Game Thread 2023-24 - GAME #41 - BLAZERS VS PACERS - JANUARY 19, 2024 - 7:00 PM PST - ROOT

It'll be Scoot and Sharpe that get traded. It's win now time! Their value will never be higher...

 

As soon as the Blazers sweep their road trip.

If they go 1-3 0r 0-4, tonight didn't mean a whole lot. Except increasing the trade value for Grant and Brogdon.

 

I can't see this team losing again!

 

Chad got paid to tweet that

 

Haliburton seems like he had a quiet game yet you look and he had 21pts, 17assts, 0 turnovers. Dude is a baller. His rise has been crazy. Currently the leading All-Star vote getter for Eastern Conference guards and it’s not even close.

 

I can't believe that with how useful Jerami and Malcolm have shown themselves the offers won't be good and with Ant good will be subjective because the guy could be a great second option scorer and facilitator who isn't great on D or maybe some value him as an all star. It's complicated but this team needs to head down one path and not come close to straddling, otherwise we can count on being mediocre in a way where we struggle to make the playoffs and don't have realistic expectations of winning in them.

 

I was surprised when they cut Watford, but they saw in fall camp that Walker had greatly improved.

 

Pacers stink. Haliburton should demand a trade to Miami.

 

Every win hurts

 

Herro is too good to give up for Haliburton

 

I haven't seen a trade proposal that knocks my socks off.

 

It will need to be Scoot and Shaedon and as much draft capital as we can gather. Still it will be a huge task to make up the ground we need to.

That being said, I find your approach week. You can't handle the losing that a small market team like we are needs to do in order to win rings.

I say stay the course with Scoot, Shae, Toumani, Jabari, Kris, Rayan etc. Trade the guys with value right now and get prospects and draft capital to give us a real chance to win championships several years from now.

 

You wouldn't see it until it was moments from being official.

 

I was thinking you get paid to bash Haberstats and B-Roy gets paid to bash Ayton

 

I think we're pot committed at this point.

I don't think the outcome will be great, but we're all along for the ride regardless!

 

I can't wait for that moment!

 

I just want to put this out there. Chauncey has coached this team to two wins, with limited resources (even more limited than the roster already is). No one knows how good Chauncey could be as a head coach until given a roster that makes sense and he just hasn't been afforded that for one minute since he took this job.

 

His first couple months for his first two seasons he had a solid roster, but I'd agree after that, he hasn't had a ton of talent to coach.

 

We must really suck this season. A 2-game win streak and part of me wants to have a dance party, lol.

 

Fans who can’t stomach small market teams temporarily rebuilding should just root for the Heat for Lakers for a little bit.