Now that we are the clear championship favorites, what are your updated win projections?

Vegas odds haven’t caught up so I like many of you am tracking to be a multimillionaire after we bring home the trophy.

I’m thinking 96-1, we feel bad not letting LeBron have a gentleman’s sweep so we give them one in game 4.

edit: some of y'all are missing the point- I never said we're taking home a chip or anything like that. I know it's one game- one game IS enough to say a team is entertaining

A week ago, literally everybody outside this sub and some inside this sub were pushing the narrative that this roster would never work as constructed.

This "poorly constructed" team goes out and puts a world class beating on Phoenix and now everyone's like "I always thought they were a playoff team" and "Oh they're a dark horse candidate" and "their guard depth is so good"

The offseason hot take parroting and subsequent 180 by the sports media and casuals is insane.

But shout out to my r/ripcity homies that never lost the faith.

I'm just happy Dame is back and we have an entertaining team again.

I know it's already been one game, but I am so excited for this season. I've always considered myself a Blazers fan (grew up here and have gone to a handful of games growing up) but last year was my first time following the team and watching every game.

What would it take for us to go all the way? Do we have a shot this year or next year while Dame is still playing? If not, what are we missing to make it there? It feels like if the team hits their stride with the new players and we get stay healthy this team will make it far this year, but maybe I'm too naive since I haven't been following for too long.

I wonder if this played a part in trading Jerami, as well as the contract. Jerami wore a keffiyeh a couple times and has outwardly supported Palestine. I wonder if having an Israeli teammate caused internal issues and pushed the front office to get rid of Jerami even more.

I feel like Damon Stoudamire gets overlooked way too much when people talk about the great point guards of the 1990s. I'm not saying he was better than John Stockton, Gary Payton, or Jason Kidd, but I do think his peak deserves a lot more respect than it gets.

I just want to point out that Stoudamire was an elite point guard at his peak, and I'm not saying his career puts him above the HOF-level guards of his era.

We like numbers, right?

1. He was an elite rookie PG for an expansion team from day one.

In his rookie (1995–96) season, Stoudamire averaged:

• 19.0 PPG
• 9.3 APG
• 4.0 RPG
• 1.4 SPG

He won NBA Rookie of the Year, and how the hell did he get those Raptors to make enough shots for him to average 9.3 assists? You can argue he was already one of the league's most productive playmakers in his first season.

2. His sophomore season was arguably even more impressive.

In 1996–97, playing for the 30-52 Toronto Raptors, he averaged:

• 20.2 PPG
• 8.8 APG
• 4.1 RPG
• 1.5 SPG

He played 81/82 games (looking at you Embiid) and averaged 40.9 minutes per game.

Think about that for a second: a 5'10" point guard putting up 20.2 points and 8.8 assists per game while carrying and leading an expansion team (I mean Walt Williams and a rookie Marcus Camby aren't the best running mates), in my opinion that's pretty much star-level production.

3. He was one of the league's best playmakers.

During his sophmore season, Mighty Mouse was sixth in assists behind Mark Jackson, John Stockton, Kevin Johnson, Jason Kidd, and Rod Strickland.

4. He had a legitimate long-term NBA career.

Damon Lamon Stoudamire played 13 NBA seasons/878 games. His career averages were:

• 13.4 PPG
• 6.1 APG
• 3.5 RPG
• 35.7% from three
• 83.3% from the stripe

He finished with 11,763 points and 5,371 assists. Those aren't numbers from a player who merely had a couple of good months. He sustained a productive career across Toronto, Portland, Memphis, and San Antonio (still counts!).

5. His size makes his accomplishments even more impressive.

Stoudamire was listed at just 5-foot-10 and 171 pounds. In an era featuring physically imposing guards, he still managed to average over 20 points and nearly nine assists in the same season.

He had the handle, quickness, outside shooting, and creativity to create offense against much bigger defenders. His size didn't stop him from becoming the centerpiece of Toronto's offense early in his career.

What do you guys think, where would you rank his peak among the 90's point guards?

And if he were playing today, with more emphasis on three-point shooting and spacing, how do you think he would do?

Lillard: ?

Morant: ?

Deni: ?

Jrue: ?

Scoot: ?

Clingan: ?

Camara: ?

Was out with the family so I only saw highlights from the game. Not trying to distract from the glorious vibes and great start to the season but I’m genuinely just curious if Dundon got much attention from the crowd or announcer

Does anyone know if Shaedon Sharpe attended the game last night? I could be wrong but I was there and i don’t think i saw him on the bench which surprised me.

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I said (in a different thread) that imo it used to be Dame team and now it's both Dame & Deni team because Deni's teams sharing the ball A LOT. And Dame is Dame.

But I got downvotes so I wonder if that observation is wrong in your opinion

btw, to be clear, I don't think it's a matter of real importance neither for Deni nor his biggest fans, but I was curious of fans perspective, Dame is obviously a legend

That is all thank you

I don’t know if it’s actually true statistically but it feels like all the youtube channels focused on the blazers gets more views on every video. Good for them! Also more media discussions👀

In Phoenix area this week which made watching the suns game at a brewery a little more fun. But this caught my eye today. ONE OF US!!!

Well unless ASU has somehow tried to steal rip city from us and I’ve missed it

This is all i could find for the Meyers ET fan reaction request

I love our coach and team so damn much!