Game Thread GAME# 40: BLAZERS @ THUNDER - JANUARY 9, 2018 - TUESDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), NBATV & NBCSNW

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What do you predict will happen with Melo and PG13 in the next 6 months?

Poll closed Jan 19, 2018.

  1. Melo gets traded before the trade deadline

    1 vote(s)
    2.7%

  2. Melo will not opt out of his contract and will remain in OKC

    12 vote(s)
    32.4%

  3. Melo opts out and re-signs with OKC

    4 vote(s)
    10.8%

  4. Melo opts out and signs with another team

    14 vote(s)
    37.8%

  5. Paul George gets traded before the trade deadline

    5 vote(s)
    13.5%

  6. Paul George will not opt out of his contract and will remain in OKC

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  7. Paul George opts out and re-signs with OKC

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  8. Paul George opts out and signs with another team

    29 vote(s)
    78.4%
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  1. santeesioux

    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    Yeah, Collins needs some more minutes.
     
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    I'm waiting for Collins to have a blow out game. I think it will do wonders for his confidence, not that he has a problem with confidence, he just has alot more game than he's showing.
     
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    Never suck the joy out of a road win like this one tonight....this was fun...pure fun!!!
     
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    It always amazes me how some of you use every positive event as an opportunity to bash another player. ‘Bazz had a great game, but he only had 2 assists. How is that getting others involved more than Dame when he averages 6.3 per game?
     
    e_blazer, Jan 9, 2018
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    I’m not trying to draw a direct parallel but I do see a similarity-

    Remember when CJ caught that visibly obvious confidence in the Memphis series a couple years back?

    Yeah. I see something similar blossoming in Zach and three times faster
     
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    CJ cut his assists in half this season from two years ago. I think he just got lost in his own hype. But he’s still growing. I wouldn’t care if we traded him, but I do appreciate what he does bring and hopefully this growth when creating for others is here to stay. He’s not the problem.
     
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    I just hope he continues to allow the game to come to him. Unlike CJ, Zach is in a position where he doesn’t have to force it to contribute. Really interested to watch him in the next 2-3 games to see if he stays in his lane. Will tell us a lot about his mentality and maturity imo
     
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    It still amazes you? It happens in just about every game thread. You can bank on it!
     
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    Caught in his own hype is a good way to put it.
    He's very good when he plays as a team player. I don't like when he goes hero mode
     
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    Please clarify. You wouldn’t care if we traded him but he’s not the problem? Is this a reading comprehension issue on my end?
     
    The Professional Fan, Jan 9, 2018
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    Although I'm sure it's a mix of them winning their last 2 games wearing them and just getting used to them period (visually) but I'm starting to think the red uniforms are adequate.
     
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    I haven't been able to do as many game threads this year, but color me happy that the last few have been going strong an hour and 100+ posts after the game is over.
     
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    The hashtags
     
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    Wait, “amazes me” doesn’t mean the same thing as “pisses me off”?
     
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    Because we’re not a contender, I wouldn’t mind if we made a big move, and to me that is trading CJ. not because he’s the problem, but because he’s the one with the most value outside of Dame, and I’m not trading Dame.

    But I’m ok if that doesn’t happen either.
     
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    Re-reading HCP's prognostications at the halfway point...

    [​IMG]
     
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    I guess it depends on what you want to do with your time. Let a poster piss you off or have a good night watching our Blazers win a game and have an even better night with your wife (significant other) later on. I choose the latter and I am always happier! :D
     
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    This has probably been addressed but shout out to Calabro for calling Felton barrel shaped tonight.
     
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    Interesting post game comment from Carmelo Anthony -

    Royce Young ESPN Staff Writer
    Carmelo Anthony said energy, or lack thereof, was the main culprit for OKC's poor showing.
    http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0742598569260751634-4
    OKCCarmeloPostGame.jpg

    Uh, I watched the game and I could have sworn that the Blazers had something to do with the outcome.
     
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    We’re playing like a team now. Keep it up.
     
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