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kjironman1 said:
I didn’t say anything about the Blazers.
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Correct.
I felt it was worth expanding on your point since this is a thread in a Blazers forum.

A forum in which this debate has been had frequently this season.
 
Phatguysrule said:
Correct.
I felt it was worth expanding on your point since this is a thread in a Blazers forum.

A forum in which this debate has been had frequently this season.
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Yeah we didn’t want the Blazers in the playoffs this year. We wanted a good chance at a great pick which didn’t really pan out.
There’s always a chance today is a monumental day though? Gotta stay on the bright side right?
 
kjironman1 said:
Yeah we didn’t want the Blazers in the playoffs this year. We wanted a good chance at a great pick which didn’t really pan out.
There’s always a chance today is a monumental day though? Gotta stay on the bright side right?
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Absolutely. If it happens, nobody will be happier about moving up than me.
 
Not to mention a sleeper pick. There have been many mid to late first round and even second round who became impact players. I will not become suicidal if Blazers don't move up.
 
crandc said:
Not to mention a sleeper pick. There have been many mid to late first round and even second round who became impact players. I will not become suicidal if Blazers don't move up.
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Me neither. I fully expect we'll be picking 10 or 11. I've already finished grieving the season's decisions.
 
Among active players selected #10: CJ, Paul George, Brook Lopez
#11: Shae Gilgeous-Alexander, Domantas Sabonis, Myles Turner, Klay Thompson

Could dig further and find retired.
 
crandc said:
Among active players selected #10: CJ, Paul George, Brook Lopez
#11: Shae Gilgeous-Alexander, Domantas Sabonis, Myles Turner, Klay Thompson

Could dig further and find retired.
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For sure. And you can find more greats the smaller the draft number is.

We could definitely get lucky and move up. And we could definitely get lucky and draft better than our position. That would be SUPER cool.
 
crandc said:
Among active players selected #10: CJ, Paul George, Brook Lopez
#11: Shae Gilgeous-Alexander, Domantas Sabonis, Myles Turner, Klay Thompson

Could dig further and find retired.
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Giannis further down. And Jokic in 2nd round of course.
 
More #10 picks: Paul Pierce, Eddie Jones, Horace Grant, Johnny Dawkins, Jeff Malone
#11 picks: Antoine Wright, Steve Nash, Al Jefferson, Dell Curry
 
BigGameDamian said:
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Will be really interesting to see what he's like. I think he'll be a little too polished. Chuck will finally have something he's better than MJ at. That being said, I won't miss a lot of chances to hear what the GOAT has to say.

It would be phenomenal and way better than anything Chuck does if MJ becomes the American Idol Simon Cowell of sports analysis. If he's just brutal like his HOF acceptance speach that will be so good, especially if it's offset by some goofier NBA personailities.
 
KingSpeed said:
Giannis further down. And Jokic in 2nd round of course.
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Draymond Green is second round pick. So if course were Kersey, Duckworth, Cliffy. Tony Parker.

IMHO the biggest issue is not where Blazers pick but whether person making decisions can recognize the Steve Nash, Horace Grant, Paul Pierce etc.
 
Phatguysrule said:
For sure. And you can find more greats the smaller the draft number is.

We could definitely get lucky and move up. And we could definitely get lucky and draft better than our position. That would be SUPER cool.
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This team doesn't get lucky
 
We need a small iso guard like Brunson. Just give him the green light to create.
 
Chris Craig said:
This team doesn't get lucky
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This team doesn't often put itself in position to be lucky. If you consistently put yourself in bad situations good things will happen to others more often.

And you'll feel like you never get lucky.

But the reality is that you are just getting what the statistics predicted you would.
 
Phatguysrule said:
This team doesn't often put itself in position to be lucky. If you consistently put yourself in bad situations good things will happen to others more often.

And you'll feel like you never get lucky.

But the reality is that you are just getting what the statistics predicted you would.
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I bet Cronin is livid today because I would almost guarantee you that he had trades put together to move some of our vets and designs to tank this one last season until he had one of his bi-weekly meetings with Kolde.

We are in a bad spot right now because I don't even think Joe or Chauncey are necessarily that great but to think they'll be able to get our team into contention with a hand tied behind their back by having to constantly justify what they're doing to a pretend owner like Bert is no inspiring a ton of hope.

We've gotta get lucky and hope some of the guys we have right now take a huge leap forward and that Joe is allowed to build a team around them that makes sense in the long run.
 
blazerkor said:
I bet Cronin is livid today because I would almost guarantee you that he had trades put together to move some of our vets and designs to tank this one last season until he had one of his bi-weekly meetings with Kolde.

We are in a bad spot right now because I don't even think Joe or Chauncey are necessarily that great but to think they'll be able to get our team into contention with a hand tied behind their back by having to constantly justify what they're doing to a pretend owner like Bert is no inspiring a ton of hope.

We've gotta get lucky and hope some of the guys we have right now take a huge leap forward and that Joe is allowed to build a team around them that makes sense in the long run.
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Yep. That's our only hope. We're just going to have to hope we "win the lottery" like Denver and Milwaukee and maybe get a shot at contending at some point before this group is used up...
 
Phatguysrule said:
Yep. That's our only hope. We're just going to have to hope we "win the lottery" like Denver and Milwaukee and maybe get a shot at contending at some point before this group is used up...
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Certainly won't be the draft lottery, but I do hope we can develop guys and get better. Not looking great though.
 
Phatguysrule said:
Yep. That's our only hope. We're just going to have to hope we "win the lottery" like Denver and Milwaukee and maybe get a shot at contending at some point before this group is used up...
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Yeah, Rupert MVP 2028... that's as good as any other route that we have towards a championship.

Nah, Shaedon is extremely talented, Tou and Deni are the kind of forwards you want around a lead guard like that. Should we try to land another potential superstar because Shaedon hasn't shown whether or not he can be that? Yeah but more likely we should get a big that's switchable on D and can hit open threes on O to complement Clingan. Take some swings on young players who had a ton of upside coming into the league but haven't been given an opportunity to show what ehy can do like Jarace Walker in Indy or Anthony Black in Orlando.

If we don't get the right value to trade out of the draft at number 11 maybe it's worth 15 and 25 to the Thunder to move up four spots and we can grab that switchable/stretch big with one of those picks and swing for the fences with the other.
 
blazerkor said:
I bet Cronin is livid today because I would almost guarantee you that he had trades put together to move some of our vets and designs to tank this one last season until he had one of his bi-weekly meetings with Kolde.

We are in a bad spot right now because I don't even think Joe or Chauncey are necessarily that great but to think they'll be able to get our team into contention with a hand tied behind their back by having to constantly justify what they're doing to a pretend owner like Bert is no inspiring a ton of hope.

We've gotta get lucky and hope some of the guys we have right now take a huge leap forward and that Joe is allowed to build a team around them that makes sense in the long run.
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In Law & Order episode ADA would say objection! Speculation!

I bet Cronin is livid
I would almost guarantee you
Designs to tank
Having to constantly justify
Hope Joe is allowed
 
blazerkor said:
Yeah, Rupert MVP 2028... that's as good as any other route that we have towards a championship.

Nah, Shaedon is extremely talented, Tou and Deni are the kind of forwards you want around a lead guard like that. Should we try to land another potential superstar because Shaedon hasn't shown whether or not he can be that? Yeah but more likely we should get a big that's switchable on D and can hit open threes on O to complement Clingan. Take some swings on young players who had a ton of upside coming into the league but haven't been given an opportunity to show what ehy can do like Jarace Walker in Indy or Anthony Black in Orlando.

If we don't get the right value to trade out of the draft at number 11 maybe it's worth 15 and 25 to the Thunder to move up four spots and we can grab that switchable/stretch big with one of those picks and swing for the fences with the other.
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We just don't have the depth. And we're not going to be able to get it if we're going to make trades for stars.

We're among the worst 3pt shooting teams in the league...

So we'll probably be Milwaukee at best. But we definitely don't have a Giannis on the roster. Camara is awesome, but he's got a long way to go before he's a Jrue Holiday...
 
Phatguysrule said:
We just don't have the depth. And we're not going to be able to get it if we're going to make trades for stars.

We're among the worst 3pt shooting teams in the league...

So we'll probably be Milwaukee at best. But we definitely don't have a Giannis on the roster. Camara is awesome, but he's got a long way to go before he's a Jrue Holiday...
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Yeah, I agree we don't have enough. The players and assets teams want from us are the ones we need to keep. We are between a rock and a hard place. I guess we just have to hope #7 and #11 picks pan out.
 
The Kuminga bashing didn't age well...

Yet another productive game for him. He's helped his stock in these playoffs.
 
kjironman1 said:
Yeah we didn’t want the Blazers in the playoffs this year. We wanted a good chance at a great pick which didn’t really pan out.
There’s always a chance today is a monumental day though? Gotta stay on the bright side right?
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Yeah once we had a bunch of wins during the season seemed like this was the likely outcome. I was fine with trying to make the playin at that point.

Hell Dallas was one win from the playoffs but ended up getting #1 overall. Sure seems like a waste to have thrown some of the games we did as when we sat Deni and Sharpe in a very winnable game.

Honestly not sure if I prefer keeping #11 or just ending our debt to Chicago. I guess the #11 is worth more but I like the idea of fully guaranteeing that 2028 Milwaukee swap. If were able to end that Chicago pick debt the next drafts in 2026 or 2027 we'll get that.
 
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