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I hate Travis. He does so many things that make so little sense to anyone who’s ever played basketball in their life. (Granted, those few years of rec ball in high school rarely qualify.) A dude that can go to the hoop at will, as he’s shown in a few games, going almost exclusively for mid-range jump shots off of pull-ups? It’s insane. This thing is a damn recipe for disaster in the long run, because once Travis loses his jumping ability, he’s just going to be that guy whose shot everyone can block, and no one wants that. Another thing is that stupid foot on the line three pointer. How can someone be in the NBA for so long and have zero awareness of where they are. It’s like going to college four years and realizing during your senior year that is more than one library on campus (but I suppose Travis would know nothing about that). Here’s why we can tolerate him: he makes shots, he’s tall, he’s clutch, and he’s got Potential. Personally, I think he’s reached his Potential, and this is all the man has to show us - a good, not great, slashing small forward that is perfectly suited for the bench. If he starts moping, I have no issue with sending him out of here on the first plane out of PDX.

LaMarcus, on the other hand, is a golden god. It’s so strange hearing him being compared as the “sane version of Rasheed Wallace” because it ties the person that LaMarcus is to the fortunes of the Blazers’ most notable player before the Oden-Roy era. Considering Rasheed was one of the league’s most underrated players when in Portland and proceeded to become one of the most overrated afterwards, it’s almost as if these Sheed comparisons don’t do LaMarcus justice, as if he’s being compared to Vince Carter. Anyway, LaMarcus will have a good season, and the Blazers need him. He has to make shots because the scoring burden will be on him. With that, he also has to play defense and not be afraid to run the floor (although that resides more with Nate than anyone). He’s put in the work, and now it’s time for him to make a proper All-Star run.

Halloween Costumes:

Travis Outlaw

The Blazers’ freakiest skinny dude deserves the world’s freakiest skinny dude - Ashes to Ashes era David Bowie.

LaMarcus Aldridge

Judge Dridge just makes way too much sense, doesn’t it. I’m sure it’ll be the 13th year in a row that he’s done this. Yet he still won’t cop to having an obsession with Stallone.

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