OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: MARCH 2023

[Rastapopoulos]

So GP ll might play as soon as sunday. I hope when he's introduced at Moda, the fans stay absolutely silent. Indifferent to his presence. Like he never played for us. Oh, wait. Did he play for us?

Not only that, but he's one of only three Blazer players with a positive +/- on the year. One is Dame, of course, but easily best of the three is Josh Hart.

 

[RR7]

It was a bush league move by the refs.

But regardless, the ball went out at the right base line. Even if the Mavs thought it was their ball, they should have had at least 2 players on that end of the court.

Yeah, I didn't understand that. If you thought it was your ball, why aren't you over there to inbound the ball? A timeout doesn't advance the ball in the 3rd quarter, right?

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Yeah, I didn't understand that. If you thought it was your ball, why aren't you over there to inbound the ball? A timeout doesn't advance the ball in the 3rd quarter, right?

You have to have possession to call a TO.

 

[RR7]

You have to have possession to call a TO.

Or in a dead ball situation, which that was.

 

[THE HCP]

Wow look at that

 

[PDXFonz]

Wow look at that

People (Understandably) dumped on me for putting the Lakers ahead of the Blazers this season.

But who’s crying now? (We all are)

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Wow look at that

This is without Lebron also. My bet is he will not miss the playoffs and he will most likely return before the playoffs start.

 

[tykendo]

This is without Lebron also. My bet is he will not miss the playoffs and he will most likely return before the playoffs start.

Hey healthy ,just in time, to get smoked by the Nuggets.

 

[Pinwheel1]

People (Understandably) dumped on me for putting the Lakers ahead of the Blazers this season.

But who’s crying now? (We all are)

I don't remember that. And if they did, there is no way they could have anticipated Utah bailing them out by absorbing Wesbrook's contract so they could make a trade.

 

[blazerkor]

Hey healthy ,just in time, to get smoked by the Nuggets.

I think that with the roster that they've put together (IF HEALTHY) it would be really shitty to get them in the first round if you are the one seed... really shitty. The good thing for the Nuggets is that the Lakers aren't very likely going to be playing the 1 seed in the first round, more likely the 2 seed or even the 3 or 4. The Lakers are playing really well right now and supposedly LeBron is coming back soon.

A rotation of DLo, let's just say Troy Brown, LeBron, Vando, AD who is playing at an MVP level, Schroder, Reaves, Rui, Beasley, Walker is a lot of athleticism and skill coming at you. If LeBron and Vando can handle minutes at the 5 and you can play a lot of small ball, that's a fucking nightmare to go up against. I don't know if they can stay healthy through a playoff run but they can stay healthy enough to beat any team in the league 4 out of 7 games. No team in this league is great, not one of them... so a team like the Lakers could steal a title this season.

It's one of the reasons that it was so shitty that Joe couldn't get shit done at the deadline to make us a more competitive team. This is the season where a lot of teams can win the title because no one is close to dominant. That doesn't mean one of the top two seeds out of either conference won't walk away as champion, I just think it's one of the most wide open seasons in memory.

 

[THE HCP]

Not sure I would want to face the Lakers in the first round if I was one of the top teams. They’re going to get so many calls…… will be interesting to see how this pans out.

 

[THE HCP]

 

[Strenuus]

I mean, duh. No one needed to say it.

 

[wizenheimer]

I mean, duh. No one needed to say it.

since when has anything anybody ever said in this forum needed to be said?

 

[SheedSoNasty]

since when has anything anybody ever said in this forum needed to be said?

hold onto your shorts?

 

[Strenuus]

since when has anything anybody ever said in this forum needed to be said?

When I post. Since it's always truth unless I myself say it's not.

 

[Haakzilla]

This is without Lebron also. My bet is he will not miss the playoffs and he will most likely return before the playoffs start.

...so he will return for the play-in?!

 

[MickZagger]

Bout time and I’m sure this will be the last time Lillard allows this

 

[blazerkor]

...so he will return for the play-in?!

The most recent news is that they're aiming at the final two weeks of the regular season, so LeBron can get into a rhythm with the rest of that roster.

 

[wizenheimer]

When I post. Since it's always truth unless I myself say it's not.

my statement below is false

my statement above is true

 

[blazerfan11]

Yeah, I didn't understand that. If you thought it was your ball, why aren't you over there to inbound the ball? A timeout doesn't advance the ball in the 3rd quarter, right?

You are correct.
""It allows teams in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime to advance the ball to halfcourt by simply calling a timeout. In other words, after securing a rebound or after an opponent's made basket, a team can advance the ball without any time coming off the clock."
https://theathletic.com/228673/2018...-the-game-is-meant-to-be-played-over-94-feet/

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Hey, apparently Zach Collins is finally justifying being picked above Bam Adebayo. (The assist numbers are particularly surprising. And Bam is a pretty mediocre rebounder.)

 

[blazerkor]

Hey, apparently Zach Collins is finally justifying being picked above Bam Adebayo. (The assist numbers are particularly surprising. And Bam is a pretty mediocre rebounder.)

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I'm going to say something extremely shocking and quite controversial... I'd take Bam. I know I must sound crazy but not only would I take Bam over Zach, I would trade a lot of assets for Bam and I don't think I would trade more than a second rounder or two for Zach.

I've thought about a scenario where we win the lotto and decide to draft Wemby and if we did I think it would be a good trade to send Ant, Nurk (despite Nurk getting more rebounds per minute than Bam) and up to 3 lightly protected future firsts for Bam and Duncan Robinson's shitty contract. I think it would be smart. Those stats you put up don't really tell you everything you can learn by watching the two guys... Bam just moves a whole helluva lot better than Zach and Bam has been durable and productive on winning teams.

If we did the deal I'm talking about we would still need to acquire a backup PG and probably a backup C but before doing that we would have a rotation next season of Dame, Shaedon, Jerami, Bam, Wemby, Matisse (assuming we decide to re-sign him), Nas, possibly Cam and Trendon. I'd be excited to see what that combination of players could do... I think if you add to that a good backup point guard (who could probably be signed for the miniMLE) and good backup big (who could probably be acquired either with a vet min contract or a second round pick) and I think you have a team that would be very competitive.

I doubt that we win the lotto, so I doubt we have to worry about all of that but again I would take Bam over Zach and I'd pay a lot to do so.

 

[Samuel]

Someone check in on Mark Cuban… this is an epic tragedy (or comedy, depending on how you look at it).

 

[KingSpeed]

Someone check in on Mark Cuban… this is an epic tragedy (or comedy, depending on how you look at it).

We could’ve passed Dallas if we weren’t tanking.

 

[Samuel]

Just realized Dallas retains their pick if it’s top 10, or it conveys to New York if 11 (KP trade).

They’re right there with Chicago right now.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Someone check in on Mark Cuban… this is an epic tragedy (or comedy, depending on how you look at it).

Speaking of Dallas, I heard from a friend who claims to have a source that says the Mavericks feel confident about landing Grant as a free agent. I did find it odd that out of the blue, he would text me about this. Why would Grant, of all players, be someone Cuban is targeting? Being a Syracuse alum (like Jerami) my friend follows him closely. (He is a Celtics fan, not a Mavs fan)

Personally, I think that whoever pays Grant the most is where he will end up. But I can't help but wonder if there are any sign-and-trade options with Dallas. Of course, if they lose Kyrie they could have cap space to sign him outright.

 

[blazerfan11]

Kyrie had this man ejected from the game today. Don't know what was said or done.

 

[Samuel]

Speaking of Dallas, I heard from a friend who claims to have a source that says the Mavericks feel confident about landing Grant as a free agent. I did find it odd that out of the blue, he would text me about this. Why would Grant, of all players, be someone Cuban is targeting? Being a Syracuse alum (like Jerami) my friend follows him closely. (He is a Celtics fan, not a Mavs fan)

Personally, I think that whoever pays Grant the most is where he will end up. But I can't help but wonder if there are any sign-and-trade options with Dallas. Of course, if they lose Kyrie they could have cap space to sign him outright.

Not saying your sources are bad but Dallas is famous for having best laid plans and having them completely shatter. DeAndre Jordan, Kyle Lowry, the list goes on.

Throwing the player capital out the door, Dallas blew a first and two seconds on Kyrie. That indicates they’re primarily interested in bringing back Kyrie.

If they miss on Kyrie, it might be too late to lock in Grant by the time they’re moved on to backup options…

 

[Samuel]

Kyrie had this man ejected from the game today. Don't know what was said or done.

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DC United, lol.

I love the ejection trend with fans in those seats. Just because you dropped hundreds/thousands of dollars to sit up close doesn’t mean you have the right to act like an inhumane asshat. Shut the fuck up and eat your popcorn.