Scorching hot take on the Portland Trail Blazers (THREAD):

The Portland Trail Blazers have had the same executive, the same head coach, and the same star player in place for the last 8 seasons. They are about to become the only team in the NBA to make the playoffs in *all 8* of those seasons.

They have averaged 47 wins during those 8 seasons. They have won 4 playoff series in a terrifyingly difficult Western Conference. They would have won more, had they not repeatedly run into one of the greatest dynasties in the history of the sport.

They have done all of this despite playing in a small market and having zero (0) picks in the top five of any draft and Portland being an alluring destination to zero (0) star free agents.

The Portland Trail Blazers are fine. They haven't won any championships this decade, but that's because winning championships is extremely hard.

Everyone involved with the Portland Trail Blazers - players, coaches, executives, beat reporters, bloggers, Twitter people - should probably chill a little bit.