make it to the post-season while the Lakers coasted through it, Lillard gets injured in Game 2 and then has a knee injury in Game 4. Remember, they got swept by the no KD Warriors last year, so it's not like they were a legitimate title contender, they just lucked out by playing weak ass teams in the first 2 rounds with the Rockets & Warriors on the other side of the bracket.

The reasons is an injury to their 4th option, who mind you is STILL playing in the bubble. So he isn't out of the playoffs, just a little rusty. That's the reason? :lol Seems very easy to make the WCF in the Wild Wild West.


I think it's somethig else. Maybe your Lakers LeBron avy can give you a hint slick.

[Akeem34TheDream]

The hilarious thing is Lebron was in the west last year also. He just chose to not make the playoffs.

[TheCorporation]

False, Blazers had Nurkic last year you ****ing idiot. They lost Hood, Ariza & Collins this season..

1st, are you okay?

Second question, Ohhhh so the Blazers did play Nurkic in the 2019 playoffs? Link me to one of his games please :lol :lol

They're so cute when they're mad.

Send that link playa.

Ahh, I see the edit and you realizing your idiotic ways. Dont challenge the GOAT (me) my son. You are learning.

[TheCorporation]

The hilarious thing is Lebron was in the west last year also. He just chose to not make the playoffs.

Injuries and a terrible, TERRIBLE squad. But dont you fret my guy. Barring injuries, we got this.

[jayfan]

Portland even added Melo, Nurkic, and Whiteside to Dame and McCollum.

But...

LeBron shows up in the Wild Wild West and now they're just another Eastern Conference 1st round team?



Was Portland the 8th seed last year?

Maybe...just maybe...that's what changed.


:confusedshrug:



It certainly wasn't Lebron's presence that changed, because he was in the western conference last year. And he watching Portland play in the WCF on tv.

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[imdaman99]

Injuries and a terrible, TERRIBLE squad. But dont you fret my guy. Barring injuries, we got this.

So injuries excuses are only valid when it happens to Lebron teams? :lol ok

But the truth is they ran out of gas after playing elimination games for the last few weeks. It was well known that if they lost any of them they were likely not gonna make the play-in game.
And of course Lebron and AD dominated them. They have no answers for either of them.

[Wally450]

Blazers had an easy road last season. Thunder then the Nuggets? That's a auto WCF bid for any team.

[TheCorporation]

Blazers had an easy road last season. Thunder then the Nuggets? That's a auto WCF bid for any team.

Amen

#TheWildWildWest

[TheCorporation]

So injuries excuses are only valid when it happens to Lebron teams? :lol ok

But the truth is they ran out of gas after playing elimination games for the last few weeks. It was well known that if they lost any of them they were likely not gonna make the play-in game.
And of course Lebron and AD dominated them. They have no answers for either of them.

What injury? Dame in an unwinnable game 4?

Plus they ADDED Nurkic, Melo, and Whiteside for 2020 vs 2019 playoffs?

[TheCorporation]

Lakers were clearly better after game 1. Their size just wore em down. LeBron wore em out

Bingo :cheers:

[BigtimeNBAFan]

They aren't a typical 8 seed. Had Nurk and Collins played the whole year they probably win 10 more games. Also Dame missed 9 games this year where they went 2-7 without him. Last year he played 80 games. The first game Melo played with Lillard back on the court they were already in a 5-12 hole to start the year.

Also this is a completely different Blazers team than last year. Kanter, Hood, Aminu, Curry and Harkless were their 4-8 scorers and their 3rd leading scorer was Nurkic who as mentioned missed this whole season until the bubble. So basically the Blazers played this season without 6 of their 8 leading scorers.

[ImKobe]

1st, are you okay?

Second question, Ohhhh so the Blazers did play Nurkic in the 2019 playoffs? Link me to one of his games please :lol :lol

They're so cute when they're mad.

Send that link playa.

Ahh, I see the edit and you realizing your idiotic ways. Dont challenge the GOAT (me) my son. You are learning.

They did have Nurkic when they were one of the top seeds last season & he was obviously out for the Playoffs, they had the luck of playing on the other side of the bracket so they played OKC in the 1st round and barely won against Denver in the 2nd. Kanter, Robin Hood & Seth Curry were huge reasons why they pulled that off, none of them are on the roster in these Playoffs..

You're a ****ing idiot either way. This Portland roster is a lot different from last year's. No Kanter, no Hood, no Aminu, no Harkless, no Seth Curry, no Collins. That's over half of their rotation.. Not the same team that made the WCF. Oh, and CJ's playing with a broken bone in his back and Dame's injured as well. What you expect?

[LAmbruh]

1st, are you okay?

Second question, Ohhhh so the Blazers did play Nurkic in the 2019 playoffs? Link me to one of his games please :lol :lol

They're so cute when they're mad.

Send that link playa.

Ahh, I see the edit and you realizing your idiotic ways. Dont challenge the GOAT (me) my son. You are learning.

gottem :oldlol:

[Nike D'Antoni]

They lost Hood, Ariza & Collins this season..

Meyers Leonard too

[Vino24]

The blazers are a 50 win team when healthy (which they are) LeBronto giving them the raptors treatment

[Gohan]

How did 2016 warriors look unbeatable? They were down 3-1 to the thunder and almost lost in six if it wasn’t for Klay making 11 threes that game. Lebron fans are the biggest liars on this board. Giving him credit for something that wasn’t even impressive. Y’all act like the 2016 warriors were the 2001 lakers. 2001 sixers actually did something incredible. 2016 cabs did nothing impressive

[HBK_Kliq_2]

What happened to blazers in 2018 playoffs? They played Anthony Davis without LeBron right? I imagine that was an easy series for blazers.

[Shooter]

1st, are you okay?

Second question, Ohhhh so the Blazers did play Nurkic in the 2019 playoffs? Link me to one of his games please :lol :lol

They're so cute when they're mad.

Send that link playa.

Ahh, I see the edit and you realizing your idiotic ways. Dont challenge the GOAT (me) my son. You are learning.

Wrekt :oldlol:

[Axe]

No not usually, but seedings arent everything are they?

Blazers history
2019: made WCF
2020: added Melo, Nurkic, Whiteside win 1 playoff game (fail in 1st round)

It seems to me that LBJ makes many teams look weak/easy to beat when they are not. He even did that to the seemingly unbeatable by every other team, 2016 Warriors. He made them look very beatable when no one else could.

The LeBron effect?
Where were the lakers in last year's postseason tho, slick...

[kawhileonard2]

Anthony Davis happened. He swept Portland with Dame before without HCA.

[ThatCoolKid]

How did 2016 warriors look unbeatable? They were down 3-1 to the thunder and almost lost in six if it wasn’t for Klay making 11 threes that game. Lebron fans are the biggest liars on this board. Giving him credit for something that wasn’t even impressive. Y’all act like the 2016 warriors were the 2001 lakers. 2001 sixers actually did something incredible. 2016 cabs did nothing impressive

Are you serious? lol Sixers won one game.

[Shooter]

How did 2016 warriors look unbeatable? They were down 3-1 to the thunder and almost lost in six if it wasn’t for Klay making 11 threes that game. Lebron fans are the biggest liars on this board. Giving him credit for something that wasn’t even impressive. Y’all act like the 2016 warriors were the 2001 lakers. 2001 sixers actually did something incredible. 2016 cabs did nothing impressive
A team that beat PRIME Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka, Adams, when down 3-1?

How did a 73-win record setting, 4 olympian, 3 all NBA, 50/40/90 on 30 ppg Unanimous MVP led team look unbeatable? :roll: Funny guy.

[DoctorP]

Lakers were clearly better after game 1. Their size just wore em down. LeBron wore em out


Bingo :cheers:

:cheers:

[TheCorporation]

gottem :oldlol:

ImKobe tried to rewrite history :lol

LeBar is set so high. No one will ever do what LeBron has done. Appreciate Greatness. Enjoy.

[Turbo Slayer]

Injuries and facing a team with more talent than them.

[TheCorporation]

Injuries and facing a team with more talent than them.

Injuries? Dame was hurt when game 4 was out of reach. Unless you're talking about 6 ppg Zach Collins? But the Blazers also got major upgrades in 2020 with the additions of Nurkic, Carmello, and Whiteside.

[Axe]

A washed-up 35 y.o. carmelo is part of a major upgrade? 🤔

[TheCorporation]

A washed-up 35 y.o. carmelo is part of a major upgrade? ��

Over who they had? Yes.

Is LeBron 35 y.o. washed too then?

[Axe]

Is LeBron 35 y.o. washed too then?
If you asked that question last year, that would probably be a yes.

[FireDavidKahn]

27.4 ppg on 51%/33.9%, 8.5 rpg, 8.3 apg

"probably washed"

[Axe]

^Those were his averages in the postseason last year?

Ok then, if you say so...

[Vino24]

^Those were his averages in the postseason last year?

Ok then, if you say so...
Who’s dup is this?

[Axe]

Who’s dup is this?
I am rrr3 you dummy

[Vino24]

I am rrr3 you dummy

Already 6k posts on an alt a few months old. Nice

[RoseCity07]

Missing three starters all year. But still made the 8th seed. No Collins, Ariza, Rodney Hood, or Nassir Little in this series. Now tonight now Gabriel or Whiteside. Injuries killed this team

[LAmbruh]

Already 6k posts on an alt a few months old. Nice

30 posts per day :biggums:

[FireDavidKahn]

30 posts per day :biggums:

That's in addition to his normal account. :biggums::coleman:

[AirBonner]

LeBron turned the Blazers into the Raps of the west

[Nike D'Antoni]

Missing three starters all year. But still made the 8th seed. No Collins, Ariza, Rodney Hood, or Nassir Little in this series. Now tonight now Gabriel or Whiteside. Injuries killed this team

Also losing Meyers Leonard to Miami Heat.

[NugzFan]

Missing three starters all year. But still made the 8th seed. No Collins, Ariza, Rodney Hood, or Nassir Little in this series. Now tonight now Gabriel or Whiteside. Injuries killed this team

They made the 8th seed only because of the postponement of the season.

[Axe]

Already 6k posts on an alt a few months old. Nice
That's a new milestone for me you simp

[Axe]

That's in addition to his normal account. :biggums::coleman:
You can never prove that bs :confusedshrug:

[FromDowntown]

Wild Wild West :lol

[TheCorporation]

Wild Wild West :lol

Right? :lol

2019: WCF
2020: 1st round sweep

WHAT CHANGED

[FireDavidKahn]

Right? :lol

2019: WCF
2020: 1st round sweep

WHAT CHANGED

Big Game James Did:banana:

[TheCorporation]

Big Game James Did:banana:


Yuup!! Gray Goat!!

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[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

bron fcuked them in their a$$

[TheCorporation]

bron fcuked them in their a$$

:rockon:

[ELITEpower23]

This happened

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