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Game 56: Portland vs Charlotte 7: 00pm Chargetv and KUNP

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Post#1 » by Brandon-Clyde » Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:05 am

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Post#2 » by Case2012 » Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:51 am

Battle of the tank. I hate charlotte so much... They manage to always pick before us, every time. Are we the charlotte of the west now?? What have you done joe??? Goddamn Rhianna.. jfc.
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Post#4 » by Brandon-Clyde » Sat Feb 22, 2025 7:48 pm

Case2012 wrote:Battle of the tank. I hate charlotte so much... They manage to always pick before us, every time. Are we the charlotte of the west now?? What have you done joe??? Goddamn Rhianna.. jfc.

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Post#5 » by Brandon-Clyde » Sun Feb 23, 2025 3:02 am

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Re: Game 56: Portland vs Charlotte 7: 00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#6 » by oldfishermen » Sun Feb 23, 2025 3:06 am

Brandon-Clyde wrote:
Case2012 wrote:Battle of the tank. I hate charlotte so much... They manage to always pick before us, every time. Are we the charlotte of the west now?? What have you done joe??? Goddamn Rhianna.. jfc.

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Post#7 » by Walton1one » Sun Feb 23, 2025 3:39 am

Simons\Grant how many more games do we have to suffer those two in the starting lineup?

Deni to DC nice action, easy score

POR broadcasting pushing the “only 5 games out of the play in” narrative

Scoot checks in and immediately hits a 3

CHA is one of the most undisciplined teams I’ve seen in the NBA this year, no wonder they suck, and yet chances are very good that they will add another high-end piece to this team, whereas POR will not.

What would this be, the 3rd year they’ve picked before POR?

Deni 10-4-2, and still 4min left in the 1Q

Nice move by Sharpe for the score, he needs to do that more, but too often he plays two passive\floats
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Post#8 » by Brandon-Clyde » Sun Feb 23, 2025 3:41 am

2nd quarter GLB pic
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Post#9 » by Brandon-Clyde » Sun Feb 23, 2025 3:44 am

oldfishermen wrote:
Brandon-Clyde wrote:
Case2012 wrote:Battle of the tank. I hate charlotte so much... They manage to always pick before us, every time. Are we the charlotte of the west now?? What have you done joe??? Goddamn Rhianna.. jfc.

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Re: Game 56: Portland vs Charlotte 7: 00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#10 » by Walton1one » Sun Feb 23, 2025 4:12 am

This game is already over

Sharpe and Ball, both seem to play like they are in an open run and not in an NBA game

It is hard to be lackadaisical on both ends of the floor, but CHA is showing that it can be done
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Post#11 » by Brandon-Clyde » Sun Feb 23, 2025 4:22 am

3rd quarter GLB pic

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Post#12 » by DusterBuster » Sun Feb 23, 2025 4:39 am

Worst. Tank. Ever.
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Post#13 » by Walton1one » Sun Feb 23, 2025 4:44 am

I’m not sure POR could’ve out tanked CHA tonight. They look like POR did earlier in the season, like they don’t even care.

Do you think they’ll sleep well tonight?


I am sure that LaMelo Ball will
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Post#14 » by mighty_duck » Sun Feb 23, 2025 4:52 am

While it's hard to nitpick after such a performance, our ultra small lineup was getting hurt under the basket. Walker as a lone big made Nurk look good again...
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Re: Game 56: Portland vs Charlotte 7: 00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#15 » by Walton1one » Sun Feb 23, 2025 4:53 am

Camara reminds me of Jerome Kersey, never stops hustling, I think Camara’s defense is definitely a step above Kersey’s though

No wonder LAL rescinded that trade, paying that price to get Williams, who’s not a very impressive player IMO

POR up by 36, Simons\Grant with 22 shots, almost 40% of the team’s total attempts

If I was the CHA GM, I would trade Ball as soon as possible, that guy is never going to be a winning player, find some other sucker team to pay you assets for him

Camara with 20-10-5 and stifling defense

See this is one of those games, like why is Simons still in the game? I think he plays him too much already, but if he is a coach who believes so much in his “vets “ then why wouldn’t you want to rest him in a 40 point blowout, rather than leave him to pad his stats or risk injury? These are the kinds of things that dumb coaches do.

Lol, and then he brings Grant back in

43pt lead after the 3Q, how many minutes will Billups play the starters in the 4Q?
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Post#17 » by PDXKnight » Sun Feb 23, 2025 5:13 am

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Post#18 » by Brandon-Clyde » Sun Feb 23, 2025 5:16 am

Victory GLB pic

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Post#19 » by DusterBuster » Sun Feb 23, 2025 5:17 am

Walton1one wrote:Camara reminds me of Jerome Kersey, never stops hustling, I think Camara’s defense is definitely a step above Kersey’s though

No wonder LAL rescinded that trade, paying that price to get Williams, who’s not a very impressive player IMO

POR up by 36, Simons\Grant with 22 shots, almost 40% of the team’s total attempts

If I was the CHA GM, I would trade Ball as soon as possible, that guy is never going to be a winning player, find some other sucker team to pay you assets for him

Camara with 20-10-5 and stifling defense

See this is one of those games, like why is Simons still in the game? I think he plays him too much already, but if he is a coach who believes so much in his “vets “ then why wouldn’t you want to rest him in a 40 point blowout, rather than leave him to pad his stats or risk injury? These are the kinds of things that dumb coaches do.

Lol, and then he brings Grant back in

43pt lead after the 3Q, how many minutes will Billups play the starters in the 4Q?


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Re: Game 56: Portland vs Charlotte 7: 00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#20 » by Walton1one » Sun Feb 23, 2025 5:18 am

Lol, Williams can’t even score against Reath

This guy was worth a 31’ unprotected 1st and Knecht?

Why is Scoot out?

I liked Salaun in the draft, but tonight he looks raw. Though I think he probably benefits more from a structured system as opposed to the CHA system, which has completely no structure whatsoever.

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