Game Thread GAME# 44: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - JANUARY 18, 2017 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

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Blazers are 7 games behind 7th place. Will they move beyond their current 8th seed by season's end?

Poll closed Jan 19, 2017.

  1. Probably

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  2. Possibly

    4 vote(s)
    8.9%

  3. Probably not

    17 vote(s)
    37.8%

  4. No

    19 vote(s)
    42.2%
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  1. Dougnsalem

    Dougnsalem not barf

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    I feel your pain....
     
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    I see this too, this roster is pretty mediocre
     
    Cippy91, Jan 18, 2017
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    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    Kind of brutal when you make Hibbert look like a hall of famer.
     
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    Cippy91 Habitual Line Stepper

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    How do we know he isn't one?
     
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  5. craigehlo

    craigehlo Elite Wing

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    Low hoops IQ is plaguing this team, tonight was a prime example. It's time for Stotts to go. Fair or not, the coach needs to be held accountable for this dumpster fire.
     
    craigehlo, Jan 18, 2017
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    Cippy91 Habitual Line Stepper

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    I agree with quick on dame not playing great the last month but you can't expect him to average 30 a game in hopes of lighting a fire within this team, I get it, he's the leader but this is an individual thing I see. Even when cj was playing elite for two weeks, there were still losses. Can't count on one player to help the rest. Only so much one can do and I think dame is at that point of frustration where his play reflects how the team is doing. Can't blame him honestly.
     
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    Dame is a lot like Kevin Love... Can be great offensively and put up good numbers but your team will struggle, both dont play much defense, both need to be 2nd or 3rd banana if you want to make a run at a title.
     
    chzbrgr, Jan 18, 2017
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    LoL... Keep developing guys!!
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Because the losses are proof and the wins are scarce? I don't know...
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    The irony.
     
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    I guarantee this is what will happen if/when we get blown out on Friday:

    "Remember we lost to them before starting to win big." You know who the poster will be.

    Like these two seasons have any correlation at all.
     
    Strenuus, Jan 18, 2017
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    Dame isn't a great leader?
     
    Strenuus, Jan 18, 2017
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    No, Olshey is. So get rid of Olshey. I hear Sam Hinkie's available, and his "process" is just bearing fruit in Philly. (Embiid>Dame OR CJ, and who knows how good Simmons is.)
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    These past 3 games has me feeling like...

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    CJ is not going to get you Cousins. So just put that out of your mind. CJ is a nice player, but undersized shooting guards who can't defend ain't exactly worth top-tier centers.
     
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    Just halfway through the second quarter....... hard to believe we lose as bad as we did. I can't wait to see how this unfolded. I seriously shouldn't catch the final score before watching the game. The nice thing is I get to look forward to all the negative posts./threads/trade Dame convo. (deservedly so.)
     
    rotary111, Jan 18, 2017
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  17. WillG

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    Trade Lillard, whilst he has the 'Star' moniker still, for the best player you can get. (ADavis or JButler please.)

    This shitiness is systemic and needs to be purged. Ergo Stotts needs to go too.
     
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    Yes, I saw him make a mistake that ended up with him turning the ball over, but he got down and fought for that ball; it was actually in dispute for a couple seconds as it got knocked around and not one other Blazer got in there and went after it.
     
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  19. UKRAINEFAN

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    I think they are talented enough if things go right for a long enough time that their confidence gets them going even more. I think that is what Lillard is trying to say. I think this kind of problem can happen especially with a jumpshooting team. It's true they are not talented enough and diverse enough to withstand difficulties.
     
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    Hey guys, here at the hotel in Philly......what did I miss?
     
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