Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Rockets--Post-Game Edition
by Dave on Jan 29, 2010 8:00 PM PST
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PrintThe official recap will be along soon but until then enjoy the post-game conversation here. Reflect on the game and all that went into it, came out of it, or threw up all over it. --Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
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Landry hung the Blazers out to dry...
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by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 29, 2010 8:03 PM PST reply actions
and it's so frustrating to see Blake go 1-on-1
in the most important possession of the night.
no excuses. this was a horrible loss.
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by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 29, 2010 8:06 PM PST up reply actions
Blake should never be dribbling the ball on a drive in a halfcourt set
nothing good every comes when that happens. Miller, Rudy, Bayless, Batum should all be running the pick and roll before Blake. hes very good as a spot up 3 shooter receiving a pass. as the creator, he’s just atrocious. that has got to be like the worst option we have out there.
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
is Miller injured?
what the hell is going on?
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by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 29, 2010 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
2 points in 20 minutes, no defense
He’s been terrible since the end of the NO game
get Howard out
his lack of defense has been killing us the last few minutes
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
Blake down the stretch was just horrible.
Turnover, contested three, pound the rock in to the floor for 10 seconds.
Ugh.
Another dissapearing act by Aldridge
Why is he even out there the second quarter.
by ODEN on a stick on Jan 29, 2010 8:08 PM PST reply actions
here's my gripe about LA
and it’s not just a 4th quarter thing. EVERY time he gets the ball in the post he does the same thing: WAIT to see if they double or not. He’s not even in position to make a move if he wants to. he passively waits for the double and then looks for the safe pass. I keep begging him to sometimes mix it up and make a strong quick move ON THE CATCH. Don’t wait to see if they double comes or not – surprise them by making a quick attack.
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
I was actually proud of him the first half- he changed it up made some moves and got to he line
And yea your on point with that analysis. I saw that happenat least 3 times in the second half.
by ODEN on a stick on Jan 29, 2010 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
I can't watch this garbage anymore.
I’m so tired of building up first half leads, blowing them in the third, coming back within a few possessions in the fourth and then jacking up forced threes and poor LaMarcus fade-aways to finish things off. It’s absolutely ridiculous how non-clutch this team is and how they are nothing without Brandon Roy.
Life is hilarious.
well...
they are also not as good w/o their only shot blocking forces in the paint.
but yeah—-Roy helps A LOT.
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by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 29, 2010 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
This is true
The fact that it’s so easy to get around LaMarcus is a shame. For being paid so much, he does not earn it in these situations.
Life is hilarious.
the thing is, we have clutch players other than Roy
Rudy has been clutch for years. Bayless has been clutch at times this year. Miller has been clutch throughout his career. But instead we go with LMA postups and Blake drives as our money moves. It’s just pathetic.
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
I could not agree more.
All the wrong guys get touches in the last 4 minutes. When you’re down in the 4th with little clock left you want to be able to take it to the rim. Hence Bayless. But no, they give it to Steve and LaMarcus. The year is only going to get worse as the scouting reports become more detailed.
Life is hilarious.
I have to agree
Either a new home or learn to love the bench … I’m not ignoring the fact that he’s been pretty amazing some nights but he’s reverting to the beginning of the season when he wasn’t starting and wasn’t playing well. Nic’s back and while I would hate to see Rudy trying to defend against Carmelo Anthony (which he wouldn’t when Nic starts again … hopefully tomorrow) he can do the 3 and the 2 for backup and at least show some hustle or make plays.
Anyone still think we’ll make the playoffs? This loss, with tomorrows “most likely” loss, were close to being out of the playoffs. And with OKC crushing Denver tonight…not looking good.
OK Pollyanna keep drinking the Kool Aide
This loss pretty much seals that we will be a non-factor in playoffs if we even make it as an 8th seed. Unless Pritchard pulls a rabbit out of the hat at the deadline it will be welcome back to the lottery
Please talk about the subject, and not about each other
It’s a site rule here, and it works pretty well. No need to call each other names.
I still think OKC and Memphis will fade late this year
Especially OKC. This is their first real win over a top team this year.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
lol
“Especially OKC. This is their first real win over a top team this year.”
except the game where they blew out orlando by like 30, won in atlanta, won in utah, san antonio, phoenix and miami
they have a bunch of impressive road wins. their home record is actually where they are lacking.
I HOPE OKC and Memphis fade. And I hope that the Blazers' peak will happen when Roy
returns. IF Roy is fully recovered. IF he is then he will be rested and in great shape. If he returns too early….anyway…I hope that he learns to play some off the ball and that he doesn’t have to tax his body as he has with the style of play he has been using most of the time so far in his career.
I think this team still makes the playoffs
it can’t match up physically with LA or Denver though so it needs a 6 seed of better…
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by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 29, 2010 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
can't wait for em to play dallas tomorrow....
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Jan 29, 2010 8:12 PM PST reply actions
Problem with this team right now
Is it seems like they can’t have good offensive games the same night. Either our bench has a good game or our starters do. Almost never both.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Miller looks like he's smiling...
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by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 29, 2010 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
This loss hurts bad. It’s three in a row now, with a very tough Dallas tomorrow. I just can’t figure this team out. We should of won this game without Roy. Houston has no bigs…
Houston has an identity and players they rely on.
Brooks and Landry can break people down and score in the paint.
The Blazers had no answer for that tonight. They knew it was coming and did nothing to stop it.
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by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 29, 2010 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
per usual
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by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 29, 2010 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
We might as well let Pendergraph take his licks at this point.
Howard is just awful. His plus/minus, on a nightly basis, is almost always the worst on the team.
"Ain't nothin' in this world for free."
Our Centers are Power forwards
We have a 36 year old PF as a starting center and a rookie PF as his backup recipie for disaster
he leads the NBA in 3 pointers this month
batum leaves over my dead body
#88 #52 #4 #24
jake locker=2010 Heisman winner
by thomasikehara on Jan 29, 2010 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
Rudy and Batum should start
Anyone care to disagree?
I just want to know why Miller didn't play. Is he hurt?
The Blazer PG situation is a sad comedy. We’re more confused than before the season started.
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by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 29, 2010 8:20 PM PST up reply actions
Miller was terrible on defense (too slow) and terrible on offense (2 points)
We should bench all our PGs and play Batum and Rudy.
I LIKE IT!
Bench Miller and Blake. Pippen at PG!
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by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 29, 2010 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
except we don't have Pippen anymore...
yeah—-I’m not crazy about your idea.
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by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 29, 2010 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
We have Batum,
and with luck he is about this far away from being Pippen’s reincarnation… Book it.
Just not quite yet.
Mike and Mike were commenting about his assist total
fairly tough to get assists when the people you pass to can’t hit
What the hell was Washington smoking with that Rudy and Batum for Haywood trade?
Get well Greg! Rip City is still behind you!
I think Webster needs to go to a sports psychologist. His game is too affected by the fear of failure.
IE: Batum is going to start…
The fact that LMA was such a beast in the first half makes it even worse
He scored in the paint, blocked shots, drew fouls. Then his deal with the devil expired at halftime and he went back to being LMA.
hahaha
when was DA ever “good” as a Blazer?
after he hurt his shoulder and stopped getting all those wide open looks in San Antonio’s offense he stunk!
Webster has had his moments.
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by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 29, 2010 8:21 PM PST up reply actions
Come on
last week we had a Marty love fest.
It sucks that he gets nervous with Nic behind him, because clearly he could be good if his head weren’t screwy sometimes.
@pdxtrailblazers – Rudy Fernandez ties a career high with 25 points, setting a new season record (via @CRomerDome )
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Jan 29, 2010 8:20 PM PST reply actions
and mysteriously plays only 25 minutes even with Roy out injured
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
are you suggesting more?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Jan 29, 2010 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
When is Kevin Pritchard going to realize
That this team is a banging PF and Aaron Brooks style PG away from a championship?
Life is hilarious.
he drafted J-Bay and Patty
it’s up to Nate to develop them but he’d rather go with Blake-ball.
did we just go into a time warp and arrive at 2 months ago??
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by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 29, 2010 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
I think Patty could be our Brooks
I mean everything about their games seems identical so far.
"OK Kids! Who wants a basketball? That's why I love my Chevy Silverado."
patty mills is a marginal nba player
everyone thinks rookie scrubs are the answer. i can still remember when people were outraged when we traded taurean green.
odd how we always struggle against HOU, huh?
maybe it has something to do with RA whooping Nate’s ass everytime we play them?
pendy is pretty bangy
without our centers, we will have to wait for next year for championships
batum leaves over my dead body
#88 #52 #4 #24
jake locker=2010 Heisman winner
by thomasikehara on Jan 29, 2010 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
Did LA have any points the second half?
by ODEN on a stick on Jan 29, 2010 8:21 PM PST reply actions
Too much Blame on LA
He did his, hes not aplayer that can take over a perfect second option though. Everyone would be praising him if Roy was playing and we won. Blame Webster and Blake who thinks he can drive to the rim like Brooks
Odenized
we are 0-3 with nic
he is obviously a team cancer, taking shots away from blake
batum leaves over my dead body
#88 #52 #4 #24
jake locker=2010 Heisman winner
I like his passing
So straight forward and predictable you never see it coming. Unless you’re anyone other than Steve Blake, then you see it coming.
i counted at least 7 times this game
where he single handled effed up a fast break when we had an advantage.
Agreed
Turn the reigns over to Monty Williams to see what he can do and if he is a Nate clone we have Terry Porter in the wings
I love terry porter with all my heart
He is not an NBA coach and will never get another head coaching gig in this league.
We need Hollins.
by Emperor_Doom on Jan 29, 2010 9:14 PM PST up reply actions
The Adelman ship has sailed ---
Adelman was a great coach but previous management screwed that one up so the ship has sailed.
Didn't watch the game but it sounds like the last four minutes were very familiar.
Groundhog Day? Is this team doomed to replay the last four minutes of the Memphis game over and over till they get it right?
they need something to happen to get their late-game swagger back. A freak play that gets everyone confident.
#52 #10 #25 #7
Same ending too, except Brooks got the rebound that time
Blah!
"OK Kids! Who wants a basketball? That's why I love my Chevy Silverado."
or until they get it Roy
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by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 29, 2010 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
Roy played that game
our last 4 minute play has been bad all year long, with or without Roy
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
so thats 1 game this year we have lost with roy in the last 4 minutes
batum leaves over my dead body
#88 #52 #4 #24
jake locker=2010 Heisman winner
by thomasikehara on Jan 29, 2010 8:33 PM PST up reply actions
there have been others.
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
it's ok
Just keep dreaming for the stretch in a month that goes NJ-TOR-CHI-MIN-MEM-IND-DEN-SAC-GS-SAC-TOR-WAS. And pray Steve Blake gets dropped out of the rotation.
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
and Blake will still be Nate's main man
by southern oregon on Jan 29, 2010 8:28 PM PST up reply actions
way to ruin it, guys.
There goes that coping method. Back to Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Madden 10.
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
Blake did score 14
with a good +/-
He’s just not clutch- I don’t like him at the end. However, Andre wasn’t feeling it tonight either.
hes fine at the end if hes standing in the corner waiting to catch a pass from Roy
but with the ball in his hands as the guy starting the offense? just not his game. why we put him in that position is beyond me. we had several better options down the stretch.
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
I agree to an extent.
That was my rant, Blake setting players up in crunch time is destined to fail.
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
I've been on record saying I'm cool with Blake in the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd quarters
But he shouldn’t be a focal point in the clutch time.
i wish roy would be back
or at least do more batum isos
batum leaves over my dead body
#88 #52 #4 #24
jake locker=2010 Heisman winner
rudy has largely been awful all season
and is coming off back surgery. batum is 3 games back from shoulder surgery. taking a slow approach makes sense.
and seriously does one good game from rudy make up for the dismal January he’s had ?
Batum is someday going to be worth a bigger contract than we gave Lamarcus.
I hope to heck we have enough left over after the Aldridge debacle that we can still afford him. We had darn well better not give Oden a massive contract or you can really forget it!
On the bright side
Maybe this gives Rudy his swagger back
That is a very very bright side. Good to see Rudy doing well. On the DREAMSHAKE blog
the author called Rudy “Rudy the flying squirrel”….CLASSIC!!!
I dont' know about UTah
But I think we win this one and the Washington one at least, if not Boston (Boston might play better if Roy was on the court).
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
and new orleans
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
Definately that one
Even if we end up being down 1 with the ball, Roy probably either:
1> Gets fouled.
2. Makes the shot.
3. Kicks it out to the shooter since he’s a good decoy and would draw a lot of defenders.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
No identity
bad subsitutions and defensive assignments
bad play calling
all coach stuff
Blazer Pride.
yeah whos giving him all the minutes?
Blazer Pride.
by loyal_blazer on Jan 29, 2010 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
No NBA player declines minutes unless they're injured or on the downside of their career
A coach doesn’t like players who don’t want to come into the game.
Of course, Blake told the coach he didn’t want to shoot FT’s in the clutch, and Nate kept in him. So Blake may be an exception.
i've been watch a few houston games (or more like brooks) this season
and that’s what i’ve been thinking too
whats with the Miller and Bayless on the bench thing?
by southern oregon on Jan 29, 2010 8:31 PM PST reply actions
Cus Miller couldn't hit a shot, Bayless couldn't stop Brooks
But either could Blake, so I really have no idea…Nate?
To paraphrase fundamentallysound from Blogabull
1. Cut a hole in a box
2. Put your Blake in that box
3. Make some team open that box
by Norsktroll on Jan 29, 2010 8:33 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
Great lines! And I agree...maybe send that same box to Houston and tell them to put Adelman in the
box and make the BLAZERS open it!
damn blake
and his 14 points 9 assists. if only he was riding pine so we could watch the ‘andre miller low trajectory hour’
you cant just fall down down the stretch and expect to not get a lot of heat
batum leaves over my dead body
#88 #52 #4 #24
jake locker=2010 Heisman winner
by thomasikehara on Jan 29, 2010 8:35 PM PST up reply actions
blake is not the reason we lost
we lost because our defense is porous. it’s frighteningly bad.
blake may have made some serious mistakes down the stretch but he can’t be expected to produce in those pressure situations.
the fact that teams are now just waltzing into the paint for uncontested lay-ups is the reason we’re losing.
its not Blake's fault Nate put the ball in his hand the last 4 minutes and told him to create something
Blake is very good at many things in this league. That is not and never has been one of them. That he was put in that scenario is not his fault.
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
Blake is a good backup PG
But that’s what he is, he is not a starting PG or shouldn’t be.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
agreed
if one assumes we move either Rudy or Bayless, Blake would be almost ideal to resign as the 4th guard, getting 10-15 a night, and playing situational minutes. The worry would be that he gets more than that though because he plays “safe” which Nate likes.
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
I agree. Blake shouldn't have to be put into those situations. If Nate trusted his players CONSISTENTLY
then players like Webster and Miller would produce consistently and not fear the pine for missing shots. If every player had the same level of trust that Nate places in Blake there would be much more consistent play from them….Instead Nate CONSISTENTLY goes back to what he does…and I’m tired of it.
Blake is great playing off Roy
But if he has to create in the clutch then god help us all
Miller either has a good shooting game or a bad one
There is no decent game for him, no 4/8, its either like 9/13 or 1/10.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
You know what?
No matter how bad you’re feeling at the end of the game, imagine how Brandon was feeling while watching.
Timbo just committed column suicide in the sidebar because of Roy.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
I believe we can
We’ve already done it without Roy and without either of those two. We can do it.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
just think of how good we will be when we have our 2 best players back
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#88 #52 #4 #24
jake locker=2010 Heisman winner
Aldridge, Rudy, Blake, Outlaw for Bosh, resign him next year
Miller
Roy
Batum
Bosh
Oden
I dream of that line up next year.
with a bench of
rex, party, inferno, snake, and the thrills
amazing that we can give all that up and still have a termendous bench
batum leaves over my dead body
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jake locker=2010 Heisman winner
by thomasikehara on Jan 29, 2010 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
i meant the thrilla
batum leaves over my dead body
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by thomasikehara on Jan 29, 2010 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
It's nice and all
But TOR wouldn’t do that because they actually think he might stay there. A Rex/Roy/Batum/Bosh/Oden line-up for the future would be immense though. All in their lower 20s, and all still have room to improve.
One can dream.
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
sign and trade
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by thomasikehara on Jan 29, 2010 8:43 PM PST up reply actions
Why wouldn't Bosh want to leave Toronto and Canada's incredibly great tax system?
Well maybe not for Oregon’s so much, but its got to be an upgrade over where he lives now!
Lots of work to do to win a championship
I mean, Oden hasnt even learned how to stay in a game yet.
Let alone overcome another injury, play at an all-star level, then play at a starting all star level, then play at a championship level, then a championship winning level.
Lots of levels for this team to go up. It’s not just a playoffs to championship thing folks. Its alot of time, a lot of maturing, a lot of getting better oh and superior coaching.
Blazer Pride.
by loyal_blazer on Jan 29, 2010 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
Extra salty post-game.
An inconsistent offense cannot make up for the lack of defense. Without centers and Roy, the Blazers are not going to beat good teams. Hopefully with Roy back soon, the Blazers have a chance of outscoring teams They certainly won’t beat them through defense.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
I look forward to seeing Nic play next to Roy, as Nate originally had intended before the season
Beyond that, it still feels very day to day and week to week like Dave wrote at the half of the season. There is little continuity, much less a firm core team or rotation that is evolving. Rebuilding and hoping for better days seems like the order of the day. I hope KP is better in discovering new horizons than defending old unproductive lands.
With Rudy and Batum back in the lineup, Roy coming back soon.
I think it’s a great time to consider trading Blake before the deadline. I don’t see the Blazers resigning him this summer, it would be a shame to let him go without anything in return. Blake has done what’s he’s been asked to do, unfortunately, I just don’t think he brings enough skills to the table to be any sort of difference maker on this team.
I’m expecting KP to thin out the roster a bit, sooner rather than later.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
It would have to be Blake and Outlaw
And their only real value (especially Trout) is as expiring contracts so what team needs cap space and would be willing to make an effectively unbalanced trade.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Yeah, ironically I think after a theoretical consolidation trade has happened that would actually play to the strength of KP and our scouting process. Adding depth has never been an issue. We have a guard and two good forwards stashed in Europe who likely won’t be stars but could round out a rotation, we have a first and second round pick in each upcoming draft, we will/would have salary exceptions (MLE, BAE). I have little doubt they could find more Pendergraphs and Cunninghams, if not even more Rudys and Jerryds. I worry about the belief that the core as constructed is enough, a core built around Roy/Oden/Aldridge and maybe Batum, or that GMs are freezing KP out of big deals after his initial success if he is actually trying to make one. Filling the roster with role players to “put icing on the cake” is the least of my issues. The composition is.
So when Roy comes back
Batum gets back at sitting on the corners….. and playing 15 minutes a game
Odenized
Or Blake rides the pine
That’s what was happening before he got hurt.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Question is will Batum start?
I say no and I’m okay with that if Martell remembers again why he can be a good player.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Could that be good for 3 losses in the finals?
Blazer Pride.
by loyal_blazer on Jan 29, 2010 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
Except for that trip and fall by Blake late
He was actually quite good on offense today, I mean 6-10 and 9 dimes.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Have to blame Nate
Blake shouldn’t be running the offense down the stretch. He can’t penetrate and that just means dribbling around and running out of time with no open shots.
But Miller was playing like crap
So unless you really trust Bayless (and I do but could see why Nate may not), you don’t have a choice.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Miller, JBay and Webby need to step it up now!
Whatever funk that especially Miller and Webby are in, they need to snap out of it ASAP.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
And we need to be able to kick it in more
And have Miller/Bayless drive it for fouls if the shots aren’t falling. Because they’re good at that.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
It was the start of the 3rd tonight that killed us
We were always chasing the rest of the game. If we’re even going into the last quarter, we give ourselves a better chance than -7.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
It's interesting, Brooks had a very Brooks like game
The guy can be a world-beater if he wants to (30 points) but he can also be a dumbass (6 turnovers).
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
That and wheneever we play in Houston
Every single loose ball seems to go their way.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Brooks has been scoring a lot lately
Which he has to with Scola struggling.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
The thing about Wheels
is that there is always someone on the opposing team he says that about.
Interestingly
Chicago appeared to play the prevent offense tonight and nearly blew an 11 point lead heading into the 4th. It doesn’t work so well for anyone apparently.
Good nws is we lost no ground in teh playoffs
We can beat Dallas tomorrow.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I believe we can win every game
Always positive.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
there was a loose ball foul called on us, but the game stat people, counted it as an offensive foul. Hence not counted as team foul #4, which it should have been.
So the refs were notified of this and changed it to 4 team fouls. Then they counted the next foul given to us as the 5th team foul. We got 2 foul shots.
BUT, as it turns out the next foul that happen was on an and 1, so we should not have been given the 2 shots. So they took the points away.
How long till Batum is starting?
Martell is so streaky – it seems that if he is off early he will be off the entire game. Use him as our energy guy of the bench, and if he is hitting 3’s, leave him in with Roy and Batum (I would love to see those 3 play at the same time)
Blazers have the same problem offensively that they had last year
Highly predictable, flat offensive approach especially down the stretch.
Be it Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, Jerryd Bayless, etc. trying to do it by themselves.
It is no advantage when the defense knows exactly what you are going to do every play with 4 or less minutes left!
Isn’t that why we went out and got Andre Miller?
That was the lesson of the Houston series. Here, 8 months later, we are trying the same thing against the same team. Curious.
"The only 'Advanced Metric' that matters is what you see with your eyes." -Timbo, Nov., 2009.
That's what kills me about Nate
If people in this organization aren’t able to take an objective look at our shortcomings and correct them this team will never win. If something work, you don’t keep trying the same damn thing and hope for a different result! (aka Nateball)
That's the definition of insanity
to something over and over again and expect a different result.
Offense didn't lose this game. 100 points is enough to win. Defense lost this game.
by raoulduke on Jan 29, 2010 9:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
wrong
105 points is enough to win the game
I'm drawing a total blank.
by collectiveshane on Jan 29, 2010 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
Am I the only one
that will never get over KP giving LMA that contract in the offseason? I wonder if it took so long to get done for pure bookeeping reasons or if KP was thinking of moving him.
It isn’t LMA’s fault that we are losing, but he certainly hasn’t stepped up to the plate. Giving him that deal will make it difficult to move him for that bangin’ low post scorer. We are stuck with him, and this team could sink with him if GO doesn’t stay healthy.
I was at the game tonight.
I sat 4th row on the baseline near the 3 pt line opposite the blazers bench. I was the “Free Throw Guy” tonight for our guys. I yelled out loud “MISS IT!!” right before the Rockets would shoot their free throw. I only did this a few times in the third and fourth quarters. And twice for their last two free throws of the game.
The first time I did it, Carl Laundry, a real good free throw shooter missed one, and the second time I did it, Ariza missed one. But, of course they made those last two free throws.
The Rocket fans were freaking out, and me and my daughter were cracking up because those first two times, it seemed to be working.
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 Jan 29, 2010 10:09 PM PST reply actions
woah Aldridge 4 blocks?
I would expect Martell to have 4 blocks sooner then LMA anymore.
I missed most of the game.. I’m guessing sucked except our International stars?
I'm drawing a total blank.
by collectiveshane on Jan 29, 2010 10:12 PM PST reply actions
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