Game Thread GAME# 54: BLAZERS @ PISTONS - FEBRUARY 5, 2018 - MONDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), NBATV & NBCSNW

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Who won the trade?

Poll closed Feb 11, 2018.

  1. Pistons (receiving Blake Griffin, Willie Reed & Brice Johnson)

    6 vote(s)
    15.8%

  2. Clippers (receiving Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, & 1st-round + 2nd-round picks)

    22 vote(s)
    57.9%

  3. It was a tie.

    10 vote(s)
    26.3%
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  1. Shaboid

    Shaboid Well-Known Member

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    Sadly not all the "they".
     
    Shaboid, Feb 5, 2018
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  2. tykendo

    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    I did. There were a lot of good things happening, but this road trip has been a complete failure.
     
    tykendo, Feb 5, 2018
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    LuckyShot Well-Known Member

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    Attributing the result of this particular game to anything other than our lack of intensity and focus is just silly.
     
    LuckyShot, Feb 5, 2018
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    SynTax Well-Known Member

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    Figured this was going to happen. Needed to win yesterday. Second game of a back to back. They're in the honeymoon phase of BG. Sucks, but it happens. Team has looked exhausted since the second quarter.
     
    SynTax, Feb 5, 2018
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    If only Evan Turner had played...
     
    Propagandist, Feb 5, 2018
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    Layman is the worst player in the nba. All his shots look awful.
     
    Scalma, Feb 5, 2018
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  7. LuckyShot

    LuckyShot Well-Known Member

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    He's like... a taller, dumber, and less skilled version of Mason Plumlee and costs a shit ton more.
     
    LuckyShot, Feb 5, 2018
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    Well looks like I didn't miss much. Unfortunate loss.
    At least this seems to be the first complete failed road trip of the season.
     
    H.C., Feb 5, 2018
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  9. LuckyShot

    LuckyShot Well-Known Member

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    LOL :)
     
    LuckyShot, Feb 5, 2018
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  10. Gronk Brady

    Gronk Brady Well-Known Member

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    I’m attributing years of mediocrity and Neil’s cowardly fear to make a big move to the overall poor play this season... seriously, we only beat teams when their stars are out, and even then struggle... this team is way worse than record... and that’s stubborn clown still is trying to make Dame and CJ work... we are dead last in assists
     
    Gronk Brady, Feb 5, 2018
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    he plays but Im not sure hes a player
     
    Mr. Robot, Feb 5, 2018
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  12. BonesJones

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

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    Lmao. You're looking at the percentage of FGA's from certain ranges, not his FG% from there.
    He's shooting 68% from 0-3ft. Hes only shooting 28% from 3-10ft, but that's on about 20 shots or so (super small sample size).

    If he's not finishing though, it's due to his lack of strength, not a lack of touch. He's likely missing open ones because he's trying to rush layups because he knows he's not strong enough to finish through contact. I watched him more than almost anyone on this board. Trust me, he doesn't have a lack of touch.
     
    BonesJones, Feb 5, 2018
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    Cippy91 Habitual Line Stepper

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    It’s definitely disappointing. We don’t get out of mediocrity without trading cj as much as I hate to do that. Given the contracts that were given out, I feel like we have to trade him. If Neil played it smarter and didn’t do that bullshit, we probably could keep cj and add a 3rd option. Issue is we have nothing of value. So I don’t know what Neil’s plan is but remember he talked big on contegency plans when Lamarcus left. Better have one this off season
     
    Cippy91, Feb 5, 2018
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  14. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Ya I noticed my mistake and deleted. Oops. Those numbers did seem unusually low lol
     
    illmatic99, Feb 5, 2018
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    So if Layman hits a bunch of threes like his first game, we're back in it.
     
    Shaboid, Feb 5, 2018
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    How can you be so shit at your job and still get 41M in 4 years. I don't get it. Luckiest guy in the world
     
    Lukee, Feb 5, 2018
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    Cippy91 Habitual Line Stepper

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    Don’t remind me of the worst contract in the league. God damn that move makes Neil look pathetic in hindsight
     
    Cippy91, Feb 5, 2018
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    Swanigan....
     
    LuckyShot, Feb 5, 2018
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    Until Turner, Harkless & Nards are off the books.
    Does trading CJ really get this team out of being 1 of 14 teams who are mediocre?
     
    H.C., Feb 5, 2018
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  20. RipCityDSCPL

    RipCityDSCPL Could be worse, at least it's not Lonzo.

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    I feel like I have heard this before?? <cough> Connaughton <cough>
     
    RipCityDSCPL, Feb 5, 2018
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