Gameday Open Thread: Kings vs. Blazers--Post-Game Edition
by Dave on Dec 15, 2009 9:30 PM PST
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Rehash the game in this thread whilst awaiting the official recap and the Media Row Report.
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
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I LOVE THRILLA!
He was absolutely the MVP tonight.
Heart of a lion that one.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Roy got an assist for that Bayless line drive after a fake on the 3 point line. Gotta love our home stat crew.
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
I was so happy
To see Roy trusted Bayless with that play.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
haha, yeah
I think they just got back from an internship in New Orleans.
#52
Just keep that up, Jerryd
and no one will have any problems with what you’re doing.
Special shout out for Joel tonight, too. He was a man out there.
#52
Just Tweeted J-Bay with this
@jbay4 Congrats man, you got your PT and you showed us you belong. KEEP IT UP! GO BLAZERS!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Blake hit two nice shots
Which in the time he plays is crucial. If he hits it works.
#52
by blazermaniac32 on Dec 15, 2009 9:44 PM PST up reply actions
Miller got 29 minutes
going 2-10 in those 29 minutes doesn’t make you “missed” when you aren’t on the court
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 9:52 PM PST up reply actions
Bayless and Roy
Take care of everything Miller has to offer. Blake can hit that open 3 (hopefully), and he knows spacing, so I think Miller is the odd man out right now.
Trade bait?
Pops is having “fit” issues with a certain rookie PF we fans coveted. Miller isn’t a good piece for them right now, but an injury to Parker or Hill and that deal might get done. Or I could be dreaming (most probably).
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Dec 15, 2009 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
LMA playing through injury
ina couple of months wel find out something went terribly wrong and he’s out for 8 months, with our medical staff, i woudnt be suprised
Odenized
He has an ankle contusion
Its what kept him out vs. Miami, painful but not surgery. Its a bad bruise basically, basketball equivalent of turf toe.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I would not be shocked
But I would be surprised.
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Dec 15, 2009 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
Wow
Roy with 25pts. 10 assists, and 5 rebs while shooting 50%. GREAT game by the leader.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Here's the box.
http://stats.oregonlive.com/nba/boxscore.asp?gamecode=2009121522&home=22&vis=23&final=true
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Dec 15, 2009 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
I never pay attention to plus minus
but that’s a lot of pluses.
Travis Outlaw fan from the beginning.
by llamaiguana on Dec 15, 2009 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
I've said it before, but I'll say it again
Bayless is a better fit to play off Roy
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 9:53 PM PST up reply actions
It's why we drafted him
I say let it play out- it’s set up for Bayless to be a starter as soon as next year, but for sure the year after. All it’ll take is some more Roy lovin’ in interviews and he’s set.
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Dec 15, 2009 10:52 PM PST up reply actions
That's what we need from him every night to have a chance.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Dec 15, 2009 9:38 PM PST up reply actions
The stats are nice
But what we need is him going to the hoop, the way he did tonight. I’ll take whatever stats we get if he does that.
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Dec 15, 2009 10:53 PM PST up reply actions
That's a max contract number
And I couldn’t be happier.
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Dec 15, 2009 10:53 PM PST up reply actions
Nice win by the Blazers.
Solid effort in the 4th. Przybilla is the MVP.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
Now beat the Suns
A\nd my faith in this team will be fully back.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
It would show we can beat a team that is GOOD
And can run and gun, which has been our problem this year.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
ben
section 314 is chanting “jerryd bay-less! jerryd bay-less” (seriously)
psh…. i did that on my own from my seat in the Quicken Loans arena on Friday.
Jerryd BayMORE
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Dec 15, 2009 9:38 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I WAS IN 314!!!!! THOSE ARE MY SEATS AND WE LOVE THE GUY, GO JERRYD BAY-LESS
Shoutout to the best section in the world
Shoutout to my Section,
We start chants,
We have the wave man,
We have the sky boxes,
We have the crazy row of people in the back spendin like 50$ on beer each game,
We have dan the usher,
We have EVERYTHING!
314, we are amazing,
..... oh, and Free Bayless!
by Lil0drummer0boy on Dec 15, 2009 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
do they hand out laser eye surgery brochures in that section?
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 10:29 PM PST up reply actions
No, but maybe we could ask the rich people up in our sky boxes for some?
I’m sure they have some…
Shoutout to my Section,
We start chants,
We have the wave man,
We have the sky boxes,
We have the crazy row of people in the back spendin like 50$ on beer each game,
We have dan the usher,
We have EVERYTHING!
314, we are amazing,
..... oh, and Free Bayless!
by Lil0drummer0boy on Dec 15, 2009 10:43 PM PST up reply actions
i'm just poking a little fun...
any seat is better than the TV closeup…
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 10:44 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed..
314 really is an amazing section tho…
I’ve sat all over the RG, and no other section has ever come close, which is why I got season tix there. Great people, great view, great team. GO BLAZERS
Shoutout to my Section,
We start chants,
We have the wave man,
We have the sky boxes,
We have the crazy row of people in the back spendin like 50$ on beer each game,
We have dan the usher,
We have EVERYTHING!
314, we are amazing,
..... oh, and Free Bayless!
by Lil0drummer0boy on Dec 15, 2009 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
my one game was opening night in section 113
good intellectual conversation with those around me – but no one down there throws beer, screams their voices out or sends the popcorn flying when a Blazer spikes an alley oop through the rim…
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
Omg! Why are the 300's so much cooler!
The one time I was down in the lower bowl, everyone stared at me when I was screaming? It’s like I didn’t belong… 300’s rock
Shoutout to my Section,
We start chants,
We have the wave man,
We have the sky boxes,
We have the crazy row of people in the back spendin like 50$ on beer each game,
We have dan the usher,
We have EVERYTHING!
314, we are amazing,
..... oh, and Free Bayless!
by Lil0drummer0boy on Dec 15, 2009 10:54 PM PST up reply actions
What row you got? Im in F, crazy dude in the Red Fro!
Shoutout to my Section,
We start chants,
We have the wave man,
We have the sky boxes,
We have the crazy row of people in the back spendin like 50$ on beer each game,
We have dan the usher,
We have EVERYTHING!
314, we are amazing,
..... oh, and Free Bayless!
by Lil0drummer0boy on Dec 15, 2009 10:53 PM PST up reply actions
Oh Rex
How I have missed you. TS% of 74% tonight. Sweet blocked shot. Oh, and he sealed the game. Awesome.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
8 for 10 from the line is nice, in 24 minutes.
He doesn’t need to be Capt. Playmaker if he keeps that up, which he has been all year.
#52
If he keeps this up
Along with decent 3pt shooting, he’ll be the perfect back court mate for Brandon.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Nice.
So he drew like a quarter of our fouls tonight? That is huge, especially with Oden out.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 15, 2009 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
Who knew that an aggressive, quick, strong player who is able to get to the rim at will and either score or get fouled would be useful?
#52
by Mortimer on Dec 15, 2009 9:48 PM PST up reply actions 7 recs
Shocking
Also, the other Blazer personalities need his energy. His tenacity is a perfect yang to the laid back cool of Roy and the confidence bordering on nonchalance of LMA.
Q: Is Greg favoring his knee?
Frye: He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors.
by KP Corleone on Dec 15, 2009 10:08 PM PST up reply actions
Uh, I meant his tenacity is the perfect yin to the YANG of Roy/LMA
or something
Q: Is Greg favoring his knee?
Frye: He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors.
by KP Corleone on Dec 15, 2009 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
He's the pumper upper
If your n00b teammate is running around and barrelling into suckers and playing hard, it makes everyone else try to match it even if they aren’t aware of it.
I hope he can keep it up for regular minutes the rest of the way.
COMPLAININGTOTHEMEDIAFTW.
#52
He only drew 1/4 of our fouls
But shot almost 40% of our free throws.
I’ve said it before, with Oden out, Bayless is the most exciting thing happening on the team this year.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
I can't remember any other games that Przybilla means so much to us
tonight his +/- is whopping +27 !!!!!
it’s crazy number considering we won by only 7 and was down by around double digits for a long stretch.
next is Roy’s +12 and no other guys had more than +6
and the numbers completely confirm what I've seen on court
one of the few times that we can say raw +/- really means something!
yeeeesh
Clyde the Glide, the greatest player ever
Cliff Robinson got mad at my brother who was trying to sell him a cellphone when my brother called him Uncle Cliffy. Apparently, he doesn't like that name very much.
by BeaumontTXBlazerFan on Dec 15, 2009 9:41 PM PST up reply actions
It ain't Howard's fault
He is not a 5 even when a youngster, and because of injuries he has to play it, and he will usually fail at it because he is not an interior defender or rebounder. And without a Joel or Oden down low on defense, we’ll always do bad unless the other team just isn’t attacking and shooting bad shots.
I can’t blame Howard, it’s just what it is now because of injuries.
#52
You say "still" on the Rex bandwagon in your signature
Implying that it would maybe be necessary to defend being on the Rex bandwagon, as if it wasn’t a given.
Makes someone like me think maybe you don’t believe in the kid, is all.
#52
I set that as my signature early in the season
Or after summer league. Some point when lots of folks were down on Rex. It seemed most had jumped off the bandwagon. I was simply saying I was still happily aboard.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
I dunno man
I can sense your finger was on the “delete signature” button, just waiting for a chance to jump ship.
#52
See above comments
Regarding daring, and how you.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Dec 15, 2009 10:03 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry, what was that?
I was busy polishing my JERRY’D TIBERIUS BAYLESS WORLD CHAMPION FAN belt that I won in a Jerry’d Roosevelt Bayless appreciation contest, two towns over.
Couldn’t hear what you said is all.
#52
I said the Jerryd blow up doll I keep in the front seat of my car
So I can drive in the carpool lane, says I am his number one fan. Even my wife is jealous.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Dec 15, 2009 10:08 PM PST up reply actions
Ahhhhh man I waited in line for 8 hours for one of those dolls
You win this battle… but not the war.
DAN_THE_MAN: 1
GOOD OL’ UNCLE MORTIMER: 0
#52
I was watching the end of the game on NBATV
and Im wondering why your TV broadcast has the scoreboard all messed up. Why was it showing Portland as the road team and Sacramento as the home team. Ive seen this before with yall and I was wondering if anyone knows why they do that, its kinda confusing.
"Every time you turn on ESPN you see Bama" - Earl Thomas' answer when asked what excites him most about the National Championship.
To all Houston sports fans, Houston is the 4th biggest city in America, there will be traffic on the way to your respective sports game. Come Early, Be Loud, Stay Late.
They always do that
Our score is ALWAYS on the left, home and road.
Its that way on the RG scoreboard too.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
thats odd
"Every time you turn on ESPN you see Bama" - Earl Thomas' answer when asked what excites him most about the National Championship.
To all Houston sports fans, Houston is the 4th biggest city in America, there will be traffic on the way to your respective sports game. Come Early, Be Loud, Stay Late.
by TexasHoosier on Dec 15, 2009 9:39 PM PST up reply actions
not the Rose Garden thing
the TV thing
"Every time you turn on ESPN you see Bama" - Earl Thomas' answer when asked what excites him most about the National Championship.
To all Houston sports fans, Houston is the 4th biggest city in America, there will be traffic on the way to your respective sports game. Come Early, Be Loud, Stay Late.
by TexasHoosier on Dec 15, 2009 9:39 PM PST up reply actions
European style
Where the home team is on the left.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Yup. I sometimes get still confused by that. Grew up with home team always on the left/first
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
Yeah but you said POR is always on the left...
…if it was Euro style they would be on the right on the road. I guess the TV crew takes the “home team” to mean Portland all the time, as they are the TV crew’s “home team.”
"Every time you turn on ESPN you see Bama" - Earl Thomas' answer when asked what excites him most about the National Championship.
To all Houston sports fans, Houston is the 4th biggest city in America, there will be traffic on the way to your respective sports game. Come Early, Be Loud, Stay Late.
by TexasHoosier on Dec 15, 2009 9:54 PM PST up reply actions
YES BAYLESS!!!!!!!!
Bayless and Roy CAN play together…what’s up now Blazers coaching staff?
Everybody is loving Bayless right now.
Which deserves for playing well, but it seems to be lost that the starts to both halfs are what gave us the chance to win this game. Although his stat line doesn’t look good, it was obvious we were a much better starting unit with Miller being the floor general.
Miller is just a better, more dynamic player than Blakie
It means less chance we start off stagnant and stale in the 1st and 3rd.
#52
He is so streaky
When he is playing team basketball he is awesome, but when he tries to take over the game thinking he is the number one option we suffer.
it's more of a feeling of vindication, than anything else
almost every blazer fan wanted him to play more, because we felt he could help us.
we’re celebrating being right.
Well he is the quickest guy on the team
Like so many of the great point guards in this league, it is a very important quality. Look at Chris Paul, Tony Parker, Monta Ellis, Rondo, and even guys of the future like Brandon Jennings… Speed kills!
He is amazing
He looks like Kobe did mid-career, minus dunking.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I was yaking with the Sactown folks at draft time and telling them
this is the guy that you want,not Rubio
by southern oregon on Dec 15, 2009 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
Funny
They told me that you said Tyreke Evans should be nicknamed Bust-eke Bust-vans, because he was going to be such a busty bust bust.
#52
Anyone who draft Evans over Rubio is a fool.
Does Evans have a cute Spanish accent? No.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 15, 2009 9:48 PM PST up reply actions
Evans is sorely lacking in the floppy hair category as well.
And he certainly wasn’t raised on a farm or with the heart of a champion, like I feel Rubio was.
#52
plus he dosen't have the skinny arms that the chicks dig
by southern oregon on Dec 15, 2009 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
Tyreke also hasn't led the Spanish team to squat yet
Why, I don’t even think he made the team last year.
RAUL LOPEZ made the Spanish team over Tyreke Evans, and we’re supposed to think he’ll be good? C’mon bro.
#52
If I hear you right, you're saying
Evans = Sergio
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Dec 15, 2009 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
Yes
I was impressed with his drives. His layups come from pretty low, but look very difficult to block.
Fun to watch. Especially when we still win.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
I still don't think he is a PG which makes it a bit difficult to coexist with Martin. But he is a real*baller with great balance.
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
I say he is a SG/wing as well
And that’s fine, it isn’t an insult. He’s too Wade-ish to be a PG.
#52
I think he should exist with Evans perfectly.
Evans is a great spot up shooter. Should work a lot like Billups and Rip.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 15, 2009 9:49 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, you are a dead man.
No one insults me over the internets.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 15, 2009 9:53 PM PST up reply actions
I can't even read what you wrote.
Maybe you shouldn’t write everything in the title next time.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 15, 2009 9:58 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe you should upgrade your Commodore computer and take a reading class at reading school!!111
#52
HEY!
I’m on a Commodore 64, and the Archon is AWESOME!
But yeah, besides that it pretty much blows.
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Dec 15, 2009 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
Martin tends to be a lot more ball dominant than Rip
so it’s a legit concern, I think.
#52
They either have to put Sergio/Udrih with them for more ball movement a la Nate, or Green/Garcia to have a true 3.
It’s not perfect, but I think they can make it work well enough to win a lot of games at home and a number on the road.
Then I would try to make that rumored move for Okafor and ship Hawes and expirings out. I don’t see a big future for that guy. I just don’t.
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
I'm pretty sure that's the only time
that playing Sergio has been referenced as something “a la Nate”.
#52
Sell high on Hawes while he is a 7 footer with a lot of potential on a rookie deal
And not a 7 footer who doesn’t rebound, play strong interior defense, and jacks 3s.
#52
He is a skilled big, but Kings fans keep saying things like “he needs to add 20 pounds”. Even if he can, then he’s not the same player. At the moment he looks like the next Brad Miller at best, and Miller rebounded very well in his prime.
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
He'd be better as a PF
But even then, he’s just sorta soft… and on this particular Kings team, their PF spot is filled very nicely by J-Down Thompson.
They could get a lot by moving Hawes, I bet.
#52
He's a pretty decent (Non-Euro) Euro-big
But he’s only a-wafer-thin on D.
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Dec 15, 2009 11:04 PM PST up reply actions
Admittedly, there are worse problems to have
I’d like to welcome StR into a decade of whether their elite wing should be playing the PG or not. We can commiserate with them and offer them counseling based on our experience here.
#52
At this point I don't think it matters.
Maybe in a couple years the Kings get tired of Evans at the 1, but right now it’s not like their winning a championship or anything. It works well enough right now.
Get a bunch of good players and figure it out later.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 15, 2009 9:55 PM PST up reply actions
Please explain why you don't think he's a PG...
I believe such a notion is a media created illusion without strong factual basis. Geoff Petrie, Paul Westphal and John Calipari know a whole lot more about basketball than I and they have all said Evans is predominantly a point on offense with the physical ability to defend the 1, 2, and occasionally the 3.
If you’re interested, please read this post from Tom Ziller at STR addressing such and whether Martin and Evans can co-exist.
Sorry,
not trying to be argumentative, just trying to add to your discussion…;)
Thought Roy was incredibly tonight, Webster showed some nice flashes of promise, and Bayless is dynamite with the ball in his hands…
I'll take a shot at this.
It’s really the same reason why we say Roy is a combo guard while someone like Dre Miller is a pure point. It really is how they see the floor and how they decide to attack the opposing D. Guys like Roy, Derek Rose, and Evans, the main emphasis for them is to probe the defense and score. When they turn the corner or get past a guy, they only see the conical area between them and the basket. Given such, they can make the passes around such area if a defender comes to help. In a football analogy, they are more like a RB.
Meanwhile, PGs actively look to exploit the defense as a whole and seek out the imbalance on the floor. They see more of the floor and has the ability to make all the passes and get others involved. Now, a pure point is more likely to attack the opposing defense through creating and passing to others as opposed to scoring points that are more likely to attack themselves. Generally, a pure point is more valued by purists but scoring points have been more abundant over last decade or so. To use the football analogy again, he’s the QB.
General guideline to determine if a player is a PG or not (at least for me) is following: does he see the most or all of the court well? Can he make all the passes? Does he have good enough handles to break presses? Is his A/TO above 2.0? Can he get the ball to where his teammates like it at the right time? Can he read the defense as a whole and react accordingly? I admit, it’s more of a subjective measure than a clear statistical measure, but PG by its nature is the most subjective position out of everyone the floor.
Based on what I saw out of Memphis and couple games as a King, Evans is likely a combo guard because he has trouble seeing the whole floor and reading and reacting to D. I’m also not confident that he can make all the passes. For similar (albeit slightly different deficiencies) reasons, Roy and Bayless is also a combo guard while Rose is a combo guard that looks like he can become a scoring PG. A combo guard like Evans and a straight 2 like Martin can work together, but it’ll likely need an extended adjustment period due to their high usage rate. Also, to be successful as a team, Kings would likely have to field some low-usage rate players along side Evans and Martin. A play-making 3 should be helpful as well since you have to worry about the guards not involving the rest of the team on offense and ball movement when you run a combo guard and a SG.
52 + 88 = 140% better team.
Also, the system is important in PG's role as well.
In Calipari’s system, someone like Evans is perfectly fine since his system is based on trapping defense triggering offense, spreading the floor, and utilizing superior quickness. He’d also be fine in a triangle offense, where the responsibilities of balancing the floor and passing is a distributed task. Kings have traditionally ran more of a Princeton offense, (unless it changed under Westphal) so Evans should be fine as well.
52 + 88 = 140% better team.
after watching his first summer league performance
i posted on the kings forum that he looked EXACTLY like broy did in Vegas in 06.
They’re really similar.
He is so darn effortless on his drives to the hoop
He is fun to watch.
#52
by blazermaniac32 on Dec 15, 2009 9:47 PM PST up reply actions
To parrot an old phrase
“HOW DO YOU SPELL FUN?” W-I-N.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Casspi wanted to play immediately. So even if Casspi might be a bit more "ready" that's not what we were looking for.
Having seen Nic play him, I’m pretty confident to say that at that time Nic was > Casspi, and that was before he made the jump in his game that he showed later in the season and during the Eurobasket.
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
nic > any SF out there today
most def.
i watched almost everyone of those games on justin.tv this summer.
after GO, i was looking forward to his development most prior to the season.
Casspi is tough and shoots 3s
But Claver looks like the whole deal, and he’s got some more size at the 3 over Casspi. Doesn’t mean I wouldn’t have loved to have Casspi (even at the time), but Claver is going to be the back-up 3/4 for years to come (sorry Martell).
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Dec 15, 2009 11:06 PM PST up reply actions
LA n roy almost had identical stats..very groovy
way to finish the game n end with a W!
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 15, 2009 9:42 PM PST reply actions
Przybilla was +27 tonight...by far the best on the team.
Dang!
Hit it. Yes he did. Ohhhh yeah.
by Badalona Baddie on Dec 15, 2009 9:42 PM PST reply actions
We went behind in the second
When Casspi drew two VERY questionable calls on Pryz in a row.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
The first one was decent
The second one was just so bad. It wasn’t even close to a GOOD flop.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
One of the calls wasn't questionable, it was the moving screen
I can’t remember the other, just that he failed to draw a charge I believe.
Yeah, the second one
Rice thought was objectionable, but it looked pretty legit. Joel moved his right foot and caught Casspi with his hip. Of course, Rice was still ranting about Casspi diving on a previous call, so it carried over.
#52
It was legit
I’ve stopped listening to Rice when he gets riled up like that. If the other Mike joins in, then I’ll get upset.
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Dec 15, 2009 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
One definitely was...
but regardless, how does a Euro (sort of) rookie get that sort of call against a vet like Pryz?
Hit it. Yes he did. Ohhhh yeah.
by Badalona Baddie on Dec 15, 2009 9:44 PM PST up reply actions
and he was out for a considerable stretch
Give Joel an extension NOW…. what else does this guy have to do to justify his importance to this team?
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
I believe Oden will be awesome again
Because its too depressing not to think that but I agree, resign him.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Even if Oden plays all 82 for the next decade
Ya still want a guy like Joel for your team. As we can see, depth at the 5 is pretty important.
#52
Prz, like a lot of pros, stagnates on the bench
he has come alive as starter.
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
Joel might want to test the open market
But I bet he’d like to stay in Portland. He seems to love this team.
If the Blazer's let Joel go
I don’t even want to think about it…. this team would have got stomped tonight and every other game the rest of the season if it weren’t for Joel….
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
Give Joel the difference of the money
You were going to give Greg compared to what you are NOW going to give Greg. Everyone’s happy (except for Greg’s agent).
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Dec 15, 2009 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
Once again we can say, it’s a great day to be a Blazer!
(thankfully I watch the games instead of listen to them)
Bring the bling to Rip City, Natch'
Trade John Canzano!
Remember Blazervison?
All I could do was listen on the radio unfortunately.. So glad they got rid of that.
On the other hand
Schonz was practically the voice of my childhood, which is a very good thing.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Nilla Grilla!
Good to see Broy and LA do their thing in the same game. And Brex baby!
Those four faces on Mount Rushmore are always there to remind us that yes, if you do enough good deeds, you will change into a mountain when you die.
by ODEN on a stick on Dec 15, 2009 9:44 PM PST reply actions
With the schedule coming up, I don't even want to think about what a loss tonight could have meant.
Hit it. Yes he did. Ohhhh yeah.
by Badalona Baddie on Dec 15, 2009 9:48 PM PST reply actions
None of us do
I was ready to vomit after the first half.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
YA
No more mean comments about the team for… a night.
by ireallylikejerrydbayless on Dec 15, 2009 9:48 PM PST reply actions
Blake too?
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
Hey Blake wasn't too bad tonight!
Made half his shots, had a +6 and TOs. Baby steps…
Hit it. Yes he did. Ohhhh yeah.
by Badalona Baddie on Dec 15, 2009 9:50 PM PST up reply actions
NO turnovers I mean.
Hit it. Yes he did. Ohhhh yeah.
by Badalona Baddie on Dec 15, 2009 9:50 PM PST up reply actions
Blake was good late
The last turnover was totally #7s fault, not Blake’s.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
missed the game
Some nice looking final numbers, though it looks like it was ugly through 3 quarters. Minute distributions look good, especially if Rudy gets the Blake minutes when he comes back.
7 point wins at home against the Kings don’t say much about our playoff chances, though, sadly. We’re going to have to play tons better. Now to watch the game.
#52
It was ugly as all get out
You will YELL at the TV at points, I’m warning you, and I don’t yell at the TV much.
But Sacramento played a great game, credit to them, they’re a decent team.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
And the first few minutes
Of the 1st/3rd.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
The start of each half is watchable, too
Just some ugly stretches at the ends of every quarter except the 4th.
#52
I'll check back in a couple hours
to read thru your criticisms
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
So after seeing how thin we are inside when Joel doesn't play
Can we get a banger? Or is it even worth trying to get one?
#52
There's a couple a D-leaguers worth looking at
Start Miller.
by RenoBlazerFan on Dec 15, 2009 10:43 PM PST up reply actions
yea
next year when everybody is back and healthy
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
for 50 wins?
this year?
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
Anybody else share that optomism?
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
I mean realistic optimism
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
Ehhhhhhhhhhhhh errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I’ll be happy if we just play hard the rest of the way and see what we got in Bayless.
#52
we have a tough schedule coming up
I fear that optimism is about to wain… I agree with Mortimer tho, as long as the team plays hard for 48 minutes a game I can live with any outcome. Developing Rex seems a priority.
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
Yeah it's the lackluster play that really hurts.
You never want to feel like your team doesn’t care.
If felt like that uncaring attitude was in the game twice tonight
at the end of the 2nd and 3rd quarters. I wasn’t happy about it either.
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
Funnily enough
The uncaring attitude often seems to happen when Joel is out of the game and our always-weak perimeter defense gets extra exposed by having no interior defense.
#52
for me it was the Blake lack of energy
as if he had no desire … glad he made a shot tonight as it seemed to spark something
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
Blake was in there during our awful run at the end of the 3rd
but Bayless was in there in the 2nd when Sacto made a huge run. Joel was out both times, though.
#52
and keep starting Miller
Start Miller.
by RenoBlazerFan on Dec 15, 2009 10:44 PM PST up reply actions
The expectations for Bayless are getting high pretty fast.
I’m focusing on consistency first. Everyone said he had his breakout game against the Nets last year.
Yeah, he needs to bring the energy and efficiency in 25 minutes for a while
Before we go YES, he’s our starter.
#52
He still makes some mistakes, and that is to be expected. I want to see him make those mistakes THIS YEAR.
And very nice to see that he is getting the trust to play late in the game – and delivers.
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
I liked that on at least 2 occasions he change the game plan from going for the drive to a pass to an open Howard and Blake.
Derrick Rose struggles with those adaptations ;)
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
Rose still thinks its mean when teams have shotblockers.
He’s still my pick for season MVP, of course.
#52
Oh, and the nice bounce pass to Joel. Though it's always dangerous to hit Joel on the drive, he delivered that perfectly.
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
Our lil' non-PG point guard ran the pick and roll as good as we have all year.
Which, of course, is bad and good and mostly bad.
#52
Well, let's pump the brakes a little bit here
We did not play well with Jerryd in in the first half. I love the great finish, but it’s not quite enough to not only justify starting him, but to also say that he’d make a humongous dent in our overall performance.
#52
How's Nate going to spin Miller's lack of PT late in the game?
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
He didn't deserve to play
He wasn’t shooting well and we needed to score.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
yea but Nate aint gonna say that
I want the spin
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
honestly Miller starts a heck of alot better then he finishes
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
You have it out for Miller, don't you?
During the start of the 1st and 2nd halfs, we played very well and it was the reason we weren’t getting blown out at the end of the game. Miller in the starting line-up completely changed our game for the better, we were a much better team than in the past. The offense actually flowed. Did you watch the game?
by Coastie07 on Dec 15, 2009 11:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The others had it going is all.
I don’t mind that.
If Blake is hitting outside shots and Roy and Bayless are getting to the hole and creating, I got no complaints.
#52
Amsuing Tweet from Ben
Direct quote from the Blazers’ team scouting report of Sacramento Kings: “Basic Offensive Strength #1: Tyreke Evans.”
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Don't know
But so happy. So so happy.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
well i wanted to know! lol
it just disappeared.
about the win?!?!?!?!
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 15, 2009 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
It diid?
I didn’t reload the page and I still see it. Neither of us swore or anything.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
yes it did! lol
i had something deleted last game thread cuz i said ‘damn’ but this time we were fine….weird.
by portlandgiirl91 on Dec 15, 2009 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
Brandon Roy is special
Special. Special. Special.
Special.
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
Thanks
We think so too.
So is Evans. Jeez, he’s going to be great. Wait. He already looks great.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Dec 15, 2009 10:00 PM PST up reply actions
So is Evans
Wow, he is an amazing player.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Thanks! Tyreke Evans is going to be special.
He is already ridiculous for a rookie. All-star very soon me thinks.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 15, 2009 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
If I had to pick between Evans and Martins (if it turns out that they can't work together)
I pick Evans.
52 + 88 = 140% better team.
Totally
He does a lot on the floor.
Kevin Martin does one thing extremely well (score), but it’s still just one thing.
But, he is awesome at it.
Evans rebounds, passes, plays defense, scores, everything.
#52
I agree with both of you
Martin is a nice player and a great guy to have a your 2nd or 3rd best player. Evans is a potential franchise cornerstone.
I don’t think that they will have any trouble playing together. Martin has a way of quietly getting his on offense while not needing to dominate the ball. Last night, for example, he would have been a huge option for the KIngs when the Blazers turned their focus to shutting down Evans late in the game.
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
Now, if only Webster could get some looks instead of Blake...
I’d much rather have seen Webster/Roy/Bayless instead of Blake/Roy/Bayless – even though it worked out tonight. Better shooting, rebounding, defense. Blake has made his passing/shooting mostly irrelevant.
Baby steps.
Agree with you on this one brother
We have had some pretty good exchanges in the past few days, but I totally agree with your thinking here.
by upper left corner on Dec 15, 2009 11:14 PM PST up reply actions
LMA runs on the fast break
but he won’t run many….
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
#Blazers' McMillan said he plans to stick with same starting lineup for foreseeable future. (via BTS)
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
So far so good
If it aint broke dont fix it
by southern oregon on Dec 15, 2009 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
IT'S A FREE COUNTRY
Well maybe not where Norsk lives, but from where I sit and type, it’s a free country and I can say “He’s Norskie!” anytime I want and your anti-Norsk gestapo can’t do a thang ’bout it ’bout it.
#52
don't drag me into this
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
If we can only find who stole Blake's mojo and get it back to him
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
Reality
has a notorious anti-Blake bias, sadly.
#52
I hate to say it
But I think the box score is making Blake look better than he’s actually playing. I don’t think the guy is useless or anything, but the next time he ends a fast break by turning around and dribbling while there is an open man running to the basket, I’m going to throw up.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Dec 15, 2009 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
You mean I'll look like Rudy?
Yes!
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Dec 15, 2009 10:18 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah both big shots
That’s Blake’s role, when he’s able to fill it. Daggermeister in short bursts. He also had a nice lob to LMA and didn’t screw up the offense by dribbling round and round.
Q: Is Greg favoring his knee?
Frye: He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors.
by KP Corleone on Dec 15, 2009 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
I saw at last 3 plays where he dribled the clock down to 9 and passed
I guess he is just doing what Nate tells him
by southern oregon on Dec 15, 2009 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
That shocks me, I tell you
Absolutely unbelievable.
#52
He's a rhythym shooter
He gets his rhythm back, he can be the man again.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
He did some good things for us. He scrapped.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 15, 2009 10:18 PM PST up reply actions
In Nate Voice, preceded by and followed by "uhhhhh".
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 15, 2009 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
YOU try coming up with stuff to say that won't get picked over and endlessly over-analyzed by fans!
#52
Both teams played hard
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Dec 15, 2009 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
I think it's clear that Nate knows what he's doing
or else he wouldn’t be the coach. He’s forgotten more about basketball than the combined basketball knowledge of BE.
#52
That may be true
I hope he remembers some of that stuff.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Dec 15, 2009 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
Well, most of it has to do
with why Gary Payton started over him at PG on the Sonics.
#52
He wakes up in a cold sweat
And plays NBA Live 95 with himself as the starter until the sun comes up.
#52
And proceeds to write angry letters to Midway
about why Benoit Benjamin and Detlef Schrempf were featured alongside Shawn Kemp in the original NBA Jam.
#52
Come on, the Sonics were like CP and Deron
compared to the Knicks pair of Ewing and Oakley.
#52
Well me and you know that
And somewhere deep inside his heart, Nate knows it too….
But he’ll be damned if he lets Midway electronics know that he knows it’s true.
#52
I'll bet Scott Skiles still ribs him about
making the cut when Nate didn’t.
No wonder he skipped the trip to Milwaukee this year.
#52
HERESY!!!!
The wisdom of the masses must not be marginalized!!!!
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
Interesting to see Bayless take Miller's minutes away when Roy is acting as the PG
Blake is gonna be playing minutes no matter what unless Bayless demonstrates he can knock down the 3 pointer.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
Miller does a lot of good things
shot selection is not one of them
by southern oregon on Dec 15, 2009 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
I think Dave was right when he said Bayless is not competing with Blake for minutes.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
half right
he isn’t competing with Miller/Roy, he’s competing with Blake/Miller…..
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
He used to have good shot selection...
under Maurice Cheeks.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 15, 2009 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
He didn't coach.
Miller pretty much took care of that. Apparently Miller did the same thing when Goerge Karl took over the Nuggets for a few weeks.
He might make a good coach one day. He’s got a nice emotionless way about him. Doesn’t need to be anyone’s friend.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 15, 2009 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
Isn't he an assistant for the Thunder now?
One more reason they have a brighter future than the Blazers. :)
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 15, 2009 11:21 PM PST up reply actions
That girl made it on a "failure" video on youtube
She was in pretty elite company too!
by BoatRockinBatum on Dec 15, 2009 11:22 PM PST up reply actions
Warm-up Music
does anyone keep or know of where to find what songs each Blazer selects for their pre-game beats?? might be a good mix tape…
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton
I think the players just pick whatever they like
No rhyme or reason.
Interestingly, it was J-Bay’s turn tonight.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Ben used to report on what they played
Maybe he still does? I can’t remember if he still does that…mighta’ gone to the wayside, along with the pics of shoes.
#52
Saw the game from section 301 tonight. Ugly game. great win. I think it was a must win, really.
Joel gets the game ball. When he sat in the second quarter, that’s when the Kings feasted on our missing interior defense. We couldn’t buy a rebound, and they were just getting EASY buckets. When Joel was allowed to stay in the game he really controlled the middle well.
Lamarcus had a poor first half but an inspiring second. 9 boards in the second half after just 1 in the first. He also missed very few shots after the break. Hope he can continue this good play. Hawes is a better defender this year it appeared. He’s good about denying his man the post and keeping a body on him. LMA did just fine, though.
Brandon was Brandon again, thank god. He looked more comfortable with Bayless tonight than Dre. 10 assists is awesome.
BAAAAAYYYLESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
Blake made 2 big shots. Good for him. He didn’t really do much else. I hope he thrives on the bench.
Oden fan for life
Attending the game is like astronomy with an earth-based telescope
Watching on TV is like astronomy with the Hubble Telescope. You have context. We have data.
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
Actually we have good data too at the game
The stat boards are nice.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
can't compete with replay on demand and four monitors with 8 stat screens all open simultaneously
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
but i'd rather attend any game, hands down
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 10:34 PM PST up reply actions
Of course
Gotta love the awesomeness of the “Trail Breakers”
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
those guys are legit.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 15, 2009 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
yeah you really get a better feel for the flow of the game and players energy and effort live.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 15, 2009 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
not as good for the little stuff, though. The replay guy at the RG is not nearly as good this year.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 15, 2009 10:33 PM PST up reply actions
But the in-game videos, awesome
Did they play the Animal House clip again? They usually play the “Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor” clip when we need a comeback. Love it.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
none of the comeback clips. There was a new pregame video played that showed Greg writhing in pain, Trout walking off, and other injuries, saying we need to "Rise together." It kind of pissed me off actually, reminding me of Greg going down again.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 15, 2009 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
Only thing worse
Would have been Blaze coming out on crutches?
I hope they never use that video again.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
The firend I go to games with
Is hilarious when we’re losing because he doesn’t say anything. He snaps at everything.
That being said, I don’t want to see him like that the rest of my games.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I would definitely rather watch a live game in the 300 section
than watch it on my 52" HD tv any day.
Start Miller.
by RenoBlazerFan on Dec 15, 2009 10:49 PM PST up reply actions
Do we think Bayless' performance tonight is enough to get him on the Allstar team this year?
I think he’s gotta be pulling ahead of whoever the other PGs in the West are by now.
#52
The coaches will take care of it, don't worry
And if they’re blind, David Stern is ready to make the call.
for sure. he's a lock.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 15, 2009 10:34 PM PST up reply actions
Hey I wish Rudy, Outtlaw or Batum were here too
I’d take ANy of them./
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
just made it to halftime watching the game
yeesh. Ugly offense and some really bad defense. All 3 PGs were at fault for some pretty bad defensive lapses, especially Bayless.
#52
keep watching
Bayless got his second half run because he was the only one that could defend Evans
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
"Ugly offense and some really bad defense"
Well, that is our slogan this year. Might as well embrace it.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
That was supposed to be a reply to jksnake
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Dec 15, 2009 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
we need pendy to get back
at help out the second unit on the boards
bayless leaves over my dead body
Start Bayless (in a 2 guard lineup)
if you should strike Oden down he will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine
#52
#4
Can someone give a rational explanation of why blake plays 36 minutes a game?
If by "back" you mean "make his first NBA game", then I fully agree
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
just finished it on dvr
well done blazers, well done
more tomorrow, for now zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Blazer Fan
Does anyone else think we should at least TRY a big line-up with Dante at the 3?
It would have to be match-up dependent, but I think he could do it vs bigger 3’s.
Oden fan for life
Well, Dante doesn't play very "big" right now
so I’m not sure how much of an advantage we’d gain there. With the right matchup he can probably soak up some minutes there, but I’m not sure how much upside there is to him at that position right now.
#52
I would much rather play Martell more minutes
than play Dante there at all, but I think it’d be theoretically possible to play him there without being a large negative.
#52
Even without a quick sf on the opposing team
He’d end up guarding pgs and sgs a lot. It would be hard to watch. I like Dante a lot, but the kid doesn’t seem very quick.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Dec 15, 2009 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
I just think it would help our rebounding, which has taken a noticeable hit since Greg went down. When Joel sits, we have trouble grabbing anything.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 15, 2009 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
I think he is decent. I've seen him grab some big ones in traffic.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 15, 2009 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
Hmm, he tries for them definitely
But I just don’t think he’s a natural rebounder. Martell has grabbed some big ones in traffic as well.
I like Dante, I just don’t think he offers as much at the SF spot as Martell does. And they have similar size as well.
Dante is definitely less of a spazz who makes mistakes like Martell is, though.
#52
He does try to hit the boards..
It’s really his size that is limiting him. Hard to block out 6’10" 250lb guys when you are Dante. Filling out a bit more should help him, since his most effective position is and will be at 4.
52 + 88 = 140% better team.
Martell does love to rip down some big rebounds
when he gets the chance. I completely agree, though, Dante, while looking okay in stretches is still only slightly better than Marty on one of his very worst days. 10 times out of 10, I’d rather have Martell playing the 3 than Dante.
#52
I go 63
because I’m hitting the shots to send the game into OT, then double and triple OT.
#52
That's fine if you're not clutch like me
I win the game in regulation, not play like a loser and let it go to overtime, man…
#52
My teammates inevitably let me down
to the point that after the game I have to talk to the beat writer about how it’s ridiculous that, given their level of production, I’m not playing their positions at the same time as well.
#52
See, that's funny to hear
Because I’m the type that elevates the play of those around me, but hey to each their own, ya know bruh?
#52
Well, I tried to model my game after yours
Mort, but after I won a couple titles as a 2nd banana, the incessant media pressures of being one in a long line of “Next Mortimers” drove me away until I was forced to start rapping in foreign languages with Tyra Banks.
#52
I think I could make it 2 or 3 minutes
Then I’d vomit and pass out.
It would be the coolest.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Dec 15, 2009 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
I think I could do OK actually. Maybe 4 miniute bunches.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 15, 2009 10:43 PM PST up reply actions
I think I could do 3
5 if I was on the court with Bayless to fire me up.
Give me #52
by undutchable on Dec 15, 2009 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
What a "I told you so" moment for many fans
Bayless, after a slightly shaky start, had much the effect that so many B.E. denizens have been insisting he would have for the last 2+ weeks.
The really great thing is that his energy seemed to spread to his teammates. That’s as fired up as I’ve seen Pryzbilla this year.
I watched the point guards interact and it was all good teammate stuff out there: Bayless hugging Blake after a big 3, Miller quickly off the bench with high 5’s in every timeout.
I felt better about the Blazers tonight than I have since Chicago, at least.
Me too. I agree completely about his energy spreading. He came in and fired everyone up.
Right now he is the only player outside of Roy that consistently puts pressure on the D.
Oden fan for life
by dario argento on Dec 15, 2009 10:44 PM PST up reply actions
Anyone got a link for the Rex Block?
Shoutout to my Section,
We start chants,
We have the wave man,
We have the sky boxes,
We have the crazy row of people in the back spendin like 50$ on beer each game,
We have dan the usher,
We have EVERYTHING!
314, we are amazing,
..... oh, and Free Bayless!
by Lil0drummer0boy on Dec 15, 2009 10:47 PM PST reply actions
incredibly awesome in slow motion
Bayless is a specimen, and that pose made him look even better
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 10:48 PM PST up reply actions
ahhhhh, I NEED to see this
Shoutout to my Section,
We start chants,
We have the wave man,
We have the sky boxes,
We have the crazy row of people in the back spendin like 50$ on beer each game,
We have dan the usher,
We have EVERYTHING!
314, we are amazing,
..... oh, and Free Bayless!
by Lil0drummer0boy on Dec 15, 2009 10:49 PM PST up reply actions
It's even more impressive because he has to get up much higher
you know, with his T-Rex arms and all. It’s like watching Spud Webb dunk back in the days.
52 + 88 = 140% better team.
funny, Rex did a lot of flexing tonight, even after assists
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 10:56 PM PST up reply actions
Thats the kind of energy we need...
Shoutout to my Section,
We start chants,
We have the wave man,
We have the sky boxes,
We have the crazy row of people in the back spendin like 50$ on beer each game,
We have dan the usher,
We have EVERYTHING!
314, we are amazing,
..... oh, and Free Bayless!
by Lil0drummer0boy on Dec 15, 2009 10:57 PM PST up reply actions
He and Joel
Are my heroes of teh day.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Joel was beast. Takin charges all night
Shoutout to my Section,
We start chants,
We have the wave man,
We have the sky boxes,
We have the crazy row of people in the back spendin like 50$ on beer each game,
We have dan the usher,
We have EVERYTHING!
314, we are amazing,
..... oh, and Free Bayless!
by Lil0drummer0boy on Dec 15, 2009 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
He coulda blocked that with his neck
with how high he jumps
Give me #52
by undutchable on Dec 15, 2009 10:57 PM PST up reply actions
Kings coach not happy with performance of his team
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gTuIIlNLH8
Miller - Roy - Webster - Aldridge - Przybilla. Is that so hard?
Well they've been underperforming all year
They were expected to challenge for 2nd in the west, but are now around .500. I can see why he’s upset with them.
#52
If only they showed more effort
and executed better, they’d probably be undefeated.
#52
Especially considering Westphal
Is probably my personal early fav for coach of the year.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Not to nay say or anything
But Bayless and Roy didn’t exactly play the 1 and 2 together at the end of the game. Blake was most definitely in the game. Meaning Roy was playing the 3, Bayless was playing the 2, and Blake was playing the 1.
Bayless plays well when he is at the 2… this is no surprise. The problem is, when Rudy/Outlaw/Batum come back. (The future, our window, etc.) There isn’t going to be free time at the 2 or 3. Bayless has to be able to play the point guard position with success on this time.
As of now. Roy doesn’t fit with Miller (according to everyone and their moms.) Bayless is a younger version of Miller without the passing ability. When Bayless is actually playing the 1, why do we think Roy will play with him any better?
by BoatRockinBatum on Dec 15, 2009 11:08 PM PST reply actions
Bayless played point; Roy played point; Blake played some point
“Point” is an action – not a condition. Bayless made some excellent decisions with the basketball that directly contributed to easier scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates – and he did it while playing off Roy very effectively.
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
With Blake in the game or not?
Because if we trade Blake, he won’t be.
Let’s look back a couple of weeks.
“Miller can’t play with Roy”
::Insert 3 guard starting lineup::
::Blazers absolutely wreck horrible teams::
“OMG Miller at 2 and Roy at 3 is Godlike”
::Insert real teams::
“Trade Miller!”
by BoatRockinBatum on Dec 15, 2009 11:13 PM PST up reply actions
I've tried to be positive about Miller (maybe without a lot of effort in that "try")
but Bayless needs to be the starting PG over both. Blake has his uses if he can shoot open shots in rhythm with the offense. Ditto Miller. Neither are very dynamic at this point in their careers.
Enter Bayless. Dynamo incarnate.
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
BoatRock
is being needlessly negative here, but one good quarter against one of the 5 worst defensive teams in the league isn’t exactly definitive proof. We were something like -13 with Bayless in the game in the first half.
He played well late tonight, but as has been stated above, Joel was the clear difference maker tonight.
#52
Needlessly negative?
Or just looking rationally at the game when everyone has decided that a good 3 minute stretch means our savior has arrived?
by BoatRockinBatum on Dec 15, 2009 11:19 PM PST up reply actions
You seem stuck on last season like a few other dead enders around here.
Bayless has as high of Assist % as Blake while having the ball in his hands far less. His TO% is much lower than Blake. The whole “Bayless will never be a PG” meme is really, really getting old.
The kid is young, raw, and inexperienced. He is going to make a lot of mistakes on both ends, but he is improving rapidly and has a ton of talent.
I don’t understand why folks are willing to live with mistakes from Batum and Oden but seem unwilling to cut Bayless any slack. What gives?
by upper left corner on Dec 15, 2009 11:32 PM PST up reply actions
Right now Bayless just needs to play.
It doesn’t matter if he is the primary PG or not. He needs to play significant minutes to get confidence and a better feel of game situations. He started tonight with a bad pass turn-over, committing a foul on a 3 point shot, etc. But he got better the longer he played. By the end of the game he was making good decisions and looked confident. He just needs to keep that up for a few weeks and he will be ready to step in and play extended minutes with Roy (as a PG/SG pair) after The Trade.
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 15, 2009 11:20 PM PST up reply actions
I agree he needs to get minutes
But he also needs to learn a position that he can find 30+ mpg at. Right now SG works because we have 1SG and 2SFs injured. Soon it won’t.
by BoatRockinBatum on Dec 15, 2009 11:21 PM PST up reply actions
One step at a time. First he needs to get some confidence and get a better feel of the game.
When he gets his shot down, plays smarter defense, and makes good decisions as a SG, he can then get regular minutes sharing the PG responsibilities with Roy. He’ll probably never be a true PG, but it won’t matter. When he can play with Roy (without another PG, i.e. without a 3-guard lineup) he’ll be able to get all the minutes he could possibly want.
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Dec 15, 2009 11:28 PM PST up reply actions
Close win
I think we can beat Phoenix and Roy always plays real well on TNT.
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He will score at least 53 points.
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by L-TrainFTW! on Dec 15, 2009 11:13 PM PST up reply actions
I watched that game from Vietnam on satellite
Starting screaming when Roy put us ahead late. A maid came to my room and asked if I was okay especially as it was about noon Vietnam time.
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by skywaker9 on Dec 15, 2009 11:15 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Hmm...I'd say an L
Revenge of the Frye..where he drops 5 3-pointers on our heads.
52 + 88 = 140% better team.
anyone else curious how this woulda gone with Rudy available?
Most likely, he woulda been in there for Bayless – not Blake/Miller. I’m very curious how he would have done against Evans. More length than Bayless, but less strength. I think the strength and leverage bothered Evans more than length did, tonight.
Really though
19/7/3 vs his 20/5/5 season averages. 7/9 shooting. 2 steals and 1 turnover?
Evans did just what he has been doing all year. His team is awful though.
by BoatRockinBatum on Dec 15, 2009 11:14 PM PST up reply actions
Obviously joking
but it probably would have tonight. If Rudy never gets hurt, I doubt Bayless sees this opportunity.
#52
tominhawaii doesn't have a funnybone with regards to Bayless
which is pretty dang funny. Bayless will get the last laugh :)
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 11:17 PM PST up reply actions
I'm 37 and have a full head of hair
Bayless is going to be bald by 30. I will have the last laugh.
by tominhawaii on Dec 15, 2009 11:20 PM PST up reply actions
Bayless has a symmetrical skull.
He’ll handle bald very well.
by blacknoiseNW on Dec 15, 2009 11:21 PM PST up reply actions
Except he'll be too stubborn to just shave it
So he’ll be pulling off the awful Drexler receded hairline.
#52
He'll comb it forward like Deron does
And get angry when anyone tries to broach the subject of male pattern baldness.
#52
If he's willing to give us a year of retro ABA 'fro
I’m willing to support whatever he wants to do with it for the rest of his career.
I’m still pissed at Jennings for ditching the high top fade, though.
#52
And why he dropped to 10th
I think the Clippers were set to take him after watching Gunnin’ for that #1 Spot, but decided on Griffin when they saw his boring hairstyle.
#52
I woulda' dropped him to the 2nd round if I was in charge
For cutting that high top fade into the ultra boring baby-predator hair.
#52
Jennings cutting his hair is the worst thing to happen to the NBA this year.
Well, second behind Oden’s injury.
by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 15, 2009 11:30 PM PST up reply actions
Bayless going bald
will make bald wildly popular, thus giving him the last laugh.
Give me #52
by undutchable on Dec 15, 2009 11:25 PM PST up reply actions
I know Aldridge's sore ankle and tons of minutes recently,
and while his offense is brilliant, his defense is borderline atrocious in recent 3 games.
Can somebody tell him stop using his hand in defense please????!!!!
Did you notice how he picked up his energy level in the 2nd half
by southern oregon on Dec 15, 2009 11:22 PM PST up reply actions
I would love to know
What was said in that locker room at halftime.
Someone must have taken charge.
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yeah he was more active in 2nd half.
pretty much all of his boards were grabbed in 2nd half. But I just hate it when he slaps the ball, got called foul and handed a 3 pt play to greene toward the end of the game. That’s a easy call to make for refs. Very very bad habit.
Good game, Blazers fans.
Really cool to see all the respect for Tyreke here. To steal a word or two, ’Reke is truly our everything.
I hated seeing my team lose in the final 3 minutes but it was nice to see Bayless get his minutes and be a key factor for you guys.
Joel kicked ass tonight. I have always respected his game.
Great game and good thread, guys. Peace.
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