Game Thread GAME# 70: BLAZERS @ JAZZ - MAY 12, 2021 - WEDNESDAY, 6:30, ESPN & NBCSNW

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Other than Dame, which Blazer would you go to for the last shot if the Blazers were down 1 point?

Poll closed May 17, 2021.

  1. Carmelo Anthony

    14 vote(s)
    29.2%

  2. Robert Covington

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  3. Derrick Jones Jr

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. Enes Kanter

    1 vote(s)
    2.1%

  5. Nassir Little

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  6. CJ McCollum

    24 vote(s)
    50.0%

  7. Jusuf Nurkic

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  8. Norman Powell

    9 vote(s)
    18.8%

  9. Anfernee Simons

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  10. Other Blazer not listed

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. illmatic99

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    man i wouldn't mind olynyk off the bench for us next yr
     
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    I am getting very sleepy.... bye.
     
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    true fact
     
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    Nice win on the road, don't care the jazz were missing some players. The win still counts as 1, no partial victories. Also when you play defense you always give yourself a chance.
     
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    How would you suggest us obtaining him?
     
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    Infinity gauntlet
     
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    That was a great game to watch!
     
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    only way would be with the tax-MLE

    but Blazers have bigger decisions ahead with Zach and Kanter. It doesn't help that Nurkic and Zach seem so injury prone
     
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    Love the idea, but tax MLE is $6.3M next year. Olynyk makes $12.6M this year. I don't see him taking a 50% pay cut in his prime.
     
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    Fuck. I totally forgot Zach was on this team again. Wouldn't be surprised if he didn't come back until the middle of next season. It's always something with him.
     
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    That was my thought.

    The most optimistic thing I can say is: KO taking the tax-MLE to come to Portland is unlikely.
     
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    I think it's worth repeating:

    I never liked the idea of Melo in Portland (even in his prime). When we signed him for the minimum, I still thought it was a bad move.

    I was wrong. For the vet-minimum, this guy gets way too much slander.
     
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    Why the tax-MLE, we stayed out of the tax so don't we get the full MLE again?
     
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    I'm more mad at olshey than Melo. Melo will lose us a playoff game probably, and that'll be olshey and stotts fault.
     
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    if Houston comes back to win this tonight, we might be able to pick our opponent in the playoffs with some chicanery

    that is insane.
     
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    I’m scared of the Clippers so I picked Denver
     
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    doesn't look like we'll get any help. we might need that last game against the nuggets just to avoid a play in.
     
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    I understand the dislike for Melo (I was that guy at one point), but he's contributed positively to us winning more than Olshey's marquee signing of DJJ. From a pure value standpoint, I could argue it was Olshey's best move this summer; which is also a scary thought.
     
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    Rockets only down 2 with 70 seconds left.
     
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    Rockets up 1!!!
     
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