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

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  2. Harkless

    4 vote(s)
    6.6%

  3. Leonard

    8 vote(s)
    13.1%

  4. McCollum

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  5. Stauskas

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  6. Turner

    39 vote(s)
    63.9%

  7. Other

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    3.3%

  8. Swanigan

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    6.6%
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  1. Pinwheel1

    Pinwheel1 Well-Known Member

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    Yep as I said in the "trade deadline thread" we will have 40 million next year in expiring salaries. He is part of that and if he keeps playing the way he has....teams will not hate getting him back in the deal. Bottom line is he has value.
     
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    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

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    I'll say this too: when he was being interviewed by Brooke, I was struck at how intelligent he was with his knowledge of basketball.

    I just wish it translated more often to the court.
     
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    You know what I’m getting real tired of? People not understanding what “dumping Meyers” actually means.
     
    Scalma, Jan 24, 2019
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    blazedanugz Well-Known Member

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    With the way we play now it would be fun to run a unit of

    Dame
    CJ
    Terrence Ross
    Jake
    Nurk

    That could be a lot of fun to watch if those guys both came off the bench for us.
     
    blazedanugz, Jan 24, 2019
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  5. Scalma

    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    I’ll expand on this. To the people against this idea, I have one question:

    Would you rather have Meyers for another season, and a pick that most likely will land somewhere in the 20s, or would you rather have one of these guys for the next four seasons, plus whichever player we get in return (Ross or Dedmon/Prince for example) to match salaries?


    - Wes Matthews
    - Tyreke Evans
    - JJ Redick
    - Terrence Ross
    - Rudy Gay
    - Jabari Parker
    - JaMychal Green
    - Garrett Temple
    - Danny Green
    - Enes Kanter
    - Bobby Portis
    - Brook Lopez
    - Morris twins
    - Nikola Mirotic
    - Jeremy Lamb
    - Reggie Bullock
    - Noah Vonleh
    - Thaddeus Young
    - Trevor Ariza
    - Kelly Oubre
    - Demarre Carroll
    - Taj Gibson
    - Alec Burks
    - Rodney Hood
    - Bojan Bogdanovic
     
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  6. 42N8Bounce

    42N8Bounce Red Hot And Rebuilding

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    Missed the game tonight. Just checking out the highlights and stats.

    Some things that jump out:
    - Another good game by Layman.
    - No Leonard?
    - CJ and Dame both delivered.
    - Another good game from Curry.

    Back to 10 games over 500 -

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    Some good pics from the Blazer site -

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    Now lets take care of business on our 4-game home-stand against Atlanta, Utah, Miami, and San Antonio!
     
    42N8Bounce, Jan 24, 2019
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  7. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    In his CAREER (so Denver).
     
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    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    At least half that list .....Yeah i would.
    The other half ain't gonna happen.
    Then you are talking about giving up a pick also? Get out of here.
     
    kjironman1, Jan 25, 2019
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    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    Just so you have the number correct.
    The Blazers are 30-20= 50 games.
    .500 would be 25-25.
    They are currently 5 games over 500.
     
    kjironman1, Jan 25, 2019
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  10. PtldPlatypus

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

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    How many games would they have to lose to be .500? That's how many games "over" .500 they are.

    They would be 5 games ahead of a team with a .500 record, but they are 10 games over .500.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Jan 25, 2019
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    This conversation has been had a number of times. They have played 50 games. Half of 50 is 25. If they played more games then that number would change as the amount of games are played. At the end of the season they will have played 82 games. 500 would then be 41-41. At least that is my take on it. But yes if they lost 10 games they would indeed be 30-30 and you could say they are a 500 team.
     
    kjironman1, Jan 25, 2019
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    All I'm saying is that the term "games above .500" has a fixed consensus definition despite the vocal minority who take umbrage therewith. Personal displeasure with the definition does not change its validity.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Jan 25, 2019
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    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    Cannot argue the "Unbrage Therewith" stance. It gives me "Personal Displeasure" and i have a "Fixed Consensus" with that "Validity".
     
    kjironman1, Jan 25, 2019
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    Oh god KJ, please don't turn into Jet.

    Wait are you Jet?
     
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    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

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    You're confusing games ahead with games above.
     
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    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    No i'm not.
     
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    I don't think blow up dolls can hear....at least I hope not.
     
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    Look you just had this conversation and said the exact same thing last year. 50 games played. A 500 record would be 25-25. There i no argument about that. They would have to lose 10 games to be 30 - 30. There is no argument about that either. A 500 team at the end of the season is 41-41. try not to get confused here. Their current winning percentage is .666. What else do you need to know?
     
    kjironman1, Jan 25, 2019
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    Answer me this:

    Before last night's game how many games above .500 were they?
     
    hoopsjock, Jan 25, 2019
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    e_blazer Rip City Fan

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    Just to pick nits, 30 and 20= .600. Still better than .500, but not .666.
     
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