Postgame Open Thread: Blazers 88, Clippers 93
by Timmay! on Jan 1, 2012 9:12 PM PST
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PrintWell, let's be honest, we weren't likely to go 66-0 anyway. The Portland Trail Blazers' winning streak ends in disappointing fashion, coming up short against the Los Angeles Clippers, 93-88. The Clips didn't look spectacular themselves, just adding to the ugliness of the loss. At one point, the residents of the Gameday Thread had a mini-celebration when the Blazers finally reached 50 points... over halfway through the third quarter. The Blazers earned this loss.
Jamal Crawford scored 23 to help lead the Blazers, LaMarcus Aldridge added 19 points and 9 rebounds, and Nic Batum contributed 15 points and 8 boards.
Portland never got started in the first half, suffering from poor shooting, turnovers, and general lethargy. Even the tip-ins weren't falling. Meanwhile, the Clippers found their groove, dunking to the delight of the crowd. By halftime, the Blazers were behind, 44-36, and felt lucky to be so close.
As the second half began, the Clippers went crazy scoring, while the Blazers just went crazy. The Clippers built the lead up past 15 as the Blazer defense wilted, and the game looked over. However, suddenly, the Blazers showed signs of life as the fourth quarter began. Portland crept closer, then closer. Suddenly, Crawford gets the Blazers within 4 with 5 minutes to go. But after an outstanding Blazer defensive stand, Chris Paul was forced to heave the ball from behind the three point line... only for it to bank into the bucket. Crawford then helped cut the lead to 2, but they could not complete the comeback.
VIDEOS: Chris Paul gets timeout while kneeling out of bounds | Gerald Wallace doubles over Caron Butler with shot to groin
The Boxscore is here. Stay tuned for Dave's full recap, and we'll have the next Gameday Thread Tuesday night, when the Blazers visit OKC. -- Tim
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on to the next one...Go Blazers
by TrailBlazing25 on Jan 1, 2012 9:11 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Time for my favorite hobby after a blazers loss
Getting amazingly drunk
"We Believe" - Rudy Fernandez
My mom used to work as a police dispatcher
After Blazer losses, especially big ones, things got pretty busy at the 9-1-1 call center.
Steve Goodman lives.
After the 1991 playoff loss to LA
The friend I was watching with turned to me and said, “well, my mom’s got an axe in the garage. Let’s go chop down a tree.” It seemed like a good idea at the time. Pure rage, no rhyme or reason to it. Poor tree.
Steve Goodman lives.
Portland Fandom...
Where Amazingly obliterated happens…
It takes a big man to admit when he's wrong. I am NOT a big man.
by SGT Lenny on Jan 1, 2012 9:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
40 minutes into the game and the Blazers were shooting 35% with 20+ turnovers
I hope Nate remembers that instead of going into platitudes about scrapping and not giving up.
I don't think Nate can NOT notice turnovers
Geriatric swagger!
by Respect_these_years on Jan 1, 2012 9:13 PM PST up reply actions
Man.. that CP3 3 and the slipping sliding Timeout on the out of bounds line.
iced the painful game.
WITH ODEN ON OUR SIDE
he traveled and his hand was on the line
he got his timeout though
Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
The 3 was the end of it all
The timeout was just funny. Ref right there, could see everything. Then he saw it was Paul, and fell in love.
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yeh if we had a just a little luck with that 3
would of made it a lot easier. oh well
Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
Great D for all 24 seconds
But an amazing bank shot 3 with D in your face is not a high percentage look.
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I'd let him take it all game.
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Yeah if a guy shoots 35% from deep overall
He shoots 3.5% on that particular shot.
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Good energy at the end
I thought they would quit, glad they didn’t. I don’t see a win next game but if the intensity stays high there could be a surprise or two come playoff time.
Steve Goodman lives.
lol you didn't turn it off
Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
Chris Paul thinks he is all that. He forces his way out of NO and will probably do the same after the Clips suck again.
Batum Shakalaka
Yeah he will be injured plenty this year
And the Clips’ fans won’t get mad, because they have a small amount of die-hards that this will affect.
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I can't see clips beating OKC or Miami
Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
In the in 10 more games
the Clips will go on a hard decline.
I think in 10 more games*
i’m not sure what happened there.
I keep getting spam that offers to prevent hard declines
Not sure what’s happening there, either.
Steve Goodman lives.
by twinsbrewer on Jan 1, 2012 9:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The team on a hard decline this year is Memphis.
I’m still not sure what so many people saw in them.
"I Am Mine"
Word
Clips are not that good. Need to work on their perimeter D, though we made it look good tonight. We played horribly for 3 quarters and still got close. Paul saved them tonight.
"OK Kids! Who wants a basketball? That's why I love my Chevy Silverado."
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT
Lamartha for the first 3 is what did it. That and terrible defense. the blazers really screwd this one up. not the end of the world though. Did anyone else notice that while the clips have good fans, it sounded like a golf crowd in there?
They wont have good fans when they go back to sucking.
Bandwagoners
Batum Shakalaka
Sorry i didnt mean good fans
i mean a good crowd size, but they were quiet as can be.
The Clappers have a lot of bandwagon fans?
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LaMarcus is NOT in shape yet.
This is obvious. Could someone cut him a break…he DID have a heart condition..for no one knows how long. This is going to affect his cardio.
When the heart isn’t as effecient..guess what, he feels it in his muscles….“MY LEGS ARE SO HEAVY”.
It is a testament to his fitness that he is playing as well as he is.
I don't think that's the fan way
So I guess that’s all I have to say about that. I agree with you, so yeah…
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Tough loss, almost pulled it out. I think that half court offense is still not very good.
If LMA can’t score (and in this game he was having trouble with Deandre Jordan), then the only other guy who could score was Crawford. The team needs more guys who can create their own shot on offense. Failing that, they need Andre Miller, because he runs the half court sets much better than Felton, who is just too wild at times. Batum in the first half just tried to force everything. Both he and Matthews still need to be set up in order to score all the time.
Look at those quarters
17 19 16 36 for the Blazers
least we went down with a fight
Where in the world was Gerald Wallace tonight? If half his body showed up for this game we coulda won
Guys will have off nights
That’s the nature of the beast. Hopefully they still work hard on defense and rebounding, tho’.
Steve Goodman lives.
guys will have off nights
but you can’t have a name like gerald wallace does and not even show up for the dance
ehhhh, he needs to take care of the ball
but him & Nic were the only reason this game was remotely close.
Paul Allen, the 2011 Trail Blazers Owner/GM
Well he did just hit both of them
Silly to just give the game away like that. And it’s much easier to get a two than three, as shown by Crawford.
by Batumshakalaka on Jan 1, 2012 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
Have to keep up with Jordan to foul him,
without it being and 1. Give Jordan credit. That man is nothin nice.
Perfect example of the Blazer glaring weakness in depth at the front court, with age.
<3 Camby and Thomas, but there is a new crop of young guns coming .
When the guards shots dont fall ? Turnovers also happen with a new pg every season. We know this. In the end that game was close. So back off Nico and Nate, please imo :).
To quote Nate tonight " were not in the French league ". NBA plays a different defense. Nico will be fine, give it time. Quit looking for what isnt there.
Can someone explain the new emphasis on charges this season? Seems like turnovers are higher with this also?
OKC isnt any easier. Go Blazers !!
just win baby !
It sounds like you are not respecting these years.
Geriatric swagger!
by Respect_these_years on Jan 1, 2012 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
If LMA makes that three
We would have had a much better chance at the W. But I guess you’re unlikely to make you’re first three of the season…
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If LMA didnt shoot that 3...
Batum Shakalaka
Terrible 3 attempt
We took two bad threes, one by LA and one by Crawford. At least Crawford had a hot hand. We didn’t need either yet though.
"OK Kids! Who wants a basketball? That's why I love my Chevy Silverado."
He wasn't the right person to take it
but he was open in the corner, not a bad shot.
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Both were open and not bad shots, just seemed like risks that didn't need to be taken
I’d just rather have seen a post iso by LA both times.
"OK Kids! Who wants a basketball? That's why I love my Chevy Silverado."
Clearly he didn't spend much time refining his
3 point range, like Amare Stoudemire seems to have done. Not that I’m complaining, I’d rather see him in the paint anyways.
Paul Allen, the 2011 Trail Blazers Owner/GM
If we didn't brick back to back 3s
we could have had 4 points instead of 0.
If Mark Jackson is smart enough to do it...
Batum Shakalaka
7 games
i think we could take ’em…
and keep intimidating and abusing Blake Griffin!
I had that alarm clock
I hated it haha
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Blazers defense definitely didnt give upa lot...
21/23/25/24 in each qtr respctively. We stunk on offense because we didnt have an identity. We kept causing turnovers trying to push the ball ahead even though there was nothing. We should had established lamarcus. The IMMEDIATE alternative to not having a transition option on offense should be Lamarcus post up. and then run offense through him.
WITH ODEN ON OUR SIDE
Agreed
I’m all for pushing the break, but the deep post after the secondary break has to be their go-to half court option. It helps when LMA decides he wants to bump a little though.
by Batumshakalaka on Jan 1, 2012 9:20 PM PST up reply actions
To be fair, DeAndre Jordan did a fantastic job putting a body on LaMarcus Aldridge tonight.
Still, you’re right that trying to forcibly push the ball isn’t the way to regularly win basketball games.
"I Am Mine"
I think Lamarcus was going up against Jordan the wrong way...
All i saw lamarcus do was try to shoot face to face over the top of Jordan…With Jordan’s leaping ability he was playing right into Jordan’s comfort zone. If Lamarcus had put some moves on Jordan (like he did late in the game with the aggressive backdown and pump fake) he could had had a field day with Jordan. Jordan is not a clever defender. Simply athletic. lamarcus has enough moves to shake off Jordan.
WITH ODEN ON OUR SIDE
thus far
LA is playing in the post like he did in 2009-10 and not 2010-11. no quick moves, not driving at all. when he does drive, he’s going week with dippsy do fades and not strong trying to dunk. he’s always waiting to see what the defense is going to do instead of sometimes going quick on the catch. i hope he gets back what he had going last year, but so far, not so good. 3 FTAs per game is not going to cut it.
"But if Ding Dongs and prime rib were the path to NBA pivot stardom we'd all be wearing the uniform." -Dave
push the ball?
I can’t think of a single transition opportunity in the entire first half. We played strictly out of the half-court tonight. And we sucked at it.
"The only 'Advanced Metric' that matters is what you see with your eyes." -Timbo, Nov., 2009.
that is what I am saying.
They DID push the ball ahead but the thing is there was nothing available…so instead of going to Lamarcus in the Post we just kept dribbling around trying to get something to happen.
WITH ODEN ON OUR SIDE
here's our offense this year in a nutshell
1) push push push (this is good)
2) if no layup in transition, a wide open spot-up elbow jumper or 3 (this is good)
3) take the first 18 footer we see (this is not good)
4) finally set up the offensive play
we just need to cut out those quick semi-but-not really-open 2s in half court with a ton of time on the clock (looking at you Wesley and Jamal). The initial transition and wide open spot up off transition should continue, but we can’t get into this mode of shooting 18 footers with 18 on the shot clock.
"But if Ding Dongs and prime rib were the path to NBA pivot stardom we'd all be wearing the uniform." -Dave
Yea
We need to attack the paint out of the half-court. LaMarcus is still not himself. But we did not get the ball up court quickly tonight. I think that’s due to Nate putting the brakes on after the 25 turnovers last game. Maybe it backfired.
But the team played flat. Hard to know what we’ve got still. OKC game will be more telling.
"The only 'Advanced Metric' that matters is what you see with your eyes." -Timbo, Nov., 2009.
Hated that game!
Clippers are bad, they basically got bailed out by CP3 (although I’ll concede that’s what superstars are for.) We need to seriously cut down on the turnovers and spruce our halfcourt game with some more motion I think. Wallace didn’t bring it which is okay as I’m passing it off as an off night. LMA needs to revert to LaMonster asap. And I like what Nic Batum did tonight.
8-5 most of the night
especially that first half, a ton of no calls. CP3 and Griffin rules are in effect.
!!!o o!!!
OMG I just jizzed in my France
OMGrandpa
While we are 3-1 I haven't seen a lot to be optimistic about
Only thing that is keeping us afloat is some streaky shooting. Point guard play is weak and we are pretty soft inside. Aldridge going back to second half play of last year might make me change my mind.
#52
Getting a lot of turnovers is a good sign
Making unforced turnovers isn’t, alas . . .
Steve Goodman lives.
Yep, terrible game for Felton.
CP3 showed he is the king in the land of 6’ guards.
Paul Allen, the 2011 Trail Blazers Owner/GM
Gerald Wallace is a very good player, but night's like tonight remind me why
we need to be careful not to just blindly throw money at this guy.
He cannot get himself shots in the half court and has a weak mid range game, and no 3 point game.
His tenacity to get out on the break and to the rim is fine right now and make him a great player, but 2-3 yrs from now he’s not gonna be able to do that, and he doesn’t have the mid range game to age gracefully
by Rudy4three on Jan 1, 2012 9:19 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
how man did he make
6 3’s? lol
Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
he was 33% on a decent number of attempts
so not as good as Batum either. Still not terrible though.
i keep dancing on my own.
Sorry but this loss is on GWall imo
You can’t arguably be the best player on the team and score NOTHING. heck at least get to the line if the shot isn’t falling
in his defense, he got jobbed a few times tonight
clearly was fouled, but nothing. Both wallace and LA are just not able to draw any foul calls at all thus far this year – it’s a bad sign to be sure.
my favorite though was right after the CP out of bounds timeout. we shoot, Griffin hogties Wallace under the basket, then shoves him into Butler, and Wallace gets called for the foul. Just a terrible awful call.
"But if Ding Dongs and prime rib were the path to NBA pivot stardom we'd all be wearing the uniform." -Dave
On the bright side
Batum looked great tonight. Better than Wallace. Way for him to answer the call.
"OK Kids! Who wants a basketball? That's why I love my Chevy Silverado."
I still believe that we are the better team.
But, its alright because the fact that this team didnt give up is very encouraging
Batum Shakalaka
Tough loss...
And unfortunately, on to OKC who playing some good ball. No time to dwell on a bad game.
by 01B5S4 on Jan 1, 2012 9:20 PM PST via mobile reply actions
This team desperately needs a capable ball handler and facilitator on the wing.
Also, Jamal Crawford is quite possibly the most infuriating player to watch on offense.
"I Am Mine"
But, Jamal was pretty much the only reliable offence today
Batum Shakalaka
That last possession with him was a disgrace.
Dude pounded the ball for a few seconds and acted like it was a one-possession game, even though Portland was down 4.
"I Am Mine"
I would have guessed
He was the one blazer you could count on to fire up a shot in about a second when his number is called.
Yeah, not a big fan when you factor in he and LA aren't on the same page at this point.
Missing Andre right now.
I am too
but I don’t think I will be in a month.
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Felton gotta stop with the bad passes/turnovers
Batum Shakalaka
I wouldn't be surprised if both Crawford and Felton are gone at end of season.
Neither has convinced me yet that I should care. If Felton doesn’t start getting better soon I wouldn’t mind seeing something done with him before the trade deadline.
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Jan 1, 2012 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
Once Kirk Hinrich is healthy, I'd gladly swap vet PGs with Atlanta.
Try to get a backup center out of it, too.
http://basketball.realgm.com/tradechecker/saved_trade/5966488
While Hinrich is no long-term solution, it’s not like Raymond Felton is one himself.
"I Am Mine"
Oh man
Every shot he took was infuriating, but I guess he’s made a career out of hitting those shots in streaks. He did bail us out tonight. I am annoyed by how he calls for the ball constantly at the end though.
"OK Kids! Who wants a basketball? That's why I love my Chevy Silverado."
Jamal is our BRoy replacement.
He tends to play like he is the only guy on the court.
"The only 'Advanced Metric' that matters is what you see with your eyes." -Timbo, Nov., 2009.
at least BRoy got to the rim.
"The only 'Advanced Metric' that matters is what you see with your eyes." -Timbo, Nov., 2009.
Bummer
We came out flat as a bike tire rollin through a nail factory. A few questionable calls, some lucky shots, but give LA credit, they beat us. But we also beat ourselves as well. History wasnt going to repeat itself and let us win 2 games with that many turnovers. We need to tighten it up a bit. All these turnovers are killin us. Oh well you win some you lose some. Not to worried about it.
by cavejunctionblazer on Jan 1, 2012 9:21 PM PST reply actions
"Bike tire rollin through a nail factory"
Yours or one you heard? I like it, either way . . .
Steve Goodman lives.
just made it up on the fly
a freestyle if you will
by cavejunctionblazer on Jan 1, 2012 9:24 PM PST up reply actions
there are two other starting caliber PGs that might be on the block
beno udrih and ramon sessions
PHILLY!
I dunno if either of those are an upgrade over Felton
"OK Kids! Who wants a basketball? That's why I love my Chevy Silverado."
I really like Sessions, but he is kind of a ball hog.
Batum Shakalaka
Ball hog without Rose's killer instincts
Or 95% of NBA PG’s vision.
It takes a big man to admit when he's wrong. I am NOT a big man.
Beno Udrih would've worked alongside Brandon Roy, but that ship has sailed.
Ramon Sessions is a nice player, but his lack of floor stretching ability would be a negative reminded of the Andre Miller era.
"I Am Mine"
Wait, was that a reminder that you can't spell?
It takes a big man to admit when he's wrong. I am NOT a big man.
Exactly, Sessions is like a slightly worse version of Dre
And Udrih is like a richer man’s Steve Blake.
"OK Kids! Who wants a basketball? That's why I love my Chevy Silverado."
Blake was not good
He got bailed out a lot. And his shooting off the dribble was questionable at best
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Not too shabby an idea
his defense is questionable though
Paul Allen, the 2011 Trail Blazers Owner/GM
Good game guys
I am pleasantly surprised by how well Deandre did on LMA, and that you didnt use the Wes Matthews matchup more.
Crawford made it really scary for us.
I don't know why, but the thought of DeMarcus Cousins on this team is so intriguing.
Even though hes a headcase
Batum Shakalaka
I thought about that today
Wonder how many games he could play for us before asking to be dealt again? Nobody in the NBA is going to tolerate his behavior.
"OK Kids! Who wants a basketball? That's why I love my Chevy Silverado."
The thing is. We have a stable (aside from the GM) organization with a veteran core.
Not to mention some guys like LA, Wes, And Nolan Smith who everyone seems to like. I think DMC could work here
Batum Shakalaka
Oh, I totally agree, we'd be good with him here
He’s a center and he produces in limited minutes thanks to foul trouble (though he does some bonehead things on the court). I just don’t understand why he loses his cool so easily. For sure, he’s really talented and would be a good fit here.
"OK Kids! Who wants a basketball? That's why I love my Chevy Silverado."
I'd like to see the points in the paint numbers by quarter
The Blazers never even threatened the paint during most of the first 3 quarters.
he was a good towel waver.
Pretty sure All-NBA in that department
Batum Shakalaka
Danny Ainge was the best towel tosser in the world
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I could not STAND Danny Ainge when he played for the Blazers. Whiney Weenie.
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
it's funny that nate always talks about exploiting mismatches
yet we never made them pay for having two little guards in at the same time. mo played 33 minutes and had a huge impact. strategery
Just re-listened.
He’s not in the French league. Totally different game. We expect him to take that next step and show that he can play good basketball in the NBA
what is nate smokin'?
batum only had the most complete game out of any blazer out there in 26 minutes
To be fair
It was a frenchy asking the question. Nate’s probably just cranky after the loss.
It's funny that they can thrust these mic's into people's faces right after a loss
And they have to give a good response to a question (a well thought out response).
Like at halftime or just after a game answer these questions even though you’re completely exhausted and can hardly breathe.
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yeah, was the question "Nico almost pulled the game out,
what took you so long to get him in ??"
a good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing; the more's the pity. So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfuly allow himself to spend and be spent in that way. And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure that there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.
I thought he had a good game tonight.
At least in the second half, but that could be said about every blazer tonight.
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Nate
Is going to drive nic off the team. It’s a shame as I think it’s going to take another year before people catch on that Nate is Not a very good coach. Terrible with communication and x and o. Hasn’t met a mismatch he hasn’t missed to exploit…unless an injury forces him to find it.
Random box score notes
Gerald Wallace 0 points!
Marcus Camby 0 ast
21 turnovers
5 fastbreak points
Wes Matthews 20 +/!
Felton 8 ast
Paul 7 ast
by cavejunctionblazer on Jan 1, 2012 9:30 PM PST reply actions
i dont know why that is crossed out
it says wes matthews 20 +/
by cavejunctionblazer on Jan 1, 2012 9:31 PM PST up reply actions
Should display the turnovers next to your PG assist numbers.
Paul had 3, while Felton had 6.
Paul Allen, the 2011 Trail Blazers Owner/GM
nic had a nice game at least
15pts, 8rebs, 2asts, 1stl, 3 tos, 6-10 FG, 2-3 from 3pt. in only 26 mins.
nate, are you noticing?
PHILLY!
maybe he should start ahead of Wesley
Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
Wes reminds me of Crawford
in that his game lends itself to heating up off the bench.
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I don't agree with this
by all accounts, Wes is much better starting then coming off the bench.
Paul Allen, the 2011 Trail Blazers Owner/GM
don't care about starting
care more about minute distribution.
nic is at 26.
wes is at 34.
gerald is at 36.
PHILLY!
We should try it
at least.
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i think were his game differs is in defense and shot selection
he gets plenty more rebounds, blocks and doesn’t chuck the ball as much
Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
Thinking about that alot
I think Wes still starts because he hit 3s at a higher clip last season while Batum dropped off. Still, I think whoever shoots the long ball better should start, since they’d be the main threat from outside.
"OK Kids! Who wants a basketball? That's why I love my Chevy Silverado."
one thing Nic has done every game thus far is hit the glass
I think he’s been pretty aggressive most of the year actually – and that aggression has often led to turnovers on offense unfortunately. but i like what i’ve been seeing, and the offense will come, as it did tonight.
"But if Ding Dongs and prime rib were the path to NBA pivot stardom we'd all be wearing the uniform." -Dave
yess
as long as he keeps being positive and aggressive to the lane, those shots will fall. He’s a good defender, so eventually he will be a starter with his solid all-round game.
Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
Can we take Eric Bledsoe from them?
Since he’s wasting away on their bench.
"OK Kids! Who wants a basketball? That's why I love my Chevy Silverado."
They are very high on him, as am I.
It would probably take a Batum as crazy as that sounds, but he isnt withering away, hes hurt for like 6 weeks i think
Batum Shakalaka
I didn't know he was hurt.
Can’t imagine him playing much behind Paul/Billups/Mo though.
"OK Kids! Who wants a basketball? That's why I love my Chevy Silverado."
Excrement, copulation, various slang terms for genitalia and interpersonal abuse
I just need to swear. There, it’s almost out of my system. Looking forward to the L*ker game (the other one might be too painful.)
Steve Goodman lives.
Rather have Cousins than Bledsoe. Too much upside to ignore
If we could get him for Wallace somehow, what a young core we would have
Batum Shakalaka
I can't disagree with you there.
But, in a world where he wasn’t a headcase…
Batum Shakalaka
...and BACKside....snap
OSU '06
GForce Crash Wallace FTW!
by TyboOSU on Jan 1, 2012 9:49 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Even as a person who doesn't put any stock at all in off-court chemistry, DeMarcus Cousins scares me.
As an uncontrollable hothead, Cousins is a threat to screw up on the court and ruin the team’s cohesion as a unit. I don’t think that the Trail Blazers are the right situation for Cousins, either. These guys have each got their own individual issues to resolve before trying to corral an ill-tempered, surly son of a gun like Cousins.
"I Am Mine"
Wesley my favorite player right now, as is obvious by the name, but I would prefer if Batum started
Batum Shakalaka
We could try it for a couple of games
don’t think it would go down well with wess though
Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
I would prefer to get value out of Batum before we Rudy ourselves.
It takes a big man to admit when he's wrong. I am NOT a big man.
I still think it's at PG; both the starter and backup; that's hurting this team
after all these years we still haven’t got it right
Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
I like Kendall Marshall out of NC. Great distributor.
Should still be around where we would draft.
Batum Shakalaka
and then trade for Nash to be his mentor for a season or two
Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
Looks like we showed up about 39 minutes of game time too late
I was hoping we were over this kind of thing. Did a lot of this last season. Now that we gave up a game to a Clippers team that still looks aweful, I’m guessing we see this again through the season. That crazy lack of any drive to compete until the 4th quarter.
this after 4 games....
Seems to me because it’s January, fans are expecting more….if this is a normal season…it would still be pre-season right? And it would be pre-season AFTER a longer training camp.
I tend to put this one on Nate.
Cause it seemed like he had the whole offense second guessing itself after the 25 turnover performance against Denver.
Our offense was defensive tonight.
Either that, or the fellas had a little too much fun last night.
"The only 'Advanced Metric' that matters is what you see with your eyes." -Timbo, Nov., 2009.
that was what I was thinking too...
Either that, or the fellas had a little too much fun last night.
were there any football games that the Blazers may have been following…???
It's probably not hard to find a little trouble
on New Year’s Eve in L.A.
"The only 'Advanced Metric' that matters is what you see with your eyes." -Timbo, Nov., 2009.
if they had even 1/4 of the night i had
it explains everything
by cavejunctionblazer on Jan 1, 2012 9:53 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe this is what the trouble with Wallace was...and Camby..
and Felton…
Batum doesn’t party much I think…
camby was at dinner with former clipper teammates
wes was sleeping.
-according to twitter last night
PHILLY!
Not trying to doubt Felton
but I hope the Felton for Miller swap doesnt come back to bite us in the…cupcake! Have we even pulled off a single lob to LMA yet? Miller was really looking good with the team b4 they traded him. Hopefully Rayray can get it going. So far I havent been too impressed. Ill give it some more time though.
by cavejunctionblazer on Jan 1, 2012 9:51 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
The whole team looks pretty bad.
Blame the lockout.
by Nick Van Excellent on Jan 1, 2012 9:56 PM PST up reply actions
I choose to blame society.
60% of the time, it works every time.
It takes a big man to admit when he's wrong. I am NOT a big man.
Showing up fat, and playing awful...not happy with him so far
Also this,
Have we even pulled off a single lob to LMA yet?Granted LMA is still coming back from his surgery, but, it’s just one more annoying thing about Cupcake right now.
It is early, and there is plenty of time for some redemption; but just tighten it up already!
Nate
Maybe too difficult for any pg to play for. He tends to f with them. Miller was too tough to be broken by this idiot and played well, just didn’t fit the team.
I wouldn't give up on Felton this early.
There’s going to be growing pains. The Blazers are attempting to adopt a new tempo while transition from one PG to another. All of this with minimal preparation.
im hangin in there with Rayray for now
I just hope he turns the corner soon.
by cavejunctionblazer on Jan 1, 2012 9:59 PM PST up reply actions
not much choice, huh...
a good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing; the more's the pity. So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfuly allow himself to spend and be spent in that way. And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure that there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.
Happy New Year to all.
Im out.
Batum Shakalaka
Close, but no cigar
I am happy that Nic turned the corner a little bit tonight. Like a lot of people, I’d like to see him play more. It is really hard,IMO, to judge Felton too hard right now, considering the nature of the position, and the time that good team chemistry takes to mature. But I am certainly not sold on him. I think Gerald’s lack of fundamental basketball skills showed throughly tonight. He didn’t score 1 stinking point, didn’t go to the foul line, and had 4 personal fouls. He forces shots when he is doubled and triple teamed, instead of passing to an open man. He is an incredible athlete that happens to play basketball. I don’t know what that means for him and the Blazers, but his limitations were pretty obvious. That being said, on other nights his freakish talents win us games. And something needs to be done with our half court offense. LMA should touch the ball every time they set in.
people over think things
no point guard is going to play good with how bad everyone was playing around him.
Bat88m
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