That's probably true. However, Josh Hart has yet to play for the Trail Blazers, and there is a WIDE gap between him and CJ Elleby. We should also expect the Blazers to get better the more they play together. Not saying that will translate into wins, but I am saying the team should definitely be better from here on out.
no more MeJ on the court will definitely contribute to a better Brand of Team Basketball and maybe a few more unexpected wins
San Antonio, Sac and Indy will win at a higher clip than us and the Pelicans. All of those teams improved just now. I know it seems that the Spurs lost a lead guard in White but the Spurs already have Murray so the acquiring of Richardson gives them a contributor on both ends of the floor and the clarification of Murray as the lead guard instead of White in addition to Richardson's skill set that makes them better... IMO. I think we'll duck under them and as long as Zion's and Larry's absences coincide for long enough the Pelicans will continue to sink in the standings too. Let's just hope they don't get lucky in the draft lottery.
Spurs and Kings win, Pelicans lose. We can win a few more games as long as those two finish ahead of us and Pelicans stay behind us
I guess it's right around 8th spot in the lottery race is where we want New Orleans. They have about 26% chance of getting a top four pick there, but if they get to 6th spot, it's 40% chance. I hope we don't end up getting screwed. https://www.tankathon.com/
CJ had 36 and 11 and they still lost. That is concerning. They have a tough schedule and I can totally see them going on a dive and getting that 4 pick. We need to do our part and take L’s too. The young guys need to quit playing so well and understand the assignment
Cap question - Say we land number 7 and 10. Can we resign Ant/Nurk and package 7/TPE(20 mil) for a player that fits that exception and package 11/Bledsoe for another player that fits under his 18 mil salary plus have the full MLE?
at first, i was worried the Pelicans could make the playoffs, now i'm worried they lose so many games that they end up with a top 4 pick, given the fact that they have the 7th hardest schedule. We need to lose again
Tough schedule, all of those teams are better than the Clippers team they're putting on the floor. They did win tonight against Dallas without Norm but losing to Milwaukee, Memphis and Dallas just makes sense. They'll stay solidly in that 7 or 8 spot in the west and after the buyout season the Lakers will start playing better too and they'll lock up that other spot 7 or 8.
Clippers traded for Norm and potentiakly Roco for next year. Sure, they will use them to try to get to the playoffs but with their two superstars out, I doubt they think they are contenders. Blazer fans are so funny.
