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Time: 5:00pm
Place: Milwaukee
TV: Root+

GLB of the game Serinda Swan

I have a feeling that this makeshift, rag-tag group of hustlers aren't taking down the Bucks. Was a hell of a run. And yes, 2 games now counts as a run.

1st quarter GLB pic

I think someone forgot to CC the players on the "we're trying to tank" email...

Ya it might just be reaching but this team already looks like they are trying so much harder. I know its not that meaningful, but the feel of this team is really so different, so quickly.

Hart has shown more in like 3 games than RoCo or Nance ever did. This kid is all we have wanted at SF, lets just pretend he is 6'8.

BlazersBroncos wrote:Ya it might just be reaching but this team already looks like they are trying so much harder. I know its not that meaningful, but the feel of this team is really so different, so quickly.

Hart has shown more in like 3 games than RoCo or Nance ever did. This kid is all we have wanted at SF, lets just pretend he is 6'8.

I think he can handle sf as he plays the skills of an sf. Honestly i’d take him over cj too in terms of overall skill set. I think hart is actually about even to cj at 1/3 the price considering his defensive skills. Yeah offense is clearly more limited but he’s a much better sidekick than iso cj. I like the prospects of that pels pick too, way too many iso ball guys than there is ball to go around

BlazersBroncos wrote:Ya it might just be reaching but this team already looks like they are trying so much harder. I know its not that meaningful, but the feel of this team is really so different, so quickly.

Hart has shown more in like 3 games than RoCo or Nance ever did. This kid is all we have wanted at SF, lets just pretend he is 6'8.

I don't so much know that they're trying harder but this is just a team of athletes and players who don't really know any better.

Kind of a dangerous combo for a team that wants to tank... You have two really good playmakers and scorers at the 1 and 5 with Ant and Nurk... then you have two younger vets with chips on their shoulders with Hart and Winslow, both of whom actually aren't terrible playmakers, then you guys have a bunch of young athletic rookies/2nd-year guys who are just excited to be in the NBA with Elleby, Brown, and Watford. Add onto that it's a team with no expectations, then you take away the pressure to produce wins that can weigh a team down. Outside of injuries, the Blazers may be looking at an accidental play-in team...

Oden2 wrote:

BlazersBroncos wrote:Ya it might just be reaching but this team already looks like they are trying so much harder. I know its not that meaningful, but the feel of this team is really so different, so quickly.

Hart has shown more in like 3 games than RoCo or Nance ever did. This kid is all we have wanted at SF, lets just pretend he is 6'8.

I think he can handle sf as he plays the skills of an sf. Honestly i’d take him over cj too in terms of overall skill set. I think hart is actually a better overall player with his defensive skills or at least a better fit next to dame and anf.

I have thought Hart was better than CJ for a bit now. That we have a good chance of also coming out of that deal with a lotto pick is just absurd.

Hart is a high end #4 on a 7th man type contract. He is a hell of a player on a hell of a deal.

BlazersBroncos wrote:

Oden2 wrote:

BlazersBroncos wrote:Ya it might just be reaching but this team already looks like they are trying so much harder. I know its not that meaningful, but the feel of this team is really so different, so quickly.

Hart has shown more in like 3 games than RoCo or Nance ever did. This kid is all we have wanted at SF, lets just pretend he is 6'8.

I think he can handle sf as he plays the skills of an sf. Honestly i’d take him over cj too in terms of overall skill set. I think hart is actually a better overall player with his defensive skills or at least a better fit next to dame and anf.

I have thought Hart was better than CJ for a bit now. That we have a good chance of also coming out of that deal with a lotto pick is just absurd.

Hart is a high end #4 on a 7th man type contract. He is a hell of a player on a hell of a deal.

Could be a top 8 pick with the way the pels roster is. Lots of talent but idk about 3 iso players on one team it’s just asking for failure

Man if nurk keeps up this level of play and doesn’t get hurt it might be hard not to bring him back.
This season is looking like his best work yet

2nd quarter GLB pic

3rd quarter GLB pic

Oden2 wrote:Man if nurk keeps up this level of play and doesn’t get hurt it might be hard not to bring him back.

Assuming no team makes moves to create space and pay him, the market also might make it hard not to bring him back.

Cap space is great, but I think bringing back Ant + Nurkic and using the TPE (20.8M) + 1 of the 2 picks to add someone is a better move. I like the ballsy move of the lower pick + TPE for Jonathan Issac. If ORL gets Chet or Smith it might even make sense for them as well.

I really don't want to win this game and I know it's against the Bucks without Giannis, but you really have to love the way the guys are playing.

I think we have to keep Josh. He's.. a perfect fourth player, imo. And a perfect third guard.

BlazersBroncos wrote:I have thought Hart was better than CJ for a bit now.

Stop. CJ is the better player.

But then you look at the contract, and for the money...

JasonStern wrote:

BlazersBroncos wrote:I have thought Hart was better than CJ for a bit now.

Stop. CJ is the better player.

But then you look at the contract, and for the money...

Yeah, no one really thought Hart was a better player than CJ and he's still not.

Hart is a more well-rounded player however (funny how much difference 3" will make...) and yeah, the contract difference makes for a lot more roster flexibility.

This may not be as talented of a team as it started out with, but being younger, more athletic and more balanced has arguably made it a better team.

There's no way Josh Hart doesn't become a fan favorite here.

4th quarter GLB pic

The Sebastian Express wrote:There's no way Josh Hart doesn't become a fan favorite here.

Yeah, getting a lot of Wes Matthews pre-injury vibes from his game. Not so much as in playing style, but in just being a super well-rounded likable SG.

I'm legit pretty surprised at how good he's looked. Cronin (or the new GM) is gonna have a pretty interesting offseason lined up.

I'm definitely worried this team might win a lot more games too. If Bledsoe comes back, he could potentially provide a Pat Beverly type for the rest of the season and improve the Blazers defense some more...