Game Thread GAME# 50: BLAZERS @ SUNS - JANUARY 24, 2019 - THURSDAY, 6:00 PM, NBCSNW

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If you could cut one player from our roster (and shed their contract), whom would you pick?

Poll closed Feb 6, 2019.

  1. Aminu

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  2. Harkless

    4 vote(s)
    6.6%

  3. Leonard

    8 vote(s)
    13.1%

  4. McCollum

    2 vote(s)
    3.3%

  5. Stauskas

    2 vote(s)
    3.3%

  6. Turner

    39 vote(s)
    63.9%

  7. Other

    2 vote(s)
    3.3%

  8. Swanigan

    4 vote(s)
    6.6%
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  1. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Evan Turner run away winner!
     
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    You devil you....that young and already surrounded by the ladies!
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    In my Uber heading to dinner and local Phoenix sports radio is on and they are begging to trade for Mike Conley Jr. saying they wish they could get the 8th seed and squeeze into the playoffs.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    They said they don’t care, just tired of always losing. Rather lose in the playoffs than not even make it.
     
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    I get the frustration, but in this case it is a bad move. Conley will cost a bundle and will only move them to the ass-end of the lotto when the are currently in a position to draft an impact player. If they were sitting in the 7th or 8th seed and wanted to move up and make some noise in the play-offs - then I'd say go for it.
     
    oldmangrouch, Jan 23, 2019
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    I really hope he's joking. That would be awful for the Suns.
     
    hoopsjock, Jan 23, 2019
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    ET is the only acceptable answer. Everyone voting otherwise is wrong. :)
     
    hoopsjock, Jan 23, 2019
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    We should beat this team simply because their coach sucks.
     
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    I could see the argument for CJ as that's a lot of freed up cap space, but for all of CJ's faults, he's got a really valuable skill set.
     
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    WRONG! lol

    CJ worse case scenario could be traded for expiring contracts. ET you have to attach a pick to get rid of. It's no contest.
     
    hoopsjock, Jan 23, 2019
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    The answer is Harkless. ET is more valuable to us than Harkless.
     
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    I didn't say I was making the argument but I could see one. Especially for those who believe you could put someone already on the roster in his spot without losing much.
    I have read so many different takes on CJ that I have no idea how valuable he would be as a trade asset.
     
    TorturedBlazerFan, Jan 23, 2019
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    Nope, still wrong.
     
    hoopsjock, Jan 23, 2019
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    The money isn't even close for what ever arguable minor difference between the two's value is. Every single metric since ET has arrived shows that the team is worse off when he is on the floor than off it.
     
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    Well if you get rid of Moe, Stotts is forced to play Jake more!
     
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    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    If you’re merely considering this year the answer is Harkless. ET actually produces on the court. Harkless is either injured or invisible.
     
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    Um wrong again! Stotts would just give ET more minutes which is even more of a reason why ET is the only acceptable answer.
     
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    But the question wasn't merely considering this year. It specifically says you remove a player and their contract. Therefore removing ET's hindrance of a contract has much more implications past this year.
     
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