Game Thread 2022-23 GAME #52 - BLAZERS @ WIZARDS - FEBRUARY 3, 2023 - FRIDAY - 4:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

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Where can I get these quarter zips that the coaching staff is rocking? Form fitting, sleek look.

@THE HCP
 
HailBlazers said:
Talking bout a Spokanastan liking Mr Seattle.
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I don’t care where you’re from. If you’re good you’re good. I can listen to him calling games anytime

Barrett sucked ass. He was also a douchebag. Can’t find enough makeup for that clown, honestly. I loved Rice though.

Brandon Roy was from Seattle too…
 
blazerkor said:
People reacting to tonight and saying that they want to keep Ant and who have watched the rest of the season are tripping. Ant and Dame are not complementary... I get it that both can get hot and that one can get hot and cover for the other but there needs to be more synergy than that.

This feels like the six fucking years I had to say this until I was blue in the face about CJ but Ant will be better off without Dame and as long as Dame has a big guard who can defend and hit the open three next to him, he'll be better off without Ant.

I want fair value for Ant and I won't flip out if we wait until the off season to move him but that should only be if there isn't a trade for him that balances this roster and brings back close to equal talent.
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I think you trade him, just for a borderline all-star forward/wing who is 6'6" or taller, hedging towards 6'8"+ with length. Simons is so young, I hear you on the Dame + Ant thing, but I don't want to trade him unless it's for the kind of player I'm describing. I tell you what I definitely am not down for is trading Sharpe, and especially not trading both Sharpe and Ant, that would be an unmitigated disaster of the highest order. Anything short of KD tier player as the other end of a theoretical Ant and Sharpe going out scenario is a non-starter for me.
 
Has Little hit one 3 on this road trip? Kind of disappointing
 
theprunetang said:
That was definitely a little mini dagger kind of moment. Killed any chance Washington had of coming back.
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You could feel it was the dagger, and like an actual dagger Watford delivered it up close with a paint to baseline, no-look. It was just absolutely savage.
 
wizenheimer said:
I'm going to come at that from a different angle simply because every team in the league spends time playing without a C on the floor. I saw several defensive sets where Grant was on Porzingis and Watford was on Gafford. Which one was a C? I'm not even sure Porzingis is a C the way he plays

I think for a player like Watford, calling him a C or a PF is seeing distinction when there is no difference
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My original point was that someone was wanting to see him produce like this on a regular basis to give him credit and I thought that was a bit much to ask of someone with his size, skillset, experience, contract, etc.

Pinwheel wants to call him a PF. You want to call him positionless. Tonight, he was typically defending the opposing teams forward/big who had the least range. From a defensive standpoint, I call that a center. When Washington was running a double at Dame, he was put in the same position Nurk is often put at, which is the FT line. I think of Nurk as a center as well, for whatever that is worth.

No matter what, it was a great performance from him tonight. I think he's a major liability against a lot of matchups, but he was fantastic tonight. I'm thankful for that!
 
riverman said:
I'd go with model Tford over Twat...but I'm sensitive that way..
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Tford opens up "Model T" nicknaming options, but that might be too much explaining for most people. Twat would be great if he became a defensive stopper. The "Twat Swat" would be must-hear play-by-play.
 
wizenheimer said:
I'm going to come at that from a different angle simply because every team in the league spends time playing without a C on the floor. I saw several defensive sets where Grant was on Porzingis and Watford was on Gafford. Which one was a C? I'm not even sure Porzingis is a C the way he plays

I think for a player like Watford, calling him a C or a PF is seeing distinction when there is no difference
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What's important is that Daniel Gafford is 6'10" and Kristaps Porzingis is 7'3".
 
Tince said:
My original point was that someone was wanting to see him produce like this on a regular basis to give him credit and I thought that was a bit much to ask of someone with his size, skillset, experience, contract, etc.

Pinwheel wants to call him a PF. You want to call him positionless. Tonight, he was typically defending the opposing teams forward/big who had the least range. From a defensive standpoint, I call that a center. When Washington was running a double at Dame, he was put in the same position Nurk is often put at, which is the FT line. I think of Nurk as a center as well, for whatever that is worth.

No matter what, it was a great performance from him tonight. I think he's a major liability against a lot of matchups, but he was fantastic tonight. I'm thankful for that!
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I agree we can't expect him to shoot 75% from the field on a regular basis. And I agree he would struggle defensively against really big centers, which is why I see him as a 4 who can play the 5 against certain teams. The one thing I disagree is his skill set. He was highly regarded coming out of both HS and college, I just think he went undrafted because he was a tweener.....but he has always had skills and a high BBIQ.

I am not saying winning the MVP in the summer league is relevant, but watching him last July was encouraging. He showed a little of everything. I have always thought he would fit in well surrounded by shooters because of his ball handling for a big and his passing. Guarding the perimeter has always been my one concern for him, but for the most part unless the opposing team plays small ball with a smaller quicker PF...... I think he can. He needs to be in the rotation. It would be interesting to see a Dame, Ant, Grant, Eubanks, and Watford lineup against bigger lineups.
 
illmatic99 said:
how are we just 1.5 games behind HCA?
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new orleans pelicans played a lot of games without zion & ingram at the same time and phoenix played a lot of games without booker & cam johnson at the same time, so one can see why they started losing a lot of games

ingram is back and when they get zion back, they will start winning again and phoenix got cam johnson back and theyre already better, but when they get booker back, they will be much better

without injuries to their key players, we would be nowhere near top 4 and i just cant see us being in a top 6, new orleans pelicans & phoenix will move up in the standings, gsw will be better than us too, its play-in at best for us

still, watching us play this season, its hard to be optimistic, if we dont get in the play-in, it wouldnt be a surprise
 
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