How hard will the Blazers try to lose tonight?

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  1. Bingo Bango

    Bingo Bango Well-Known Member

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    Should be amusing/pathetic to watch. Who will sit for significant minutes when they should be playing? Who else will go on the injury list? Who will blow the winning shot if it comes to that? This is a game the Blazers need to lose to help secure the Knick’s first round pick, so it’s all hands on deck to make sure the team gets one in the L column.
     
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    in theory, the Knicks are just better than us, i don't know about Brunsons status right now, he's been out the last couple of games. But yes, this is a must lose game for us, for our own draft pick and to help the Knicks to make the Playoffs. They are 3 games ahead of Miami, but they play against each other twice, so Miami could still catch them, and we want the Knicks to make the Playoffs without the Playin
     
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    I mean we want that so we don't have to stress out but we probably would love the Knicks to make the playoffs from the play-in just because that would make our pick higher.
     
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    How hard is it to post in the game thread that Chris Craig did such a good job making?
     
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    Hart will lead the game in boards.
     
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    I just know the crowd probably give Josh Hart a standing ovation in his first game back here. Makes zero sense to win this game although I think they'll try...I think they are losing organically, not intentionally which is how it should be.
     
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    Honestly who cares at this point? I don't, may as well get the best draft pick possible.
     
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    Trick question. The players will bust their asses to win
     
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    Every player looking to stick in the offseason...Cam and Matisse aren't going to let a draft pick take their job is they can help it...Neither will Watford or Nas ...Sharpe and Walker probably are in no danger of that ..Get to see if Ryan from Villanova is the next Steve Blake or Tim Frazier. See if Knox can score 14 against rotation players or not. It's tryouts for training camp now.
     
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    What you talkin bout...Willis?

    Players are screwing their own careers to help future players and coaches. Don't you know how this shit works?
     
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    the ones who are "healthy" enough to give it a go will give it their all

    STOMP
     
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    Real Pro Players always play to win. Can't say the same for coaches or GM's, however.
     
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    Watford watch !! Trendon had some serious garbage time stats piling up last game, until he hurt his foot and had to stop playing.
     
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    Definitely thread worthy because this is the last game of the season, right?

    Learn.
     
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    This should be its own thread.
     
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