Game Thread GAME# 48: ROCKETS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 29, 2020 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM, ESPN & NBCSNW

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What has you more pumped to watch the Blazers game as of late?

Poll closed Feb 2, 2020.

  1. Getting Trevor Ariza

    17 vote(s)
    26.2%

  2. Getting Wenyen Gabriel

    5 vote(s)
    7.7%

  3. Lillard's blazing hot shooting

    50 vote(s)
    76.9%

  4. The impending return of Nurkic

    16 vote(s)
    24.6%

  5. The battle for the 8th seed

    7 vote(s)
    10.8%

  6. The return of Caleb Swanigan

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  7. Watching the development of our youths (Trent, Little, Simons, etc)

    17 vote(s)
    26.2%

  8. Hoping Stotts gets fired

    3 vote(s)
    4.6%

  9. Hoping Olshey gets fired

    4 vote(s)
    6.2%

  10. I am NOT pumped to watch the Blazers game

    3 vote(s)
    4.6%
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  1. kjironman1

    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    Here is a funny one.
    Apparently D'Antoni doesn't know jack about how to run an offense without Harden playing well.
    He also doesn't know anything about his roster because his rotations suck.
    He needs to learn how to run proper hedges and different stunts on defense other than simple doubles on Dame.
    Best quote i read. "Wish we had a real coach like Portland"
    -Clutchfans

    Oh Yeah- Also boy they must have paid the refs......
     
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    With Steph Curry out, can we agree that Dame is the best pure shooter playing right now?
     
    Shaboid, Jan 30, 2020
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    James lamphear Well-Known Member

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    He definitely looks fresh right now it seems like got his 2nd wind.
     
    James lamphear, Jan 30, 2020
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  4. PtldPlatypus

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

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    Um...no. JJ Redick has that designation on lockdown until he retires.
     
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    Whiteside had a huge impact on the game whether he had empty stats or not. That said, there are things Nurk does that don't necessarily show up in the box score that are vital for this teams success. Would HW come back on a reasonable contract next year?

    A Jussan Nurkside center combo would be scary!
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    He was really big defensively after a brutal start to the game. The first quarter was an absolute abomination.
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    I'll be soooo frustrated if we keep Hassan.
     
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    Yep. I would
     
    tester551, Jan 30, 2020
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    Man I like Trent
     
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    You can see that one year of college ball and practices with Coach K (no matter how much I hate him and his rat face) making a difference between him and Simons. Trent just instinctively knows where to go and plays within his skillset. I wish Trent were 3 inches taller-- he'd be a perfect SF for us.

    Ant is definitely behind him at the moment, but he's got tantalizing upside.
     
    illmatic99, Jan 30, 2020
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    Why the hell would you do that? Raps got immediately better when Derozan left plus he can’t hit 3s for shit like CJ does
     
    AldoTrapani, Jan 30, 2020
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    Man me too a lot. Who woulda thought he would be better than weak ass Simons
     
    AldoTrapani, Jan 30, 2020
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  14. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Derozan is quite possibly the worst SG fit next to Dame in the league. He pounds the ball and can't space the floor.
     
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    I'd love for them to move him for something like an OPJ. It would improve our wing situation tremendously and I doubt he signs for very close to his current contract in his next deal. This team will go as far as a healthy Nurkic/Dame/support staff will take them. Whiteside needs to be moved for the long-term benefit of the team unless he is willing to come back hear for around $10-12M which I just don't see.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    How does Otto Porter help our long term prospects?

    He has only played 9 games this season and last played on November 6th. He has a PO for 28.5 mil that he can pick up this summer. If he recovers, he might leave us for nothing. If he is still injured, he'll prolly pick up that option. Then that's a massive price to pay for the hope of him returning next season, when he would be again be a free agent.

    He is the absolute ideal fit at forward for us, but given his health, I don't see it.

    He does have ties to PDX though as we've discovered in the past. I think his girl is over at NBCSNW or something.
     
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    You think he'll be able to find more than that on the open market?

    The teams projected to have more than the MLE to spend are: Atlanta, Memphis, Cleveland, Charlotte, New Orleans, Toronto, and New York

    I'd expect Atlanta to go after Drumond & use Whiteside as a fall-back option. The rest of these teams, I struggle seeing any of them chase a high-paid center... certainly not paying more than $20m/yr

    Whitesides only options may be sign a contract in the $12-15m range with one of these teams (or Portland), or take a $10m MLE contract with someone else.
     
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    I think there are real questions what kind of offers Whiteside will get this off-season. Will he get offered more than Nurk? I doubt it.
     
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    I thought Kanter was going to get paid last summer and he had to settle for what, 4M? And he came with a lot less baggage than Whiteside and was four years younger. I think Whitesides market will be limited, but he’s also a cheaper alternative to Drummond. My stance has been if he’s happy being a backup we should keep him. But I also think teams like Sacramento, Charlotte, New Orleans, and possibly Atlanta and New York could use him.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Dallas could open up capspace and they seem to like him. Spurs too. As we have all seen over the past few years, it's not THAT hard to clear 10-15 mil in room.
     
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