Game Thread Game #35 - BLAZERS VS JAZZ - DECEMBER 29, 2021 - WEDNESDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT SPORTS

well, i guess the one positive of this is Scott Brooks is a veteran head coach.

 

This can be the Blazers' championship game. Shock the world and win it!

 

As far as the poll question goes, this season isn't over, we're only 4 games out from having sole possession of the fifth seed but that's not important. If we make the playoffs and own all of our first rounders going forward or if we miss the playoffs and get to use this year's pick or package it in a trade is kind of a push to me. The important part of this season is right now until February 10th and how we start to set ourselves up for the team's future which I still think is with Dame.

If Cronin is going to keep the GM job then he's going to have to pull off some shit that gets us a Simmons or Turner and LeVert or something that hasn't been talked about that would equally impact the trajectory of this franchise. He has to split up Dame and CJ. He likely needs to trade RoCo and Nurk for the best fit and value that he can get. He has to make decisions on everyone else too.

Cronin should pretty obviously move CJ, RoCo and Nurk but what's not as obvious is if he should move Ant (he probably should), if he should move Norm and if he should move Larry. He should be shopping everyone not named Dame or Nas, in my opinion. After the dust settles on 2/10, then the team assesses what we have, Dame's health and how far out from a decent playoff seed we are. That should inform the team on if we make a hard push for the rest of the season into the playoffs or just try different shit in games to see what works best for the new roster, get them clicking for the future and at the same time make sure all of our key pieces get or stay healthy by giving them ample rest (load management).

 

This game isn't likely a win for us. It would be shocking if we did win it but crazier things have happened. If things go the way they should the tank crown will have something to cheer about.

 

Chris Craig, the king of team spirit polls! So we are going with Larry Nance and Greg Brown against Hassan Whitesidee and Rudy Gobert.....where's your confidence man!!!!!!!!!!!!11

 

If he had 3 stills for the Blazers he was bootlegging...that means he had to be lifelong alcoholic pt guard Rod Strickland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

 

How long do you think we will be in the gym before the Jazz completely run us out of it? I'm gonna go with 1 quarter.

 

The writing been on the wall for a couple of years about this team it's just come to realize this year it's becoming reality that we just not that good the way this was constructed by Olshey.

 

The Jazz are by far the best offensive team in the league so far this season and they seem like fast starters (from the game I've looked in on, I haven't actually checked whether they are for the season) so I think by the end of the first quarter, it'll be something 37-22.

 

I crapped like a trailblazer right where she’s pointing. I’m sure of it.

 

Has this game been postponed one day for Covid? Cuz everything I am looking at has the game tomorrow, Wednesday.

 

Jazz by 50. Dame should have rested last game and also rest in this game.

 

Seems we could get Roco, watford, DSJ and mclemore back by Friday

 

CJ should be reevaluated on Friday and maybe he's made available for limited minutes to play himself back into game shape but I think that likely won't happen until the following Friday.

 

Over/Under 135.5 for the Jazz?