Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #47 - BLAZERS VS BUCKS - JAN 28, 2025 - TUES - 7:00 PM - TNT - BLAZERVISION

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  1. riverman

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    Deni and Tou are the heart and soul of this team. Scoot is almost there, still jerky and passing to a ref sometimes. Clingan needs better lateral movement in the paint.
     
    riverman, Jan 28, 2025
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Beautiful beautiful game! Best game I have seen this season.

    Just swept Dame and the Bucks

    3-1 vs Dame since he left.
     
    Chris Craig, Jan 28, 2025
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I see a bright future.
     
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    Sure. I don’t have any problem with trading Grant and getting a future pick. Just don’t trade
    Ant. I’m loving the 3 guard rotation.
     
    e_blazer, Jan 28, 2025
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    If it was Grant and Banton you'd pretty much be gifting them a much better chance at winning it all again. They currently don't have a wing close to as good as Jerami given the state of Middleton's body and they don't have anyone off the bench that can run an offense as well as Banton.

    I'd need that FRP.
     
    blazerkor, Jan 28, 2025
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    Team is playing like they want to save Chauncey's job. Great effort tonight and well balanced sharing the ball on offense. Bunch of guys with 20 pts and a few with 10 or 15
     
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    Ant has to go IMO.
     
    blazerkor, Jan 28, 2025
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    Yeah out of the 3 vets he’s the one I’d like to see go at the deadline.
     
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    Color me not surprised by your opinion. ;)

    Ant should stay. Having three guards as talented as Scoot, Ant and Sharpe is going to be absolutely killer in a couple of years.
     
    e_blazer, Jan 28, 2025
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Grant needs to go the most
     
    Chris Craig, Jan 28, 2025
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    What a worthless win
     
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    Why do you say this? Genuinely curious. None are plus defenders, so what is the benefit?
     
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    The Cronin Lillard handshake was a surprise.

    Thought there was beef?
     
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    Both Grant and Simons need to go. If Joe is worth anything he'll get both of those guys moved. I think there are multiple teams that increase their chances of winning a title this seasons by picking up Jerami and I think there are a few youngish teams that really need the kind of offense that Ant can provide on the perimeter. Obviously both are role players and Jerami's contract isn't great but Ant's isn't bad and Jerami seriously could be the difference maker between a team that goes out in the second round and one that sticks around to really contend.
     
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    Having Ant be the primary ball handler is stifling Scoots impact. He is the only guard on the team who has the potential to make others better. His ceiling is obviously higher to me than Ant.

    And the only way to unlock that is to put the ball in Scoots hands.

    Ant has to go.
     
    illmatic99, Jan 28, 2025
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    He sees how shitty Miami is treating Butler
     
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    Grown men acting like grown men, imagine
     
    Foxx, Jan 28, 2025
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    Disagree. Scoot has some defensive chops. Watch him navigate screens
     
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    Yeah Dame always seemed like he has his shit together. Mature beyond his years perhaps.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    My guess is that Damian knows that Cronin didn't do him dirty, and that he (Damian) probably acted a fool/acted on poor advice.
     
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