Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #10 - BLAZERS @ TWOLVES - NOVEMBER 8, 2024 - FRIDAY - 6:00 PM - KATU 2.2, BLAZERVISION

We need a player like Ant Edwards.

 

because jerami is unnecessarily clogging our rotation

 

Clingan has been looking lost lately.

 

He is having a very bad night. Rook travel many games adjustment from college life.

 

I think he is a little bit slow.

 

Shaedon funny enough did look rusty tonight. Is there such thing as delayed rust? I still wish he would have got more than 21 minutes. Unless he was saying he was gassed which he might have been, then I want him getting 30 minutes a night even if he's coming off the bench.

 

I wish Ayton would seek contact the way Banton does. He goes to the foul line a lot. Last night he pushed Wembayama so hard on D that it knocked him back about five feet. Tonight he was in there battling Gobert, forcing him out of the paint. Successfully defended against the stronger, bigger Reid a couple times.

 

I would continue to play Rob 15 minutes every game until someone calls offering some value for him.

 

the circumstantial 'evidence' seems to be mounting that Portland's veterans have very little trade value...Blazers stuck with them?

* Ayton: in 10 games he's had 8 FTA and blocked 6 shots
* Grant: in 10 games he's had 43 FTA and blocked 15 shots

and people want to trade Grant and keep Ayton?

 

Not me.

 

Correct, and with the 2nd apron coming for Boston they might be a shadow of the team they are today. Or Brown/Tatum could have a fluke bad season from injuries. Lots of possibilities for two of those picks to be great.

With the strategic direction of our team, high variance of draft picks it's very possible our rebuild doesn't improve as we hope. Will suck if Washington gets that pick while Deni is a mediocre 9th man.

 

Problem is we gave up 1-2 lottery picks for him. I'm sure we could dump him in a trade at any time. But that would be a massive fail to lose lottery picks and a 2029 pick that is unprotected as high as #2 overall. Not looking good 10 games after the trade. This could be much worse than the Roco or Nance trades.

Even if Deni was playing much better it's a questionable acquisition since our team is so far from needing role players to fill out a contending roster. We literally don't know if we have a single starter for a playoff team.

 

Grant is a PF that had a single rebound tonight. 11 Blazers out rebounded him. If he is scoring 25 and shooting the three well you live with it. When his shot sucks like these recent games he just looks worthless out there.

It's fine getting blown out when it's our youth and a single vet which we'd expect. But paying these three vets 90 million to provide so little speaks to what a stupid direction this franchise has built this team in recent years.

 

I think people that prefer Ayton is more that Clingan isn't ready for big minutes but we have a lot of young wing options stuck behind Grant.

Personally I'd rather have Timelord/Duop in front of Clingan than Ayton.

Really I'm fine with any single one of Grant/Ayton/Ant on this team. One vet is fine. Two is the problem. Having all 3 is a delusional way to rebuild a team.