In an early-season road trip, the Portland Trail Blazers passed with flying colors – well, maybe not that high. But, they passed. Don’t get me wrong, the loss to the Phoenix Suns was disappointing. However, they did recover to beat the Dallas Mavericks and Memphis Grizzlies.
The thing with the Blazers is that I’m not sure if they’re necessarily good enough to be a “thing” in the Western Conference. I mean, they’re awfully fun to watch. I’ll give them that. And Damian Lillard is insane.
Problem is, beyond Lillard, this team doesn’t necessarily much more in appealing assets. C.J. McCollum is nice, but this team still hasn’t discovered who their third option is going to be this season. And Evan Turner has been an utter disappointment.