Game Thread 2023 SUMMER LEAGUE GAME 1: BLAZERS VS ROCKETS - JULY 7TH 2023 - FRIDAY - 4PM ESPN

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Sloth said:
I don't hide behind anything either friend. More than happy to put pics of myself on here, but all I have ever seen of him is posting negativity and like he is some kind of insider. Maybe I don't know him as well as everyone else does, but that's just my take. Maybe it will change which will be fine.

Regardless, I'm just gonna focus on the Blazers from now on, not go back and forth with some dude their is a 99.9 percent chance I will never even meet in real life.
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He kind of is an insider.
 
I understand why people are upset at HCP. It's a hard time to be a Blazer fan right now with all this Dame drama. Everyone was looking for some light in the shitstorm. Then our future guard gets injured and we lose to a bullshit shot by Smith Jr. Then HCP comes in and reps Smith, throwing the loss in everyones face. Have some common decency and sense. Read the room. So, I get the reactions.
 
My player observations:

Badji - not looking like the answer to the backup 5
Reath - looked a lot better than Badji, want more data.
Murray - apparently his job is to stand in the corner and shoot 3s. He was given more than his share of open 3s, and finished 2-6 on 3s :( His overall game was not highlighted.
Walker - not physically dominant, but crazy good stats: 6-8 FG. 2-2 3FG, 10 rebound/15 pt double-double + 3 ast and 1 stl on 2 TOs, +/- +4 should be ahead of Murray on depth chart.
Scoot - magnificent. Makes everyone's job easier, guarded Houston's best player (Amen). Team looked considerably worse with him off the floor.
Sharpe - Mostly shot contested 3s until middle of 4th quarter when he finally got serious. Disturbing if it becomes a trend. Finish 7/21 :( Hope he takes next game more seriously.
Rupert - Not effective. Houston did a lot of barreling Blazers over and refs falling for it (35 FT), and Rupert was one of the victims of this.
Butler - Officially listed as a center (because he's 7 ft tall), but he's a 3/4/2 as he mentioned in an interview. Skilled, but overmatched. Desperately needs to hang out with Ed Davis and put on 20 lbs. of muscle...

Team - desperately needs Scoot to win (unless they play Charlotte...). Sharpe is great, but didn't play hard. So far it looks like Reath may be interesting, Walker is a 8th or 9th man. Others need more time. Of course, this could change after more summer league. Scoot injury is concerning, waiting for more info.
 
THE HCP said:
I’m embarrassing MYSELF? Sharing that tweet is as bad as it gets. You agree with that shit take?
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since you seem to have your head in the clouds again, krysten peek has been running the draft page for Yahoo sports for like two-three years now. She is at every hoops tournament and knows more about prospects than nearly every scout, and has seen everyone at every level. she is well on her way to being the next mike schmitz. she was watching EYBL games with shaedon last year and was raving about him before the draft.

but sure, let's call her random chic...
 
B-Roy said:
People really thought Reath looked better than Badji? Badji looked like an actual rim protector. I get the stats, but Badji's skills will translate against better players.
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neither deserves a rotation spot. iffy on the two-way as well.
 
B-Roy said:
People really thought Reath looked better than Badji? Badji looked like an actual rim protector. I get the stats, but Badji's skills will translate against better players.
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Badji was better. I don't think he ever got all his blocks recorded.
 
Re: Sharpe

Chauncey needs to sit him down and ask him why he's playing if he's just going to loaf around and shoot contested 3s. He looked great when the Rockets started pissing him off in the 4th, but if he's not going to play that way he's not getting anything out of summer league just firing contested jumpers for fun the whole game.
 
B-Roy said:
I liked what I saw from Badji. He's 20 and on a two-way. He's fine.

Reath has no NBA skills.
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Badji's defense was pretty good, but slow on offense and hands of stone. He had several lob passes thrown at him and he finished zero of them. Of course some of those were quite terrible.
 
THE HCP said:
You actually got 15 people to LIKE this? Jesus god almighty.
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Jumping the gun a bit to be sure, but she didn't specify a specific time. So often, Dame gets treated like he led this team to some height that Portland will never get to again if he is gone.

137-173......over the last 4 years. That is not a small sample size. Yes, purposely tanking the last 2 years, but that is because we were not good. It's not like we had HCA and then decided to tank so we had a bad record. And yes there were some injuries.....welcome to the NBA and every team in the NBA.

Based on the results the last 4 years, (over a 1/3 of Dame's time here) it hasn't been good, so what exactly are we rebuilding from? Nothing that was even .500 is the answer regardless of anything else. No issue with anyone's fandom or attachment to Dame, but to treat what was accomplished from a team results standpoint seems to be romanticized. This isn't to place blame as Dame was not the owner, GM or coach. It just is what was.

Going forward, there is at least the possibility of hope. Perhaps not right away, but I'm not sure the same can have been said about the roster for quite some time now.
 
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Wizard Mentor said:
Badji's defense was pretty good, but slow on offense and hands of stone. He had several lob passes thrown at him and he finished zero of them. Of course some of those were quite terrible.
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Yeah offensively he was awful. But so was Reath. Neither could catch anything to save their lives.

But defensively? Bigs his size don't normally move that well. How many of us want Nic Claxton? Go watch some of Claxton's tape and you'll see why I'm way higher on Badji than Reath (or just about any center we've had in the last half decade).
 
Are we the only team with 2/5 of their starting lineup playing in summer league? Who is the consensus number 1 pick in 2024?
 
Duckhook said:
I disagree completely. HCP is probably in the most-know on this forum, and he keeps it real. He's also one of the few posters here that doesn't hide behind a avatar pic and name. I realize you're new here, but know what you're saying before you say it.
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Why thank you FAMS. Yes, I get a ton of shit on here, probably well deserved shit, but I definitely get it.
 
Sloth said:
I don't hide behind anything either friend. More than happy to put pics of myself on here, but all I have ever seen of him is posting negativity and like he is some kind of insider. Maybe I don't know him as well as everyone else does, but that's just my take. Maybe it will change which will be fine.

Regardless, I'm just gonna focus on the Blazers from now on, not go back and forth with some dude their is a 99.9 percent chance I will never even meet in real life.
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One person's "negative" is another person's "real". Sorry I'm not a homer my friend. And as far as being an insider....not me.
 
illmatic99 said:
since you seem to have your head in the clouds again, krysten peek has been running the draft page for Yahoo sports for like two-three years now. She is at every hoops tournament and knows more about prospects than nearly every scout, and has seen everyone at every level. she is well on her way to being the next mike schmitz. she was watching EYBL games with shaedon last year and was raving about him before the draft.

but sure, let's call her random chic...
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So you think we won't skip a beat without Dame then. YOU shared the tweet, you must.
 
THE HCP said:
One person's "negative" is another person's "real". Sorry I'm not a homer my friend. And as far as being an insider....not me.
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Fair enough bro, I have just always been more of a glass half full kind of guy. Regardless, we both want the team to succeed, and hopefully they will:cheers:
 
Natebishop3 said:
She’s a well respected analyst. So yeah, you dismissing her as some chick is embarrassing.
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But claiming that Scoot will simply replace Dame isn't? Are you on that same vibe?
 
illmatic99 said:
how dare we feel one second of optimism in this offseason from hell? glad we have you here to rain on the parade.
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Rain on your parade or simply hand you an umbrella to keep you dry from the monsoon of stupidity that comes down in this joint.
 
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