dame dragging this team to the playoffs would be an accomplishment in of itself
― J0rdan S., Friday, 14 February 2020 17:44 (four years ago) link
im pretty surprised they didnt move on from CJ years ago when he peaked. They wanted the splash bro setup but dame isnt quite as good as steph and cj isnt even close to klay. they start just about every game at a major defensive disadvantage with those two together. i like cj but dame needs a two way star next to him imo.
― Thybulle on the Dash (Spottie), Friday, 14 February 2020 18:13 (four years ago) link
i think it's just....when you score a really good player with the 10th pick, you're a small market, and that player is tight with your superstar, it's really tough to trade that guy.
he's never been my favorite player but his one premium skill has a lot of value in the playoffs. i do think his dropoff has probably started as he was never the most athletic guy
― call all destroyer, Friday, 14 February 2020 18:20 (four years ago) link
yah trading away a guy like that is near impossible.
― Thybulle on the Dash (Spottie), Friday, 14 February 2020 18:22 (four years ago) link
he just about single handedly won game 7 against Denver last year tbh I just don’t think he’s remotely the kinda star you want next to a guy like dame
― Clay, Friday, 14 February 2020 18:40 (four years ago) link
yah
― Thybulle on the Dash (Spottie), Friday, 14 February 2020 18:57 (four years ago) link
anyways reports are he has been traded for KAT so kudos to all involved
― Clay, Friday, 14 February 2020 19:00 (four years ago) link
I think if the blazers had kept all their role players from last season they’d be doing fine
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 14 February 2020 21:15 (four years ago) link
unless the blazers can somehow find a star level wing there will always be a cap on how far they can go. dame is amazing but he's too little. i don't think guys like that can carry you to a title. all that said, dame is really the perfect test case in how a fan base can derive enjoyment from a team without everything having to live and die with a championship. when he retires (or leaves) the blazers prob won't have won a title or even made the finals, but they'll have been in the playoffs a bunch of times, he'll have had some monster seasons playing an exciting brand of basketball, and put up two of the greatest buzzer beaters in NBA history on their home floor. don't know how you can look back on that w/ anything but extreme fondness.
― J0rdan S., Friday, 14 February 2020 22:43 (four years ago) link
^otm
― A is for (Aimless), Friday, 14 February 2020 23:04 (four years ago) link
yup. the nba is the sport where rings or bust mentality is most toxic. there are a lot of fanbases that would gladly take the last 8 years of blazers results.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 15 February 2020 01:38 (four years ago) link
watchin da allstar game
― lag∞n, Monday, 17 February 2020 01:56 (four years ago) link
i just "tuned in"
― Clay, Monday, 17 February 2020 02:19 (four years ago) link
many dunks
― lag∞n, Monday, 17 February 2020 02:22 (four years ago) link
chris paul dunked
it's on at the airport so im watching it for the first time. seems bad
― ciderpress, Monday, 17 February 2020 02:28 (four years ago) link
the player introductions are worth watching just for common's dorkiest rhymes of all times
"he's out there handling the rock like gibralter / let's hear it for kemba walker"
― Clay, Monday, 17 February 2020 02:33 (four years ago) link
i'm no longer paying attention to it despite being a captive audience
― ciderpress, Monday, 17 February 2020 02:36 (four years ago) link
the player introductions are worth watching just for common's dorkiest rhymes of all times"he's out there handling the rock like gibralter / let's hear it for kemba walker"
― Thybulle on the Dash (Spottie), Monday, 17 February 2020 02:47 (four years ago) link
The dunk contest was fun I thought
yeah probably the best dunk contest I’ve ever seen
― k3vin k., Monday, 17 February 2020 03:00 (four years ago) link
the dunks were great, the contest portion could have used some work
― call all destroyer, Monday, 17 February 2020 03:02 (four years ago) link
aaron gordon was robbed again
― majority whip, majority nae nae (m bison), Monday, 17 February 2020 03:08 (four years ago) link
thought DJJ was the clear winner tbh
― k3vin k., Monday, 17 February 2020 03:10 (four years ago) link
DJJ's reverse 360 and aaron gordon's 1 handed swoop down off the side of the backboard were two of the best dunk contest dunks
― J0rdan S., Monday, 17 February 2020 03:22 (four years ago) link
Yah the swoop dunk was a top 10 all time for me. DJJ was just as deserving imo I was fine with either winning. Tie woulda made more sense there tho. The taco dunk didn’t look great in real time. Gordon has been involved in the two best contents since Vince
― Thybulle on the Dash (Spottie), Monday, 17 February 2020 03:30 (four years ago) link
i havent been playing close enough attention to the format change and now i don't really understand who's "winning" and i am old and confused
― Clay, Monday, 17 February 2020 03:53 (four years ago) link
Love the format change
― Thybulle on the Dash (Spottie), Monday, 17 February 2020 03:57 (four years ago) link
shams breaking some news w/interesting timing--beilein probably done after this season.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 17 February 2020 03:58 (four years ago) link
This game is so fun
― Thybulle on the Dash (Spottie), Monday, 17 February 2020 04:15 (four years ago) link
Why does this game even have refs?
― A is for (Aimless), Monday, 17 February 2020 04:16 (four years ago) link
Man that block is so close
― Thybulle on the Dash (Spottie), Monday, 17 February 2020 04:19 (four years ago) link
the officials have no idea what to do lol
― call all destroyer, Monday, 17 February 2020 04:21 (four years ago) link
Lmaaaaao lowry making this fun
― Thybulle on the Dash (Spottie), Monday, 17 February 2020 04:22 (four years ago) link
Taking charges and flopping
Shouldn’t be able to win on a FT lol
― Thybulle on the Dash (Spottie), Monday, 17 February 2020 04:29 (four years ago) link
Anti climactic ending but that was fun
― Thybulle on the Dash (Spottie), Monday, 17 February 2020 04:33 (four years ago) link
i think all nba games shd be played to 100 now
― lag∞n, Monday, 17 February 2020 04:38 (four years ago) link
fuck a clock
― lag∞n, Monday, 17 February 2020 04:40 (four years ago) link
I thought that dunk contest was way below Lavine/Gordon
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 17 February 2020 04:44 (four years ago) link
they gave out way too many 50s
― Clay, Monday, 17 February 2020 04:46 (four years ago) link
they shouldnt have let magic johnson do the kobe speech cuz it sucked
― i will FP you and your entire family (rip van wanko), Monday, 17 February 2020 05:12 (four years ago) link
did he list off banalities about kobe's career numbers
― ciderpress, Monday, 17 February 2020 05:15 (four years ago) link
i muted that shit man then i turned it back on then i muted common just awful stuff
― lag∞n, Monday, 17 February 2020 05:16 (four years ago) link
xp ha! yes, exactly
― i will FP you and your entire family (rip van wanko), Monday, 17 February 2020 07:52 (four years ago) link
i think even one of the guys on the broadcast threw this out there but idk why after a tie in the final round they don't just have both dudes do a dunk and then each judge votes on which one was better.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Monday, 17 February 2020 15:05 (four years ago) link
Do we want a post-ASB new thread? It's the natural time to place any break before the offs.
― A is for (Aimless), Monday, 17 February 2020 17:51 (four years ago) link
couldn't tell if Common's player intros were supposed to be funny or not
― frogbs, Monday, 17 February 2020 18:35 (four years ago) link
voting for post all-star-break regular degular part 2
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 17 February 2020 19:01 (four years ago) link
Kyrie Irving elected as VP at Players Association meeting today, per source.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 17, 2020
huh
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 17 February 2020 20:26 (four years ago) link