Blazers lose Wes Matthews w/ torn achilles...

Tai Chi≈Surfing · Mar 6, 2015

Wesley Matthews of Portland Trail Blazers injures left foot - ESPN

#1BostonFan · Mar 6, 2015

Tough break

Arizona_Sting · Mar 6, 2015

They are very, very lucky that they traded for Afflalo. This kills the bench depth they just recently added, though.

Suck for Wes… he's in a contract year so this will hurt him financially too. He'll still get a big pay day but not as much as he would've commanded if he was still healthy heading into the offseason.

Hornsstampede2.0 · Mar 6, 2015

They are probably finished as a "contender". Although, I did not think of them truly a contender anyways before at best an unlikely longshot.

They don't have much depth. They finally got a little tiny bit of depth after being a 6 man team for years by adding Afflalo.

And just like that, the depth is gone again.

mr.hockey4242 · Mar 6, 2015

Tai Chi≈Surfing · Mar 6, 2015

What sucks is there was a really good chance he was gonna leave and sign with the knicks during the offseason....now it looks like an even better chance my hapless knicks will get him.

edit: Matthews on 1 leg >>>>>>>>> any PG/SG currently on the Knicks.

Mecca · Mar 6, 2015

Sucks...he was looking at a big payday this Summer.

Arizona_Sting · Mar 6, 2015

Mecca said:
Sucks...he was looking at a big payday this Summer.

He'll still get a big pay day for sure. Just maybe not a max contract he might've been able to command if healthy. He's been great this year. Tough blow.

The Derski · Mar 6, 2015

Bad loss for Portland.

Mecca · Mar 6, 2015

Arizona_Sting said:
He'll still get a big pay day for sure. Just maybe not a max contract he might've been able to command if healthy. He's been great this year. Tough blow.

Yeah...I feel bad for the guy.

But, how good does that Afflao trade look now?

shabazz916 · Mar 6, 2015

sad to see players get hurt... portland is short on sg too

purguy12 · Mar 6, 2015

A lot of key injuries this year.

wildturkey · Mar 6, 2015

They're done. They were a dark horse Finals contender (really, just about any of the 8 in the West are) but his injury takes them out of it. They likely won't make it out of the first round with how tough the West is. Afflalo will give them about 80% of what he gave them on offense but its not near enough. Matthews was their best defender and could guard spots 1 thru 3 and muscle some smaller 4s around as well. And his 3 point skills are a heavy part of Portland's offensive efficiency

Demonjoe93 · Mar 6, 2015

That blows.

Perpetual_Beast_Mode · Mar 14, 2015

I don't losing Matthews will hurt my Blazers as much as people think. Afflalo has being bringing the same kind of skill set that Matthews brought, and Steve Blake and CJ Mccollum can replace some of his scoring and 3 point shooting, too. I agree with Hornstampeder that that we were longshot for the championship to begin with, though. I think the Blazers have a chance to make it out of the first round of the playoffs, but it's hard for me to envision my Blazers winning a seven game series with Golden State or Memphis.

mrwallace2ku · Mar 14, 2015

That guy can "rain the tre-ball" down and play perimeter D as well...big loss.

Blazers lose Wes Matthews w/ torn achilles...

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