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  1. blazerfan11

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    looks like 6th in the lottery is the best Portland can do. They won't 'catch' Orlando

    a couple of ill-timed wins can certainly push Portland to 8th or 9th in the lottery
     
  3. KingSpeed

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    Yep and we play Utah, NOP, and OKC. In bubble, we were 3.5 games behind 8th with 8 games to play and we pulled it off.
     
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    I believe that's where we finished last year, then we moved back one at the lottery.
    Don't believe it benefitted Dame Time and unless we luck out and get a top 3 pick not sure it will again this year?
    I'm guessing we package the pick and some to acquire a proven front line player as Dame Time time requires some immediate talent help.
     
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    Maybe we could trade the Blazers pick for a proven player like Josh Hart.
     
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    Or we sign him as a fa.
     
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    Orlando (5th lottery spot) won today over the Clippers, so they move to 2.5 games below the Blazers.
     
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    I dunno. Lillard or not, the style of play we have been playing, we don’t stand a chance against too many teams. The way the Rockets have been playing they’d route us.
     
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    MickZagger Well-Known Member

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    I still believe this to be true. D’oh
     
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    I can definitely understand the hype for Miller. He will be an ideal SF in the NBA
     
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  11. theprunetang

    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    Really seems like a Paul George clone. Would 100% draft him.
     
  12. KingSpeed

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    The team Dame scored 71 on?
     
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    do not win any more games this season Blazers.
     
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    Since Blazers and Magic play, the Blazers are one Magic win from controlling their destiny for the 5/6th pick. Two Magic wins from having it outright.

    Time to go full on tank!
     
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    two Orlando wins while Portland goes win-less in two games still doesn't put the two teams in a tie since Portland is 3 games ahead/behind in the loss column

    and for lottery tiebreakers, head-2-head doesn't matter. Identical records are settled by a coin flip

    Orlando looks to have the harder remaining schedule, and I am doubting that the Blazers will shut Dame down. I'm pretty skeptical that the Blazers can climb to 5th in the lottery; they may have trouble holding on to 6th
     
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    So we can have a Paul George clone and a Tracy McGrady clone?
     
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    We could be only 1.5 games behind Orlando in the tank if/when we lose to the Clippers and if the Magic can beat the Lakers.
     
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    So are the Blazers once you get past Dame.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    almost certain dame hurt his wrist today. keep an eye on that
     
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    Dame needs to play in 2 more games for all nba teams ... a little load management needed until then for Ant ... Jerami. Nurkic can play well and remind others he can still play. Then full tank-o-rama with Dame.
     
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