Game Thread 2022-23 Game #75 - BLAZERS VS PELICANS - MARCH 27, 2023 - MONDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

I know Mr. Dog you’re joking….. @THE HCP doesn’t complain. I expected this bitch.

 

Last year's tank deployment was a top 5 worst NBA roster ever constructed. Minumum number of able bodies, a couple inexperienced rookies, a bad sophmore, and a handful of G-League players on multiple 10 day contracts. Ben McLemore was the only established pro, but i think he missed the last couple weeks of the season. Blazers had to resign Reggie Perry's 10 day for the last day of the year after initially sending him back, because Portland couldn't field enough players to make an official roster. The temporary tank Blazers even let Lillard's cousin Keljin Blevins start a couple games, but he didn't play much afterwards because he was firing off air balls that didn't even enter the painted area.

This year's Blazer tank are legit contracted professionals. They're not the best players in the league, but still a step up from G-League. They had a rough go at it last night. It's to be expected on a back to back against a hungry Pelicans team who have kicked it up a notch recently.

 

I think we'll have a big turnaround next season with that said don't challenge an ownership group, GM and head coach who have all shown themselves very capable of doing worse, to continue that trend.

I said it in another post, there are two ways this off season goes: we make Dame happy by making this roster better with established talent or Joe tells Dame he can't get it done almost forcing Dame to ask out and we/Joe epitomize kicking the can down the road by trading Dame and probably Nurk, along with letting Grant walk and do a youth rebuild around Ant, Shae and our two first rounders that we'll have.

 

I missed it. What did CJ say?

 

Bought in 2020 but were on hold until 22-23.

 

it was some minor trash talking about the Blazers not making the playoffs, but he didn't need to do it

https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/...playful-jab-at-trail-blazers-misfortunes.html

 

You CJ haters are bonkers. Practically chased him out of town, then get your panties in a wad when he mildly expresses satisfaction in seeing the team struggle after he's gone. Like, you know, a natural human response to being emotionally invested in something.

And yet, Nurk was celebrated for wishing Denver happy summer.

 

LOL...yeah...."haters".

if Dame ever gets traded do you think he'll laugh about Portland not making the playoffs? Hart went out of his way to praise the organization and he was only in Portland for a year. CJ was in Portland for 9 seasons and they paid him 140M, but sure, he's justified in laughing about the Blazers

you claim it was a normal response. I agree, it was a normal response for someone being kind of an ass...which is what I said

 

Ahhh that sucks. Sorry man. Don’t worry, we’ll be back. SOME of us stuck with the team through the tough times. Makes the better times THAT much better FAMS!

 

Quality individual talking shit. Get over it.

 

what do you think I'm doing? are you saying I'm not a quality individual so I'm not allowed to talk shit? Seems like you are

CJ is gone, he ain't a blazer anymore...get over it

 

You’re crazy, I’m a huge fan of his on and off the court. We could use a player like him on this “roster”.

 

Portland had him on the roster for 9 seasons and it didn't help Portland over the hump of mediocrity you say they are locked in.

 

It wasn’t HIS fault we never took it to that next level. You really think it was?

 

Making the WCF isn't exactly "mediocrity" in my opinion.

 

Both of who? I see no one.

 

It wasn't his fault or Dame's fault but that back court was flawed. Too redundant in strengths and weaknesses.