Game 22: Portland vs LA Lakers Root,Root+,NBAtv

[PDXKnight]

We should bring back Melo. We need scoring badly, he’s a reliable clutch shooter plus a great locker room presence and mentor. We lack forward depth anyways and we have an open roster spot.

I don't think we need more scoring we need less volume and iso shooting from 2 culprits particularly anf

[GEE]

It is so hard to not be wildly suspicious of injuries with this team. Little goes down along with Hart, forcing us to start Watford. Feels like a continuation of the player evaluation we saw all of last season, with similar mysterious injuries. It's fine I guess, as we are trying to see how the pieces fit before the trading deadline (I think) and starting Watford gives him the opportunity to show his worth, and Cronin a chance to better evaluate if he's a keeper or not. I do hope we don't end up tanking, but we look like we did last season, currently.

[BlazersBroncos]

It is so hard to not be wildly suspicious of injuries with this team. Little goes down along with Hart, forcing us to start Watford. Feels like a continuation of the player evaluation we saw all of last season, with similar mysterious injuries. It's fine I guess, as we are trying to see how the pieces fit before the trading deadline (I think) and starting Watford gives him the opportunity to show his worth, and Cronin a chance to better evaluate if he's a keeper or not. I do hope we don't end up tanking, but we look like we did last season, currently.

Little and Hart were in visible pain when they went down against the Clippers. I seriously doubt Billups told them 'OK, at X time in the 3rd pretend to get injured so we can give Watford more run and see if we should trade you'.