Notice This isn't good news. Do we need to find Nurkic insurance

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  1. Denny Crane

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    We got a taste of how good we are with him, against the likely champions in a must win game. His injury doesn't seem career threatening in the least. I look forward to our success next season with him.
     
    Denny Crane, Apr 23, 2017
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    The reason you want to trade them is because they suck & are only worth peanuts... why would you think they would suddenly start playing better to increase their value?
     
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    Apparently they don't ....but I wish Meyers beasted for a game or two
     
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    Nurk wasn't ready to come back. He is still hurt. Hobbling around like an old Sabonis. Sit him out let him heal and hope his legs hold up next season. The center injury curse lives on. All of our centers are injured. I got to say though for moment last night I saw what could be, I saw us overpower the warriors. That's without Durant, Livingston, and their coach of course. Part of me imagined what we would look like against them with a healthy Nurkic. Then I woke up
     
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    With Dame as a leader I cant wait to hear the stories of how he has a healthy Nurk working out at some undisclosed location with him and the team meeting up early to get the "Gel" on!
    Man, those of us homers are gonna be off the charts with every story like that.
    I do wonder if other teams leader do that stuff. Or do they all spend time on a yacht and floaties partying it up?

    So happy to have Dame. Even happier now that we have what he needs most.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Every player worth a damn wants to play. It's the team doctor's responsibility to be the voice of reason and look out for the health of the players. Fucking idiots indeed.
     
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    FWIW, Stotts may be on the bubble.

    I really like him as coach, but the reality is that the GM and owner invested in the team with the expectations of a better record than last season.

    Instead, the team effectively underperformed and isn't really showing the spirit or preparedness in the playoffs.

    We're getting dominated by the Warriors who lost players to gain cap space for Durant and aren't playing Durant.

    Playing Nurk on a broken leg speaks worlds about Nurk, but also is a move of desperation.

    Maybe we give Stotts a chance with Nurk for the whole season. Maybe Stotts is our Pops, and will coach for decades.

    Or maybe something has to change: either players or the coach. Often it's the coach.

    I'm not advocating that Stotts be fired. It's just one way management might be thinking.
     
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    Big time disagree.

    He just signed a new contract. He was just runner up for coach of the year. He entered the season severely hindered by an unbalanced roster and further hindered by injuries.

    Again. You want him to turn a turd sandwich into a 5 star meal? I'm pretty sure NO and PA are smart enough to recognize the size of the shackles Stotts has had on him this season and the moment they went out and got what was a glaringly obvious need, Stotts quickly changed his offensive style and ran the team to a 15-6 record.

    A coach can only do so much with an unbalanced roster. But a coach should do well with a balanced roster and the moment it evened out, Stotts ran with it.
     
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    He tried it and didn't work. But the injury not major so he now can heal up in the off season and be ready for next season.
     
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    He really had the turd sandwich last season and over performed.

    Same players, add ET.

    The regression of several players looks to me to be the real issue. Ed Davis regressed, so did Aminu.

    I don't think NO is going to use the unbalanced roster rationale. My assumption is that Stotts was involved in personnel decisions.
     
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    Shut him down. He was obviously not himself. He normally uproots much bigger players, but he didn't even really try to back anyone down last night.
     
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    I'm becoming more and more convinced that you are actually Neil Olshey. It's not Stotts fault that Neil decided to pay 3 backup...scratch that, 2 backup quality players and one piece of shit 46 million dollars per year combined. With Nurk hurt, the Blazers only have 2 good players.
     
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    Pretty stupid post. The team would be 100 times better for fans if Paul Allen didn't own it. The MONEY is his only good quality.

    Ummmmmm, Bill Schonley? Remember him?
     
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    Are you saying a Bill Schonley should own the team?
     
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    Warriors' JaVale McGee on Blazers' Jusuf Nurkic returning tonight:

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    I like JaVale, and while I liked when he was on Shaqtin with Shaq making fun of him, I see that was not cool, cause Shaq really exaggerated and it become disgusting..
     
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    Like a lot of folks, they grow as they mature. Sounds like JaVale's a pretty cool guy.
     
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    No, I'm saying he should have called the games for as long as he wanted to. If I were the owner he would have.
     
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    Because why?

    Because I'd never draft WABC's?
    Because I'd want my teams to emphasize defense?
    Because I'd care about fans?
    Because I don't consider Portland as Seattle south?
     
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    Not his fault he has a fucked roster
     
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    Dude... it's not that big of a deal. He just wasn't ready. It's not like they're saying that he broke his bone.
     
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