Game Thread GAME# 75: KINGS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 28, 2016 - MONDAY, 7:00 PM (PDT), CSNNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Mar 26, 2016.

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Do you smell a blowout?

Poll closed Mar 28, 2016.

  1. Yes

    12 vote(s)
    44.4%

  2. No

    15 vote(s)
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  1. TBpup

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    Yes we probably are going to make the Playoffs. But this team came within a possession of getting swept by the 76'ers and if they can't beat a Sac team on the 2nd night of a back-to-back, on the road and without most of their starters, we probably shouldn't be worrying about the Playoffs even if they do make it. Probably not that good and in any year in the past 'who knows how long', this record wouldn't have made the Playoffs in the first place. So is it a good thing the the rest of the West is so bad that like years past in the East, teams that really shouldn't be in the Playoffs made it?

    Hope that helps clarify. Just looking at it bigger picture.
     
    TBpup, Mar 28, 2016
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    Why would you dislike that post? He's just stating a fact? Shooting the messenger much?

    And oh.. if only we could have a dislike button...
     
    Strenuus, Mar 28, 2016
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    But its this year. We can't control that.
     
    Strenuus, Mar 28, 2016
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    Like you, I'm much more into the big picture than individual wins and losses. But...unlike previous seasons where near-50 win teams in the West were missing out while 30/40-win teams in the East were making the Playoffs, that's not really the case this season. The Bulls (currently #9 in the East) are no more deserving of a spot than UTH/HOU/DAL. This year, everyone who makes the POs will deserve their seed. Of course, we could probably trim it to 6, or even 4 seeds and say that seeds 5-8 in both conferences don't really deserve to play, but tradition says 8 teams per conference.
     
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    NOT that I don't disagree with you, but.. LBJ?


    Guys, I also want to point out that its not unheard of for a team to game plan for certain players, come to find they are not playing and then get beat by lesser skilled fill ins because they were not prepped and didn't know what to expect.
    I believe we should still win, but if its a tough game, I wont be surprised in the least because we don't know who we are playing, other than we are playing reserves we haven't scouted.
     
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    Exactly. And it's position. We've played better than Dallas and Houston and Utah and that's why we're 6th. Being 6th with a better record in a previous year doesn't make that 6th place better than us. Does SA's win over GS not count since the Spurs ONLY scored 87 points a mark that usually wouldn't be enough to win?
     
    KingSpeed, Mar 28, 2016
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    Is Sacramento really benching those players?
     
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    Yes, that's very true. However, a loss tonight would be totally unacceptable and a huge coaching failure. Simply writing off a loss like this as "their line-up scrapped our game plan" would be inexcusable. It's the home stretch with Playoff positioning on the line, not a mid-season sleepwalker.
    With that said, I'm not expecting that to happen.
     
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    Mid-season games have playoff positioning on the line too and that's why we're in this position. And I should ADD that it's the same rank we had last year.
     
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    Seth Curry with a green light should be interesting.
     
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    These will be the highlights of connaughtons nba career. Jk.
     
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    Pat needs to play like that in the games
     
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    Let's go Blazers!!
     
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    sometimes you forget pat has a 44in vert
     
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    Jazz beating Lakers by a million points. Grizzlies losing.
     
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    We have 8 rest days in the last 10 days before the playoffs. Only 2 games and both at home.
     
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    Go Blazers! Will miss this game...should see some bench players who don't play much tonight get some minutes!
     
    riverman, Mar 28, 2016
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    Oh no. Casspi is playing. I feel like he torches us. lol.
     
    Strenuus, Mar 28, 2016
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    Wow... this is really awkward... Tone is so awkward right now.
     
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