Game Thread 2022-23 Game #82 - BLAZERS VS WARRIORS - APRIL 9, 2023 - SUNDAY - 12:30 PM (PDT) ROOT

[Fairly-Hard]

Quite a large caveat.

Something tells me at some point Elleby makes it back in the league. Works really hard. Plays for Salt Lake G league team.

 

[blazerkor]

Given what is going on with Dallas this injury report is really smart because we can sit Sharpe, Watford and Knox at any point in the game and Drewbanks if he starts, saying we are protecting those injuries and the league can't say we didn't report them.

 

[wizenheimer]

Does this mean he'll be a free agent? 22-23 season is ending today...

my mistake...meant to say 2023-24

first mistake I've made in 20 years

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Given what is going on with Dallas this injury report is really smart because we can sit Sharpe, Watford and Knox at any point in the game and Drewbanks if he starts, saying we are protecting those injuries and the league can't say we didn't report them.

Shameless

 

[Fairly-Hard]

my mistake...meant to say 2023-24

first mistake I've made in 20 years

You’re not married?

 

[Labinot41]

My dream scenario:

Pacers and Magic both win, which means we are locked in into the 5th best lottery odd.

All our players are magically healthy to play, Dame goes nuclear on the Warriors, Shaedon scores 40 too. And we send those assholes into the Playin

 

[blazerkor]

Shameless

Yeah they should feel no shame about doing the best thing for our team and making sure it doesn't cost us any kind of penalty in the future.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Yeah they should feel no shame about doing the best thing for our team and making sure it doesn't cost us any kind of penalty in the future.

So Blameless as well.

 

[blazerkor]

So Blameless as well.

Shameless and Blamelessly tanking... I love it. You are right they are shameless about it but I do feel that they aren't to blame for it. It's the NBA's job to incentivize these teams and they have not solved this problem. It's these teams' responsibility to put themselves in the best position to succeed and if they aren't in a good place to compete now they have to do what's right to be the most competitive in the future.

Shameless and Blameless is the only way to...

 

[Pinwheel1]

might as well drop this here:

according to Spotrac, Portland exercised the 2023-24 option on Keon Johnson last October. that's for 2.8M. I sure hope that was because of planning to use that salary as trade-filler. either Mays or Harrison would be better deep bench backup PG's

I like Keon as a deep bench backup...just not as a PG. My guess is he will either get traded or someone else will get traded at his position and he will stick as an SG. As we have seen so many times before when an SG is asked to run the offense his own offense suffers. But I know some fans will just look at his stats and not take it into consideration.

 

[Chris Craig]

Do we have enough players if Drew and Cam don't suit up?

 

[BBert]

Quite right. Last year Chauncey said, "Every team needs a CJ Elleby."

Every team needs "a" CJ Elleby (type player). Our CJ Elleby was the wrong CJ Elleby.

 

[Chris Craig]

What's the worst loss ever in NBA history because today is going to probably eclipse that.

 

[BBert]

Keon is trade filler.

 

[illmatic99]

Indiana with a really foolish win here.

Orlando continues to tank.

We have to lose today.

 

[illmatic99]

Happy to see dame in attendance

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Sharpe is really well spoken and doesn't hesitate; seems probably a very intelligent person.

 

[julius]

I'm fine with the Blazers losing, but at least can we have Shaedon go off?

 

[illmatic99]

Giving up 16 pts in 2.5 mins is insane

 

[TBpup]

Has a player ever had 14 points in the first 3 minutes of a game? Holy buckets Batman!

 

[Labinot41]

defend Klay ffs

 

[Chris Craig]

Has a player ever had 14 points in the first 3 minutes of a game? Holy buckets Batman!

Klay is playing against a non team.

 

[wizenheimer]

You’re not married?

notice I didn't specify which 20 years. It wasn't the first mistake in the last 20 years; it was the 1st mistake in the next 20 years

 

[illmatic99]

Taking quick shots is playing into their game.

 

[julius]

Well, I don't think we have to worry about them winning.

 

[illmatic99]

Might go finish my errands.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

This is what it looks like when players of this caliber actually play a good team that has to take the game seriously.

Please stop with all the hot takes about which scrub is worth keeping.

 

[wizenheimer]

This is what it looks like when players of this caliber actually play a good team that has to take the game seriously.

Please stop with all the hot takes about which scrub is worth keeping.

so Portland should waive Sharpe?

 

[KingSpeed]

Has a player ever had 14 points in the first 3 minutes of a game? Holy buckets Batman!

Kevin Love scored 34 in the first quarter against us.

 

[julius]

One thing to look for during the game. Shaedon is 19 points away from averaging 10 ppg this season.