Why didn't Tolliver play against OKC?

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  1. swish3

    swish3 Well-Known Member

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    The Blazers played only 8 in the loss to OKC. The Blazer website report on the game included the following.
    "With CJ McCollum sitting out with a left ankle sprain suffered in the first quarter of Friday night's loss to the Mavericks and both Kent Bazemore and Anthony Tolliver not with the team, Terry Stotts was left with just eight players for Saturday night's game. "

    Tolliver contributed a lot in the previous 2+ games, with valuable swish3s, communication, defense, rebounds, and notable hustle. Why was Tolliver included in the OKC game?
     
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    He got traded over night to the Kings with Baze

    no doubt conditions of trade are don’t play & risk injury
     
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    They could have just done the trade one day later though.
     
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    The trade isn't complete until next week, so I didn't expect this protective action yet. There must be more restrictions on players than I expected.

    We sure could have used Tolliver's swish3 scoring and energy in the OKC game!
     
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    swish3 Well-Known Member

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    If keeping Tolliver out of this game was a consequence, I agree with you. Why not announce the trade tomorrow?
     
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    Because Gabriel can’t be traded until Tuesday.
     
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    OK. Better yet! Don't announce this until Tuesday. Then we could have played Tolliver, both against OKC and GSW.
     
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    There’s a reason why players get taken out the minute a trade is agreed to. An injury would most likely nix the entire deal. And obviously there’s no way of guaranteeing that the players in the deal would make it through another game without one, especially a blazer.
     
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    It was already decided. It would have to be thia way regardless.

    And tolliver is fucking awful. We lose anyway.
     
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    Players involved ina trade usually sit to preserve health.
     
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    And mike @Strenuus said. Tolliver would not have been the difference...

    How is Meyers doing in Miami?
     
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    Quite well actually. He is the starter on a winning team and shooting at a high percentage.
     
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    He’s a de facto starter. He’s not really a part of their closing lineups. He’s doing worse in Miami than in Portland. He rebounds like a wing. Miami is or definitely should be looking to upgrade.
     
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    He started in the game against us.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    He's a decent rebounder. It's one of the very few things he does well.
     
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    His contested rebound percentage is laughable and his total rebound percentage is more along the lines of a small forward. He’s an awful rebounder for his position. Don’t be fooled by the boards he racks up when no one is around him.
     
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    You don't watch the games like I do. When he wants a rebound there's very few that can take it away. I've seen that from my vantage point in row B behind the visiting team. I've also seen plenty of this on TV during our away games. He's got plenty of faults but I couldn't count rebounding, especially defensive rebounding as one of them. He's been getting about one rebound every four minutes played. Not stellar numbers but still decent when considering he's a power forward and not a center.
     
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    Thank god I don’t.
     
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    No one is around him because everyone knows they have no chance of getting the rebound. I’m not kidding. If I was standing there, the opposition would get the board but with Meyers standing there, they know they have no chance so they get back on D.
     
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