Game Thread Preseason Game #4 Blazers @ Warriors - October 15th 2021 - Friday - 7PM - RootTV- NBA TV

All I want is to see Dame get his ring. I will not be mad if he ask for a trade.

 

They gave up 41 to Curry and the guy played like a half a game.

 

Despite looking better early on, the Blazers get blown out again and finish the preseason without a victory. What specifically do they need to improve? The Blazers Uprise Postgame Show will break it all down.

 

Glad you showed up.
Was just posting wondering where you two guys are?

 

They are taking “preseason doesn’t matter” to a new level

 

No he is not.

 

What I don’t understand is why they are sitting guys when they need the game time to work on instilling the new systems. That’s what the preseason is for.

 

maybe we should have a predict Buillips first win thread?

 

He pick Curry’s pocket too many times in practice?

 

Avery still better than Blevins. Liangelo Ball is also available

 

Yeah and the only reason the Blazers lost the second quarter was because Steph is "Steph" so we might as well just expect that.
He got 41 points in just under 30 mins. You would think maybe they would have planned on trying to stop him?

 

Yeah he is.

 

Bradley hasn't been a great defender for a few years now. I doubt they waived him because he was simply too good at defense.

 

What team is looking for a C? Charlotte? Bring back Plumlee and Simmons in a 3way trade.

 

From what I can tell, the team has only a few players that are both A. good enough to be important components of a title contender and B. fit into the modern era of roster construction.

Those are Damian Lillard, Norm Powell, Larry Nance and Robert Covington.

CJ also could fit the bill, but probably not alongside Lillard. Nurkic doesn't make the cut for (B)...in any previous era, he could be a significant part of a winner, but he's not a good fit for this era. Unless you're truly special like Jokic or Embiid, big and lumbering centers are just too hard to integrate into a high level team defense. Zeller's like a whatever--sure, he could be on the bench for a good or bad team. I like him, but he's not a meaningful enough needle-mover to worry about. He's a good addition after you've done the hard work of building a top end starting unit, IMO.

 

I don't ask for much out of preseason - just something I can feel optimistic about........

Feck.

 

Curious what made you think this?

 

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