Around the NBA 2022 Playoffs: The Thread

I’m going to go out on a limb and say yes.

 

He got injured.

 

Give it a rest. We know. You didn’t like the trades. Aren’t you exhausted by saying it over and over again?

 

Not sure the Pels win that game if Booker doesn't pull a Hammy. I also wonder how he will respond? Chris Paul going to have to carry more load and we all know his history. Another injury and this series gets tough to call?
Next question? They are still up in the air on Williamson. If they get him back this series takes on a whole new look.

 

I like the way the Pels are built with a decent legit center, that can score and rebound, an elite forward that can take over a game and a decent scoring two guard. They also have a fairly deep bench. They have youth in both the front & back court.
They will hurt you inside out and pound the boards.
Portland is being built similarly imo, scoring and youthful back court, a scoring center that can defend and board and a decent bench, all we need know is a lethal scoring wing and a power forward that can be effective on both ends of the court.
Im not sure we are that far away with a couple moves.

 

Give it a rest. We know. You like to talk glowing about the Blazers. Aren't you exhausted by saying it over and over again?

 

Pelicans have 15 legit assets;
1 great prime player in Ingram
3 great vets in Jonas/CJ/Nance
4 young upside players in Zion/Herb/Hawes/Murphy
4 possible lottery picks from other teams (2022 LAL, 2024/5 LAL, 2025 MIL 1-4, 2027 MIL)
3 possible lottery picks in swaps (2023 LAL swap, 2024 MIL swap, 2025 MIL swap)
0 current year pick, but owe 0 future picks

Blazers have 6 legit assets;
1 great prime player in Dame
2 great vets in Nurk/Hart
2 young upside players in Simons/Little
1 possible lottery pick from other team (2025 MIL 5-14)
1 current year pick
-1 owe Chicago a draft pick over the next 6 years

I don't see how we are being built similar to the Pelicans.... our roster is just a greatly inferior version of the Pelicans. Although our roster is inferior to almost every NBA team thus our rank as the 3rd worst future franchise by ESPN.

 

1st thing: are we talking Steve Hawes or Spenser Hawes?

yeah, I know it was Hayes but it's funny you'd credit Hayes as young and upside and not Watford. Same age and Watford is signed on a bargain deal while Hayes will be RFA in 15 months. Watford hasn't appeared on a police blotter like Hayes has either

 

Geez Louise!
I said be built in similar … i didn't say we were at the same stage, only that we are addressing positions now (hopefully) to be more balanced inside out.
Go ahead blow me out of the water if it makes you feel like an expert.

 

Pels are adding a lottery pick and Zion to this team next year btw

 

What this dude said!

 

how many years was it that Portland was adding Oden to the team the following year?

 

Williamson might return in this series?

 

I haven’t been saying anything over and over again. Blazerkor has been incessant.

 

While I don’t agree with it, what he does in his personal life is none of our business

 

If he kept it to himself, that would be the case. Repeating the same thing, seemingly 100 times a day, not so much.

 

Maybe Zion? Foot issues are a bad deal at 300 lbs.

 

That is what is being thrown out there? I can site multiple stories that have said it's a possibility after the play-in.