Game Thread 2022-23 Game #39 - BLAZERS @ RAPTORS - JANUARY 8, 2023 - 12:30 PM (PDT) ROOT

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  1. blazerfan11

    blazerfan11 Well-Known Member

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    Is there some rule that you need to put your highest paid players in the starting lineup even if it doesn't make any sense.
     
    blazerfan11, Jan 8, 2023
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    Well I called a win today so got to say you were right and I was wrong.
     
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    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

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    I think 6th man should be able to be in the top 3 or 4 paid players.
     
    Fairly-Hard, Jan 8, 2023
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    If the Blazers trade 23-year-old Simons for any player that does not make the Trail Blazers a contender, that trade would be idiotic.
     
    blazerfan11, Jan 8, 2023
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    But I was told we had an awesome bench!
     
    THE HCP, Jan 8, 2023
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    now you realize how money a guy like seth curry is. he would come in and nail a 3
     
    Cugel, Jan 8, 2023
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    We have broken bench legs....Nas and Justice and a string bean 7 ft shooter as well as a big Senegalese project who's still learning english! The summer league champs are only good when playing together! Keon, Jabari, Shaedon, Greg and Trendon...
     
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    wut?

    that's essentially saying Simons is untouchable which is putting the Blazers right back in the Olshey/CJ bind. A single player that would 'potentially' make Portland a contender would be a top-10-top-15 player....Like Tatum, or Booker, or PG13. And Simons does not have value anywhere near the zip code of those kinds of players

    the chance that a .500 team could suddenly transform to a contender by trading their 2nd or 3rd best player is just about nil. But a team could certainly take a step in that direction by trading for a comparable player who is a much better fit
     
    wizenheimer, Jan 8, 2023
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    We are missing the guys who were supposed to be our 6th, 7th, and 8th men in our rotation.
     
    illmatic99, Jan 8, 2023
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    I always thought more players who can't find roster spots in the league anymore should consider becoming refs. Guys like Melo or Ed Davis or an Anthony Tolliver ..too many refs really suck these days
     
    riverman, Jan 8, 2023
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    Oh well there ya go then. No need to expect any wins anytime soon then right?
     
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    10 of next 11 are at home.
     
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    This is IF and its a big IF whether we can even win half of these home games,
     
    Blazinaway, Jan 8, 2023
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    Well....the next Laker game for sure
     
    riverman, Jan 8, 2023
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    Our record at home has been kind of iffy, Guru
     
    MickZagger, Jan 8, 2023
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    Don’t look now but the lowly Lakers and the upstart Thunder are nipping at our heels.

    That’s a well coached Thunder crew
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Too late. I looked.
     
    Chris Craig, Jan 8, 2023
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    so would DeRozan, LaVine, Anunoby or Kuzma going to make us contenders?
     
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