Game Thread NBA PLAY-IN - PELICANS @ CLIPPERS - APRIL 15, 2022 - FRIDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) TNT

[illmatic99]

Are you kidding me right now

 

[DDolla]

Damn, we are really doom. No Paul George

 

[Labinot41]

So it's Joe's fault that Paul George is in H&S protocols?

It should have never come to this that we have no control of our own destiny instead we have to rely on other teams. That trade looks more and more horrible

 

[illmatic99]

So it's Joe's fault that Paul George is in H&S protocols?

for the millionth time. it's Joe's fault that he couldn't negotiate a better deal where whether we acquire a major asset this summer is contingent on ONE GAME. to not foresee this scenario as a possibility is gross misconduct.

 

[wizenheimer]

LOL..this is the Blazers theme song:

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Hey, if we "got" the Pels pick, we would just lose it again when they move up in the lottery.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Sad day in rip city. I’m out guys

 

[illmatic99]

we're gonna end up getting less for CJ + Nance + Snell than what CLE/Chicago got for Nance alone.

good lord.

Please Jody. Get rid of this idiot before he does more damage.

 

[AldoTrapani]

So it's Joe's fault that Paul George is in H&S protocols?

Yea everything is fine

 

[DDolla]

LOL Fire Cronin! Sell the team Jody

 

[illmatic99]

.... and i get side-eyed for still wearing my mask when out and about.

ugh screw you, universe.

And screw this Play-in bullshit. Makes sense in theory, but completely minimizes the regular season.

Clips finished 6(!) games ahead of NO but might lose out on a spot now because their best player got Covid before a single elimination game. I think they need to implement some sort of trigger for a play-in only if the 9 and 10 seeds are somewhat close to the 7/8 seeds. If they're more than a few games apart in the reg. season, there shouldn't be a play-in.

 

[Kell]

Ouch no George tonight…

 

[AldoTrapani]

.... and i get side-eyed for still wearing my mask when out and about.

ugh screw you, universe.

And screw this Play-in bullshit. Makes sense in theory, but completely minimizes the regular season.

Clips finished 6(!) games ahead of NO but might lose out on a spot now because their best player got Covid before a single elimination game.

I don’t even understand how covid is even still a thing. I bet Paul George doesn’t even feel anything

 

[illmatic99]

All eyes on Portland. You know the Jerami Grant trade is contingent on this game.

 

[BlazerBeav]

You have got to be kidding me.

 

[theprunetang]

All eyes on Portland. You know the Jerami Grant trade is contingent on this game.

Better pray for the good version of Reggie Jackson.

 

[Natebishop3]

The universe is conspiring against us!

 

[illmatic99]

Better pray for the good version of Reggie Jackson.

our guys Norm and Roco need to ball out. But we know they won't

 

[TBpup]

well thats it i guess, Fuck you Cronin

This is so Blazers. Why Cronin didn't have contingencies built in like getting the Lakers pick that is owed to NOP if they didn't get the Pels pick is staggering. Pels sure put a lot of contingencies on the picks.

 

[illmatic99]

The universe is conspiring against us!

i feel the same way, but we did this to ourselves.

 

[B-Roy]

You can't make this shit up. LMAO

 

[illmatic99]

This is so Blazers. Why Cronin didn't have contingencies built in like getting the Lakers pick that is owed to NOP if they didn't get the Pels pick is staggering. Pels sure put a lot of contingencies on the picks.

cuz he's a novice and can't negotiate for shit. i hope to GOD we hire someone to either oversee him, or replace him before we make our summer moves.

 

[Natebishop3]

So it's Joe's fault that Paul George is in H&S protocols?

This is like saying it's not his fault that he bet it all on a flush but the other guy had a full house. It was still gambling and he never should have negotiated a trade that required luck to come into play.

 

[BlazerBeav]

The universe is conspiring against us!

As per usual.

 

[DDolla]

We tank so hard just for nothing lol

 

[B-Roy]

Norman Powell please save us.

 

[AldoTrapani]

I really don’t understand how covid is still a thing

 

[wizenheimer]

We tank so hard just for nothing lol

I must have missed it...did the Blazers lose their pick because PG13 got Covid?

 

[illmatic99]

I really don’t understand how covid is still a thing

why? multiple cities have seen peak infections yet again and hardly anyone is wearing masks anymore.

And booster hesitancy can't be higher (based on my anecdotal evidence anyway) while immunity is wearing off.

I have a Hawaii vacay coming up in two weeks and I ain't taking a single chance between now and then. Too many people taking too many risks, this is bound to happen.

 

[illmatic99]

As far as I understood the current state of Covid in the NBA, testing only occurred when players were symptomatic. I wonder who else is infected from both LA and Minny.