Game Thread GAME# 75: BLAZERS @ GRIZZLIES - MARCH 28, 2018 - WEDNESDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), NBCSNW

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On a scale of 1-10, how badly will the absence of Moe hurt the Blazers, coming down the stretch run?

Poll closed Apr 11, 2018.

  1. 10 Extremely

    2 vote(s)
    3.3%

  2. 9

    3 vote(s)
    4.9%

  3. 8

    6 vote(s)
    9.8%

  4. 7

    18 vote(s)
    29.5%

  5. 6

    14 vote(s)
    23.0%

  6. 5

    8 vote(s)
    13.1%

  7. 4

    5 vote(s)
    8.2%

  8. 3

    4 vote(s)
    6.6%

  9. 2

    1 vote(s)
    1.6%

  10. 1 Very little

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    with losses to the pretty much the two worst teams in each conference in ATL and MEM.
     
    illmatic99, Mar 29, 2018
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    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    Bad loss yes. But it happens. They were playing with nothing to lose.
     
    kjironman1, Mar 29, 2018
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    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    Tough loss. I'm not down on them though. It took a 10-dayer going Yogi Ferrell on us to beat us.
     
    tlongII, Mar 29, 2018
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    CupWizier Well-Known Member

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    Well that wasn't fun, but not totally unexpected either. Get the Clips on Friday and clinch a playoff spot and then work to secure the 3rd seed.
     
    CupWizier, Mar 29, 2018
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  5. riverman

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    They had a guy playing his first game with the team score 21 pts....their roster is filled with guys trying to stick in the NBA....they weren't trying to lose from what I saw...they played hard
     
    riverman, Mar 29, 2018
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    tired legs
     
    riverman, Mar 29, 2018
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    I think it's pretty damning when:
    • The team, minus one starter, doesn't know how to play basketball anymore.
    • The team performs better when a player who has never played, and doesn't know the "system", gets minutes. This also happened last season when we got Nurk.
    Terry does nothing for the team.
     
    blue9, Mar 29, 2018
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    I have an answer, see below....

    Whoa K.... Such pessimism from you is alarming!


    I believe this was solely an affect of the guards not being able to get him the ball. I remember two passes from Shabazz that were stolen. Nurk doesn't start with the ball, so for him to score, he needs an inlet, and we have very few that were getting through.
     
    Orion Bailey, Mar 29, 2018
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    SportsAndWhine Dumbass For Hire

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    Like you are fond of reminding us, this doesn’t count because the better team was missing their star and another starter.
     
    SportsAndWhine, Mar 29, 2018
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    SportsAndWhine Dumbass For Hire

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    Turner, by the by, was an impressive -21.
     
    SportsAndWhine, Mar 29, 2018
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    Right????

    Man such double standards, lol. Come on MM, you are better than this. Make your posts great again!
     
    Orion Bailey, Mar 29, 2018
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    Some people seem to think Turner has started playing better. I'm hoping that he's raised his value enough that we can swap his contract this summer.
     
    tester551, Mar 29, 2018
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    He's still in single digit PERs. Moving his contract without adding value is a pipedream.
     
    B-Roy, Mar 29, 2018
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    That's all down to how mean LeBron will be when he demands to be traded to us.
     
    SportsAndWhine, Mar 29, 2018
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    -Stotts is a fraud, should kick at least 40% of his salary to Dame.

    -Baldwin has one of the weirdest dribbles iv'e ever seen, it looks like he's skipping and hoping together with the ball, kinda looks like a small Greek Freak lol.

    -Aminu lost it. It's again painful to see him play.

    -It's kinda funny that Zach Lowe said on his podcast last week that Memphis is one of the most blatant tankers out there, he said they're just letting random guys do whatever they want and they don't even do it do develop young talent. Maybe that's how you develop young talent after all? :dunno:

    -This team is still Dame,CJ and a bunch of placeholders. I have a bit of hope for Collins though.
     
    Blazers Roy, Mar 29, 2018
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    Get real. I like Collins, but Nurk is on the verge of being a top tier center. Collins is quite a ways away from being a starting PF. And I like his upside.
     
    tykendo, Mar 29, 2018
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    Ummm Nurkic? He has been playing great!
     
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  18. Blazers Roy

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    I really want to like Nurkic, but he kills me sometimes with his missed shots from 2 feet and overall inconsistency. During many nights this year Davis seemed to be as solid or more solid than him.

    He's young, i would like to see him return.
     
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  19. Blazers Roy

    Blazers Roy Well-Known Member

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    I need to get real??
    So Nurkic is on the verge of being as good as Anthony Davis or Embiid or Cousins? are you sure?

    Please go ahead and watch these guys play.
     
    Blazers Roy, Mar 29, 2018
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    Isnt that what i said?
     
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