Gameday Open Thread: Celtics vs. Blazers--Post-Game
by Dave on Feb 19, 2010 10:00 PM PST
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So...
Do we blame the team…or Nate, for not having them prepared? Not judging, just starting a discussion.
Does it matter? One game against the champs
with our all-star playing on one leg.
OMG I just jizzed in my France
OMGrandpa
We played like crap.
Doesn’t matter who we played against we would have lost.
Well, we probably would’ve beat the Nets, but…
In Bayless I trust.
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It does matter...
They looked just as disinterested when they played the Lakers…and who are the “champs”. The Celtics? They are hardly at the level they were during their championship year.
by OmoriumVerum on Feb 19, 2010 10:08 PM PST up reply actions
too many places to try and direct blame...
basically, the blazers sucked. the end…
RUDY > MJ
Thank you KP
The blame starts somewhere though...
Where would you say that is?
by OmoriumVerum on Feb 19, 2010 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
why do you want to throw blame so much??
everyone out there sucked.. blame them all
Nate is to blame and Roy for playing like a 2nd grader.
He did not play a lick of defense, superstar my butt.
Just looking at it from a management percpective.
I’m not “throwing” blame. I’m just curious as to what people think the issue is? I wouldn’t be too concerned, except for the fact that I have seen the same disinterested team more than once lately.
by OmoriumVerum on Feb 19, 2010 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
Love to place the blame...the blame game. I'd say the training staff...Booby Medina..good old
boy who’s OVERWEIGHT and has been with the Blazers for 18 YEARS…let this be his last.
Didn't see game.
How’d Roy do?
"Those 'Tank the Season' posts should be flagged after this game" -RecordTOs
by sctdnkl on Feb 19, 2010 10:04 PM PST via mobile reply actions
if this was your first time watching the blazers
you would think that roy is the most overrated player on the planet
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
rudy's two drives
and some energy from bayless that was the only good I saw
bayless
was the same aggresive little ball of awesomeness we know
and scalabrini was the sucky player we know
Awesomeness (ô'səm-nes)
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2. n. Nicolas Batum
by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:18 PM PST up reply actions
Blazer Dancers fill in for Trail Blazers
NOT GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS !
Utah will kill them on Sunday.
The clock is about to strike midnight ad the TBlazers become basketballs.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Winston Churchill
ANGER!
In Bayless I trust.
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This about sums it up.
"Put God first in all you do and your dreams [of making money off people's misfortune] will come true."
- Q
Well when you cant shoot and then dont play Defense
You have what we had today. A ugly game. My pity is for people who paid to watch this. Nothing to see keep moving.
Playoffs! Are you kidding me!
I see a team not even close to a playoff team. No time to work it out, they have to get games like this at home. They did not even begin to match the energy of Boston. Roy is definately not working well with the rest of the team right now.
blazers still will make the playoffs
i guarantee it (seriously)
the fully-healthy cavs lost by 20 to the cats today
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GOOD POINT! And I agree. The Blazers will make the playoffs. All I care about is getting a DIFFERENT
QUALIFIED TRAINING TEAM. PERIOD.
lindsey vonn>blazers
Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.
sunday's blazers>friday's blaers
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:18 PM PST up reply actions
Hot Fudge Sunday > Fridays Blazers
Give me #52
by undutchable on Feb 19, 2010 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
now i want some ice cream, and its 1:21 am here
Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.
us women's curling>friday's blazers
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
friday's blazers dont deserve the z
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:20 PM PST up reply actions
hopefully houston doesn't knock us out
now that they have kevin martin he will play great in
adelman’s system
but houstan lost laundry
who was key for them, especially without yao
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
Didn't learn anything new tonight
We won’t usually be that bad, but we have inherent problems with our offensive and defensive schemes right now, and with a lack of aggressiveness.
And I wanna hear what Roy says to reporters… how he feels.
#52
I am nervous about Roy
I can hope that him playing a lot of minutes, and not suffering a set back(fingers crossed) will only help his confindence going forward…
RUDY > MJ
Thank you KP
If he feels fine and thinks he can do more now
That would be an overall positive for the game, at least.
#52
Tonight just reinforced the same limitations of McMillan's middle school schemes.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
It matches Rudy and Martell's dribbling skills though
EVERYONE knows you gotta gameplan equal to your dribbling abilities.
#52
you aren’t fair to seventh graders.
#52 #10 #7
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2010 10:22 PM PST up reply actions
I coached the flex offense for my middle school team.
They ran it well for not having a single dribbler.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
I loved that when I was researching the high-low zone online, it was recommended for younger players who would only be together for a few days in a tournament setting, because its simplicity made it easy to pick up.
#52 #10 #7
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2010 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
I saw that too
“Now this one is GREAT if you’re just having some dumb kids for a few days and need to get them acquainted to a simple system within a few minutes”.
#52
see, you create mismatches by swinging the ball back from one side to the other! Even thirteen year olds can master it in the span of 90 seconds.
#52 #10 #7
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2010 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
I wouldnt put Rudy and Marell in the same category handle wise
Rudy isnt good handling the ball, Martell flat out should never handle the ball…
RUDY > MJ
Thank you KP
do you think nate starts camby on sunday?
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I have no idea why
the team played such uninspired, listless basketball. They always seem to do the opposite of what I expect. They certainly didn’t seem energized by the Camby addition in the least.
That's my biggest concern...
I’m not upset about the loss itself, I’m upset about the way they lost.
by OmoriumVerum on Feb 19, 2010 10:20 PM PST up reply actions
We are awful defensively on the perimeter and we never run..
Two most frustrating aspects of this team
Two most frustrating aspects of this team are
bumhole of a coach and the slow as a turtle tempo that we play!
It's scary because these are going to be long term issues. We are just really bad
defensively and Nate has proven he will never allow the team to push the ball
management will not can nate this year
it will make them look bad among the national media, which still considers nate one of the top coaches in the league.
especially with all the injuries and still having a chance at the playoffs
Nate gets a free pass this year
Unless they don't make the playoffs...
If that happens, I think Nate won’t be back.
by OmoriumVerum on Feb 19, 2010 10:31 PM PST up reply actions
kind of funny
we got off to a nice start, making our first 3 shots. but then….ugy
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Love to hear Nate's reasoning for benching Camby in the 2nd half.
Not that it makes a difference in this game, but why why why?
Also Nate sticking with Webster to guard Allen when you could tell he couldn’t keep up in the 1st quarter.
Coaching staff had no idea how to guard Rondo.
This game is on the players, but another disappointing schema from the coaching staff.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
Also, why Howard instead of Cunningham?
Dante’s played great lately. Howard has played well, but his age will catch up to him.
by OmoriumVerum on Feb 19, 2010 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
I have claimed that Webster is an over rated defender
Tonights tape is good ammo for my opinion…
RUDY > MJ
Thank you KP
This was a bad game in his defensive file
He has had some real good games on defense.
Wadn’t ’dis one, dats fo sho!
#52
The only thing we know about Webster that is concrete
Is that he is inconsistent…
RUDY > MJ
Thank you KP
Webster can look relatively good next to stalwarts like Roy, Blake, and Miller.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
as am i*
“if camby starts both halves
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:22 PM PST up reply actions
No kidding..just getting a rhythm and BAMMM..let's put Juwan in! No faulting Juwan whom I love.
We needed Camby in there.
there is nothing that I want to say about the game tonight
that won’t get me potentially banned
I was blinded to that by sick alley-oops and facials
not to mention Greg crotchifyin’ suckas
blazers were so bland today
i missed the 1st quarter but watching the rest of game I was like man where’s the Energy the only time u saw signs of life was when Rudy started off like the energy bunny running around eratically stealing the ball but that later dwindled as the he was called for his 2nd offensive & his shots didnt count.
Only Bayless was great from beginning to end the rest of the team were just Not there.
jim mora sr. can sum up this game (replace nfl with nba)
Well, I’ll start off by saying this: do not blame that game on the defense, OK? I don’t care who you play — whether it’s a high school team, a junior college team, a college team — much less an NFL team. When you turn the ball over five times — four interceptions, one for a touchdown, three others in field position to set up touchdowns — you ain’t going to beat anybody I just talked about. Anybody. All right? And that was a disgraceful performance in my opinion. We threw that game. We gave it away by doing that. We gave them the friggin’ game. In my opinion, that sucked. Ah. You know? You can’t turn the ball over five times like that. Holy crap! I don’t know who the hell we think we are when we do something like that. Unbelievable. Five turnovers. One of them for — We’ve thrown four interceptions for touchdowns this year. That might be an NFL record! And we’ve still got six games left, so there’s no telling how many we’ll have. That’s pitiful! I mean, it’s absolutely pitiful to perform like that. Pitiful!
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and
What’s that? Ah — Playoffs? Don’t talk about — playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs? I just hope we can win a game! Another game.
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
doing some things
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
"or whatever reason, we are getting off to some poor starts"
“I went to Howard so we could get to some more sets”
RUDY > MJ
Thank you KP
"Roy has been out for 5 weeks, its gonna take him some time to get his rythym
it seems as if we were waiting for each other to make something happen as opposed to coming out with that sense of urgency and make something happen:
RUDY > MJ
Thank you KP
One legged Roy couldn't chase Allen around.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
I'm still wondering when we got it down to 9, why we didn't go down to LA against old man
Wallace. This game was just brutal to take in every way possible
McMillan Summary
“They made some shots, we missed some shots”
“Defensively is where it starts.”
The reason why Camby didn’t start the second half “We needed more sets in the second half” (because Camby doesn’t know our sets)
“As a unit we didn’t play well.”
Scraping.
In Bayless I trust.
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Oh well
Take care everyone, I hope Gordon can save this restaurant nightmare so that something good can happen tonight.
LOVE YOU ALL DON’T WORRY.
#52
i wish this team played with some swagger
and not get embarrassed on the home court. especially 3 embarrassing home losses in 2 weeks
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thats no excuse for that offensive effort
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:34 PM PST up reply actions
BRoy “We gotta do a better job of coming out and do a better job off a back-to-back”
BRoy “They were the more aggressive team.”
Michael Holton “We (portland) are a feel-good offensive team.”
what does that mean?
Michael Holton "We (portland) are a feel-good offensive team."
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
That is what he said on SCN postgame.
I interpret that to mean that at the start of the game, We have to make shots in order to feel good and make more shots throughout the game????
BRoy Doesn't Need to Run
In NateRoy’s offense we don’t ever need to run so….
It is just when BRoy drives to the hoop that he needs a hamstring.
Part of why we don't run is cause Roy
could never run. He likes to play slow just like Nate. Two peas in a damn pod.
That is what is so funny when Nate says he wants
to run and be uptempo every chance he gets since he
got here
Only a couple of things to work on.
Aldridge should stop dribbling, Rudy should stop running into people, Camby should start playing, everyone should stay away from the out-of-bounds line and shoot the ball when they find themselves strangely alone.
roy hurt us more than he helped
he should just rest that things and not risk it
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batum, rudy and martell hurt us by not scoring
#52
by bustabucket on Feb 19, 2010 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
but they are not risking pulling a hammy on every play
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:43 PM PST up reply actions
we'll just have to see if he's hurting or feels fine tonight/tomorrow.
He’s been out for a while, it’s gonna take a little bit to get him back into game shape anyway.
#52
by bustabucket on Feb 19, 2010 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
but they are not risking pulling a hammy on every play
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:43 PM PST up reply actions
This loss is squarely on the shoulders of Blake
He clearly did not show up…oh wait…what? I can’t use that excuse anymore.
"I was surprised, I was listening to the coach on the bench and behind me, she touches me and says, ‘Rudy, I love you. Nice to meet you. Good game.’ - Rudy
by The Mallorcan Rocket on Feb 19, 2010 10:41 PM PST via mobile reply actions
well, he didn't show up
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
a true blazer would not care about the rules and just show up anyway
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:43 PM PST up reply actions
The cold truth
A very good defensive team beat a crappy defensive team
by southern oregon on Feb 19, 2010 10:42 PM PST reply actions
andre had 16
why didn’t he play in the 4th?
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time to watch 30 rock to brighten my spirits
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I blame KP for trading Blake,now we cant blame him for sucking.
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.
Not as satisfying.
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.
Is there a website that gives stats on 2 man pairings?
I swear Rudy has only really played well with Andre. Unfortunately, that is a really small sample size….
RUDY > MJ
Thank you KP
Nate Words of Wisdom
More Words of Wisdom:
Nate McMillan “you got to bring it”
Scrapiness
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.
wow, blaming the coach
how fun is that?
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
missed the game
I shouldn’t watch the replay on espn360, should I?
Why so few minutes for Camby and Batum?
Free AK1984
I am glad you didn’t see it. Please don’t
for your own sanity.
#52 #10 #7
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2010 10:49 PM PST up reply actions
Camby was removed from starting the second half.
Howard was re-inserted.
I’ll check later to see if you finished your meal.
it happened, and I thought of you freaking out. I’m glad you weren’t watching live.
Morty and blzrfan joked about it, then it happened. Surreal.
#52 #10 #7
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2010 10:52 PM PST up reply actions
Jake, don't watch the game.
There’s nothing redeeming about it. We’ll recap if you really want to know.
OTOH, jake live-blogging the replay would be hilarious.
#52 #10 #7
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2010 10:54 PM PST up reply actions
I also said said jk would be turning in his grave...
such a questionable(stupid) decision. The blazers never had a chance to win this game, might as well throw Camby into the fire with the starters…
RUDY > MJ
Thank you KP
watch the 2st 3 minutes
then turn it off, and burn your house down
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
Cant wait til 2012
When the celtics are back in the eastern conference basement. And the blazers wont be able to use youth as an excuse.
how can the blazers use youth as an excuse
with dre, howard and camby all starting
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
but the would will end in 2012
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by thomasikehara on Feb 19, 2010 10:52 PM PST up reply actions
I can see you are so scared that you spell incorrect
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.
Somebody please assure me that we will get better defensively going forward...
And I don’t mean solely relying on Oden/Pryz/Camby to sit in the paint and constantly attempt to cleanup errors made by our terrible perimeter defense
We need more than Batum. Roy and Webster are so inconsistent defensively. Rudy and Andre
are just inept defenders. Bayless may have some potential. Overall though, I keep waiting for the team defense to improve and it never does. We are constantly switching into precarious positions where guards are forced to defend bigs, and bigs are defending PGs on the perimeter.
It’s ridiculous. And when that’s not happening, our guards are just getting blown by.
PLEASE CLEAN UP THE PICK AND ROLL DEFENSE!
"B-Roy is the best shooting guard I have played against"
-Ron Artest
by premthegrem on Feb 19, 2010 11:00 PM PST up reply actions
Thats my point
Hopefully by then everyone will stop referring to us as a young team without playoff experience.
Well with the way we are playing we will be old team with out play-off experience.
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.
Only thing you can't do is blame Aldridge for tonight's game.
He didn’t rely on the jumper as much, which was good considering he was missing nearly every time. Only takeaway from tonight…will he please develop a faceup game?
"B-Roy is the best shooting guard I have played against"
-Ron Artest
His defense sucked.
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.
cuz he is a genius
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 Team Defense & Offense
Defense was Like Swiss Cheese
Couldn’t make the big shots
I'd call the Blazers' game ugly
But the ‘f’ in fugly makes it so much more descriptive and appropriate.
by almost awesome on Feb 19, 2010 11:05 PM PST reply actions
With Martel off on his shot, not to mention the rest of the bench,
the game circling the drain, the team in meltdown, we could have given Patty a shot, or two, literally. Some points would have been nice, regardless if he could play point. He is supposed to be a shooter.
Boston was playing well, so we needed to be the good Blazers. Not this time, not a disaster. One thing we know, as they say when investing “past performance is no guarantee of future performance”. You have to tune in.
Re-sign Travis Outlaw !
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