Game Thread GAME# 3: BLAZERS @ LAKERS - DECEMBER 28, 2020 - MONDAY, 7:00, NBATV & NBCSNW

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Hypothetically, would you be willing to trade for James Harden if we don't have to give up Dame?

Poll closed Jan 2, 2021.

  1. Yes

    46 vote(s)
    69.7%

  2. No

    20 vote(s)
    30.3%
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  1. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Probably Kanters Minutes
     
    Chris Craig, Dec 28, 2020
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    One can only hope.
     
    B-Roy, Dec 28, 2020
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Let’s not forget that there’s regular season reffing and there’s playoff reffing. I think RoCo gets a lot more fouls called on him in the playoffs.
     
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    Isn't the better question: why did we sign him if everyone thinks we shouldn't even play him? You don't sign Melo to wave a towel, that's not what he's about.
     
    Tince, Dec 28, 2020
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    God I hope not. Kanter has been great.
     
    Natebishop3, Dec 28, 2020
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    Fantastic defensive games from Jones Jr'. and RoCo. I've been on Jones Jr's case so far. But tonight was impressive. More of that please. Great shooting by Gary. Dame and CJ, quality. Enes fantastic on the boards. And Nurk hasn't kicked it in yet. But got a Dub Dub. Flatout great performance vs. the Lakers. Shows you how much LeBron feels about the importance of beating the Blazers. Wasn't supposed to be playing back to backs. Davis sat out last night so he could be in lineup tonight. Bravo Blazers! rip city! yes sir.
     
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    This guy would agree with you.

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    Tince, Dec 28, 2020
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    calvin natt Confeve

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    Kanter has been so good. If he loses minutes to Zach or god forbid Carmelo impacts his time, that is gonna hurt. The depth is great. But it feels like they almost have too much.
     
    calvin natt, Dec 28, 2020
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    People were hating on him last week. I guess there's a group who hates virtually everyone on this roster though.

    He's got DNPs on many of his other stops due to how much of a liabilty he can be, but our staff has seemed to got more out of him than others.
     
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    I agree. You can't do this halfway with Melo. I think by now Stotts and Olshey realize they made a mistake and they just don't know how to undo it.
     
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    Good question. I was adamantly against getting him from the beginning and after even his decent post season and predicted this would happen.
     
    bobf, Dec 28, 2020
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    I would say most people here saw it from the moment he was re signed. There is no role for him on this team, and trying to create one makes no sense.
     
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    42N8Bounce Red Hot And Rebuilding

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    Nice to see all Blazers highlights on the ESPN recap -



    (Often they just show a bunch of Lakers highlights win or lose.)
     
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    42N8Bounce, Dec 28, 2020
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  14. Tince

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    Certainly some didn't, but if we found the thread where we signed him, I'm guessing plenty of people liked it too...
     
    Tince, Dec 28, 2020
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    I don't even know what club would want Melo. I'm sure Thibodeau does not want him in NY. I'd like to find a club that might use him.
     
    UKRAINEFAN, Dec 28, 2020
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    Yeesh. We're a lot better without Melo in the rotation.
     
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    Only 2 other players in Blazer history have hit 7 3-pointers off the bench.

    Tonight, Trent did it for the 3rd time.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    36+ minutes for each of the starting guards and forwards. You’ll probably see a lot of that in the playoffs if the Blazers don’t want to get annihilated on defense.
     
    B-Roy, Dec 28, 2020
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    We were the only team in the league that could make him useful last year, and we did a pretty good job since our backs were against the wall, but I'm guessing there's a reason 29 teams didn't want him.

    We've done a pretty good job at making useless guys somewhat useful when we don't have better options.
     
    Tince, Dec 28, 2020
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    I forgot that we still have Zach, Melo and Giles with Nas...not everyone are going to play
     
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