Today we’re celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday by running down the Top 5 stories in the Portland Trail Blazers season so far. You may think that a .500-esque record wouldn’t leave many distinct points to talk about. You’d be wrong. Check throughout the day as we unveil (and invite you to examine) the trends typifying Portland’s year to this point.
We begin with the #5 story of the season: Coaching. Frankly, most people expected this to be #1, or at least close. Replacing long-term head coach Terry Stotts with Chauncey Billups was one of Portland’s big off-season moves.