Game Thread Preseason Game #5 Blazers @ Suns October 11,2017

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Who should be Portland's starting Small Forward for the regular season?

Poll closed Oct 17, 2017.

  1. Aminu

    2 vote(s)
    3.3%

  2. Harkless

    52 vote(s)
    86.7%

  3. Layman

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. Turner

    6 vote(s)
    10.0%

  5. Connaughton

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  6. Morrow

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  7. Wilcox

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  8. Collins

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  9. Goodwin

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. Mr. Robot

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    hopefully Collins gonna start... but it will be Davis of course
     
    Mr. Robot, Oct 11, 2017
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  2. mook

    mook The 2018-19 season was the best I've seen

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    I wouldn't be surprised at all if Lillard, CJ and Mo only play 15 min each. Portland's first regular season game is against this same team on their court, and as tight as the West is every single game counts. Portland doesn't want Phoenix to get used to what they plan to do ahead of time. Besides, it's plain as day that CJ and Dame are in mid-season form already.

    I bet we see Turner, Collins and Swanigan as the featured guys in the offense, with lots of appearances of Layman and Pat.
     
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    andalusian Season - Restarted

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    @HCP - you know I love ya, but the new / merged thread is better. If it was not for that - I would not know that Josh Jackson is such a professional that he plays in a suit. That's why you are still an intern at the thread starting business!
     
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    BrunoSOC Ripcity from Brazil

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    if someone find a link for the game please share
     
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    I'd love to see the guys trying to make the team/earn roles get the majority of the minutes tonight. Without Nurkic there's no reason for the starters to play, they know each other well enough. Let the kids play. Start Collins. Start Swanigan. Let Morrow play, see if he's got anything else to his game. Let Leonard play fuck it.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Agreed. Still play Dame/CJ some though, so the youngsters can play big minutes with real players rather than just Briscoe and Connaughton. But give all the guys fighting for rotation minutes a legit chance to prove that they're worthy of them.
     
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    I'd really like to see Leonard v. Len, actually. I suspect there will be some wrastlin' involved.

    :cheers:
     
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    Agreed. At least the first half. I want to see how these young players might look if they get into a real game situation. Playing them with just other players who will barely get off the bench, if even make the team, puts them in a different role than what they will be actually used for. None of them will be a "go to guy" in a real game.

    It is going to be hard though with Napier out. We don't have an abundance of ball handlers on this team when Dame and CJ sit. ET and.......Briscoe
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Anyone else think Len’s head is way too small for his body? He kinda looks like this out there:

    [​IMG]
     
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  10. PtldPlatypus

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    Yep, but I also want to see Briscoe get some serious run. If I were running it, I'd basically have Dame/CJ play about 16-18 min each in the first half, with Briscoe playing alongside each for a stint. Then have Briscoe basically play most of the 2nd half, with Turner running point while Briscoe sits. Maybe run a Goodwin/Connaughton backcourt for a few minutes, just to see how bad it could be...
     
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    I like Briscoe's size, determination and ability to get to the hoop. Bazz is a decent back up for sure, but again he is small. I hope we give Briscoe a shot this season. Defensively he could hold his own against bigger competition.
     
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    Hold up @HCP I'mma let you finish....

    BUT DARKWEBS HAS THE BEST GAME THREADS OF ALL TIME!!!

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    Yes. Give Briscoe a real run. Same with Morrow. They're fighting for one spot. Give em a real chance to earn it. Is Goodwin out of it? Might as well play him as well. I remember Quarterman barely played last year and still made the team.
     
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    Wait, no TV broadcast???? Ugh...
     
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    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    It's still bizarre to me what they did to the Koopas in that movie.
     
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    I have to ask, aren't you too old to know about dark wing duck?
     
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    Dennis hopper is Bowser????? WTF????

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    Good catch, Sleepwalker. I have added the game thread tag to this thread.
     
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    You sir are obviously in the minority. My threads are top notch!
     
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