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Post#1921 » by Capn'O » Wed Jan 15, 2025 4:09 pm

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Spurs had 3 starters out injured though.


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Post#1922 » by Fat » Wed Jan 15, 2025 6:56 pm

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Post#1924 » by Fat » Wed Jan 15, 2025 7:04 pm

Capn'O wrote:
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Post#1925 » by bishnykfan » Wed Jan 15, 2025 11:50 pm

TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT

The Portland Trailblazers have agreed to trade Zach LaVine, Ja'Kobe Walter and Evan Fournier to the New York Knicks in exchange for Dejounte Murray, Kyle Kuzma, Daniel Theis and a 2027 1st round draft pick (From Chicago).
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Post#1926 » by Smash3 » Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:13 am

Portland Trail Blazers Staff Meeting:

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And most importantly not leaving the BAF family, and the best game online commissioned by the GOAT himself, Bish!

Let’s see if I can right the ship before the playoffs and give the WC powerhouses a run for their money.
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Smash3 wrote:Portland Trail Blazers Staff Meeting:

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And most importantly not leaving the BAF family, and the best game online commissioned by the GOAT himself, Bish!

Let’s see if I can right the ship before the playoffs and give the WC powerhouses a run for their money.


Could you have waited like, another day :lol:

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Post#1928 » by Context » Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:27 am

Smash3 wrote:Portland Trail Blazers Staff Meeting:

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And most importantly not leaving the BAF family, and the best game online commissioned by the GOAT himself, Bish!

Let’s see if I can right the ship before the playoffs and give the WC powerhouses a run for their money.

What a pleasure to see one of the best to ever play Bat and Baf back in action :nod:
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Post#1929 » by Smash3 » Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:34 am

Capn'O wrote:
Smash3 wrote:Portland Trail Blazers Staff Meeting:

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And most importantly not leaving the BAF family, and the best game online commissioned by the GOAT himself, Bish!

Let’s see if I can right the ship before the playoffs and give the WC powerhouses a run for their money.


Could you have waited like, another day :lol:

January 14 (Wednesday)
Clippers @ Portland

Welcome back OG! Let's tussle.


:lol:

Good to be back, Cap!

Gotta go up against the best to see if we have something or not, and your patience with SGA and building around him has not surprisingly got you one of the best squads in recent years.

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With that being said let’s get back to the regular programming of WC teams

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Post#1930 » by Smash3 » Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:40 am

Context wrote:
Smash3 wrote:Portland Trail Blazers Staff Meeting:

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And most importantly not leaving the BAF family, and the best game online commissioned by the GOAT himself, Bish!

Let’s see if I can right the ship before the playoffs and give the WC powerhouses a run for their money.

What a pleasure to see one of the best to ever play Bat and Baf back in action :nod:


Appreciate that coming from a true OG! Seeing and studying how you put together the pieces to create the powerhouse you have today, you put on a clinic. Easily some of the best GM work I’ve seen.

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Post#1931 » by wackbone » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:28 am

Both Lowry and Duren go down, and Jokic hangs 52/20/11 on us
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Post#1932 » by ribs » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:45 am

Thanks for everything, Trae.

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Post#1933 » by Fat » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:48 am

ribs wrote:Thanks for everything, Trae.

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Post#1934 » by 2010 » Thu Jan 16, 2025 6:26 am

The Toronto Raptors blew out the Philadelphia 76ers for a 103-81 road win at the Wells Fargo Center, in a game in which they lead by as many as 47 points.

Rudy Gobert led the offense featuring six Raptors scoring in double-figures and Victor Wembanyama led the defense accumulating 5 blocked shots.

The Raptors held the Sixers to a staggering 48 points through three full quarters before emptying their bench for extensive gar-bahhhge time at the start of the 4th.

Toronto improves to 29-10.

Rudy Gobert
18 PTS | 12 REB | 4 AST | 2 BLK

Collin Sexton
17 PTS | 8-10 FG | 1-1 3PT

Michael Porter Jr.
14 PTS | 2-2 3PT | 4 REB

Victor Wembanyama
12 PTS | 1-3 3PT | 11 REB | 6 AST | 5 BLK

Amen Thompson
11 PTS | 1-2 3PT | 9 REB

Jrue Holiday
10 PTS | 4 AST | 1 BLK | 1 STL

Jarred Vanderbilt
9 PTS | 4-8 FG | 1-3 3PT | 5 REB

Derrick White
6 PTS | 2-3 3PT | 9 AST | 3 REB
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2: White | Smart | Okogie
3: Sharpe | Dort | Rupert
4: Wembanyama | Porter Jr. | Bol
5: Gobert | Wood | Mamukelashvili
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Post#1935 » by 2010 » Thu Jan 16, 2025 7:32 am

My range of emotions after tomorrow’s trade announcements start dropping..

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2: White | Smart | Okogie
3: Sharpe | Dort | Rupert
4: Wembanyama | Porter Jr. | Bol
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Post#1936 » by 2010 » Thu Jan 16, 2025 8:43 am

Best Defensive Frontcourt Duo in the league:
Victor Wembanyama & Rudy Gobert

Best Defensive Backcourt Duo in the league:
Jrue Holiday & Derrick White

And now emerges…

Best Defensive Wing in the league:
Amen Thompson!!! :o

(sim being a year behind should catch up next season).

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There was a time I was trying very hard to acquire Herb Jones and was willing to pay an exorbitant price. Don’t even want/need him now. His offensive efficiency has fallen off a cliff too. Sometimes the best trade is the one you couldn’t make.
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Post#1937 » by Fat » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:14 pm

Looking for a bench scorer. I got a lot of $1 wings if anyone is looking to trade
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Post#1938 » by Capn'O » Thu Jan 16, 2025 4:27 pm

Fat wrote:Looking for a bench scorer. I got a lot of $1 wings if anyone is looking to trade


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PG: SGA | Coleworld
SG: Big Ragu | Podz
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PF: KAT | K. Williams
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Post#1939 » by bringbackhoffa » Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:29 pm

Who has trae, I'd be interested in acquring
Charlotte Hornets


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Cameron Johnson 27/1
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Post#1940 » by bishnykfan » Thu Jan 16, 2025 11:26 pm

TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT

The Chicago Bulls have agreed to trade Ivica Zubac, Robert Williams III and Caleb Martin to the Miami Heat in exchange for DeAndre Ayton, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Kevon Looney.
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PF- Elvin Hayes/Dolph Schayes/Tom Chambers/Danny Manning
C- Walt Bellamy/Neil Johnston/Darryl Dawkins

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