Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ LAKERS 8/29/2020 - SATURDAY 6PM! TNT & NBCSNW

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Other than the Blazers, which team do you want most to win the Championship this year?

Poll closed Aug 26, 2020.
  1. Bucks

    38.9%
  2. Celtics

    5.6%
  3. Clippers

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  4. Heat

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  5. Jazz

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  6. Lakers

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  7. Mavericks

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  8. Raptors

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  9. Rockets

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  10. Thunder

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  1. Orion Bailey

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    Great post and great points!
     
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    anyone know if they will just start the bench and tank or try to win? I guess the former since dame left for home.
     
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    Try to win. Dame hasn’t been counted out for rest of playoffs yet and he’s not having surgery. Even if he is out for season, we have legit weapons in CJ/Melo/Nurk so you go for the win.
     
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    A number of people including me would like to see them just play the end of bench and let this happen without the possibility of injury to a starter. But my guess is you will not see that. They will go full strength minus Dame and see how things look at the half.
     
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    Even if we are packing it in, which I doubt will be Stotts' or the players' strategy we can't just play the bench, let alone start them. I'm pretty sure the bench is only five guys.... You can't just run 5 players for 48 minutes of the game. That's not considering the likelihood that because he's playing a lot of minutes Wenyen will foul out, that would mean at least one starter will be playing in the fourth quarter. Basically because Olshey didn't fill two roster spots he could have filled and we lost 3 players to injury, this is a total shit show. So, the team will come out with the best lineup and rotation possible and will likely, regardless of the score, go hard for three quarters. The reason being that I don't think 5 guys at least one of which is foul prone can play even an entire second half no matter the score. I also think with Stotts being the players coach he is that he will want to give CJ a chance to really shine as the focal point of the offense for most of the game again regardless of score. So that's a solid no to your question since I'm pretty sure it's going to be impossible to do that.
     
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    Are you so sure playing hungry young guys with relatively fresh legs gives us a WORSE chance to win? There is also the question of accountability. The regulars just sucked their way to a 20 point loss. If Stotts wants to coach this team next year (if there is a next year) maybe it is time for him to send a message by benching a few players?
     
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    My opinion is you go with the strongest line up possible. You don't give up.; But when it potentially reaches a deep enough hole , you bench them(for the second half) and go with the youngsters. I agree with Eric though. When starting a game you always go with your best punch.

    Welcome to the board BTW.
     
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    Thanks. An interesting bunch of fans!
     
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    What hungry young guys are you talking about? Adams, Hoard, and Wenyen, I guess? Simons has been playing and doesn’t look hungry at all. Mario has been a part of the rotation and meh at best. GT2 is the youngest and hungriest of them all and he has already been playing heavy minutes. Who are you even thinking of? As it was discussed, can Wenyen play 20 minutes, let alone 48, without fouling out?

    And as for hungry, I don’t think anyone is more hungry for a championship than Melo. Nurk & CJ are ridge behind him.
     
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    Curious. Considering the passing of Cliff Robinson and the technical fact that tonight is a home game, do the Blazers do something special for Cliff as limited as it may be in the bubble? Maybe a moment of silence? This news must weigh on the team at least a bit i would think? Could it have a “win one for Cliff” type effect?
     
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    I'm guessing they'll start Simons with the journeyman PG we signed getting major minutes behind him and CJ.
    I wish Little could play
     
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    The biggest disappointment for me by far is Nurkic. If you take Kanter off last year's team and replace him with Nurkic I doubt we'd have been any better at all. Who knows, we could have been worse, pretending we have a rim protector instead of knowing we had one of the worst defending centers in the league and playing accordingly.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    You’re joking right?
     
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    huh? Green font?
     
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    You have no idea what you’re talking about. After 16 months off, he’s been a revelation.
     
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    I have to admit. This is the least excited ive been to watch a game since we acquired Dame.

    Between the politics in the game, Dame’s injury, the way we were manhandled with Dame for the last Two and a half games...
    I dunno. Ill watch, but zero expectations Nd little excitement.
    Very tough to get motivated for this. Will i even dawn my typical Blazer gear?

    ugh.
    Go Blazers........
     
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    Jusuf in seeding games 18/10/4/1.5/2. He slowed down vs Lakers but he’s still been good. In first quarter of Game 1. He had 10/10/3.
     
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