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  1. Phatguysrule

    Phatguysrule Well-Known Member

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    LeBron is the GM so... He should have gotten himself more help...
     
    Phatguysrule, Mar 16, 2022
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    I see Zach Collins is still garbage
     
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    Raptors looks good with all that length
     
    DDolla, Mar 17, 2022
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  4. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Suns without Paul, Nuggets without Murray, Lakers without AD, Clippers without PG and Kawhi.

    Our timing for this West Coast swing couldn't have been better.
     
    speeds, Mar 17, 2022
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    PtldPlatypus, Mar 18, 2022
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    Remember when we gave up two first rounders for RoCo? And one of them was for the draft literally the day after the trade? And pretty much the consensus view was that if Saddiq Bey was there, we'd take him?

    Pepperidge Farm remembers.



    Ah well. Hard to begrudge the sorry-ass Pistons a bit of draft fortune (especially after they used a high lottery pick on Killian Hayes.)

    But I swear to god if we compound that fuckup by taking Jerami Grant off the Pistons' hands for ANOTHER draft pick, I will FUCKING begrudge so hard.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Mar 18, 2022
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    EXACTLY why I don't want to trade a pick to get Grant. Went into that discussion a bit more in the Lottery thread with some input from various other people I've had conversations with.
     
    TBpup, Mar 18, 2022
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    Anyone care to quote that section for us cheap people?
     
    Rastapopoulos, Mar 18, 2022
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    The NBA's funniest subplot has been the Portland Trail Blazers hanging in the play-in race despite the organization doing everything short of experimenting with 4-on-5 to boost its lottery odds.

    The Blazers have lost eight of nine, with six losses coming by at least 30 points -- and they're still only one game out in the loss column!

    Portland has either traded or shut down everyone you know aside from Josh Hart -- playing inspired two-way ball, and a candidate for Most Improved Player -- and two former lottery picks in Justise Winslow and Ben McLemore.

    But the Blazers play hard, and even organizations deep in tank mode discover interesting things. Portland has something in Watford. He's providing steady work at power forward, and as a very undersized center.

    Watford reads the game, and moves his feet well enough to switch some on defense. He fights on the glass.

    He has gorgeous touch on floaters. That is most useful after catching pocket passes:

    Watford flicks up this bad boy out of all kinds of actions: face-up drives; coast-to-coast takes, some with Eurosteppy finishes; quarterback keeper-style fake handoffs; and via a bruising post-up game that has proven effective against guards on switches:

    Watford has nailed 51% from floater range. He's averaging 17 points over Portland's last seven games.

    Watford probably tops out as a solid backup, but that's a nice find; Portland nabbed Watford on a two-way deal after he went undrafted, and then bumped him up to a three-year contract.
     
    blazerkor, Mar 18, 2022
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  10. illmatic99

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    Zach Lowe showing once again why he is the most knowledgeable and thorough national NBA reporter.
     
    illmatic99, Mar 18, 2022
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    speeds, Mar 18, 2022
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    Are the Spurs tanking?
     
    DDolla, Mar 18, 2022
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    The Raptors up by 3 with 10 secs. Russ stole the ball and instead of fouling they let him shoot a 3. Overtime and they lost…. Smh
     
    DDolla, Mar 18, 2022
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    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    Russ has become so pathetic, I was actually happy for him when he hit that game-tyer.
    Alas, lakers gonna laker.
     
    Wade Garrett, Mar 18, 2022
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  15. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Sucks. He hit the side of the backboard on his previous attempt!
     
    speeds, Mar 18, 2022
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  16. illmatic99

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    WTF was Stotts doing with Diaw at the Jazz-Clippers game? So random.

    I think Terry coached Boris in ATL... maybe?


     
    illmatic99, Mar 18, 2022
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  17. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    He was also in the back hallway in SLC the other night. Also in Indy 2 weeks ago.
     
    THE HCP, Mar 18, 2022
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    THE HCP, Mar 19, 2022
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    in case people aren't aware....Dame has had 4 FEWER seasons than those other 3 guys. I'd like to see a comparison from when Dame entered the league
     
    wizenheimer, Mar 19, 2022
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    My post wasn’t comparing them. Just showing how clutch these future hall of famers careers have been.
     
    THE HCP, Mar 19, 2022
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