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Game 61: Portland vs Philadelphia 4:00pm Chargetv and KUNP

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Post#1 » by Brandon-Clyde » Sun Mar 2, 2025 11:38 pm

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Time: 4:00pm
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GLB of the game Shiva Negar

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Post#2 » by PDXKnight » Mon Mar 3, 2025 5:06 pm

Probably another win..
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Post#3 » by JRoy » Mon Mar 3, 2025 5:21 pm

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Post#4 » by DusterBuster » Mon Mar 3, 2025 5:32 pm

20 games left, let's fast forward this **** to that 11th pick in the draft and rolling back this core again next year!
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Re: Game 61: Portland vs Philadelphia 4:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#5 » by oldfishermen » Mon Mar 3, 2025 5:53 pm

It's a trap.

76ers beat the Warriors on Sat.
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Re: Game 61: Portland vs Philadelphia 4:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#6 » by zzaj » Mon Mar 3, 2025 6:15 pm

oldfishermen wrote:It's a trap.

76ers beat the Warriors on Sat.


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Re: Game 61: Portland vs Philadelphia 4:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#7 » by JasonStern » Mon Mar 3, 2025 8:29 pm

I like our chances. Sure, I've been wrong 34 times so far. But, we have a beautiful GLB.
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Post#8 » by PDXKnight » Tue Mar 4, 2025 12:13 am

DusterBuster wrote:20 games left, let's fast forward this **** to that 11th pick in the draft and rolling back this core again next year!


Where's the rewind and undo about 15 wins option?
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Post#9 » by Brandon-Clyde » Tue Mar 4, 2025 12:16 am

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2nd quarter GLB pic

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Post#11 » by Case2012 » Tue Mar 4, 2025 1:11 am

I always thought it was big mistake not moving up a few picks and taking Drummond to pair with Dame, instead of Meyers who retired today.. That line up of Dame, Matthews, Batum, LA, and Drummond would have made some noise. Drummond has been underrated the last 5-6 years in my opinion. He's an elite rebounder and has a lot agility for his size.
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Post#13 » by Case2012 » Tue Mar 4, 2025 1:29 am

Maxey with quite the performance there. Guess he decided it was time to get injured and take some games off for the tank. Every game that goes by it's more and more flabbergasting that Crolshey went this route.
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Post#16 » by zzaj » Tue Mar 4, 2025 2:28 am

Since losses don't really matter anymore, I can find myself happy with a win as long as at least one of Clingan, Sharpe, Scoot or Deni has a very good game...

Tonight it was nice to see Clingan make some more careful decisions defensively. 13/13/3 with only 3 PF in 28 minutes is about what we should want to see from him in the remaining games. Extended game reps are soooo important for him at this stage, IMO.

Additionally, it was nice to see Sharpe rebound the ball when his 3 wasn't falling. He's athletic enough he should be averaging around 6-7 rebounds a night with 2-3 of them, offensive.

Deni seemed tired to me...no surprise.
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Post#17 » by DusterBuster » Tue Mar 4, 2025 2:48 am

zzaj wrote:Since losses don't really matter anymore, I can find myself happy with a win as long as at least one of Clingan, Sharpe, Scoot or Deni has a very good game...

Tonight it was nice to see Clingan make some more careful decisions defensively. 13/13/3 with only 3 PF in 28 minutes is about what we should want to see from him in the remaining games. Extended game reps are soooo important for him at this stage, IMO.

Additionally, it was nice to see Sharpe rebound the ball when his 3 wasn't falling. He's athletic enough he should be averaging around 6-7 rebounds a night with 2-3 of them, offensive.

Deni seemed tired to me...no surprise.


Is Deni 100% healthy. He got a bit of an injury but might be playing through?

I’m in the same boat as you now, not bothering doing any standing watching or tank watching, just want to ensure the young guys who should be showing growth are still doing it, which is the case.
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Re: Game 61: Portland vs Philadelphia 4:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#18 » by Tim Lehrbach » Tue Mar 4, 2025 3:07 am

Didn't see the game, but looks like more positive returns from our guys. It's nice that there's something to track besides lottery odds, I guess.
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Re: Game 61: Portland vs Philadelphia 4:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#19 » by SunsRback4Good » Tue Mar 4, 2025 3:42 am

Portland continues to surprise me and win. They are having an amazing season with their young guys. Congrats!
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Re: Game 61: Portland vs Philadelphia 4:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#20 » by Norm2953 » Tue Mar 4, 2025 4:34 am

Still have to get to .500 to have a shot at the play in. With 20 games left, have to finish 13-7 just to get to .500

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