Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #44 - BLAZERS @ MAGIC - JAN 23, 2025 - THUR - 4:00 PM - CHARGE - KUNP - BLAZERVISION

[Natebishop3]

Billups is trying to win

Is he trying to force them to fire him?

 

[Hoopguru]

So is Billups playing vets to try to win games or is Cronin trying to showcase?

He's tryin to win...

 

[RR7]

Wow, Orlando's offense is so putrid to watch. It makes our defense look passable.

 

[illmatic99]

Wow, Orlando's offense is so putrid to watch. It makes our defense look passable.

they need simons

 

[1 Eye Jack]

Love when we run sets for Benton, not!!!

good confidence boost for what is supposed to be our future both Scoot and Sharpe off the bench! Damn getting frustrated especially after Scoot just had his best 5 game stretch

 

[Quatro44]

Holy cow! Sharpe just violated the hoop.

 

[Hoopguru]

Love that we have some length on this team.
And they scrap!

 

[illmatic99]

what does a hypothetical ant to orlando deal look like?

 

[Cugel]

Is he trying to force them to fire him?

He is a fucking idiot. No and ifs or buts. He just cares about his legacy of a losing coach. Doesn’t care about player development in the least. Horrible horrible coach. Defend him when we get the 10 th pick, ok????!!!!!

 

[bemac]

Love it! The team is playing to win, as they should. Could you imagine stunting the growth of a winning mentality for the chance to move from the 7th to the 4th pick. Blows my mind. This is a talented team who simply needs to grow.

Love Banton's game tonight.

 

[Cugel]

Love it! The team is playing to win, as they should. Could you imagine stunting the growth of a winning mentality for the chance to move from the 7th to the 4th pick. Blows my mind. This is a talented team who simply needs to grow.

Love Banton's game tonight.

Sorry but a win ain’t good. I get it, it feels nice to win but in the long haul it’s bad. This team is shaping up to be a perpetual 9 or 10 seed. Just bad decision making to blow off a draft with 3 super promising candidates. Stupid. Winning with vets when you are a bottom feeder is asinine. You will never convince me otherwise.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Love when we run sets for Benton, not!!!

good confidence boost for what is supposed to be our future both Scoot and Sharpe off the bench! Damn getting frustrated especially after Scoot just had his best 5 game stretch

Do you think we run sets for Banton? I think he just calls his own number.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Hi there - having sat through that awful home stand last week - I must ask - why are we now trying to win?

 

[Cugel]

Up by almost 20 and he’s running the starters into the ground pretty much. Both Joe and Chauncey are horrible at their jobs if the goal is to create a contender.

how is playing Ant and Grant and timelord developing the team? I don’t think some members understand how the nba works.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

what does a hypothetical ant to orlando deal look like?

Two injured guards (Harris and Anthony) plus a FRP for Ant and Rupert.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Up by almost 20 and he’s running the starters into the ground pretty much.

All still under 30 minutes is "running them into the ground"?

 

[illmatic99]

put scoot in

 

[illmatic99]

Two injured guards (Harris and Anthony) plus a FRP for Ant and Rupert.

no way im adding rupert. depending on protections on the pick, i'd do it.

 

[Cugel]

All still under 30 minutes is "running them into the ground"?

I said pretty much. Who is in there now smart guy? The starters save Delano.

 

[Natebishop3]

Love it! The team is playing to win, as they should. Could you imagine stunting the growth of a winning mentality for the chance to move from the 7th to the 4th pick. Blows my mind. This is a talented team who simply needs to grow.

Love Banton's game tonight.

We were winning with Scoot….

 

[Ripcity4life77]

Winning means SHIT if the young players who are supposed to be the future are not the reason for the win so Cronin you MUST trade either Grant and/or Ant before the deadline or as far as I am concerned you get a F for this season. I am not talking about this game as much as just winning games in general cause right now wins without seeing growth from the young players is bad cause not only hurts the Flagg dreams but also means they have hurt the growth too so a double whammy.

 

[B-Roy]

Fouling out in 14 minutes is wild lmfao

 

[Tince]

Rob Williams is so freaking good.

Two unprotected firsts or nothing!

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Maybe this win will motivate Joe to finally trade the vets...

 

[Hoopguru]

Williams gate up the court reminds me of Mo Lucas.

 

[B-Roy]

This win stings….hopefully it catalyzes an Ant trade though

 

[riverman]

Butt ugly grind it out win...amazing defensive effort...Walker with 6 steals...all those blocks and steals...really old school game plan.

 

[blazerkor]

I know long term the wins probably hurt our team's chances of contending but the way the guys have been getting after it lately is a really beautiful thing to watch. I think Chauncey deserves a lot of credit for turning a team that looked checked out to being completely locked in damn near all the time.

 

[tlongII]

It’s obvious to me that Timelord makes everything go on this team. He’s unreal. Just wish we could rely on his health. He’s only 27.

 

[blazerkor]

It’s obvious to me that Timelord makes everything go on this team. He’s unreal. Just wish we could rely on his health. He’s only 27.

Dude is a win now player and maybe you disagree but I don't think we're at a point where winning now should be a priority. Let that guy do this for some other team in the playoffs, if we can get the right value in return.