Portland way more talented than Jazz?

[craig2112]

Love how people overreact to 1 game in a frantic 66-game season.

I'm not going to annoint the blazers as a great team until I see where they end up near the end of the season. I have watched them play. It's a typical Porty team. Athletic, run and gun, but ultimately, average in the grand scheme of things. They'll make the playoffs, MAYBE win a first round series, although I woulnd't bet on it.

They'll be the so called "team that nobody wants to face in the first round"

They've been that for a long time.

 

[vslice02]

It's a typical Porty team. Athletic, run and gun, but ultimately, average in the grand scheme of things. They'll make the playoffs, MAYBE win a first round series, although I woulnd't bet on it.

They'll be the so called "team that nobody wants to face in the first round"

They've been that for a long time.

In previous years, they haven't been run&gun they've been a grind-it-out, tough half-court team. They used their athleticism to defend, but not to push the ball or play uptempo. That's changed now that they have a real PG in Felton. I don't think they'll come out of the west because I don't think they have that go-to player that has the competitive greatness to compete with a Kobe or Durant, but I think they're clearly a top-3 team in the conference.

 

[royzzz]

Don't have to read thru all the posts but to answer your question:
YES!