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Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Pistons

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Don't forget that this is an early game...5:00 start Pacific time.  I should be here, though given the likely outcome maybe I'll wish I wasn't.  Who knows though?  Stranger things have happened.  Like Shaq to Phoenix, for instance.

Register all of your pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts right here.

--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)

P.S.  There's a Jersey Contest Form for tomorrow's Indiana game a couple posts below this one.  There is no form for this game.  Please read the important contest post in between this post and the form.  (Just scroll down.)

P.P.S. As Blazermaniac32 has pointed out in the diaries, the news is official now. Brandon Roy is out tonight due to a death in the family. We offer condolences to and prayers for Brandon and his loved ones.

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Easy win
All we need is for Joel and LMA to both get double-doubles, Blake to go 3 for 3 on 3s, Martell to go for 24 in a quarter (twice), and Travis to have one of THOSE fourth quarters.

Oh, and Jarrett to only step out of bounds once.

Actually, if Brandon doesn't play, it will be interesting to see if ball movement (especially in the 4th quarter) is better, resulting in more open looks.  It seems to me we've got a little too much tendency to watch Brandon do his stuff on the high pick and roll in the 4th quarter, rather than keep moving without the ball.  Maybe without him, we'll see more off the ball screens, etc.  I'd love that.

These guys are human, they can be had, even without Brandon.  It will take one of those games where a bunch of guys play above their usual standard, but it happens, and actually not that infrequently when a star player is out.  Guys go out to prove they aren't a one-man team, and coaches devise a game plan for which the other team can't really prepare.  Chicago won at GS while short-handed.  This could be one of those freak situations where we've got a better chance without Brandon, just because they won't know what we're going to do.

by jscot on Feb 8, 2008 5:04 AM PST reply actions  

You forgot
to mention that Sergio will play the entire fourth quarter  and Raef will get big minutes in preparation for 3 more games against Shaq where we'll use him to save on Przy & Frye's fouls.  
"jksnake99's advice : NEVER give up on a Brandon Roy led team." -- posted at halftime...

by jorga on Feb 8, 2008 4:51 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm scared
To play without Brandon.  I ain't gonna lie.

by leeroyjenkins on Feb 8, 2008 8:41 AM PST reply actions  

we'll be fine
Honestly, we will still play a similar level of basketball. The one thing that is going to change is that we are not going to be getting nearly as many open looks from the outside because they won't be doubling brandon. I predict that Jack will have an ungodly number of assists, and that LA will have another great game against rasheed. This is probably the best game for Brandon to be out of, as they will most likely play man to man defense the entire game which will allow us to get to the hoop and run against this team.
TheOdenator

by TheOdenator on Feb 8, 2008 8:59 AM PST reply actions  

Motivation
In case the Blazers needed more motivation, it seems like Sheed's "not impressed" with Portland.

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080208/SPORTS03/802080386/1051

I wonder if he was "impressed" when the Pistons came to Portland earlier in the year and lost...

by OutrageousJ on Feb 8, 2008 9:44 AM PST reply actions  

'Sheed
Sheed speaks his mind, you have to give him that.  Judging from those comments and the ones he's made since coming here you tend to think he really holds a grudge with how his time in Portland shook out.

But you guys should know, that just Sheed.

by PistonsNation on Feb 8, 2008 10:58 AM PST reply actions  

Yep, it's just Sheed calling it as he sees it.
I would be surprised only in the event that he didn't hold any resentment toward the Blazers organization. Any other outcome wouldn't seem to add up, based on both my knowledge as a fan of the Blazers' situation at the time leading up to his departure, and fitting the mental profile Sheed has created for himself.
lickety-brindle

by Billy Ray Bates on Feb 8, 2008 2:34 PM PST up reply actions  

Strange things happen
Let's hope this is one of those strange nights.

PistonsNation- we know all about 'Sheed being 'Sheed.  

by jksnake99 on Feb 8, 2008 11:21 AM PST reply actions  

Detroit Jersey contest answers (imaginary edition)
Just because there was no POSTED jersey contest doesn't mean I can't play anyway.

-----

Portland - 89, Detroit - 86

The second technical will be called on Sheed DURING THE PRE-GAME SHOOTAROUND.

Brandon Roy will follow the game by SKETCHY RADIO RECEPTION IN SEATTLE.

NEITHER TEAM will trade for Jason Kidd and a packet of WestJet in-flight peanuts.

AMY WINEHOUSE will end up passed out sulking on the scorer's table.

And TOM SELLECK in that same old Tigers ballcap will be the one to lob a cup of half-Schlitz/half-backwash at her,
setting off . . . well, not a "riot", really. More like a "party".

Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.

by QualityPie on Feb 8, 2008 11:30 AM PST reply actions  

Ha!
And Sheed gives the Oregonian more "N-word"-riddled nonsense about pro-ball players being modern "slaves." (Anyone remember that horrible interview?)
TTFN! Ta-ta-for-now!
RipCity's a state of mind

by Y5k on Feb 8, 2008 1:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Brandon being out is our key to victory...
It means the Pistons won't take us seriously.

And it means that their scouting report on our team will be all wrong.

Look for Jarret, Channing and Travis to have big games.

by Majikj0n on Feb 8, 2008 12:57 PM PST reply actions  

agree...
It could be the game of the season... Frye hitting shots, Jack splitting the D... a victory is possible and needed

by hotstuffdb22 on Feb 8, 2008 1:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Travis and Martell
Both will go off tonite. Martell will score 30 in the 3rd and Travis will score 40 in the 4th.

by Steve The Hedge on Feb 8, 2008 1:50 PM PST reply actions  

C T C
Detroit down 10 at half and Wallace mails it in.  Without him, LMA goes off for 34 / 16.

Go Blazers!

by TKEskippers on Feb 8, 2008 1:52 PM PST reply actions  

I'm gonna give this one...
.......... the Least Prescient Post Prize before the game is even over.

I'm watching Minneapolis and Celtics myself...

t

"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08

by timbo on Feb 8, 2008 7:00 PM PST up reply actions  

game tonight
Expect to see a ton of the Martell Webster Offense tonight.

I think Martell and Sergio are the X factors tonight

Travis Outlaw drops the sledgehammer on Daequan Cook for a dunk so vicious, it's illegal in 48 states.

by BlazerBandit on Feb 8, 2008 3:01 PM PST reply actions  

Well
Here is something to cheer everyone up:

Possibly NSFW? It's news about an upcoming Woody Allen movie featuring Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansen:

Read Here

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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 4:42 PM PST reply actions  

Time to wind up Darius...
... get him hopped up on Pixie Stix, and let him run around like an eight-year-old on Field Day.  I figure we should get about thirty minutes of pent-up freak-out from him, just have him run back and forth on the baseline looking for the alley-oop.  Good for 32 and eight boards.  Book it.

by natopotato on Feb 8, 2008 4:42 PM PST reply actions  

QUALITY PIE!!!
WELCOME BACKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!
"Besides, I met a girl who loves basketball, blazers, and spurs. I'm sorry, you really can't dampen my mood right now :)" -ratbastird(after oden's surgery)

by nateinaloha on Feb 8, 2008 5:03 PM PST reply actions  

POOOOOORTLAND BAAAASSSKETBALL!!!
Will be a toughie, but the Pistons do give away games more than they should.  I got a friend who is a Piston's fan (he's from Detroit so it's okay) and he always always complains about Detroit losing to lesser teams just because they don't feel like playing.

He's scared of this game, because the Blazers are the type of hungry team to take advantage of a Pistons team that doesn't wanna try.

The announcers love LMA.  Evidently he plays with his back to the basket and is a great rebounder!  What is everyone here complaining about then?! ;-) (wink)!

LMA is awesome.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:07 PM PST reply actions  

Let's give 'em a Hard Game
for the next 48 minutes.

GO BALZERS!

I want "Sheed T'd, just for old time sake. In fact I would like to see him tossed, throwing his jersey and head band into the crowd. Aahh, the memories.

"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:08 PM PST reply actions  

Here we go folks!
I don't know what to expect from this game, but then maybe I don't want to know what to expect.  I just hope we don't get slaughtered.

--Dave

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:08 PM PST reply actions  

No Roy till Monday
Per Quick's blog.  He's staying for the funeral, will re-join his other family Monday at Houston.

Let's win it for the Roy-Bot!

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:09 PM PST reply actions  

I heard an explosion!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:10 PM PST reply actions  

Well, someones got to lose
Hopefully not us.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:12 PM PST up reply actions  

The keys
It really bothers my boyfriend that the "keys" on  the Ford keys to the game screen are black on a black background.  

by troutfan on Feb 8, 2008 5:11 PM PST reply actions  

So true
agreed. I would like a nice shade of beige, taupe perhaps.

by jgo24 on Feb 8, 2008 5:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Is he
Color blind?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:13 PM PST up reply actions  

No
not color blind.  He is pleased that people responded to that post.

by troutfan on Feb 8, 2008 5:15 PM PST up reply actions  

LMA needs to channel his inner Z-Bo
And have a Z-Bo-in-Detroit type game.  30+, 15+!  WITH 13 BLOCKS.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:12 PM PST reply actions  

Heh all the stations have the same music
Bothers me a little. I equate the music with the Blazers + Mike and Mike.  

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 5:13 PM PST reply actions  

31-3
We can do it.

I am responding to the Detroit feed, as us league passers are watching.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:13 PM PST reply actions  

TAKE HIM JOR-EL
Sheed is no match for an offensive giant like JOEL.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:14 PM PST reply actions  

WEBBY!
Would be nice if he has a nice game.  Nice.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:15 PM PST reply actions  

A Joel Post up good lord
Timbo is calling the plays tonight!

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 5:15 PM PST reply actions  

Marty is The Man
of the Moment. Scorin' and Boardin'
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:16 PM PST reply actions  

Good try Jack
Good penetration.  Offense looks off, but we can get on track.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:16 PM PST reply actions  

What's with
The Palace playing We Will Rock you for like 5mins straight?
ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Feb 8, 2008 5:17 PM PST reply actions  

Jack on Rip
Is the weakness they should exploit.  Jack will have to fight thru screens quickly and then be a lot shorter than Rip as he closes out on him.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:17 PM PST reply actions  

2 and a half
minutes without a foul, for Pryzzy!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:18 PM PST reply actions  

Nice take, Marty!
He broke everyone's ankles with that Utep-Two step.

And we get a "ball don't lie" off the missed FT.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:18 PM PST reply actions  

We got our first
"ball don't lie" there!

Everyone drink.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:19 PM PST reply actions  

Is 'Sheed makin'
his "Angry Face"?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:19 PM PST reply actions  

Two fouls on Sheed!
LMA rebounding good, gets blocked by Sheed, Martell goes for the 360 reverse tomahawk free throw line dunk and Sheed can only foul him helplessly.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:21 PM PST reply actions  

webfeed
anyone have an online link thats working?

by jgo24 on Feb 8, 2008 5:21 PM PST reply actions  

Wow
That was a foul by Sheed on that LMA attempt.
ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Feb 8, 2008 5:21 PM PST reply actions  

JACK A GREAT DRIVE!
But he borks the finish.  Too wide open?

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:22 PM PST reply actions  

Ooph
Jack misses a gimme.  

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:22 PM PST reply actions  

cs.net
isnt working for me. I might have to go downstairs. dang.

by jgo24 on Feb 8, 2008 5:23 PM PST reply actions  

I still got a good feeling
I got a good feeling about LMA and Webby today... they better prove me right.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Get on BillyUps
Need to slow that boy down.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:23 PM PST reply actions  

Low scoring is OK
in fact it might be better with us missing our main gun.

High scoring could also be OK.

Just as long as both teams are in the same category.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:26 PM PST up reply actions  

LMA 5 boards
I guess he IS a great rebounder, like the Detroit announcer said!

(just to clarify, I think LMA WILL be a great rebounder but gets out of position too easily now, so don't think I'm a hater because I ain't a hater maybe YOU are the hater did you ever think of that you dumb jerk?!?!?!)

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:25 PM PST reply actions  

Then again
they also said Jarrett Jack scared them on the break.

I wonder if they're angling for a trade for JJ?

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:26 PM PST up reply actions  

When Martell finally puts it all together
He will be a full in the NBA!

It looks like he just used his great athleticism in high school and was a dominating player.  He is now learning many skills including dribble penetration and boxing out on rebounds.

by OrygunRod on Feb 8, 2008 5:27 PM PST reply actions  

Jack! NICE!
Come on Jarrett.  Make this your night!

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:27 PM PST reply actions  

The LaMa Smoothie
is sooooo Goooood!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:27 PM PST reply actions  

Jack can drive all day
He's getting where he wants to go thus far.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:28 PM PST reply actions  

GORILLA DUNK
With the RIM SHAKER!  I'm surprised the entire backboard didn't shatter.  The stanchion is still shaking from the dunk.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:29 PM PST reply actions  

I really wish
we had a guy who could take that baseline jab-step jumper that Rip just hit and make it with consistency.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:29 PM PST reply actions  

Who's guarding BillyUps?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:29 PM PST reply actions  

Was Blake earlier
Not sure what happened.  I heard Chauncey can hit 3 pointers so we should have a defensive man defending him.  GEEZ NATE get with it!

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes we need a Defender on him
Great idea Mortie.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Sergio needs to come in to shut down
Chauncey because his D is superior to Blake's and Jack's!
ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Feb 8, 2008 5:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Si!
The Spanish "Tar Baby".
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:34 PM PST up reply actions  

Put Przybilla on him!
He'll never score again!  He'll spend the rest of the season shaking in fear from the memory!

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:33 PM PST up reply actions  

It seems so simple
But sometimes the simplist answer is the right one.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:34 PM PST up reply actions  

If webster can't hit a shot this is going to be a
long night. You really never know what to expect from that guy

by ppilot on Feb 8, 2008 5:30 PM PST reply actions  

Expect the unexpected
Then he'll seem much more consistent.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Lamarcus goes to the running jump hook!
That's either a great sign or an awful one.  It means he's super-confident or super-crazy.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:32 PM PST reply actions  

Haven't seen the sky hook from LMA
In a loooong time.  He can do it, he should do it more.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:32 PM PST reply actions  

Yes
Hard to miss the fact that our perimeter guys are missing.  Hope they catch fire sometime tonight.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:34 PM PST up reply actions  

LMAAAAAAAA
He wants to show Sheed what being a lanky perimeter based PF is all about.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:35 PM PST reply actions  

OHHHH
Hurts to give up the offensive rebound to the same guy who drove in on us in the first place.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:35 PM PST reply actions  

Detroit's plan tonight
seems to be foul before giving our big guys easy looks.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:36 PM PST reply actions  

Travis touched that shot which bounced crazy
and back into the hoop!

He had that guilty way off holding his arms.

by OrygunRod on Feb 8, 2008 5:36 PM PST reply actions  

Was he looking around
to see if anyone noticed?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Hmmmm...
Billups going for the 80-point game evidently.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:37 PM PST reply actions  

WHAT?
How do you call defensive 3 seconds on LMA? He was guarding Alfoloslloal!
ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Feb 8, 2008 5:37 PM PST reply actions  

I said in the preview
that any of their top four guys were capable of scoring 20.  I didn't mean in ONE QUARTER.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:38 PM PST reply actions  

billups is killing us
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 5:38 PM PST reply actions  

That was two steps
He wasn't gonna do anything after the twp steps, but it wasn't a travel YET.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:39 PM PST reply actions  

are you kidding me?
he hit LMA in the post for 4 freethrows, and steve in the corner for a wide open three. and then got called for a totally bogus travel. on d he has been no liability and both his fouls were team fouls to give.

by sergioFTW on Feb 8, 2008 5:42 PM PST up reply actions  

YES!!!
The only thing that will save this game is a good Sergio fight!

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:46 PM PST up reply actions  

That offensive rebound
off of a free throw hurt.  Those are the kind of points you can't give up. Billups honestly, OK.  But those kind of cheap give-ups will kill us.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:39 PM PST reply actions  

Someone's getting a butt chewing
for that FT rebound>
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:39 PM PST reply actions  

Billups
Might not be a good match up for Sergio.  Or anyone.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:40 PM PST reply actions  

Where is T Green?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Of course,
their PG is hurting us again.  
Its a marathon, not a sprint.

by theanomaly777 on Feb 8, 2008 5:41 PM PST reply actions  

NOW Deh-twah will let up
They have gotten complacent with their success in the 1st quarter and will now coast the rest of the game to save their energy for the playoffs.  PLEASE.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:41 PM PST reply actions  

Blake's turnover
changed the whole momentum of the game and the Billups hit a three and thats what you call a 6 point turnaround.
Its a marathon, not a sprint.

by theanomaly777 on Feb 8, 2008 5:42 PM PST reply actions  

I don't mind
Not liking Blake, but blaming this on Blake is silly dude.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:43 PM PST up reply actions  

I blame it on whoever
is playing that 1 position and letting Billups punk us and not answer.
Its a marathon, not a sprint.

by theanomaly777 on Feb 8, 2008 5:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Come harder than that
with your "D", PTB!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:43 PM PST reply actions  

This wil help
Roy's case for MVP.  "See how bad they are without me?  MVP please!"

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:44 PM PST reply actions  

Travis misses his first two shots
Not good.

Somebody better get hot or we're going to get killed.

No...we're going to get killed, prayed over and resurrected, stuffed with sucky sauce, and then killed all over again.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:44 PM PST reply actions  

Off season to do list:
a PG that can play defense please.
Its a marathon, not a sprint.

by theanomaly777 on Feb 8, 2008 5:44 PM PST reply actions  

Game over?
Sorry I can't believe I even wrote that.  Still where are we going to get our points?

by ppilot on Feb 8, 2008 5:45 PM PST reply actions  

Are our "Worst Fears"
Being realized?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:45 PM PST reply actions  

How many times
Have lost one of their interior players for an easy lay up or dunk.  Thank god those aren't worth more points, even tho they should be.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:45 PM PST reply actions  

i dont feel like even watching
this game were getting blown out
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 5:45 PM PST reply actions  

Anamoly
stop posting the same thing over and over and over again

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 5:46 PM PST reply actions  

No leader out there to
answer which is PG responsibility.
Its a marathon, not a sprint.

by theanomaly777 on Feb 8, 2008 5:47 PM PST up reply actions  

the biggest difference
between the win streak and the post-win streak has been the play of the Blazer bench.

by jksnake99 on Feb 8, 2008 5:46 PM PST reply actions  

Jack
Is still convinced that Pryz is a force down low that needs to be awkwardly fed.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:47 PM PST reply actions  

Saying any Blazer
is stinking it up this game is like blaming a drop of water for making the ocean wet.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:47 PM PST reply actions  

Are they giving the P*stons
Double Points tonight?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:48 PM PST reply actions  

Jack just trying to do it all
making up plays, and ends with a pass out of bounds.

Nate, get these guys running plays where they set picks and set up open shots.

by OrygunRod on Feb 8, 2008 5:48 PM PST reply actions  

The Pistons crew
make a good point:

No Roy, no Jones, no Oden.  Not an excuse, and I also believe them when they say the Blazers would be trailing at this point anyway, but still it's something to keep in mind.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:49 PM PST reply actions  

BEE YOU TEE FULL
Another hook from LMA!  DOMINATING ON BOTH ENDS.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:50 PM PST reply actions  

If we get it to 8
by the end of the game that would be a miracle.

We will make a run though.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:51 PM PST up reply actions  

That was a play
at least in my never played eyes -- although JJ had to do it himself and drive to the basket as 24 seconds ran out.

by OrygunRod on Feb 8, 2008 5:50 PM PST reply actions  

The sad thing about that Stuckey drive
is that had he missed the Pistons would have gotten the offensive rebound and would have jammed.  You know things are going poorly when that happens.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:50 PM PST reply actions  

The reason why the Spurs
won last year is because Parker was lighting it up.  Thats why the pistons were able to win one.
Its a marathon, not a sprint.

by theanomaly777 on Feb 8, 2008 5:50 PM PST reply actions  

PGS
Do not win championships.  Duncan played better than Parker and is the reason they won.  the Pistons were kinda a fluke.

No dominant PG has done it alone.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:52 PM PST up reply actions  

agreed
elite pgs cant will a championship on their own.

by Philthyanimal on Feb 9, 2008 6:33 AM PST up reply actions  

I wish Jack
Would learn to pass on his drive.

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 5:51 PM PST reply actions  

Please don't pass to Joel like that
Joel has many positive attributes but bailing us out on offense isn't one of them.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:51 PM PST reply actions  

Thanks Stucky
e need all the help we can get.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:51 PM PST reply actions  

Martell is afraid to shoot
Does that tell you he gets yelled at when he misses???

As a shooter shouldn't he be encourage to keep shooting?

by OrygunRod on Feb 8, 2008 5:52 PM PST reply actions  

He's not getting yelled at when he misses
in fact I'd bet he's being encouraged to shoot more when he's open.

Martell yells at himself.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:54 PM PST up reply actions  

OFFENSIVE FOUL???
HOW??

He had both hand son the ball!

ROTUNDITYDOTNET

by damir on Feb 8, 2008 5:52 PM PST reply actions  

Notice the foot movement
and player movement on offense.

There isn't any.

No player movement=no ability to pass.  

No ability to pass=no good shots for Portland.  

No good shots for Portland=depending on one-on-one moves.  

Depending on one-on-one moves in the absence of Brandon Roy=we're dead.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:53 PM PST reply actions  

And on defense
they are sagging way off their man when the ball is on the other side of the court and cannot get back to contest shots when the ball is swung around to that Blazer's man.

Other teams have scouted us and do not sag off, playing tight man to man and have stopped most of the Blazers open shots.

Hey, McRoberts and Green may finally get to play!!!

by OrygunRod on Feb 8, 2008 5:59 PM PST up reply actions  

looks like la showed up
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 5:53 PM PST reply actions  

Feed LMA
He needs to be involved in every play.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:53 PM PST reply actions  

Like I said earlier
Replace LMA with Zach, and you got 21-win starting 5 of three years ago.
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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 5:53 PM PST reply actions  

Everyone is wasting
A great game thus far by LMA.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:54 PM PST reply actions  

OHHHHHHHH
Detroit guys with a stat:

Pistons bench outscoring Portland bench 25-0.

Ouch.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 5:54 PM PST reply actions  

Better demote the white unit
To magenta or lavender or something.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Well some quality
McRob and Green time tonight.

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 5:55 PM PST reply actions  

Give us a break
Gots a long Time Out at least.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:55 PM PST reply actions  

the pistons bench and beat our starters
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 5:55 PM PST reply actions  

Taureen Green
time baby.
Its a marathon, not a sprint.

by theanomaly777 on Feb 8, 2008 5:55 PM PST reply actions  

There is absolutely no effort being given
by the team right now.  LA you are excused. JJ you too.

by ppilot on Feb 8, 2008 5:56 PM PST reply actions  

put mcrob in plz!
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 5:56 PM PST reply actions  

Trout
Still sometimes goes back to that awkward kid who isn't sure how to NBA.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:57 PM PST reply actions  

Well... 1 loss is just 1 loss
That's the best i've got. And Wow trout.

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 5:58 PM PST reply actions  

Is Flip
Takin' a nap?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 5:58 PM PST reply actions  

So, 50-26, eh?
I would have had a few more beers tonight if I'd known I was coming back to this.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 5:58 PM PST reply actions  

I ain't giving up
You quitter McQuitterons can quit all ya want.  Me and the Blazers will be just fine.  JUST FINE.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 5:59 PM PST reply actions  

Crap sticks
Just loop the last 20 seconds and that's tonight thus far.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 6:00 PM PST reply actions  

Fought each other
For the same rebound a dozen times over, miss it, goes to Sheed for the 3.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 6:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Ohhh dear
that really shouldn't be that easy at the NBA level.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:00 PM PST reply actions  

Dave
Can I curse today? This must be an exception day.
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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 6:00 PM PST reply actions  

In a game against the Pistons?
Without Roy?

It ain't worth it, man.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:06 PM PST up reply actions  

When we're losing by 30
we REALLY shouldn't be getting outhustled for offensive rebounds.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:01 PM PST reply actions  

wow
Blazers having trouble catching the ball.

by jksnake99 on Feb 8, 2008 6:01 PM PST reply actions  

Someone set us on "rookie" setting
I hope we can at least get it changed to journeyman or sumthin.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 6:02 PM PST reply actions  

Is our team really that bad without roy?
If he gets hurt we could easily contend for a decent lottery spot

by ppilot on Feb 8, 2008 6:02 PM PST reply actions  

Only 2:37 left
in the Bad Half. Thank oodness.

Our Half is coming up next. Ya think?

"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:02 PM PST reply actions  

Is foreign language cursing
permissible? I'm at an unfortunate stage of in-between drunk where our plight still matters to me and isn't just downright laughable.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:02 PM PST reply actions  

if we can put up 45 points
in the first half and keep detroit under 60 we can still win the game is not over!
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 6:02 PM PST reply actions  

I'm sneaky
I gotta go pick up the fiance from work, but I'll record the rest and pretend I am forgoing watching the game live so I can spend time with her.  THE PERFECT CRIME!

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 6:02 PM PST reply actions  

Roy's all star selection
is getting validated in a big way tonight.

by jksnake99 on Feb 8, 2008 6:03 PM PST reply actions  

MARTY SHATTERS THE BACKBOARD
GLASS FLYING EVERYWHERE, SHARDS IN SHEED'S HAIR...

It was the biggest dunk ever.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 6:03 PM PST reply actions  

Mortimer you dog
you know how to throw them dice, my man. Don't crap out.  Is this the worst first half in franchise history?

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:03 PM PST reply actions  

I'm captain slick
I be all "damn baby, I love me some Blazers but I love you more, dig?  I'll just watch it later and spend some time with you my lil' honey bucket".  Then she swoons and I use my game watching points tomorrow on Indiana.  Again, THE PERFECT CRIME.

by Mortimer on Feb 8, 2008 6:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Lets play a drinking game!
Every time the Blazers have a defensive breakdown take a shot.....wait that would be a bad idea.  You would probably end up at the hospital

by ppilot on Feb 8, 2008 6:04 PM PST reply actions  

Gonna say
Those better be watered down like it's dollar nite.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:07 PM PST up reply actions  

I think there should
be some kind of mercy rule where you can't be allowed to shoot three-pointers or fast-break after a deficit of a certain size.  CYO has it.  It makes it much more sportsmanlike.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:05 PM PST reply actions  

Who do the Blazers think they
are guarding when they sag off their man by 10 to 15 feet?   It just leaves their own man open for a make able easy shot.

by OrygunRod on Feb 8, 2008 6:06 PM PST reply actions  

That's actually a bad call on Jack
he never bounced the ball in the frontcourt- until both feet and the ball are established in the frontcourt you are still considered in the backcourt.

by jksnake99 on Feb 8, 2008 6:07 PM PST reply actions  

This looked like
North Carolina vs North Carolina's Community College Intermural Team.

Really awful.

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 6:07 PM PST reply actions  

More first half points
for LMA.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:07 PM PST reply actions  

Their icin' 'im!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:08 PM PST up reply actions  

HAHAHAHA
you know, I was thinking while he was dribbling up the court, "damn, I really really want a jump pass turnover right now, that would be the cherry on my poop sundae" and RIGHT on cue, Jack commits the second-worst turnover at the NBA level I've seen this season!

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:07 PM PST reply actions  

you guys need to support
your expectations are too high and i still think we can win
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 6:08 PM PST reply actions  

My expectations
are only that we not come out and throw up all over ourselves from the nervousness of playing without Roy.  Unfortunately, my expectations have not been met.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Soulja
We don't have the offensive capability to make up this many points.

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 6:09 PM PST reply actions  

are you kidding?
we have marty,if he gets hot along with aldrige and blake starts hitting 3s wel be right back in the game
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 6:10 PM PST up reply actions  

I can't imagine it turning out
118 to 70.  So by default the second half will have to be better than the first.

And hey, there's about an 0.00001% chance of this being the biggest comeback of all time!

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:10 PM PST reply actions  

I could conceivably
see this game turning out 118-70.  Just for fun we should have McRoberts go foul somebody really hard and then lie down on the scorer's table.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:12 PM PST up reply actions  

I would bet
that Nate's halftime speech has liberal doses of the word "Pride".

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:10 PM PST reply actions  

Oh
He's channeling me right now with a liberal tongue, I'm certain of that.
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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 6:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Josh is in the score book
with a rebound. I swear his pts. and rebounds per minute put him in triple figures for 48 minutes. Play 'im the whole second half and we get at least 50+ points and rebounds! Just do it Nate. Stats Don't Lie.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:12 PM PST reply actions  

34-59
"I rounded the hut and saw a man's dead body sprawling in the mud. He was an Indian, a black Dravidian coolie, almost naked, and he could not have been dead many minutes. The people said that the elephant had come suddenly upon him round the corner of the hut, caught him with its trunk, put its foot on his back and ground him into the earth. This was the rainy season and the ground was soft, and his face had scored a trench a foot deep and a couple of yards long. He was lying on his belly with arms crucified and head sharply twisted to one side. His face was coated with mud, the eyes wide open, the teeth bared and grinning with an expression of unendurable agony. (Never tell me, by the way, that the dead look peaceful. Most of the corpses I have seen looked devilish.) The friction of the great beast's foot had stripped the skin from his back as neatly as one skins a rabbit."

George Orwell "Shooting an Elephant"

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 6:13 PM PST reply actions  

I love this idea Dheepan!
"excerpts of great literature" night in the GameThread!  that way our cultural horizons are expanding along with the Blazers' sphincters as this game progresses.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:15 PM PST reply actions  

Flannery O'Connor
A Good Man-to-Man Is Hard to Find

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:29 PM PST up reply actions  

I hate it
when people type LOL normally, but I literally LOLed.  I like how your humor gets more mordant and risque the more we're getting killed.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Steven A Smith just said
That Steve Nash was a terrible defensive player.

by Dheepan on Feb 8, 2008 6:15 PM PST reply actions  

Jersey Contest Question for this game:
Question 2:  Will Nate be OVER or UNDER 18.5 f-bombs dropped at halftime?

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:22 PM PST reply actions  

Oh, WAY over
"Have you ever been crushed by the toppling dome of the temple that your hope has constructed?"

'D.Q.' -- Ruben Dario

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:28 PM PST reply actions  

True Dat
on both counts.

Nate isn't done yet!

"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Ouch
I go to dinner, come back and down 22. Is it as bad as the score looks?

by jgo24 on Feb 8, 2008 6:29 PM PST reply actions  

Actually significantly worse
We look like an anemic child with scurvy on both ends of the floor, but only if that child was born premature.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:31 PM PST up reply actions  

The score
is not the worst part.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:31 PM PST up reply actions  

This is like
meeting a really cute blonde online, having internet intimacy, falling madly in love, then finally meeting in person and finding it's an unshaven David Spade.  And he's drunk and telling jokes.

Yeah...it's that bad.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:35 PM PST up reply actions  

Wow
A turnover and nobody gets back on defense.  Alley-oop.

Hold still injury, I think we can fit just a little more insult on there.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:30 PM PST reply actions  

To be fair
--Plenty of people have been burned this year trying to make that crowded entry pass into Joel.  I cannot for the life of me understand why we still try it ever, at all.  This is also part of the reason Joel doesn't play as much as people want.

--There are no good passes anywhere tonight.  Every play is going nowhere.

But it was an ugly play.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Can we at least see Sergio?
Can we throw Sergio out there for the rest of the game? What's the worst that can happen? He'll get confused, think he's bullfighting, and usher people stylistically into the lane? Maybe everybody on the squad thinks they're bullfighting tonight.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:35 PM PST reply actions  

Okay wow
No communication on defense NOR offense.

Someone needed to tell Jack there was a player behind him going for the steal.

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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 6:35 PM PST reply actions  

20 pts. for LMA
Get it
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:35 PM PST reply actions  

How we like you now Sheed?
Pretty good actually. I think I like Portland's future better.
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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 6:36 PM PST reply actions  

This is another one of those games
that is just like me playing Halo against high schoolers.  No matter what happens it's too slow, out of place, confusing looking, and we're getting shot in the head repeatedly.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:36 PM PST reply actions  

That's not the worst part of Halo
The bigotry and cussing that makes me blush is far worse and gamebreaking.
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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 6:37 PM PST up reply actions  

I took a break from translating ancient Greek...
...to check the score, and I think the Greek was less painful.
I'm not stubborn, just obstinate

by T Darkstar on Feb 8, 2008 6:37 PM PST reply actions  

Tough call
Which is worse, watching this game or translating middle voice.

Let's hope this whole experience can be described in the aorist and not the imperfect tense.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Looks like,
Portland had a healthy dose of fear clauses instead of purpose clauses.
I'm not stubborn, just obstinate

by T Darkstar on Feb 8, 2008 8:05 PM PST up reply actions  

We have whittled the lead down
by 5 points!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:37 PM PST reply actions  

Maybe we can start
a "you know you're getting killed when" thread. I'll start. You know you're playing like runny dog excrement when you look at the scoreboard and say, "Wow, we're only down 23? That's better than I thought!"

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:38 PM PST reply actions  

You know you're getting killed
when the Gameday thread features references to classic literature and Greek congugation.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:43 PM PST up reply actions  

If my sportsmanship
rule went into effect, Tayshaun would get an automatic ejection and Flip would have to write an apologetic letter to Nate and to the league office for that alley-oop stunt.  One day...

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:40 PM PST reply actions  

Go Gorilla on 'em!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:40 PM PST reply actions  

That Men's Wearhouse
commercial is gonna haunt my dreams tonight. The combination of that eerily calm bearded dude and the pulsing porno music -- Freud would have a field day.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:43 PM PST reply actions  

Still lookin'
for the bright spots.

Anyone gots a flashlight?

"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:43 PM PST reply actions  

It might be time
for you to start talking about your big...ummm...assets again.  Anything to liven up the experience.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:46 PM PST up reply actions  

If I had a flashlight
turned it on and pointed it up from my beely button. you would not be able to see my face, but you would be knocked out by what was visible.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Much better
Thanks.

I guess it was only a matter of time before Blazersedge turned into a porn-by-proxy site.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Couldn't have picked
a better game to come down to, if you were lookin' for...domination!! I dunno why it amused me so much, but it did.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:44 PM PST reply actions  

Feed Josh
I want to see him touching the ball every time.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:44 PM PST reply actions  

Josh McRoberts
is going to sesquaquintuple his career playing time tonight.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:44 PM PST reply actions  

BillyUps
is not "The Sergio Stoppah"!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:47 PM PST reply actions  

Can't believe
Portland has only 8TO. 5 of them from Jack alone [yikes!]
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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 6:48 PM PST reply actions  

where has frye been?
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 6:49 PM PST reply actions  

Hmmmm...
The Pistons' broadcast features a highlight reel with music by Lenny Kravitz.

Ours is by Lenny and Squiggy.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:49 PM PST reply actions  

Mmmm, Chili's
I've got the munchies and now I'm thinking about Brandon's breakfast that he didn't even eat.  I would do terrible, terrible things involving chloroform, a video camera, and a sheep for that breakfast right now.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:49 PM PST reply actions  

McRoberts is a monster
Here come the calls for him to get more playing time.

Nothing better than a 12th-man controversy.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:50 PM PST reply actions  

LOL
That would be HILARIOUS!

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:53 PM PST up reply actions  

omg Jack!
what the hell was that?

by sergioFTW on Feb 8, 2008 6:50 PM PST reply actions  

MCBOB!!!
Good God, my man, and to think I advocated cutting you for a roster spot!

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:50 PM PST reply actions  

Geez Nate
Put Jack out of his misery already.
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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 6:51 PM PST reply actions  

This will be the first Gameday Thread
with fewer than 500 comments in forever.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:51 PM PST reply actions  

Time to set the compactor
back to 400?
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:53 PM PST up reply actions  

This whole game
should go in the compactor.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Can we add
"at least two jaw-droppingly, head-scratchingly bad turnovers by Jarrett Jack a game" to "death" and "taxes"?

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:51 PM PST reply actions  

Did you notice that Jack
frequently gets a rebound after he commits a turnover.  Why doesn't he do that more often when he doesn't turn it over, too?

by Section323 on Feb 8, 2008 6:52 PM PST reply actions  

If
If you squeeze your eyes hard enough, that 6 on the 61 starts to look like a 81!
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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 6:52 PM PST reply actions  

:D
I swear I didn't see yours first.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Call this the windshield game
with the Blazers being the bug, of course...

by MiledAnimal on Feb 8, 2008 6:53 PM PST reply actions  

We had four guys there!
I mean, I know we lost, but even a modicum of hustle would still be noted and appreciated.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:54 PM PST reply actions  

Can anyone tell me
why the Pistons are trapping while up by 22 in the fourth?

Did we trash talk them back in Portland or something?

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 6:55 PM PST reply actions  

Why did they
Ice LMA at the FT line, TWICE at the end of the first half. After he missed the 1st one. Didn't want o give us that pt.

I think they want to crush us, 'cause 'Sheed said so!

"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 6:58 PM PST up reply actions  

Because they play defense...
............... and they enjoy beating teams by 35.

t

"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08

by timbo on Feb 8, 2008 7:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Why does Serg
Contort his body AWAY from the rim whenever he goes up for a layup?
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by damir on Feb 8, 2008 6:55 PM PST reply actions  

I can
think of a parallel to trapping while up 22 in the fourth -- throwing bombs to your star WR while running up the score without conscience.  I think we all know that those teams get what's coming to them.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 6:58 PM PST reply actions  

Blazers have nothing to lose at this point
I say fire away from beyond the arc on every possession until they learn how to hit from there again.

by MiledAnimal on Feb 8, 2008 6:58 PM PST reply actions  

Congratulations to Raef
It must be nice to remember what it feels like to hit a shot in a real game.

by MiledAnimal on Feb 8, 2008 6:59 PM PST reply actions  

T GREEN
SCORES!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 7:01 PM PST reply actions  

Blazers down by only 18 now
Tonight, that qualifies as a statement game.

by MiledAnimal on Feb 8, 2008 7:02 PM PST reply actions  

The Pistons have been killing us
with the downscreens that they normally set for their shooters, except all night the screener has set the pick then whirled inside to get the pass from the top of the key.  

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 7:03 PM PST reply actions  

No coordination
and basically little trust that our perimeter defenders can handle themselves.  Everybody is out of position trying to cover the play.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 7:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Meh, I stand by my original comment
I'm scared for this team without Brandon Roy.

by leeroyjenkins on Feb 8, 2008 7:03 PM PST reply actions  

i hope we win against indy
we need roy!!
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 7:04 PM PST reply actions  

I hope we can recover
from this crushing and be able to win again.
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 7:06 PM PST up reply actions  

I hope
they make an ice cream that is both fat-free AND tasty.

And with good texture too.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 7:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Green and McBob
the dynamic duo.  We should forget the big 3 and build around these guys.

by jksnake99 on Feb 8, 2008 7:04 PM PST reply actions  

Celtics are up by 4 over T-Wolves.
I recommend alternative viewing.
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08

by timbo on Feb 8, 2008 7:04 PM PST reply actions  

big game tomorrow
we need a win and we also need to show we aren't completely lost without Roy.

by jksnake99 on Feb 8, 2008 7:05 PM PST reply actions  

We comin' back!
Saddle up and ride the new Big Two to a stunning comeback victory! Will the Pistons be able to respond to the McBob-Green two-man game? I don't see how.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 7:06 PM PST reply actions  

wow
Knicks are so bad.  Knicks were up 3 on SA with 8 sec left.  Manu drove inside and for some unknown reason, the Knicks D collapsed on him and left Michael Finley WIDE OPEN for a game tying 3.  

by jksnake99 on Feb 8, 2008 7:06 PM PST reply actions  

Taureen Green looks good.
Hes kind of big for a little guy.  I told you guys.
Its a marathon, not a sprint.

by theanomaly777 on Feb 8, 2008 7:07 PM PST reply actions  

yeah
and with his made shot tonight he got his shooting percentage up into double digits. hooray!

by sergioFTW on Feb 8, 2008 7:09 PM PST up reply actions  

LOL
unfortunately El Mago was not pulling his typical sleight-of-hand magic tonight either.  SergioFT-forced jumper, SergioFT-TO, you bet, SergioFTW not so much.  I was bummed he didn't do better.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 7:12 PM PST up reply actions  

nice dunk josh
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 7:08 PM PST reply actions  

YOU CANNOT STOP
MCROBERTS!  You can ONLY hope to contain him!

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 7:08 PM PST reply actions  

ARE YOU KIDDING?!?
Trying to contain McRoberts is like trying to contain accidental flatulence in an elevator!!!

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 7:09 PM PST up reply actions  

STINKY
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 7:12 PM PST up reply actions  

BoomSakalaka
For "Indian Josh". TWO HANDED REVERSE DUNK for Double Style Points!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 7:09 PM PST reply actions  

only 15 pt game
we hit 5 3s and were back in
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 7:09 PM PST reply actions  

Hmmmm...
Nate looks...cranky.

I bet this game is giving him flashbacks.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 7:10 PM PST reply actions  

Moral...immoral
I don't think we'll be getting any kind of victory tonight.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 7:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Good chance to see
our bench get to play.   Mike Rice says T Green takes two coaches to the arena in the morning for a 2 hour workout.

Sounds like an opportunity for Martell go along.

by OrygunRod on Feb 8, 2008 7:13 PM PST reply actions  

NO 3 POINTERS! fot The PTB
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 7:15 PM PST reply actions  

Our high percentage from distance
is as much indicative of the type of shots we get as our ability to hit from range.  Tonight we weren't getting many good looks and we didn't hit the ones we did get.

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 7:17 PM PST up reply actions  

only 12 pt game!
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 7:15 PM PST reply actions  

our scrubs
are doing a nice job making the score look respectable. that's huge for important things like our Hollinger power ranking!

by jksnake99 on Feb 8, 2008 7:16 PM PST reply actions  

Assist for The Josh Man!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 7:16 PM PST reply actions  

9 pt game!
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 7:16 PM PST reply actions  

Does this one
win the award for "Most Misleading Score of the Blazers Season"?

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 7:17 PM PST reply actions  

I saw the Blazers come back
from a 10-point deficit to beat the Sonics... the 1973 Blazers, that is...

by MiledAnimal on Feb 8, 2008 7:17 PM PST reply actions  

T Green
Gettin' smaller. Shooting while laying on the floor? More Style Points. I think we're ahead on 'em!
"Lenny Suckerpunch NEVER bet on me!" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow

by Lizzy Lowblow on Feb 8, 2008 7:17 PM PST reply actions  

Well...
we got our arses handed to us.

Good thing we have another game coming up. Redemption is a powerful motivator.

Peace

by ColoradoBlazerFan on Feb 8, 2008 7:18 PM PST reply actions  

Thanks all!
You were hardy souls sticking around through all of that.  Thanks for making it entertaining.

The game recap, such as it is, will be up in a while.  Enjoy the evening and regroup for tomorrow!

--Dave

by Dave on Feb 8, 2008 7:18 PM PST reply actions  

I put this one
squarely on Nate's shoulders. Didn't play Przybilla enough.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 7:19 PM PST reply actions  

is that a joke?
he was slow, couldnt get back to rasheed or any shooters.. if anything he should of played frye more
"It Doesn't Matter If You Win By An Inch or a Mile.. Winning is Winning."

by BRoy4MVP on Feb 8, 2008 7:20 PM PST up reply actions  

That was a joke
I also blame him for not previously finding time for the powerhouse who deigns to go by a name that our merely human tongues can handle, Josh McRoberts.

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 8, 2008 7:22 PM PST up reply actions  

The good thing...
............about being a discerning fan instead of a cheerleader is that you feel no pangs of guilt about bailing on a crappy game for a good one...

Hey, don't take the loss too badly. Playoffs don't matter! This is the pre-season for NEXT YEAR.

And we have WORLD CHAMPION CHEMISTRY!!!

t

"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08

by timbo on Feb 8, 2008 7:42 PM PST up reply actions  

dam we only loose by 9
il take that.. but even with roy we prolly still would have lost this game but it would have been a more competetive game.
awww y'know we did this and i was y'know like hahaha and then i, y'know, i shot it and was like whooooo------by Mortimer <----hahaha!!!!!

by soulja2boy on Feb 8, 2008 7:19 PM PST reply actions  

Awe no
That's junk.  I don't like losses.
"I knew a guy who was dyslexic. He was also cross-eyed. So everything came out right." Tummler from Gummo (1997)

by tominhawaii on Feb 8, 2008 7:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Ah.......
T-wolves turned it over and lost by 2 at the buzzer.

Great game, I enjoyed it.

Al Jefferson is an excellent power forward.

Very Zach Randolphy, I see that parallel.

t

"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08

by timbo on Feb 8, 2008 7:38 PM PST reply actions  

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