FINAL: Portland Trail Blazers 84, New Orleans Hornets 77
by Timmay! on Jan 16, 2012 2:19 PM PST
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PrintIn a very nondescript afternoon game on MLK Day, the Portland Trail Blazers played well enough to easily hold off the New Orleans Hornets by 7. It was exactly as exciting as the score indicates. In fact, this was a game seen by very few people, to the benefit of both teams.
[Programming note: For you folks at work, this game will be replayed tonight at 6:30pm on Comcast Sportsnet Northwest.]
LaMarcus Aldridge led the Blazers with 22 points and 9 rebounds, while Crash Wallace, Nicolas Batum and Wesley Matthews also scored in double figures. Raymond Felton added 12 assists and 3 steals. Meanwhile, former Blazer Jarrett Jack contributed 21 points for the Hornets, who clearly miss Chris Paul.
If you searched for the definition of "unmemorable" online, video of this first half would appear. The Blazers never seem to play well in day games, especially on the East Coast. They looked lackluster, bored, and just plain tired. However, the Hornets simply didn't have the talent to take advantage of the situation. So, the Blazers still led by 2 at halftime. The less said, the better.
LaMarcus Aldridge was apparently given some smelling salts in the locker room, because he was ALIVE to start the second half, hitting his first 5 shots as the Blazers surged to a 16 point lead. The Hornets worked the lead back to single digits... for about 15 seconds, and Wallace hit a 3-pointer. Portland led by 13 after three.
The Blazers decided to stop playing around, and opened the fourth quarter by bumping the lead to 17. However, their offense just couldn't keep rhythm, and New Orleans kept working the lead back down, but not to single digits until it was too late to make a difference. The buzzer sounded, and the Blazers were happy to leave town with a win. Gerald Wallace seemed to hurt his hand late, but continued to play. If this becomes significant, we'll have updates as news arrives.
Read the box score here, and stay tuned for Dave's recap. The Blazers get a day off, then play Wednesday, in Atlanta on ESPN. -- Tim
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wooooo1!!11
I don't always root for an NBA franchise, but when I do, I prefer the Portland Trail Blazers.
we really needed this one.
Hopefully this win builds some momentum back up.
by Jonathan Wright on Jan 16, 2012 2:20 PM PST reply actions
I hope so
just a jam it looked like.
Johnson, Johnson, Smith, Smith, Thomas, Williams, and Babbitt: the Blazer's law firm.
during our 2nd to last posession
he appeared to have hurt it while getting tied up by Kaman
"There's my Chippy"
Yep. Standing on the sideline hunched over his hand. I'm a little worried.
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
Oh god not gerald!
Wish I coulda watched this but im sitting at the grain port odock. Yall know it by “those silos that has the blazers banner hanging on it” hahah. Well I saw that ray ray didnt score much but made up for it with assists. If he keeps going with ten or more a game im okay with him staying.
Formally known as: My_name_a_rudy
by Blaze_that_trail on Jan 16, 2012 2:38 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
still don't like the way felton is running this team
takes 15 seconds just to set up Aldridge, and when he does it’s usually a difficult pass.
/cambyfive
he's only played 13 games with the team and he's got to keep shooting to get his shot back
he was one of the top 3point shooters in the league last year
rapidly approaching the 25% mark of a shortened season
I hope he gets his shot back sooner rather than later. I’m still hoping he gets it together but it’s hard for me to watch a PG be this consistently bad.
He's shooting 14% on 3's this year.
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Jan 16, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
Nonsense. He only shot 35.3% from the 3-pt line last year. Not even close to a top shooter.
Not even a good 3-pt shooter. The stats don’t got that low Turkoglu was #20 and he shot 41%.
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Jan 16, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
For all the talk about his 3 ball...
I don’t think we improved over Dre. I like Felton’s hustle, but he makes a lot of bad decisions that result in turnovers. His ability to hit a 3 was supposed to open up the lanes for everyone else, but it seems rare when that is the result, and so far I liked Miller’s 15 foot shot better than Felton’s perimeter game.
I think everyone played well tonight
except Crawford, but he at least got some assists and a three.
Johnson, Johnson, Smith, Smith, Thomas, Williams, and Babbitt: the Blazer's law firm.
What's the word on Wallace?
But this was not so for Brandon Roy who listened to teammate Nicolas Batum, "You're an All-Star, a 3-time All-Star. Take the ball. They can't stop you. You just have to believe in yourself."
by speakers92blazers on Jan 16, 2012 2:21 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Hey positive AST/TO ratio
It’s a start
by Jonathan Wright on Jan 16, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
Dre will continually shoot 18-20% in his career from 3-pt land
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
by thankyouforblaze on Jan 16, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly! Felton averages over 3 3-pt shots a game and is shooting 14%.
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Jan 16, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
The worst defense is a bad offense.
Bad offense isn’t decreased pace but rather increased suck. This team’s offense has suck turned up to 11 right now.
/s
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 16, 2012 2:22 PM PST via mobile reply actions
We need to trade him before the deadline, else we will get stuck trying to re-sign him.
We won’t be able to let him walk for nothing this summer because we need a PG. That could put us in a position of trying to resign him so we can trade him later. Yuck, that would be an awful position. Get rid of him as soon as we can, hopefully for someone better with a longer contract.
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Jan 16, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
If the hornets were even close to a competent team
this would have been a loss
That's the cool part.
The Blazers play awfully on East Coast day games. We were very lucky to play a terrible team today.
We’ll see how they play in Atlanta Wednesday.
Possibly, but even then that doesn't mean ATL will win.
They’re missing their big guy, but are playing at home. It’s anyone’s game.
Atlanta doesn't exactly have what I would call an overpowering home court advantage.
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
by KeepItCopacetic on Jan 16, 2012 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
The announced attendance in New Orleans was 14,756
In Lousiana the word “attendance” apparently means “empty seats.” Who knew?
"You can walk away from someone who doesn’t love you. And you can walk away from someone you don’t love. But when the love is mutual," Roy said. "The hardest thing is to walk away."
oh yeahhh horford's out!
zaza always seems to give us fits though
At this point in time, the only thing I care about is that we got the win here.
With the exception of LMA early in the third quarter, that’s a -5 in style points. But counts just the same as any other win.
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
by KeepItCopacetic on Jan 16, 2012 2:24 PM PST reply actions
Being terrible is worse than losing.
Terrible teams make losing a habit. Good teams lose every now and then though. The Blazers are just a terrible offensive team. It’s not surprising, but I had the hoped the solid start, coupled with the development of Felton and Crawford, meant positive things. But no, Felton looks JV squad and Crawford needs to be brought in for the final possession of every quarter and nothing else.
/s
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 16, 2012 2:29 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
i'd rather be terrible and win
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 16, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
You'll like this team then.
We’re in for more terrible offensive nights. Lots more…
/s
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 16, 2012 2:46 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Not when it counts.
/s
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 16, 2012 2:58 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Nothing on Twitter at all either.
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
by KeepItCopacetic on Jan 16, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Did you hear something or are you just putting the worst possible spin on it?
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
Don't scare me unless you have something specific.
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
by KeepItCopacetic on Jan 16, 2012 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
I would totally want Nash
how much more can Nash get burned than felton does on D, especially on picks
WITH ODEN ON OUR SIDE
I've watched him play. I'm not satisfied any of the suggested improvements
would be all that much better.
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
by KeepItCopacetic on Jan 16, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Nash is twice the player.
Three times the play maker.
/s
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 16, 2012 2:30 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
and four times the shooter.
/s
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 16, 2012 2:31 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
And has a rapidly closing window.
This isn’t the year I’m aiming for contention-wise. Cost-benefit wise, I’m not on board with this, unless it’s somehow our only option to get anything for Crash
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
by KeepItCopacetic on Jan 16, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
Who cares?
Sign him for two years. Felton sure aint worth keeping around.
/s
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 16, 2012 2:38 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
good God this...
Lamarcus is in his Prime. We need this. In 2 years there will be many different things that can be available to make us better
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actually nash is about half the player
;)
by meRoy on Jan 16, 2012 2:33 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
really??
Steve Nash would not be a tremendous improvement over Felton? 50% FG 40% 3s from your PG with 10+ assists a night…Not to mention making even sucky players better. Nash would still be better than Felton for next 3 years. its not even that much of an exaggeration .
Felton gets eaten on defense so I dont see Nash’s defense being a knock in this argument.
Did u see how Nash made those no name players on his Suns team stomp us in PHX?
And how he and Amare with a bunch of nobodies went to WCF..
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He's up there with Sessions and Felton.
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
by KeepItCopacetic on Jan 16, 2012 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
that is just one thing...
Felton is horrible. Are u seeing him lost in Pick and roll defense? Nash will bring so much moer than he concedes
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felton is most definitely not "horrible"
i don’t know what you’re seeing, but I’m seeing the best team defense i’ve seen in portland in a long time. at least felton has the quickness to keep up with his man unlike andre miller, and the size not to get tossed around like a rag doll whenever he gets stuck on a bigger player like nash.
i can’t believe people here think that felton just got lucky shooting 33% from behind the arc for his career and would rather measure what he’s done in 13 games with a new team and a lockout shortened year… unbelievable.
by Devyn on Jan 16, 2012 2:43 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Im sorry but I have seen Felton get obliterated by one genuine PICK
over and over again. And as for defending is 33% shooting. Steve Nash’s repetitive 50/40/90 shooting seasons are no accidents either. He is sstill shooting 50/35/86 in this crippling lockout season
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well uhhh yeah? even tree-stump kyle lowry will get obliterated by genuine picks
i’m talking about the bigger guards posting him up much like andre did to smaller guards last year.
Nash is smart enough to push his guy toward help.
Individual PG D is so overrated. It takes a village to coral the quick guys.
/s
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 16, 2012 2:40 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I don't think Nash fits our window
Without a dependable center there is no reason to go after Nash. It would only be worth it if we had all the other pieces but we don’t. There is no way we can expect Camby/Thomas/Johnson to be the center rotation of a championship team.
put a body on 'em
I'm seeing a PG who is
fantasic at finding the open man and great at pushing the ball up the court.
by jrzy49 on Jan 16, 2012 2:30 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
He's barely better than Patty right now.
Of course, Patty can shoot. Ray just thinks he can, unfortunately…
/s
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 16, 2012 2:33 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I'd almost take Patty right now
Ray hasn’t given us shooting or half decent play making on most games. I’m sure he’s a better defender than Patty.
lol
Patty is a small fraction of what Felton is as a playmaker and defender. Patty is so awful aside from his perimeter shooting.
Felton needs to show it then
Sooner is better. I don’t want to be waiting for him to figure out how to shoot and protect the ball 10 games from now. This kind of consistently bad production would get him benched on a team with another option.
He is winning
Miller needed time to adjust if I recall his spout with Nate and non-communication with Roy etc.
He needs to get it in gear
Time is a factor. We weren’t all that patient with Dre either. If Ray can step it up I’m sure we’ll all be cheering him on.
Until then it’s going to be hard to watch and patience is going to be running on empty.
watch nic sometimes
he is out there hands waving, jumping up and down for felton or crawford to pass him the ball, and it rarely ever gets to him.
felton is good at one thing: dribbling really fast from one end of the court to the other.
that’s about it.
PHILLY!
Felton telegraphs his passes a lot.
I’m not sure he sees much of the floor. He doesn’t really look like a pure point.
Same thing with LMA sometimes
which is really really puzzling
i thought my response was sufficient
we need a better PG if we want to go anywhere in the playoffs.
tbh, jarrett jack looked as good a floor leader as felton.
PHILLY!
true.
I am amazed how people here just spit at amazing talent. People are saying Steve Nash isnt better for us than Felton? Hello? You want to play fast pace…Yes Nash is elite PG for that…You want great shooting …50/40/90 enough said. You want defense? well Felton’s defense is burning us so bad Nash’s cannot do that much worse. Nash brings too much to us. Our offense will no longer look like trying to walk through quicksand with im on the floor.
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Do you really want to make a transaction that will force the pace
to quicken even more if Nate insists on sticking with an eight man rotation in a tightened season?
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
by KeepItCopacetic on Jan 16, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
i bet we'll have a lot more blowouts with nash
meaning nights w/ < 30mins played for guys like LA.
PHILLY!
who cares about how many man rotation?
In the playoffs your main guys carry you home. Not your 9th or 10th player
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I actually like that idea
and I’m not a fan of getting Nash simply based on his age.
put a body on 'em
what does that have to do with what is being discussed?
care to explain ur random comment>
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Like someone suggested
Raymond Felton and the aging Wallace’s expiring contract are attractive. Wallace is getting older and we wont be helping ourselves much by keeping him around in his 30s while Batum plays behind him
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Who cares..why are we keeping felton around then?
I want best that we can do to make use of Aldridge’s prime. If we are planning on going after Deron or somthing then great. Otherwise Nash for Felton is not bad for us in any way. Even if Nash doesnt make us elite…why is keeping Felton being justified? Nash for 2 years is a very very good PG to have on any team so why not the Blazers
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Well I don't think anyone is "keeping" Felton
Other than the fact that he’s actually playing poorly compared to previous seasons, so it’s believable he’s due to improve over the weeks to come.
But beyond that, it’s not like there’s some great demand for him that would translate to an amazing trade.
The Blazers gave a young PG a shot with minimal risk. We’ll see how it goes.
by Timmay! on Jan 16, 2012 2:50 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Im just saying Steve Nash for 2 years is in no way
putting us in a hole. Nash has been to the WCF with many scrubs on his team. I would also love the honor of seeing Nash in a Blazer jersey We are not jeapordiizng anything by dealing Felton and another unwanted piece for our future for Nash
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I don't think the Blazers would be afraid to sign Steve
But I don’t think they’d give up much for a short-half-season rental, that’s all. Perhaps they’d go for the trade listed above, but Felton wouldn’t be enough, so a 1-for-1 comparison wouldn’t represent the trade value anyway.
Gerald wallace and Felton have expiring contracts right?
And we have Batum waiting to be starting SF with Wallace entering his 30s…PHX wants to rebuild ….I see nothing that would be distasteful for either teams considering what they want to do with themselves in the immediate future
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yep
and Nash will turn into an old man as soon as the moist, cold NW air hits his near 40 year old body.
by poorwebguy on Jan 16, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
so you basically created a scenario where
batum is definitely being traded for Nash and that is why you are saying NO to Nash completely?
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lets not act like the trade cannot be done
let the front office play around with it. Im sur ethey wont give up our young valuable players
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I think if Nash asked to leave, it's feasible
But the asking price would not be acceptable for a short term rental. Just a feeling. Nash is Phoenix’s last big asset to offer to a contender.
IMO, I don't want to give up Batum and I think that's what it would take.
Who else do we have to give up that they would want? Wesley?
#52
I am saying if we can make a trade without us giving up too much
Then go for Nash hands down. Do not create a situation where it is not possible without us doing something horrible to ourselves in the process
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My point is that we have the ability to give a good price for Nash
you are just saying we will be forced to give what we want for ourselves. Trying is never bad.
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wonderful
Wallace’s expiring contract and Felton’s should be attractive. Especially they are trying to rebuild…
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That's a hideous trade for Phoenix.
Just hideous.
Phoenix would be better off letting Nash walk.
"I Am Mine"
Phoenix says no.
Only way the Suns deal Gortat is in a package for someone like Rajon Rondo.
"I Am Mine"
'dependable center' ?
Portland oxymoron.
Somewhere Michael Jordan is smiling at Gerald Wallace Blazer highlights.
Definitely a trend there, especially in Portland
but there are some centers who stay relatively healthy.
put a body on 'em
Deron Williams won't come to Portland.
As it stands, my money is on him going home to Dallas.
"I Am Mine"
Miller ain't coming back here while Nate is coach
At least, I’d be very surprised.
I’ve penciled him in Miami right now. They need an experienced distributor and don’t need him to shoot the three.
Felton could not be this bad? It isn't possible?
I want to believe but 1 for 8 shooting and 8 turn overs? The terrible shooting was bad enough. Even some of the passes that aren’t turn overs are just plain terrible. Bouncing passes of guys’ knees in traffic?
I was hoping he’d look better against one of the worst teams in the league…
His inability to make even simple passes on target is worrisome
I wish I’d seen more of the rest of his career to know whether his timing is off or he’s just not a great passer.
the worst thing is that a handful of his turnovers have been because of bad ballhandling.
He slipped driving passed his man today…
The other week, he tried to out dribble CP3 and lost he ball twice.
He has a very high dribble and not a good crossover. He’s very telegraphic.
Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.
Felton is not the terrible player he is pretending to be
This guy has real talent and skill it just has not shown for whatever reason. Percentages will even out for him and felton which means there is going to be a heck of a hot streak coming.
by skott75 on Jan 16, 2012 2:28 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
agreed
I’m giving him time, guys will key into his passing and be more ready for the ball
"There's my Chippy"
His passes are routinely deflected or way off the mark.
He’s just not very good.
/s
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 16, 2012 2:42 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Batum with 2 great games in a row.
#52
by bustabucket on Jan 16, 2012 2:29 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
i'm a HUGE nate fan, but running LMA for 40 minutes? Come on now.
A displaced Sonics fan that has somehow emerged as a Blazers fan (and loves it).
by anitachampionship on Jan 16, 2012 2:29 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
you realize people were SCREAMING FOR NATE"S HEAD
when LMA sat in the third
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 16, 2012 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
i wasn't able to watch the game as I'm at work, but he's gotta figure out a way to save his minutes.
that’s the coaches job.
A displaced Sonics fan that has somehow emerged as a Blazers fan (and loves it).
by anitachampionship on Jan 16, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
he did. He pulled him out up 17 with 4 to go in the 3rd
lead plummeted to 11 in 2 minutes. He came back in
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 16, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
this
Both defense and offense came apart at the seems as soon as he left the floor.
fair enough--again, i'm a huge nate supporter, but isn't 40 minutes the most LMA has played all season?
and against the hornets no less?
A displaced Sonics fan that has somehow emerged as a Blazers fan (and loves it).
by anitachampionship on Jan 16, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
yeah we're just terrible
unless some guys step up and get it together LMA will probably average 35 to 40 this year.
yep...
i guess in the same vein, what do you do when you’re nate? sit him out to save minutes and watch them lose the game, or ride him till he’s broke?
A displaced Sonics fan that has somehow emerged as a Blazers fan (and loves it).
by anitachampionship on Jan 16, 2012 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah I cut Nate slack on LMA's minutes
He was hot to start the third, Nate took him out, and the lead started to vanish so he brought him back in.
Perhaps it's a good thing that I don't do game threads.
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
by KeepItCopacetic on Jan 16, 2012 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
Nate should play more than an 8 man rotation
against NO… COMON!!!
The tensions are so high because the stakes are so low!
seriously......
this game shouldn’t have been close….too many turnovers….
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Yeah they had a bad day
But I’ll take a win on a bad day. Better than having it in, say, Atlanta, an otherwise winnable game.
Wednesday
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
by KeepItCopacetic on Jan 16, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
how do you have a bad day after three losses?
there has to be some urgency!
The Blazers always play poorly on East Coast afternoon games
It’s really unfair to West Coast teams in general, IMO.
I guess, but does that have to continue?
Is that an issue with other teams as well?
I haven't watched for other teams
But it’s not normal for the guys to be up by 7am pacific time for a game. But that’s 10am for a Noon game on the West Coast.
The Blazers won one of the most recent afternoon games (against a still-decent Detroit team), but they’re known to look iffy for these games. And that’s on top of the general iffy-ness they show on East coast trips.
I’m not sure there is an answer.
Hard to say, small sample size in the NBA
But that being said, it’s always worse when each game is 1/16th of your season.
Kurt Thomas should run point. Only 1 turnover in 26 minutes of work.
Like a boss.
A displaced Sonics fan that has somehow emerged as a Blazers fan (and loves it).
by anitachampionship on Jan 16, 2012 2:33 PM PST reply actions
yep. you and i are on the same page.
A displaced Sonics fan that has somehow emerged as a Blazers fan (and loves it).
by anitachampionship on Jan 16, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Another Blazers game made much more difficult than it needed to be
Sure, it is great we won. That is the first priority. But with a bad team like the Hornets and a nice 17 point lead why can’t we keep the heat on a little longer, stretch the lead, then get the bench in for some minutes while resting the starters for the last half of the 4th quarter. That is what elite teams do but it is not one of the things Portland has done very well for many years.
put a body on 'em
Getting Steve Nash is irrelevant
Unless get PHX’s training staff with him to keep him alive
why do we continue to bring the oldest players in the league to our team
#52
by bustabucket on Jan 16, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
im sayin it's only worth it if we somehow got their training staff with Nash
cure oden = championship!!
If we actually had a "promising young backup" he'd be worth it for the mentoring
Also, if Nash can keep his body together, I could see him playing backup minutes a few more years.
The really funny part is that Oden is due for a healthy stretch
I could totally see him going to Phoenix, being healthy (just because his luck was due to turn), and everyone saying “Phoenix’s staff is amazing!” even if they had nothing to do with it.
they're already legendary in my book
keeping nash n Hill n at one point Shaq going in an uptempo system
Getting Camby back should help Felton
Better rebounding and shot blocking presence are going to help Felton tremendously on both ends of the floor.
by JasonT on Jan 16, 2012 2:39 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Ben: "The Turnover Twins strike again"
hilarious lol
Before this game Felton was the 42nd ranked PG in the NBA according to PER
I know its a small sample size, but that is absolute garbage
yet nate won't let Nolan get a whiff of PT
that either says alot about Nate having trust issues or how bad Nolan is in practice i guess
Nolan has hardly looked impressive on defense either in his limited minutes.
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
by KeepItCopacetic on Jan 16, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
can he "look" at all?
dude’s played in 6 games, averaging 5 mpg
but........there are only 30 teams in the league....are telling me that back up PGs are better than Felton?
My Lord…..
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
I'm 43.
A displaced Sonics fan that has somehow emerged as a Blazers fan (and loves it).
by anitachampionship on Jan 16, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha
A displaced Sonics fan that has somehow emerged as a Blazers fan (and loves it).
by anitachampionship on Jan 16, 2012 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
19 assists between felton and crawford
hows that polish for their offensive turds
shooting 3 for 16 and no FTAs
Need to count at least 4 of those misses as TOs too. That’s just plain terrible.
guess we gotta polish something less than a turd
how bout we shine george bush’s forehead?
Mike Barrett
“@GeekMinor: @blazermb is Wallace okay? Saw him nursing his hand at the end there…”. Think so. Just jammed a finger it looked like.
Mike Barrett
“@Blazer_Duck: @blazermb I think he meant with his finger. Is his hand okay? did he break a finger?” Oh, right. I’m hearing just jammed it.
#52
Road wins a road win
Especially a slump-buster
this is hilarious:
http://www.blazersedge.com/2012/1/16/2712087/this-play-basically-sums-up-the-wizards-right-now
A displaced Sonics fan that has somehow emerged as a Blazers fan (and loves it).
by anitachampionship on Jan 16, 2012 3:05 PM PST reply actions
Yep
good old Javale, being the anti-professional.
Johnson, Johnson, Smith, Smith, Thomas, Williams, and Babbitt: the Blazer's law firm.
So are we done with the
Batum minutes debate. Can that be safely locked away?
Johnson, Johnson, Smith, Smith, Thomas, Williams, and Babbitt: the Blazer's law firm.
I kind of think they should trade wallace to a get a good backup PF/C.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Come on Stupid New Jersey, pull this game out....
I hate that the Clippers are better than the Blazers. It’s like everything is upside down now…
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
don't worry. they're not.
defense is still pretty horrible and that’s really gonna hurt them come playoff time. by the way, I love that Kobe Bryant has reverted back into his selfish ballhog ways without phil jackson convincing him to play with his teammates. that’s gonna kill them in the playoffs.
Got to give Nico props
He’s playing awesome right now!
by poorwebguy on Jan 16, 2012 3:11 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
He's becoming aggressive on the court. FINALLY. I love it!
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Jan 16, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
He's started to take the ball to the basket and rebound. He has become much more aggressive.
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." - Matty Walker in Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Jan 17, 2012 3:19 AM PST up reply actions
What in the world?
I fire up BE to check the time and channel for tonight’s game and see that it is already OVER?!
Afternoon games. smh.
Oh well doesn’t sound like i missed much…
Disclaimer: There is a high chance this comment contains sarcasm, so please just chill out, relax, and have a nice l@ker hating day.
It was not the most interesting game
However, it will be replayed at 6:30pm tonight on CSN.
Hmm I’ll update the post.
yeah, don't bother to rewatch....
it didn’t SOUND great, so I’m sure it won’t LOOK great.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Felton
Our starting point guard ranks as 47th best point guard in the NBA according to Hollinger rankings.
That backs up the criticism of Felton people are raising.
in contrast
Batum is rated #9 among small forwards and Wallace is #11. If only we had similar strength in the other positions.
It is incredible that Felton had a shot at making the all-star game last year
He looks like a marginal NBA player. Consistently.
Being on the ballot and having a shot are two different things.
Felton having a shot would start with national journalists commenting about how he’s making LMA better, since LMA is already our lead source of all-star speculation. Pretty sure the only thing anyone has said about Felton so far is that he’s made the team faster.
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice they're not.
by conspirator5 on Jan 16, 2012 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
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