Game Thread 2022-23 Game #75 - BLAZERS VS PELICANS - MARCH 27, 2023 - MONDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

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  1. blazerfan11

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    I almost bet the house on that!

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    blazerfan11, Mar 27, 2023
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    Losing the pick, winning the pick. Big deal. It’s not going to make much difference either way, believe me. This team is a long, long way from being a contender.
     
    Bingo Bango, Mar 27, 2023
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    I have really hard times understanding this team's philosophy. They were going all in and going young at the same time, fought for playoffs and tanked at the same time, so why can't they lose and do SOME coaching at the same time?
     
    robe, Mar 27, 2023
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    Lol
     
    Strenuus, Mar 27, 2023
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    I'm on board
     
    Strenuus, Mar 27, 2023
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    Portland is really good at making bad trades and tanking for picks. It will be almost impossible to not show improvement next season.
     
    Whyachi, Mar 27, 2023
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    Easy money
     
    Mediocre Man, Mar 28, 2023
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    John Butler's going to play more than five minutes? We'll bring the game to your home.
     
    PCmor7, Mar 28, 2023
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    Not going to make much difference?? We could draft a star or trade for a star with this pick! We’re not tanking for nothing.
     
    KingSpeed, Mar 28, 2023
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    This is better than the end to last season.
    We have Sharpe to watch instead of Blevins and Elleby, and the Tank looks like it's going to be more effective.
     
    blazerfan11, Mar 28, 2023
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Thybulle is an absolute KEEPER! Love this kid’s game. If you are expecting any offense out of him, you don’t understand the game. What he does is so important to winning. Reminds me of Stacy Augman.
     
    THE HCP, Mar 28, 2023
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    This guy seems really frustrated. He must have thought we were going to win this game. Wonder how he’ll handle the rest of the season.
     
    THE HCP, Mar 28, 2023
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    You bought season tickets for THIS season? Wow.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    SHIT!!!!!!!
     
    THE HCP, Mar 28, 2023
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    And yet you’ll unfortunately continue to show up and complain every day regardless?
     
    THE HCP, Mar 28, 2023
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    I believe I read many posts like this about a year ago on here.
     
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    CJ was kind of an ass in the post game, especially considering he's on a play-in team, not a top seed; a team that has gone 74-83 over the last 2 seasons

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    seems like people are holding Portland, and the moves it makes, to what I consider is a false gauge of 'are they a contender now'. Practically speaking it was only a little more than a year ago that Portland finally stopped allowing Olshey to dig a deeper and deeper hole. The dismantling of that dysfunctional roster + terrible assets and prospects started last February. It's well beyond unrealistic to expect the Blazers could transform from dysfunctional--->functional, and from bad assets--->good assets in a year.

    Portland was in a terrible situation last January, and it was painfully obvious, that they were going to have to get worse before they could hope to find a path to get better. You can debate whether or not the path their plotting is a good path; I have my doubts too. But in my mind there was absolutely no doubt at all that dismantling that idiot team of last January was absolutely necessary. I'd much rather have the prospect of the high lottery picks of last year and this, than the long shot of advancing to a near-certain 1st round exit out of a play-in slot. And that's where Portland was

    there's some hope now. Sure it could be argued it's faint hope, but it's still there. Last January's team offered no hope at all
     
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    wizenheimer, Mar 28, 2023
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    This forum is big enough for both of you to complain daily.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Mar 28, 2023
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    I think if he played from the start of the season, he would've eventually been the starter from the get-go. People seem to forget that Doc Rivers is an idiot who ruins players.
     
    julius, Mar 28, 2023
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    it does take big forum to fit HCP. A wide entry too
     
    wizenheimer, Mar 28, 2023
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