Game Thread 2022-23 Game #63 - BLAZERS @ HAWKS - MARCH 3, 2023 - FRIDAY - 4:30 PM (PDT) ROOT

[THE HCP]

Why are the fucking, Blazer dancers in Atlanta?

Same reason as why there were ATL dancers in Portland when we played the Hawks last month you grumpy old man.

 

[MickZagger]

Same reason as why there were ATL dancers in Portland when we played the Hawks last month you grumpy old man.

Swinger orgy?

 

[HailBlazers]

And didn't we just lose to New Orleans without their starting center and power forward? What was your excuse that night?

Um we had nobody to stop BI from going inside? 58 to 46 points in the paint.

 

[MickZagger]

Um we had nobody to stop BI from going inside? 58 to 46 points in the paint.

And we had no one to defend Murray the past two times we played them he’s had career highs. Players have career nights on us often.

 

[AldoTrapani]

If we were trying to win I'd rather have Nurkic available than Grant if I had to choose.

You guys are finally realizing what I been saying

 

[noknobs]

Um we had nobody to stop BI from going inside? 58 to 46 points in the paint.

We had five people on the court at all times. It has nothing to do with athleticism or how big they are, they don't play defense and/or their coach doesn't know how to teach defense. Either way it's embarrassing to watch. Not sure how anything I've said is very controversial at this point...

 

[MickZagger]

You guys are finally realizing what I been saying

Come here let me give you a big ol pat on the back bud

 

[AldoTrapani]

Grant sucks told you

 

[handiman]

Grant can score, but he is much more of a help defender than a lock-down defender, and his rebounding is almost non-existant. Grant is 14th.....14TH on the team in rebounds per 36 mins. Damn!

If that's not sobering enough, he's rebounding above his career rate.

 

[TBpup]

If that's not sobering enough, he's rebounding above his career rate.

That is depressing.

 

[wizenheimer]

Same reason as why there were ATL dancers in Portland when we played the Hawks last month you grumpy old man.

do they ride in the same plane as you?

 

[THE HCP]

do they ride in the same plane as you?

No sir.

 

[wizenheimer]

No sir.

another disadvantage to contract labor

 

[AldoTrapani]

If that's not sobering enough, he's rebounding above his career rate.

Haha that’s hella sad. Yuck. To think we’re about to max this bum

 

[Mediocre Man]

I was being facetious. I don’t care about individual scoring numbers if our team sucks

 

[Mediocre Man]

Same reason as why there were ATL dancers in Portland when we played the Hawks last month you grumpy old man.

And what’s that reason?

 

[Fairly-Hard]

If we were trying to win I'd rather have Nurkic available than Grant if I had to choose.

The idea was to have them out there together.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

do they ride in the same plane as you?

Oh boy!

 

[Samuel]

Cam Reddish has that margarine Darius Miles/Hassan Whiteside taste where you see some amazing stuff on the court and some star-level attributes and then you look up and your team is getting absolutely smashed on the scoreboard.

Speaking of our friend Darius—anyone getting some serious Deja Vu here?

 

[blazerkor]

Grant sucks told you

Grant is a really good third scoring option on offense. Look at his numbers he is an efficient scorer on all three levels and at the line, who can create for himself. The guy is also a really good defender, he's not great and Chauncey having him as our ball stopper hasn't done him any favors but it looks like we're letting Thybulle do that now and Jerami is settling in as a really effective wing defender both one on one and off the ball, who can switch onto anyone and hold his own. This isn't supposed to be impressive because we are really lacking in this category but Grant is easily our best two way player. He isn't a good rebounder and we lack rebounding but that's been the case his whole career so that's not on him.

How in the fuck is that sucking? Would I give him a max contract? Fuck no I wouldn't and there have never been rumors that he's asking for that much. Would giving him a contract starting at 30M and lasting 5 years be bad? Nah that wouldn't be too terrible, especially considering what the cap will do during that period of time.