Jusuf Nurkic Injury (Updates might be included)

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  1. GDiama

    GDiama Well-Known Member

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    He is trying to look at it from a longterm perspective I guess. It's different. If you don't want to call it tanking call it "not lose any longterm assets by being shortsighted". This team is not good enough. Don't lose on purpose, but don't sacrifice the future. Take 0 risks.
     
  2. CupWizier

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    And that isn't tanking.
     
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    e_blazer Rip City Fan

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    Not to mention that there’s a trade deadline approaching and the Blazers are likely going to be active. The team that’s limping along now may be drastically improved by a trade, players getting healthy, and the ability to sign a vet using the Hood injury exception. The Blazers just need to position themselves for a playoff run and then let Olshey make some moves.
     
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    This. It’s why I don’t really care what the team is like now, because I don’t expect it to be the same team after the deadline/once Nurk returns. It’s a pretty important deadline for Olshey though. If he doesn’t make any moves, we may as well just tank. But until the deadline passes and this team is out of the playoff hunt, tanking shouldn’t be on anyone’s mind. It’s not like this draft has a Lebron or Doncic in it either, so I don’t exactly see the point of purposely losing games either.
     
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  5. Wade Garrett

    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    You're preaching to the choir. This is my favorite (and most valuable) player.
    But "dame-time" aint winning many games this year, the ball has become predictable, and the defense is made up of folding chairs.
    I've bailed on this season, but not on this team.
    I truly believe with one move this is a championship team, but the stars just aren't aligned for 2019-20.
     
  6. CupWizier

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    Regardless, it is still important to try to win as a losing mentality can sometimes be hard to break
     
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  7. Wade Garrett

    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    I don't think that's the issue here since I don't play for the team.
     
  8. hoopsjock

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    Yeah, it's been almost 10 months since the injury and there was no ligament damage so either it's healed and he can play or it hasn't healed which would be a much bigger issue and he wouldn't be dressing up for shootaround.
     
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    James lamphear Well-Known Member

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    I think he close but I don't expect him until after the all star sreak.
     
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    If he is fit to play, you play him.
    He will need mins in his legs and regardless of this season- he will be better for next season because of it.

    re tanking- losing on purpose creates a huge mentality issue. Grinding through tough periods and coming out winning will make the team better.
     
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    Tanking is a uniquely NBA tactic, and it’s a fucking disgrace. Families are scraping together money for overpriced tickets so these guys can make millions. Get your ass out there and try to win a fucking game. The whole point of the lottery is to boost disproportionately shitty teams, not for mid level teams to stand around and scratch their nuts the year prior.
     
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    Nobody on the Blazers are tanking. It's some fans who want to tank. You should be preaching to them, not the team.
     
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    julius Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    You must have never been a Padres, Mariners or Marlins fan.
     
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    You mean by posting in a fan forum? Is that how I should preach to the fans? Here I’ve been on a soapbox in the blazers locker room this whole time...thanks for the great tip.

    I wasn’t saying anything about the blazers dude. I was talking about tanking in general, as a practice.
     
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    Learn to not be so snarky all the time and present your posts more clearly. Reading your post it was clearly about the team and tanking, not the fans. I guess you just can't help yourself. Back to ignore you go. Buh bye.


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  16. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    You might want to take a look at what Jeff Luhnow and the Houston Astros did over the past decade or so.

    https://grantland.com/features/hoarding-prospects-being-horrible-houston-astros/
     
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  18. bodyman5000 and 1

    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    That is obvious. Obviously.
     
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  19. bodyman5000 and 1

    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    Sooooo snarky.
     
  20. jonnyboy

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    How was it clearly about the team? I CLEARLY pointed out the NBA as a whole. Never singled out the Blazers or any of their players.

    When you constantly whine about people “not presenting posts clearly”, at some point you have to think the problem might just be you. Especially when the posts in question are simple to understand, and somehow you're the only one who doesn’t understand it. Nobody else seems to be flabbergasted, just you. Again.

    Weird.
     

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