Dante's Blazers vs Wade's Inferno game thread

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  1. yakbladder

    yakbladder Grunt Third Class

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    Nate gets a T for Oden. Miller plays more minutes than Blake. He tries to get Oden the ball and apparently has added a cutting play for more points in the paint than we've seen in ages.

    But, no, Nate is killing you tonight. The guy just can't win.
     
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    yakbladder Grunt Third Class

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    +1

    But even at a frantic pace, Phoenix style I'm not sure we could get enough shots for everyone who wants them.

    I mean, crap, does anyone deserve them more than Howard?
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Maybe, but he got 3 in ten minutes, so I'm not really sure you can pin it on that. I don't remember where I read it, but somebody did an analysis of his variance in scoring, shooting percentages, and other metrics and he has the biggest fluctuation of any player on the team. Right now it's feast or famine with Fernandez
     
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    You are right that Miller playing more minutes is good. And you raise good points. I still think he is too conservative with our bigs. Oden is one thing Joel is craziness. I think you make good points, but seriously what was he thinking there?
     
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    Oden can't improve if Nate keeps babying him like this.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Ummm ... OK
     
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    Well, the "players are tired and need rest" theory isnt really holding up right now. After 2 bad games and days off you would think they would have come out with a little more intensity.
     
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    Yep it's worrisome. Aldridge being down has decimated our rotation players with Trout and Batum also being gone. So there is that. Still it is concerning.

    On the bright side Roy and Oden seem to have come to play so that's good.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    No worries.
     
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    He isn't thinking, that's the problem.

    He's running scared instead of running at them.
     
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    And Oden can't improve if he's sitting on the bench with 6 fouls in the second quarter.

    Quite a conundrum we have here.

    I agree, he should've put him back in when Joel got 3 fouls, but otherwise I think he used Oden's minutes well tonight so far.
     
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    like seriously where the fuck was the foul there were 5 people around him
     
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    If only Roy would give the ball to Oden when he's wide open after the pick and roll instead of waiting until he's got someone on him.
     
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    wtf do we have to do to get a foul? I think Webster's spleen is somewhere on the ground.

    Meanwhile Beasley gets an air tap and gets a foul called for him.
     
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    He wouldn't get 6 in the 2nd quarter. And if he's not allowed to play with foul trouble, how can he learn to play with foul trouble. No conundrum, just a dumb fuckin coach.
     
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    So I'm unclear, do you think that Nate is a good coach that is just having emotional issues (control of fear), OR do you think Nate isn't a good coach because of the fear and reaction issues? Or a third view on Nate. I'm curious.
     
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    fuck yeah cunningham!1
     
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    was that a fast break?
     
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    why does everyone stand still when oden has the ball in the post? Fuckin make some cuts, set some screens, dont just stand there!!
     
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    Now don't take Oden out!!
     
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