With the aquisition of Raymond Felton, do the Blazers now have the most talented team

[Brad Russ]

Here's their lineup. Lamarcus Aldridge, Brandon Roy, Gerald Wallace, Raymond Felton, and Marcus Camby. Then they have Wesley Matthews, Nicolas Batum, and Greg Oden most likely coming off the bench. If Oden can stay healthy, I think we'll be one of the leagues elite teams for years to come. What do you guys think of the Blazers?

[isiahthomas]

I think Portland has a chance to do well in the playoffs in the future if everybody stays healthy. It's sad what has happened to Greg Oden. He may never come back and be forced to retire. I see they got Raymond Felton from Denver and i was surprised because i thought Denver might keep him since Chauncey Billups is gone. Glad to see you back Brad Russ. What username did you used to use?

[Brad Russ]

Hey isaiahthomas. Great to see you finally. My computer didn't work for a year, but this ones doing real good so i'm grateful. As far as the Trailblazers go, if everything plays out, we can have Roy, Aldridge, Gerald Wallace, Raymond Felton, and hopefully Greg Oden at Center. This team has tons of talent, and could be very good.It's awesome to see you again, and I'm looking forward to your private messages to me. I have always enjoyed your pm's. Enjoy you week my friend.

[Brad Russ]

Forgot to mention, my old usernames were mdntrider7, and Little Mel.

[Dork]

They have talent but they will have to prove on the court that the team can stay healthy and if they do, they will be in the playoffs

[Brad Russ]

Originally Posted by Dork

They have talent but they will have to prove on the court that the team can stay healthy and if they do, they will be in the playoffs

Agreed. I think the biggest factor as you said, is whether or not they can stay healthy. This is especially a concern for both Oden, and B-Roy. People on the ESPN board keep saying that Roy is finished, but I don't buy that just yet. Stoudemire came back from a knee injury, and everyone said the same thing about him. He may not have the flash that he once had, but hey, the guys still an amazing player as shown by his terrific season, and being the first runner up for MVP. Can you imagine how great Stoudemire would be if he had his flash back? He'd be scary good, and might even be on Lebron James' level.

[Dork]

Originally Posted by Brad Russ

Agreed. I think the biggest factor as you said, is whether or not they can stay healthy. This is especially a concern for both Oden, and B-Roy. People on the ESPN board keep saying that Roy is finished, but I don't buy that just yet. Stoudemire came back from a knee injury, and everyone said the same thing about him. He may not have the flash that he once had, but hey, the guys still an amazing player as shown by his terrific season, and being the first runner up for MVP. Can you imagine how great Stoudemire would be if he had his flash back? He'd be scary good, and might even be on Lebron James' level.

Yeah, you are a Trailblazers fan?

[Brad Russ]

Originally Posted by Dork

Yeah, you are a Trailblazers fan?

Yes, I was born and raised in Seattle and Portland, and this will always be my home. Blazer fans had to suffer for 4 years or so during the Jailblazers era. I'm glad we finally have a team that respects the fans, and appreciates them for making them millionaires.

[Dork]

Originally Posted by Brad Russ

Yes, I was born and raised in Seattle and Portland, and this will always be my home. Blazer fans had to suffer for 4 years or so during the Jailblazers era. I'm glad we finally have a team that respects the fans, and appreciates them for making them millionaires.

Sounds cool, I am a Orlando Magic fan and I am very worried with Dwight will leave, it reminds me of Shaq leaving, I do not want to go through this crap again!

[Brad Russ]

Originally Posted by Dork

Sounds cool, I am a Orlando Magic fan and I am very worried with Dwight will leave, it reminds me of Shaq leaving, I do not want to go through this crap again!

Dwight Howard is awesome. Greatest defensive player in the game, and has even upped his offensive productivity dramatically. Like you, I had Howard as MVP. Just don't understand how they were saying he was in the MVP hunt two seasons ago, when he averaged just 17 ppg's. Him being in the mvp hunt this year has hardly even been brought up. He basically had duplicate defensive numbers, blocks, rebounds, etc, but he improved his offensive game by six points. 6 POINTS!!! How is he not the MVP? 23 ppg's 2.4 blocks, 1.4 steals, 14.1 rebounds, and 60% field goal percentage. I want Howard to stay too, but with this new trend of putting together super teams with huge stars on the same team, like Miami did with Wade, Lebron and Bosh, and like the Knicks did with Carmelo and Amare, I'm afraid that Howard might follow suit. Iv'e even been hearing rumors about him joining the Lakers, which I hope with all hope doesn't happen. Fact is, the NBA isn't nearly as fun to watch anymore, because in reality, there are only a small handful of teams who are even in the hunt. I'll have no respect for Lebron if he wins a Championship. Of course he'll win a bunch of championships, look at his team. When they do win a Championship I don't even think they should celebrate, considering the fact that they have five times the talent as any other team in the league. Wow, what an accomplishment. lol

[Dork]

Originally Posted by Brad Russ

Dwight Howard is awesome. Greatest defensive player in the game, and has even upped his offensive productivity dramatically. Like you, I had Howard as MVP. Just don't understand how they were saying he was in the MVP hunt two seasons ago, when he averaged just 17 ppg's. Him being in the mvp hunt this year has hardly even been brought up. He basically had duplicate defensive numbers, blocks, rebounds, etc, but he improved his offensive game by six points. 6 POINTS!!! How is he not the MVP? 23 ppg's 2.4 blocks, 1.4 steals, 14.1 rebounds, and 60% field goal percentage. I want Howard to stay too, but with this new trend of putting together super teams with huge stars on the same team, like Miami did with Wade, Lebron and Bosh, and like the Knicks did with Carmelo and Amare, I'm afraid that Howard might follow suit. Iv'e even been hearing rumors about him joining the Lakers, which I hope with all hope doesn't happen. Fact is, the NBA isn't nearly as fun to watch anymore, because in reality, there are only a small handful of teams who are even in the hunt. I'll have no respect for Lebron if he wins a Championship. Of course he'll win a bunch of championships, look at his team. When they do win a Championship I don't even think they should celebrate, considering the fact that they have five times the talent as any other team in the league. Wow, what an accomplishment. lol

I do not see Dwight going to the Lakers, why would he want to go to the Lakers with a new coach and in a rebulding year? If Dwight does leave, I do not mind see him going anywhere except the Lakers, Celtics, Heat, Mavericks, Jazz, Bulls, Pistons, 76ers, Thunder, Cleveland, and Hawks! I truly believe Dwight is staying with the Magic, I still have faith!

[isiahthomas]

I heard a rumor that Dwight Howard might leave Orlando but he said he isn't gonna do that. He said he doesn't understand why people are posting he's gonna leave Orlando on the internet because he said he never said that. Little Mel and Dork, what are your opinions about the NBA lockout? Billy Hunter who represents the NBPA said he thinks there isn't gonna be a season this year. It looks like the players and owners can't come to a agreement and that sucks for the fans because i know they wanna watch basketball this year. I'm upset that there might not be a season this year because i love NBA basketball. I wish the players and owners would come to a agreement and stop being money hungry. The players are making millions of dollars. How much money do they want? If these fools weren't playing basketball, they would be working low paying jobs because a lot of the players are uneducated and only went to college so they can play basketball and go to the NBA hahahahahahahahahaha. A lot of the players come from bad neighborhoods and basketball was their only way out the ghetto because a lot of them could care less about getting a job and a education. They ought to be lucky they're getting a lot of money. I don't think they have a clue that people who got 9 to 5 jobs or unemployed people would love to have the money they're getting.

[Dork]

Originally Posted by isiahthomas

I heard a rumor that Dwight Howard might leave Orlando but he said he isn't gonna do that. He said he doesn't understand why people are posting he's gonna leave Orlando on the internet because he said he never said that. Little Mel and Dork, what are your opinions about the NBA lockout? Billy Hunter who represents the NBPA said he thinks there isn't gonna be a season this year. It looks like the players and owners can't come to a agreement and that sucks for the fans because i know they wanna watch basketball this year. I'm upset that there might not be a season this year because i love NBA basketball. I wish the players and owners would come to a agreement and stop being money hungry. The players are making millions of dollars. How much money do they want? If these fools weren't playing basketball, they would be working low paying jobs because a lot of the players are uneducated and only went to college so they can play basketball and go to the NBA hahahahahahahahahaha. A lot of the players come from bad neighborhoods and basketball was their only way out the ghetto because a lot of them could care less about getting a job and a education. They ought to be lucky they're getting a lot of money. I don't think they have a clue that people who got 9 to 5 jobs or unemployed people would love to have the money they're getting.

It is tough to say on the NBA Lockout, I hope it works out but if not then that is okay, there is still college football and the NFL to watch!