Game 81: Portland vs LA Clippers 1:00pm Root+

[DaVoiceMaster]

What is the tie-breaker situation with Indiana, Washington, and Orlando?

Maybe the Blazers will sit Eubanks, Watford, and Sharpe tomorrow.

I'd consider bringing back knox on a cheap contract to ride the bench and see if he can improve to a rotational player. He's got some decent skills if he can out it all together.

Is Reddiah hurt or why are the Blazers not playing him? If they're simply sitting him, that leads me to believe the Blazers have a handshake deal to resign him. Otherwise, why would he not want to play? I wonder if they have another deal worked out with Thybulle, as well?

[monopoman]

There is no tie-breakers for lottery odds as far as I know if we have the same record as any of those teams after all 82 games it becomes a coin flip scenario to get the actual seeding.

Tie-breakers are only a thing when speaking of determining where teams with the same record stand in the playoffs. Anyways if we lose the final game we are locked at the 5th worst record in the NBA, Orlando, Indiana, and Washington even if they lose out can't tie us.

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[DusterBuster]

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[BNM]

Maybe the Blazers will sit Eubanks, Watford, and Sharpe tomorrow.

No. No resting Sharpe. GSW is deep enough and good enough to beat POR even if we play Shaedon big minutes.

He needs to score 25 points to get his scoring average up to 9.95 ppg, which will be officially rounded up to 10.0 ppg. This will make him the first Blazer rookie since Dame to average double digit scoring, and will probably guarantee him a spot on as 2nd team All-Rookie.

Let the kid get a taste of some accolades. Give him some incentive to strive for more.

[GEE]

I'd consider bringing back knox on a cheap contract to ride the bench and see if he can improve to a rotational player. He's got some decent skills if he can out it all together.

Is Reddiah hurt or why are the Blazers not playing him? If they're simply sitting him, that leads me to believe the Blazers have a handshake deal to resign him. Otherwise, why would he not want to play? I wonder if they have another deal worked out with Thybulle, as well?

I agree. I think Knox has looked really good over the last several games. I'd prefer him back next season if possible, more than Reddish as our 3rd string SF and PF, and I don't see both him and Reddish returning... and I think it's likely one or the other but if Knox and Reddish are in my #11 through 15... I'm feeling alright. Thybulle definitely returns, and I think Grant does too.

Dame / Simons / Mays
Sharpe / Thybulle / Reddish
Grant / Little / Knox
Winslow / Watford / Walker
??? / Eubanks / ???