Game Thread Game #36 - BLAZERS @LAKERS - DECEMBER 31, 2021 - FRIDAY - 7:30 PM (PDT) ROOT SPORTS - NBATV (1 Viewer)

[BigGameDamian]

LoL

 

[KSF-ERIC]

We have the same record as OKC.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Happy New Years guys.. there’s a reason I don’t post much.

I enjoy the tanking. But remember this. This is where the true fans will show up. WE WILL BE FINE.

Stay strong. We should have done this sooner like I told ya.

@SlyPokerDog have a safe and happy new year thanks for being patient with me. Go blazers

 

[Tince]

It doesn’t matter. This has been the worst season of Dame’s career.

Changing the subject, DeRozen may win MVP this year. Who saw THAT coming?

Agreed it's Dame's worst season and still he would've been twice as good as any guard on that 04-05 roster.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

We have the same record as OKC.

Let's all head over to that lottery thread!

 

[julius]

Dame not playing like he’s in his prime. Dame has taken us as far as he can, farther than Roy, and it was fun but it’s over.

It's over?

Jesus christ, the team is a shell of it's normal self, and it's poorly constructed in the first place. Dame can still take the team places, they just actually, you know, gotta put talent around him.

Not saying they can easily do that, but I'm not sure anyone in the league could carry this pile of shit roster to wins at this point. Put some decent talent around Damian, a balanced roster, and it'd be different.

With this roster? Yeah, it's "over". Thanks to Olsheys keen ability to judge talent and what makes a good team roster, this years team is absolute shit.

Curry is older, LeBron is older, Durant is older, Harden is older, Westbrook is older, Klay Thompson is older and coming off of two major injuries. They have teams that actually build talent around them, and weird, their teams are doing good (well, the Lakers are still crappy).

Dame has one season where he's struggling (tho he's had a good stretch recently) and all the sudden he's taken the team as far as he can.

swear to god this place is scatterbrained at times.

 

[riverman]

HOLY STANK UP THE JOINT BATMAN!!POW!!CLANG!!!!OOF!!!!

 

[MickZagger]

We have the same record as OKC.

Probably a good thing

 

[Tince]

Crazy that Bazemore is getting scrub minutes for a sub .500 Laker team but was good enough to start half the games for us two years ago when people were claiming the roster was plenty talented enough to make a deep playoff run.

 

[illmatic99]

happy new yr everyone

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

One thing you gotta say for Elleby. He is a fighter and blazers need somebody with some fight. Even Little seems to be letting his offensive slump affect his energy.

 

[hoopsjock]

 

[illmatic99]

It's over?

Jesus christ, the team is a shell of it's normal self, and it's poorly constructed in the first place. Dame can still take the team places, they just actually, you know, gotta put talent around him.

Not saying they can easily do that, but I'm not sure anyone in the league could carry this pile of shit roster to wins at this point. Put some decent talent around Damian, a balanced roster, and it'd be different.

With this roster? Yeah, it's "over". Thanks to Olsheys keen ability to judge talent and what makes a good team roster, this years team is absolute shit.

Curry is older, LeBron is older, Durant is older, Harden is older, Westbrook is older, Klay Thompson is older and coming off of two major injuries. They have teams that actually build talent around them, and weird, their teams are doing good (well, the Lakers are still crappy).

Dame has one season where he's struggling (tho he's had a good stretch recently) and all the sudden he's taken the team as far as he can.

swear to god this place is scatterbrained at times.

people hitting the sauce early tonight, and with good reason.

 

[DDolla]

Another easy money win… woo hoo, thanks Blazers

 

[riverman]

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL......I've got a shitload of Blazer new year's resolutions...all of them involve Joe Cronin!

 

[KSF-ERIC]

It's over?

Jesus christ, the team is a shell of it's normal self, and it's poorly constructed in the first place. Dame can still take the team places, they just actually, you know, gotta put talent around him.

Not saying they can easily do that, but I'm not sure anyone in the league could carry this pile of shit roster to wins at this point. Put some decent talent around Damian, a balanced roster, and it'd be different.

With this roster? Yeah, it's "over". Thanks to Olsheys keen ability to judge talent and what makes a good team roster, this years team is absolute shit.

Curry is older, LeBron is older, Durant is older, Harden is older, Westbrook is older, Klay Thompson is older and coming off of two major injuries. They have teams that actually build talent around them, and weird, their teams are doing good (well, the Lakers are still crappy).

Dame has one season where he's struggling (tho he's had a good stretch recently) and all the sudden he's taken the team as far as he can.

swear to god this place is scatterbrained at times.

He took us to WCF. You think he can take us farther?

 

[MickZagger]

I mean this is probably the best. In the world of pro sports it’s either be competitive or suck real bad. Middle ground is where you don’t wanna be.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Kevin Love having best shooting year of his career. Can we get him?

 

[riverman]

One thing you gotta say for Elleby. He is a fighter and blazers need somebody with some fight. Even Little seems to be letting his offensive slump affect his energy.

I think Elleby will dog his way into being a Wes Mathews type player if he can shoot....he's a good rebounder and can stay in front of his man

 

[KSF-ERIC]

I mean this is probably the best. In the world of pro sports it’s either be competitive or suck real bad. Middle ground is where you don’t wanna be.

Warriors were middle ground last year and look at them now.

 

[riverman]

Kevin Love having best shooting year of his career. Can we get him?

I would take him but man his contract is really a cap eater

 

[MickZagger]

Warriors were middle ground last year and look at them now.

The norm always deviates.

 

[riverman]

The norm always deviates.

There has to be a Powell joke in there somewhere.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Shit we have same record as Pels too! We’re 14th in the West as we near the halfway point of the season.

 

[Strenuus]

Warriors were middle ground last year and look at them now.

That's not how this works.

That's not how any of this works.

 

[MickZagger]

Shit we have same record as Pels too! We’re 14th in the West as we near the halfway point of the season.

That’s good. Jabari Smith will be a superstar

 

[DDolla]

We have the same record as OKC.

but OKC still have 100 first round picks compare to the Blazers.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

That's not how this works.

That's not how any of this works.

The point is you can go from middle to great. The idea that being in the middle is bad is false. Look how the Grizzlies have emerged from the middle. That said, we are not in the middle. We are dead last. We have the best lottery odds in the league right now since 1-4 is the same and we are 4.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

but OKC still have 100 first round picks compare to the Blazers.

We could get that many picks if we wanted to. We have the assets.

 

[TBpup]

The record is poor, the talent bad, but sadly the effort was worse.