Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #4 - BLAZERS @ KINGS - OCTOBER 28, 2024 - MONDAY - 7:00 PM - KATU 2.2 - BLAZERVISION

[cdub503]

A rebuilding team like the Blazers should spend it like the Spurs did a few months ago acquiring Harrison Barnes type of veterans and getting a FRP. This is the same path the Thunder did to build their current squad the few years of their rebuild, they took on overpaid vets for picks.

Spending the cap space by having Grant/Ayton/Ant taking up 2/3rd of the cap along with Timelord and Thybulle at $12 million each provides zero long term benefit, and any meager short term benefit is worthless during the Blazers current long rebuild.

You'd think Blazer fans would've learned from the cost of the 2016 offseason overpaid contracts. It basically prevented this franchise from ever being able to put useful talent next to Dame and build a contender. But we hear the same stupid arguments over and over to justify bad contracts.

And if we traded them all and got bullshit back youd probably complain about that too, takes two to tango and what we got right now isnt great so we arent getting decent offers, maybe teams will be more desperate come trade deadline but its the start of the season so people are still figuring out what they got. Do I think grant and ant need to go? yeah but do i want peanuts for them either? not really.... and with ayton we traded albatross for albatross in hopes that a new change of scenery for ayton would do him some good, i wouldnt say its done him bad but we probably broke even there.

 

[Strenuus]

In a 4-way tie for #3-6. We have to do better/worse.

Gotta do MUCH better/worse.

I know we suck enough to really show out greatness in ineptitude!!

Come on, Blazers! Lose! We know you can!

 

[Phatguysrule]

A rebuilding team like the Blazers should spend it like the Spurs did a few months ago acquiring Harrison Barnes type of veterans and getting a FRP. This is the same path the Thunder did to build their current squad the few years of their rebuild, they took on overpaid vets for picks.

Spending the cap space by having Grant/Ayton/Ant taking up 2/3rd of the cap along with Timelord and Thybulle at $12 million each provides zero long term benefit, and any meager short term benefit is worthless during the Blazers current long rebuild.

You'd think Blazer fans would've learned from the cost of the 2016 offseason overpaid contracts. It basically prevented this franchise from ever being able to put useful talent next to Dame and build a contender. But we hear the same stupid arguments over and over to justify bad contracts.

100%

 

[Tyrant of Ants]

Went to the game with my SiL's BF (huge Kings fan). Was impressed with Scoot's speed. Even though his handles need tighten up, he doesn't seem to have much difficulty getting to any spot he wants. Wanted to see more of DC, but he was breathing hard after the few minutes he was on the court. Also wanted to see Rupert get some more burn. I'll be at the game against the Clippers tonight. Hopefully we'll pull off an upset!