Game Thread GAME# 45: WARRIORS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 20, 2020 - MONDAY, 7:00 PM, TNT

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Grade the Bazemore/Tolliver/Two 2nd Rounders for Wendell, Ariza, Swanigan trade.

Poll closed Feb 2, 2020.

  1. A

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  2. B

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  3. B-

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  4. C+

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  5. C

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  6. C-

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  7. D+

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  8. D

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  9. D-

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  10. F

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  1. twobullz

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    Is Moses Brown hurt? What the Fuck only 2 minutes? hahaha

    Man Simon's has had 2.5 games to step up since CJ went down. Not sure if he is just playing timid? moment to big for him? Just seems other teams rooks and young players are stepping up and he is not.
     
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    It's just a game
     
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    calvin natt Confeve

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    What should they be doing, realistically? Tanking? With this much of the season left and possibly having Nurkic and Collins coming back and potentially being able to trade Hassan for another key piece?
     
    calvin natt, Jan 20, 2020
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    Career high for dame and we barely squeak by a tanking team.

    And people want to make the playoffs?
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    If the team is starting Simons and Little for the rest of the season they won't need to worry about that.
     
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    Yeah wtf was that. I was imagining he makes the layup and then Hezonja lands on him for a flagrant foul finding a way to blow the game.
     
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    Please come.
     
    Scalma, Jan 20, 2020
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    His minus 12 in those 2 minutes might explain it.
     
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    Dame scores a franchise high 61 and blazers win in overtime.....shaq, chuck and Kenny have absolutely nothing to say about it lol...
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    That's what she said.
     
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    They never know who anybody on the team is outside of dame, CJ and now melo.
     
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    Did you watch the game? Do you honestly feel that team is not playing hard? The warriors are decimated by injuries also but they are playing their hearts out every game and they are starting to gel and play well together. If you honestly felt they were trying to tank tonight then i don't know what to tell you?
     
    kjironman1, Jan 20, 2020
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    Portland is completely healthy and can’t have embarrassing games like this.
     
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    Having yet to crack 20 wins, no thanks.
     
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    I was just responding to the dude complaining about LIttle not playing. If anything Hoard maybe should have played more. He was +1. Dude should have been complaining about him only playing 10 minutes and have 7 boards.
     
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    True. Guess I was just thinking they would give dame a little acknowledgment and respect for an incredible game.
     
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    I have some thoughts about all that:

    over the last 5 games, Dame has averaged 39 minutes. That's a lot of minutes piled on top of the minutes he's played this season, which is piled on top of his double duty and heavy burden of being the #1 scoring option and the only guy that can run the offense...

    now, if Portland was trying to protect HCA late in the season, that could be justified. But I just don't think he should be logging all those minutes and yes, I know Portland would have lost tonight if Dame hadn't played every one of those 40 minutes in regulation. Lighten his load Stotts! Portland is 19-26...it wouldn't really matter if they were 16-29 with Dame not being ground into the floor
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    now, as for "wasting Dame's prime"...I used to think that. But here's the thing: Dame doesn't want Stotts replaced; Dame doesn't want CJ traded; in fact Dame doesn't want any of his teammates traded. He has that kind of loyalty, and yeah, it might be a little blind. But if he's pushing that angle with management, then Dame is a willing participant in wasting his prime because frankly, the Blazers need some major changes to elevate themselves into contender status

    So, if Dame values loyalty over his prime, and everything he's ever said indicates that's the case, then I'm not buying the wasting prime angle anymore. I don't really like the product Portland is putting on the floor, but as long as Olshey is in charge, this is what we get
     
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    Obviously.
     
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    Guys I want revenge and beat the Mavs next game
     
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    You are making 3 very big assumptions. 1) Nurk will not only be back, he will imediately return to playing at a high level. 2) Collins will actually make a difference. 3) Whiteside has significant trade value.
     
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