2021 Blazers Training Camp

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  1. AldoTrapani

    AldoTrapani Well-Known Member

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    How you know Nas is injury prone is the guy barley has minutes under his career and still finds himself always hurt..

    Don’t count on him
     
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    It could also be that they are required to give a reason for not playing as in fake injury?
     
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    They used "rest" as the reason for Dame.

    Its possible it could be very minor hamstring issue and he would be active in a regular season game.

    I agree with others, Hamstring isn't something you want to see as even a minor injury though.
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    Its just rest. Jokic is playing every other game too. Plus the coaching staff wants to see what they have with the rest of the team. It's about evaluation, not wins.
     
  5. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    If anyone needs more time for evaluation though, it's Nas.
     
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    That is what i was thinking.
     
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    The season starts in 9 days against the same team. My guess is they want to give Chriss, Smith, and Patterson some major minutes tonight before releasing 2-3 of them so they can catch on somewhere else.

    I was not impressed with Chriss's last game. Hopefully, with some major minutes, he can show more. We need a big.
     
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  8. Scalma

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    my theory based on nothing but a feeling is that smith has already made the team and they’re gonna let the rest showcase for other teams before cutting them.
     
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    Chriss is terrible and so is Smith. Cut them both
     
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    its gonna be dennis smith jr, its not official, but they know it already

    chauncey billups spoke about him days ago, it sounded like hes going to be part of the rotation
     
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    These are guys who couldn't even get a vets' minimum contract. It would be a nice surprise if they weren't terrible!
     
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    Well then what he has put in they need right before they can on with something else.
     
  13. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    Coach Chauncey also spoke a lot about Patterson.
     
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    Simons looks significantly better. If he plays like this in the regular season he pretty much forces a decision. CJ or Simons. Those are our best trade assets, so pick one and trade the other.
     
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    When is our next game/s?
     
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    Tommorow against the Suns and friday against GS
     
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    It kind of depends on who we are trading for since there is about a 25 million dollar difference in their 2 salaries.
     
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    no way?
     
  19. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    The idea of dealing CJ and going with Dame/Powell, Smith/Simons guard rotation is sounding better and better to me.
     

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