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handiman said:
On the other hand ... that's a pretty elite list of players, so sucking enough to be in that company can't be that bad of a thing.
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Yes...quite a few elite players.....who play offense and defense. One of these things is not like the other.
 
TBpup said:
Yes...quite a few elite players.....who play offense and defense. One of these things is not like the other.
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Yeah, well, that has nothing to do with what the list reflected.
 
So does the league really think the ball is affecting/effecting player's shots? I guess they did last time they changed balls to.
 
Watching the Dallas vs Miami game on TNT and their arena looks emptier than ours.
 
THE HCP said:
So does the league really think the ball is affecting/effecting player's shots? I guess they did last time they changed balls to.
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Suprised they addressed it. But then again I never thought they'd improve officiating like they have. What is a "take" foul anyway?
 
HailBlazers said:
Suprised they addressed it. But then again I never thought they'd improve officiating like they have. What is a "take" foul anyway?
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Those fouls that aren't clear path but they take the foul to stop the odd man break.
 
I'm watching Cade Cunningham right now and let's just say he's not screaming #1 pick.
 
So the Lakers are 5-3 and their big three put up 84 points last night.
Not looking forward to Saturday. This might get embarrassing?
 
Fairly-Hard said:
So the Lakers are 5-3 and their big three put up 84 points last night.
Not looking forward to Saturday. This might get embarrassing?
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They beat arguably the worst team in the league by 2 points.

The big 3 were a combined +1.
AD -1
RW -6
LBJ +8

Seems a little dramatic to assume we will get “embarrassed”.
 
Predator said:
They beat arguably the worst team in the league by 2 points.

The big 3 were a combined +1.
AD -1
RW -6
LBJ +8

Seems a little dramatic to assume we will get “embarrassed”.
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So we will win Saturday against the Lakers?
 
I think Cade is going to be fine.

He's looked good defensively and I think the jumper will get there. The mechanics look a little looser to me than they were at OSU though so hopefully that improves. Not sure if the ankle is 100% either, which is as concern considering how long ago it was and his lengthy recoveries from past injuries.

I am concerned how much he'll be able to get the rim though and his lack of foul drawing ability. If the jumper is only OK his offensive projection gets a little shaky.
 
THE HCP said:
So we will win Saturday against the Lakers?
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Not if Dame continues to shoot horribly and the team gets nothing out of their starting PF.
 
THE HCP said:
So we will win Saturday against the Lakers?
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Where did I say or imply we would win. I said it was unlikely we would get embarrassed. Stop the straw man. Stay on topic or don’t quote reply me.

I responded to a comment that said we would “get embarrassed” by the Lakers at home on Saturday because they beat the rockets by 2 because that was apparently such an impressive performance.
 
Predator said:
Where did I say or imply we would win. I said it was unlikely we would get embarrassed. Stop the straw man. Stay on topic or don’t quote reply me.

I responded to a comment that said we would “get embarrassed” by the Lakers at home on Saturday because they beat the rockets by 2 because that was apparently such an impressive performance.
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So do you think we will beat the Lakers on Saturday?
 
Predator said:
Where did I say or imply we would win. I said it was unlikely we would get embarrassed. Stop the straw man. Stay on topic or don’t quote reply me.

I responded to a comment that said we would “get embarrassed” by the Lakers at home on Saturday because they beat the rockets by 2 because that was apparently such an impressive performance.
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Misquoting seems to be a thing with you.
It said “MIGHT get embarrassed “.
The Blazers have shown no ability to control players as impactful as LeBron, Davis or Westbrook. The Lakers have all three.
It will take a huge effort to beat them. Yes they can. No they have not consistently shown they can. I agree with yours and many others opinion. We need Damian Lillard to show up or this season is going to get ugly.
 
THE HCP said:
So do you think we will beat the Lakers on Saturday?
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You got it wrong. Nobody said Fakers won't win any games. AD is still great player and he like to kill us.
My bet would be Westbrick will go crazy in fourth and brick you out of the game.
Lillard should be fine at this point.
It will be good game to watch hopefully.
 
JDC said:
I think Cade is going to be fine.

He's looked good defensively and I think the jumper will get there. The mechanics look a little looser to me than they were at OSU though so hopefully that improves. Not sure if the ankle is 100% either, which is as concern considering how long ago it was and his lengthy recoveries from past injuries.

I am concerned how much he'll be able to get the rim though and his lack of foul drawing ability. If the jumper is only OK his offensive projection gets a little shaky.
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I dunno - I'm seriously worried. I never understood why he was supposed to be a clear #1 pick (like: head and shoulders above everyone else). It's not like he was Anthony Bennett - nobody expected him to go #1. He was more like, ooh, say, GREG ODEN - everyone said he was the clear cut #1. But you look at him play and it's like he's playing underwater. You better have Luka-Doncic-level genius brain if you're going to be like that.

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