Game Thread 2022-23 Game #37 - BLAZERS @ TIMBERWOLVES - JANUARY 4, 2023 - WEDNESDAY - 5:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

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DDolla said:
Dame is done. Sorry folks, time to trade him for 6 draft picks and let him win a ring like Clyde
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The market for Dame is minimal, as in the Lakers; that's it. Two picks and AD. Do it.
 
DDolla said:
Dame is done. Sorry folks, time to trade him for 6 draft picks and let him win a ring like Clyde
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If he’s done why would we get 6 picks and how would he win a title?
 
Cugel said:
I didn't see any hard work. Where was Dame time?
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He missed one open three but then he busted one with Rivers all over him. The fact is we didn't get the stops to make closing the gap possible. The biggest fact is that we should have played with more discipline early in the game so we weren't even in that situation.
 
Perhaps the best thing is to have a bad Jan so we can blow it up, this team goin nowhere as currently constructed
 
KSF-ERIC said:
If he’s done why would we get 6 picks and how would he win a title?
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Not a single contending team has the assets Portland would want for Dame. Only option is the Lakers.
 
KSF-ERIC said:
If he’s done why would we get 6 picks and how would he win a title?
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Cause elsewhere he would be at at the line all night. Wouldn't be able to touch him without it being a foul. In Portland you can hold him all game.
 
TBpup said:
Pacers...Thunder....Timberwolves....all better than us as of late if that is the case Not very encouraging.
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Wolves won tonight but they’ve struggled more than us.
 
Blazinaway said:
He's all NBA at walking the ball up the court every time late in the game when we are behind - I just can't stand that
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I miss Dame time. I do.
 
blazerkor said:
He missed one open three but then he busted one with Rivers all over him. The fact is we didn't get the stops to make closing the gap possible. The biggest fact is that we should have played with more discipline early in the game so we weren't even in that situation.
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He missed one for the lead and it allowed Minnesota to get back and hit one and build the lead.
 
Blazinaway said:
Perhaps the best thing is to have a bad Jan so we can blow it up, this team goin nowhere as currently constructed
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Yeah, for me it's not a question of if this team needs to make big moves, it's what way do you move. Some in here want to "blow it up" and move away from Dame but we can't. Dame is on this team for the rest of the season because of when he signed his extension and the type of extension it is.

So for me, we need to trade Ant, we need to trade whoever else we have to in order to get support for Dame and JG. That's who we build around now. We have some good role players but some of them will have to go in order to get where we need to get.
 
Ugliest game I have ever seen. Between the passing/turnovers, the hideous job by the refs who were out to get Portland all night, Dame being off yet again, Grant getting injured from falling on his ass every time he shot the ball, the relentless iso, and both Nurk and Eubanks fouling out...There is no way to win that.
 
The glaring thing I saw tonight is that while I love Hart's hustle when he doesn't have it he can't play that many minutes. He had so many wide open shots tonight as crucial points thst he miseed. He played a lot of minutes, 33 for 1 point and 2 rebounds.

As others have said how we handle the deadline will say a lot to me.
 
blazerkor said:
He missed one open three but then he busted one with Rivers all over him. The fact is we didn't get the stops to make closing the gap possible. The biggest fact is that we should have played with more discipline early in the game so we weren't even in that situation.
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That’s the way I see it. Hurt losing both centers and small ball only really works if you can get some quick hands on the ball and turn those into points.
 
Boise Blazer said:
The glaring thing I saw tonight is that while I love Hart's hustle when he doesn't have it he can't play that many minutes. He had so many wide open shots tonight as crucial points thst he miseed. He played a lot of minutes, 33 for 1 point and 2 rebounds.

As others have said how we handle the deadline will say a lot to me.
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And he's left open because teams don't fear him. They know he probably won't shoot and if he does probably won't hit it.
 
Cugel said:
This one is on Dame. 2 for 9 from 3 and missing FTs? Fuck that.
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Freshtown said:
This is the 3rd game Dame has lost us this season.
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LOL....let all the bile out.

Hart was 0-4 and scored 1 point. Nurkic scored 10 points on 10 shots and spent the night making ugly turnovers. Simons scored 7 less than his average, but dribbled a lot more than normal, and the Wolves spent the whole game searching for Simons and giving his man the ball and saying "go to the basket he can't stop you". Nurkic and Eubanks combined for 12 fouls and scored a combined 4 points from the foul line. Grant didn't score in the second half. Simons got in foul trouble by committing stupid fouls so Dame had to play 40 minutes. And Chauncey seems to have a lot of trouble lately adjusting to what the other team is doing. Blazers are running Dame off the ball but still not creating any opportunities for him he doesn't create himself...they are just leaving him less time to create

but yeah, this loss is all on Dame

chuckleheads around here
 
Chris Craig said:
He missed one for the lead and it allowed Minnesota to get back and hit one and build the lead.
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That is the one he missed. And that was our defense that couldn't get stops. Dame didn't have a terrible game 27 points on 18 shots, 6 assists and 2 turnovers both in the first half. He was getting mugged the whole game while trying to get to the ball. I know we like it when Dame hits both of those threes instead of the second one, I know we expect that out of him. 2 of 9 from three isn't good enough for Dame if we want to win. That being said, he's not the problem.

The narrative that Dame has fallen off is bullshit. Dude is averaging 27 points and 7 assists, he's playing better defense than I've ever seen him play. Both his field goal percentage and three point field goal percentage are above his career averages. The only complaint I have is that he's making lazy passes that I haven't seen from him in the past but that isn't him falling off that's him needing to be held accountable, which I think will happen.
 
wizenheimer said:
LOL....let all the bile out.

Hart was 0-4 and scored 1 point. Nurkic scored 10 points on 10 shots and spent the night making ugly turnovers. Simons scored 7 less than his average, but dribbled a lot more than normal, and the Wolves spent the whole game searching for Simons and giving his man the ball and saying "go to the basket he can't stop you". Nurkic and Eubanks combined for 12 fouls and scored a combined 4 points from the foul line. Grant didn't score in the second half. Simons got in foul trouble by committing stupid fouls so Dame had to play 40 minutes. And Chauncey seems to have a lot of trouble lately adjusting to what the other team is doing. Blazers are running Dame off the ball but still not creating any opportunities for him he doesn't create himself...they are just leaving him less time to create

but yeah, this loss is all on Dame

chuckleheads around here
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Ya can't call yourself the best shooter behind Curry and not produce. He is the superstar, right? 50mil a year, right. You think he is still a top 10 player? Think again. He is paid like one. Luka, Ja, Steph, Tatum, KD, Zion, Leonard, Giannis, Young, SGA, Lebron, Jokic...
Those are the ~Superstars. Even Irving is outplaying Dame and you have no idea how painful it is to type that.
 
I think I might quit on the season. Not interested in watching a team with no chance. I wouldn’t be upset at all if we tank. Pull Dame and Simons. Roll with Keon and Shaedon. I’m done.
 
Cugel said:
Ya can't call yourself the best shooter behind Curry and not produce. He is the superstar, right? 50mil a year, right. You think he is still a top 10 player? Think again. He is paid like one. Luka, Ja, Steph, Tatum, KD, Zion, Leonard, Giannis, Young, SGA, Lebron, Jokic...
Those are the ~Superstars. Even Irving is outplaying Dame and you have no idea how painful it is to type that.
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Young? Lol.
 
Blazinaway said:
He's all NBA at walking the ball up the court every time late in the game when we are behind - I just can't stand that
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This is what bothers me a little. I thought that Billups' strength would be his persistence in getting the team to play the way he wants. Getting the ball up court quickly, more passing, more cutting, attacking the basket. And it's just not happening.
 
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