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Blazers look to shake off early playoff exit

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Trail Blazers head into fall camp still stinging from last season's first-round playoff sweep by New Orleans.

The trick now is not to overcorrect.

"You run the risk of overreacting to defeats, and maybe being blinded by victories," coach Terry Stotts said. "I think it's important that we learn from it, I don't want our team to forget about it. I don't want our team to forget about the feeling we had, not just after the series was over, but what we had to live through over the summer, and keep that edge.