Gameday Open Thread 6: 9:30-Close
by Dave on Apr 18, 2009 9:30 PM PDT
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The officiating sucks, even with the Comish there.
wow!!!!
Officials 80
Blazers 56
no need for a suspension
bayless leaves over my dead body
by thomasikehara on Apr 18, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Send Ruffin!
"Sometimes I catch myself watching him and he's shooting floaters all-net. And just to watch how he's talking trash. I loved it. I loved every minute of it. Rudy's a competitor." - Brandon Roy
by Trail Ducker on Apr 18, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
good idea
bayless leaves over my dead body
by thomasikehara on Apr 18, 2009 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you New Orleans
FOR LOSING AND SENDING US THE ROCKETS.
Silver lining in the blowout maybe
I’d almost rather get blown out than lose a heartbreaker. Maybe this will get somebody mad.
Blazer Fan
all of us it will get mad.
But im over this game already.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
Absolute total horsecrap
the way this game is being called. Un * believable.
Open to playing some ping pong (uh - table tennis) with anyone who's interested. cdd37@yahoo.com
Blazers got their official welcoming to the playoffs
how they respond in game 2 will be oh so important.
Hello Dum Dum
We weren't going to win the championship this year anyways
good measuring stick…need a couple tweeks
"Grayg"
-Nate
Well we wont win one unless we bring another star player.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
I want to see an offensive foul by Portland
on nearly every possession the rest of this game. Complete with elbows and shoulders and a complete lack of give a damn.
Everybody was a baby once, Arthur. Oh, sure, maybe not today, or even yesterday. But once. Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception.
this is easily the best houston
could play. There is no chance in hell they repeat this kind of effort
"Howard, he know me" Rudy
Agreed. They would have beaten the 1967 76ers
if they played this way. Brooks gets 30? He, Yao, Artest, and Scola not missing a single shot (or so it seemed)?
And everyone, stop blaming the refs.
by MiledAnimal on Apr 18, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
this game is equally embarrasing to us and the refs
24 fta to 7…and its not like we’re not taking it to the rac. apparently the great wall can’t commit a foul with stern in charge…
Embarrassing
Simple as that. There aren’t enough expletives available to describe how I feel right now. There’s always the next game, but when we’re down by this much it sets a poor precedent for the rest of the series.
What's worse, the O or the D?
Brandon is the only one who came to play and now even his body language is not good.
Not a great time for the worst loss of the season.
I'm a little confused by your tactics
by oderiferous emanations 74 on Apr 18, 2009 9:39 PM PDT reply actions
let's be realistic though...
It’s better to get baptized by fire right from the beginning then to continue thinking we’re invincible and get our bell rung later—take this loss, deflate a bit, get back down to Earth, and start winning again
this is kinda like how
this season started. we got shell shocked early(see laker game) but in the end the team grows and learns
"Howard, he know me" Rudy
+1, learn from your mistakes
You smell it? You smell it? Playoffs son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Playoffs in the morning.
Stop
Comments like that just reflect poorly on our fanbase. This isn’t merely poor officiating. Don’t point the finger like that. We looked horrendous tonight. Admit it.
The refs set the tone in the first quarter.
It’s a shame that we couldn’t overcome that, though.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree
Philly, I don’t think that Houston will play anywhere near this again. Portland will win game 2. Count on it!
lol
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
one good things we can take
from this is that oden has played well, he has maned up
"Howard, he know me" Rudy
Battier is unreal on defense...honestly.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:41 PM PDT reply actions
Give the ball to Oden. I said that 100 time
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
If they gave it to him 100 times....we still wouldn't have the lead.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
not sure
bayless leaves over my dead body
by thomasikehara on Apr 18, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Aaron Brooks...once again...is unconscious.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
these refs suck
according to the oregonian chat
THESE REFS SUCK
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 Apr 18, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Oden has dominated Mutombo at least 4-5 times this game.
Oden – 4 Mutombo – 0.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahaahahahahahahaha
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
by TexasHoosier on Apr 18, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
What's so funny about that?
Mutombo is old and complains. Oden backs people down and throws it in there face.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd for truth
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 18, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Outlaw = Kobe 5 years ago, trying to take over the game.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
The one bright spot for us at this exact moment
"Sometimes I catch myself watching him and he's shooting floaters all-net. And just to watch how he's talking trash. I loved it. I loved every minute of it. Rudy's a competitor." - Brandon Roy
by Trail Ducker on Apr 18, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, he looks really good.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Who the F knows.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
McMillian
Pryz and Oden were getting taken out and Frye put in. Why the heck he did that I will never understand.
Fouls.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
We were down and needed to put in who ever was playing decently. Throwing Frye in so he could hoist up long range shots and play terrible defense made things worse. Might as well risk the fouls.
Nothing else was working. Might as well give Frye a shot.
If he’d made a few, you’d be calling Nate a genius.
Decided to watch the game without Bedge in order to avoid distractions. I came here because I wanted distraction. Why are people so mad at the refs? What is the perception here? That Broy is not getting calls? Because I can tell you, that really has nothing to do with why they’re losing.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
Agreed, the refs are bad but not why we are losing
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Apr 18, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Please tell me your joking.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
HA!
haha… ha.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
They were horrible in the first quarter, with a couple iffy calls the rest of the way.
It’s easy to focus on against a physical team.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I watched the whole game. They didn’t effect the game here near as much as they did in the Celtic game.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Game 2, start Oden and Prz...LMA sit his ass on the bench and think about whether he wants to play or not
imo
Blazer Fan
LMA's year was never that great...yeah he came on a little at the end but he's still soft and he picks when he plays hard
And i’ve said that all year
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Apr 18, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope he picks to play hard
in game 2 and thereafter.
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 18, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
LMA’s year was never that great…yeah he came on a little at the end but he’s still soft and he picks when he plays hard
I will quote this for a very long time. LMA is the 2nd most important piece on this team right now. Roy is one, LMA is two. Everyone else is disposable when compared to LMA. Period.
;-)
by prezofdeath on Apr 18, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea...who the f said that?
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
to be completely fair, I guess I should take what you said in context, Leeroy.
i didn’t watch the game so i’m sitting here wondering why you’re bashing the second half of our franchise….but obviously you watched a painful game.
it’s really not fair of me to pull that out and club you for it , so accept my apology. i know it was a tough game. i still think you shouldn’t have said it, and obviously LaMarcus IS great, but it’s kinda’ unfair of me to bash on ya’ after a tough game.
My bad friend. Please don’t hold it against me. :-)
;-)
by prezofdeath on Apr 18, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I completely disagree, actually
Greg is the other half of the franchise. LMA is a good player, but an inefficient scorer and a mediocre defender. He’s a great third option, but not a number two guy.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, i said he is
LMA is the 2nd most important piece on this team right now.
2nd best now….Greg could be that magical piece…..he’s on the verge of being it….he just ain’t quite there yet.
but yeah, i agree. Greg for the FUTURE of the franchise—even next year. Is just as important as LMA…i’m just saying in the here and now and in this series, it’s Roy and LMA carrying us. If they ain’t carrying us, we ain’t going anywhere.
;-)
by prezofdeath on Apr 18, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
He is the second part to the team
without him we don’t have a post presence and that more than anyting turns us into a team that settles for a outside jumper.
I do hope that Greg will become that interior scoring presence one day. Because my main beef with LMA, and it’s a subjective criteria, but I don’t think he’ll show up for the games we need him the most.
"Kobe you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" - Nicolas Batum
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 18, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
if you want strict trade value, by the way, i'd agree
you get way more bang for your buck with LMA right now than with Oden. But I don’t think we’re trading, so it’s rather irrelevant.
;-)
by prezofdeath on Apr 18, 2009 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL...bad idea.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Blazers will go as far as Oden can take them.
I believe it completely.
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
That's certainly what it's beginning to look like.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
we didn't give the ball to oden earlier cause yao was in
he obviously is more effective against mutumbo but i’ll still like to see him post yao and use his quickness
i like what oden is doing
now in the playoffs the refs let the game be more physical, which suits odens game better. mutombo cant take him in the post
Chewing the fat:
Aaron Brooks: 9-15 FG 4-6 3 PT shooting
Yao: 9-9 FG 6-6 FT shooting
Defensive annihilation.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:44 PM PDT reply actions
I AGREE
She is by far the dumbest ESPN announcer I have heard. Even worse than Troll Van Gundy.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
They Don't Know Anything
I’m pretty sure I heard them say LA beat us at home.
One of them said the RG was in Salem.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what mute and/or duct tape is for
depending on the scenario.
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 18, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
really tho
she doesnt know what shes talkin about.
by gametime_gsw on Apr 18, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Why? She’s right about Frye. He doesn’t block out. She’s right about Blake. He doesn’t defend. What’s the problem?
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
She's a woman
If you hadn’t noticed, we haven’t gotten used to that around here yet. Exhibit A being how people talk like Harlow is a horrible interviewer who sleeps with whatever team member she happens to be talking to at the time, when she’s actually pretty good.
Whoever this lady is, she’s called it pretty well, IMO. We’re just more pissed because of how badly this game went.
1 point, 60 points
It’s only one game
We went like this, he went like that. I say to Hollywood: Where'd he go? Hollywood says: where'd who go?
Good prospective...:)
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
So now that we've had a bitter taste of the playoffs
I guarantee the Blazers will come to play in game 2.. around 80% chance of winning. Looks like this game is going to 6 or 7 as expected. Which road game to the Blazers have the best chance of winning.. game 3, 4, or 6?
Frye just got embarrarred by Doris Burke on national tv
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
Won’t be the last time.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Doris Burk = Moron.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
the only thing i really can take out of this game
is that i don’t want to see frye or his 22 foot 2 point jump shot in the rotation for the rest of this series. he also fails to box out and provides no defense
What has Odens career high been in pts?
by TrentEdwardsHoF2018 on Apr 18, 2009 9:45 PM PDT reply actions
i think so too, against the Bucks
"Sometimes I catch myself watching him and he's shooting floaters all-net. And just to watch how he's talking trash. I loved it. I loved every minute of it. Rudy's a competitor." - Brandon Roy
by Trail Ducker on Apr 18, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
when was that?
"Sometimes I catch myself watching him and he's shooting floaters all-net. And just to watch how he's talking trash. I loved it. I loved every minute of it. Rudy's a competitor." - Brandon Roy
by Trail Ducker on Apr 18, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Nate has coached as tight as they've played
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 9:46 PM PDT reply actions
Nate was totally outcoached tonight
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Apr 18, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it was more of
The players got outplayed
Yep
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
this game is gonna prove who the true fans of the blazers are
who wants off the bandwagon? not me i’m along for the ride
find HIM!
what happened to his standard 20-25 pts the last 8 weeks?
Let’s go LMA — what is this game plan?
more ball movement — more outlaw this qtr!
by umatillahouse on Apr 18, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Doris Burke is speaking TRUTH
Blake was exposed on D.
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
Everything out of her mouth is garbage.
Doris Burke is a moron.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Completely unsupported opinion.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Stop defending her.
She has been talking s*** all night…it got really old and annoying after the 1st quarter.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
She's been mostly right.
"I saw him in the face" Sergio's quote on the latest alley-oop to Rudy.
by blazermaniac32 on Apr 18, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
.......
…..
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t tell me what to do. And how about informed criticism instead of asinine vitriol?
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL...take it easy chief...
I am mostly frustrated because I have heard her call other games and have been disgusted.
Losing by this much coupled with her calling the game makes me sick.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Even rudy cant hit
Blazers only 1-10 from 3
Blazers Prophecy.
3-5 championships in next decade.
You heard it here first.
Ouch
Can’t win many games like that, especially when you’re a jump-shooting team.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I sure hope so
We went like this, he went like that. I say to Hollywood: Where'd he go? Hollywood says: where'd who go?
Aaron Brooks is close to 30...
We need Bayless in there.
by TrentEdwardsHoF2018 on Apr 18, 2009 9:48 PM PDT reply actions
Playoff jitters.
We’ll be back for Game 2 and go 4-1. Book it.
Chanting?
We went like this, he went like that. I say to Hollywood: Where'd he go? Hollywood says: where'd who go?
"THESE REFS SUCK"
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
haha
“THESE REFS SUCK”
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
seriously
portland doesn’t score in the 70’s and houston is not usually in the 100’s this is a freak game, mark it down the rest of the serious will be closer
"Howard, he know me" Rudy
FTW?
We went like this, he went like that. I say to Hollywood: Where'd he go? Hollywood says: where'd who go?
not ftw, we're down by 30 - makes us look dumb
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Apr 18, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, this is one of those games!
Rockets are not this good, and Blazers are not this bad! I Expect closer games – much closer
I'm confused
You’d like free money?
Wouldn’t we all?
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 18, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
So I am trying to decipher this:
http://www.whowins.com/tables/up10.html
Has the historical records of every matchup and how things play out after winning/losing the first game.
From what I can tell, when the home team loses game one, they still have a .417 winning percentage for the series.
That’s not great, but that’s hardly “80%”
THESE REFS ARE GOOD, THESE REFS ARE GOOD
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 Apr 18, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
How about:
“Play some D”
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
“Run more than one play”
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Just getting home...
it’s worth noting that fans were saying that stuff too (along with “don’t shoot jumpers with your foot on the 3 point line.” We just couldn’t get a unison chant going. :)
Feed the Oden beast!
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
this is what i have been saying
we cant let the rockets bully us, we gotta play physical and forget about the refs. dont take crap from scola, artest etc.
once we realise that i think we can beat the rockets
The NBA playoffs, where...........
vomitng in your mouth happens
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 9:50 PM PDT reply actions
Anyone call against the Blazers is wrong right?
Rockets played better today, period.
They were physical from the get go taking to the basket, Blazers settled for jump shots.
Stop crying about the refs.
"It's as Ann as the nose on plain's face."
Yep...
Too true.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Portland outscoring the Rockets in the paint
as of a few minutes ago.
PS Portland playing like crap.
Everybody was a baby once, Arthur. Oh, sure, maybe not today, or even yesterday. But once. Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception.
And I meant to add,
that the Rockets are not (playing like crap)
Forgot that in my rage induced haze.
Everybody was a baby once, Arthur. Oh, sure, maybe not today, or even yesterday. But once. Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception.
by shenanigans on Apr 18, 2009 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Does anyone else think Bayless
is a better matchup on Brooks
Blazers Prophecy.
3-5 championships in next decade.
You heard it here first.
I stand by my earlier statement
Offensive foul on every possession. Hard. Run someone down. Calmly hand the ball to the ref then stroll back down the floor. Next trip down, do it again. If you’re getting screwed anyway, might as well earn it.
Everybody was a baby once, Arthur. Oh, sure, maybe not today, or even yesterday. But once. Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception.
agreed
Need to play dirty playoff ball. Throw Ruffin in for his 6 to prove a point.
by CyclonicWinds on Apr 18, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
B/C Artest is a wily veteran who is possibly the best defender in the game—knows what he can get away with and what he can’t. Figures out how the refs are calling the game early and adapts. Really pretty impressive.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
What is FTW?
forgive my ignorance
We went like this, he went like that. I say to Hollywood: Where'd he go? Hollywood says: where'd who go?
For the win
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
i'd rather loose by 30 than loose by two
less emotionally draining
by gametime_gsw on Apr 18, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
But more pride in the end.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I disagree.
When you lose by two, you have a chance. When you lose by 30, it’s hard to know where to start improving because EVERYTHING went wrong.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
A loss by 30 is the same as a loss by two
The first game is over. All of our players have now had their first games. Regroup and respond on Tuesday.
Bayless needs 15 minutes in game two...
by TrentEdwardsHoF2018 on Apr 18, 2009 9:51 PM PDT reply actions
This would appear to be a correct statement.
Blake absolutely can not stop Brooks.
Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...
I told you not to gloat at the Celtics.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Put Bayless down for 20 minutes in the next game.
He can play defense on Brooks, and he’s one of three players who isn’t afraid of the playoffs.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
YES YES YES
What are the odds that Nate will do it though?
by TrentEdwardsHoF2018 on Apr 18, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
He'll do it in Game 4, once we're down 0-3.
Nate always does the right thing several games too late.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll take it
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Who came to play:
Roy
Bayless
Przy
Greg (eventually)
Who didn’t:
Everyone else
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
nate's master plan?
I don’t know why LaMarcus is so quiet? he’s not getting down low to pick up offense boards, he’s not getting any shots. it’s like he forgot his special role.
help coach! the defense is really tight. please tell LMA to get some offense in. please please figure out how to split the Rockets’ defense.
by umatillahouse on Apr 18, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Luckily he doesn't play.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
No No No
If we lose this game, it’s a 97% chance we wont win the series, and a 89% chance we wont ever make the playoffs again
We went like this, he went like that. I say to Hollywood: Where'd he go? Hollywood says: where'd who go?
Find the stats when the home team loses game one by...
30 points.
by TrentEdwardsHoF2018 on Apr 18, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
As crazy as this sounds
This game was more important (statistically speaking) for the Rockets than the Blazers.
Dropping game 1 as the visitor is a statistical death toll. Dropping game 1 for the home team isn’t nearly as devestating (statistically speaking).
No, really
http://www.whowins.com/tables/up10.html
Those are the facts. If you want to just look at preliminary rounds home team losing game 1 is only 41% but expand to all playoffs and home teams still win 56% of the time. There is still hope.
the sample include teams
that are too diferent.
1st seed against 8 seed series is totally different to a 4-5 seeds series
Also, if we expand the sample size from "Preliminary round" to "Playoffs" in general
The home team that drops game 1, still wins 56.7% of the time.
Again, over half the time the home team has lost game 1, they still win the series. THIS IS NOT DEATH.
Pretty Sure You're Reading That Wrong
The home team has a 56.7 winning percentage for the rest of the series. They don’t win the whole series 56.7 percent of the time. The team that wins game 1 wins the series 80% of the time is the correct stat.
by seanbergmanrules on Apr 18, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
channing frye is terrible tonite
his defensive rotations are bad, and his rebounding and boxing out is terrible, and his shooting is terrible
I have seen Frye good in ONE game.
Singular.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
LMA didn't show up
"Kobe you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" - Nicolas Batum
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 18, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, Rudy's still in....I didn't even notice
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 9:52 PM PDT reply actions
Yep
Usually there is terrible officiating on both teams but this is just unbelievably one sided
The NBA: Where Amazingly Bad Officiating Happens.
Frye is easily one of the worst players in the NBA getting playoff minutes
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
Man KP is seeing that Blake is a back up and we need a point guard that can penetrate.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
u mean bayless?
"Howard, he know me" Rudy
by phillyduck23 on Apr 18, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but he never plays and has to work on his jumper
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
I thought it was pretty obvious
I think KP knows this. He’s waiting for the right time get a starting PG.
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
No during the regular season we could somehow mask it but now its ugly.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
or maybe a pg
that can post up the smaller ones
"Howard, he know me" Rudy
by phillyduck23 on Apr 18, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Nearly 1 am here in the East coast, so I'm out
Better luck next time, BEdgers…try to enjoy the rest of the weekend. The playoffs are all about adjustments and you guys have a competent coach. I think Game 2 will be more competitive.
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.
I'm so glad I didn't
blow a couple hundred bucks going to the game!!
These refs suck! lol
I don't normally do this, but I felt compelled to tell you something. You have an absolutely breath-taking... heiney. I mean, that thing's good. I wanna be friends with it
Oden looking good, at least. But the Rockets are shooting at an incredible percentage.
Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!
Dunkin' Cheerleaders
Oden looks good against who?
their 3rd sring center who dosent care because the game is won?
We went like this, he went like that. I say to Hollywood: Where'd he go? Hollywood says: where'd who go?
You’re saying I’m being too positive? :)
Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!
Dunkin' Cheerleaders
Yes
We are down 30. Not a good day for the home teams eh?
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 18, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
No kidding. HMA is overrated, anyway……
Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!
Dunkin' Cheerleaders
ya the
dang team in red
"Howard, he know me" Rudy
by phillyduck23 on Apr 18, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
i hope this loss wakes up the blazers
and makes them realise that in the playoffs no one is afraid of you at home, and u cant expect to win just because ur at home.
I'm actually really happy to see GO doing so well in front of such a huge audience
looking at the Blazer’s long term his confidence is a huge barometer of how far we can go. This si huge for him.
Absolutely embarrassing effort on the boards tonight sans Oden
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 9:55 PM PDT reply actions
Should have expected it. That is why this matchup was the worst. Our big advantage in most games in rebounding..
but this team is just as good as we are at rebounding
LMA was a killer for us tonight, he really provided NOTHING
I suppose there are those here who still have loyalty to him, but I’d rather win playoff games. Start Oden and Prz
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Apr 18, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
You can't blame the refs
for a 30 point blow out. Give Houston their credit, they outplayed us.
Hello Dum Dum
Again thats on us
but I chalk this game to nerves. Experience matters and now we have a little. Next game will be better.
Hello Dum Dum
they humiliated us.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel bad for the people who paid $100
for a crappy 300 level seat. I bet game 2 prices drop after this.
Hello Dum Dum
I bet they don't. It's the rose garden
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 18, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Half hour before game time
I saw tickets for $20 on stub hub. The $25 fees kept me away though. I almost bought a ticket in Sec 121 row A for $125 after fees. Thats below face value but above my budget and now I’m glad I didn’t buy it.
Hello Dum Dum
Why are the fans chanting these refs suck?
Is it the refs fault that the rockets are outrebounding the blazers 39-23? Real classless act by the fans in the audience.
Rocket troll alert!
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
Utah crowd would. Knicks crowd would, for sure. Nets, too. There are more, I’m sure.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I live in NY, watched a couple Knick fan anti-ref chants this year. And more than a few anti-Starbury chants as well. So, yes, the Knick fans would. Nets fans, too.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Catchy.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Most fans wouldn't chant anything
Blazers fans are diehard. You expect a rational analysis from fans in the arena?
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
LOL. What kind of fans have ever responded positively to something like this:
“IT’S ONLY A GAME. IT’S ONLY A GAME.”
“WE’RE STILL PROUD OF YOU. WE’RE STILL PROUD OF YOU.”
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Hardgay woooo
"Kobe you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" - Nicolas Batum
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 18, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Our fans never boo the players
So we blame the refs.
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 18, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Geeez...most of our guys are playing their 1st playoff game
give em’ a break…shots not going in…a really bad time for that to happen, but it happens with young teams. You gotta’ win 4 to take the series…it’s clearly far from over. Do you all think that they are not trying….do you think they wanted to lose like this? They’ll learn…
sheesh lighten up…
No one showed up to play besides Roy and possibly Oden
I can’t believe how scared we played. I really thought that Portland would be more physical than this.
Here's a novel idea
We obviously can’t keep up with Brookes speed. Why don’t we use our size advantage on him and post him up with our point guards. Force them to double or get him in foul trouble.
I'm a little confused by your tactics
by oderiferous emanations 74 on Apr 18, 2009 9:56 PM PDT reply actions
none of our pgs
can post up
"Howard, he know me" Rudy
by phillyduck23 on Apr 18, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
"Thanks for coming to the game." - Kevin Pritchard
Our lineup would have to be Roy, Outlaw, Frye, LMA and GO/Pryz for Brooks
to have to guard a post up player
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Makes you wonder what the hell we were doing the last month working so hard to get homecourt..
we would have been better off on the road, with no pressure the first couple games.. to get our feet wet
good game by the rockets
congrats, i doubt the rockets will shoot 60 % again
bayless leaves over my dead body
by thomasikehara on Apr 18, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah this is shocking
even for a rockets fan. adelman did a great job preparing the rockets team
Waiting for the day Houston gets some sports respect.
by TexasHoosier on Apr 18, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know.
Percentages get pretty high when a team can do whatever they want in the paint.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
McMillian
What is he doing rotating people in and out in this 4th Q every couple minutes. Why did he give up after the 3rd/
Cause the game was over
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
Doesn't Seem Like a Good Idea
If there is a remote chance of a win might as well go for it. Don’t have many chances.
so do the refs
bayless leaves over my dead body
by thomasikehara on Apr 18, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
take it back
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
fine
ruffin doest suck
bayless leaves over my dead body
by thomasikehara on Apr 18, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Is anyone having flashbacks to the season opener against L.A.?
We rebounded very well from that game
At least it's 1 am on the East Coast
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 9:57 PM PDT reply actions
Geez, now Batum is in.
I can’t believe Nate treats him as a scrub.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
He shoulda put Shavlik in with street cloths on.
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 Apr 18, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
2 Off. rebounds for Ruff!
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Ruff for MVP of game.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
You are confusing Landry with Lowry
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 Apr 18, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
That was Carl Landry, not Lowry
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Alright
I’m off to bed, Y’all have a good night. I’m going to down some Maylox
We went like this, he went like that. I say to Hollywood: Where'd he go? Hollywood says: where'd who go?
You might need more than that after this game.
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 Apr 18, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
We need a hitman to
take Yao out! Seriously!
I don't normally do this, but I felt compelled to tell you something. You have an absolutely breath-taking... heiney. I mean, that thing's good. I wanna be friends with it
Is Tonya Harding still around?
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 Apr 18, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Good Night all
You smell it? You smell it? Playoffs son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of Playoffs in the morning.
Tuesday we need to go big
Pryzbilla and Oden need to play at the same time when Yao is in the game.
"I saw him in the face" Sergio's quote on the latest alley-oop to Rudy.
by blazermaniac32 on Apr 18, 2009 10:00 PM PDT reply actions
Agreed
LMA is good, but we need that size
by roynfernandez on Apr 18, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
If only...
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
We would have been better off without homecourt.
Could have taken our lumps and gotten playoff baptized on the road
Roy and Przy need to get angry at practice.
Nobody else has any fire. This is just embarrassing.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
That's all it is
You’re definitely right, we need to take charge.
by CyclonicWinds on Apr 18, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
He’s actually trying, look at that!
by CyclonicWinds on Apr 18, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
We need to trade him so he can go off and average 20 and 10
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 Apr 18, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
It's like they watched film or something.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Rick Adelman still has keys to the Coach's Playbook room.
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 Apr 18, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: The Rockets broke the heart-shaped lock on our diary and read it. They know our shirt sizes AND our shoe sizes. They know our ballboy’s girlfriend’s nickname. They own us.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Certainly can’t give the credit to Adelman, so you must be right!
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Ruffin 19 playoff games?!?
lol
I don't normally do this, but I felt compelled to tell you something. You have an absolutely breath-taking... heiney. I mean, that thing's good. I wanna be friends with it
I'd like to see a lineup of
Aldridge, Trout, Batum, Roy and Rudy. Front Yao and on the other end make him guard Aldridge in the pick and roll and/or post up either Roy or Rudy on Brooks.
Don't blame the refs
Such a weak out to blame the refs. Look at the score! is that all the refs fault? Show some basketball IQ. Houston outplayed us plain and simple.
i know,
but it is instink
bayless leaves over my dead body
by thomasikehara on Apr 18, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
This arguement happens every time there is a lopsided game. The refs obviously are not making shots for the other team.
But it could be said that if this YOUNG team is getting hacked every time they have the ball, and not getting any calls, after a while it changes their attitude. It is hard to develop a flow to your game when your head gets taken out of the game, and is focused more on your frustration.
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 18, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Ruffin is hustling. Love to see that.
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
Yeah, 4-11 all-time in first round series.
He’s wonderful.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I do feel let down. Blazers let down all their fans with the effort. Sure the refs sucked but I
saw selfish play. Outlaw is selfish, Frye is pathetic. Rudy open for 3 and Outlaw shoots.
Oden does well in the post, and they ignore him for a Aldridge jumper. Portland can’t beat Houston. They don’t have the heart.
Step away from the ledge.
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
Losing sucks but you really need to get a grip
"Kobe you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" - Nicolas Batum
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 18, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Go away CCH
No one here likes you. Your game is tomorrow.
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 18, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, Mutombo is.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Robert Parrish
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 Apr 18, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
This game
points up the importance of playoff experience – a factor that had been largely underrated or outright dismissed by many Blazer fans.
Houston’s core players – Yao, Artest, Battier – have all known their share of first round embarrassments. They’ve experienced the intensity of playoff hoops and understand that the level of play that brought you success in the regular season doesn’t necessarily get it done in the postseason.
The Blazers did not understand this (how could they?) Sure, they gave it the appropriate lip service but couldn’t really appreciate it until they got out and were facing a team who appreciates it all too well.
Having said that, this series is not over. Portland still has time to figure things out.
by knickfan on Apr 18, 2009 10:04 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Not gonna help
We are on suicide watch.
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 18, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed, I don't think it was a playoff thing though.
This game is a combination of factors, among which the Blazers have never done really well against the Rockets. I think that they can pull this series out. They have shown that they can adapt. I fully expect them to be able to do so, and to play better than they have. The next game will be the most telling of this series I think.
Somebody find out where they are staying...
food poisoning!!
I don't normally do this, but I felt compelled to tell you something. You have an absolutely breath-taking... heiney. I mean, that thing's good. I wanna be friends with it
Didn't that happen once?
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
I don't normally do this, but I felt compelled to tell you something. You have an absolutely breath-taking... heiney. I mean, that thing's good. I wanna be friends with it
by Maximus Blaze on Apr 18, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
We're going out in six unless we somehow figure out how to contain that freakshow in the middle
of the paint
He was giving Yao a compliment.
He is a freak.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you see more people that are...
7 foot 6
or
people who look older than they really are
The NBA: Where Amazingly Bad Officiating Happens.
Quit trolling troll
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
Oden when he cuts his hair and shaves looks about 26.. the 40 joke is pretty played. You can attempt
to make a better joke, can’t you?
Nice. Play the victim
First you call our fans classess to chant Refs Suck. Gee golly, that has never happened in a sporting event. Then you infer Oden to be a freakshow, which offended you in the first place.
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
I didn't even mean it as an insult. You got a 7'6" Chinese player dominating in the paint. That is
so uncommon that it certainly warrant a freak show label.
The man is a total freak of nature and we can’t stop him
Please leave.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
You don't need to leave. I think you've been a good guest. We lost the game.
You won.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Sorry that we aren't giving you more relevant comments. What type of loser is so insecure about
his team that he needs opposing fans to give him relevant feedback on the assbeating his team just provided?
Nice to see Trout taking the loss hard
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:05 PM PDT reply actions
He needs to.
We needed him tonight, and he let the team down.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
There were a lot of guys who didn't show up tonight
we really need a lost post presence with LMA
"Kobe you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" - Nicolas Batum
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 18, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Game 2
must win game of the year!
I don't normally do this, but I felt compelled to tell you something. You have an absolutely breath-taking... heiney. I mean, that thing's good. I wanna be friends with it
No blood no foul....that's how it was all night for the Blazers
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:07 PM PDT reply actions
Okay, now Game 2 is the most important Blazer game in the last six years.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
He should be pissed at himself. Once again he let the refs get in his head. He had a bad
stretch of 1 on 1 ball, where he just tried to draw fouls..
The refs did get to him.
But, he was still the best Blazer on the court BY FAR.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
True. Only guy with the guts to take on Yao in the lane, although he did eventually back off.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that tantrum he threw while Von Wafer took off on the fast break was pretty embarrassing.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Z-Bo-esque
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t want to go there, but you’re right.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it's an extreme comparison.
But Z-Bo was known for whining while his man was scoring on the other end of the court.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Bingo!
"Kobe you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" - Nicolas Batum
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 18, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Rockets did not need Yoa 24 points, they still would win by 10
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
Just need to make the Rockets play in a tight game
then we’ll see that shooting percentage drop
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:09 PM PDT reply actions
agreed, we need to come out a punch these guys in the mouth and see how they react
hopefully as well as we did
You might knock out Artest's fake tooth.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
im not that mad about it
i knew this was going to happen, good learning experience
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
I'm surprised by the point differential
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s my mindset.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Apr 18, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I will be curious to see how we react on Tuesday
If we don’t come out with more intensity, I can see a broom in the future. Normally I think that a team like Houston would relax after getting the first win, but since they haven’t made it out of the first round for so long I think they will come out with even more intensity on Tuesday.
"I saw him in the face" Sergio's quote on the latest alley-oop to Rudy.
by blazermaniac32 on Apr 18, 2009 10:11 PM PDT reply actions
It's sad though...
Because Portland is such a good matchup for LA…Houston will get swept.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably right.
"I saw him in the face" Sergio's quote on the latest alley-oop to Rudy.
by blazermaniac32 on Apr 18, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Think about the positives. The Lakers would surely beat us. But if we lose to Houston, Kobe doesn't get
his revenge. He’ll have to wait til next year, when we’ll be even better.
Nice
Stickin it to the Lakers without even playing them! I like the way you think!
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 18, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Errr
L*kers…
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 18, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
They need to trust each other, move the ball, trust their outside shots
and not think they have to force everything to the rim. Nobody looked like they really wanted to shoot beyond the paint
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
A lot of that had to do with Houston's defense
They were getting back to the shooters most of the time so we couldn’t get any outside rhythm going. Defense wins championships.
"I saw him in the face" Sergio's quote on the latest alley-oop to Rudy.
by blazermaniac32 on Apr 18, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Based on tonight, Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw better get their stuff together,
or it’s going to be a long summer of trade speculation for both
We lost. There ya go.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah see, not really clever. And I have to agree with you.
by Tyler Durrden on Apr 18, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't really think clever is even good enough to describe how this game went.
Easy to just put it as simple as possible.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
We didn't push the ball.
We didn’t penetrate and kick. We got caught up in 1 on 1 for foul calls. Oden looked good. We were thinking too much.
ODEN FTW
silver linings, and Ruffin with offensive rebound on free throw
bayless leaves over my dead body
Well, that wasn't what I was hopin for...
Houstin played a great game, shot the lights out. Got us down and didn’t give us an opening. Our guys know they didn’t play anything like their best game, we can still compete. That why its a series.. we’ll be back, soon.
I hate Yao Ming.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Good now your ready to move on.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
Portland has got to find a way to contain Brooks
he was the one who really killed us. Yao you can live with.
9-9 you can live with?
I don’t want to live with you.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Lol. So you want to live with yao but not with Blazers fans
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
know I want to live with you...
you look really cute
You will really like me cuz I will be like 1-15, unlike Yao 9-9.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
Now its getting borderline inappropriate.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
The loss was whats really inappropriate.
What were doing is change compared to that
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
No I just really like a guy in a bow-tie....
It’s so Tucker Carlson.
Now I feel bad cuz you like all guys in a bow-tie.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
It's really mind boggling because at times we've defended quick PGs like Paul and Parker
effectively, and other times we are just clueless.
Same thing with Yao. This guy was a total bum the first game we played them in Portland this year. He was getting abused by Joel and was a total nonfactor til he hit that fadeaway with .3 to go.
Now he just dominates us.
LOL Doc Rivers
“Kevin Garnett’s not walkin’ through that door…..”
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:15 PM PDT reply actions
well that sucked.
"I don't know Twitter" - Rudy Fernandez
by RoodiePhirnandizz on Apr 18, 2009 10:15 PM PDT reply actions
yep
"The Rockets broke the heart-shaped lock on our diary and read it. They know our shirt sizes AND our shoe sizes. They know our ballboy’s girlfriend’s nickname. They own us." - nightbluefruit
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 18, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Blazers in 7.
"I don't know Twitter" - Rudy Fernandez
by RoodiePhirnandizz on Apr 18, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
+1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
homer please
we got this in 5
"The Rockets broke the heart-shaped lock on our diary and read it. They know our shirt sizes AND our shoe sizes. They know our ballboy’s girlfriend’s nickname. They own us." - nightbluefruit
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 18, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Refs
You may lose a game by 5 because of the refs but everyone that keeps posting about the officiating, WAKE UP! WE LOST BY 27 TONIGHT! That’s not because of the refs, it’s because Brandon was the only playmaker tonight.
It’s ok though. This will shake us up a bit and then we’ll come back focused and kill them in 5.
Need to have him catch the ball off cross screens or on the move
His post isos don’t work against Houston’s tough D
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
"This can't be life" - Ben
Well, it is. As said above, before the season I would have said “expected”. Now it’s rather “disappointed, but not desperate”. Will be important for the guys and the coaching staff to learn a lot from this game – and fast.
Houston, Dallas, and Philly.
The hardest matchups for this Blazer team.
At any one time, Houston either has the biggest, quickest, or most physical player out on the court.
At least we can look towards a closer game on Tues.
Roy Tribute
Treat people well because Karma can hit you at any second.
That sucked
One to forget. I’m going to the clinic to have this part of my memory erased, and I’m going to make an appointment for every Blazer while I’m there.
they need confidence
Remembering this and playing confidently tuesday may be mutually exclusive. The Rockets won’t come out shooting 80% and buolding a 13 point lead in the first quarter next time.
Blame Houston
"The Rockets broke the heart-shaped lock on our diary and read it. They know our shirt sizes AND our shoe sizes. They know our ballboy’s girlfriend’s nickname. They own us." - nightbluefruit
by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 18, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I would too.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes,
What the heck are we gonna do about Brooks? He’s our biggest mismatch, imo. LMA is due for a good outing, our center tandem can sort of mitigate Yao’s production, but Brooks? What is Blake gonna do?
i thought the first two games would go 1-1
i really hope i’m right
ignacio
Should not have celebrated so soon.
I was at work all day and only watched the lat 4 mins of the 4th quarter but followed on my phone. We should not have lost sight of focus. We celebrated and got drunk on emotions (using a bit of Nate’s philosophy) before todays game. I am not happy with it but we need to now win in Houston. Hmmm… Ruins my day, the rest of it atleast…
Brandon "The Royal" Roy or "Royal 7". What ever sticks.
I COMPLETELY agree
I thought the rally downtown was a huge mistake.
too much celebrating too soon
plus that kind of thing is very tiring
ignacio
I agree
we shouldn’t have celebrated so early it gives the players a feeling of accomplishment. They did accomplish something great but they need to feel the hunger as if they accomplished nothing. We as fans should celebrate the playoff berth but not so much the players. Of course this wasn’t their decision.
Hello Dum Dum
At least we aren't under the illusion of a HCA anymore.
I’m disappointed by the lack of effort shown by the guys at key moments in the game. Not scoring you can live with since that just happens sometimes, but Luis Scola should not be taking over a basketball game.
Scola does that
everytime we play Houston. The last Blazer I remember hustling like that was Ruben Patterson. I don’t know who on this team can match that focus.
And shite,
today was my birthday too. What a darn shame.
It's going to be Halo 3 for me tonight...lots and lots of Halo 3.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
yea..
nothing like spillage of blood and guts to get that mood back up right?
by premthegrem on Apr 18, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Now thats the old time religion
needed after a loss. =)
In all honestly it is a great satisfaction when you kill someone online and know they are pissed about it.
Hello Dum Dum
Have a beer on the Blazers misery.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Should have worn clown shoes tonight
May have even played better.
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
LOL!
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
This reminds me of '87 when we had the homecourt vs. Houston
but the Twin Towers were a terrible matchup for us. Steve Johnson and Caldwell Jones just didn’t cut it.
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:22 PM PDT reply actions
Okay this is the mindset we should have.
They got home-court. Each teams have 3 home games left. Oden scored 57 in a heartbreaking loss at Houston.
My birthday is on Friday next week.
The 24th. We play in Houston, and if my Blazers want this they will win and make me happy.
Brandon "The Royal" Roy or "Royal 7". What ever sticks.
Man
I didn’t want to give them bad juju by mentioning my birthday before the game. Hope you have better luck on Friday.
by premthegrem on Apr 18, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
At least we know one thing. Oden won't have to worry about fouls as much in the playoffs.
He can use all his strength to score.
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
At least on Mutombo.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
For a believe it or not moment,
everyone should check out the plus/minus of Houston’s starters vs. ours.
For further punishment?
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess.
Or small consolation that it probably won’t happen again.
Haha
Optimist? Good times.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
The pecking order would suggest that
it’s Houston’s time to win and not Portland’s. I thought experience didn’t mean as much as the experts were saying but I guess that’s why they’re experts and I’m not. Think about it, wouldn’t you like this group of guys to learn what it takes to win — CONSISTENTLY — in the playoffs? It’s like people who are given a trust fund vs. people who work hard to earn what they get. The trust fund people don’t know any other way than getting what they want all the time. Yes, I’d like to win 100% of the time (who wouldn’t?) but that’s unrealistic. Also unrealistic is the Blazers flipping a switch for the playoffs and bulldozing their way to the championship (or even the second round!)
Yes, I still think we can win this series, as long as the team adjusts accordingly and figures out ways to neutralize their weak points. But even if they lost four in a row by 30 points each, they will be back next year and they aren’t going to be getting worse anytime soon, just remember that while you’re staring at the red pill. :)
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 18, 2009 10:28 PM PDT reply actions
I just don't want this team to turn into the Rockets/Nuggets
Lose in the first round for 6-8 years.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
We were already that team
in the mid 90’s, and the star players were either past the peak of their careers at that point or were not talented/intelligent/well-coached enough to get past the first opponent. Even after we drafted Clyde, how many seasons did we bow out of the first round? Pretty much every year since he was drafted until ’89 or ’90.
It just takes some time, hard to soak in (I know it is for me) but the payoff of a championship with this core of guys in a few years’ time would make it all worth it.
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 18, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Man now its funny how we all at the rally chanted " beat L.A." and kind off smearked at Rockets.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
We need to take out Rockets first. But looking back at the rally, the team let the fans down.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
Who is mad. Just feel like we did not even play in the Rose Garden.
the team looked like they were on the road and did not feel the crowd in the Garden.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
Even funnier is the fact the majority of people here didn't chant that
moreover the average Blazer fan was hoping for San Antonio
"Kobe you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" - Nicolas Batum
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 18, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
It was more than a hope, we almost were sure we would get them.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
No we were hoping for San Antonino because Houston is bad match up for us
"Kobe you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" - Nicolas Batum
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 18, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought they shouldn't have had a pre-playoff rally..
The city of Portland didn’t need it to get fired up and the team obvously showed they couldn’t handle it.
Just got back from the game....
Ugly on and off the court…..3 jackass kids in our section were being drunk idiots and had to be removed….a fistfight brokeout with several punches in the face and drunk guys being yanked down the stairs screaming….oh and then there was the game!!!!!
Yikes….cant imagine Houston can repeat that performance
The refs were awful but I think we still were in for a double digit loss even without the lopsided calls……. but they set the tone….Hiuston could play us rough with no fouls and they did……especially on LMA…he was being brutalized and got completely taken out the game mentally by Scola, Yao, and Artest
One complaint I had is we were being hammered and Nate never made any adjustment….no more Batum…..or running LMA at center to speed things up…..no Bayless til late…… plus I think you have to take a T in this game just to get your team some respect……….
Lets hope game 2 is a mirror image- stay away David Stern!!!!
TP FOR 3
by WhereInTheWorldIsDontonioWingfield on Apr 18, 2009 10:30 PM PDT reply actions
I'll go ahead and assume you mean a mirror image as in "the flipped image" and not "the exact same thing."
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel bad for you...being there was probably 10x worse.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
The 1st half was atrocious
The Blazers didn’t play that well, but they took it to the paint. They scored almost 30 points in the paint in the 1st half, yet only got 3 FTs.
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
Yao was swatting Blazer drivers all night
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
In the first half yes
Not in the second. Jumper after jumper after jumper.
"I saw him in the face" Sergio's quote on the latest alley-oop to Rudy.
by blazermaniac32 on Apr 18, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Blazers didn't get a 2-shot foul attempt till the 8-9 minute mark of the third quarter
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
When you take 95% jumpshots...you really don't get foul calls.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
30 points in the paint in the first half.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Afterwards?
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Just seemed like we took mostly jumpshots.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
in the first half
we had 30 points in the paint, with 3 foul shots. It’s not like we were just gunning from long range.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I did see we took only 4-6 3PT shots in the first half...I just can't seem to put this on the refs..
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Refs had nothing to do with this...
Blazers (Roy) need to learn that driving the lane and screaming isn’t going to get you to the foul line
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, they settled in the 2nd half. We had no kick-in kick-out game going
Most perimeter shots werer not in the flow and unconfident
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Blazers lived in the paint for most of the 1st half
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Nate is like a swiss watch
Which unfortunately makes him pretty easy to figure out in his rotations and strategies. I had more worries about that 2 months ago, but with the recent good play lost that a bit out of sight. Like Dave said already before the season, in the playoffs you have to figure out what to do if the opposition takes away your plan A.
No more so than anyone else
"I saw him in the face" Sergio's quote on the latest alley-oop to Rudy.
by blazermaniac32 on Apr 18, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Sergio does what he does. Everyone but Roy/Oden played horrible.
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
And even Roy missed some bunnies
And 13 shots total.
"I saw him in the face" Sergio's quote on the latest alley-oop to Rudy.
by blazermaniac32 on Apr 18, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope so.
He was playing some feisty defense on Brooks (albeit in garbage time).
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the last issue on the list for this game
we have a lot of other things than our back up point guard play to work on.
Hello Dum Dum
haha
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't get me wrong...I love Blake
But I have never wanted a better PG all season long than this game. Brooks took care of business.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think Brooks is that good.
He just took advantage of Blake and took his cookies all night. Its kind of expected when fast PGs play Blake.
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
he's not that good
Blake makes all quick point guards look like Chris Paul.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly...couldn't agree more. Just a horrible matchup for him.
He needs to guard more of a Chauncy Billups type PG…
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
the Andre Miller/Billups types kill us as well
I want Hinrich.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
....maybe Miller but Billups?
He is just wily…not really quick on the dribble.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Bibby is not the answer
we need a defensive point guard.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
we are the most efficient offense in the league
we need to improve defensively, not offensively.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
No...don't need another shooter.
Need a defensive QUICK PG.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh God...
No way in hell…talk about ruining a team.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
he played decent defense on Lowry
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Stern was there to keep an eye on his refs
like when the mob sits in the front row of a boxing match to make sure the fix sticks
Final comment
This game sucked but oh well now we have another one on Tuesday. How the Blazers respond will dictate this series. I still LOVE our chances and refuse to give up on our guys until the last loss of the year.
GO BLAZERS!!!!
Hello Dum Dum
I'm going to try to sleep. Maybe I'll wake up and this was a dream?
GO BLAZERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man last night I had a dream that Blazers would win today. I guess im not a prophet
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
Obviously a must win on Monday.
The Blazers must be the more physical team in order to take this series. They can’t count on the foul being called. Like Oden they need to go up strong on the offensive end and put bodies on them on the defensive end.
They're in trouble if they have to win on Monday
(game is on Tuesday)
HAHA!
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Now we can say "Houston we have a problem".
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
Oh geez...
Were you just waiting to get that one out?
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
No it just went out, without any thinking or trying anything or waiting. I just works now.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
Well done. ;)
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah just need to make fun of ourselves, cuz I was too saying that Houston had a problem at the rally.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
HAHA!
That is awesome…
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
The game is Tuesday.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
Just a horrible game
We won’t be this bad again. This was not even the PDX team we’re all use to watching. A Win on Tuesday 4sho.
OHHHHH Brandon! Do it, do it, do it til your satisfied!!!!!! - Wheels
"We ran the football. We could run it all day long, and again that's what we do." -Mike Bellotti, 65 - 38
Well
this will open management’s eyes. We need defense at the point guard position badly.
draft dejuan blair
not really
Just the point. Greg/Joel are good at center, Nic does well at SF, and Roy/LMA are adequate.
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by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what I got from your comment...
Just need to nut up on D
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
A young talented team that gained experience and will want revenge. A series that is still winnable (see Dallas - Houston 2005)
And if everything fails, remember: We have 5 draft picks, and Houston has none ;-)
Oh well, for some players I wouldn't mind to get younger
We found Nic pretty late in the first round. But yeah, unless our upgrade is a star in the making it would likely make more sense to acquire a vet like Miller or Hinrich.
Ugh on Miller
I buy Hinrich though…he is a pest on Defense…love it and opposing players hate him! :)
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Welcome to the Playoff Portland!
We missed you oh so much. Here’s your beatdown. :)
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:45 PM PDT reply actions
You'll get nothing and like it!
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Bad night
all the way around. Hopefully, the guys don’t let tonight beat them on Tuesday, they’ll need to really step up to get this series
I believe in Greg Oden. To all the haters - get down with the program or stay off the wagon for all time. #52
i want my money back
that game was a turd. oden was the only thing worth watching, i can’t believe roy got 21 points, it felt like he only had 12.
it felt like the blazers of the begining of the season all over again, isos for LMA and brandon, neither of them making good passes out of the double, the offense was stagnant. i liked when brandon’s heroics did something, but everytime, the rockets would answer back, and seriously 9% from the 3 point line? spread the floor guys.
Until the series is 4-0 (or whatever)....I will still believe in the Blazers.
It ain’t over til its over.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:48 PM PDT reply actions
On the plus side
We don’t have a team built with the ceiling of reaching the Conference Finals.
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Whats the biggest adjustment for Game 2?
I’m thinking changing the look on Yao, front him, double him, and play him straight up. Mix it around.
Go over pick and roll defense. The Rockets ran the pick and roll with success all night long.
Make sure Channing Frye is talking to Shavlik Randolph and Micheal Ruffin all game long. I know everyone played terrible, but Frye literally gives the Blazers nothing. No rebounding, defense, or points. He fills up the foul sheet.
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
those long twos
when he steps in from the three point line… those kill my soul.
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by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Yao just has a wicked jump shot too.
I don’t see him doing this well the rest of the series though…nor Brooks.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
i just started laughing after a while
dude, either take a step back, or 2 steps forward, or better yet just don’t shoot.
it's befuddling
Reminds me of how Shawn Kemp played in Portland.
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by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Fronting him worked...have LMA waiting in the wings to take a charge it need be.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
We need to implement
the plan Dallas used in the season finale – front him, deny the ball, and make the other Rockets be the guys who beat you
I believe in Greg Oden. To all the haters - get down with the program or stay off the wagon for all time. #52
by blazeraddict on Apr 18, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Scola was not nearly that hot in the game against Dallas
Otherwise they would have had a lot of trouble, since their big guys are limited (and Bass is too small to defend Yao).
Scola kills us everytime we play them
him against LMA is just a bad match up for us
"Kobe you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" - Nicolas Batum
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 18, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Not exactly
LMA is 5 points above his career average when playing Scola, and kept him to around 10 points.
Maybe it just feels that way
but that guy seems to always come up that extra rebound, but that’s purely from my own warped Anti-Scola prospective.
"Kobe you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" - Nicolas Batum
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 18, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you see how they tryed to double Yao with Blake?
Man what the heck is that, Blake cant recover on Brooks. LMA is the reason 1 and Outlaw and Rudy is the reason 2 we lost. Blazers could not score. Like you said something better change or its a disaster in making.
And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.
Offense: ball and player movement, run guys off screens, make Rockets D move
Defense: double Yao, trap screen and roll, rotate and scramble on weakside-get our guys running around making plays. Oh yeah, and
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
REBOUND THE FREAKING BALL
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I still have hope
but I also fear that Houston is simply a better team at this point. I just want to see them compete and give themselves a chance.
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 10:50 PM PDT reply actions
i wouldnt say they are that much better
we just cant go to sleep in the first quarter, they got to good of a defense for comebacks
I hate to admit this, but Houston looks like the better team
Maybe I’ll feel better after game 2, but right now, I don’t see how you get blown out on your homecourt in game 1 and come back to win the series.
you can, just ask us rockets fans...
about the rockets mavs series a couple of years ago. if you think yao is going to bed thinking he has this series in the bag, think again.
It looks like they seriously mean business though.
Ron Ron makes a big difference…I never thought I would say that about a team.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy crap yes....
T-Mac is a whiner and complains far too often.
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by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
If Houston ends up winning the series, T-Mac is the MVP.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
PUT BATUM IN NOW
by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
but as an addendum, i do think houston is the better team. but i also think we’re the best team in the league, so there ya go.
yea
he did. and thats because he took smart shots all night (which isnt always true). batum needs to start bumping him off his spots if he wants to make ron work for his points.
Ron still chucked up few questionable shots.
He did get good looks on most of them.
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
Silver Lining in Tonight's Loss
It can only get better from here.
Oh don't say that...because it can always get worse until you score 0 points. :)
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Oden is going to be a playoff beast
they let him get away with a lot of the ticky tack fouls.
draft dejuan blair
It's about gal-dang time.
"Is RLEC a real person" -My beloved wife
by Ireallyliketheblazers on Apr 18, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
there were about 3 offensive rebounds I thought he should have had, but Mutombo outhustled him
other than that, Greg was pretty good.
new rule: no Channing in the 1st half unless Greg and Joel BOTH have 3 fouls. Someone please tell Nate.
I'm not worried about his rebounding
It was just good to see him doing well on the block. His footwork has marginally improved.
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by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
it was more just the symbol of Houston wanting it more
Their 43 year old was outhustling our bonus baby rookie.
But I agree Greg was a bright spot in a game lacking for them.
Honestly
And I mean this: I envy the Blazers. Your fan base is absolutely incredible, the Rose Garden was rocking all night even though your team wasn’t as competitive as we all know you are (AND WILL BE the rest of this series without a doubt, we all know that)
You’ve all stayed so classy and not talked trash to us, and we really appreciate it. Thank you for not being like the Utah Jazz fans. And believe me, we Houston fans know heartache in the playoffs. Win or lose this year, your team is going to gain VALUABLE experience and I look for the Blazers to be in the WCF within the next 3 years at the latest.
when you give respect you're sure to get it :)
Not a problem. We know this series is far from over
by UHoustonFan on Apr 18, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
classy stuff
The Blazers just mean a lot to Portland. It’s part of the city’s identity… so it’s hard on nights like tonight.
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by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I kinda wish we had more of that
When the Astros made the World Series in 2005 this city was rockin’
But the Rockets have broken our hearts for many years (since John Stockton killed us with that ridiculous 3 at the buzzer back in ’97)
Roy’s 3 earlier this season brought that all back for me lol. :P
by UHoustonFan on Apr 18, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I rooted for the Astros that postseason...that was fun.
Portland and its Blazers have a very special connection… the lows are so low, and the highs so high.
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by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Roy's shot is a fun memory
but in the end, it didn’t mean much.
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by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
That's really great
I’ve never been to Oregon, I’d like to visit sometime. It sounds like you have something special going on up there in Portland
by UHoustonFan on Apr 18, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
it's very unique
good coffee, good hiking, and a very interesting downtown.
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by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I love Portland
I’ve spent some summers up there (much nicer than Houston in July – no lie) and think its great. Just wanted to check out BE – it’s amazing how busy this blog is.
You guys are smart and pleasant fans – such a change from Utah. I hope Rockets fans aren’t here trolling. Im still expecting a tough series, have tons of respect for Portland, and think you guys have a fantastic future.
its largely a "1-team city" thing
but its more than that. In my opinion, the best comparison in American pro sports is the Green Bay Packers and their fans.
Houston is...
..not what you’d call a feel-good city..it’s kinda rough at times and very business and industry-oriented. Honestly the warmest city here in Texas is Austin. My parents have a house there. They don’t have professional teams but the Longhorns has reached wayyyy beyond cult-status. They’ll draw 111,000 fans to the games once they finish the endzone in the stadium
by UHoustonFan on Apr 18, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I visited UT when looking at grad schools
LOVED the campus. LOVED the city. I ended up back on the West Coast though, largely because that’s where I have family and friends. I came away with a definite soft spot for Austin and UT though.
I think it was bound to happen
The Dallas loss made us really angry, but I guarantee the Blazers will be just as angry, probably moreso come Tuesday and will come out ready to win at all costs.
by UHoustonFan on Apr 18, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
we shall see
A lot of key Blazers came out and played soft. I hope that it was a one game thing and not forshadowing for future playoff disappearing acts. We shall see.
We need Greg to be great.
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by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
indeed
He’s the key to our hopes of becoming a title team. We need a monster year from him next year, and it would be nice if he could help us come back in this series.
I’m very interested in how Aldridge in particular bounces back from tonight. Is he a playoff warrior or is he Cliff Robinson 2.0?
I think he will be good
I think that the coaching staff will ask him to lose some weight… hopefully another summer post-microfracture will add some more athleticism as well.
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by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
He's just a baby
Literally. How old is he? 21? It takes time for most big men- longer than other spots.
Thanks
I have to admit, part of me is a tiny, minuscule bit happy for a blowout. I mean there were a lot of Blazer fans were completely delusional about the team. I can’t tell you how many people were talking finals on national call in radio. This kinda knocked us back to earth.
by undutchable on Apr 18, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll be honest
I was super nervous for the Rockets tonight. We’ve played well this season but we’ve also had awful offensive dry-spells and tonight we finally pulled it all together on the road. The last time we played this well was at home against King James and the Cavs.
by UHoustonFan on Apr 18, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
they made a lot of shots
even with poor defense, it was impressive.
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by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
heard that call
last night on fox sports radio, it was great because he was talking trash to the laker homer hosts
Thanks for the encouraging words.
You guys have certainly paid your dues, with tough injuries over the years on an obviously talented team. Yao is a good guy, and we can use all the good will from China we can get. Enjoyed the success of Akeem with Clyde in those days. I actually tend to like all the Texas teams, and if this is not our year, would like to see you or Dallas win out (seen enough of SanAnton). If you do take us out, you will be needing to make us proud….
On to the next game.
Nate has to allow Pryz and Oden to play with some foul trouble
If they both foul out then and only then should he consider hit the emergency Frye button
"And look at Robin dancin' around Ha Ha Haaaah!
by The Rubberband Man on Apr 18, 2009 11:01 PM PDT reply actions
+1
It was a 7 point game in the 2nd when Joel got his 3rd, and Nate went with Frye. While it wasn’t all on Channing, the lead ballooned back into the high teens, and the game was iced. Frye/LMA have no shot against Yao, he’s simply too much of a load in the paint. GO or Joel needs to be on the court at all times Yao is out there.
I believe in Greg Oden. To all the haters - get down with the program or stay off the wagon for all time. #52
by blazeraddict on Apr 18, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
YES
We should never, under any circumstances, use Channing in the 1st half unless BOTH Greg AND Joel have 3 fouls.
there is something psycological with the refs too
if the coach is constantly swapping bigs after a foul, then the refs will pick up on the team’s lack of confidence in their bigs to play without fouling, therefore causing the refs to pay unnessessarily close attention to those (deemed by nate) to be prolific foulers. Maybe i’m reading way too much into it.
First game at home was a mixed blessing
As much as we were nervous, there was a lot of pressure for the Blazers to win in what was for many, their first ever NBA playoff game.
Just got off work, got to listen to the game tonight...
…and all I can say is WOW… that sucked
Blazers win!
Wow
on the 95.5 postgame, the people in Schonley’s place are chanting “Let’s Go Blazers.”
I love Portland.
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no kidding
Blazer fans are longsuffering. One home loss changes nothing.
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by Cablinasian on Apr 18, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Marc Stein is a known east coast hack
The guy is clueless.
I fear for the day Paul Allen is no longer the owner of the Blazers.
He needs to reproduce soon so we have an heir in succession.
Maybe he meant from a national perspective?
"I saw him in the face" Sergio's quote on the latest alley-oop to Rudy.
by blazermaniac32 on Apr 18, 2009 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Horrible game all around.
The officiating in the first quarter didn’t help, but the Blazers lost it throughout the whole game.
It was my fault
I was at the Rose Garden last night at floor level for the Jax game. The basketball standards were collapsed and in the hallway. I couldn’t resist putting my hand through the basket and touching the nets. I realized I could be cursing the team, just like you aren’t supposed to touch the Stanley Cup or you will never win it. Sorry folks – hopefully the jinx wears off after one game . . . . .
put a body on 'em
the mobs will be there in a few minutes.
you might want to lock your doors and shutter your windows.
I Blazersedge daily, nightly and ever so rightly.
I blame the TIH Oden claymation video
"I saw him in the face" Sergio's quote on the latest alley-oop to Rudy.
by blazermaniac32 on Apr 18, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
What I keep thinking:
If we’d just lost a game or two at the end of the season we’d be on our way to beating the Spurs and then Denver and be bound for the WCF instead of facing this brutal match-up.
you blazers fans
can cry bad officiating all night long. . .
WELCOME TO THE PLAYOFFS
defenses are tougher, more calls are let go. rockets in 6, chew on that.
Wafer . . . again. (Marv Albert, HOU v. CLE Feb 2009)
-one of the FEW at Toyota Center who has the Wafer jersey
you weigh a lot of consequence here
0/10 troll attempt or you’re a mouthbreather?
by NateMcMillan's Suit on Apr 18, 2009 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
come on dude
Enjoy your team’s win— Blazer fans know the Rockets dominated the game.
Sure, there’s some grumbling going on here, but we know the Rockets were vastly better tonight. No need to start a flame war.
no one is crying we know we lost, got beat, punched in the mouth, embarrassed
but thanks for talking trash to us after such a game, I bet we wont hear any kind words when we return the favor
We've had a very civilized chat on The Dream Shake
Lots of guys from here can vouch for that. Im thrilled with the Rockets win, but never expected anything like it. I still think this series is going to be a battle, and mainly was pissed off we ended up playing my 2nd favorite NBA team.
Also, Portland would've lost to any team in the NBA with the way they played tonight.
Bad combo when playing the aforementioned Houston team.
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... I know...
by FibonacciSequence on Apr 18, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno...
We haven’t managed to beat the Lakers yet..what’s your secret? ;-)
by UHoustonFan on Apr 18, 2009 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha
I have that for Kobe..why can’t I bring some good luck to the Rockets?
We seem to always have a case of the “Rocket Killers”
They include: Kobe Bryant, Jason Terry, and Deron Williams
Brandon Roy’s rising on that list and will no doubt be there full-time soon lol. (I don’t hate BRoy at all, he’s pure class)
by UHoustonFan on Apr 18, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha
He makes his shots against us. Somehow you guys have him running scared lol.
by UHoustonFan on Apr 18, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Well it didn't do him much good
The difference tonight was we made our shots. At Dallas we didn’t/couldn’t at all. Kobe lacks confidence and focus when he plays at the Rose Garden
by UHoustonFan on Apr 18, 2009 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
you got to get Kobe not to trust his teammates.
both time in Portland Gasol shot high percentage and never got fed the ball.
Find a way to make Kobe sulk.
He’ll take his whole team down if he feels slighted in any way. You really have to admire the perfect selfishness of that.
did anyone else see the LA broadcast of the last time they lost up there
John Ireland planted purple and gold roses in the garden, later on the radio he said he planted them where no one would ever find them
well.. that hurt a lot
I almost thought i was going to go home and cry. That was demoralizing.
Sure, I would have liked the refs to have called the game the same way on both sides all game long. But that didn’t mean anything. Both teams got calls that made no sense and didn’t get calls that were clearly obvious.. whatever.. I would like them to do a better job.
And I would like to see the Blazers make a freaking playoff adjustment and get back into this. I would like to see something. I know there is good reason to be happy about “just making the playoffs”, but that is also loser talk and not where I want to be…
GO BLAZERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Take it to the Hole!!
We feel your pain
We were a win away from clinching the Southwest Division and the 2 seed but we gave up a 14 point lead at Dallas and watched as San Antonio beat the Hornets in overtime to drop us out of the homecourt advantage. My heart was stabbed a thousand times that night
by UHoustonFan on Apr 18, 2009 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate to call out my team like this
but right now the rockets loss to Dallas feels like the best loss of the season.. I doubt you could have had a better game 1 in Houston against Dallas (i think that’s who would have been the 7 seed had you beat them).
Of course, if you guys can continue to handle us like this then I suppose you will be moving on to bigger fish who will continue to have HCA when you could have been a 2 seed. So I can imagine your frustration.. hell.. I imagine you were probably a fan over a couple of years now and have had to accept some tough loses and first round exits.
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on Apr 19, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Not just first round exits.
Losses to Utah. You have no idea how much we loathe Utah, but you’re bound to meet them in the playoffs over the next few years and you’ll see. Regular season Utah is the devils fart. Playoff Utah is something worse.
Okay, P-Town Its time to Nut Up
Okay
This was a rough loss….to say the least
but heres the deal
Its our first playoff game in a very long time, and with this team, its going to take some searching (maybe even for another game sadly)
I dont think we will lose this badly again, but if we do we need to remember:
WE ARE FANS OF THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
as some people have already said in this post, We need to stay true to this team.
Believe me, more than anything i want to win this match up, but win or lose, we need to show this team and the nay-sayers of the nation, that we are still devout fans who will stick with this team through anything. The nation thinks we will give up on this team when they lose. We will not.
I say that is bull and that we need to support this team on every single possession.
This team has given us so many good memories this season, and to trash on them now is a disgrace.
Tonight was ugly. We played poorly. They played very well. It happens. but we are the portland trail blazers. dont forget what we have done this season.
look at how the face of this team has changed because of the people playing for us. Its amazing
Stay true, Stay strong, Stay Enthusiastic, and Stay optimistic.
We are the portland Trailblazers, and we are still on the rise
Rough loss...
It was tough being there and witnessing it firsthand.
Even the toddler in front of us puked all over the row. Then we had a cleanup crew with biohazzard bags move in bringing the smell of cleaning solution and barf to add to the stink coming from the court.
Outcoached, outhustled, outshot, out free-throwed, and about 10 other out-somethings that we need to fix by tuesday.
I think they played out of their minds tonight, and it was a bit of lightning in a bottle, but we also added to it by backing down and not responding to a certain degree which made it worse.
We won’t lose like that again.
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