Game Thread GAME# 62: BLAZERS @ RAPTORS - MARCH 1, 2019 - FRIDAY, 5:00 PM, ESPN & NBCSNW

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Who should get a majority of Kanter's minutes for this game?

Poll closed Mar 1, 2019.

  1. Meyers Leonard

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  2. Zach Collins

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  3. Split it evenly between Meyers and Zach

    12 vote(s)
    21.1%

  4. Somebody else

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    1.8%
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  1. LayneStaley

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    Sole possession of 3rd and 3.5 back of 2nd and 4 out of 1st...I’m calling 40 by Dame in a win.
     
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    The only reason ESPSM is showing 2 Blazer games is because we are playing Toronto and Boston. When Portland beat Boston all the commentary was how poorly Boston was playing. In the 10 minute commentary on the Boston game about Portland was at the very beginning when they said Boston lost to Portland last night after that not 1 single word they did not even mention any name on the Blazers. So no they are not giving us any love we just happen to be playing 2 teams in the east that they want to televise.
     
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    What? Shannon Sharpe said were better than the Celtics. Kenny Smith said we have a chance at making the Finals. Not the attention that OKC, Houston, or other teams would get but still better than we normally do.

    If we beat Toronto tomorrow I think we'll get a lot of attention.
     
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    Wish there was some way for the Canadian government to extend protection to Kanter. Wish he could become a citizen by 2020.

    As of right now Denver and GSW are tied and Blazers and OKC are tied. Three of the four top teams in one division makes for interesting stretch run.

    Blazers will win, they will be pissed off about Kanter and take it out on Raps.
     
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    If we can win this game there's no reason why we shouldn't go 7-0 on this road trip. How amazing would that be? All this talk about how hard this road trip will be and how it could set us back for the rest of the season then we come out and absolutely crush it. Starts with this game though. Would be nice to sweep Philadelphia, Boston, and Toronto.
     
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    I think this one is an L - but I would be delighted to see the Blazers win it - but the Blazers are without Kanter so we are getting the questionable scoring from the bench - it is either great or non-existent, and the Raptors are very good.
     
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    Yeah the NW division is the best division in the league. 3 of the top 4, and 4 of the top 6 in the west.......and 4 of the top 11 in the whole league are from that division.
     
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    One way to win on the road against top team is to stay close until the 4th and hope someone gets hot. Lull them into a false sense of security and then hope to get hot late enough where there is not enough time for the home team to regroup. That is what I am hoping for.
     
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    I’ll be cheering loudly for our guys a few rows behind their bench! I want a better performance than last year here and hopefully another win. Keep this streak alive! Go Blazers!!
     
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    I think that by then he could get some assurance from the Canadian government that they would not honor the red notice. But I know it's hard to fully trust any government.
     
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    I thought we play Toronto tonight?
     
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    I haven't fallen asleep yet.
     
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  13. PtldPlatypus

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    Bones is living on Hanoi time...
     
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    Last game we had only 13 points from the bench and that's questionable scoring. But for us to win tonight the bench has to give us at least 30 tonight.
     
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    I think Kanter could probably buy Canadian citizenship more quickly. Problem solved.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Nurk has never played a good game against Marc Gasol so I'm a bit worried.
     
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    If we win this game we have to catapult into the top four of the power rankings.


    Shit.

    I mean WHEN we win this game we BETTER catapult into the top 4 of the power rankings!!!!
     
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    But will Nurk match up with Gasol, or will he primarily play against Ibaka?
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Depends on who they start. He started two games ago but not last game.
     
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    He's only started one game of the 6 he's played with them, and that one game is the one Kawhi didn't play, which would likely be why he started--to add offense to the starting lineup in the absence of their top scorer. It seems extremely unlikely to me that Gasol would start tonight...but sure, anything's possible.
     
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