Dwight Jaynes

Find my frequent columns on Substack. Ex-columnist and other stuff at The Oregonian, Portland Tribune, NBC Sports NW. Played a reporter on "Portlandia."

[HoopsHype @hoopshype]

The Spurs are the youngest NBA finalists in almost 50 years.

Scary?

[Evan Drellich @EvanDrellich]

Rob Manfred said in October 2024 that MLB had a "darn good" record on competitive balance. Back in 2018, he said the correlation between winning and spending was "extraordinarily weak."

Now, he says MLB's luxury-tax system has failed:

https://t.co/0K7EvFZMxU

[Dwight Jaynes @dwightjaynes]

But he was on the team and played in every other playoff game as I recall.

[Greg Pawson @GregPawson]

@dwightjaynes He didn’t play

[Dwight Jaynes @dwightjaynes]

Trust me, 2000-era Bozo or Det or Anthony would have been nailed to the bench.

[Greg Pawson @GregPawson]

@dwightjaynes He didn’t play

[Dwight Jaynes @dwightjaynes]

As I said, Bulls had better depth than everyone that year. Going with seven guys in an elimination game wasn't uncommon in those days. They just got beat by a better team.

[Greg Pawson @GregPawson]

@dwightjaynes Dwight, you couldn’t be more wrong on this. They had no depth on that team. Ainge and Cliff were the only playable guys off the bench. And it cost them (Bulls played 10 guys, not 7 like the Blazers)

[Dwight Jaynes @dwightjaynes]

The Bulls had better depth that year than anybody else. It was an elimination game and they got great play from their starters, losing by four as I recall. Duck was fine but they went smaller and quick with Cliff.

[Greg Pawson @GregPawson]

@dwightjaynes Danny Young wasn’t on the team. They only played 7 guys and one of them (Duckworth) was nearly unplayable. They were up by 15 in the 4th quarter of game 6. I remember it like it was yesterday.

[Dwight Jaynes @dwightjaynes]

He was on that '92 team.

[Greg Pawson @GregPawson]

@dwightjaynes Danny Young wasn’t on the team. They only played 7 guys and one of them (Duckworth) was nearly unplayable. They were up by 15 in the 4th quarter of game 6. I remember it like it was yesterday.

[Dwight Jaynes @dwightjaynes]

I would guess by the time it's over, costs will rise much more, even if they start this summer. It's supposed to be done over three offseasons

[503 🦆 @WarrickCamDaGr8]

@dwightjaynes Great news actually. A report that was done in 2024 said it needed $500M & the blazers are asking for $600M. Seems right about on line considering inflation in the last 2 yrs. Nevertheless, 100M isn’t much far apart when it comes to these type of projects. Meet in the middle

[Vitalka @borovvito]

@rip_city_twelve @503Blazerfans @dwightjaynes Careful Blazers fans here have them as All stars every “next year” lol 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[HuskyBlazerFan @HuskyBlazerFan]

@dwightjaynes You can’t stop the fast break on the 92 team. It was a freight train. Terry Porter was absolutely underrated

[Dwight Jaynes @dwightjaynes]

Well I was there in Chicago Stadium for that game 6. In the playoffs in those days everybody shortened rotations. From top to bottom so much better than the 2000 teams

[Greg Pawson @GregPawson]

@dwightjaynes Danny Young wasn’t on the team. They only played 7 guys and one of them (Duckworth) was nearly unplayable. They were up by 15 in the 4th quarter of game 6. I remember it like it was yesterday.

[Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP]

The last three teams to win Game 1 of the Finals on the road all went on to lose the series.

The last team to win Game 1 on the road and win the championship?

The 2004 Pistons.

[Dwight Jaynes @dwightjaynes]

That was two years ago! I'm surprised the cost isn't even higher nowadays with labor and materials going up as they have been.

[Oregonian Politics @OregonianPol]

Trail Blazers arena plan cost exceeds Portland's 2024 estimate https://t.co/KNFgizxO7A

[Dwight Jaynes @dwightjaynes]

You actually think Bonzi, Augmon, G Anthony, Schrempf were better? Det was washed up, Bonzi a mistake guy, Anthony a journeyman and Augmon couldn't make a jumper in an empty gym.

[Victor Claver @VictorClaver18]

@BrandonClyde247 @dwightjaynes It’s closer than people think. Cliff and Ainge off the bench is serious star power. Robert Pack a quality starter everywhere he played but Portland. Drop to Bryant, Cooper and Alaa is substantial - probably enough to give the nod to 2000 team but not by much

[Dwight Jaynes @dwightjaynes]

lol. Ran them into the ground? Be serious. Everyone lost to the Bulls. And Danny Young a solid defender who didn't make many mistakes

[Greg Pawson @GregPawson]

@dwightjaynes How can you say that as someone who literally wrote a book on the 1992 team? They were 7-8 deep at best. Adelman had to run them into the ground which is why they blew the 15 pt lead in game 6 vs the Bulls. Pack wasn’t ready, Cooper was old, and Walter Davis was a bust.

[Dwight Jaynes @dwightjaynes]

Copper was a terrific defender. One of the best backup centers in the league. Bryant was an enforcer who could defend and rebound. They were sensational that season. Cliff and Danny and Coop could have started for most other teams.

[Victor Claver @VictorClaver18]

@BrandonClyde247 @dwightjaynes It’s closer than people think. Cliff and Ainge off the bench is serious star power. Robert Pack a quality starter everywhere he played but Portland. Drop to Bryant, Cooper and Alaa is substantial - probably enough to give the nod to 2000 team but not by much

[Dwight Jaynes @dwightjaynes]

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[Hash J Todd @HashJTodd]

@dwightjaynes I mean @TheMarkHenry is pretty cool.

[Dwight Jaynes @dwightjaynes]

Not going to to argue it. I saw them play a lot of games. Believe what you believe.

[BeaversFanBrandon @BrandonClyde247]

@dwightjaynes No way. Better starting 5? Probably. Not more depth than 2000. Stoudamire, S Smith, Pippen, B Grant, Sabonis, Sheed, Bonzi, Augmon, G Anthony, Schrempf. A young Jermaine O’Neal could hardly find playing time.

[Dwight Jaynes @dwightjaynes]

1992 team deeper than that.

[Ron Justified @HankTrooper]

@dwightjaynes Agree. The early 2000 Blazers had Sabonis, Wallace, Pippen, Stoudamire, Schrempf, Rod Strickland, Dale Davis, Steve Smith, Bonzi Wells.
That was a deep team.

[Dwight Jaynes @dwightjaynes]

Teams with "great" assets usually win more games than they did.

[Jack K @KSckamm]

@dwightjaynes Be critical of them all you want but they definitely have a lot of great assets. It’s one thing they have going for them.