Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #53 - BLAZERS @ TWOLVES - 2/8 - SATURDAY - 5:00 PM - CHARGE - KUNP - BLAZERVISION

Yup, that's basically what has happened all season.

 

Some people think Scoot can't be a 20 point a night scorer. I'm betting he will on much higher efficiency than the rest of the team. HE NEEDS MORE SHOTS.

 

The main problem is there is a roster he is on that doesn't give him the opportunity to play the minutes he clearly deserves.

Scoot will figure out the shots fine. It's crazy that out of a guy that's been 21 for one week - I trust his shot selection 10x more than any vet of a $100 million AytonGrantAnt NBA veteran trio.

Scoot has earned more minutes. Instead - the others are being handed out entitlements.

 

But besides that, he's doing other things on the floor when he's not scoring. Those other guys don't (outside of Ayton rebounding).

 

Poll question

should I get as much joy as I am getting seeing the “we’re making the playoffs” crew whine in the game thread?

long time listener, first time caller

 

Hahahaha

 

The Conductor at his finest

 

Because it was Ant Time!

 

I did most of the whining and I’m not part of that group. I hate the NBA.

 

3-11 from 3 Ant time?

 

Wish we got Knect.

 

what does that say though?

to me it says the Blazers invested a 7th pick on a 3rd string C

 

And a 3rd pick on a backup point guard, and a 7th pick on a backup shooting guard.

 

At this point, it's "do we attach the worst of 2029 1sts between MIL, POR, and BOS to get rid of him? Is that possible?

The Blazers goal should then be to recoup that value, maybe more with the added flexibility. Only why it ends up fine. Keeping him is a no go, but trading him is gonna be brutal. Cronin completely botched that situation.

 

I've said before, we hammer Simons for his defense but he's blocked both Scoot and Sharpe to the bench

 

I'd just sit his ass and tell him his job is to be 3 and D. As long as he does it well he'll get minutes. If he's missing or not playing D he'll sit.

At some point he'll be a short term or expiring contract. Maybe we can use it to buy a pick or two?

 

What I noticed is when Ant and Jeremi came back in, the ball stopped moving.

 

I wouldn't give up a FRP pick until we have a more certain use for cap or tax room. Right now I'd be weary Cronin would just use it to extend Ayton or Ant or such. But yeah if we ever got to where trading Grant with a pick could get us a Deni type of player then sure - go for it.

 

Clingan is only 20 and the draft was awful, so thats not one of the top1000 concerns of this Blazers team.