Game Thread GAME# 80: NUGGETS @ BLAZERS - APRIL 7, 2019 - SUNDAY, 6:00 PM , NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Apr 6, 2019.

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Is Jokic the best center in the NBA?

Poll closed Apr 13, 2019.

  1. Yes

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    37.0%

  2. No

    29 vote(s)
    63.0%
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  1. LayneStaley

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    There’s an easy way to resign all the guys we want, when LA strikes out in free agency send CJ to the Lakers for their lottery pick. Can you guys handle that?

    I’m joking
     
    LayneStaley, Apr 7, 2019
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    And that is why I want Stotts gone.
     
    H.C., Apr 7, 2019
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    We beat the Clippers in the first round
     
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    You'd rather have Chief than Hood+Prince? That's silly.
     
    BonesJones, Apr 7, 2019
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    @ kevin calaboro.
    now we were told 35 minutes a night is not enough.
    how dare you disagree with a poster on this site.
     
    H.C., Apr 7, 2019
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    This is probably true, but still, we could move pieces around to make room for KD or AD. There’s no chance either of them come here if we lose in the first round.
     
    Nurkalicious, Apr 7, 2019
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    Chief is extremely underrated. He guards the best player every night. Our defense would suffer bad without chief.
     
    Nurkalicious, Apr 7, 2019
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    I’m not. I never subscribe to tank. Under any circumstances. I think I’m motivated by Simons himself. I think that kid is going to be really fucking good so I want to give him PT in a window where every point matters fully knowing we can’t win it all. There is some degree of logic here.
     
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  9. TorturedBlazerFan

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    Dame just cannot get calls the last couple games.
     
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    They had an injured roster. Griffin and Chris Paul were out.
     
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    Except from the start we kind dominated the stat sheet. What's jump out at me 16 fast break points.
     
    James lamphear, Apr 7, 2019
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    I like this.
     
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    Dame lighting up Scott Foster at the end of the half. Tell me again he doesn't play inspired ball?
     
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    Not gonna happen. Lillard has already made it clear he wants Stotts.

    My biggest problem with Stotts is that he does not try to put teams in foul trouble. The team can have 4 team fouls with 10 min left in the quarter and we will still be running screens for three point shots... we couldn’t do shit against the Pelicans bc we have no game plan vs ultra-aggressive defenses. We should be drawing fouls.
     
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    Lol. If it was an Eastern team, I'd be down.

    If Portland could trade C.J. for a pick between 5-10, I'd explore the idea if I'm Portland. That's not likely, but it's ideal for us. Use our later first to shed Turner and you're looking at $25M in cap space and a mid-lottery pick (De'Andre Hunter?) Lets say we resign Hood, Curry, Kanter, and Layman for $30M combined a year. Plus the pick, that's $34M in exchange for C.J. That summer, you're looking at $20M-$25M in cap space to add onto a core of:
    Dame / Curry / Simons
    Hood / Curry / Trent
    Hunter / Layman
    Collins / Labissiere
    Nurkic / Kanter

    Not a bad plan.
     
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    We actually drop off most centers this league.
     
    James lamphear, Apr 7, 2019
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    That's your biggest problem with Stotts?
    Lol.
    I thought it was he didn't play Lillard enough minutes?
    Or
    That he didn't force Lillard to take pre-game more serious?
     
    H.C., Apr 7, 2019
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  18. TorturedBlazerFan

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    I just want to say that Kanter has been an amazing pick up by NO, and I have been a NO "hater" on here a lot but the trade deadline (yes I know we signed Kanter heh)pickups have been absolute GREAT for this team.
     
    TorturedBlazerFan, Apr 7, 2019
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  19. BonesJones

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    I don't give Neil props for that. A great player chose to come here. Neil made the obvious decision in accepting. Hood was a more impressive pickup.
     
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    Yes, he has really looked good; I was wrong to doubt him early.
     
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