Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #1 - BLAZERS VS WARRIORS - 10/23/24 - WEDNESDAY - 7:00 PM - KATU 2.2 - BLAZERVISION

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  1. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Same mistakes over and over and over again
     
    Chris Craig, Oct 23, 2024
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I may not necessarily be giving up on Scoot, but I've totally lowered what I expect out of his now.

    If he shoots north of 39% from the floor, it'll be a miracle.

    Not from 3, from the floor.
     
    julius, Oct 23, 2024
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    OK. I'm just not seeing it.

    I see a pro athlete when I look at Scoot. I don't see a pro basketball player.
     
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    At a moment like that, just keep in mind the Warriors could win the chip this year.

    Just for perspective, could make that current feeling feel differently in retrospect.
     
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    PCmor7 Generational Poster

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    Same boat as you. Exactly the same.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    There is zero reason for Scoot to have the 2nd most amount of shots on the Blazers tonight. Especially since he's played fewer minutes than the others.
     
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    That’s funny I see that, but also a 20 yr old with immense expectations and potential that is available in glimpses on the youngest (?) team in the league.

    take it easy baby, that’s what you’d want for yourself right?
     
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    No they won’t. Warriors probably won’t even be a top 4 seed in the West and that might be generous.
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    That's what 89 million gets you? Wow, what a waste of money.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    No they couldn't.
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    That's way too generous
     
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    Wait fr?

    ok you don’t even do hypothetical convos here.

    aight bet
     
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    Well, look at the bright side. We should improve this year. We certainly couldn't have set a lower bar than this opener if it was underground.
     
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    Dale Davis’ son ain’t bad
     
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    Hopefully we improve next year with a high draft pick this year.
     
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    Kelenna Azubuike calls games for the Warriors and has a voice that is more white sounding than even Tony Gwynn.

    I thought at first who is this cheese dick. Then looked up their broadcast team and was like wow I liked him as a player. No way
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    The Warriors look good because the Blazers look bad. Are they going to beat the Nuggets?

    The Mavs?

    The Wolves?

    The Suns?

    Let alone beat the Celtics or 76ers or Knicks.
     
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    PCmor7 Generational Poster

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    The Thunder ...
     
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    Many members here have some weird anti blazers toxic agenda and I’m not about the disease. Respectfully - “learned the board”, no thanks
     
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    I don't think any one of those three have a particularly bad contract because under 30M is what a championship caliber team should be expecting to pay their third best starter or ever fourth best. DA has shown that he can be very effective (championship level) as a starting C with the right personnel around him. Jerami looks like he would be great as a third or fourth best player on a contender who is very good but not great on both ends. I think Ant makes about what he's worth as a hired gun/bucket getter.

    The problem is that these guys are playing on a team where they are all arguably the best player and the drop off after those three is pretty steep. None of these three guys can come close to carrying a team. All three are very solid complementary guys. We don't need any solid complementary guys right now because we don't have a star for them to complement, let alone the two stars it would take to contend. Right now they're just taking minutes away from guys we should all still have hope for... and for me that includes Scoot.
     
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