Game Thread GAME# 17: BLAZERS @ CAVALIERS - NOVEMBER 23, 2019 - SATURDAY, 5:00 PM, NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Nov 21, 2019.

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If you could cut one player on our roster (removing their contract from our cap), who would it be?

Poll closed Nov 24, 2019.
  1. Carmelo Anthony

    2.2%
  2. Kent Bazemore

    11.1%
  3. Mario Hezonja

    22.2%
  4. Skal Labissiere

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. CJ McCollum

    11.1%
  6. Anthony Tolliver

    33.3%
  7. Gary Trent Jr.

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. Hassan Whiteside

    8.9%
  9. Other Blazer not listed

    6.7%
  10. Nobody. I like all the players on the current roster.

    4.4%
  1. Blazers1977

    Blazers1977 Well-Known Member

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    aminu was an elite, team-first, defensive specialist role player of the exact sort teams need to win a championship. We dumped him for dick. We got Bazemore the stoner and mario the awkward Slav instead of a all-time great blazer role player. He was underrated as fuck and this season is showing that.
     
  2. TorturedBlazerFan

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    He looked better than many of the other players they played tonight when he has gotten an oppurtunity.

    Also Im not crapping on Aminu, by saying he’s an average role player, thats just basically the truth, but if you want to make it out to be that Aminu would save this team then, go ahead.
     
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  3. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    He thinks Aminu is Kawhi Leonard. Hopefully I'm not shitting on Aminu by saying that.
     
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    TorturedBlazerFan Well-Known Member

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    They didnt dump him, he got a contract somewhere else.
     
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    Blazers1977 Well-Known Member

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    wish Stotts would play Little and Trent for 40 min each so we could lose by 40 and be done with it. There are insanely heavy costs to playing both of these uninitiated rookie/sophomores that you guys simply refuse to acknowledge.
     
  6. GhostOfPGA

    GhostOfPGA The late great Paul Allen

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    I rather lose by 40 with young guys than 20 with vets
     
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    TorturedBlazerFan Well-Known Member

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    What they could lose??? Because of all those wins they've been getting playing the older guys.
     
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    Yes bc Kawhi is a “role player”

    Thanks for engaging with my actual argument and not a strawman you made up in an attempt to make me sound dumb. I can always count on you to elevate discussions to a higher level.
     
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    I’m still hoping that this team can turn it around. Remember a BRoy team that started 5-13 then In December they won 13 straight games. Still can happen.
     
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    GhostOfPGA The late great Paul Allen

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    And they finished 41-41 I think. Not exactly where we wanna be lol
     
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    AT's standing reach is 8' 11.5"

    Little 8' 8.5"
     
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    • blazers are doing very good, reach western finals for first time in 20 years.
    • You: “eureka! I’ve got it! trade/cut aminu and our other ‘average role players’ we will be FINE!”
    • We’re totally not fine. We are 5-13.
    • You: “hah! We didn’t need those role players! I showed you!
     
  13. TorturedBlazerFan

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    So who would you compare Aminu too. He was a good one on one defender. He was a very streaky shooter. He had some great moments as a Blazer. I just dont know how you can build an argument for him statistically that says he was an above average role player. Yeah he did his job ok most of the time, but he was never a good offensive option if teams paid any attention to him at all. He was good (sometimes), when teams would throw everything at Dame.
    Say the CBA didnt exist and they inserted Aminu for Tolliver how many more wins do you think they have right now? Maybe one or two?
    Seems like an unfair argument to just say no one can say anythint negative about Aminu without telling us what the goal posts are. Because so far he’s basically been a career ok role player IMO and its not crapping on him, its just how I perceive him.
     
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    please take your facts out of this conversation. BonesJones is here to dunk on me every time I comment and facts will not get in the way of that.
     
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    Again they didnt trade or cut him, he was a Free Agent, who got more in Orlando then the Blazers could pay him.
     
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    Last I checked, Aminu was leading the league in defensive rating.
     
  17. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    So do you want olshey fired?
     
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    GhostOfPGA The late great Paul Allen

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    Aminu is basically MKG/Roberson with a slightly better but still streaky shot
     
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    Shane Battier. Udonis Haslem circa 2006. Trevor Ariza.

    Edit: you don’t see the statistical argument, says the guy making excuses about stats from 6/7 of his playoff series... right
     
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    He’s also 369th in offensive rating..
     
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