20 Games in and 11-9, what should the Blazers do?

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WesleyMatthews said:
What should the Blazers do with this season?
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Depends on what you expected from this season. In mid-september did you look at this roster and think they would compete for a title. I planned on 40-42 battling for the 10th spot. #NoMansLand
 
no disaster with tough schedule and injuries, good result there. Need to get Dame and Payton healthy but still not a contender IMO unless we swing for the fences at the deadline. Biggest surprise to the positive for me has been Grant's play, Simons about as expected as is Nurk and Justice and Josh. I think Eubanks has been solid, Nas a bit disappointing and Sharp showing some good glimpses but also showing his/age and lack of play in last year, IMO he will not be a reliable contributor this year though I like his potential a lot down the road
 
THE HCP said:
Depends on what you expected from this season. In mid-september did you look at this roster and think they would compete for a title. I planned on 40-42 battling for the 10th spot. #NoMansLand
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Come on, man. Dame missing 3 weeks or so, coupled with the tough schedule, makes the results so far pretty unreliable as any indicator of what the season record will be. I was probably a little more optimistic than you going in; I figured 45-46 wins. I think the team has been overall much better than I expected though. Grant is much more of an impact player than I thought he'd be. Hart is a stud. Simons is showing that he's worth the contract he got. Sharpe has hit a bit of a slump, but he looks to be a future star. Even freaking Drew Eubanks is way more of an impact guy than I ever gave him credit for. When Dame gets healthy and Payton is able to play, I think the Blazers will be a threat to anybody. Do I expect them to make the WCF? Not likely, but I think that they can scare the crap out of anybody.
 
Expectation is just another word for limitation.
 
They need to find some scoring for their bench. Even with Dame and Payton healthy, the bench will lack scoring. Winslow will be back to the bench and Payton off the bench doesn't solve the problem of lack of production from this unit. They need to find someone that can come in and score 20 points on any given night.
 
e_blazer said:
Come on, man. Dame missing 3 weeks or so, coupled with the tough schedule, makes the results so far pretty unreliable as any indicator of what the season record will be. I was probably a little more optimistic than you going in; I figured 45-46 wins. I think the team has been overall much better than I expected though. Grant is much more of an impact player than I thought he'd be. Hart is a stud. Simons is showing that he's worth the contract he got. Sharpe has hit a bit of a slump, but he looks to be a future star. Even freaking Drew Eubanks is way more of an impact guy than I ever gave him credit for. When Dame gets healthy and Payton is able to play, I think the Blazers will be a threat to anybody. Do I expect them to make the WCF? Not likely, but I think that they can scare the crap out of anybody.
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Oh I’m very happy with how the team has done. Unfortunately dame has been out. But they are doing better than I thought they would regardless.
 
This team has a lot of potential. When they are playing to that potential, as we have seen, they can beat anyone.
 
Mr. Robot said:
nurk deserves better, so trade him already
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He does need to be a more focal part of the offense, especially with Dame out. I don't understand why they don't go into him more.
 
Impressed with Grant. Eubanks, Hart, and Winslow have been pretty good too. Expected more from Simons and Nas. Neutral on Nurk. I don't see them making any big moves at the deadline. Nothing they can do but keep on keepin' on. Get healthy work hard and see what happens.
 
Chris Craig said:
He does need to be a more focal part of the offense, especially with Dame out. I don't understand why they don't go into him more.
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trolling aside, hes been scoring well lately, dont see any reason not to give him more shots

ant & nurk had great chemsitry last season, but not anymore for whatever reason, even when dames out there, they dont run pnr often

that being said, nurk shouldve & should slim down, go back to 2018/2019 nurk
 
Cugel said:
Impressed with Grant. Eubanks, Hart, and Winslow have been pretty good too. Expected more from Simons and Nas. Neutral on Nurk. I don't see them making any big moves at the deadline. Nothing they can do but keep on keepin' on. Get healthy work hard and see what happens.
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I think the guy a decision needs to be made on is Hart who will be a UFA this summer. Love what he brings but if we extend Grant Hart is likely too expensive to bring back when we have Simons/GP II/Keon/Shae to all play minutes at SG. I think we may look to trade him and perhaps another asset for a PF/SF, if a PF then Grant can move to SF
 
Get Jabari Walker some playing time. What the hell is going on with that? Is someone worried he's going to have a consistent motor and take minutes from someone like Little or Watford ?
Everyone except Hart and Nurkic arev fucking around on defense too often to be ignored so there's no reason Walker can't be allowed to make some honest mistakes while giving a complete effort.

The message being sent by Billups is not a good one.
 
Blazinaway said:
I think the guy a decision needs to be made on is Hart who will be a UFA this summer. Love what he brings but if we extend Grant Hart is likely too expensive to bring back when we have Simons/GP II/Keon/Shae to all play minutes at SG. I think we may look to trade him and perhaps another asset for a PF/SF, if a PF then Grant can move to SF
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Strongly disagree.
Hart has arguably been the 2nd most important player on this team so far. He does SO many of the little things that get overlooked by the average fan.

Right now, Portland just needs to stay the course.

IF the right trade offer comes along, I would be open to trading Nurk or Simons.


Outside of that, I feel like Winslow/Watford/Little are similar types of players. Little is probably the best shooter of the three. Winslow the best defender. Watford the most well-rounded/best player. I wouldn't mind moving on from one of the three to get more size at PF/C.

PS - I think Brown is just a lost cause at this point...
 
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I gotta say as well as Hart has played, he’s been a disappointment to me. There’s so much more that he can do out there offensively esp with Dame out and Sharpe struggling. He basically refuses to shoot most of the time and it hurts us.
 
He def. should shoot more, especially mid-range. Scoring more will increase his value so it's in the best interest of all parties.
 
Nothing crazy needs to happen.

Roster is still imbalanced. Cronin needs to trade a wing (Hart, Nas, Winslow, GP, Sharpe) for a a big. NONE of those guys are untradable, but some of them certainly would require the Blazers get a lot more back in return. Hart has, and will continue to be the most tradable player on this roster.
 
I honestly believe Hart is doing exactly what Chauncey has asked him to do. And that's to prioritize hustle, defense, rebounding, playmaking, and pushing the ball in transition. I'm pretty sure he didn't wake up one morning in the pre-season and decide to post his lowest usage and FGA rate of his career. Chauncey wanted to run Dame off the ball more which would create more ball-handling duties for Hart

by the way, Hart has always been an exceptionally good rebounder for a 6'5 wing
 
Tince said:
Roster is still imbalanced. Cronin needs to trade a wing (Hart, Nas, Winslow, GP, Sharpe) for a a big. NONE of those guys are untradable, but some of them certainly would require the Blazers get a lot more back in return. Hart has, and will continue to be the most tradable player on this roster.
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You would trade Sharpe?
 
THE HCP said:
As I typed this I knew one of you would use your CHEETO stained paws to google this game. While you’re at it, google Saudi Arabia snow storm.
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Cheeto-stained paws is funny. And HCP is right, I’m not interested in Hart shooting more. I love him pushing the ball to the hoop though!
 
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