Game Thread GAME# 4: BLAZERS @ SPURS - OCTOBER 28, 2019 - MONDAY, 5:30 PM, NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Oct 27, 2019.

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Whom would you start in Zach's place?

Poll closed Oct 30, 2019.

  1. Brown

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  2. Hezonja

    24 vote(s)
    42.9%

  3. Hoard

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    0.0%

  4. Labissiere

    27 vote(s)
    48.2%

  5. Little

    4 vote(s)
    7.1%

  6. Tolliver

    1 vote(s)
    1.8%
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  1. riverman

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    I'd love to see Pau in this game....it won't happen but he knows the Spurs game well
     
    riverman, Oct 28, 2019
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    I'm starting to believe that Pau is not going to be playing any significant minutes this season.

    From "hopefully ready by training camp" to "will be ready for the season opener" to "we don't know when he'll be ready". Sounds very much like PR spin for "he's not ready, and we don't know when he'll be ready".
     
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    Reminds me of Festus Ezeli.
     
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    Awesome responses by @Chris Craig it's going to be a good matchup to watch. Hoping Hood does well on DeRozen like you say. He is a very good player. Tough to shut down. Bring on edgy Mario all the way! Skal will excel if he faces the second unit.
     
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    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    You just want to find anyway you can to write LA in a game thread.
     
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    Note:
    PER certainly isn't the end all, but...

    Skal is 3rd on the team in PER with 22.5, way ahead of 4th (Hood) with 16.3.
     
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    His per/36 splits are pretty wild too. Don’t really need to post them because it’s a small sample, but at the same time, minutes should be earned, not given, especially when talking about bench players. Skal has earned more minutes imo. I honestly don’t even care if Tolliver starts, just as long as Skal gets more minutes.
     
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    Agreed, "MVP of training camp" who's 3rd on team in PER should get more minutes.
     
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    Skal won a rotation spot out of the gate...he'll be a rotation player all season. Great pickup ..he's going to just keep getting better
     
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    Some positive: i was reading the pre game thread on the spurs sub on reddit, and they were talking about how Whiteside was killing them in the past, one interesting fact was that Whiteside reached his career high 9 blocks against the Spurs last year, and was Unstoppable

     
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    Did you see the end of the 1st quarter? It had big fucking effect
     
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    We're saving him for the playoffs
     
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    Mr. PER is starting!!!!!
     
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    Tolliver noooo
     
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    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
    This will be good......
     
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    Terry lost his mind
     
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    Well he better not suck!
     
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    Terry sucks.
     
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    I really don't mind that. If he stinks up the court they pull him and adjust. If he responds well to starting then it turns into a good thing.
    Point is he is a vet and "Shouldn't" hurt the team being out there. Now if he does then all the more reason to play Skal or Mario.
     
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