Game Thread GAME# 72: PISTONS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 23, 2019 - SATURDAY, 7:00 PM, NBATV & NBCSNW

[BigGameDamian]

Happens. What I'm more surprised by is he's not cutting much anymore either.

I know when your on a roll you don't want to tinker much with the lineup but I'd still like to see Hood start.

 

[Chris Craig]

This calls for a special investigative committee ….I'd say Schilly, BNM elprez and jlprk for balance

Wait I was off on my distributor...it was 39.5....I said 43...so I got the final score and starter/bench points right...still not bad

 

[Strenuus]

I watched the 3rd and 4th quarter on the tv at work and had to be as subdued as possible when we went on that run. On the Nurk dunk I stood up fast and was about to yell "Hell yeah!" Caught myself, and Then quickly pivoted and let the cat in. It was difficult. That was fun to watch.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Wait I was off on my distributor...it was 39.5....I said 43...so I got the final score and starter/bench points right...still not bad

 

[wizenheimer]

I watched the 3rd and 4th quarter on the tv at work and had to be as subdued as possible when we went on that run. On the Nurk dunk I stood up fast and was about to yell "Hell yeah!" Caught myself, and Then quickly pivoted and let the cat in. It was difficult. That was fun to watch.

you have to let the cat in where you work?

 

[Chris Craig]

I'd say

 

[Strenuus]

you have to let the cat in where you work?

We have two cats at our work.

It's amazing.

 

[riverman]

I watched the 3rd and 4th quarter on the tv at work and had to be as subdued as possible when we went on that run. On the Nurk dunk I stood up fast and was about to yell "Hell yeah!" Caught myself, and Then quickly pivoted and let the cat in. It was difficult. That was fun to watch.

I loved my cat of 18 years...RIP..need to adopt another one

 

[Strenuus]

So you must do a lot of demolition!
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That hurt deeply.

 

[Strenuus]

I loved my cat of 18 years...RIP..need to adopt another one

Yeah. I had a cat for 8 years that I loved so much. Had to move and couldn't bring my cat. Gave them a hug and they had tears. Don't ever tell me animals don't feel.

 

[kjironman1]

That was fun. Nice win.

 

[DDolla]

Confession I need to make.... I’m liking Calabro calling our games, his truly one of the greats.

 

[riverman]

That hurt deeply.

poof....gone

 

[BonesJones]

no idea?

Griffin 35.5M/year
Dame 30.5M/year
CJ 28.5M/year
Nurk 12M/year
Harkless 11.5M

118M

next year cap is 109M and tax line is 132M. Portland would have to add at least 8 players for less than 20M next season just to stay under the tax. If they wanted a competitive team they'd probably have a tax bill north of 30M; and Paul Allen isn't the owner anymore. That's how I can say Portland couldn't afford that 4 man combo

I don't know why you're using per year averages when the cap is due to go up to $115M in 2020 when those guys get an 8% bump, and Harkless signed for a year less.

Next year, Griffin, Dame, CJ, Nurkic, and Harkless will make a combined ~$115M.

Lets say we added Collins to the Griffin trade. We add Simons, Trent, and Labissiere and that's another $5M. Add dead money which is another $5M.

That's 8 players for $125M, but in this situation I think they'd try and dump Harkless and resign Aminu for apx. $7M ish. That saves $4M.

So you're looking at a payroll of $121M for 8 guys. You use the Full MLE to resign Hood for a starter salary of apx. $7.5M and resign Layman for a starting salary of apx. $5.5M (Or have him sign the QO) and you're talking about $134M for 10 guys.

So you'd have 4 roster spots left to fill for $4.5M (room left under hard cap). Going up to the hard cap means going over the tax by about $6M, which is nothing to pay for a contending team that'll likely make that up by the increased revenue from ticket and playoff sales.

And before we'd fill those 4 spots, we'd have a lineup of:

Lillard (36) / McCollum (12)
McCollum (24) / Hood (12) / Trent
Aminu (16) / Layman (16) / Hood (16)
Griffin (35) / Aminu (13)
Nurkic (31) / Labissiere (17)

That's a competitive team and a good lineup. If Hood signs for the tax-payer MLE then you wouldn't have to worry about the hard cap restrictions. Either way, you wouldn't see the team go over the tax by more than $10M.

Definitely affordable for a contender.

 

[BonesJones]

Someone better with this stuff than I. Can they post a gif of the dunk nurk put on griffin late tonight?

@SlyPokerDog @BonesJones

On the forum? Yes

 

[kjironman1]

Does anyone else get Rodney hood confused with Damian on the court sometimes?

Sometimes on TV but not live.

 

[BonesJones]

Does anyone else get Rodney hood confused with Damian on the court sometimes?

I got him confused with Harkless until I got used to Harkless wearing a headband.

 

[kjironman1]

This was fun!!

Yeah it was. My wife wanted me to ask you where you were so she could meet you. I kind of felt you might not like that kind of thing. She watched Bones for a while.

 

[kjironman1]

no idea?

Griffin 35.5M/year
Dame 30.5M/year
CJ 28.5M/year
Nurk 12M/year
Harkless 11.5M

118M

next year cap is 109M and tax line is 132M. Portland would have to add at least 8 players for less than 20M next season just to stay under the tax. If they wanted a competitive team they'd probably have a tax bill north of 30M; and Paul Allen isn't the owner anymore. That's how I can say Portland couldn't afford that 4 man combo

The point is though. They can do it if they want. And if the right player becomes available and the rules allow it. They might just take a chance while Dame has his game at this level. Why not bust out and try for a chip for a year or two? Honestly that is the only way Portland will compete for a championship. They need to spend and get a bunch of luck.

 

[BonesJones]

Yeah it was. My wife wanted me to ask you where you were so she could meet you. I kind of felt you might not like that kind of thing. She watched Bones for a while.

Are you kidding me, Eric would've went and found her!!!!

(I don't know if I'm joking or not)

 

[BonesJones]

The point is though. They can do it if they want. And if the right player becomes available and the rules allow it. They might just take a chance while Dame has his game at this level. Why not bust out and try for a chip for a year or two? Honestly that is the only way Portland will compete for a championship. They need to spend and get a bunch of luck.

Exactly.

 

[DDolla]

I think Dame could be the best Trail Blazers of all time. That last 3 minutes was fun to watch. Hitting big shots and assisting his teammates. When Nurk roll and score to tie the game he was in his face urging him and the next time he rolled, he dunk the ball. Simply amazing.

 

[bobf]

I think Dame could be the best Trail Blazers of all time. That last 3 minutes was fun to watch. Hitting big shots and assisting his teammates. When Nurk roll and score to tie the game he was in his face urging him and the next time he rolled, he dunk the ball. Simply amazing.

I think he is. Especially when you take into account the intangibles. He’s the ultimate team guy. We are damn lucky. Thank you Dame!

 

[bobf]

The point is though. They can do it if they want. And if the right player becomes available and the rules allow it. They might just take a chance while Dame has his game at this level. Why not bust out and try for a chip for a year or two? Honestly that is the only way Portland will compete for a championship. They need to spend and get a bunch of luck.

I think we have a shot if Zach busts out and we get some continued improvement from the rest of the team.

 

[tester551]

I think Dame could be the best Trail Blazers of all time. That last 3 minutes was fun to watch. Hitting big shots and assisting his teammates. When Nurk roll and score to tie the game he was in his face urging him and the next time he rolled, he dunk the ball. Simply amazing.

The key thing at the end of the game, is the ball didnt get stuck in hands.

Dame was still a little resistant to give the ball up - but he did. When he passed, the ball zipped around to everyone else. It was beautiful to watch

 

[hoopsjock]

After a brief flash of optimism, I discovered you have to be signed into your home WiFi. Doesn’t work if you’re out of town.

That is on the Comcast App. I was talking about the NBCNW App which you don't have to be on your at home wifi for. I use it all the time when I'm not home.

 

[THE HCP]

Someone better with this stuff than I. Can they post a gif of the dunk nurk put on griffin late tonight?

@SlyPokerDog @BonesJones

I love the fact that the guy who could do it the easiest (me) he has on ignore. Classic.

 

[CupWizier]

I'm going on a relaxing drive to Mossy Rock tomorrow. I would REALLY like to do it with a Blazer win on my mind.

Jadefalcon wears fingernail polish? Wow.

 

[H.C.]

I love the fact that the guy who could do it the easiest (me) he has on ignore. Classic.

Do you need a tissue? Here.

Spoiler

You've had drama with @BonesJones @Orion Bailey @KingSpeed @Cippy @Dougnsalem myself and a few others.
The one consistent with all of it is you.

At the end of the day
I told you something truthful, then asked you to stop.
You refused and instead decided to reference 'back in the day'.
Someone NOT ME decided to chime in and tell you. When someone asks you to stop calling them names you should just do that. If you don't, you look like a bully.
Instead you made the decision to continue. Even claiming you receive special treatment on the forum and lied about not getting dm's from mods telling you to stop.
You forced a mod to come in to confirm they've sent you DM's telling you to knock it off.. Only for you to go MIA in that thread.
Only to the next day take subtle shots. Which again forced a couple different mods to DM you and tell you to stop.

When it's all said and done, I'm here to talk basketball and all the extra shit is not worth the time to read.
You go ahead and roleplay like certain posters do in the OT section. Then wonder why this keeps happening.
Clearly it's nothing you've done. You're just innocent John Lukrofka. You're really just a victim.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I loved my cat of 18 years...RIP..need to adopt another one

Same here I had a cat for 18 years, we put him to sleep after 3 years of doing everything we could to stop the cancer. I miss him.