Game Thread GAME# 56: BLAZERS @ JAZZ - FEBRUARY 15, 2017 - WEDNESDAY, 6:00 PM (PST), KGW

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Grade the Plumlee trade

Poll closed Feb 21, 2017.

  1. A

    22 vote(s)
    31.9%

  2. A-

    6 vote(s)
    8.7%

  3. B+

    16 vote(s)
    23.2%

  4. B

    17 vote(s)
    24.6%

  5. B-

    4 vote(s)
    5.8%

  6. C+

    1 vote(s)
    1.4%

  7. C

    1 vote(s)
    1.4%

  8. C-

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  9. D+

    1 vote(s)
    1.4%

  10. D or lower

    1 vote(s)
    1.4%
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  1. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    @Darkwebs You have Meyers starting over Nurkic?
     
    Chris Craig, Feb 14, 2017
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Stotts has already said Nurkic would come off the bench at first
     
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    Nate #itsokaytobewhite #wakandaforever BANNED

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    I hate Brooklyn, for making Boston, so good.... god damn.
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I'll give the Plums trade a B grade for now. It has the potential to be an A+ or an F. Depends on how Nurkic plays, more so on who the pick turns out to be, if he turns out to be any good, or if we trade it and for who we trade it for...maybe Nurkic is a bust, maybe the pick is too, maybe plums becomes an All Star in Denver. We shall see.
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Last night on Talking Ball, Quick said he talked to Dame about how he's feeling out there, and Dame said his ankle has been bothering him, that this is the worst pain (discomfort?) he's ever felt in his ankle.

    Or at least that's what I thought I heard, as my back was to the TV and I was in the process of making this game thread, lol.

    If someone else caught the Quick segment, correct me if I'm wrong.
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Just played Blazers @ Jazz with current roster...won barely at 105-102

    Dame with 20 points
    CJ with 22 points
    Leonard with 10 points 7 rebounds
    Crabbe with 10 points
    Nurkic had 8 points 5 boards 1 block
    Vonleh 8 points 4 boards
    Harkless 8 points 3 blocks
    Aminu 8 points 6 boards, 2 blocks
    Layman 5 points, 2 rebounds
    Connaughton 2 points

    Hill lead the Jazz with 27 points

    Nurkic played 12 minutes

    Plus when I had Nurkic in the commentators started talking about his dad and how he's a bad ass police officer and 100 pounds heavier than Jusuf...
     
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    Take @SlyPokerDog with you. Last time, he tried to shave himself and....well.....

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    Sucks we still have to play the Jazz three more times this year. Hopefully Nurkic can neutralize some of the bigs with Utah.
     
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    It could really go either way. Though the Plumlee trade may have been a pendulum swing towards the lottery. We may have given Denver the 8th spot. Still, we are only two games back from the 8th seed. If we can put together a string of wins, not all together likely, but possible, we could find ourselves limping into the playoffs.

    Now if we keep losing, what's to say all the other shitty teams below us won't keep losing. I know Dallas wants to make the playoffs just to do it, so they will be trying, and Philly is desperate not to suck so they are going to keep trying. Miami has been winning as of late, though they finally lost yesterday. We will almost have to lose on purpose to finish worse than teams like the Lakers and Sun's. Even as crappy as we are we do have an easier schedule to finish out the season, but I guess even the Blazers can screw that up. We shall see. With injuries and imploding teams it's going to make getting up or down the hill harder than it looks.
     
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    Your fucked
     
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    Aminu doubtful with knee strain aka hello layman
     
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    Or knowing Stotts more minutes for connothing
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    The Blazers didn't lose Plumlee for nothing; they didn't pay him Allen Crabbe money and go into tax penalty hell; they got the kind of big, young center in return that many of us have been asking for; they got a first round draft pick; and they improved both their cap and trade flexibility now and in the future. Notwithstanding the view that Olshey brought this situation upon himself, this trade cannot ever be an 'F'. ;)

    :cheers:
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Hmm...how do you spell tank? ;)
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I mean, Napier and Connaughton both played in the fourth quarter of a close game. Or did I imagine that? ;)
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    M-E-Y-E-R-S
     
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    That was just a bad trip
     
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    Layman should at least be in game shape if Aminu is out...
     
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    Big time. To top it off, I went to OSU. At least they won a ship in baseball. That'll probably be the closest I get.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    It's unfortunate, because it looks like Aminu has sort of found his shot recently.
     
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