Game Thread 2023-24 Game #2 - BLAZERS VS MAGIC - OCTOBER 27, 2023 - FRIDAY - 7:00 PM PST - ROOT

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  1. Phatguysrule

    Phatguysrule Well-Known Member

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    Could have beaten Orlando tonight...
     
    Phatguysrule, Oct 27, 2023
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Yes, the 9 and 73 76ers had no one on that team that *maybe* 3 players on it that had passable NBA careers after that season. Most of their roster was out of the league a year or 2 later.

    That roster was historically bad.

    There are 3 players on the team alone that could average 20 ppg this season and beyond.

    There was no one on that 76ers team, iirc, that went on to average 20 ppg for any season subsequently.
     
    julius, Oct 27, 2023
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    Thybulle is one of those guys that looks good on a good team but looks basic on a a bad team.
     
    MickZagger, Oct 27, 2023
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    Which should make him valuable to a contender once he is eligible to be traded.

    We will probably be saying that a lot this year against teams that are not playoff bound. Definitely need to find our identity.
     
    Charcoal Filtered, Oct 27, 2023
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Don’t forget that Thybulle has a no trade clause for this year.
     
    Natebishop3, Oct 27, 2023
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    We might just win 12 games this year
     
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    I got Blazers winning ~22 by trade deadline. Ayton will find a groove. Scoot & Sharpe will combine superpowers eventually. Brogdon and Williams are talented bench players. Grant is due to hit a bunch of shots soon. And hopefully Simons will be back in December.

    during the All-Star break... Trade master Cronin will have 29 different cell phones with all the NBA logos charged up and ready to find draft picks.
     
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    He did not seem thrilled that the Blazers matched, so I do not see him blocking a trade.
     
    Charcoal Filtered, Oct 27, 2023
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    that presser was strange. There was a seat missing in the middle. Better angles for photos? Matisse with Chauncey, and Cronin with Grant. Big smile, everyone say "moneey".
     
    Whyachi, Oct 27, 2023
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    Trade him. I honestly think Camara gives you more already.
     
    AmirIcon, Oct 27, 2023
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    Yes, the ever so shuffling deck of chairs that is the Blazers.

    Trivia questions on who’s rights we once had 20 years from now
     
    MickZagger, Oct 27, 2023
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  12. DUB

    DUB Da, da da, da dah!

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    Well, that was better than last game. Not that that’s saying much.

    My issue isn’t with the losses, it’s that there’s no discernible game plan, and hasn’t been for Chauncey’s tenure.

    Unless taking turns iso-ing, and an occasional zone counts as a game plan.

    If any of you can see the game plan, please educate me; preferably with video.
     
    DUB, Oct 27, 2023
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    Guess we all have a little Johan Petro in all of us...
     
    AmirIcon, Oct 27, 2023
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    DUB Da, da da, da dah!

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    Well, yeah. Anyone who expected any different is just setting themselves up for disappointment.
     
    DUB, Oct 28, 2023
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    DUB Da, da da, da dah!

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    Going to a Halloween party tonight, wearing my Trail Blazers jersey, no one else will come close to matching the horror.
     
    DUB, Oct 28, 2023
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    Sharpe will win MIP this season
     
    inconceivable, Oct 28, 2023
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    Terrible shooting. Get the ball to Ayton please. He needs 20 attempts per game.
     
    Cugel, Oct 28, 2023
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    That was my impression as well, with an occasional two man game that was painfully obvious and predictable. Had heard that we were going to be passing the ball more but saw a lot of dribbling.
     
    Charcoal Filtered, Oct 28, 2023
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    Orlando has a nice little team. Solid young players at every position. But it's a bit alarming that they were us about 3 years ago and they're only now getting decent.
    (On the downside for them, I don't think they have a star star. Wagner and Banchero are low-level all stars at best.)
     
    Rastapopoulos, Oct 28, 2023
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    Hot take.

    This team needs Nate McMillian right about now.
     
    kjironman1, Oct 28, 2023
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