Game Thread 2022-23 Game #49 - BLAZERS VS RAPTORS - JANUARY 28, 2023 - SATURDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

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  1. Strenuus

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    Hell of an effort by the team without our two best rebounders. Not discouraged at all.
     
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  2. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    It seems to be a back issue and it's been bothering him for the second half of last season and the first half of this season. He's still a smart defender and a poke artist but now also frequently allows guys to blow past him--he's lot a lot of lateral quickness.

    He's got a bag waiting for him this summer and I think he's gonna run through walls this season to get it.
    Achiuwa getting his wind back after missing several months has CK relegated to the G-League. I was a little surprised he was on this road trip.
     
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    Rainbows and butterflies
     
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    It could hurt to try. Giving up a pick and Sharpe in the package that gets us a vet could hurt real bad for years to come.
     
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    Stop it. Just stop. Getting Wemby is a total long shot. The odds are so stacked against us that it’s ridiculous to build a “strategy” around getting him.
     
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    I couldn't agree more that this is an awfully constructed roster but with Dame's age being what it is, we should not wait until the off season to correct the awful construction. Make trades that match the talent on the roster with the scheme and with Dame then see what happens and re-assess if or when we get bounced from the playoffs, play-ins or don't even touch the post season.
     
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    yeah...the "Wemby" shit is ridiculous
     
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  8. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Sharpe reminds me of when T-Mac was 18-years old in his first season with Toronto.
     
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    Dame is signed for many years to come. Punt on this year and come back with more talent.
     
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    Agreed but talk to me midday on the ninth of next month and I will tell you how hopeful or discouraged I am.
     
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    At the same time a top 10 pick could be huge in upgrading the roster. Whether it’s traded or used.
     
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    Good Lord. You’re thinking about “the years to come”? Portland’s best chance to win a title is with Lillard, before he’s over the hill. If I thought trading Sharpe and a pick could get us another star player to play alongside Lillard, I would do it yesterday.
     
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    Dude. We’re going nowhere this year. It’s not December anymore. I guess I’ll ask you again, what are your expectations? And when will this team start winning. We’ve lost a ton of games WITH Hart and Nurk.
     
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    Imagine if Toronto didn’t play last night!

    oh wait
     
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    We can choose to quit on the season and increase our odds. Even if we don’t get Wemby, there are other great players in the draft. Trust me. You yell at me now but once we draft Wemby or Scoot, you’ll buy his jersey and cheer him on. And you’ll be extremely pleased.
     
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    Until we get him. Then you’ll be thrilled.
     
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    People say our odds are long that we’ll get Wemby but are they any longer than our odds of winning the title?
     
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    And we got him by tanking.
     
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    That’s very true
     
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    What a Homer lol
     

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