Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Jazz--Second Half Edition
by Dave on Nov 5, 2008 7:23 PM PST
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PrintHere's your spot for hobnobbing about the game during the second half. Go Blazers! Crush Jazz! You are our favorite squadron!
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
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my bad....
Going to LMA early in the 2ND half is a great play by Ntate…now if they can only keep it up.
Dat kid Batum
he mad
"All our holes," says shooting guard Brandon Roy, a surprise All-Star last year in his second season, "are holes that Greg is going to plug."
AWWW.... :(
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lol...man does this mean the spurs are in trouble?
can we lift duncan off of em?
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This link is in ENGLISH
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by Magnum on Nov 5, 2008 7:25 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
OMG
I LOVE YOU.
"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!
Rec it
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
58-47 blazers!!!
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Attack Early
I like dat.
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it'd be fun
If our “stars” played like it sometimes. Let’s put Blake and Batum on the All-star ballot!
Is it just me, or is Energy Solutions sounding like a funeral?
Crowd looks sparse
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
Yet
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 7:29 PM PST up reply actions
GRAB THE REB LAMARCUS
jeez
"All our holes," says shooting guard Brandon Roy, a surprise All-Star last year in his second season, "are holes that Greg is going to plug."
LIKE DAT
TO THE HOOP ROY
"All our holes," says shooting guard Brandon Roy, a surprise All-Star last year in his second season, "are holes that Greg is going to plug."
soft.
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Ooh Nooo, he has reverted
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
OT: but have you seen LeBron's FTs?
It seems like he tries to look at every single thing in the arena EXCEPT the hoop before he shoots! It is kinda crazy and I only just noticed it……
The game is now gone
its playing laker game now. BOOOOOOOOOOOO
"All our holes," says shooting guard Brandon Roy, a surprise All-Star last year in his second season, "are holes that Greg is going to plug."
Lost feed
Went to Lakers
"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!
o snap
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life,(of the Blazers), (of KP's madness), of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity." - Albert Einstein
by BlazerandBeaverBELIEVER on Nov 5, 2008 7:31 PM PST reply actions
Not if
You’re in London… boohoo
"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!
when he makes them we praise
when he misses. GO BACK IN PAINT
"All our holes," says shooting guard Brandon Roy, a surprise All-Star last year in his second season, "are holes that Greg is going to plug."
AHHHHH!!!
HELP…!!!
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I was wondering why it was getting so quiet in the thread over there...
FREE SERGIO -- Trade Him or Cut Him NOW!!!
THREEEEEEEEE for LMA!!!
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Third of his BA life time
Second in four games this year!
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 7:33 PM PST up reply actions
I dropped this from up above
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
How dare he
"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!
in spite of those mistakes he is a presence that is quite apparent to the game
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life,(of the Blazers), (of KP's madness), of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity." - Albert Einstein
by BlazerandBeaverBELIEVER on Nov 5, 2008 7:33 PM PST up reply actions
THERE. back to spanish.
http://www.justin.tv/lotfi2035
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timberwolvereenes.
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JEEZ Stoudemire
49 points 11 rebs 6 assist 5 steals.
"All our holes," says shooting guard Brandon Roy, a surprise All-Star last year in his second season, "are holes that Greg is going to plug."
Now he gets one!
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
Five minute rest, at the most
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
DAGGER
"Thanks for coming to the game." - Kevin Pritchard
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUTHREEEEEE
"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!
DO IT AGAIN
"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!
Google tvants
And download it. There is a link on this page to watch the game. The stream is a few minutes behind… but it’s good quality.
Giving [Batum] the freedom to go for steals is going to be like giving a redneck six boxes of ammo and a quarter mile of empty Bud cans. - Dave
we need martell to score 20 in the third...
ruuuuuddyyy
roooodeeee
rude eeee!!!!
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I LOVE RUDY
"Thanks for coming to the game." - Kevin Pritchard
RUDE BOY
Can’t fail!
"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!
PTB PWNs the FT Line!
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Looks like )-82 for the Spurns this season
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 7:42 PM PST up reply actions
oooh weee Rudy!!
with a nice no-look alley-oop to LMA!! That was some Boom shakalaka right theyyerrr!
Rudy and Batuum, and when Greg gets healthy
This is just unfair, I think teams should force KP to draft blindfolded or something, cause he is killing the rest of the league.
he's managed to get up to 50%
and he’s over 1 pt per shot.
This is a improvement for him so far in the 2nd half.
Now if he could just grab a freaking rebound.
Boomshakalaka
http://www.justin.tv/lotfi2035
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Mine does the exact same thing
I stayed on hold for 40 minutes, only to have the rep hang up on me on accident, needless to say I am VERY underwhelmed
exact same thing happens to me
98% is not enough
some free preview
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Ambassador to the Miami Heat
Where is Dave?
In bed?
"Thanks for coming to the game." - Kevin Pritchard
No, they're in bed too
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 7:44 PM PST up reply actions
...
Utah YAZZ
"I just know that I can't get big, I can't eat whatever I want to. I have to eat healthy, I have to stay right, I have to stay involved and ... I have to be here at practice because you know what? I can play pretty quick."
looks like they're attacking rudy
on defense
awwww..mannnn.
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Terrible decision by Rudy driving and trying to bouncepass to Pryz in traffic...
FREE SERGIO -- Trade Him or Cut Him NOW!!!
...
Gross…
PUT SERGIO BACK IN.
"I just know that I can't get big, I can't eat whatever I want to. I have to eat healthy, I have to stay right, I have to stay involved and ... I have to be here at practice because you know what? I can play pretty quick."
Hope they choke on 'em
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 7:47 PM PST up reply actions
SPANISH BOMBS
"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!
D FENCE...cummon now...3rd quarter is over....D FENCE D FENCE D FENCE!!!!
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I think the Jazz just wasn't playing hard until now....4th quarter doesn't look good
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
-1
"Thanks for coming to the game." - Kevin Pritchard
^emotional overreaction
"Thanks for coming to the game." - Kevin Pritchard
nah we're fine
just get batum back in. Batum rudy aldridge that’s our transition basket squad.
i realize i'm missing two players,
wtv put in outlaw and sergio
We're gonna need some strong defense, and Brandon to take over in the fourth
This thread needs more COWBELL!!
We gots a Game Tonight!
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How's it end?
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 7:50 PM PST up reply actions
and?
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
Who the heck won?
SAS
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
OT?
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
According to TrueHoop
Jazz Season tickets are the hardest in the league to get… I can see why, this team is good.
OH COME ON
"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!
D FENCE D FENCE D FENCE!!!
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Frye looks good on the bench.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
SHOULD THEY ALL JUST START CRASHING THE BOARDS...EVERY TIME A SHOT GOES UP..
GEEEZZZ…
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Blakey Stealie
I likes it.
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zzz
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hehe
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
Never mind, I looked below.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Wow
This should soften’ ’em up for awhile.
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah.
and with all the Jazz players hanging back we should be fast breaking the heck out of them.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
did any one see that
Did they show someone dumping beer on a blazer fan in the stands? I didn’t quite catch that on tv.
nate needs to stop f-in around with the lineups
we all know what our most effective lineup is. These guys are 25 and under, let them play!
Roy
Rudy or Blake
Batum
LA
Joel
Nates doing fine. Players just need to play
You think I know the first thing about how hard your life has been, how you feel, who you are, because I read Oliver Twist? Does that encapsulate you? Personally... I don't give a $hit about all that, because you know what, I can't learn anything from you, I can't read in some fukin' book. Unless you want to talk about you, who you are. Then I'm fascinated. I'm in. But you don't want to do that do you sport? You're terrified of what you might say. Your move, chief.
This is my more "user friendly" sig -quote from Good Will Hunting (by mork) lol
Utah is shooting FG 54% in the game, it'll be hard to win if they continue to shoot well
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
sergio...batum!!!
cummon nate!!
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We need to keep guys fresh. Joel isn’t a 48min guy lol
You think I know the first thing about how hard your life has been, how you feel, who you are, because I read Oliver Twist? Does that encapsulate you? Personally... I don't give a $hit about all that, because you know what, I can't learn anything from you, I can't read in some fukin' book. Unless you want to talk about you, who you are. Then I'm fascinated. I'm in. But you don't want to do that do you sport? You're terrified of what you might say. Your move, chief.
This is my more "user friendly" sig -quote from Good Will Hunting (by mork) lol
all tied up…
You think I know the first thing about how hard your life has been, how you feel, who you are, because I read Oliver Twist? Does that encapsulate you? Personally... I don't give a $hit about all that, because you know what, I can't learn anything from you, I can't read in some fukin' book. Unless you want to talk about you, who you are. Then I'm fascinated. I'm in. But you don't want to do that do you sport? You're terrified of what you might say. Your move, chief.
This is my more "user friendly" sig -quote from Good Will Hunting (by mork) lol
8080
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ARRRRRRGH
"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!
was that travis who got raped....
ugly…
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yanked.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Adding my voice to the chorus...
maybe outlaw should come out?
"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!
8080
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Millsap doesn't get the rebound, so he falls down and gets a foul
WWKPD?
Ambassador to the Miami Heat
............
BATUM & SERGIO.
"I just know that I can't get big, I can't eat whatever I want to. I have to eat healthy, I have to stay right, I have to stay involved and ... I have to be here at practice because you know what? I can play pretty quick."
we're still in it!!!
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ahhhhh my feed froze up!!!
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uh oh...80 82 roy at the line.
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81-82
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82-82
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roy!! no!!! cummonnnnn!!!!
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good showing,despite problems
really I doubt anyone thought this game would be this close for
the Blazers.
I expect them to win without deron williams
the blazers get way too much babying. We’re good enough to win these games now
AK looks like he needs to be in an 80's techno video.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
rudy, roy, batum, aldridge, zilla...is that to much to ask.
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...
Roy poor shot.
"I just know that I can't get big, I can't eat whatever I want to. I have to eat healthy, I have to stay right, I have to stay involved and ... I have to be here at practice because you know what? I can play pretty quick."
NOOOOOO!!!!
cummon guy’s!!!!
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82-86 this is getting ugly real fast.
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trout!!
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...
BENCH BLAKE & OUTLAW
"I just know that I can't get big, I can't eat whatever I want to. I have to eat healthy, I have to stay right, I have to stay involved and ... I have to be here at practice because you know what? I can play pretty quick."
and aldridge, and frye...
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Okur just fell!
Where’d that call come from?
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
He wants to play shooting guard.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Okur looks like he knows his way around a pack of smokes.
Don’t know if he does, he just looks like a smoker.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
cummon nate...TRUST IN NIC!!!!
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
why is everyone seeming so content with us getting moral victories?
Dave on this blog and many others keep talking about expecting them to 0 for November, but we beat Utah 3 of 4 times last season, including a game without LA, so why should we expect to lose this game?
I can't wait until we are actually good
and not just tons of potential, I get so excited and then have to remember we have a bunch of kids still figuring this NBA game out. Le sigh, I am not a patient person by nature.
I was going to say Nate is dumb for putting in Trav but then Travis hit that 3 lol. I want defense though not
offense. We need to get stops.
If Blazers loose
I totally will blame Roy with out guilt. He does not look to take over but wants All-star call to go his way
he's is being doubled constantly
what do you expect?
good night guy's and girls.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…..
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Roy seems to wake up around December.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Travis with his and one impression.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Frye hits.
I still don’t like him shooting jumpers.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Have any of these fouls even been on shots?
that’s like 8 fouls this quarter all on the floor!
For a smart guy off the court, Frye sure plays like a moron sometimes
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
by blzrfan on Nov 5, 2008 8:13 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
um, help D?
did we just leave Steve Blake alone on Brewer?
huh?
how is standing between your man and the basket and getting run over a foul? i understand not calling it a charge…. but on blake?
Outlaw shooting us out of the game.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Jazz up by 5, Travis chucks, I think we all know how this game ends....
FREE SERGIO -- Trade Him or Cut Him NOW!!!
dude
you seem to have a rather short memory, did you already forget travis is our 4th quarter guy?
no Batum?
Seems like we were doing fine with Batum in. Wonder why he’s sitting now…
it's a nate thing
he’s trust Travis more that Nic, I would def go Nic
This thread needs more COWBELL!!
Yeah, when does the draft talk start?
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Travis is the only reason we are close right now!
Are you listening to the audio AT ALL?
if i started a beer company and sold one beer for every time he(timbo) replied to himself, i'd be a millionaire, check that, a billionaire. - prezofdeath
by Outlaw is Rejector on Nov 5, 2008 8:16 PM PST reply actions
man
Outlaw is the bigges idiot on this team. Does he understand “go inside for easy shots or free throws”?
Batum and his +12
have been sitting on the bench this whole quarter. nate’s rotations are complete chaos, he really needs to get serious about this.
Free Sergio! http://www.freesergio.com
Hey Roy, if you want to be a captain you better lead and not run the offense like Blake
This loss will be on Roy. No urgency, focus, or mental toughness in this game
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
Some of the dumbest play on our parts....
and dumbest refs i’ve seen in a long time
Can I buy you a fish sandwich?
+/- isn't everything but
Batum +12, Outlaw -15
Batum +12
only LA is another blazer in positive territory, with +4. What is nate seeing that we’re not?
he's trying to trust the guys who lead the charge last year
but Outlaw is not rewarding his loyalty.
Nate
Doesn’t see f’n +/- stats! Jesus Christ!
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Nov 5, 2008 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
ya'll will feel pretty bad if we win.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
I'm not afraid to admit I'm wrong.
Please win!
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Not really, Portland has been playing losing ball in the first 4 games
They are not playing well….no matter what excuses people are trying to make.
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
95-90 utah
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oh well
loses=higher draft pick… At least thats how the Blazers are playing.
The ONLY thing I can think of is that KP wants to Showcase Trout
otherwise there is no defensible reason for this rotation.
92-95 utah's ball
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2:12 left
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You guys are horrible to watch a game with.
if i started a beer company and sold one beer for every time he(timbo) replied to himself, i'd be a millionaire, check that, a billionaire. - prezofdeath
by Outlaw is Rejector on Nov 5, 2008 8:19 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
SOME JAZZ PLAYER AT THE LINE...AGAIN...MISSES ONE THOUGH.
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TROUT OMG
"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!
Outlaw
bricks the least efficient shot in the game
THX PRZY
"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!
CUMMMOOOOOONNN TEAM!
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it would have been even less impressive
had they lost, no?
Nate has a good record out of timeouts
so, hopefully not.
i'm saying the play will probably fall apart and Travis will shoot a three
This thread needs more COWBELL!!
go roy go!
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CINCO TRES!!!!
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life,(of the Blazers), (of KP's madness), of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity." - Albert Einstein
by BlazerandBeaverBELIEVER on Nov 5, 2008 8:22 PM PST reply actions
WE gots a Game here
Let’s Win It!
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NOW WE NEED A THREE...
man..our D stinks.
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by faith on Nov 5, 2008 8:24 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Man...
Tough game.
Rudy… hit a three…
Giving [Batum] the freedom to go for steals is going to be like giving a redneck six boxes of ammo and a quarter mile of empty Bud cans. - Dave
Well.
He had the look.
Giving [Batum] the freedom to go for steals is going to be like giving a redneck six boxes of ammo and a quarter mile of empty Bud cans. - Dave
actually, to be fair
Boozer cans a tough shot. at least we didn’t foul.
nope..he missed. :(
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best shot we could ask for...
if i started a beer company and sold one beer for every time he(timbo) replied to himself, i'd be a millionaire, check that, a billionaire. - prezofdeath
by Outlaw is Rejector on Nov 5, 2008 8:25 PM PST reply actions
great play execution
just missed the shot, is all
So
Who’s gonna blame Nate for keeping Rudy in the game and having him take that three?
Come on, speak up!
Almost
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
19-20 is what mike and mike said...
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life,(of the Blazers), (of KP's madness), of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity." - Albert Einstein
by BlazerandBeaverBELIEVER on Nov 5, 2008 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
I"m gonna blame him for not playing batum. :)
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Nic not seeing one minute in the 4th
while we and Travis in particular get abused on D is unexcuseable,Nate blew it again
by southern oregon on Nov 5, 2008 8:33 PM PST up reply actions
all but about 4 of them were legit IMO
Portland’s offense in the 4th was the problem.
Only ourselves to blame.
Boomshakalaka
we need a three...
and a steal. it can be done. GO BLAZERS!
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Wha t is with you and sayin' that he had 19 fouls
nobody gets more than 6
And those refs sucked
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did Blake break a play there?
that was a Travis possession
NEVER MIND....we stink against playoff teams...without greg.....AND MARTELL.
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It's not any single player's fault.
The Team lost this game. Pay your team some respect, and realize that.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Nov 5, 2008 8:28 PM PST reply actions
Yup
exactly. It wasn’t roy’s fault that Travis jacked up that terrible two, frye shot that runner, rudy missed the wide-open three, or that NOBODY on our team could box out the defensive boards in the fourth.
by BlazersOrBust on Nov 5, 2008 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
...
We had an opportunity at the end to win it.
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by TheGreatDane17 on Nov 5, 2008 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
Wow.
Spurs – 55%
Suns – 54%
Jazz – 53%
It’s like Nate got so carried away with all his offensive threats, he forgot to teach them to play D.
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Blazers looked pretty good tonight.
They’re a couple pieces short — gotta make one of those two pantywaste jumpshooting 4s go away for a Boozer-type.
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Yes they did
They are rough now but I look forward to the developement of this Team.
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 5, 2008 8:30 PM PST up reply actions
Not sweating this loss, Blazers didn't deserve to win based on their play
Bad defense, stagnant offense, over-reliance on jumpers…pretty much the story every game. Only difference is when teams shoot well or the Blazers shoot well.
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
encouraging effort by the Blazers role players
SLC is an extremely tough place to play.
very discouraging effort by the Blazers “stars:” Brandon “I don’t wake up ’till 2 min are left” Roy and Lamarcus “1 rebound every 30 minutes” Aldridge.
Boomshakalaka
Nate, we get it.
Batum doesn’t have a lot of experience. Guess what a good way to get him experience is?
Free Sergio! http://www.freesergio.com
play him?
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by BlazerandBeaverBELIEVER on Nov 5, 2008 8:30 PM PST up reply actions
Batum with 3x as many rebounds as LMA
in half the time. ’nough said.
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i assume your speaking of little kittens that get carried around by their mothers..
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by BlazerandBeaverBELIEVER on Nov 5, 2008 8:30 PM PST up reply actions
This team still stinks on the road
"Thanks for coming to the game." - Kevin Pritchard
I think Nate made a mistake not leaving Batum in. I'm not that mad about the game, just had a bad line up out there
to finish. Outlaw made some bonehead plays. Roy has got to be more aggressive while he is out there. Not just in the 4th.
that wasn't too different from last year's Outlaw
those circus shots over double-teams were going in, is all.
I guessed 89-82
At least I got the spread right.
Giving [Batum] the freedom to go for steals is going to be like giving a redneck six boxes of ammo and a quarter mile of empty Bud cans. - Dave
Wrote this earilier at the end of the 3rd quarter
I think the Jazz just wasn’t playing hard until now….4th quarter doesn’t look good
You can just tell the Jazz was loafing in the1st half. The Jazz just turned on the switch and the Blazers folded in the 2nd half.
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
yea good call
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This is the second time
that we had a 10 point lead on the road and still lost! Both Roy and LMA were disappointing.
At the very least, we got an excuse, Oden is still out!
Did Batum even play in the 4th?
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wow
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AMARE STOUDEMIRES STATS!
49 points, 15-15 fts, 17-21 fgs, 11 reb., 6 assists. 5 steals, 2 blocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we need someone like that lol
KEVIN DURANT STATS
17 points, 6-15 fgs, 2 reb, 2 assists, 3 to. we need someone like that lol
He is proof someone can regain their athleticism after microfracture.
It’s taken him three years to get it all back.. it’s why we need to be patient with Oden.
Giving [Batum] the freedom to go for steals is going to be like giving a redneck six boxes of ammo and a quarter mile of empty Bud cans. - Dave
Zach is gettable. I don't think that's happening though, eh?
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shooting figures are ridiculous
43.8% for the Blazers, for the Jazz. we’re lucky to only lose by 7.
This team just needs more time to gel. I'm loving what I see out of these young Blazers.
They just need more experience. They’ll learn how to close out games.
that is a game we absolutely should have won
the jazz are not that great. they didn’t play a terrific game. they were without deron williams.
A few patterns are forming:
- Roy is not the player he was last year. He’s worse…so far
- Our defense is a disaster. shots are not contested, too many easy baskets
- travis outlaw is a man without a nation. he does not fit on the white or black unit. Rudy and batum are better for this team
- our second unit needs joel for rebounding. Frye is a zero on the boards
- still way too many jumpshots for a team that has people that can get to the rack like Rudy and Roy. We should be getting far more free throws.
- the refs are certainly treating us like the team of the future…not a team they respect now
Roy is not worse than last year.
Other teams are just swarming him and daring the other Blazers to shoot.
Giving [Batum] the freedom to go for steals is going to be like giving a redneck six boxes of ammo and a quarter mile of empty Bud cans. - Dave
I said this last year
and I’ll say it again….Roy needs to dunk the ball around the basket more. It demoralizes the other team..and he doesn’t get those roll off the rim scoops shots.
it is when you're moving sideways around Brewer
and Boozer and Millsap are grabbing at you.
I remember most of Brewer's dunks coming in transition
not in traffic out of a half-court set. I could be wrong, though.
It would be nice if he threw down like Wade.
Maybe Roy doesn’t have that kind of athleticism, but I know that he has some pretty good hops.
the Jazz are a good team
for one, conference champs can win without one of their top players—that’s what good teams do.
for another, they can win without having to play a great game—that’s what good teams do.
this is also why we’re not yet as good as the Jazz.
We're their equal -- this was a game on their court and there was no Marty...
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I'm a big Martell fan
but I thought the team would do well enough without him. after these first four games, I’m shocked at how much they seem to miss him as a starter.
I disagree with all this "we're not this or that" talk
we are better than people give us credit for. stop babying these guys.
it's a statement of fact
if we were as good as the Jazz, we wouldn’t have folded like that in the fourth quarter. they stuck in the game, then took a lead and protected it. for whatever reason, we haven’t shown the ability to do that so far this season.
Remember last year's playoffs? HOME TEAMS WIN IN THE NBA. Lots and lots!!!
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Blazers were VERY CLOSE to pulling the road upset tonight -- lead through 3 and lost it at the end. Tough breaks, bad calls, sloppy play, Pryz probably got tired... Lots of things... But they were within 3 with 55 seconds to go, fer goodness sakes...
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I was gonna go around and
when i saw you reply to yourself
but i realized i’d have to drop out of school and quit my job to do so
Marc Gasol´s formula.
Asked about his way to succeed, Marc Gasol said: "If the coach asks me for banging my own head 200 times, I do it. Even more, I do it 500 times."
--translated by Amlmart
if I tried to do it to all of your 2xes
Marc Gasol´s formula.
Asked about his way to succeed, Marc Gasol said: "If the coach asks me for banging my own head 200 times, I do it. Even more, I do it 500 times."
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Wow that game was frustrating.
I’m starting to hate that second unit. Without Aldridge, it’s all jump shots.
It's really raw still...
Ultimately, it will be Rex 1, Rudy 2, Nic 3, Frye 4, Pryz 5…
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even with Frye
that looks a lot better than what we’re putting out right now.
We've just gotta remember it's a long season and this is the hard part of it and the team is already tweaked pretty hard with 2 starters out...
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I should come up with different avatars for different moods, huh?
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I'm philosophical: it's gonna take some early ugliness to get KP on the case.
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Here's the final box...
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by timbo on Nov 5, 2008 8:37 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
2 boards total from both PFs
that dog will not hunt, monsignor.
2 boards from the PF position?!?!
Aldridge averaged 7.7 last year… what has changed?
By the way, love the box scores.
Giving [Batum] the freedom to go for steals is going to be like giving a redneck six boxes of ammo and a quarter mile of empty Bud cans. - Dave
I don't know. I've screamed so much over the last year that I'm numb to it now...
It’s at least partially coaching — Luke is sick, which doesn’t help… But Frye is a small forward trapped in a PF’s body.
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I think this is the first time in the history of Nate being HC that Pryz was game high for minutes... I'm fairly sure that's true.
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I'm not sure how to read Joel's performance
on the one hand, he was the only big guy to man up and grab rebounds, and added on two blocks. on the other, Okur dropped 22 on him, and he only put in 7. I guess that’s Joel in a nutshell.
It is Carlos Boozer.
A dream-teamer and the best player playing for Utah.
Giving [Batum] the freedom to go for steals is going to be like giving a redneck six boxes of ammo and a quarter mile of empty Bud cans. - Dave
There was only one Dream Team
And Boozer was the worst player with the fewest minutes on the Redeem Team despite Coach K.
Whenever Joel went out, Boozer went crazy...
…………………….. at the end, maybe he got a little tired. It was FTs that killed them though, plain and simple. What were they in the 4th Q, like 15/17 or something like that?
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16-17 by my count
and only 5-5 through the first three quarters. that’ll hurt.
Just like the Phoenix game, we played well in the first half but not in the second
"Thanks for coming to the game." - Kevin Pritchard
yea same as last year
Nate still hasn’t figured out how to win on the road. It’s the X-factor for this season for making the playoffs.
"Thanks for coming to the game." - Kevin Pritchard
It was pretty much an expected outcome tonight though... It was winnable and a win would have been nice, but it wasn't a game that Portland was expected to have won...
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The Jazz were 37-4 at home last year.
This isn’t the end of the world. We have two injured starters. I realize Deron is out as well, but we miss Martell and Greg. The Jazz were the best in the league at home and the Blazers almost had them.
Giving [Batum] the freedom to go for steals is going to be like giving a redneck six boxes of ammo and a quarter mile of empty Bud cans. - Dave
All I was saying is that this team is far from what they will be in a few months.
Young teams improve, so I think it’s premature to declare them out of the playoffs. Greg and Martell will definitely help. The defenses are collapsing on Roy and he didn’t have his best game, though he had some clutch baskets to keep us in the game.
It’s going to get better.
Giving [Batum] the freedom to go for steals is going to be like giving a redneck six boxes of ammo and a quarter mile of empty Bud cans. - Dave
Don't worry
the losses will sweep the bandwagoners out of here soon enough
by BlazersOrBust on Nov 5, 2008 9:02 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
What going to happen this team's psyche
if they go down to 1-4 after tomorrow night? It’s early obviously…I just hope it’s not a blow to their confidence.
Nate can also be blamed for this one.
Why do you start Batum and only play him for 16 minutes? Did he suck? NO Did he get injured? I didn’t hear anything. Did he turn invisible?
The first time
I say this that I hate Roys body language today. I dont know what it is but he seems pasive, or can anyone explain whats going on?
+1
"Thanks for coming to the game." - Kevin Pritchard
I just finished the game on the DVR
My first thought was the same: Brandon was physically off (I couldn’t believe when the inbound pass almost bounced off his head and he looked annoyed). He came across like he had the flu.
Did the Blazers look calm down the stretch?
What do you guys think? Or did the Jazz rattle them?
I don't care what Utah's home record is
This is the kind of game that will hurt down the road if we barely miss the playoffs. We had control for most of the game and should of won.
"Thanks for coming to the game." - Kevin Pritchard
I am with you...
I expect the Blazers to win everytime they play. If they don’t I am disappointed. This team is past not expecting to win when they step on the floor against anyone.
They are the second youngest team in the NBA...
And, they have 40% of their starters out. They played the best Home team in the NBA. Cut them some slack right now. They are playing hard, and they will get it.
Young teams don't run the best...
Teams with great point guards run the best. Steve Nash isn’t young, but he is great at the fastbreak.
Giving [Batum] the freedom to go for steals is going to be like giving a redneck six boxes of ammo and a quarter mile of empty Bud cans. - Dave
Why are people saying, well, we didn't expect to win this game, so losing is ok?
I haven’t liked any of the games we have played so far including the Spurs game. This team is lacking in urgency and passion. They are running through the motions without a leader on the court. The team is getting shredded on D and the offense is still reliant on hot outside shooting. Rotations are a mess and players are taking bad shots especially Outlaw and Frye.
Stop living in the 13 game winning streak. That was not the real team. This team has systemic and personnel problems that Oden cannot magically solve. LMA is not blocking out his man, Blake is doing nothing besides making 3’s, Roy is playing too passive, and Nate’s rotations are all over the place. I hoping Nate and KP sees the same problems we all see. The cake should not be baked yet, we don’t have the right ingredients.
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
losing two of your starters
tends to mess with your rotations.
That's still no excuse for how they played
I agree with blzrfan, this team too easily loses it’s fire. They should not be shooting so many jumpers. Especially with Roy and Aldridge on the floor…both could get a shot inside 10 feet anytime they wanted.
whether or not you think it's an "excuse"
it is the reason why complaining about “Nate’s rotations” is pointless. they have a bunch of new guys who only just learned the system. then two of the starters in that system go out. that’s going to mess with the system, plain and simple.
I care less about the rotations
than the shot selection. If continue to be a jump shooting team, we will not make the playoffs. Getting to the basket for inside shots is as much about effort as it is execution.
but
Oden didnt really play with us to get used to him anyways. Plus if it mess with our chemistry why not mess with utah chemistry when Williams is out?
Utah's team is more experienced
That usually helps in situations like that.
it's not a question of whether you're used to a player's tendencies
that won’t come for a year or two, at best. it’s a question of offensive and defensive schemes where everyone has a set role. for example, Nate had said he planned on playing LMA and Frye exclusively at the 4. with Oden down, they’re now seeing time at the 5, where clearly neither belongs and neither fully schemed for in camp. meanwhile Travis has to slide up to the 4. it weakens your execution. a veteran team can compensate for that relatively smoothly, but we’re the second youngest team in the league with four rookies.
Outlaw = Nate's Kryptonite
Last year it was Jack
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that sucked.
i had to walk away in the third and wasn’t able to come back until the last 2 minutes.
i also couldn’t leave this thread at 666 posts. just something wrong with that.
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you guys are all crazy… check your blood pressure much? I love the blazers, I being a season ticket holder and I love the effort I know my guys are putting on the floor. Some of you think you should be holding the clipboard, while still others think you should be calling the plays. Sounds like a bunch of second guessing Cub fans to me?! Support your damn team all the way, if you want to boo them thats fine, but you won’t see me doing it. shaking my head at over the top blazer fans.
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My guess is there's some goofy politics
going on with this team. Brandon looks like a little of the fight is gone out of him. Maybe he sees the writing on the wall with Travis…that trade can’t come too soon if you ask me…
Well, normal enough. young team. young coach.
Nate! What is up? Play Batum! The guy makes the whole offense look like an offense. We would have won that game if it was Nic in the 4th.
Poopy set offense Blazers.
Pretty easy to scout when you know they’re going to do 1 5 things…
Isolate Roy – he takes the shot
Isolate Roy – he drives and passes to the outside jump shooter
Isolate LA – he takes the shot
Isolate LA – he passes to the outside jump shooter
Give ball to Outlaw, let him dribble for awhile and take the 20 foot floater
Dear people w/o the ball:
Learn to cut to the hoop
Learn to run off of picks
Only four games in, don’t care about the win/loss – but they looked ugly out there – period.
The Jazz even looked bad – they just were the scrappier (see Batum) team in the 2nd half.
when i get sad, i stop being sad & become awesome again. true story.
I would love to see a scouting report of the Blazes.
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It feels like the fairweather fans
seem to be the ones jumping the gun right now. I am a little disappointed Batum didn’t get more time in the 2nd half. But I am impressed the way they are playing as the season goes on. This was Rudy’s 4th game in the NBA, Webster is out, Oden is out, and Batums 4th game in the NBA.
I think once we get the rotations down, and Batum gets equal playing time to Outlaw, we will really improve. Utah is undefeated right now, dont forget that.
We have the hardest schedule to start of the season in NBA history… I’m not just saying that, it was a statistic on 95.5 the game
Fairweather fans wouldn't be posting here right now.
They’d be over at forum blue and gold. So please stop with that kind of talk.
If you critique the team, you get labeled a fairweather fans?
Hmmmmm…..where have heard that one. Oh yea, if you criticize America, you are not a patriot and hate this country. Am I doing it right?
BINGO, BANGO, BONGO
I expected to lose tonights game...
but I didn’t expect Nate to coach like it was his first game. Is there a reason you play Steve Blake the final 14 minutes of the game, when we have tons of perfectly capable players to put out there (especially when Roy is our 4th quarter PG anyway). Outlaw’s minutes are just flat unearned at this point. Batum is outplaying him in every way. Frye isn’t doing anything out there, and he’s a terrible defensive 4. Why is Rudy playing just 27 minutes? When that happens your rotation is off. What happened to the consistency Nate used to use? It should be a pretty easy cycle to go through. I was expecting Nate to be one of the best coaches in the league so far. At this point it’d be hard not to call him one of the worst.
I was ok with Nate playing Blake
He was shooting great in the first half.
But Blake played, and no longer got any open shots. Either Utah adjusted their defensive schemes, Nate didn’t run any plays for Blake, or both.
I’m not sure Sergio or Bayless would have been better, but if the PG was no longer shooting, Blake’s advantage over Sergio is reduced. I’d be interested in seeing the other PG’s.
I know I'm a broken record on this, but I'll say it again...
……………………….. The Blazers have The Guy on the bench. Rex. Nate doesn’t trust rookies and he REALLY doesn’t trust rookie PGs. And I guarantee you that there are tons of rookie mistakes and assorted catastrophes to come, he’s not going to be a polished player at his age and with his experience. But remember this always: he has IT. Lots and lots of IT.
At a certain point this year Mr. Urgency, Mr. In-Your-Face, Mr. Take-It-To-The-Rack is gonna get his minutes, find his NBA legs, and take over the PG spot on this team. Hopefully sooner rather than later (Rice indicated on Courtside that Rex is working his way into good graces at practice). Blake is a good enough player and in the first half we saw what he can do — hit the long, open jumper with consistency. But 4th Q BB is totally different, maaaaan. I WANT A TONY PARKER TYPE. He’s there. He’s on the bench. He’s an elite draft pick. Patience, but not too much patience!!!
I don’t care if he can’t pass as well as Sergio. That’s not what this team is missing. In the 4th Q especially, it’s about kamikazi action into the paint, either finishing with a foul or a kick out pass for an open look. (Note tonight how Brandon started crashing the lane in the 4th Q — now imagine how it might be if Brandon had someone to play off with a similar capability).
Late in the games Rudy is going to be the de facto 3 — outside jumpers with a capability to crash the boards.
The real problem with this team is the play of LMA in the paint. I still think it’s a coaching thing. As for Channing, I love the guy as a human being, but he needs to play elsewhere… Travis is a great tool off the bench, but he’s a desperation weapon because he’s a shameless gunner (although tonight wasn’t on him in any way, in my opinion).
Anyway…
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This is probably a good time to point at that....
Bayless has already gotten a couple opportunities this season. He has logged 21 minutes more than he should have received at this point, and he has done nothing with them. He is 1-6, which equals 16%(CLANK!), and has 1 assist to 2 turnovers. Not exactly the type of performance that screams: this player has IT!!!! He might get there, but it won’t be this season, he is a 6’3 Travis Outlaw trying to play point guard. His time will come, but it isn’t right now….
RUDY > MJ
that is consistency
Travis was on Nate’s fourth quarter unit last year. Blake is the starter and most experienced 1, and was shooting over 50% on the night. who would you put in over Frye, Ike? Shavlik? consistency is not juggling in Sergio or Bayless or playing Rudy 40 minutes on the first night of a back to back.
you want to judge Nate as a coach? that inbounds play to set up the Rudy 3 was the right call at the right time, and the team was able to run it to perfection. Rudy didn’t hit the shot. I don’t see how that’s on Nate.
What
I notice is that Nate says before the game that they will concentrate on play good defense in the paint. He says that they will focus to go inside and not settle for jumpers. And the team does totally oposite, cant stop nobody inside and cant stop shooting jumpers.
Right,first thing you do when your up by 11
Is park your best defensive player on the bench and play your worst defensive player/gunner so they can abuse him on D while he chucks hero bricks,but he is Roys best pal so you cant hurt his feelings
oh, that's why it got quiet in here
everyone ran off to make their own “I hate Travis/Nate” fanposts.
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