Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Grizzlies--Post Game
by Dave on Nov 10, 2009 7:15 PM PST
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How was it for you? Reflect on tonight's proceedings here whilst awaiting the official recap.
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
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eieioooooooooooooo!!!!!!
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The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
25:24 Mins, 5-11 FGs, 9-9 FTs, +12, 5 Off, 10 Rebs, 3 Ast, 19 Points!!!! LMA vs Puppies 11-8-09
37:37 Mins, 7-12 FGs, 2-2 FTs, +18 12 Rebs, 3 3 Ast, 1 Stl 2 Blk 16 Points!!!! LMA vs Grizz 11-10-09
he is
getting a little help from Oden occupying two guys on the boxouts, and LMA getting the carom from the scrum. But I also saw him with a VERY nice and physical boxout on ZBo late in the game – was very nice to see him do that.
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
seeing him get the caroms is good too
many times, he’s on the weakside, or rotations will have him boxing out a smaller player. That’s when he’s got to hustle around and just grab the ball.
by atomiccafe on Nov 10, 2009 7:47 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Double Doubles Baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LMA Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I <3 LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMA - Putting the POWER in POWER FORWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
25:24 Mins, 5-11 FGs, 9-9 FTs, +12, 5 Off, 10 Rebs, 3 Ast, 19 Points!!!! LMA vs Puppies 11-8-09
37:37 Mins, 7-12 FGs, 2-2 FTs, +18 12 Rebs, 3 3 Ast, 1 Stl 2 Blk 16 Points!!!! LMA vs Grizz 11-10-09
by LaMarvelous on Nov 10, 2009 7:52 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
took a little too long to put Memphis to bed, but hey, good teams should beat up on bad teams, so I'll take it.
And the Miller-Oden connection is really paying dividends. Go GO!
We sure lowered...
…the Grizz scorin avg.
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Nov 10, 2009 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
Great game, Oden you rock!
I thought he was done after the first half, but he came in and mad a huge impact on both ends. LMA was huge, Roy was spotting up, it was fun to watch even without the fast break.
Miller to Oden FTW!
last year, he would have been done for.
It’s awesome to see him being resilient this year. If he could put a complete game together, he would be a bona fide all star. 14-6 in the second half alone? That’s 28-12 for a full game!
"Ain't nothin' in this world for free."
Bring on the T-Woofs
Would really like to see the PTB run up the score on the wolves…. just because
" Well...Game is ugly and Dave from BlazersEdge is not all that funny."-- saudagg of cAnus hoopis
bench production
It’s not exactly a mystery why the offense looked terrible when the starters went to the bench. When you play your first two PGs on the first string, you aren’t going to have anyone to direct when they sit. And lo and behold, not a single bench player had an assist (which I think is usually a pretty good indicator of ball movement).
Nate might have something with Roy at the three
Start Miller, Rudy, Roy, LA and Oden. Then bring Bayless, Blake, Martell, Outlaw and Priz off the bench. If Blake can play 2 in the 1st unit why not the second. He would bring stability to Bayless’ point play.
I thought....
that the reason why most teams don’t run with 3 guards was kinda explained for nate tonight, not that he didn’t already know.
I think that roy remembered why and how he does what he does well, Lamarcus looked in great form tonight against …well… yeah.
Greg did alright… I dig the offense but I wanna see a 15 rebound game. are our guards supose to gobble em up’ like that?
Martell was… yeah I would like a little more care in what he does I mean good goosh man, it’s 82 games!! be careful.
I’m lovin me some andre.
Joel , Blake, nice.
AND CAN SOMEBODY SET RUDY UP WITH A CLEAN LOOK…..
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
"New Man Law: If you don't show up for the draft you don't get to come later if you're picked. If you believe in yourself, show up and sit there. If nobody else believes in you, take it and cry like a man...in front of the cameras."
-Dave
Oden was alright but Joel was "nice"?
Are you kidding? Joel was entirely ineffective. 18 minutes, 6 fouls, 4 rebounds.
"Ain't nothin' in this world for free."
considering that greg had how many?
I expect more from oden…alot more.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
"New Man Law: If you don't show up for the draft you don't get to come later if you're picked. If you believe in yourself, show up and sit there. If nobody else believes in you, take it and cry like a man...in front of the cameras."
-Dave
5 fouls, 14 points, 6 boards in 23 minutes.
Expect all you want, but thats a great line for essentially only playing in the second half.
"Ain't nothin' in this world for free."
Greg Oden remains #1 in the entire NBA for average fouls per game, by the way....
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
When he's in the game, though, Greg Oden is a force to be reckoned with on defense.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
6 rebounds
countless instances where he boxed out two guys allowing a guard to grab the rebound.
Its not all about the raw numbers.
"What happened to Bayless anyway? Did he turn into a pumpkin? Most teams don’t just let #11 picks rot." - Xiane
by MadBlaze on Nov 10, 2009 7:48 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
exactly
Every time he came in, he changed the complexion of the game. He altered almost every Memphis shot when they got in the lane as well.
It's about one raw number
Wins
Oden’s play generates them
what was better?
Outlaw’s dunk or Oden’s?
" Well...Game is ugly and Dave from BlazersEdge is not all that funny."-- saudagg of cAnus hoopis
Outlaw's was awesome
Oden’s take and dunk on Z-Bo meant more. And since it was part of a good game overall, I like it more.
I think Oden's dunk was a resolute "nothing you can do about it" dunk
and seemed more demoralizing to the whoever that team was trying to defend him tonight
" Well...Game is ugly and Dave from BlazersEdge is not all that funny."-- saudagg of cAnus hoopis
I agree
Outlaw’s was a WHOA, that was awesome… but also since it’s Outlaw, we’ve seen him do awesome dunks before.
I’ve been waiting for Oden to go to the running hook shot, but end it with a powerful dunk. Loved it.
That was a gorgeous play
I loved how it followed an earlier spin left baseline move, like he was a veteran setting up the later play… I’m still thinking GO will be a double-double-half machine…
Odin's
Degree of difficulty advantage.
by blacknoiseNW on Nov 11, 2009 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
All Stars is the goal, at this point,.
I seen a few that he let others get but…. just my sour mood over a game that looked alot harder than it had to be at the begining.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
"New Man Law: If you don't show up for the draft you don't get to come later if you're picked. If you believe in yourself, show up and sit there. If nobody else believes in you, take it and cry like a man...in front of the cameras."
-Dave
He need more minutes on court to do so
Except….you know. The F word is probably the only thing that’s standing in his way for being a legit All-star candidate.
Marc Gasol had 20 points and 8 rebounds tonight...
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
playing against LMA
Gasol got extended run without either Prz or Oden in there. In the second half, Gasol did all his minor damage against Prz.
by blacknoiseNW on Nov 11, 2009 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
yep
per minute, Oden would be a candidate.
In terms of overall production, though, Amare, Bynum, Kaman, Nene, Marc and possibly a few others have to be ahead of him.
Oden's numbers are nowhere near All-Star caliber at this point (10% of the season done)...
Something like 9 ppg.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
About the rebounds
None of our guards had more than 2 boards. The centers and forwards did their job. I didn’t notice any lost boards, so everyone’s amount is good.
it just seemed as if there were (probably wasn't more than 1!! but) more.
I don’t have a t.vo or i’d go check it out, but what I mean is there were some that were rrrrriiiiggggghhhht there for him, but he didn’t get em. someone mentioned he was boxin out more than one body and that was probably it, cuz it makes sense to me but … I just can’t stop screamming at my t.v. (computer in this case) over it. .
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
"New Man Law: If you don't show up for the draft you don't get to come later if you're picked. If you believe in yourself, show up and sit there. If nobody else believes in you, take it and cry like a man...in front of the cameras."
-Dave
Travis's dunk was spectacular
I gotta say
Mark my words... Dante Cunningham will be an all star
Truly saved Travis from a raft of...
um.. criticism… from the Blazer faithful. I know he was trying too hard in front of the family, but that was one ugly game…
otherwise a pretty forgettable night for my man
but Travis will bounce back…. I think he was trying to hard tonight… the pressure should be off tomorrow and Minnesota SUCKS so he should be able to light it up
" Well...Game is ugly and Dave from BlazersEdge is not all that funny."-- saudagg of cAnus hoopis
Yeah, hopefully
I hope that Bayless will bounce back tomorrow as well
Mark my words... Dante Cunningham will be an all star
by roynfernandez on Nov 10, 2009 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
Even as deep as the PTB are
Bayless needs to be able to provide some relief… tomorrow should be a good opp for him to prove his worth and give Blake and Miller a brief respite
" Well...Game is ugly and Dave from BlazersEdge is not all that funny."-- saudagg of cAnus hoopis
My gawd, he was horrid in all phases
I was screaming at the TV for Nate to take him out and put Joel or Juwan in. Curiously, he didn’t hear me.
I don't know about all phases
no doubt Travis looks a lot better when his shots go in. If he had played horribly in “all phases:” I’m certain Nate would have pined him
" Well...Game is ugly and Dave from BlazersEdge is not all that funny."-- saudagg of cAnus hoopis
Once again
Oden had stretches (or a quarter) where he was the best player on the floor.
For a super raw 21 year old project, it’s not bad.
FOULS, though, FOULS. Man, when those be under control and he either doesn’t do silly stuff like stick his elbow out, or the refs don’t call him for it… will mean a world of diff-er-ence.
Morty
hu!!!
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
"New Man Law: If you don't show up for the draft you don't get to come later if you're picked. If you believe in yourself, show up and sit there. If nobody else believes in you, take it and cry like a man...in front of the cameras."
-Dave
Truth
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LMA Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I <3 LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMA - Putting the POWER in POWER FORWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
25:24 Mins, 5-11 FGs, 9-9 FTs, +12, 5 Off, 10 Rebs, 3 Ast, 19 Points!!!! LMA vs Puppies 11-8-09
37:37 Mins, 7-12 FGs, 2-2 FTs, +18 12 Rebs, 3 3 Ast, 1 Stl 2 Blk 16 Points!!!! LMA vs Grizz 11-10-09
Wang
"We didn't start the fire. It was always burning. Since the world's been turning." - E. E. Cummings
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Nov 10, 2009 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
Skittles
"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
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by Y5k on Nov 10, 2009 8:33 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Yo you get my last email?
did it finally work?
"We didn't start the fire. It was always burning. Since the world's been turning." - E. E. Cummings
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Nov 10, 2009 8:35 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah yeah ... It worked
But it was just the pre-recorded bit, not live streaming … So I had to listen a minute or two behind then refresh.
Kinda a bummer.
Not sure why the live streaming isn’t happening.
"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Year5000
by Y5k on Nov 10, 2009 8:44 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
weird
well ill put the stream up for you tomorrow
"We didn't start the fire. It was always burning. Since the world's been turning." - E. E. Cummings
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Nov 10, 2009 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
good win, still no satisfied
Roy needs to dominate, i like what miller is bringing for oden, outlaw needs to stop being inconsistant same with martell, rudy needs more minutes and blake needs less, and play bayless
Trade for Luis Amundson!!Do it KP!!
I dunno though, they kinda got shifted... along with rudy with the whole gotta get blake his min too thing.
I dunno … I hope this ends this little 3 guard thing, and we can get back to what we should be rollin into the playoffs with.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
"New Man Law: If you don't show up for the draft you don't get to come later if you're picked. If you believe in yourself, show up and sit there. If nobody else believes in you, take it and cry like a man...in front of the cameras."
-Dave
rudy needs more minutes and blake needs less
Check out hurryup09’s “Who SAYS…” fanpost over in the sidebar. Superior team defense and BBIQ alongside Brandon and Andre are the real reasons why Blake’s starting and playing 30+ mpg.
+16 for Blake tonight, same as Roy and Oden. Miller and LMA had +18
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
Mavs with 36 pt turnaround against the Rockets. Now winning by (almost) 20. Nice end of the night.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
And Dampier is the new Shaq. 6 for 6, 20 rebounds, 3 blocks.
Gotta love contract years.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
It doesn't hurt that he's going up against Scola , Hayes and Andersen.
"Ain't nothin' in this world for free."
Tell that to LaMarcus and Greg
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
by Norsktroll on Nov 10, 2009 7:53 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Ya beat me to the comment
Scola and Hayes cause problems for everyone. Smart, scrappy, crafty defenders with quick hands.
Whatever team wants his gigantic unguaranteed/expiring contract to match with a free agent or player the Mavs like.
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
13 fouls shots
is ridiculous
"What happened to Bayless anyway? Did he turn into a pumpkin? Most teams don’t just let #11 picks rot." - Xiane
And that last stat is the difference
38 minutes. Gasol can keep himself on the floor.
It’ll get better, but till it does, we’ll have these halfsie games where Oden does great but fouls limit him.
but when?!?!?
Love GO, but when will he ever play 30 min? I don’t want to blame refs but they are just looking to call weak stuff on him. Until he gets the respect from the refs (they are getting a little better) but until then he won’t play more than 30 minutes…unless Nate can trust him to play with fouls.
by Alaa Abdelnaby on Nov 10, 2009 8:20 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Gasol was messing with Joel tonight
Przy is a good defender, but as soon as he came in the game Marc went down low and forced Joel to foul him or give up the easy deuce. Meanwhile, I think I saw more entry passes out of Z-bo tonight than in his entire Blazer career. It’s a good thing LMA brought his “A” game…when he’s manning up like that in the paint it doesn’t matter that Przy had a tough night
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
but when?!?!?
Love GO, but when will he ever play 30 min? I don’t want to blame refs but they are just looking to call weak stuff on him. Until he gets the respect from the refs (they are getting a little better) but until then he won’t play more than 30 minutes…unless Nate can trust him to play with fouls.
by Alaa Abdelnaby on Nov 10, 2009 8:21 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
In the near future
He will have games this season where he isn’t taken out due to fouls.
It will take time, since he has had rather extreme foul problems.
If it weren't the Grizzles I'd say they have a bright future
With a core of Mayo, Conley, Gasol, and Gay this team could be good in a few years… assuming Chris Wallace doesn’t mess it up and they hire some scouts. BTW, will Thabeet ever be a contribute?
I'd hope so
I feel sorry for Thabeet getting his jaw broken tonight. My thoughts are with that guy. That’s gotta hoyt.
" Well...Game is ugly and Dave from BlazersEdge is not all that funny."-- saudagg of cAnus hoopis
I've heard Mayo and Gay have been butting heads.
They’re both “me first” players.
"Ain't nothin' in this world for free."
make you appreciate the PTB chemistry?
" Well...Game is ugly and Dave from BlazersEdge is not all that funny."-- saudagg of cAnus hoopis
I heard the same thing about Thabeet and Randolph!
I heart taxes.
by everett on Nov 10, 2009 7:58 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The last time Z-Bo played for a team with a new #2 pick, they sent him off for peanuts
This time, he’s taking the law into his own hands.
Z-bo should be used to hitting guys in the face
Right, Ruben?
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
He's a "bust"... ed jaw.
Knee slappers, I tell you, Knee slappers.
On the real, I don’t think a broken jaw leads to the same sort of worries that a 7 footer with a broken knee does.
I heart taxes.
pattersons eye, thabeets jaw,
who else has randolph hurt that was on his own team?
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
"New Man Law: If you don't show up for the draft you don't get to come later if you're picked. If you believe in yourself, show up and sit there. If nobody else believes in you, take it and cry like a man...in front of the cameras."
-Dave
Plenty!
Win loss percentage…
Assists per hoop…
Defensive rating…
Attendance…
Good press…
Some of you people are ridiculous.
Wanting Blake to play less? dude drained 4-6 from deep. By contrast, Webster and Outlaw combined for 1-6 from deep and 2-15 overall.
"Ain't nothin' in this world for free."
Blake was killin it.
Don’t like the three guard lineup though, and he is my choice for a demotion. He can still come in and drain threes off the bench.
Miller to Oden FTW!
And maybe get some assists...
Bench Assists tonight = 0
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
sure
Against the Grizzlies, that’s fine. But against an NBA team with NBA quality wings, the SG/SF combo of Roy and Steve is not going to work. We won’t be able to defend.
The Grizz were a nice test though
Mayo and Gay are good scorers who we expected to have trouble with, with the 3 guard lineup.
I dunno if we made ’em miss or if they just missed.
yeah that's true
Although neither Mayo nor Gay have the type of game where they are really able to exploit smaller players by getting physical. Gay in particular seems to prefer to use his size and athleticism to finish on the break as opposed to abuse shorter players.
They're both jumper heavy
Often bad jumpers.
Mayo could be very good, but he likes to shoot bad shots too much and so does Gay— but at least Mayo can pass a lil’ bit. Gay does nothing but score, and not very well.
ha
I specifically avoided discussing those names, because they happen to be the most devastating scorers in the NBA, and nobody can really stop them. But there are other players capable of giving that lineup a problem, Paul Pierce for example.
Pierce, Wallace (Gerald), Artest, uhhhhhh
uhhhhh I’m sure there are more. Have to look through the lineups cause I’m blanking.
Now that Nic is out.
In my memory, he is lockdown defending lovechild of scottie pippen and gary payton
"oh dear god. Please be more irresponsible". - Claire
Brandon agrees with you
Quick said Roy’s body language when he has to guard big SFs is “why me?”
Get well soon, Nic Batum. I really miss you. (Signed, #7)
In the meantime…Miller, Blake and Roy have each other’s backs, on defense. They’re like the 3 Musketeers, just without the French accents
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
Rudy will outshoot Blake more often than not and he is better at creating his own shot.
It’s not that Blake is doing a bad job, it’s that he is playing out of position and there is a better place for him in the 2nd unit and a better person to take his current minutes.
Not really
Rudy has a better role off the bench than as a starter. If he was starting alongside Roy and Miller, he wouldn’t handle the ball, much. His job would be to catch and shoot tryes. He’s not fond of doing just that, he’s made that very clear to the Blazers, in the past
Defensively, Rudy is a gambler and not a position defender. He tends to trail a penetrator and try to poke away steals instead of staying in front of his man and rotating correctly. Tonight we saw Blake quickly double Z-bo and force him to pass out, then Steve crossed the court in time to defend his man on the weak side. Maybe Rudy could do that as well, but perhaps he’d get caught up in traffic and be late to close out on the shooter.
Bottom line, it won’t matter soon. Rudy is not going to replace Steve in the starting lineup. If anything, Blake will be joining Fernandez on the white team. Not because the 3-guard hasn’t been effective (they’re 3-0, and counting) but because Roy is getting tired of defending SFs.
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
the miller/roy/rudy/lma/oden lineup doesn't have to start
but it should get some good minutes, and it will be very effective against smaller SF’s. Against bigger/more forceful SF’s, like Melo, you need Webster in the lineup.
by blacknoiseNW on Nov 11, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
What is sort of sad
is that at one time we were as bad as the Grizzlies… but the Grizzlies have both more talent AND a bleaker future than we did in the Randolph/Miles era, and its just inherent in the franchise. No matter how much talent they draft no one believes they will ever be a good team. But once Roy looked good as a rookie, lots of people thought the Blazers would be good, or at least their future was bright.
Imagine Roy on the Grizzlies. Then his story isn’t about being an All-Star or captain of the most promising team in the league. Its does he show loyalty to the team that drafted him and sign an extension even though they are going to be losers for years and years. What if Derrick Rose had gone to Sacramento? Is the difference between a Hall of Fame career and a couple All-star games for Blake Griffin the fate of the ping pong balls picking the Clippers over the Knicks or Suns? Conley, Gay, and Thabeet are doomed. I can see Gasol enduring and making it on another team, but that’s still a worse survival rate than a train crash.
by matthewcc on Nov 10, 2009 7:53 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Nah, I don't think ping pong balls decide a good team. Good teams start at the top, and the Grizzlies are just lost the last few years.
Their front office is just inept.
by dario argento on Nov 10, 2009 8:15 PM PST up reply actions
I don't mean the ping pong balls decided good teams
I mean they decided a players career to some degree. Is Rudy Gay on a better franchise an All-Star? What about Danny Granger on the Bulls?
What about Roy if he was a Clipper?
I've made a similar point in the past
Terry Cummings versus James Worthy. How good would’ve Cummings been, playing alongside Magic and Kareem? Who would even remember Worthy if he had played for the Bucks, Spurs and Clippers?
Location, location, location. Gay will “get out” of Memphis this summer. If he’s lucky, he’ll wind up in a winning situation before his best years are behind him. If he’s smart when he gets there, he’ll learn to shoot less, and win more
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
I dunno
I’m old enough to have watched Terry Cummings. And I don’t recall him EVER looking as mediocre as Rudy Gay did tonight. Location is vital, but if you don’t have the goods, you’re not going to be a star, regardless of where you are.
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
Gay's problem
Is he is MUCH more selfish than the normally selfish scorer, and won’t likely suddenly become a smart player.
His assist percentage and usage rate is insane for a player as mediocre as him. No team will be good if he is one of their best players. He’s Travis with more minutes and shots. He is worse than old Z-Bo at being a black hole (new Z-Bo allegedly is passing now).
Besides being a guy who only scores and still only does it in the high-teens, what does he do?
He’s got the body to be really good, but he’s shown nothing that points to him not being a bad player on a bad team who gets a larger role than he deserves which allows him to put up numbers that look okay from afar.
Mortimer
but Rudy's also a guy
who I could see RC Buford signing for pennies on the dollar and coach Pop “getting him” to play team ball. If you’ve got the right system and veterans who will enforce “peer pressure” even the most “selfish” players might fall in line. Especially if they start to get motivated to win a ring, as they get older
(and if you think that winning doesn’t matter to these kids, check out what Rondo said to CP3 recently “I’ve got a ring and you’ll never get one”)
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
But CP3 is a great player
So that would hurt. I think it matters to good players, and both Rondo and CP3 are good players who play a team game— even if one or both might be jerks.
Gay plays the opposite of a team game.
And aside from Stephen Jackson on the Spurs (and he isn’t really unselfish, really, and can play defense) I can’t think of anyone the Spurs brought in, who was a player who played the entirely wrong way before, and changed him around.
Especially a young kid who wants a big contract and stats… Gay has shown no propensity for being anything more than that.
It COULD happen, but I don’t like betting on an established player totally changing their approach and style of play early on in their career. History says the selfish player who gets no assists and takes a lot of bad shots and hurts his team on defense and offense, stays that way.
Anything could happen though. Gay will take whoever pays him the most, I believe.
Morty
Thats why we should save Conley
He deserves it more than the rest. Just a good young player trying to play his role while surrounded by chuckers, bad characters and a useless front office that shows him no respect.
Travis for Conley.
"What happened to Bayless anyway? Did he turn into a pumpkin? Most teams don’t just let #11 picks rot." - Xiane
rotation
We should figure out a way to play LMA with the 2nd unit and make him the focal point in the halfcourt during the early 2nd/4th quarters, posting him on the low block and using Przy out on the high picks. Also, we desperately need a PG when we are running the full 2nd unit – and Bayless is not a PG. Start Webster and play the 3-guard lineup off the bench wiht Blake/Bayless/Rudy
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
I know it may not be in our repertoire
But it would be awesome to run the high elbow play through LaMarcus when BRoy goes to the bench. LMA could receive the ball at the free throw line extended, Blake (if he’s in with LMA), would drop toward the baseline and give an option for a jumper with Rudy running some screen action with Pryz on the weakside. LMA is a pretty good passer and seems to operate most naturally facing the basket, so this kind of offense might really suit his game for stints.
less PT for Travis would be fine with me
but I’m not holding my breath. I feel bad for Bayless, but I think he’ll be pulling in DNP-CDs again, pretty soon
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AP recap
http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=291110029
“MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Brandon Roy scored 20 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 points and 12 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers won their third straight with a 93-79 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.
Casey Blake and Greg Oden had 14 points each for Portland, all of Oden’s coming in the second half."
Casey Blake?
How come no mention on Bo Outlaw’s night?
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He's a two sport's star
Baseball in the summer, roundball in the winter
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ah, Blake's brother Casey
They are like the Olson twins, with a wicked corner 3.
ESPN recap.... hehe
Casey Blake and Greg Oden had 14 points each for Portland, all of Oden’s coming in the second half.
Kenny Wheaton #20; The Pick - 1994 v UW. Matthew Harper #20; The Pick #2 - 2007 v USC. John Boyett #20;...
oh didn't see it up above... sorry
Kenny Wheaton #20; The Pick - 1994 v UW. Matthew Harper #20; The Pick #2 - 2007 v USC. John Boyett #20;...
Ha! That makes a hattrick on the ESPN fail posts.
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by Y5k on Nov 10, 2009 8:25 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
What does Blake do as a SG
That Rudy could not do better? One of them is one of the best 20 SGs in the world, and it ain’t Blakey.
by senormateo on Nov 10, 2009 8:13 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Blake is starting because he and Roy are bff's, and Nate wanted to ease Andre in ( I think ).
I think Rudy or Marty will be thrust into the starting line up before the Atlanta game. No way we expect Andre or Blake to guard Joe Johnson.
by dario argento on Nov 10, 2009 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
could Rudy guard Johnson either? no
I expect to see Martell and the RAWMO lineup. Roy has about had enough of guarding SFs. I also expect to see Blake to continue to get more minutes than Rudy, coming off the bench
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ESPN ticker fail
Referred to “Trail Blazers forward Zach Randolph” hitting Thabeet in the face and forcing him out of the game.
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He got irritated by Damon Stoudamire and Bo Outlaw
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
More ESPN troubles too ... See below.
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by Y5k on Nov 10, 2009 8:24 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Fun facts from ESPN
Portland has won 25 straight games over NBA teams that start with the letter M (Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee and Minnesota)
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That was actually stolen from the Oregonian.
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The Mavericks say hi
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
Yeah … Too bad.
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by Y5k on Nov 10, 2009 8:23 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
City names, not team names
The Mavericks can say whatever they want, Dallas will still start with the letter D.
by unblindloyalty on Nov 10, 2009 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
True, but that's not what that ESPN genius wrote
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
I missed that.
Thy writer had a tough night. Mistakes all over the place.
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by Y5k on Nov 10, 2009 8:35 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Too bad it isn't called Mos Mangeles.
by Mortimer on Nov 10, 2009 8:24 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
In which part of the city is the Staples Centre? Not Santa Monica by chance?
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
No
It’s downtown in LA proper.
by samuelleejackson on Nov 10, 2009 8:37 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
No my friend of friends
Like Samuel L. sez, it is downtown. ’Bout 10 miles east of me in Santa Monica.
I posted this above but wanted some more feedback. This makes sense to me. Nate moving Roy to the 3 got me thinking about the second unit.
Start Miller, Rudy, Roy, LA and Oden. Then bring Bayless, Blake, Martell, Outlaw and Priz off the bench. If Blake can play 2 in the 1st unit why not the second. He would bring stability to Bayless’ point play.
Agreed....
I like that first unit… a lot…
Blazers Win!
I love the Blazers.
But I seriously need to stop staying up all night watching the games.
Why isn’t Germany on the same time zone as all the blazer games? can someone please figure this one out for me? Who is good at math here? Science? Anyone? My sleep deprived, blazer addicted soul needs your help.
Thought Greg looked great. Especially paired with Dre. Liked LA’s intensity on the boards. Good win overall, makes me happy going to bed.
You are hard core and that makes up for anything else, especially sleep.
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-Dave
Freiburg
very southwest germany. just a short train ride away from france and switzerland.
by The_Magician on Nov 10, 2009 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
Uh....because it's in Germany?
Blame it on earth’s rotation and how body of mass move through gravitational axis. Damn that gravitational axis.
ESPN.com recap ...
“Casey Blake and Greg Oden had 14 points each for Portland, all of Oden’s coming in the second half.”
ugh… There are several problems here.
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by Y5k on Nov 10, 2009 8:18 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Maybe it's Casey's birthday or something and they wanted to memorialize him
But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart
14 points ... Not bad, Casey.
Happy B-day to us all.
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by Y5k on Nov 10, 2009 8:20 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Good win
Hopefully Nate learns to trust Greg after tonight.
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loved the alley-oop from Miller
Here’s hoping Andre’s in the starting lineup, to stay
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It wasn't pretty, but a win by over 10 points is a win over by 10 points, and on the road.
I can’t wait for Rudy to find his stroke this season. I think it is REEEEALLY going to help us get to that next level. We need his scoring off the bench bad.
Blake
showed tonight why he is so important to this team. By the way neither Rudy or Bayless are capable of playing point guard. Counting the days till Miller is off this team. Make it happen Roy!
If Miller leaves
Then our much anticipated offseason with Raefs expiring contract resulted in us loosing our backup point guard and PF for nothing and picking up Howard. Wow!!
Really hope you're not involved with Blazers management...
But if you want to count, it’ll be 2 years and about 7 months from now, after the parade…
Puh-leeeeeze.
Remember why most Blazer Sedgers want a new starting PG over Steve Blake. The man can not fight through a screen, stay in front of PG’s, and is incapable of feeding the post. I love me some Blake, but off the bench. Miller is leagues better than Blake. He helps Greg more than Blake ever will.
by dario argento on Nov 10, 2009 9:33 PM PST up reply actions
Andre's impending change of address was last week's news
Now, Miller is “in”
Rudy’s future is the one you need to be keeping track of, this week
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So many errors between the boxscore and recap.
Including this one.
Arena: FedExForum, Memphis, TN
Attendance: 10,589
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
That may have been the paid attendance
Lots of no shows.
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My High School gym back in Indiana seated right around 10,000
and was packed to the rafters every game. I cannot believe that the Griz are long for Memphis…maybe Seattle has some hope.
Its the failed franchise
Failed in Vancouver, failing in Memphis.
I doubt they’ll move though, because unlike Vancouver there is no anchor tenant to that new building (and no the University of Memphis doesn’t count because they’ll suck now).
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they'll move, they'll just have a diffrent name... "sonics"...
ohhhh, did you get shivers? …
really though how many sonics fans could go back after getting a taste of this? mmm.. \ :)
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-Dave
i love random ESPN factoids
“Portland has won 25 straight games over NBA teams that start with the letter M (Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee and Minnesota).”
Who researches this stuff?
A staff of folks
That make use look like we don’t care about sports.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Kenny Vance is on his way to a nice buzz on the 5th Quarter.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Kenny always has that "oh my head hurts" tone on the radio
after tying one on the night before
" Well...Game is ugly and Dave from BlazersEdge is not all that funny."-- saudagg of cAnus hoopis
he was a right jolly old elf, this afternoon
long days, longer nights
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Reporters and NBA stat folks musta hit the giggle juice too hard tonight.
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by Y5k on Nov 10, 2009 8:37 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I honestly thought he had 4
So when I saw he officially only had 2, I decided to split the difference and say 3.
I may have just been wrong, but I really thought he had 4. The team is usually good at getting those changed after being reviewed.
those memphis statisticians are seriously dodgy
They tried to reset the shot clock for them several times when it shouldn’t have been, seemed to be continuously miscounting the fouls, and tried to let the Grizzlies sub after a FT. After a FT? Seriously?
Well, I've been to Memphis
Let’s just say the locals aren’t very good at your fancy math like counting and keeping time.
Dunno. Rudy didn't really impress me.
I’ve got no idea what position the guy even plays at this point. He just sort of hangs around and shoots open look 3s.
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someone's paying attention
I thought Nate liked Rudy?
I think McMillian likes winning games, more
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Once again
Oden is finally showing the reason he was the #1 pick.
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disappointing he could only play 22 minutes because of foul trouble
and he still- in terms of overall production— is only the 4th best 2nd year Center in the league.
However, he’s playing very well when in the game. He absolutely MUST get to the point where he’s playing 30 mpg though.
Nate needs to trust him more
Although with Violet Palmer hating on Oden and calling everything against him, its easy to see why he didn’t.
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She also took two steals away from Rudy, calling phantom fouls on him
"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla
Violet
Master of the late whistle and the homer call.
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It's very much a "great when he plays"
Gasol can play 38 minutes most nights, Oden plays 30 in a big game and we’ll throw a parade.
But when he’s in, man… makes such a difference. Just makes ya dream.
Not a dream, Mort, a vision!
You got it right, Oden plays 30 in the title game, we win…
Failed comptuer simualtion
i am an ESPN insider and this is what they projected tonight for the high scorer:
Projected High-Scorer
Rudy Gay (MEM) 21.7 pts
He had 2.
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I get it for the College FB coverage mainly
That and it comes with their crappy magazine.
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oh sure, not to say there's not good content
but some of the stuff you gotta pay for is silly. like their rumors section. i guess that’s so people really feel like insiders.
totally sucks
checked in at blogabull and their game thread blew up in disbelief. denver gets lucky again. it’s a long season so these types of fluke endings should even out, but it would suck if one or two make the difference in seeding at the end of the year. which probably is what will happen.
i pulled up a feed just as the game was ending cuz i saw it was close
they inbounded to miller at the college 3 and he sorta threw a pseudo shotput right thru. nutty, the place blew up. but i guess there was .3 on the clock and after review the refs said it was still on his fingertips as the light changed. brutal. it really was hard to tell if he released it in time even in super slomo.
I dunno...
take out his 3-20 performance against us and his fg% goes from 42 to 47%. He is struggling tonight, too so I know what you mean.
"Ain't nothin' in this world for free."
But I thought he was going to be better than Lebron
Shooters go through waves. Take away his month of shooting 50+% from 3 point land and he was mid-30’s from three. Cherry picking data, sure, but the hot months and cold months are part of it.
I’m sure his numbers will look okay in the long run.
I really would take Horford over him.
I hope that Sacramento beats Oklahoma City tonight.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
On the Blazers time out show
the graphics kept showing
Kings 65
Kings 67
All night long, Kings vs Kings… Doesn’t anybody watch their own show?
They also had the Chicago game
91-90 Chicago, when it was 90-89 Denver.
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The Washington Wizards miss Mike Miller, who's out with a shoulder injury.
DeShawn Stevenson is garbage, but manages to get minutes in spite of that fact.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
The Wiz are cursed
They make a seemingly good move and then it blows up in their faces.
How much are they paying Arenas for being hurt again?
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Yup but last year
They sign him to a mega deal and BOOM he’s out for the season.
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I completely agree. And the most overpaid.
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Casspiclicious
The rook is playing well again.
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You could tell he was gonna be good.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
It's amusing to me that the Sacramento Kings have two similar 3/4s, Andres Nocioni and Omri Casspi, ...
playing extensive minutes alongside each other at the forward positions. If the Kings had a decent defender with size as its backup center, Nocioni and Casspi could head a solid high-energy second unit—especially if backup shooting guard Francisco Garcia wasn’t out with his freak injury.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Casspi is much better than Noc.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
He can run and he's a tough rebounder. Noc is a finesse guy.
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Andres Nocioni can bang if he wants to with the big boys, but truthfully neither one of them ...
is capable of filling the role of a decent combo forward off the bench for a solid team.
Unfortunately for them, though, they’re stuck on a bad team that lacks a frontline stud at center to pair with productive power forward Jason Thompson.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Ugh, that should say "capable of fill the role of [anything but] a decent combo forward ..."
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
The Kings announcers are so calm
They don’t get excited.
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They don't want to get their hopes up...
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Sacramento are huge chokers, by the way...
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
They were up like 17 points on Utah going into the 4th and just about gagged it away...
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Here we go...
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
CASSPI JAMS IT! Kings by 6
1:17 left.
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You're ahead of me.
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Evans got cute.
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I like watching them for some reason.
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They're sort of like the lovable overachievers....l
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This last draft class may not have had any Hall of Famers, but it looks like a pretty good group, all things considered.
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I think Dante Cunningham is going to be quite a good player.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Lawson looks GREAT.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Jennnings, Flynn, Evans, Lawson, Casspi, Blair, Budinger are all keepers. Those 4 PGs are all legit starters-- a couple could be allstars eventually.
Griffin and Rubio are potential allstars also.
A fantastic group of PGs. Not a stellar group of wings or bigs.
Man, I wish Ime Udoka was still on the Portland Trail Blazers.
Y’know, if Udoka was still here, I bet that he’d be starting at the 3.
Dear Paul Allen:
Fire Nate McMillan & hire Jeff Van Gundy.
Sincerely,
AK1984
Exactly...
why we couldn’t keep him… Nate couldn’t help himself…
Okay, Omri.... A couple shots here and it's dagger...
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Clank.....................................................Clank.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Kings trying to give it up
But the Thunder may not take it.
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They're chokers!
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Ohhhhh. Durant 3.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
THE KINGS ARE .500
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!?
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No.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
I got kicked off the video
According to the audio guy its the latest in the season they’ve been .500 in THREE YEARS. Jeez.
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That's sad.
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I think Kevin Martin's injury helped.
Moved Evans out of PG and Beno into comes in as a 2nd ball handler on the floor.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
Wow.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
OKC are really athletic, but I don't like watching them. They've got a Memphis vibe, somehow...
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
It's cause their best player is just a scorer ala Kevin Martin.
Westbrook is disguising himself as a PG and Green masquerading as PF. No interior D and lack of low post scoring.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
Yeah, I watched 'em a lot last season
Not as much yet this year.
Durant isn’t really a highlight type of guy, he’s a Kevin Martin shooter, but Westbrook is fun to watch.
The rest of the team is pretty shoddy so they aren’t fun. And not a lot of young guys to watch develop that really intrigue me, aside from Westbrook…
Three on the bounce for Sactown
The Malooff family celebrates in Vegas again.
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