Game Thread 2022-23 Game #80 - BLAZERS @ SPURS - APRIL 6, 2023 - THURSDAY - 5:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

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  1. inconceivable

    inconceivable Well-Known Member

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    I may be wrong but I thought Spurs don't benefit from losing anymore because they're already one of the three worst teams, which all have equal lottery odds, even if they win all their remaining games. If my understanding is correct, then they're not really tanking
     
    inconceivable, Apr 6, 2023
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    We don't need chances. We need a guaranteed loss. :hcp:
     
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    blazerfan11, Apr 6, 2023
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    The only guaranteed loss is if Portland forfeits the game by not producing a 7 player minimum roster. But the league would throw a hissy fit and the commissioner would personally fire Cronin if he tried to cheat that badly.
     
    Whyachi, Apr 6, 2023
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    Return of the Zach! He's gotta punish his former team tonight.
     
    Ed O, Apr 6, 2023
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    Shaq Harrison
    Knox
    Thybulle
    Jabari
    Butler

    Jeenathan
    That other dude we just signed

    7 men rotation
     
    SIeepwalker, Apr 6, 2023
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    That win against the Wolves might really end up costing us. Why do the Wolves have to be so fucking bad man.
     
    SIeepwalker, Apr 6, 2023
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    I hated every second of it. This game would be far less stressful had we just taken care of business.
     
    Tince, Apr 6, 2023
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    This poor team can't catch a break!

     
    Tince, Apr 6, 2023
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    BlazerBeav, Apr 6, 2023
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    Talk about me not giving a single fuck about a Blazer game

    I love that Sharpe is out because he’s too good
     
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    I'm just concerned about the psyche of those who play. Yeah you can play, we think you'll still lose to the Spurs.
     
    noknobs, Apr 6, 2023
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    They should get a chip on their shoulders about it, give the franchise the middle finger, and ball-out to win. Plus they are all playing for a job, so there's that. I'm sure they will play with all the energy they've got. And, I hope, lose.
     
    BBert, Apr 6, 2023
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    I'd bet each and every one of them are delighted to play in the NBA tonight to show they belong... much better for their careers, probably, than playing a few minutes (or riding the bench altogether) on a better team.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Like summer league...trying out for 30 teams tonight.
     
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    Skylar Mays may get 35-10-10 tonight
     
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    No Sharpe or Thybulle tonight...a hard tank job
     
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    Keldon Johnson is playing. Spurs are not tanking.
    Keldon didn’t play in their win in Sacramento.
    (He’s the Spurs leading scorer for the season at 22ppg.)
     
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    blazerfan11, Apr 6, 2023
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    Didn't somebody say we needed to sit Eubanks also to be sure of winning? Although starting Butler is a masterstroke of tanking.
     
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