Game Thread GAME# 67: MAGIC @ BLAZERS - MARCH 12, 2016 - SATURDAY, 7:30 PM (PST), KGW

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Which seed do you predict the Blazers will get at the end of the season?

Poll closed Mar 13, 2016.

  1. 5th

    5 vote(s)
    15.6%

  2. 6th

    15 vote(s)
    46.9%

  3. 7th

    11 vote(s)
    34.4%

  4. 8th

    1 vote(s)
    3.1%

  5. Blessed with a lottery pick

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    [​IMG]




    2015-16 Regular Season Record
    ORLANDO MAGIC
    28 - 36
    (11-20 Road)
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    34 - 32
    (20-12 Home)



    ______________________________
    ---------    PROBABLE STARTERS---------

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    [​IMG] PG [​IMG]
    C.J. WATSON VS DAMIAN LILLARD

    [​IMG] SG [​IMG]
    VICTOR OLADIPO VS C.J. McCOLLUM

    [​IMG] SF [​IMG]
    EVAN FOURNIER VS AL-FAROUQ AMINU

    [​IMG] PF [​IMG]
    AARON GORDON VS NOAH VONLEH

    [​IMG] C [​IMG]
    DEWAYNE DEDMON VS MASON PLUMLEE


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    WHEN: 7:30 PM (PST), SATURDAY, 3/12/2016​


    WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR
    [​IMG]



    TV BROADCAST:
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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    -----------------------------------------------------------------



    --------------BENCH--------------

    ORLANDO MAGIC
    [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
    NAPIER , CUNNINGHAM, MARBLE
    [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
    HEZONJA , ILYASOVA , NICHOLSON , SMITH

    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
    ROBERTS , HENDERSON , CRABBE , CONNAUGHTON
    [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
    HARKLESS , LEONARD, DAVIS , KAMAN



    INJURIES
    MAGIC
    Brandon Jennings (Achilles soreness): OUT
    Elfrid Payton (sprained right elbow): OUT
    Nikola Vučević (strained right groin): OUT
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    NONE


    HEAD COACHES
    [​IMG] - VS – [​IMG]
    SCOTT SKILES --- TERRY STOTTS



    :reading:OFFICIAL MAGIC'S GAME NOTES
    :reading: OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​


    [​IMG]​
     
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    Darkwebs, Mar 12, 2016
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  2. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Why is the choice on the poll, "out of the playoff picture" when the more accurate wording should be "blessed with a lottery pick" ?
     
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  3. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    LOL. Good point. I'll edit it.
     
    Darkwebs, Mar 12, 2016
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    This should be ours but we shouldn't overlook this team. If we come out flat or without energy we'd be in trouble. It's an important game for our seedings, need to not stumble here before we play in OKC two days later
     
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    Blazers have now lost 4 of the last 5 games. Almost 5 in a row really but fortunately we pulled off an OT win on Tuesday.

    This is all comes back to my question.

    Are we sure we really need to make the playoffs? Smh
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Yes.
     
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    Trap Game. Very tired now and the Magic will want this for sure. Hope they can pull it together and get this one. Don't lose to the Warriors Twice.
     
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    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    Still not sure they will but yes i believe if they can they should. Very tough next two weeks in front of them.
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Coming from someone who was pro tank until about a month ago, making the playoffs would be a good thing. I don't think we're finding another CJ (in terms of a good fit for a position) in the teens that often.
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    And WTF is this 7:30 tip again. WHY? What is the purpose of a 7:30 tip that ISN'T national television?!?!
     
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  11. 42N8Bounce

    42N8Bounce Red Hot And Rebuilding

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    It's certainly a fair question, and a tough one. My take:
    1. I enjoy watching the team win. I have a hard time rooting for them to lose for any reason.
    2. Chip and a chair. If you don't make it to the table, you have no chance of winning. I enjoy the playoffs. Yes, that may mean getting our buts kicked, but I still enjoy rooting for my team.
    3. I think building a winning culture outweighs tanking.
    4. I think the positive news from this team making the playoffs this year will help attract better quality free agents.
    5. We lose our pick soon either way. I say get it over with and move on. Yes, I'd rather have the pick earlier than later, but that's a minor factor to me since the development of a draft pick in the late lottery typically takes 3-4 year.

    With that being said, lets win this game tonight!
     
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    Hopefully tunchi actually reads this with an objective mind, because this is really well said.
     
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    I too was Pro Pick, but we've been in the PO picture for far too long to look back to the lottery now. POs or bust!
    With that said, I do trust that Olshey can more easily improve the team if he has a pick to work with. I wouldn't be shocked if there's a rookie PF or SF that could contribute more than our current PF/SF...but I think using the pick in a trade would be more likely.
     
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    ORL has multiple players banged up who may or may not play. Some are listed as questionable but the biggest one is their starting Center is out for sure.
     
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    We should win this through intimidation and bold force. th Protect this house.jpg
     
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    Make a little birdhouse in your soul.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I was pro pick so long as there was a decent statistical chance we could get into the early lottery. Considering the best we could do now is late lottery, and factoring in the value of playoff experience, I am 100% for getting the highest playoff seed we can.
     
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    Great night for us. Rockets, Grizz, and Mavs all lost.
     
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    And yet we're still 6th in West.
     
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    Hey @SlyPokerDog are you going to this game? I think I'm in the suite just behind the island of misfit press.
     
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