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Game Thread Oct 14, 2023 07:00PM MT: Jazz vs. Trail Blazers (Preseason)

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KqWIN said:
If you say so. Did the voices in your head tell you I was talking about you when he did something good and I commented about it? I unironically can't even say anything bad an about a player without you thinking it's about yourself.
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Sir… I didn’t think it was about me… where did I say it was about me… voices in my head lol…
 
Did you see the smile Hardy gave Tech when he hit that jumper? These guys are humans and I swear we forget it… if you had someone you’d worked with for over a year and cared about them and knew there is a chance their dream could be over… you’d give them every chance to be successful. Even if Brice is like 10-15% better than Tech… he ain’t getting those minutes at this point.

Taylor, Brice, Omer, Tech, Luka…. None of those guys figure to be in the rotation. Taylor and Brice will get plenty of minutes in the G league… I think it’s clear that decision has been made. The other guys are trying to make the roster. Cut day is coming and guys DA likes more than some of those dudes will be available.., or he will decide to save Ryan a couple million on Luka and churn 10 day deals later. Either way those guys are playing for their lives (maybe not Omer since he has another year on his deal). If we get to game 40 and Hardy picks Simone over Brice it’s not great… in the preseason there could be a bunch of other things that play into the decision.
 
kabenac said:
Portland is going to be good this season. Like us, they have a lot of depth.

We let Portland grab way too many offensive boards. I'm surprised Portland only had 15 2nd chance points. It felt like more.

We had too many turnovers as well but aside from that we were efficient on offense.
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You watched that game and came away with that conclusion?
 
SoberasHotRod said:
You watched that game and came away with that conclusion?
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I think they have some good young talent and Anfernee is gonna score 25 a game… but they aren’t quite ready and I feel like Billups isn’t a good coach. I think they have guys that can get hot but will be a bottom 5 defense. Will win 30 games… will have nights they shoot well and other teams just miss shots despite portlands defense.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I think they have some good young talent and Anfernee is gonna score 25 a game… but they aren’t quite ready and I feel like Billups isn’t a good coach. I think they have guys that can get hot but will be a bottom 5 defense. Will win 30 games… will have nights they shoot well and other teams just miss shots despite portlands defense.
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I like their future, but their team last night looked like it was at least a couple years away.

I really like Sharpe, but he's probably still a year away from being a positive. Scoot is amazing, but will make more bad decisions than good ones.

I might look to move Simons at the trade deadline because he is ready now and could get them a nice return. I also might not fit in with Sharpe and Scoot long term.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
I like their future, but their team last night looked like it was at least a couple years away.

I really like Sharpe, but he's probably still a year away from being a positive. Scoot is amazing, but will make more bad decisions than good ones.

I might look to move Simons at the trade deadline because he is ready now and could get them a nice return. I also might not fit in with Sharpe and Scoot long term.
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I agree but I’d keep Simons unless the return was good. He was a guy I wanted us to get when there were some rumors/indications he was on the market cheap… he’s one of the best shooters in the league and has more juice with the ball then he’s been allowed to show. He fits great with those guys for where they are in the process… will need more defense 1-3 when they become a playoff team.
 
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