Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #32 - BLAZERS VS 76ERS - DEC 30, 2024 - MON - 7:00 PM - CHARGE - BLAZERVISION

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  1. PCmor7

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    There were three of those in about 10 seconds. I don't know if Deni got credited for the turnovers on all of them ... a couple of them were great passes and Ayton just didn't complete the catch. The passes were almost too good for him to handle. Wasn't expecting them.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Oh, I know. Sometimes I just hope that he'll start acting like an adult instead of doing the shtick he does on here.
     
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    There's nothing wrong with the occasional lob a few times a game, but I have never been a fan of force-feeding a center. Too many things can go wrong. I hated it when Dame did it with Nurk as well. A few times a game is great to keep the defense honest. But they seem to be overdoing it at times.
     
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    Portland's '4-headed-56M-C-rotation' didn't do a very good job stopping Embiid
     
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    When he's playing, and motivated, he is pert near unstoppable.

    Granted, he has his moments where he turns into a jellyfish, but not last night.
     
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    sure

    still, last night he had a season high in points, FG%, and TS%. Blazer bigs were a get-well card dropped in Embiid's mailbox. And, a half-year after investing a 7th pick in a supposed next-to-generational-paint-defending-rim-protecting-C, they only played him 8.5 minutes
     
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    Yeah watching Embiid break Toumani's ankle was something else
     
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    I've noticed he's been kinda crappy since he came back from injury. I think it's either still an issue, or he's crashed head first into the rookie wall.
     
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    #BAM
     
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    They are young. We've done nothing to address their problems.

    There will be more days like this.
     
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    It might get you a decent child support payment if you go bareback...
     

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