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Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Rastapopoulos, Jan 1, 2020.

  1. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Shades of Oden
     
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    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

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  3. BlayZa

    BlayZa Misbehaving responsibly

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    Zion still at 285? looks 25-30lbs overweight, leg is still wonky n bothering him, and didnt seem to run/move right.

    kinda amazed with that much time out he couldnt diet n lose some lbs.
     
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    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    He looks fine to me.
     
  5. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Uh-oh...Zion woke up
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Zion looks like a top 20 player already.
     
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    With Zion and Luka, the future is bright for the NBA.
     
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    Love it!!
     
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    After watching you i'm sure you could. We all Know Harden can shoot better than that. For the last week or so he had some stinkers. I think the defense the Blazers used showed the blueprint on exactly how to disrupt harden and best the Rockets. Heavy stunts and double while letting Westbrook shoot at will pretty much. It helps when the refs don't bail him out on every move he makes. He still got 29 points on 29 shots so Harden was getting to the line a bit.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    I was kinda feeling sorry for the kid when he had like 5pts and 5 turnovers through three quarters, and then he just went off. Holy hell, we're in trouble.
     
  11. SIeepwalker

    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    He just got hot from totally unguarded 3s. Why is everyone acting like he did some crazy things.
     
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    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    17 points in 3 minutes of your first NBA game is pretty crazy in my opinion.
     
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    It showed that teams who dare him to shoot from outside may have to rethink that strategy. If he makes the three consistently, he'll be a nightmare to defend on the perimeter.
     
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    If he does yes, but I'm gonna need to see that for more than one game to believe it. On the other hand when he tried to do what's supposed ti be his game he looked pretty unimpressive and had a ton of bad turnovers.
    It's just one game so I'm not saying that he isn't gonna be good but I don't get why everybody is losing their mind from this one game
     
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    Because it was fun and that’s why I watch basketball.
     
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    Is anyone else watching TNT but getting the audio from the PA at Barclays Center?
     
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    Because we know if he didn't have that hot stretch, you'd be digging his grave right now.
     
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    As would a few others. Nobody is letting this kid be 19. He better produce and he better produce NOW!
     
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    See, Ben Simmons? See what happens when you hit a few consistent jump shots?
     
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    Ben Simmons with a jumper would be early-career Jason Kidd wrecking ball combined with late-career Jason Kidd spot-up shooter combined with Magic Johnson's size. Or Magic Johnson with Scottie Pippen's defense. Or Darko with game.
     

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