Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #11- BLAZERS VS GRIZZLIES - NOVEMBER 10, 2024 - SUNDAY - 6 PM - KATU 2.2, BLAZERVISION

[Rastapopoulos]

DC's post moves are not pretty.

He looks like a post moving

 

[illmatic99]

if multiple 50+ losses last year didn't...

losing by 40 at home to a team missing its best player this early in the season is a little different from our tanking.

no fight either.

the bizarre deni benching was a dumb decision. the team is playing like billups has lost them.

 

[Natebishop3]

this kinda game gets coaches fired

*Should

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Do they have to keep 8? asking for a friend.

We can always sign players from the D-League just before the draft

 

[Natebishop3]

losing by 40 at home to a team missing its best player this early in the season is a little different from our tanking.

no fight either.

the bizarre deni benching was a dumb decision. the team is playing like billups has lost them.

Agreed.

 

[OR-84]

What is happening? Getting destroyed by this team of like 3 centers and 1 1/2 guards…like being blown out by the globetrotters or something. What the hell!?!?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Completely forgot about Cole.

Three sons from the 2000 team are playing better than anyone on the Blazers right now.

Ok, maybe not Cole. He's dropped off the face of the earth.

You'll get reacquainted when he's the player we get back from Orlando for Anfernee.

 

[MickZagger]

This is probably the worst ran franchise in the NBA.

Even the Wizards understand the tank and are starting and playing big minutes to all their youngins

 

[Rastapopoulos]

What is happening? Getting destroyed by this team of like 3 centers and 1 1/2 guards…like being blown out by the globetrotters or something. What the hell!?!?

I assume you mean the Washington Generals.

 

[Quatro44]

Will they score 90

 

[julius]

losing by 40 at home to a team missing its best player this early in the season is a little different from our tanking.

no fight either.

the bizarre deni benching was a dumb decision. the team is playing like billups has lost them.

The front office has no intention of winning games this year.

 

[illmatic99]

Agreed.

like what we Ant and Ayton doing tonight? Shaedon is still getting his sea legs this season but our "vets" quit on the team. this game is unlike the 60+ losses last yr. has a different feel

 

[RR7]

LOL

 

[Rastapopoulos]

This is probably the worst ran franchise in the NBA.

Even the Wizards understand the tank and are starting and playing big minutes to all their youngins

And they're actually competing! And the guy picked with OUR 14th pick is going to make all-rookie (and compete for ROY).

 

[julius]

It's almost a 40 point game, and they're talking about plane tickets.

And honestly, that's more entertaining than the style of basketball the Blazers play.

 

[illmatic99]

The front office has no intention of winning games this year.

yes we all know that.

but he is a lame duck coach on a team that looks like it has given up on him.

 

[Natebishop3]

At least last season it seemed like the team was fighting for Chauncey. Certainly early in the season. Right now it looks like nobody gives a shit. There's no effort.

 

[Chris Craig]

This is embarrassing

 

[Rastapopoulos]

It's neck-and-neck (if you ignore the first three quarters)

 

[Chris Craig]

The front office has no intention of winning games this year.

Do we have to lose by 30?

 

[julius]

yes we all know that.

but he is a lame duck coach on a team that looks like it has given up on him.

Oh, I wasn't disagreeing with what you said. Just saying that the front office doesn't care if the team is tuning him out, it gets them the results they want.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

At least last season it seemed like the team was fighting for Chauncey. Certainly early in the season. Right now it looks like nobody gives a shit. There's no effort.

Disagree. There's effort (on some players' part) but nobody seems to know how to play basketball.

 

[beast blazer]

Lazy Jodee will probably hire Jesus the Toilet Cleaner to be GM next so she can pay him minimum wage and not have to be bothered conducting an actual search.

Hire Mike Rice Jr to coach, just to abuse the players for awhile...

 

[RR7]

Everyone scoffs and laughs when our bench is in, bitches and conplains, but wants them to start, when we trade away other starters?! Haha

 

[illmatic99]

Oh, I wasn't disagreeing with what you said. Just saying that the front office doesn't care if the team is tuning him out, it gets them the results they want.

if the team has given up on him, the desire to lose this year is irrelevant.

 

[julius]

Do we have to lose by 30?

Nope, which is IMHO, on the coaching staff. It's not that they lose, it's how they lose.

And this team already is phoning it in.

But I know Danny and the people working for the team will say they're tired, or young or whatever BS they have to spin.

Memphis is missing like 5 players, and still pasted the shit out of the team.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

If we had an expansion draft I'd be hard pressed to pick eight players to protect.

Funny exercise

Scoot
Sharpe
Camara
Rupert
Clingan
Duop
Murray
Deni

I'm afraid we might be stuck with the Ant Grant Ayton trio for a long time.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Call me old-fashioned but usually teams EITHER play the vets OR play to lose. Somehow we manage to do both at once. Sadly we don't manage to develop the young players, but then maybe playing for Chauncey isn't the way to develop.

 

[beast blazer]

Everyone scoffs and laughs when our bench is in, bitches and conplains, but wants them to start, when we trade away other starters?! Haha

Huh?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

It's neck-and-neck (if you ignore the first three quarters)

Couldn't even manage that for long.