ChuckSkills🌹🇦🇺

“How could you be Moe Harkless” - Kanye #ripcity

[ChuckSkills🌹🇦🇺 @chuckskills_101]

Went back and saw 2020 @KOT4Q predicted the 2024 finals in a sim

[ᴛʏʟᴇʀ @blazersforreal]

Get it done, Joe! 😈🙏🏼 #RipCity

[Kasey Park @Kasey_Park]

@ArwoNBA Umm Bruce Brown is available!!

[ChuckSkills🌹🇦🇺 @chuckskills_101]

@blazers_palace Micah Potter making beef stew look like Hakeem😭

[ChadinPortland 🎙 @ChadinRipCity]

Dame is officially back! #ripcity

[Danny Marang @DannyMarang]

One of loudest unprompted roars I’ve ever heard in this building.. Damian Lillard takes the mic before the game:

[NBA TV @NBATV]

New Additions: Portland Trailblazers 🎥🔥

@Darren_Collison and David Fizdale break down the film and analyze the new-look Blazers�� offense!

[🇨🇦 ¹⁵ @Dr__Ignacio]

People abuse this guy for the gimmick but notice how he’s using the clout to promote a charity that supports children who lost their hair due to cancer treatment instead of securing a bag by promoting scummy betting sites like a lot of you lot do.

I respect that.

[ᴛʏʟᴇʀ @blazersforreal]

@trailblazers Shoutout Kevin Calabro man 😪

[Brad Klibansky @BradKlibansky]

🏃 💪 👏 Cripps finished that game with:
38 disposals
8 clearances
7 marks
5 inside 50’s
4 goals
Helped the Blues come back from 37 points down in the 2nd quarter!

[BambaWRLD 🌎 @JarenWRLD]

If you think LeBron on the 76ers is the best 2k lineup ever you don’t remember this

[ᴛʏʟᴇʀ @blazersforreal]

Going to miss Kevin Calabro!

RipCity loves you! @KevinCalabro ❤️

[Blazers Lead @BlazersLead]

When they say the Blazers are counting on “a washed Dame coming off a torn Achilles”

[Sahal Arwo @ArwoNBA]

The late-night flight home from Summer League had me stuck in one Blazers rabbit hole I can’t get out of:

Damian Lillard is reinventing himself as a modern NBA shooting guard.

Logistically, it just makes too much sense.

Lillard turns 36 today and is coming off an Achilles tear. At this age, and after an injury like that, some athleticism and explosiveness are inevitably going to fade. But one thing you can never take away from the second-greatest shooter ever is exactly that—his shooting.

What’s the best way to maximize Dame’s skill set?

Bring in one of the NBA’s best pick-and-roll operators in Ja Morant and let him, Deni, Scoot, and Jrue share the creation responsibilities.

Playing Dame off the ball—not entirely, but more than in the past—and putting the ball in the hands of Morant, Deni, Scoot, and Jrue gives him the chance to be at his most efficient.

The days of Dame crossing half court and immediately seeing two defenders are behind us. This roster finally has enough offensive talent to balance his workload. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to see the signature pull-up three behind a screen—it just means I don’t want him carrying the offense every possession.

My faith in Dame is undeniable. I believe he’s capable of not missing a beat when he returns, but it’s important to recognize he has more help than ever before.

Keeping Dame fresh and being intentional about when and how he attacks could be one of the biggest keys to Micah Nori’s offense.

What do you think? #RipCity

[Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers]

whole lotta Blazers in the building 🫡

[l @blazersugh]

time to stop crying out for help that’s not available. take this team for what it is. enjoy the highlights, and have fun.

[Toumani Buckets @ToumaniBuckets]

I’ll never forget you Caleb

[ChuckSkills🌹🇦🇺 @chuckskills_101]

@Lillard93 100%. Preach👏

[Adam @AdamPTB93]

Blazers mają za dużo guardów i to jest fakt, ale zgadzam się z tym co mówił Zach Lowe w jednym z ostatnich podcastów - jest to problem, który ewentualnie można rozwiązać za pół roku i Scoot niekoniecznie jest pierwszym guardem do odstrzału.

Kiedy Scoot wrócił po kontuzji, grał prawie wyłącznie off-ball, w ostatnich tygodniach sezonu zaliczył bardzo dobry okres + wyglądał legitnie w obronie. IMO ta końcówka sezonu to blueprint na jego przyszłość w NBA, musi porzucić archetyp dominującego na piłce guarda, którym był, kiedy wchodził do NBA i nadal może zrobić karierę jako winning player.

Jeśli Scoot w pełni dostosuje się do nowej roli, to czwórka Dame, Ja, Jrue, Scoot MOŻE mieć jakiś sens.
Dame i Ja, jako ofensywne silniki z zupełnie różnymi stylami, Scoot i Jrue, jako uzupełnienie i goście od brudnej roboty.
Dame i Ja mogą zaczynać mecze i kończyć jeśli będzie potrzeba zdobycia punktów, resztę ich minut rozdzielić tak, żeby jak najdłużej mieli obok siebie jednego z dwójki Jrue/Scoot