Game Thread Game #40 - BLAZERS VS KINGS - JANUARY 9, 2022 - SUNDAY - 6:00 PM (PDT) ROOT SPORTS

[illmatic99]

ant really had a lot of great games this week

 

[OneSport3]

 

[Scalma]

there’s a clear decision to be made. Question is when do they make it because it doesn’t necessarily have to be now.

 

[illmatic99]

Dude Simons is legit

lit up whoever was guarding him. loved his confidence tonight

 

[hoopsjock]

Blazers Uprise Postgame Show
Blazers 103, Kings 88
Led by 31 points from Ant and a near triple-double from Nurk, the Blazers easily beat the Kings. Come chat about the game with us and join our spaces later if you want to comment or ask a question!

 

[TBpup]

54/51/100....holy fireball Batman!

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

I've not been much of an Ant fan but the way he has been playing lately when it is "his" team has been impressive.

Willing to eat some crow to have one our young'uns step up like that - especially one on whom I'd basically given up as being more than a role player.

 

[Scalma]

Is Ant our best shooter even when everyone is healthy

 

[blazerkor]

there’s a clear decision to be made. Question is when do they make it because it doesn’t necessarily have to be now.

I think we could get a lot of value for him now, especially if he has a couple more games like this. Otherwise we have to match whatever is offered for him and then trade him next year at the deadline because if we are sticking with Dame and we better be, we just can't maximize Ant's value.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

The one thing that could save our season? A Kings trade....

 

[Scalma]

Watford was money again, love that dude.

 

[riverman]

I've not been much of an Ant fan but the way he has been playing lately when it is "his" team has been impressive.

Willing to eat some crow to have one our young'uns step up like that - especially one on whom I'd basically given up as being more than a role player.

but if ever there was a time to sell high on a young guy now is that trade deadline....he's hoopin' but he's still not 6'8...I ate the Ant crow already but he's built interest around the league by now

 

[TBpup]

Ant has been quite good (offensively) as the PG. Wonder how he would be as a SG next to Dame. It's a bit of a mute point him being this good as a PG as long as Dame is here.

 

[Scalma]

I bet the lakers would give up a first for Powell.

 

[BigGameDamian]

The one thing that could save our season? A Kings trade....

I don’t think he’d move the needle but I wouldn’t mind Harrison Barnes.

 

[OneSport3]

lit up whoever was guarding him. loved his confidence tonight

Doing this on Davion Mitchell makes it that more impressive.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

I bet the lakers would give up a first for Powell.

I don't think they have a first to give up. They traded everything away for AD.

 

[blazerkor]

I don't think they have a first to give up. They traded everything away for AD.

Yeah they could trade their 2026 first but that's the earliest one they can deal. Also the only salaries that would match would be THT and Nunn. THT, Nunn and a first rounder that's four years away? No thanks.

 

[Scalma]

I don’t think he’d move the needle but I wouldn’t mind Harrison Barnes.

he’d move my needle

 

[OneSport3]

Ant is not going to be traded unless including him in a trade will net us Ben Simmons, Jaylen Brown or Paskal Siakam.

 

[Scalma]

Ant is not going to be traded unless including him in a trade will net us Ben Simmons, Jaylen Brown or Paskal Siakam.

yeah trading him doesn’t really solve our issue (three guard lineup)

 

[riverman]

yeah trading him doesn’t really solve our issue (three guard lineup)

It solves his issue of playing behind 3 vet guards....this kid needs a spotlight, not a towel.

 

[Scalma]

It solves his issue of playing behind 3 vet guards....this kid needs a spotlight, not a towel.

Cronin isn’t running a charity.

 

[riverman]

Cronin isn’t running a charity.

Nope but we got 3 guards signed to long deals now and Ant is going to get paid....teams aren't jumping through hoops for CJs contract ..that bird has flown this season in my view...maybe next year..you could trade Norm instead ...both have tradeable contracts ...CJ just doesn't. Joe has to trade value to get value...Ant is peaking and young

 

[DDolla]

Did Dame watch the Blazers game or the Raiders game?

 

[Zach Collins Enthusiast]

Only now I finished watching the game, all the defensive liabilities were out so we were finally competitive. Ant is special, Watford has a future with the team

 

[BBert]

I don’t think he’d move the needle but I wouldn’t mind Harrison Barnes.

You misspelled Harrison "Fucking" Barnes.

 

[blazerkor]

I didn't see that our defensive problems were solved tonight or that we even showed anything different. I saw the Kings miss a ton of open shots... I mean it was crazy. We were giving them the same wide open looks that have made us the worst defensive team in the league and they just could not hit them and it's not because their a terrible three point shooting team, they're 17th in the league at hitting threes and shoot them at 34.6% which if they were doing what everyone else does should have gone up like 4% against us but they just weren't shooting as well as they normally do. Nothing we did, they were just off.

Actually after they missed all of those shots we're the second worst defense in the league... for now.

 

[stampedehero]

Kings vs. Trail Blazers - Box Score - January 9, 2022 - ESPN

PORTLAND, Ore. "-- — Anfernee Simons led all scorers with 31 points and the Portland Trail Blazers handed the Sacramento Kings their fourth straight loss, 103-88 on Sunday night.
Jusuf Nurkic had 14 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists, and the Blazers snapped a two-game losing streak."+

 

[Blazinaway]

I said a week or so ago I wanted to see consistency from ANT and he is answering the call! Last 4 games very impressive, if he can keep averaging 17-22 PPG with 6-7 assists that would be awesome. Happy for him and team as his emergence if continued (feeling much better about that) gives us more options