Game Thread 2022-23 Game #71 - BLAZERS VS CLIPPERS - MARCH 19, 2023 - SUNDAY - 6:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

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  1. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Do "fans" really stop watching Blazer games when they suck?
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    The Blazers simply looked like a team last night that didn't have as much talent as the team they were playing. People are over thinking this whole situation.
     
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    And those two years correspond to when Ant has done all his scoring. Since you're comparing his age/scoring impact to CJ's, leaving out the team equation makes it completely meaningless.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    I'm only seeing ONE page bro. I guess "fans" only show up when things are going good.
     
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    Yeah, we do. I have stopped watching unless I got not much else going on. If they were still in the playoff hunt I would watch for sure. Certainly won't spend money to go see them any more this year.
     
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    You actually saying Ant and Dame have no talent? They bricked a lot of 3s and turned the ball over ....yet somehow they are actually talented players....go figure. They got their butts kicked by other "talented" players...when our two leading scorers can't shoot well it's not because they lack talent...it's more like..."shit happens"
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Wow. That's kinda sad man. As a kid growing up and as I got older, I NEVER missed games EVER!
     
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    Omg she sure does love basketball I believe it. She’s still at games. Lol
     
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    I'm way less engaged in this team this season and last season because they still haven't found a core identity or chemistry and they are in the bottom of the league on defense ...glad I have other things to focus on when a game is on because I can only handle so many 7 minute stretches without making a basket..face it...the team has sucked in almost every 4th quarter this season. You get paid to watch games though so as a Laker fan...it must be hard work for you to hang in there eh?
     
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    Sir, I am nobody to critique other's reading comprehension, but you need to go back and re-read my post. At no point did I say, "Ant and Dame have no talent". Your reading skills this morning are ass!
     
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    I haven't missed a game in many seasons but I have tuned out quite a few quarters last two seasons and lost a lot of optimism that we can win games as constructed.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Of course I watch now, but like I said above, I would never miss a game ever. Just too big of a fan. This team is right where they should be in the standings, no doubt. No reason for "fans" to stop supporting them.
     
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    I know a Laker fan's disdain when I read it but as far as ass in the morning...there's a Mrs HCP joke there somewhere.....hold my beer!
     
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    If you've watched all the games you can explain why Trendon Watford is our go to scorer in the 4th qtr? That's coaching bro.
     
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    Looks like I will be with the Clippers during this playoffs run. As a Laker fan, this will be tough, but there money is green like everybody else's FAMS!
     
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    Seems like during the recent 4th quarters, it's nothing more than a summer league game, so trying to figure out game play and rotations is completely out the window my man.
     
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    "CJ will be an all-star if he gets his own team"...."CJ would be an all-star in the East"...rinse/repeat

    CJ has his own team now, and he's been able to play most of the season without sharing the ball with Zion while Ingram is only going to play about half of the games. He's getting the kind of chances, without Dame, that his fans have always said would lead to an all-star berth and the reality is he was further away from the game this season than he has been for years. Harden, DeRozan, Bridges, and Mtichell have all gone West-->East and CJ wasn't any closer because guys like Doncic, Morant, & Fox have entered the league and passed CJ by while others like Bane, Edwards, & Poole have quickly reached, or passed, CJ's level

    CJ may be better than Simons, but it isn't by much, and that's a gauge with no value
     
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    Yes, if they suck and are too boring to watch.
     
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    yep I did, the "way" we play for me is awful to watch, so I stopped several weeks ago.
     
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    You're damn right. I even managed to sell my tickets to last night's game - but otherwise I just would've let them go unused. Bad enough between last season and this current last two months the franchise is actively not trying to win games. They already have stolen my money by not providing the promised product. They won't be stealing any more of my time.
     
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