Tank for Wembanyama

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  1. TBpup

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    ...and perhaps even more humiliating, the Kings are at the top of that graphic.
     
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  2. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    So we're 13th in the west and 8th-worst in the league, but actually closer to the West 5 seed than to a league bottom 5 record.

    So weird.
     
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    It's one of those years of extreme parity....and yet we are not even in the parity discussion. A few more wins against the scrubs might move them up, but it doesn't make them close to a contending team. Just more purgatory.
     
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    Who’s going to be better? Webanyama or Holmgren
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Dump our starting SF for a pick, Blazers ramping up the tank!
     
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    Lol
     
  10. HomerLovesKoolAid

    HomerLovesKoolAid I have a well-known member.

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    Roll that tanks, I'm all in.
    Win now for Dame is going nowhere fast.
     
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    I'm all in for the hardcore tank. Win now is not an option anymore. Not with this roster
     
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    With Joe in charge, Scoot Henderson would be the pick at #1
     
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    Sit dame, play Sharpe 35 minutes a night, get a top 10 pick by any means necessary.
     
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    Will the team try to win the next few games or start resting guys right away?
     
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    If anyone wants to watch a generational talent that the Blazers will never get, he's going live on the NBA app here in a few...
     
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    IF we get #1 pick this summer, is Wemby ready to help Dame contend? What do Blazers do in such scenario?
     
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    draft VW and then trade him for 45 second round picks

    Seriously, given health whoever gets him will be winning a lot

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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    If somehow we got Wembanyama, his leg would crack in two or his knees would crumble. That's what happens here.
     
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    I don't believe the Blazers have any intention of tanking 2 seasons in a row, at least not this early in the season. If they are 4 or 5 games out of 10 seed with 10-12 to go there might be some motivation to shut some players down. But not much. I think they'll go for it until they are mathematically eliminated
     
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    People are concerned that we can't seem to get a big man, but it's logical. They're literally afraid to come to Portland.
     
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