Game Thread 2022-23 Game #69 - BLAZERS VS KNICKS - MARCH 14, 2023 - TUESDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

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  1. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    tanking fucking sucks. i hate it.

    but with the decisions this FO has made, it's our best shot. getting a meaningless win while we scratch and claw for the 11th seed is pointless.
     
    illmatic99, Mar 14, 2023
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    About the only player that could make a difference for this team without gutting the the team.
     
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    I talk about earning the minutes, because if these guys get bad happens and think they just deserve minutes because they were high draft picks it doesn't drive them to improve. People talk about no one caring besides Dame, which I don't think, but these young guys need to learn nothing is going to be given to them. They need to scrap and work and grow to get minutes, not just be a high pick.
     
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    I don't think it is out of Eubanks's capability. The role has been inconsistent, the team is a mental cluster, and I think he would do more in a defined role, again with a good team on a mission to do something other than tank.
    Watford is very young with a pretty unique skill set for a big guy and he could be a great distribution high post type of player for a second unit. He's going to get better too.
     
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    The problem is that tanking isn’t going to accomplish much. Adding a couple of good rookies is not going to get us to championship status.
     
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  6. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    will get us a helluva lot closer than we are now.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I don't think it's about adding rookies.

    I think it's about being able to trade a high lottery pick.
     
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    He shoots the ball pretty well from deep. He finishes around the basket well.

    He's not even 20 years old yet.

    This is not a good team, and yet we're running our starters out there 35+ minutes a game while letting our best young players rot on the bench. That's the worst of both worlds and you saying he needs to "earn the minutes" ahead of a bunch of guys who are not part of the future and are only part of a bad present is nonsensical.
     
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    I think it’s because Shaedon is already locked in with their long term plans. With Cam, they have a limited time to evaluate him before the end of the season.
     
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    Fuck ya!! Another loss! Let’s keep it up
     
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    It is not like he is not playing. He is averaging 20+ minutes a game. Only Dame, Ant and Grant have played more minutes then he has this season. It is not like the Kid is not playing. I agree the starters need to play less, but this narrative that is being pushed that Chauncey is not playing Sharpe is crazy. The 4th most minutes out of any Current Blazer played all season. Should the kid be getting 30 minutes 40 minutes? I don't think Ant is part of the Future, should Sharpe be playing more then Ant?
     
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    Mind blowing that the team with Powell, Melo and Kanter was much better than the current one. And that team was hard to watch
     
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    Ugh. Getting a high lottery pick to turn around and trade it would be such a big mistake for this team.
     
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    It’s all good. We need the losses
     
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    One thing that surprised me today was when they mentioned Sharpe is 3rd all time in Blazer history for 3's made by a rookie. Not sure what the numbers are but it's pretty impressive for a 19 year old getting 20min a game and known as a dunker.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I think we're going to go all-in and try to trade two picks and Simons or Sharpe for a star. I don't know who.
     
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    You said you haven't even seen him play, right?

    And you know he played seven minutes tonight, right?

    I can't tell if you're just trolling or what is going on.

    In terms of Simons: he's definitely part of this team's future in my opinion. He's only 23 years old, he just signed a four year deal in the offseason, and when the Blazers trade Dame and let Grant walk, he'd immediately become our best player and would probably put over 25ppg.
     
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    There's definitely a chance we do that... but it would be a huge mistake IMO.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I think there's two roads. There's trying to put a contender around Dame for one shot, which will require a serious upgrade in talent on this team.... or there's trading Dame and building for the future.

    Frankly, I'm not convinced that Jody or Joe are capable of executing either plan.
     
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    No I said I hadn't seen Wemby play.

    So we are basing the entire season on tonight?

    No just think it is crazy when people come in here and complain about him not playing when he is averaging 20 minutes a game. Who is that last Blazer rookie to average 20 minutes in their rookie season?

    I think Ant will be traded this offseason along with Nurk and a bunch of draft picks to upgrade the roster.
     
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