Suppose you're granted specific Blazer-related wishes. You get to pick a new GM, coach and one player currently in the league to add to the Blazers roster. What are your choices? Mine: GM: Sam Presti Coach: Erik Spoelstra Player: Wemby (I worry that if he came to Portland his knees would explode, and I would pick Jokic, except he belongs to Denver and it's not right to steal another team's greatest-ever player ..read more

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Obviously we've got a weird roster: we've enough decent vets that if everyone is healthy we're almost a play-in team (we would certainly be one in the East). But (a) nobody's ever healthy, and (b) we're tanking, so that's counterproductive. So why're we keeping ANY vets? Presumably the answer is that young'ins don't learn without some vets around and the team culture tanks. But do we have vets who are ideal for culture? I mean, our "stars" are Grant and Ayton, and neither is a leader.... What vets should/will be back ..read more

Who did what this year (raw numbers only, no percentages, etc.) Points: 1. Grant - 1,132 2. Simons - 1,039 3. Ayton - 920 4. Henderson - 868 5. Walker - 638 6. Reath - 617 7. Brogdon - 613 8. Camara - 527 9. Sharpe - 510 10. Banton - 501 11. Murray - 376 12. Thybulle - 354 13. Rupert - 155 14. Mays - 133 15. Hagans - 80 16. Brown - 75 17. Minaya - 61 18. Williams III - 41 19. Badi - 34 20. Wainright - 20 21. Moore - 18 22. Bouyea - 10 Rebounds: 1. Ayton - 609 2. Walker 508 3.... Player Contributions for the Season ..read more

The Blazers have had 393 players so far who have played for them (not counting preseason). If a player is on the roster but never plays, they do not show up. Here is where our current crop stand in the all-time listings. Showing scoring for all players, after that, just the top five. Points: 28. Simons - 4,489, trails Jusuf Nurkic @ 4,662 49. Grant - 2,422, trails Kelvin Ransey @ 2,470 88. Sharpe - 1,299, trails J.J. Hickson @ 1,305 108. Ayton - 920, trails Gerald Wallace @ 921 113. Henderson... Current Blazers on All-Time List (end of 2023-2024 Season ..read more

Congrats to @e_blazer for winning this year! To appear in the cumulative standings, you must have predicted at least two-thirds of the games for the time period in which the standings reflect. You must also have predicted in at least seven of the past ten games (unless 10 games have not yet been played for the season). Predictions Game Standings: 1. e_blazer - Avg Rank 4.0; 64 games; Current = 8 2. FlyinSouth - Avg Rank 4.1; 70 games; Current = 7 3. * Community Average... Final 2023-2024 Predictions Standings ..read more

Congrats to @e_blazer for winning in April To appear in the cumulative standings, you must have predicted at least two-thirds of the games for the time period in which the standings reflect. You must also have predicted in at least seven of the past ten games (unless 10 games have not yet been played for the season). Predictions Game Standings: 1. e_blazer - Avg Rank 2.6; 6 games; Current = 8 2. * Community Average Prediction * - Avg Rank 3.1; 8 games; Current = 10 3.... Final April Predictions Standings ..read more

1. PtldPlatypus - Total Diff 8; Pick Diff 7; Margin Diff 6 2. Whyachi - Total Diff 18; Pick Diff 14; Margin Diff 10 3. GrandpaBlaze - Total Diff 21; Pick Diff 12; Margin Diff 3 4. * Community Average Prediction * - Total Diff 22; Pick Diff 8; Margin Diff 2 4. rotary111 - Total Diff 26; Pick Diff 16; Margin Diff 6 5. e_blazer - Total Diff 27; Pick Diff 16; Margin Diff 5 6. FlyinSouth - Total Diff 30; Pick Diff 18; Margin Diff 6 All from here down picked the Blazers to win 7. BlazerBeachBum -... Blazers/Warriors Predictions Results (4-11 ..read more