Game Thread 2023-24 PRESEASON - BLAZERS @ SUNS - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - MONDAY - 7:00 PM NBA TV, KPTV

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  1. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    It would be too blurry.
     
    Chris Craig, Oct 16, 2023
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    he doesnt deserve bigger picture
     
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    Go Number 2, Go Number 2! (If you don't get it, think infantile :) )

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    we want Phoenix to think they won the Nurkic trade. Keep Ayton a secret. Show tiny undersized Center photos. That way Phoenix will keep the trade phone open, and Portland can grab more good Suns players in the future.
     
    Whyachi, Oct 16, 2023
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    Me too. 40 regular season games.
     
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    Camara who?
     
    blazerfan11, Oct 16, 2023
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    Is DA playing? I have a feeling he's gonna duck the smoke.
     
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    Blazer pessimists and skeptics will have a talking point, if Toumani gets benched so Walker & Kris can look cool while not helping Portland win.
     
    Whyachi, Oct 16, 2023
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    I wont even mind if Ayton doesnt play tbh.. I like the idea of giving Moses Brown and Duop Reath like 15 minutes each n letting them fight it out for that backup spot.
     
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    hes one lucky man that nurk wont play tonight after the beating he took in the last game they met
     
    Mr. Robot, Oct 16, 2023
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    phoenix won the trade 100%

    they got what they needed, ayton is not who you think he is (but then again, people thought whiteside is better than nurk, even kanter, cause they were more efficient and were able to put up stats... turned out, they were empty stats and both are out of the league while nurk plays for a legit contender that specifically targeted him and for a good reason or few, one would think)
     
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    Still Nurk obsessed eh? OK. We got 25-year old, reliably healthy Ayton, and Camara for the oft injured Nurk (Ayton is better for that metric alone btw) who is 29 and rapidly declining. Then we traded an undersized often injured Nassir little and a fringe NBA player combo guard in Keon Johnson. We absolutely knocked that trade out of the park.
     
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    You forgot to mention Toumani Camara.
     
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    looking at Simons, Sharpe and the wings in matchups like these.. I feel like if they can step up one way or another but especially by making their 3's, thats the path to upsets this year.. Simons looked like he was in midseason form last game; can he keep it rolling?

    I feel like Scoota is gonna be pretty consistent and work well with the Ayton/Grant/Williams frontcourt (once williams is healthy). So I'm really just wondering about the wings.
     
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    im talking about nurk & ayton specifically

    of course, i could be wrong and nurk sucks for phoenix and ayton becomes an all-star, but i doubt it (too many question marks and what are the odds that he changes after 5 years in the league)
     
    Mr. Robot, Oct 16, 2023
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    And 0 question marks about Nurk, the oft-injures, half-motivated, oft-complaining center who was a question mark on motivation almost every game?

    Lol. It's good to know you will never be an objective fan and to completely ignore any opinion of the team you may have.
     
    Strenuus, Oct 16, 2023
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    And of course there is no other correct response than this...

    Edit- Did i need green font on that?
     
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  18. Chris Craig

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    Nurkic isn't going to be consistent. He's not going to play like he did against us Thursday every night. Old habits die hard.

    We haven't got to see DeAndre in kick ass mode yet. Thursday we didn't really include Ayton in much of the playsets. Mostly, guards chucking threes.

    I think it is yet to be seen who won that trade. But, shit Camara and Ayton...I think the Blazers are ahead right now.

    Nurkic can't stay healthy and refuses to play beast ball on more than an occasion. Little can't stay healthy, and Johnson isn't that great.

    We will see how this pans out.
     
    Chris Craig, Oct 16, 2023
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Oh, they both have motivation issues. Hopefully, DeAndre can find motivation on the Blazers.
     
    Chris Craig, Oct 16, 2023
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    That's also true
     
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