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

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Jan 17, 2017.

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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

    5 vote(s)
    11.1%

  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. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Didnt miss any defense, or coherency from the players.
     
    Strenuus, Jan 18, 2017
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    You did not miss anything. The Blazers have not played any basketball for a week.
     
    oldfisherman, Jan 18, 2017
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    How's your NBA2K17 experience?
     
    BigGameDamian, Jan 19, 2017
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    Cippy91 Habitual Line Stepper

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    Autocorrect. Very much is
     
    Cippy91, Jan 19, 2017
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    Is he? He says all the right things, but he doesn't lead by actions, or he'd step his defense up a lot. IMO, a leader, knowing we need to play better defense, would set that example on that end of the floor.
     
    Mediocre Man, Jan 19, 2017
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    Really glad I missed this game.
     
    illmatic99, Jan 19, 2017
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    What if "the best player you can get" is someone like Ricky Rubio?
     
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    Better defense and better playmaking! CJ becomes our #1 scoring option, with a defensive-minded, pass-first PG? There are worse things that could happen.

    (Because people aren't picking up on my subtle sarcasm, there's no way I'd trade Dame for Rubio. But you have to admit, there's a nugget of truth in that sarcasm.)
     
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    Yes he is and I think he has shown it. I know this forum is on a hate dame narrative at the moment because he hasn't been playing well but as you all were on the trade CJ wagon a while back ago to "cj is better than dame", so up and down this place. Logic. Yes Dame isn't good on defense, not a mystery. Doesn't make him any less of a leader. He has lead by a bunch of actions, you are purely basing this off the fact he isn't great at defense. You couldn't name anything else that would make him less of a leader
     
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    The trade cj wagon will never get un-hitched.

    (You may have fun with that comment)
     
    Strenuus, Jan 19, 2017
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    He wanted us to draft Leonar_

    That in itself is inexcusable for a so called leader
     
    Mediocre Man, Jan 19, 2017
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