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Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Wed Apr 9, 2025 3:53 am
by Brandon-Clyde

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Time:6:00pm
Place: Utah
TV: Chargetv and KUNP
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GLB of the game Billie Piper
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Wed Apr 9, 2025 2:48 pm
by Shem
And filling in for Lamar Hurd tonight!
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Wed Apr 9, 2025 3:21 pm
by zzaj
OMG, the thing I disliked the most about ET was his strange voice, lol!
Phoenix passed the Blazers for the 9th pick last night. I imagine the Blazers win this one against a team that actually knows what's good for their franchise...likely cementing the Blazers at 10th. PHX also plays OKC tonight, so bye bye possibility of #9.
The Blazers reduced their chances at a top 4 pick from 26.2% to 16.9% simply by beating the Raptors and Spurs. So I ask, WHAT did the Blazers gain from those wins?
The profiteer was Joe Cronin. The fact that Jodi/Kolde gave him a new contract on the back of fluffing his Ws with wins against tanking teams just shows you how bad they are for the long-term future of the franchise.
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Wed Apr 9, 2025 3:57 pm
by Wizenheimer
zzaj wrote:OMG, the thing I disliked the most about ET was his strange voice, lol!
Phoenix passed the Blazers for the 9th pick last night. I imagine the Blazers win this one against a team that actually knows what's good for their franchise...likely cementing the Blazers at 10th. PHX also plays OKC tonight, so bye bye possibility of #9.
The Blazers reduced their chances at a top 4 pick from 26.2% to 16.9% simply by beating the Raptors and Spurs. So I ask, WHAT did the Blazers gain from those wins?
The profiteer was Joe Cronin. The fact that Jodi/Kolde gave him a new contract on the back of fluffing his Ws with wins against tanking teams just shows you how bad they are for the long-term future of the franchise.
you probably know this but in terms of the lottery, the Suns and Blazers are even. If they end up tied, there would be a coin flip for who chooses 9th and who chooses 10th. And heading into the lottery they each have an average of the lottery odds for 9th and 10th
but overall, the Blazers seem dead set on landing on the worst posible outcomes for this season
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Wed Apr 9, 2025 5:39 pm
by zzaj
Wizenheimer wrote:zzaj wrote:OMG, the thing I disliked the most about ET was his strange voice, lol!
Phoenix passed the Blazers for the 9th pick last night. I imagine the Blazers win this one against a team that actually knows what's good for their franchise...likely cementing the Blazers at 10th. PHX also plays OKC tonight, so bye bye possibility of #9.
The Blazers reduced their chances at a top 4 pick from 26.2% to 16.9% simply by beating the Raptors and Spurs. So I ask, WHAT did the Blazers gain from those wins?
The profiteer was Joe Cronin. The fact that Jodi/Kolde gave him a new contract on the back of fluffing his Ws with wins against tanking teams just shows you how bad they are for the long-term future of the franchise.
you probably know this but in terms of the lottery, the Suns and Blazers are even. If they end up tied, there would be a coin flip for who chooses 9th and who chooses 10th. And heading into the lottery they each have an average of the lottery odds for 9th and 10th
but overall, the Blazers seem dead set on landing on the worst posible outcomes for this season
Yeah, good point--I see a Blazers W and Phoenix L in the cards tonight, so I imagine they'll avoid the coinflip...
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Wed Apr 9, 2025 6:05 pm
by Walton1one
If POR mgmt had done the things they needed to do well before this, these last 3 games would not matter in terms of lottery position, but now it does. POR could end up at 12th, instead of 9th.
You can bet Cronin will try and play this as a "win" at the exit interviews, the team missing the play in but also tanking their draft position but this is what stupid franchises do, and they rewarded him for it, lol.
Curious to see if Camara & Sharpe play....they should not.
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Wed Apr 9, 2025 7:32 pm
by Case2012
There's zero chance we tank this game. Billups has not been extended yet. Need those extra wins to pad his coaching record.
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:08 am
by Brandon-Clyde
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:37 am
by Brandon-Clyde
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:38 am
by Walton1one
Hoping that both Camara and Sharpe play as few minutes as possible tonight, is this team capable of prioritizing the bigger picture?
1Q is enough, time to sit Sharpe and Camara for the rest of the game
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:39 am
by zzaj
Case2012 wrote:There's zero chance we tank this game. Billups has not been extended yet. Need those extra wins to pad his coaching record.
I don't think tanking was part of the strategy this year, at all. I find it kinda interesting that the Blazers didn't re-up Billups at the same time that they resigned Cronin. It may be that they need to time to deal with Chauncey's counter to the TO.
As for the game...looks like Sharpe's agent got him the memo that he's playing for a contract. lol
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 2:11 am
by Brandon-Clyde
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 2:18 am
by Walton1one
POR continues to hold out Scoot for a concussion, but plays Sharpe in meaningless games, and Camara
It is a miracle that POR is even down in this game right now to be honest, I give Sharpe some credit because he is clearly deferring to other teammates, I wonder if something was said to him?
Camara is oblivious he keeps trying to play like it’s the 7th game of a playoff series. he should not be playing in the second half, neither should Sharpe for that matter.
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 2:26 am
by Walton1one
Why are Camara and Sharpe even playing right now?
This is what stupidity looks like. Do you see any of the main players for Utah playing right now? Just asinine how stupid this franchise is, one of the worst run teams in the NBA
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 2:43 am
by Walton1one
DC just feasting on Filipowski right now
How was that not an and 1 forGeorge?
Without Sharpe and/or Camara playing tonight this would be most likely a loss, which this team needs, and even with them they are literally tied right now with a UTA roster full of scrubs and second string players
Given all the players out, and the stakes for potential draft pick placement m, there is literally no reason to try and win this game
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 2:52 am
by Sinobas
Take Sharpe out. The Blazers really need to lose right now because we're so close to slipping down a few slots. Give Sidy some playing time.
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 2:56 am
by Brandon-Clyde
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:03 am
by Walton1one
lol, and with 8 minutes left they bring back Sharpe and Camara, why?
This is one of the dumbest organizations I’ve ever seen
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:05 am
by Case2012
I HATE CHAUNCEY BILLUPS. Why TF did he just put Sharpe and Camara BACK IN??? You efffingg _(*&)(*^7P (*Nyd980hn[0jaevr[oij
Re: Game 80: Portland vs Utah 6 00pm Chargetv and KUNP
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:10 am
by Case2012
They have to be trading the pick. This is malpractice. You can't justify this.