FINAL: Portland Trail Blazers 98, Cleveland Cavaliers 78
by Timmay! on Jan 8, 2012 8:21 PM PST
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PrintAfter a slow start, an energized Portland Trail Blazers easily defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 98-78.
The Blazers were led by a monster-esque LaMarcus Aldridge (28 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals), Wesley Matthews (24 points) and Crash Wallace (16 points, 3 steals). Nicolas Batum also contributed more on the court than was represented in the box score. Portland's 26 assists, 14 steals and 5 blocks transformed a close game into a blowout.
In the first half, the Blazers seemed to suffer a hangover from the Phoenix Suns game. They played a bit slow on both offense and defense, and trudged though more outside shooting troubles. Luckily, their opponent was Cleveland, so they were still leading. Portland maintained a small lead throughout the first half, pushing it to a 7 point advantage by halftime. A bad sign: Only 4 free throw attempts at halftime.
Portland picked up their intensity as the third quarter began. Suddenly, an onslaught of steals led to break after break, and plenty of Cleveland fouls. Behind Aldridge's 14 third-quarter points, the Blazer lead quickly climbed to 16. However, a quick 5-point Cavs run cut the lead to 11 at the end of the third.
The Blazers continued their defensive intensity in the fourth quarter, quickly returning to a 15 point lead. Soon, Cleveland's energy waned. With 6 minutes left, Wesley Matthews stole the ball, dribbled behind his back, and passed to Wallace for a beautiful fast break dunk. Afterward, Byron Scott threw the white flag, and a happy crowd waited for the Chalupas that never arrived.
Read the box score here, then stay tuned for Dave's recap and Ben's media row report. The Blazers are back in action Tuesday night against the Clippers. -- Tim
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RRRRREEEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEENNNNNGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
When you pronounce all those V's
makes it sound like a stutter :(
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Just make it a drawn out "V" sound
like “VROOM!”
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tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooW
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 8, 2012 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LET THE LAMONSTER ERA BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we looked so bad
it was not a complete game.
good finish. but far from good.
I take it neither of you were at the game, then. :)
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I agree
I didn’t see the end tonight, but I hate the nights where we’re winning comfortably but don’t take that last shot to get chalupas and the crowd boos. Players do not like that at all, and they’ve wondered why they were booed before.
If we NEED to have free fast food, just make it for anytime we WIN.
#20
I like Chalupas
but more as a sprinkles kind of deal, if we win that’s satisfying enough.
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Is it possible to play poorly and win by 20?
Because I think we just did.
Get well Greg! Rip City is still behind you!
Nate is saying the guys needed to warm up ...didn't have a shoot around..
worked through heavy legs in first half…from the post game guy..can’t think of his name..the ex-coach.
Why didn't we have a shoot around?
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yes it is
because thats what i just witnessed
by Peteyhasnohead on Jan 8, 2012 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
If you are a good team, yes
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
we are a 3rd quarter team
i wonder why that is, if it’s coaching adjustments or eventually running down teams or what
can't be a coincedence
that Nate went to Ducks practice this year and talked to Chip Kelly, Oregon is a huge 2nd half team, and apparently the Blazers are now too
I JUST WANT MY BASKETBALL BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Sean in Vancouver on Jan 8, 2012 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
It's no coincidence
that Nate was recently spotted wearing some of Chip Kelly’s suits around town. I knew those visits would pay off.
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That was a good win by the Blazers
I wanted to see how they would play after playing a bad game againist the Suns. Even though it was the Cavs and it wasn’t a fantastic preformance, I still was impressed. Espically with the play of Gerald Wallace. I hope the Blazers FO are doing the best to try and re-sign him because he’s certainly a keeper.
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by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 8, 2012 8:26 PM PST reply actions
It's early
But Felton needs to improve his perimeter shooting and take care of the ball better. I think he can, but he needs to show it.
by 52therim on Jan 8, 2012 8:33 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I promised to give him a couple of weeks to fit in. His time is running out with me.
His perimeter shooting is Miller-like. His ball handing isn’t. His scoring around the basket also stinks. He’s better defensively, but that ain’t enough. He’s got to get better soon, or it’s one and out in PDX.
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by BlazerFanSince1970 on Jan 8, 2012 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
I thought he showed awesome ballhandling in that Lakers game
He’s been a very solid PG on both ends of the court for a few seasons now. Being awkward on a new team isn’t that weird.
#20
Seconded
I think he’s starting to get it together.
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I think he just needs to calm down a bit and stop trying so hard. He'll be fine.
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
He's definitely getting a lot more guff than I expected
Are his numbers even any worse than Miller’s were? And he has more fire and youth than Miller did. Felton hasn’t even played well yet and we’re still winning without great PG play.
#20
His numbers are almost identical to what Millers were last year
Plus the team is runninig much faster with him… hes the right guy for us right now
I've liked what I've seen without him even doing as well as he can
He’s a good PG! I think he’ll be better than Miller, and he plays harder.
#20
He's younger. Wonder if Miller played harder when he was 27?
I’d still love to see Miller coming off the bench. Though he might not like it if Felton is starting. Fine with it in Denver…Lawson.
There different types of players
I loved me some miller, but this team wants to run more and felton is a much faster player. However, as we have seen when you speed things up mistakes happen, so we have to be prepared for that. Yet the positives out weigh the negative. People need to realize he was on pace to potentially be an all star guard in the eastern conference last year before he got traded. He was killing it in new york. we aren’t going to get a chris paul or an all star level PG to come here just cuz we really really want it to happen. Hes the best possible pg we can hope for so lets stay positive azbout it
Felton's not going to look stronger against every opponent as compared to Miller.
But he’s a better matchup for Russell Westbrook than Andre ever was or will be. That might not seem like a big deal now but if we face OKC in the playoffs we’ll be thanking Chad Buchanan for the trade every day in April and May.
That wasn't a complete game...
But it was a win by 20. I don’t think we need to worry about playing down to our opponent this year. We should’ve beaten them by 20 and we did. It’s only b/c the team is so talented that it still feels like a stinker.
tbd
Batum's line pretty good, actually
4-9 shooting; 4 rebounds; 2 steals; 1 block…1/2 from 3, an assist….+10 when on the court…
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thank goodness!
he plays good at 20-24 min a game. one thing nate is doing well this year. managing batum.
Yeah but it's quiet when you're looking just at the leaders
Not very noticeable until you’re specifically looking for him.
True
…but I agree that his impacts are greater than his boxscore.
Along those lines – he is either taking a leadership role in expressing his displeasure with Felton/Crawford bad play – or he is whining. He is certainly demonstrative when he is open and the ball doesn’t find him…
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I think we'll know within a month or so what direction this is going
Including possibly his contract negotiations.
I said just before the season started that Batum would be a victim of Crawford/Felton
handling the ball. That’s the way it’s playing out. I don’t think he’s going to be as easy to extend as people think, but we’ll see soon enough. Tough decisions coming up around the trade deadline.
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by BlazerFanSince1970 on Jan 8, 2012 9:06 PM PST up reply actions
I think the Blazers want to keep Batum.
Also think that with the schedule this year, there will be minutes for Batum. I saw him smiling out there tonight.
So that’s good.
Hopefully we can squeeze him in as a SG
I will be shocked if we lose Batum. Crash is just a more impactful player right now, but he’s older and can get hurt. Batum is such a luxury to have as a versatile backup who is also a very good starter.
#20
The Batum body language guessing game continues
at this rate he best hope none of end up across from him on the poker table.
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Yes, that is something I am not looking forward to
Everyone trying to read his mind with every grimace or fist pump.
#20
"Did he cough? It looked like he coughed
Wait, more of a hiccup. Oh this is not good at all."
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Despite some things Batum has said, I'm not certain he's that sold on PDX anymore.
He didn’t look happy in the first half and not for several games.
I’m getting less and less happy with Felton. Felton’s gone after this year anyway. Nash could make Batum a star, and maybe get us out of the first round (and maybe the 2nd round too if we get another Big). I thought it was too late for Nash a few weeks ago, maybe not if we want to do something this year. Like I said we are going to be looking for another PG this summer anyway.
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by BlazerFanSince1970 on Jan 8, 2012 9:13 PM PST up reply actions
As a Nic fanboy, I'm definitely biased toward him.
But I’d say that a lot of his impact on the game isn’t shown in the box score. He has nights where he’s awful, but on the whole, he just kind of does things that help the team win.
Love Nic.
Weird player though. Something about his style just gets him lost in the mix. Unlike the other wings like Wallace and Matthews, he looks to pass first. Gotta say, those guys look for their own when they get the ball. Unless it’s a clear cut role like the French Nancy team wherein they make the offense run through him, I’m afraid the rest of Batum’s career is going to look like this. And that is, an absolutely tiny impact on offense.
what kind of name is that for a basketball team?
My ex GF’s mom’s name was Nancy.
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by scaredcow on Jan 8, 2012 8:48 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Nothing sounds macho in French
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by haildablazer on Jan 8, 2012 8:51 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
You know what makes Nancy sound French?
saying it with a French accent.
I JUST WANT MY BASKETBALL BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Sean in Vancouver on Jan 8, 2012 9:59 PM PST up reply actions
Aldridge putting the ball on the floor was fun and intriguing
I wanna see more of that…
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Nic
Is gone. Makes sense for him to leave. There is no future with this team under Nate. Unless nic ages 10 years over night, Nate is going to continuely f with his head. Watch his body language, he doesn’t know what is expected of him. Fresh start would be his best bet and I really couldn’t blame him. Let’s go for it with an all over 30 team! No need to worry about developing talent, just win baby! That’s how coaches get paid!
WE WILL NEVER WIN A TITLE IF ELLIOTT WILLIAMS DOESN'T PLAY 5 MORE MINUTES A GAME
#20
by Mortimer on Jan 8, 2012 8:41 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I just worry we haven't learned from our mistakes with Sergio
Last I checked, we ain’t won a title yet, and you can’t say FOR SURE we wouldn’t have won a title if Sergio played more.
#20
if only we had Sergio!
Sigh. Oden and Sergio.
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by scaredcow on Jan 8, 2012 8:49 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Actually
Put the photo of Nate down, pull your hand out of your pants and think for a moment. Think about the amount of resources the blazers expend on drafts. Scouts, gm work, picks…what is the point if you have a coach who will not play or develop players or a scouting system that can’t find talent. Either way it’s a waste of resources. Get it?? So why continue to waste resources? Why not move scouts to nba players, trade picks and existing young players for veteran role players. This would sync up Nate with the rest of the organization. Continuing to draft players is a waste. What could we get with a few 1st rounders and some young players for this years run? I’d say you showcase a guy like EW, but that would require playing time, so get what you can. Could we pull a Bogut for batum, EW and allof out up coming picks? Maybe and that would allow us to make a run this year. Again Nate has to get paid, ain’t going to developing young guys it’s all about making the playoffs (not winning anything as Nate ball has proven less then feltons shot)
Now, now
The better question is – can the Blazers win a title with Crawford – and how bad does Crawford have to be before exploring other options?
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If Elliott Williams can be as dependable with the ball and score 10+ easy off the bench and make 3 or 4 assist
Then sign me up! I have no idea, to be honest. He is athletic enough to be a star, but I don’t know how skill level.
Crawford can handle the ball well, but takes dumb shots. I can live with that in a 6th man.
#20
I can live with Crawford as a PG
But…when he is in “score first” mode – he becomes a liability…
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I agree, if he's not hot
And he keeps shooting, he hurts ya. But he’s also only been playing 20-something minutes those nights so far, AND he can at least handle the ball and make some plays (not a huge amount of plays considering how much he shoots, but some plays). And ballhawking.
#20
He's the same Crawford as ever
If he’s a starter playing 36 mins a night, we suck.
As a 6th man being the focal point of the 2nd unit, it’s not bad at all! I even like it.
#20
It's good for a laugh once in a while as he dribbles it twenty times
runs the shot clock down to 5, and shoots a contested three.
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Not so good when he crosses half court, launches a rainbow
and we have to watch Batum with his hands on his hips and no defender within 20 feet…
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Yeah that's more of a
crying opportunity.
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There are many possessions where you can watch Crawford
And you KNOW he is gonna shoot it. It’s how he is.
But, he can make it, and also make the pass. If we rely on him too much, we suck, but as a backup… it really ain’t bad in a 6th man. I haven’t watched much NBA this year, who are the cool 6th men now?
#20
Yeah, I hate that part too :-/
It’s just how he is… Outlaw with ballhandling abilities and more awareness for stealing the ball on defense.
All in all, have we had a better 6th man recently? If Roy was healthy and Matthews backed him up, that’s different, but Crawford is a better ballhandler/playmaker than him too so if we were in the “no real backup PG” land we live in now still…
#20
my dream vacation is to visit "real backup PG" land
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 8, 2012 8:53 PM PST up reply actions
I like the 3-guard rotation
I really like the concept of a combo guard that can be both playmaker and play finisher.
Crawford is the one that seems to have a problem with it. If he wasn’t such a streak shooter, he could probably handle a combo role more seamlessly.
Going back and forth appears to hurt his game.
Law of Logical Argument
Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.
If he didn't have bad shot selection and wasn't streaky, he'd likely be a star
It’s just how he is.
I don’t know if there is a better alternative, especially for this “only one real PG” team.
#20
If we knew what Nolan or Elliott could do, it's a different story
As long as we might be one of the best teams in the West, I also don’t blame Nate for not “developing” them either.
#20
The "if" part of that can only be answered on the court
I have my suspicions that a junior player like Williams would have to be REALLY good to get time over a vet like Crawford – and that his playing time isn’t nearly as tied to actual performance as perhaps it could be.
Law of Logical Argument
Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.
To also replace Crawford, he has to be a good press-handling ballhandler and decent passer
He might be, but it’ll take time for him to show that consistently. He hasn’t been KNOWN as that sort of guy yet.
#20
Short season, minimal training camp
Harder to answer those questions than usual….perhaps when the Blazers leverage Babbitt’s D-league play, Williams will have a chance to refine his game and give us something to hang our hat on…
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So...going back to the E. Williams question
more minutes for Crawford at the 1, fewer at the 2, and give Batum a few more minutes at the 2 (my true preference – but I would take some E. Williams time there, too)
Law of Logical Argument
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I like when Batum got some minutes at the 2 and Crawford or Felton handled the PG duties
It should especially be okay against weaker defensive teams who won’t be able to easily get it out of our PGs hands, or the 2nd units. I am all for that too.
Finding Batum minutes somewhere is something I support, much more than more play of the unknown guys.
#20
How do you reign him in though?
Sometimes I feel like it’s kinda irresponsible to give the chucker/ shoot first guy PG responsibilities. It’s a bit of an oxymoron.
Question of the year, maybe
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Hey no trolling on the BEdge
You can’t call someone an ox moron.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
Oxygenated morons have more stamina
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That explains most of our presidents, then.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
what would you know about our presidents' stamina?
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by Sean in Vancouver on Jan 8, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
I personally want nothing but all stars and future hall of famers on my bench
apparently they are available, there was this fanpost on the BEdge about it.
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We'll have a title for sure
once we trade Thomas, Oden, and Armon for D12.
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I think Crawford has been a pretty good 6th man on a team like ours
Who else is gonna handle the ball? And who else can we get? If we can get a decent backup PG, that’s different.
On a team with no proven backup PGs, Crawford is a nice tool to have. He just takes annoying shots.
#20
i nate too
the nate is that nate nate and nates nate is very nate nate nate
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you start on nate, and i'll finish
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by mittsabishy on Jan 8, 2012 8:42 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Nate? Nate nate.
Nate nate nate, “Nate nate, scrappy, nate” Nate nate nate, NATE!!!!!
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F with his head?
Nic is in his own head. If he would show more confidence and ability he would be shown more confidencse and floor time. He is, and plays like, a good bench player.
I think it's a little on both parties.
Nate’s not hazing him or anything is he? He’s not like telling him practice starts at the wrong time, egging his house, planting cocaine on him, etc.
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we won
The relevance of tonights events can thusly be summarized.
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by scaredcow on Jan 8, 2012 8:38 PM PST via mobile reply actions
The Blazers are just downright good
It’s time for all the whiners and naysayers to wake up and realize it. The Blazers played like poop and still won going away against a team they were supposed to win going away against. I for one am encouraged by this.
Remember, the Pessimist says the glass is half empty, the Optimist says it’s half full, and while they are arguing the Opportunist drinks it.
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hey that is good
Do you mind if I use it?
Here is another neat little saying:
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by scaredcow on Jan 8, 2012 8:45 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Go for it
I honestly can’t remember if I made it up or heard it somewhere.
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Glad we won, but you can't dick around like the first half every night or we'll lose like the Phoenix game again.
Like Timmay wrote in the recap, it’s a good thing it was Cleveland. Don’t know what their chances of taking the game over against a hot shooting team (Phoenix) or a good one like OKC.
Yeah but atleast they won a game againist OKC so far.
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by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 8, 2012 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
Pretty full in the Rose Garden tonight
and really quiet most of the game.
Wanted to see the bench cleared a lot earlier. The starters were in with a 24 pt lead and just a few minutes left. The Cavs had already waved the flag and put in benchies.
Campaigning to remove "Free-throw Guy" from the Rose Garden.
Btw
This game was broadcast to 55 countries tonight. The NBA facepalms after realizing this.
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55 countries just saw the Blazers win by 20?
PA must be doing cartwheels
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by Sean in Vancouver on Jan 8, 2012 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
How to get a little run for E Will?
The way this team is built he’s not gonna get a lot of minutes except in garbage time, but when Jamal is off, especially in the first half, he could get a few minutes. I’d also like to see a little 3 guard lineup with Felton, E Will, and Wes, especially when Wallace isn’t finding easy shots and the defense is collapsing the paint.
by 52therim on Jan 8, 2012 9:13 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Alot of people have been talking about our young kids
One critique I have had is we have done a poor job of developing our young talent over the past few years. Batum is really our only young guy that is still getting playing time out of all our picks in the last 3 years. Everyone else we have traded to get here. Its not a good sign when none of your draft picks over t he past few years get no regular burn in the rotation. says something about your draft nights.
Not sure that's an accurate measure...
In the last three years we’ve been a first round playoff team with draft choices that come with that position. Unless a team gets really lucky the only way to improve if your drafting in the 16-22 range is through trades.
E.Will still has potential but he was out all last year. Nolan Smith is a flip of a coin player to me. He could be good… He could be ineffective. The jury is still out.
#7... GO BLAZERS!!!
in 3 years regardless of when your draft spot is you should be able to find 1 or 2 rotation players
Even if its the 7th or 8th man off the bench you. The teams that stay at the top usually have 1 or 2 superstars and then reload with draft picks as their bench players becuase they don’t have the cap room to consistantly pay proven stars to play for them. Thats just part of the business.
So Elliot Williams and Nolan Smith have no chance at being rotation players?..
The teams that stay on top (The Lakers and The Celtics and maybe the Spurs are the only ones in this group in my opinion) have very few contributing players that they actually drafted themselves.
All I’m saying is that I’m not sure the sample size is big enough to be concerned about and that the only time will tell if a Freeland or Claver will come over and make a Tiago Splitter or better type contribution.
#7... GO BLAZERS!!!
Really lucky it was Cavs
We are lucky the Cavs couldnt hit all thier open jumpers in the first half. Lately it looks like we are late on all our rotations in the paint. I was at the game and it looked like the paint was a sand pit for defense.
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by hohowan on Jan 8, 2012 9:26 PM PST via mobile reply actions
This win makes me really happy
I was starting to think we were going to beat all the good teams and lose to all the bad ones. This win busts my theory!
february 14th we play Washington, for example
those are the kind of games that make me wince. Last thing you wanna do is be a top seed that is the first team to give them a win. Wasn’t it Cleveland last year that just could NOT win a game – then we played them and even Rice was like “I don’t like the look of this”
That Cleveland game was scary
I really hope Washington wins one before we play them. The Cleveland game probably took 5 years off my lifespan.
they were knee deep by then
like 0-17 or something. It’s always depressing to see a team suck that bad, but there always is one. I’m rooting for WA til then
I’m rooting for WA
It’s a shame that they still haven’t won a game yet. That team has some sort of talent on that team but still can’t pull it together to get just won win.
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by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 8, 2012 9:53 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah my mistake
It should read: can’t pull it together to get just one win.
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by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 8, 2012 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
How did we manage to add two guys that shoot worse than Rudy?
I’m really hoping they find their shot. 3 of 19 combined is a killer. Other teams are hoping these guys shoot.
It’s still early so I’m trying to give them time but it’s starting to bug me. Dre’s efficiency and poise makes both of these guys look ridiculous so far. Each of them has shown flashes of brilliance so I’ll try not to let it drive me crazy…yet.
Cleveland is pretty bad.
The Blazers are streaky from outside. Streaky like a dirty pair of undies after a chili cookoff.
/s
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jan 8, 2012 9:59 PM PST via mobile reply actions
and the award for disgusting accuracy goes to........
I JUST WANT MY BASKETBALL BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Sean in Vancouver on Jan 8, 2012 10:08 PM PST up reply actions
bit streaky inside too
Also midrange. Blazers are a bit streaky from midrange.
And they seem to be a little streaky from up close
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