You know this crazy sucka$$ season could all come together and we could do some damage in the PO.

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is there some meaning present in the word sucka$$ that isn't found in suckass?
 
wizenheimer said:
is there some meaning present in the word sucka$$ that isn't found in suckass?
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Back when we first partnered with the Blazers they asked us not to have swearwords in thread titles. The threads are fucking fine but not the fucking titles.
 
Hoopguru said:
No way this team will tank to protect a draft pick. Billups wont go along with and either will Dame & CJ. The only way I see them purposely tanking is if they trade Dame before the deadline, which isn't happening.
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does the draft truly turn around a team? Boy, 50+ years as a Blazer fanatic and I can’t point to many of Portland’s first round selections that turned the franchise around! But the players we have passed over during the drafts is hilarious. I think too much emphasis is placed upon a draft. Rather, trade CJ, Nurk, RoCo, Powell, Nance and go after some players that might be compliments to Dame, Ant, Naz and the like. Go after a Simmons or an Ayton or maybe KAT. You see, OLSHEY never was able to figure out the right mix of players. Focus upon finding a GM that can be a success.
 
blazerkor said:
Let's just see what plays out over the 24 days and then see what we want this team to do. If no major moves are made then all hope is lost anyway, we will end up in the play-ins and hell Dame might be back to win our way into a first round sweep. However if a meaningful trade or a few of them make this roster much more functional then making the playoffs and having the new team get some experience with Dame might not be the worst thing... it will also mean all of our future picks would be freed up.
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If no major moves are made it should paint a clear picture - NOBODY wanted our guys.

in my opinión, if I were a GM and my team was a couple players away, I’d be looking to grab McLemore. The guy is your “Vinnie Johnson” off the bench. The “microwave” that can add points within three minutes. I’d be after Simons as my guard of the future and Naz as my Dennis Rodman rebound machine. I would have little desire for CJ, RoCo or Nurkic UNLESS, RoCo or Nurk simply become a rental for a deep playoff run and then don’t re-sign them. Nurkic would be great in Golden State. RoCo would be great for Utah or the Clippers. RoCo may help the Bucks. Powell would help Denver, Lakers, Clippers as well as Hornets, Atlanta and the Knicks out East.

I don’t want to worry about tanking for a draft pick…instead, I would be focused upon unloading CJ and Powell and also getting “something” for RoCo and Nurkic. And I would be worried about signing Simons as Neil Olshey blew it for not extending him!
 
The OP is quite correct. The Blazers could really do some damage in the Post Office - they're very large humans.
 
But we just doubled our road wins!

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Hoopguru said:
No way this team will tank to protect a draft pick. Billups wont go along with and either will Dame & CJ. The only way I see them purposely tanking is if they trade Dame before the deadline, which isn't happening.
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Although Billups is letting Nurk shoot threes again; I can't figure that out,,,,, :)
 
Scalma said:
There are really only 3 guys worth maybe trying to lose games for in this years class, and even that is debatable because none of them are generational type prospects. They all have holes in their games you don’t see from the top top talents. And we’re not in a position right now to get any of them minus some miracle ping pong ball. Tanking is stupid anyway. Just look at the team we played tonight. How has losing helped them? How did it help the Sixers?
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Tanking is foolish for at least two reasons: you have no guarantee of getting any single player you have your eye on, and almost any player can end up being a bust in the NBA anyway.
 
Bingo Bango said:
Tanking is foolish for at least two reasons: you have no guarantee of getting any single player you have your eye on, and almost any player can end up being a bust in the NBA anyway.
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yeah only way I’d be down is if there was a LeBron/Luka generational talent. And even then we wouldn’t suck enough to have a real shot at landing them.
 
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So I guess for our team it's just purgatory. Cool.

Go team. First round exit woooo! Gotta get lucky on that trade. Weeeee.

It's always fun to be a team that has to rely on two things: drafting and trades and supposed to just be okay that were "too good" for one of them and for the last decade had a shitty person doing the other.

The only hope is that Cronin isn't fucking stupid.

But I guess fuck the draft pick, it's only half of what could help us. But nah, purgatory ftw. Lol.

It's whatever at this point. I'll still cheer.
 
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