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SlyPokerDog said:
San Antonio is getting the first pick and Wembanyama.

As far as the NBA is concerned Pops has earned it.
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They already had their rewards in life. They don't need a 3rd generational talent damnit.

Houston and San Antonio don't ever need to have another generational talent, they've more than had their share.
 
julius said:
They already had their rewards in life. They don't need a 3rd generational talent damnit.

Houston and San Antonio don't ever need to have another generational talent, they've more than had their share.
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Carl Herrera was NOT a generational talent.

Nor was Pete Chillcut for that matter.
 
MickZagger said:
A slightly better version of James “Hollywood” Robinson
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Actually there’s another goat player that we let Houston have….

#17

Mario Elie. He’s probably the reason why Shaedon wears 17.
 
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julius said:
Houston and San Antonio don't ever need to have another generational talent, they've more than had their share.
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We specialize in geriatric talents, so it's only right we get Wemby.
 
blazerkor said:
I can't believe that there is one fucking person that's a fan of this team that thinks seeing Shaedon play four more games this season is worth risking dropping from 5 to 8 in the lotto. It's crazy that there are a lot of you. All of the losses we've had to endure this season and people want to squander that after we've already seen that Shae is legit, we've seen the growth he's made after playing 76 games in the NBA but some of you think 4 more is more important than guaranteeing the fifth position in the draft lottery. Unfuckingbelievable!
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Chill out lol.... fans can root however they want.

Shaedon is 19 years old and plays shit defense, it's not a given that having him on the court instead of a fringe NBA player will help the Blazers win a game.

Any scrub in the NBA can have a great game and put the Blazers in position to win. It's not certain sitting Shaedon will make the Blazers more likely to lose.

Its also possible Shaedon long term development for the remaining games will have an improvement if he plays worth more than potential wins.

I get the idea of rooting for tanking, but getting angry with fans who want to see the Blazers most exciting rookie in a decade is ridiculous.
 
Tince said:
100% disagree. The advantage to starting Sharpe in a couple meaningless regular season games does not outweigh the added advantage of getting the #1 pick (or even the trade value of a higher pick).

I don't believe the Blazers can tell Sharpe or Billups to lose on purpose, so because they won the Minnesota game, they need to shut Sharpe down until they have a full 1.5 game cushion.
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I don't agree. Also sends a very wrong message to a 19year old rookie that his future isn't based on playing hard, spending time in the gym and on the court, or giving max effort to get better.

Sit the established players and veterans as the Blazers are. Blazers will have a nearly identical high chance to lose if Sharpe sits or plays. Some of you are acting like he's an MVP level player today. Hope he gets there, but he has a lot of weaknesses in his game.
 
WesleyMatthews said:
I don't agree. Also sends a very wrong message to a 19year old rookie that his future isn't based on playing hard, spending time in the gym and on the court, or giving max effort to get better.

Sit the established players and veterans as the Blazers are. Blazers will have a nearly identical high chance to lose if Sharpe sits or plays. Some of you are acting like he's an MVP level player today. Hope he gets there, but he has a lot of weaknesses in his game.
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We beat Minnesota and we almost beat Memphis. He is 100% one of the main reasons why we have played so well in the past couple games and there’s a good chance he would light up the spurs.
 
WesleyMatthews said:
Sit the established players and veterans as the Blazers are. Blazers will have a nearly identical high chance to lose if Sharpe sits or plays. Some of you are acting like he's an MVP level player today. Hope he gets there, but he has a lot of weaknesses in his game.
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If you believe this statement, then you think Sharpe is an average playing on the roster they are rolling out filled with 10-day contract guys. And if he is that bad, then I don't care what message us sitting him sends.

PS- I don't think he's an average player on this current active roster. I think he's the best player on the active roster.
 
Blazers have a one game lead over three teams; those teams' remaining schedules:

Orlando:

Cleveland Cavaliers
@ Brooklyn Nets
@ Miami Heat

Washington:

@ Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
Houston Rockets

Indiana:

New York Knicks
Detroit Pistons
@ New York Knicks

normally, you'd think Washington could beat Houston in the season final; and that Indiana could beat Detroit. But the tank has power in more places than The Moda. Hard to imagine Orlando winning any of those games (although Cleveland is locked at 4th seed with HCA).

so, as we've known for a week or so, 5th seed is the Blazers to lose, so to speak. The good news is that both Clippers and Warriors will likely need to beat Portland, maybe to avoid the play-in. (root for the Warriors to lose @ Kings Friday). it probably comes down to the San Antonio game. The Spurs have no reason to win, other than playing for pride at home. Fortunately, they also have no reason to lose
 
wizenheimer said:
Blazers have a one game lead over three teams; those teams' remaining schedules:

Orlando:

Cleveland Cavaliers
@ Brooklyn Nets
@ Miami Heat

Washington:

@ Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
Houston Rockets

Indiana:

New York Knicks
Detroit Pistons
@ New York Knicks

normally, you'd think Washington could beat Houston in the season final; and that Indiana could beat Detroit. But the tank has power in more places than The Moda. Hard to imagine Orlando winning any of those games (although Cleveland is locked at 4th seed with HCA).

so, as we've known for a week or so, 5th seed is the Blazers to lose, so to speak. The good news is that both Clippers and Warriors will likely need to beat Portland, maybe to avoid the play-in. (root for the Warriors to lose @ Kings Friday). it probably comes down to the San Antonio game. The Spurs have no reason to win, other than playing for pride at home. Fortunately, they also have no reason to lose
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Orlando almost beat Cleveland last night. That's probably the best shot at them getting a win.

I think/hope Washington beats Houston.

I think/hope that Indy should beat Detroit.
 
So how do we guarantee a loss to San Antonio?

Bench Shaedon?
Bench Knox?
Bench Mays?
 
Natebishop3 said:
So how do we guarantee a loss to San Antonio?

Bench Shaedon?
Bench Knox?
Bench Mays?
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I think you bench Shaedon. Neither Mays or Knox has a guaranteed contract for next season so unless you're ready to do that for them, I think you let them continue to showcase what they can do. The way teams have been playing Shaedon, taking him out of the game would allow every team to play much more conventional defense and I think it would make us much more beatable for the Spurs.
 
blazerkor said:
I think you bench Shaedon. Neither Mays or Knox has a guaranteed contract for next season so unless you're ready to do that for them, I think you let them continue to showcase what they can do. The way teams have been playing Shaedon, taking him out of the game would allow every team to play much more conventional defense and I think it would make us much more beatable for the Spurs.
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Against the Spurs I want to roll out the most garbage lineup we can possibly play.
 
wizenheimer said:
Blazers have a one game lead over three teams; those teams' remaining schedules:

Orlando:

Cleveland Cavaliers
@ Brooklyn Nets
@ Miami Heat

Washington:

@ Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
Houston Rockets

Indiana:

New York Knicks
Detroit Pistons
@ New York Knicks

normally, you'd think Washington could beat Houston in the season final; and that Indiana could beat Detroit. But the tank has power in more places than The Moda. Hard to imagine Orlando winning any of those games (although Cleveland is locked at 4th seed with HCA).

so, as we've known for a week or so, 5th seed is the Blazers to lose, so to speak. The good news is that both Clippers and Warriors will likely need to beat Portland, maybe to avoid the play-in. (root for the Warriors to lose @ Kings Friday). it probably comes down to the San Antonio game. The Spurs have no reason to win, other than playing for pride at home. Fortunately, they also have no reason to lose
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Hoping the Spurs are fired up to play here in Austin for the fans!
 
Natebishop3 said:
Against the Spurs I want to roll out the most garbage lineup we can possibly play.
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This is going to be borderline comical. The Spurs are tied for the worst record with Houston (In the win column)
with a couple of games to go I assume they care about that and do not want to win. If it is close down the stretch, what will the coaches do?
 
The Spurs spot is solidified. They are grooming their young guys now. Collins is playing like the guy we'd hope he'd become. I'm happy for him. The only games he's missing now are injury management. So far so good. I think the Blazers still play Sharpe because of further development of his game, but his minutes may get pared down depending on situation of game. The Spurs are playing decent.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
This is going to be borderline comical. The Spurs are tied for the worst record with Houston (In the win column)
with a couple of games to go I assume they care about that and do not want to win. If it is close down the stretch, what will the coaches do?
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Both teams will suit up their assistants and trainers!
 
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