Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Hawks--Pre-Game and First Half
by Dave on Nov 16, 2009 3:15 PM PST
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Welcome to your Monday afternoon discussion of yet another eastern road game. Do we finally get to come home after this? Let's hope the Blazers don't make the mental trip early. Discuss the lead-up to the game and the first half right here. As always please be respectful of each other, welcome folks who might be new, and keep it clean and on-topic. Enjoy the game!
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
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Woooooot-whoooooOOOOOOOoooo!
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(chilly 52 degrees this Tuesday morning in HK, FYI)
"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Year5000
Win ugly if we must...
aesthetics be damned: the Blazers haven’t trailed in the 4th quarter of any game on this winning streak, and trailed only briefly in the 2nd half of one game (Memphis).
Hit it. Yes he did. Ohhhh yeah.
by Badalona Baddie on Nov 16, 2009 3:17 PM PST reply actions
Would love to see a 5-0 road trip.
Cut the check!
by Rick C in Tigard on Nov 16, 2009 3:17 PM PST reply actions
I was at the last game against Atlanta
really hoping to see our improvement since then.
"Estos tíos están locos"- Rudy Fernandez
DINE AND DASH BLAZERS. ITS A FREE MEAL IF YOU MAKE IT SO.
Bring the bling to Rip City, Natch'
Trade John Canzano!
check the sidebar… this is the game day thread
Honor Jordan, Retire #45
by The Arkitect on Nov 16, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
Pendy, Travis, Batum, Mills
for CP3
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Nov 16, 2009 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
Kopponen, Freeland, Claver, Mills, all the 2nd round picks, and all the Charlotte Bobcats ...
"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Year5000
Claver is supposed to be good
And Freeland is tearing up the Euroleagues.
And you wanna trade a potentiall good SF and PF pair for a POINT GUARD?!?!
Don’t we all complain about Steve Blake? He’s a PG. And we want ANOTHER ONE?!?!
Yeah, always go with the big man. Have we learnt nothing from our Oden and Bowie picks? Never get a small when you can have a big.
Ceterum censeo Lakers esse delendam
We should get either him, David West, Chris Bosh, or Elton Brand.
At least, that’s what people have been telling me.
According to the game notes yes
We are also spreading our injuries evenly across the human body: Nicolas Batum (right shoulder), Patrick Mills (right foot), Travis Outlaw (left foot) and Jeff Pendergraph (left hip) are out.
Ceterum censeo Lakers esse delendam
Erectile diysfunction
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Nov 16, 2009 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
I used to work with a dude who said he got "penis elbow"
after his girlfriend was gone for the weekend. He was a funny guy
I am an oasis of Blazer fandom in a bleak desert of Laker fans.
by RenoBlazerFan on Nov 16, 2009 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
was his name Tom??
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Nov 16, 2009 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, and he lived in Hawaii
….wait a minute!
I am an oasis of Blazer fandom in a bleak desert of Laker fans.
by RenoBlazerFan on Nov 16, 2009 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
EXACTLY!!!
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Nov 16, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
I could see
be really weird if it were a cross-handed grip type of thing
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Nov 16, 2009 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
That's kind of my mood too.
This is a trap game. If we steal it, great. Even if it’s mainly because ATL doesn’t play well, doesn’t matter.
I wonder how negative folks will get if it goes poorly. I don’t know if I’m up for writing the “It’s ok guys” post every 20 minutes.
Yup--expecting to lose, but a win would be fantastic, obviously.
I am an oasis of Blazer fandom in a bleak desert of Laker fans.
by RenoBlazerFan on Nov 16, 2009 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
I don't think "trap game" is the right cliche here
Isn’t a “Trap game” is a game you are supposed to win vs. a bad team, either immediately after a huge win or immediately before a big game?
This is more like a “Meh game”, where a loss would be understandable and acceptable for a variety of reasons.
ow can you have a trap game against a team with a better record that has already beaten you?
bayless leaves over my dead body
thanks for starting Andre
by thomasikehara on Nov 16, 2009 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
not pissed, so long as we look decent
let’s face it, our offense hase been U-G-L-Y of late. Even if we lose, I’d like to see some offensive improvement.
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
I'd be very pleased to see more Rudy this game.
Though, I will say this. If Portland can play long stretches of effective defense with both Blake and Miller out there, that will really show how far this team has come defensively.
Sadly…..I have my doubts.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
What matchup do you guys like best in this game?
I’d like to say Oden vs Horford, but if there’s too much of that, then Woodson will send a guard at Oden, kamikaze style. Tweeet
"Estos tíos están locos"- Rudy Fernandez
yup
I am an oasis of Blazer fandom in a bleak desert of Laker fans.
by RenoBlazerFan on Nov 16, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
Javie, Workman and Zielinski
I am an oasis of Blazer fandom in a bleak desert of Laker fans.
by RenoBlazerFan on Nov 16, 2009 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
Roy vs. Johnson
I want to see if he plays any lockdown defense when it matters
Ceterum censeo Lakers esse delendam
Yeah, wasn't Roy talking about wanting to be
on the All-Defense team this year? He has gotten off to quite a poor start if he was serious. I would be more willing to vote Webster for All-Defense.
"I don't always read blogs regarding the Trail Blazers
...but when I do... I read Blazers Edge."
- resurrect_ha28
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Nov 16, 2009 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
if roy guards johnson
does that mean blake guards williams?
bayless leaves over my dead body
thanks for starting Andre
by thomasikehara on Nov 16, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
OOOOOOOOO
thats not good….
"I don't always read blogs regarding the Trail Blazers
...but when I do... I read Blazers Edge."
- resurrect_ha28
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Nov 16, 2009 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
50th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!======>>>>>>>>
"I won't back down." -- Tom Petty
"History is important. If you don't know history it is as if you were born yesterday. And, if you were born yesterday, anybody up there in a position of power can tell you anything, and you have no way of checking up on it." -- Howard Zinn
Our hot start is least surprising according to a poll on Nba.com
Atlanta (8-2)
8467 - 23%
Miami (7-2)
8622 - 23%
Phoenix (9-2)
17280 - 47%
Portland (8-3)
2566 - 7%
Ceterum censeo Lakers esse delendam
Considering our record last year, and this season's strength of schedule
I’d be inclined to agree if I were a neutral fan.
I would have voted for Phoenix. Stoked for Frye…I almost feel bad what’s going to happen when he has to guard Oden.
"Estos tíos están locos"- Rudy Fernandez
And by "falling into him," you mean relentlessly shooting threes
Remember our good friend Channing?
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Shoot a three, if it goes in, he wins, if it misses, he runs to the basket, flops against Oden and draws a foul. Can't miss.
Seriously, why every player just doesn’t rub up against greg, flail and get a whistle, I don’t know.
So we finally caught up with 21st century technology
Got the big LCD flat screen and DVR, etc.
Best part is the ease of recording. Here I am slavin’ away at work and meanwhile by DVR is cueing up for the big game. It’ll keep going for up to an hour past the scheduled time in case of OT.
The downside is I can’t hang around here (BE) much longer cause I don’t wanna know the score.
But, it’s really nice to not have to miss any games. Last year I didn’t get to see a bunch of East coast road games.
Okay, bye bye peoples, Go Blazers!
I upgraded to DVR this year, too
Solely for the purpose of recording Blazer games
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
I think
this game thread isnt good enough, i need somewhere to express my own thoughs, should I start 5 of them in the fan posts?
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
I heard he's unhappy and, thus, available
Nevermind that he has to be a Hornet due to his deal and he’s a top 3 player in the NBA.
I will need to create 4 more fan posts to talk about that
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
I wanna win.
More than anyone else here, so I win the best fan award of the night.
We can beat them. We are better. But we lost to them already, they are playing well, and while we are winning I don’t feel like we’re in any kind of a groove. Not doing THAT good for a 6 game win streak, if one can feel un-good about 6 wins in a row.
I hope getting that last win on a good road trip is important to us and we come out like gangbusters.
Oh I could never fully pwn you, Bow.
All of us here have tied for First Place in the Blue Ribbon Championship Express 2009 Blazers Fan Award Winner of the Night of November, 16th, 2009.
Is Blazerscast on just1n.tv down tonight? It got pulled with about twenty seconds left in the game last time.
i'm enjoying league pass online
but i wish half the frigging games weren’t blocked out… (okay, it’s only been three or four)
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
"I told Pau the Lakers never win here in Portland; I think it's great." -- Rudy Fernandez
that blazerscasthq feed is offline folks
I am an oasis of Blazer fandom in a bleak desert of Laker fans.
by RenoBlazerFan on Nov 16, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
Dunno, but Ijust got my HD and will be catching my first game on HD tonight.
The football in HD was definitely a major upgrade.
Awesome upgrade
Basketball is way, way better in HD than standard.
Football, though, I won’t even watch in standard def. Unwatchable.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
I saw a recent college football game in SD
My wife was mad at me for watching a non-HD game. I didn’t have a choice, it wasn’t available in HD!
People watch hockey?
Baseball is really good in HD I think. see a much wider view.
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
Oh everything looks better in HD
I just think HD brings less to baseball than the other three. Slower moving sport with a lot of stationary situations.
High Scorer for the blazers?
I would think Aldridge, maybe Roy
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
32 minutes = awesome.
"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Year5000
by Y5k on Nov 16, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes.
That was my thought…..
"I don't always read blogs regarding the Trail Blazers
...but when I do... I read Blazers Edge."
- resurrect_ha28
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Nov 16, 2009 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
Not gonna happen.
Can’t get 10 foulds unless its summer league.
"Ain't nothin' in this world for free."
We need a Bruce Bowen for guys like that
Sometimes, you just have to jump kick a guy in the face.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
I can't for Batum to come back.
Especially now with Outlaw sitting out.
It would be Batum
hard to believe the PTB can lose Batum and Outlaw and still have enough depth to cover
Dogs have Owners, Cats have Staff.
he will take a lot of shots
Hopefully he shoots them out of the game this time, as he’s been known to do.
If this were the BCS
san antonio and New Orleans would already be mathematically out.
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
i love comparing nba to the bcs
because it just shows how dumb their debates are. The NBA has played about the same number of games as are in a college football season. In those games:
- The Lakers have drilled the Hawks and the Suns. The Nuggets have drilled the Lakers and beaten the Blazers
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- The Blazers have beaten the Spurs but lost to the Nuggets and Hawks. The Mavs have had a good year, but lost to the Spurs.
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You’d be a fool to think anyone could definitively rank the teams based on any of this. And yet in the BCS, you’ve got pollsters deciding whether TCU is better or worse than Cincinnati, and I don’t think those teams have a single common opponent!
yup
I have yet to hear a real reason why we cant have real playoffs. It would make way more money, and only a couple teams would play more games. there is no reason not to do it. I dont want to hijack a gameday thread with BCS talk though. haha
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
I think he's an All-Star if he can stay in the game
There’s no other good centers left in the West this year.
If Oden wants to be an All-Star, he needs to hire a marketing firm, start putting his face on cereal boxes.
"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Year5000
Amare will win the fan vote
Either Bynum or Kaman will be the reserve, with Nene as a dark horse. Oden has no chance whatsoever unless he starts playing a minimum of 30 mpg every night starting right now.
right now, yes-- all of them.
Oden is just as good if not better on a per minute basis, but ~35 minutes of those guys>>24 minutes of Oden.
agreed
Bynum ODEN will be a great matchup for a while, but Bynum is more polished right now.
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
online stream
anyone have the link to the online stream?
here
http://www.justin.tv/blazercasthq12
should go up when the game starts. watch the channel for the pw/.
cant see blazerscast
on justin.tv , maybe hes having a day off? or maybe spending his donations haha
so bummed
I dont have league pass yet because i am moving any day now, dont want to deal with transferring my subscription to a new address. grrrr
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
I'm surprised
It’s cheaper for the first week, and it would have included League Pass Broadband for free while you were between houses.
apparently hawks are #1 on espn's power rankings? im too lazy to look is this true?
if so we better take it to em tonight..
they are #1 in sagarin's computer rankings also
They have had the best start of any team, virtually any way you slice it.
Yeah as long as you're not counting previous seasons, Atl is a clear #1 right now
If you get into previous seasons, Cle, LA and Bos, who may start slow but are likely headed deep into the playoffs, would jump over there.
7
an officials error in our favor
bayless leaves over my dead body
thanks for starting Andre
by thomasikehara on Nov 16, 2009 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
Freedo cast messed up ... showing soccer
"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
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goshhha obviously the game aint starting at 4 pm!
got me all excited for nothing
by portlandgiirl91 on Nov 16, 2009 4:06 PM PST reply actions
Wheels says starters are
Roy
LMA
Blake
Miller
And I am assuming Oden
I get the paper, so I don't care!
http://www.justin.tv/blazercasthq14
needs code
there is no feed there, regardless of access code
I am an oasis of Blazer fandom in a bleak desert of Laker fans.
by RenoBlazerFan on Nov 16, 2009 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
Winning the 1st quarter isn't a good key to the game, winning all 4 is
Ceterum censeo Lakers esse delendam
Yeah Timbo was yelling last game because Portland was losing in the 2nd
I’m pretty sure it worked out ok.
The trick is
to score more points than the opponent, then you have a 59% of winning
Snake's keys:
- Score points
- Play defense
- Be ahead by at least 4 points for Atlanta’s last possession
If we get the win tonight...
Then my expectations will begin to get high again, probably not a good thing.
yeah
blake has started every game
bayless leaves over my dead body
thanks for starting Andre
by thomasikehara on Nov 16, 2009 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
Dangit.... I meant Miller
I guess we’ll see how it works out
If the Blazers win tonight...
I say they will go 5-0 on this trip.
The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers
That arena is EMPTY!
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Everytime I've seen the Hawks play their arena seems empty
hence their annoucer stupidly compensating for it with his “J-J-J-Joe Johnson” exclamations.
I’m against violence but if only someone could make him stop…
Yo
anyone else having trouble finding the Blazers Cast HQ stream?
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by CaptainSexyJacob on Nov 16, 2009 4:14 PM PST reply actions
rematch2win
But what’s the link to the stream!
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by CaptainSexyJacob on Nov 16, 2009 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
link a brother up?
allfrightspreserved at gmail dot com
"Quid, Me Anxius Sum?"
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Year5000
have some respect for the stream - the pass posted publicly exponentially increases the chance it will get taken down
Broadcaster blazercasthq14:
yeah just let them know the usual procedure to get the password is not to post on be, but send a jtv message to me mentioning be and they’ll get the password in due time (after I’m done with e-mails and responding to other messages)
The Dude abides
by noaher on Nov 16, 2009 4:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Nor that one.
"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
This is an NBA Game?
Could have fooled me looking at that crowd. Oy.
Yeah, the Hawks have the best record in the Eastern Conference, too...
"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
Oden is pretty large...
"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
Seems like they would make more money giving their tickets away.
Ya know, $15 hot dogs.
You assume there are 20,000 people in the Atlanta metro area who give a crap about the Hawks...
"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 like how both teams are making baskets
by portlandgiirl91 on Nov 16, 2009 4:16 PM PST reply actions
yes i agree.
but it’s annoying how past games both teams kept missssing
by portlandgiirl91 on Nov 16, 2009 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
BOOOOOOM!!!!!
"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
PDX finally shooting like their record would indicate...
"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
Roy is trying to one-up Johnson...
"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
Turnover 2 for Oden.
"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'll get over it
If his offensive game continues to expand. He’s trying to make a good pass, it’ll improve.
This is only a test. Do not adjust your keyboard...
"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
Try quitting and jumping in again.
"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
Josh Smith is much improved
Incredible that the Hawks almost didn’t extend him
Ceterum censeo Lakers esse delendam
Guessing: Zero
"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
Yeah I just can't worry about a couple bad passes
Those should improve, he doesn’t do these kinds of passes all the time.
I like what Oden is doing so far...
He is being aggressive and that is resulting in him being dominant. Might want to watch those passes a little though, can’t let that fast break get to his head.
Stop double-teaming, Nate.
"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
Roy = Gunner
"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
Hawks = play low and jam the ball
"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
Another wussy jumper, this by LMA
"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
ATL is a semi young team, and they look so much more athletic than Portland.
Neither good nor bad necessarily, just a random thought.
To be fair, Blake does pull down the average.
"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
Roy = Kobe wannabe
"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
Atlanta again fights for a rebound and scores low...
"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
