In-person 3/7 DEN/POR recap
by FreeDamon on Mar 8, 2010 8:07 AM PST
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I moved from Portland to Colorado 5 years ago and I think this was my 6th Nuggets/Blazers game here. There have been some good memories (a BRoy OT- forcing 3 pointer, a Sebastian Telfair halfcourt shot at the halftime buzzer), but of these 6 games, I believe the Blazers have only won 1 or 2 of these. Ugh. Whatever it is, the Nugs just seem to have our number whenever we head up there. I get an ominous feeling whenever Im at this game, but it is always a good time to go out and support the boys.
I went to the game with a crew of 12 friends. There were 300 level midcourt tickets for $30 a piece (plus a free beer and t shirt!) and we took up our whole row. Only two blazer fans in the group, but you best believe that didn’t faze me. Lets just say that section 380 got to know me pretty quick.
It is unfortunate that Denver is so good at home and their fans don’t even realize it. This was a nationally televised game as well as a ticket package giveaway night and they still couldn’t fill the arena or get any crowd volume whatsoever in a situation that didn’t involve Chris Anderson or Melo. On the one hand, it was an 830 Sunday night game but still. I don’t need to tell anyone here that at any Blazers/Nuggets game in Portland the Garden would be sold out and rocking no question.
It is always frustrating coming to these Nuggets games. Their fans have no idea how lucky they are to have such a tough, consistent, talented, winning team. Say what you want about JR Smith, Carmelo and Birdman (and lord knows I was), but they are playing really good basketball right now. Crazy to think that they were missing a starter and a rotation player tonight. I don’t know if they can beat the L*kers and Mavs this year, but I wouldn’t be surprised.
I don’t really feel like talking about the actual game, as it was yet another exercise in Blazer futility against the Nuggets, but here are a few things I took away basketball wise.
This was the fourth Blazer game I’ve seen this season. Brandon Roy didn’t play in two of them and he basically didn’t play tonight. As I was wearing my Roy jersey I probably don’t have to tell you how I felt about that. I don’t understand how he didn’t even really try to initiate the offense the way he usually does. He seemed really out of synch tonight, but did provide some good defense.
Its only been 2 weeks, but we clearly missed Camby out there tonight. Cant wait for him to get back.
Speaking of which- God I cant wait for Greg Oden to be good.
Jerryd Bayless this summer will replace Travis Outlaw as the most divisive blazer within the fanbase. Tonight was a perfect example of why. When he came in he took total control of the offense and started looking for the jumper way too often, breaking up any momentum any of his teammates had going and leading us into the 10 point hole we were in most of the game. His four turnovers seemed like 8. Though he ended up the leading scorer, I think this was one of my least favorite performances from him. He needs to hit that three when it matters, not when we are playing catch up. His evolving chemistry with Rudy is so key. The potential is there obviously, but I guess my main concern is that we don’t need a second year player at the backup one. We need someone that is past the hyotheticals and is an experienced NBA role player.
That being said, I had a revelation tonight- I think the Blazers will keep Andre going forward and dump Bayless for a Hinrich/ Conley/ Ridnour type somewhere down the road. We need someone who can get it going when Brandon can’t, and Andre has been that guy no question. Part of this is that we are no longer that young team with potential that we were last season. To progress to an elite team we need guys who are going to win games, not give them away.
The Birdman/Martell block was pretty impressive in person. When Martell went up at first it looked a little sketchy, but then he cocked back and it looked like it was time to fire up the poster machine. However, Birdman got UP on that one. Great play.
There was a giveaway during a timeout called “Threes for Trees.” I didn’t realize that at a BLAZERS and NUGGETS game that there needed to be more Marijuana innuendo than was already provided but I guess you gotta go for it if its there.
Before the game I was getting my tickets from will call and I started chatting up another gentleman in a blazers jersey. Turns out it was Dante Cunningham’s dad! He was a nice guy, totally friendly. Kind of funny that he had a 10 person entourage with him.
In my group was a friend from work who is from Peru. He is a total NBA freak and is (not suprisingly) a L*aker fan. This has lead to plenty of playful teasing around the office, but has also allowed a real friendship to blossom. Leading up to the game, I was just as excited about showing him the NBA experience as I was to see the actual game. The Pepsi Center did not disappoint in this. He was snapping pictures left and right and was absolutely captivated by the non-basketball entertainment. At one point another friend leaned over and asked if I could think of a bigger culture shock than going from small-town Peru to the loud, bright, sterile environment of an NBA game. I couldn’t. After the game he thanked me profusely and we decided that we need to go to another Nugs game before the season ends. I think I converted him.
All in all it was a great night. Unfortunately we couldn’t get the W, but Id be lying if I said I didn’t see this type of performance coming from the Blazers. I got to take an NBA junkie and some Nuggets fans to their first game, and the look on their faces all night was just great to see. I left the game disappointed in my team, but thrilled that I could share one of my favorite things (an NBA game) with friends. While it was an unsuccessful night for the blazers, it was a success for at least one blazer fan.
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It matters, especially when we are playing catch up.
He needs to hit that three when it matters, not when we are playing catch up.
I thought he had a great game. Who exactly was he supposed to defer to? LMA and Roy were horrible and he still finished with 5 assists.
by Nick Van Excellent on Mar 8, 2010 8:25 AM PST reply actions
Yes
Bayless had a great game. He was about the only one who could get anything done.
I couldn’t read past the Bayless part. Clearly FreeDamon has disliked Bayless since before this game, and that has colored his impressions of last night’s game.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Its not a dislike
Just a frustration. I was Jarrett Jack fan and Im still not sure why we traded him for Bayless as he is more turnover prone and is less of a shooter than JJ.
My beef wasnt with Jerryd’s whole game, just his first stretch of this game when, you know, the score was still close and his “running” of the offense was terrible and put us out of contention.
This game was not close and while I enjoy seeing Bayless get it going as much as anyone, this was not a performance that the Bayless defenders should add to their arguments.
The point is to win the game, not see how many times you can get fouled going to the rim.
The point is to win game by getting fouled as many times as you can by going to the rim.
The point is to win the game, not see how many times you can get fouled going to the rim.
by Nick Van Excellent on Mar 8, 2010 9:03 AM PST up reply actions
wow
get that chip off the shoulder yet? I didn’t watch the first half so I’ll have to take your word for it that he was terrible then. But second half they should have sat Roy and just went with Bayless.
The point is to win the game, not see how many times you can get fouled going to the rim
One of the best ways to get back in the game is to get to the line. Shooting jumpers all nite usually isn’t the key to coming back.
I agree
Bayless should have been in there instead of Roy during the stretch. Nate has to realize Roy cant be the hero every night.
And yes, layups are a good way to come back. I just dont like when Bayless takes every other offensive threat out of the game with his style of play
I just dont like when Bayless takes every other offensive threat out of the game with his style of play
I strongly disagree with that statement. His drive and dish is getting pretty good. He also tied Brandon last night for a team high 5 assists.
I really wish there were technology available to watch games where one couldn’t tell who a player was. I think it would be good for all of us to be able to see players without our preconceived notions coloring their play.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
His offense was the best of all the Blazers last night
And it wasn’t even close. Are you kidding me? I’m honestly at a loss here.
Not only was his TS% 81, he got 5 assists to go along with it.
As for this comment:
The point is to win the game, not see how many times you can get fouled going to the rim.
That’s kinda how you win games when the offense is struggling.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Jack TOV% 18.0 much higher than Bayless TOV% of 12.3
Before you make claims based on a single night, you might want to actually check out your assumptions. Bayless’ TOV% is much lower than JJs.
I do appreciate you giving us some idea of where you are coming from. Your a JJ fan with a bit of preconceived prejudice against Bayless. I might suggest that you try being a bit more open to reevaluating your opinions based on Bayless actual performance.
Bayless’ PER of 16.2 is outstanding for a 21 year old second year player.
by upper left corner on Mar 8, 2010 9:18 AM PST up reply actions
"To progress to an elite team we need guys who are going to win games, not give them away."
To progress as an elite team they are going to have the roll the dice on some of their young players becoming exceptional talents, not trading them away for the mediocre Hinrichs of the wolrd. Bayless may or may not be a point guard or combo guard on a championship team. Hinrich certainly is not.
Bayless may or may not be a point guard or combo guard on a championship team. Hinrich certainly is not.
The L*kers have reportedly been interested in Kirk. He’d be a perfect replacement for Fish
I’m not saying I want Hinrich on the Blazers instead of Bayless, just be careful with your blanket statements
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hinrich stinks
but even he is better than the turd sandwich which is all the guards on the lakers not named kobe.
anything would be an upgrade to the LA back court, it’s awful.
Right, Hinrich might be adequate on a team already stocked with champioship level players, but he is not going
to move a team up to championship level.
well
i’ve been at games. I’ve read what Dave said, but there’s a “feel” for the game that may not translate onto television. I didn’t watch this game so I can’t speak to this situation, but there are players that step in and can either add or substract regardless of the stats they put up.
Last year I watched batum and what he was doing away from the camera (likely because the ball wasn’t there yet), and he was doing awesome things that made a huge difference, but it wouldn’t show up on stats. It wasn’t mentioned how he shut down Chris Paul (my favorite example), but he did. He did a lot of it away from the ball.
Conversely a lot of us have watched zach randolph put up monster games… yet… you KNOW that he’s hurting us more than helping by how he’s doing it. Some people won’t see that because 40+ points and 15+ rebounds are so pretty.
I just wanted to add two cents/thoughts to this.
I happen to agree that Bayless may become the next polarizing player. The Blazers NEED a point guard after miller. The constant debate showcases that the position hasn’t yet solidified. The constant PG trade suggestions also showcase this. Because of a need that hasn’t been satisfied yet, people are going to look at bayless with some frustration.
SF has Batum. I think he’s clearly shown he’s the future and is going to be up and down until then. He has all the skills/ethics and just needs to polish and be consistent. Center has Oden that is amazing talent if ONLY he could be healthy. A healthy Oden is no question though. PF has Aldridge. Love or hate his style, you won’t get better without giving away a farm and a half and there’s really only a couple better anyway. Roy is Roy. Point Guard is an aging miller with a few years and then bayless or Rudy. Rudy is loved by the fans and bayless is potential. Potential ALWAYS ends up polarizing depending on how long it takes to be realized IF it becomes realized. Toss in the fact that Bayless scowls while Rudy finishes with flare… fans will likely focus on Bayless. Besides… people like things/people to blame.
I root for Bayless. why? Because if bayless becomes a fit here, a weak point on our team now has answer. He does need to round out his game. Hopefully it happens, but maybe it doesn’t. Maybe it takes a few more years at which point the impatient people call out “bust”. I don’t see him exploding into his role next year. A failure to do that will likely lead to people grumbling about him. So, I agree with the poster. A failure to burst onto the scene next year will lead to Bayless becoming a scape goat. I can live with that as LONG as it’s not the training staff again (meaning everyone is 95% healthy and can finally dominate… i’ll take that over Bayless breaking out ).
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
"I told Pau the Lakers never win here in Portland; I think it's great." -- Rudy Fernandez
comparisons to Terry Porter
TP used to put his head down and drive the ball into the paint during critical possessions in close games. Then he would step to the line and sink his FTs. Was Porter neglecting the other 4 players on the floor when he drove pell-mell to the basket? No, he was ensuring the Blazers got a high-percentage opportunity to score, during a critical point of the game
And of course TP developed his 3-pt shot to be an outlet for Clyde with great effect. Last night we saw Bayless make 3-3 from distance. If Jerryd can get his 3P% up around 40 in the future he’ll be an effective “PG” alongside Roy, especially considering his defense on opposing PGs (good latteral quickness, strong desire to defend well) Finally, if Batum develops his ball-handling and “point forward” skills, having Nic and Brandon on the floor will help Bayless in the playmaking department. These 3 could be a nice combination with LMA and Greg on a near-future finals-caliber team
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Exactly
I think your analogy to TP is a pretty good one. Bayless has the same type of strong, compact, explosive body. I think Bayless is probably a bit quicker and a bit more athletic, but TP had a great stroke and an excellent feel for the game. If Bayless can develop consistency with his outside shot, he and Roy are going to be an absolute load.
I wonder how many people remember that TP only shot .217 from 3pt range in his second season at age 24? People’s impatience is amazing.
Batum is going to be great. I have no doubt, but I still see him as something of an enigma. Exactly how his offensive game develops is very much up in the air. I think the point forward idea has merit, but it is only an idea at this point. If people are unwilling to let Bayless learn to play the point, how are they going to be when Nic tries to learn to be a distributor form the SF position? The potential is great, but there are going to be a lot of mistakes along the road.
We still have not even seen what I believe will be the eventual starting line-up on the floor:
Bayless, Roy, Batum, Aldridge, and Oden. We have been waiting two years and we are going to have to wait more. It is going to take those guys at least a season playing together to get all the kinks worked out.
by upper left corner on Mar 9, 2010 8:36 AM PST up reply actions
I wonder how many people remember that TP only shot .217 from 3pt range in his second season at age 24?
There were some who questioned the drafting of Porter because the Blazers already had 2 decent PGs (Valentine, Colter) following the Vandewegne trade. But Darnell couldn’t seen to stay healthy and Terry wound up playing a lot more/sooner than expected. Eventually, Porter beat Colter out for the starting job and the rest is history
There are some parallels between Bayless and Porter (they both have a dominant SG in the Blazer’s starting lineup, etc) It’s not a perfect comparison, but they’re both hard workers and I expect Jerryd to “figure out” how play alongside Roy like TP grew into the PG role next to Clyde
Whether Blazer’s management sees it this way is more important, of course. Like you said, we haven’t seen a lot of the Brandon-Jerryd backcourt. Mainly because the team is now trying to win 45+ games/year and not develop a young PG, like they were from 2005-2007
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I laugh because I think you're right
Oden was out when Batum was in and Batum was out while Oden was in and Bayless didn’t see a lot of time last year.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
"I told Pau the Lakers never win here in Portland; I think it's great." -- Rudy Fernandez
I wasn't arguing for or against Bayless
simply making a point that you can see things live that you miss on TV because camera’s aren’t there.
I expect Bayless to do well. I don’t know if he’ll do it for the blazers, but I’m sure he’ll do it somewhere.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
"I told Pau the Lakers never win here in Portland; I think it's great." -- Rudy Fernandez
Your Bayless bashing is pretty inexplicable
6-9 with 5 assists, team’s leading scorer, and you bash him for a few TOs?
Young PGs, particularly ones as inexperienced as Bayless, are going to make some mistakes against a gambling, pressuring defense. If you can’t live with a few mistakes, you are never going to see the outstanding player who is likely to emerge at the other side of the development process. Ask the four teams who traded Billups before he became a star.
Bayless already has a much better PER and TS% than either Hinrich or Conley, and a whole lot more upside, particularly defensively, than 29 year old Ridnour.
Trading away an emerging talent for a more experienced journeyman seems a sure route to mediocrity. Miller is here precisely because Bayless needs time to learn his craft. By the time Miller is ready for a reduced role, Bayless will be ready to take the reigns.
Care to explain your thinking?
by upper left corner on Mar 8, 2010 9:09 AM PST reply actions
Im sorry-
But I want to win games. As this season has shown, the teams ahead of the Blazers are beatable. Developing a TO-prone 2nd year combo guard who may or may not be a good compliment to Brandon Roy doesn’t exactly make sense when you are battling for playoff position. Granted we traded away a Ridnour-style PG in Blake to see how Bayless could handle the job, so obviously KP thinks JB can evolve, and I hope he does. Im not saying give up on the kid by any means, but I am saying that people need to have a realistic view of Bayless’ game. That means watching and seeing how his game effects both sides of the ball and not just chucking out numbers. Just because the kid can score against second units does not mean he is the answer at PG
Getting Better
I actually think Bayless has improved. PG is probably the hardest position to adjust to in the NBA. Just look at Billups, bounced around the league, now considered one of the better PG in the league over the past few years.
There was one turnover last night that was really bad and I believe it was the one you referenced (he drove the lane, got caught in the air, kicked out towards the top of they key, where a Nuggest intercepted it and led to a fast break dunk). Yes, that was bad, but I think Bayless is bringing some intangibles that are intriguing:
1) plays tough D. He may foul a little more often than you would like, but he does work real hard on D… honestly, while his technique will get evolve, I believe he, Batum, & Dante are the hardest workers on D on this team.
2) really good penetrator- makes for some easy buckets, trips to the foul line for him and eventually others (as he does get the other team into foul trouble). Let’s say you have 8 seconds left in the quarter, who do you really want with the ball based off actual recent play (and not reputation) Bayless or Roy?
3) questionable outside shot, but to be fair, it is coming around. Last year, it was ugly almost all the time from the outside. Now, like last night, he has some decent outside shooting nights…still could be a lot better, but at least you can see progression in his shot.
4) desire- one thing i really like about Bayless is you can tell this guy is playing hard, wants it and I believe this helps fire up other players around them. LA & Roy are obviously better players, but they seem rather low on the intensity level.
5) Combo guard- I think WAY too much gets made out of this. Name me a guard in this league with a decent repuation that is not a “combo-guard”. Parker, Rondo, DeRon, Chris Paul, Aaron Brooks, Jameer Nelson… they are all very fast combo guards. The true pass 1st point guard is almost a thing of the past. It helps immensely to have a PG that is quick enough to pressure the defense, create mismatches on switchs, find the right match-up AND hit the outside shot. If you don’t have a Top 5 player in the NBA (James, Kobe, DWade, Carmello…) you better have a “combo” PG otherwise, you are in trouble.
I see your point about a combo-PG and here our announcers saying Bayless is a 2 in a 1’s body, but, this has been the trend in the NBA for awhile and I am not sure why Bayless takes this criticism.
If people wanted a pass 1st PG, we had him in Blake. And I guarantee you, if Blake is your starting PG, you are never winning the NBA championship (unless LeBron is on your team).
I think Bayless has showed some nice progess in his only real season of any decent PT (and to be fair, it has only been about 1/2 season at that). Maybe he will never be more than a sparkplug off the bench, but right now, I think he is heading in a positive direction and still may evolve into the Blazers starting PG.
TO prone?
Bayless has a fairly low TO% of 10.1. He ranks 20th out of the top 67 PGs in the league.
He is actually on par with Derrick Rose and Brandon Jennings ahead of almost all the other young PGs in the league.
by upper left corner on Mar 9, 2010 8:41 AM PST up reply actions
i realize we're already ready to burn the poster in effigy
but i had the same thought about bayless in the first quarter. he was a huge part of the portion of the game where denver took a commanding lead. they never looked back after that.
it was a six point game when bayless turned the ball over on 3 straight possessions leading to 7 points. 13 point game which it pretty much stayed for the rest. doesn’t he bear some responsibility for this?
he played great in the 2nd half so i think the criticism is a bit unfair but if you actually read what was written objectively his point about the first quarter is pretty clear.
He was in position and went straight up.
That’s a no-call every time.
by Nick Van Excellent on Mar 8, 2010 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
maybe it is a no call
but his hand got nothing but wrist…to me that is usually a foul…maybe it was not…but it was not blocking the ball at the least, it was stopping the forward motion of the wrist and fore arm with almost no contact on the ball…
actually the rule in the NBA would be a foul in that scenario, regardless if he goes straight up or not, he was in the circle and made contact with the arm not the ball, that should be a call…
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I didn't see a foul at all.
It looked like he got all ball first and then maybe touched his wrist a little on the way down. I just don’t think there was a lot of contact.
by Nick Van Excellent on Mar 8, 2010 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
Jerryd Bayless this summer will replace Travis Outlaw as the most divisive blazer within the fanbase. Tonight was a perfect example of why. When he came in he took total control of the offense and started looking for the jumper way too often, breaking up any momentum any of his teammates had going and leading us into the 10 point hole we were in most of the game. His four turnovers seemed like 8.
Thanks for reminding me. You’re right, when Bayless came in he was messing up at first, but to his credit he continued to be aggressive and was the only Blazer drawing fouls against the Nugget’s front line. I’d have to review the game tape, but my recollection is that Portland was already in a “hole” by the time Jerryd entered the game
I was very critical of Webster’s attempt to jam on Anderson in the post game recap. You’ve just got to be smarter than that. Bayless demonstrated how to defeat shot-blockers, you have to put your body into them and not show them the ball and make their job easy. Sure, Jerryd gets his shots blocked as well, but there’s no comparison re: how many times Rex gets to the FT line with his approach, compared to Marty with his “all-or-nothing” drives. Too often they result in turnovers that lead to easy baskets for the opponent…
Thanks for the first-hand report. Hopefully you’ll get to witness multiple Blazer victories in the Pepsi center in years to come!
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Oh, and before I forget
Bayless had a great defensive rebound last night where he rose up against the big guys and came down with the ball. I remember thinking “that was Jerryd?” Impressive
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There was also an offensive rebound
where he didn’t get the ball, but he was alone against the Denver big men and it went out off of Denver.
He had 3 TOs, 2 assists, and a bucket in his three minutes in the first quarter. He made some bad decisions, but it isn’t as if he was “looking for the jumper”. He only took one shot in that stretch, and had two assists. The lead grew during that stretch because of 1) Bayless turnovers 2) Aldridge missing shots 3) Pendergraph fouling and giving up free throws 4) Denver making everything they threw up from outside.
Denver shot 12-17 in the first quarter, 3-5 on 3s, and also was 7-8 on FTs (I believe two of those were “and ones”). That’s 34 on 17 shots, with only 3 turnovers — 23 possessions, if I’m not mistaken. Any time you give up 34 on 23 possessions, you are looking at the wrong end of the court if you think the problem was offense. The lead did not balloon because Bayless didn’t run the offense, but because we didn’t actually ever stop them. The game was lost on the defensive end.
Give Blake the MLE in 2010!
Farewell to #2 and #25, good luck to you!
#10 #52 -- #5 #7 & #88 are back!
I agree
Well, the game wasnt lost by us. Denver was hitting from pretty much everywhere in the first half
that was my impression
IIRC the Nugs were 7-12 from deep in the first half, when that happens and Melo’s also cooking, you’ve gotta shoot 75% just to stay within hailing distance
And yet the Blazers had the lead down in single digits during the 4th quarter, a lot of that was due to Bayless’ relentless forays into the bodies of Denver’s big men
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oh come on
it was a layup drill, we did not even attempt an interior defense…if we would have just knock a few of those cutters out of theirt chosen path at least once or twice I might agree with you here…
Denver made shots because they could do what they want and we could not stop them in the middle…
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Combination
They hit some shots from deep, including some that were contested. That always opens up the middle.
But our defense was poor in the first half.
Give Blake the MLE in 2010!
Farewell to #2 and #25, good luck to you!
#10 #52 -- #5 #7 & #88 are back!
The the Nuggs (Thuggs) played their game yesterday
when scoring 100 they are 37-7- they scored 118
they average 32 Free throws a game- they took 34
they shoot 37% from 3- they shot 41% (9-21)
Its hard to beat a team when they play their game, especially when your shorthanded.
"Good, Better, Best, never let it rest until your good is your better and your better is your best." Tim Duncan
DEFINITELY MY FAVORITE PART OF YOUR STORY:
“There was a giveaway during a timeout called "Threes for Trees." I didn’t realize that at a BLAZERS and NUGGETS game that there needed to be more Marijuana innuendo than was already provided but I guess you gotta go for it if its there.”
LOL
by thankyouforblaze on Mar 8, 2010 4:24 PM PST reply actions
it doesnt help they also shot 59% from the field
Another bad stat
Lamarcus was -19
we did win the battle of the boards 37-35.. and 51 to 46 if you count team rebs
"Good, Better, Best, never let it rest until your good is your better and your better is your best." Tim Duncan
our defense is bad
against teams like Denver and Utah. We never EVER stop a cutter. Both these teams back door us at will. That happened last night. Greg, Joel and camby to an extent cover that fact up well, but honestly, their job is to provide help defense in those situations, meaning we should at least have a perimemter guy trying to knock them off their cut…I do not recall once where a cutter was cutoff from the weaakside, not once. We did get in fornt of Melo once on a pick and role and got called for a foul on what would have been a turnover, but Denver just cut to the hoop without the ball all night long and ran a layup drill on us…
This is a big weakness on our team that needs a serious remedy and not just Center bandaids…
I ran the stats on greg’s fouls for all the games he played this season andsomehwere like 40% of them were on 1 or 2s, in other words perimeter player responsibilities. Greg takes the heat for getting a lot of fouls, but the team puts him that situation when he is on the floor.
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Yes
Nugs dancers are usually a pretty solid squad. They are definitely ahead of the blazerdancers this season in talent and looks (my opinion). Id estimate more than half are the bottle blonde type if your into that.
The Nuggets mascot is Rocky, and he looks basically the same as Blaze but yellow. The blazers definitely stole the mascot from the nugs, as Rock has been around for 20+ years I think. He did a pretty funny stunt at the 1st quarter break where did a lap around the club level in 2 mins 45 secs. He also attempts a behind the back half court three every game, and has hit on 18 straight games.
by FreeDamon on Mar 9, 2010 12:35 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That may have been Roy's worst game and Bayless's best
…and yet Roy was only -4 in 41 minutes, while Bayless was -7 in 24.
(Meanwhile Aldridge was -19 in 41 mins, so don’t say Roy had the advantage of playing with the starters.)
Add me to the list of people who long for a better young PG. Bayless’s best case scenario is probably Lou Williams. And he was a second rounder. Ditto Monta Ellis. Second round is where you get your scoring combo guards. (See: Gilbert Arenas.) But I don’t know if Bayless would land much in trade (probably for that reason). We’ve heard other teams asking for Rudy plenty of times (e.g., Washington). Can anyone remember a serious rumor that had another team asking for Bayless?
Personally, I like the Birdman
did u see him drinking a coffee on the sidelines during the game?
It must have given him that extra energy to stuff Martell.
man, that freakin’ looked embarassing.
by thankyouforblaze on Mar 9, 2010 1:34 AM PST reply actions
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