OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: APRIL 2023

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  1. DDolla

    DDolla Well-Known Member

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    Udoka new Rockets coach
     
    DDolla, Apr 24, 2023
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    Murray suspended for a game. (Hawks)

    Ime Udoka hired as HOU coach.
     
    Predator, Apr 24, 2023
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    Hide yo wife, hide yo kids!!
     
    Haakzilla, Apr 24, 2023
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    Can the Bucks come back from a 3-1 deficit?
     
    Cugel, Apr 24, 2023
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    I don't think so. Knicks will be in the ECF
     
    inconceivable, Apr 24, 2023
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Sure.
     
    Chris Craig, Apr 24, 2023
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    Playoffs are crazy.
     
    Cugel, Apr 24, 2023
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    19 points from Butler in the final 5:16. Amazing
     
    PtldPlatypus, Apr 24, 2023
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    This is a horrible use of the challenge
     
    Predator, Apr 24, 2023
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    Can you imagine if there had been 2 secs left and LeBron’s shot counted??
     
    KingSpeed, Apr 24, 2023
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Actually the only one he blew the trade is probably is Powell. Roco can't even get off the bench with the clippers and Nance he just not that good and always hurt.
     
    James lamphear, Apr 25, 2023
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    My point wasn't just that the talent return was poor, which yes Powell is probably the worst in that regard.

    Not having role players, even if overpaid, or players on medium sized contracts hurts the Blazers "flexibility" to improve the roster. Even if Nance is overpaid, if he is on an expiring contract he could've been traded with a pick to bring in a starter. Ingels could've been resigned without using any MLE or trade exception. Bledsoe could've been flipped for a player on a longer contract. Ant and dead salary could've been traded to a rebuilding team to bring in two veteran role playing starters with superior defense.

    The Blazers lost flexibility to upgrade the roster a year and half ago at the trade deadline, lost more last summer, lost more flexibility month ago at this season trade deadline; and now in the years ahead have far fewer options to upgrade players. Cronin claims the Blazers received flexibility in the Clippers trade; while the team actually now has the exact opposite. That is why the recent rhetoric of trying to "go for it" now and win with Dame is so ridiculous. The time to make those decisions and start taking actions to achieve those goals was when the Blazers fired Neil. Instead the team took actions that primarily and secondarily cut costs; and finally reduced flexibility to add win now veteran players. Cronin has put himself in a corner with no way out. Its ridiculous that so many fans have supported his poor actions while blaming everything on bad luck, injuries, unfair trade partners, or Olshey
     
    SharpesTriumph, Apr 25, 2023
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    Glad to see IME get hired.
     
    Hoopguru, Apr 25, 2023
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    I agree. Roco and Nance are trash. You probably don’t get much for them. But Powell? He’s a damn good player. He was let go for nothing. Not even for a protected 1st
     
    AldoTrapani, Apr 25, 2023
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    He won’t last long if they don’t get Harden back or win the lottery.
     
    KingSpeed, Apr 25, 2023
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    We the North! Not Toronto.
     
    tlongII, Apr 25, 2023
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    Thye have some nice young players but yeah winning the lottery would be huge for him or any team.
    Harden?
     
    Hoopguru, Apr 25, 2023
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    Haakzilla, Apr 25, 2023
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