Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Hornets
by Timmay! on Feb 10, 2012 4:04 PM PST
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PrintPerhaps we'll shake off the doldrums tonight? The Portland Trail Blazers head to The Big Easy to play the New Orleans Hornets (Early 5:10pm tip-off). The Blazers obviously hope for a Big Easy win tonight after a few stinging home losses. Can the Blazers, featuring newly minted All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge, get back in the win column? [I sure hope so, because I'll be helping moderate the meltdown otherwise.]
Injury Report: Nothing new for the Blazers. The Hornets are still missing Eric Gordon, along with Carl Landry (sprained left knee), Jarrett Jack (bruised left knee) and, a late scratch, Chris Kaman (sprained left ankle, according to Jimmy Smith of the Times-Picayune).
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And, of course, have fun. Go Blazers! -- Tim
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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 Feb 10, 2012 4:08 PM PST reply actions
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOT WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No GDT for me tonight. I will be over at my best friends place drinking whiskey, shooting pool and watching the game on his 60 inch screen!
LaMarcus All-Stardridge - 2012 All-Star Reserve!!!!
THE LAMONSTER ERA IS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lucky!
Im back home tonight… so instead of watching it on CSN in my dorm, ill be ahem streaming on my laptop… oh well!
Go Blazers!
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 Feb 10, 2012 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
Don't these ridiculous outbursts of meaningless jibberish merely betray the shoddiness of the lives of the men who write them?
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Do your negative feelings towards people having fun speak to your lack of humor? We've been doing this for years.
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
only if we are down by more than twenty
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Not trying to be to optimistic
Blazers by 10?
Wooooooot wooooooot
by DonttrashCrash on Feb 10, 2012 4:16 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Not trying to be to optimistic
Blazers by 10?
Wooooooot wooooooot
by DonttrashCrash on Feb 10, 2012 4:16 PM PST via mobile reply actions
At point guard, Jarrett Jack!
At shooting guard, Marco Belinelli!
At small forward, Al-Farouq Aminu!
At power forward, the white Zach Randolph, CHHHHRIIIIS Kaman!
..and the man in the middle, #50, EEEEEMEKA OKAFOR!
"It feels good to give the fans Taco Bell."
- Luke Babbitt, 1/23/2012
At guard, 6'5
From Italy, ironically he hates italian food
Marcoooooo Belineliiiii
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 Feb 10, 2012 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
Ferrell must love to show up at random sporting events.
A couple years ago, I went to a Kansas City Royals home game, and he was there with Paul Rudd and Jason Sudekis. Seriously.
"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 Feb 10, 2012 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
A big easy win here does nothing for me
Im actually teetering on the edge of hoping we completely melt down this season in hopes that drastic changes are made so we can move towards building a contender with LMA rather than wade in mediocrity.
That being said, if the blazers wanted to rip of 17 wins in a row I would be down as well.
This roster isnt horrible, its one good PG away from being able to get out of the first round.
I feel the same way
I’m still on the “Win Now” bus, but I’m standing by the exit door and if we lose to the horrible Hornets then I’m jumping off. I’ll thumb a ride on the “Blow it Up and Rebuild” bus, assuming those guys let me on.
by unblindloyalty on Feb 10, 2012 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
I think that our current roster would look pretty fantastic if we had steve nash
he can be our replacement Point Guard and Coach.
I feel if he were to live/play in portland for half a year he could be convinced to stay here over going to NY. Portland and nash would have a steamy love affair.
though that would be the ultimate win now move
and would probably enable/require a big off season move to get the pieces to make a 2 year run at a ship.
if it was a straight pg swap, that would be great. Don't want to have to give up someone like Batum though for what could only be part of a season.
Also cuz I think we would need Batum to make that run.
#52
yeah I mean if the Suns trade him rather than let him walk
They should be able to get something more for him in return than we may be willing to offer.
Though if you could get a handshake offer that nash would sign after this season I would consider dealing Batum, especially if you think he will get free agent offers that will be toxic or too high for us….
Looks like a likely Hornets blowout
The Blazers always play bad against bad teams. So they will likely play their very worst against a really bad team like New Orleans. So logic tells us this will be a Hornets blowout. Jack is going to score forty and Okafor will have seven blocks. Caveman will vacuum the boards and shut down LMA. Coach Williams will be high fiving everyone on the bench as he exults in the thrill of defeating his mentor. McMillan will look downcast as the final seconds tick away.
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nice reverse jinx
I like it…my favorite part is where Jack scores 40, if that actually happens I’m jumping off my deck
"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'
well ok if you say so but I hope your deck is low or there is a trampoline to land on or something
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didn't Jack have a startlingly high scoring game when he was in Toronto?
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that is some really sick stuff dude
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!
In my new house… trying to find my stuff to mount my tv back up! ACK! But this will be my first Blazer game @home :)
I feel sorry for New Orleans. I really do.
"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 Feb 10, 2012 5:00 PM PST reply actions
I'm late for rhe party! I promise to try my best not to pizz anyone off tonight!
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
Someone got miffed at me last game and created a screen name in my honor that was highly profane.
It was hilarious!
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
Jarratt probably isn't playing because he wants nothing to do with those unis.
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
Good lord all those empty seats
To make matters worse the seat colors are ugly as well
WITH ODEN ON OUR SIDE
I can't help but pronounce Bellinelli's name with a cheesy Italian accent.
Doers & Makers > Movers & Shakers
In the pre-game show
Wheels called him “Belly-Nelly”. I lol’ed,
"Luke is our go-to Chalupa man," Matthews said. "Designated."
We need a new PG now. It is not even funny anymore
Crappy Offense…almost every game. We shouldnt…
WITH ODEN ON OUR SIDE
It's like an optical illusion...
Doers & Makers > Movers & Shakers
by Adam Randall on Feb 10, 2012 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
Vasquez
Doers & Makers > Movers & Shakers
by Adam Randall on Feb 10, 2012 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
It's like a bowl cut that changed its mind.
Doers & Makers > Movers & Shakers
by Adam Randall on Feb 10, 2012 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
Have you seen Webster's hair?
Talk about hilarious!
by lawalteral14 on Feb 10, 2012 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
Having trouble finding a good pic.
Gotta link?
Doers & Makers > Movers & Shakers
by Adam Randall on Feb 10, 2012 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
That is weird...
http://espn.go.com/nba/player/photos/_/id/2795/photoId/1833912/martell-webster
Doers & Makers > Movers & Shakers
by Adam Randall on Feb 10, 2012 5:32 PM PST up reply actions
That's not a hair do
That’s a hair DON’T
"Luke is our go-to Chalupa man," Matthews said. "Designated."
Jeremy Lin off to a good start against LA
http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=320210018
WITH ODEN ON OUR SIDE
that dude has got to sign a big shoe deal with Li-ning right now.
don’t wait until you cool down man.
get on it.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
I'm thinking Wallace should come off the bench until that finger gets better.
Doers & Makers > Movers & Shakers
when felton gets all indignant like that he looks like beetlejuice from the howard stern show.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
I was surprised to see Nate brush off a lineup shuffle.
Doers & Makers > Movers & Shakers
by Adam Randall on Feb 10, 2012 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
we've gone from inconsistently solid to consistently terrible
it’s like we’re tanking already and we don’t even know it
I'd rather be really really bad or really really good.
no inbetween. looks like this year really really bad. I think I’ll go see who I would draft in the draft…
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
I'm not sure the blazers can make up this 3 pt deficit
only 3 quarters left.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
they won the raffle drawing for this game.
you’ll never see them again.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
I see him as being a bust, realistically.
He also disappointed in his one year at KU.
"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 Feb 10, 2012 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
I love that by Elliot. Man this guys 3 point shot looks great, and he tries to dunk it. I don't care if he got blocked.
I like guys that try to dunk it. No soft lay ups.
oh Elliot...wellcome to the NBA: where your dunks are blocked by scrubs.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
The problem is these announcers.
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
by annthefan on Feb 10, 2012 5:43 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
that's how alot of people feel about Mike & Mike
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
He'll get better.
Probably just a little _nar_vous.
Doers & Makers > Movers & Shakers
by Adam Randall on Feb 10, 2012 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
I can't stand these announcers.
"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 Feb 10, 2012 5:40 PM PST reply actions
Re: Former Texas A&M guards:
I can’t believe Acie Law is already out of the league, but Donald Sloan is in.
"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 Feb 10, 2012 5:41 PM PST reply actions
NBA draft has the Blazers drafting PG Kendall Marshall...
don’t. even. know. who. that. is. And another PG to boot.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
UNC
"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 Feb 10, 2012 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
well, according to nba draft.com
he is a brilliant and natural floor general…..imagine that…
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
I haven't seen enough of Nolan to make an executive decision.
…thanks Nate.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
maybe they'll quadruple us in rebounds tonight
wouldn’t that be nice!
I thought I would complain about that before this happens again...because it will happen again.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
This is the squad right here
by heybabydrinkyourmilk on Feb 10, 2012 5:46 PM PST via mobile reply actions
i'm going to laugh soooo hard if the blazers lose this game.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
is MB really trying to rationalize this deficit on lack of scouting?
taking homerism to a new leve
PHILLY!
Please at least get rebounds on one end of the floor. Either end, I don't care.
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
There's no guarantee he'd develop with more playing time, or that he'll develop at all.
It’s tough to take a loss by playing someone who’s raw when you’re on the edge of the playoffs.
You know who my "Click to Pick" is for tonight??
nobody. I might be right.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
these are nice guys but the heart just isn't there
we’re short on some talent but these guys also have serious motivation issues. They’d rather be eating dinner together than killing some poor team. Probably thinking about the restaurant afterwards.
what happened from last year to this year
that changed our rebound rate so drastically?
somebody tell somebody important that if we had a rebound-saavy big to spell camby off the bench, we’d be a force to be reckoned with.
I don't always root for an NBA franchise, but when I do, I prefer the Portland Trail Blazers.
Starters, but with Batum instead of Wallace.
Curious to see how this unit does.
Doers & Makers > Movers & Shakers
You wouldn't think a starting frontcourt of Wallace, Aldridge, and Camby
woulnd’t be so atrocious on the glass
Get well Greg! Rip City is still behind you!
I think New Orleans has about 20 offensive rebounds.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Only the Blazers would foul a team that doesn't get to the free throw line much.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Aldridge needs to be called out for his lack of effort on the boards. Camby has to play defense and get the boards.
LMA only gets a board when it comes right to him.
I'm late to the party
But I’m watching the Knicks (no Blazers on TV here), and this Jeremy Lin kid looks good. From the humble beginnings of a degree from Harvard.
I know where I come from, and when you always have in mind where you come from the rest will be easy. I think the rest will be easy.
-- M. Rivera
I'm waiting for him to play a good team that has a good defensive player to guard him...
then i’ll make up my mind about him….
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
But how many good defensive PG's are there?
I know where I come from, and when you always have in mind where you come from the rest will be easy. I think the rest will be easy.
-- M. Rivera
Oh, also
How on Earth are we losing to the freaking Hornets?
I know where I come from, and when you always have in mind where you come from the rest will be easy. I think the rest will be easy.
-- M. Rivera
N.O. wearing their magic Mardi Gras jerseys.
We’re powerless against that garish mis-mash of colors.
No sense of urgency
This team just looks like its going through the motions to collect paychecks. We dont want to box out and we got guys just standing around. Time to make changes. Nate needs to go. The team takes on his personality of……. no personality at all.
by CincyBlazerFan7180 on Feb 10, 2012 5:55 PM PST reply actions
This is garbage. Aldridge is doing nothing. Crawford passes up open shots, but he's fine chucking up off the dribble
with a guy in his face. I don’t even need to talk about Felton.
switching games lol
want to watch some basketball dangit! If these guys were a bunch of rooks and scrubs on a rebuilding team it’d be easier to watch.
I halfway expected aldridge to be tentative the first game after finding out he's an all star
but this is ridiculous
Get well Greg! Rip City is still behind you!
he doesn't even really make them commit to the double
they take a step at him and he’s passing the ball out
who knew
The hornets are the league’s best team apparently
by ripcitymilehigh on Feb 10, 2012 5:58 PM PST reply actions
Wesley Matthews looks like the most scouted I've ever seen. It's like everyone in the NBA now knows
how shut him down.
When you only have one dimension
That’s not hard to do
I know where I come from, and when you always have in mind where you come from the rest will be easy. I think the rest will be easy.
-- M. Rivera
by GMan83201 on Feb 10, 2012 6:00 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
who told him to dribble drive
just shoot the darn ball…that is what they pay you to do
by ripcitymilehigh on Feb 10, 2012 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
Portland's game plan:
Shoot long J’s, give LMA night off….let Hornets finish at the rim and/or rebound their misses.
great defense
how do you let that happen?
by CincyBlazerFan7180 on Feb 10, 2012 6:00 PM PST reply actions
Is it possible to go from the biggest overachievers to the biggest underachievers in the same season?
Get well Greg! Rip City is still behind you!
I know we hate Kobe, and most of us also aren't fans of Lebron
But could you imagine if Lebron had the heart and drive of Kobe? He’d put up 35-12-12 every game.
I know where I come from, and when you always have in mind where you come from the rest will be easy. I think the rest will be easy.
-- M. Rivera
He'd be like Kevin Garnett in his prime
I know where I come from, and when you always have in mind where you come from the rest will be easy. I think the rest will be easy.
-- M. Rivera
lebron has plenty of drive
he’s just too worried about what others think of him and doesn’t play as selfishly as he should
PHILLY!
for 3 quarters
I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.
Mark Twain
Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mark_twain_4.html#ixzz1IE4sPu16
by Tyler Durrden on Feb 10, 2012 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
Nate must see by now that the double is coming every single time on Aldridge. If LMA gets the ball they can easily break
down the NO defense. Basically NO is asking for Portland to pick them apart and they haven’t done it yet.
Lin is petting on a bit of a show
I know where I come from, and when you always have in mind where you come from the rest will be easy. I think the rest will be easy.
-- M. Rivera
Ahem, putting
I know where I come from, and when you always have in mind where you come from the rest will be easy. I think the rest will be easy.
-- M. Rivera
So Aldridge has 4 shots only this half?
Aweful offense we are running over here
WITH ODEN ON OUR SIDE
COME ON GUYS GET A FREAKING REBOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by CincyBlazerFan7180 on Feb 10, 2012 6:06 PM PST reply actions
its not good to get ur BP up. Our team sucks right now. We need a better Pg who can run an offense
U would recommend u watch another game too
WITH ODEN ON OUR SIDE
nah, they are going to see if they can be the first team to win a game being out-rebounded by 40
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
we win or lose this game with Crawford
is LMA saving his energy for the all-star game?
nobody crashes the boards anymore
unless they’re the other team
Put Batum back in.
The only time we didn’t look confused in this game is when he was in.
this reminds me of the game where broy dropped 52 on PHX
then was held to 8 the next game @ DEN.
LA just got way too satisfied about making the all star team.
PHILLY!
He's getting doubled every time, and we aren't going back to him after he passes out of it.
But his defensive effort has left a lot to be desired.
My GOD THREE BLAZERS IN THERE AND THEY STILL DIDN'T GET THE REBOUDN
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Dear LA,
I don’t care if you dont score the rest of the game, BUT AT LEAST GET SOME REBOUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
that was a bad half but could be much
we’re only down 4 somehow. still in it but we need to start getting rebounds and quit giving up 2nd chance points.
by CincyBlazerFan7180 on Feb 10, 2012 6:10 PM PST reply actions
I can only imagine what Nate is talking about in the locker room.
Remember when we were a good rebounding team?
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
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