First, do you know where his break is and when did you see the xrays or the surgery on his left hand? And where do you see that he has been declared out for the season? I saw reports from the Warriors he would be evaluated in 3 months which puts him likely into February.
I said might... also wasn't basing it on current record, but more on current trends (ie if a team is playing .500 ball they might stay on that curve).
Records very seldom extrapolate like that. We have traditionally been a better team after January. This season is a long ways from being over. I can't believe how quickly some of you have quit this team already.
Speaking for myself, I expected a slow start but whats been hard is the injuries, No timetable for Nurk, no time table for Zach and even with those I had maintained hope, but the Hood injury felt like a kick in the junk. I am still hoping something happens, that they can make noise in the playoffs, but it really doesn't seem like this is their year.
Fair enough. The word 'might' was used. The Blazers 'might' also get the #1 seed in the Playoff so I read it out of context. My bad.
https://www.blazersedge.com/2019/12/11/21003881/rodney-hood-injury-trail-blazers-podcast In the Blazersedge podcast, the talk about moving Whiteside and Baze as soon as possible and also moving CJ because a 6'1", 6'3" backcourt that doesn't play much defense isn't getting them where they want to go regardless of the injuries. Have them been reading this thread?
Hood is basically untradable right now. I'd trade Nurk for the right price, but I'd like to keep him.
In all hope that he can come back and be what he was in say a year from now, who in the world are they gonna get at 12M a year that's better than him though? Part of it is I just love Nurk, but the contract he signed was so team-friendly. I realize Center isn't what it used to be, but I'm not sure there's many guys outside of Rookie contracts that have more talent per dollar than Nurk.
Does it matter what most of the fans think? Do you think most of the fans embrace tanking? Not only no, but hell no.
The majority is often wrong. It's why some people make so much money in the markets by being contrarian. The masses are usually late to the party.
I think too many people are getting caught up on the word "tanking". I'm pretty sure nobody wants Dame to purposely miss shots, or for Dame and CJ to sit the rest of the season due to "stress injuries". However, I along with many others don't think this is a great year to push Dame and CJ (well, at least Dame) to the limits of how many minutes of hero ball we can squeeze out of them. I think a lot of us on the "tank" side are saying that maybe this is a good year to keep all key starters under 30 (0r 25) min/game and develop the younger players for a better shot next year. The path we are on now could easily lead to Dame or CJ getting worn out and then end up with a severe injury that could impact this year and next year, with almost zero chance for the team to compete for a title. I think that is a poor way to respond to the facts that define this season.
CJ was asked about, would it be better to position the team for a high lottery pick this year. His response was exactly what I thought it would be. Told the reporter, crazy and left laughing.
