My bad. To your credit, they haven't win big in the playoffs yet, but a healthy Blazers team gets deep in the playoffs this year IMO.
I agree. But I must congratulate Nate for playing fast break in the 1st half for several possessions in a row before Popovich called a time out and had his team play defense a little differently. We were incompetent at it, making wild passes downcourt, but practice makes perfect. Keep trying. But I think Roy will stop all fast breaks all by himself, without Nate's help, as soon as he returns.
that was a pretty pitiful display by barkley and kenny. really sad. gee i wonder who they were rooting for?
Yeah Charles Barkley was full of crap. He said something to this affect as I watched the after show on tnt "It hard having back to back games with older guys on the team it takes a toll as you board a plane late at night and you have to play the next day." Duh Barkley what about our Howard and our Miller you dipshit. Yeah they gave no commentary credit to Portland except that LA and webster had a good game. They didn't talk about how Portland shut down and controlled duncan to under 16 points or anything else defensively. Or to the fact that the Blazers had 30 assists compared to the 18 that the Spurs had.
the spurs are old, but that doesn't mean they can't put it together for the playoffs. as long as they get there, they are dangerous. and as long as duncan isn't hobbling around like he was at the end of last year, he absolutely can still carry a team more than any other big man in the league.
I feel embarrassed for Kenny and Charles... "When you lose, you actually win".. OK, whatever. Dumbest line of the century.
i honestly can't understand why anyone pretends that the things they say mean anything. they may have been good at basketball, but they almost never know what they're talking about.
I'm recalling a back and forth debate I had with someone over the huge opportunity the Blazers missed by not cutting Outlaw and signing McDyess to a similar deal (3 years 15M) he got from the Spurs. He owns a 12.8 PER for the year and is averaging 20 minutes... he's 34 and all theirs till he's 36. If the champagne doesn't flow at the end of this season for Portland maybe thats the reason STOMP
Or maybe Kenny got inspired from watching White Men Can't Jump recently.. Anyone remember the line where Rosie Perez was talking to Woody Harrelson, and said, "Sometimes when you win, you really lose. And sometimes when you lose, you really win. And sometimes when you win or lose, you actually tie and sometimes when you tie, you actually win or lose."
Totally disagree. The Blazers made the shots that they needed to down the stretch. The Spurs didn't choke on free throws or take really bad shots or get called for technical fouls or other stupid stuff - if any of that had happened, I'd agree. But the Spurs made some important shots, and missed one important three-pointer. OTOH, Webster made two huge three-pointers, Aldridge made a tough fadeaway, and Miller did an excellent job of setting guys up by driving the lane. The Spurs shouldn't have let a lead like that slip, but the Blazers did an outstanding job of increasing the defensive pressure and making the shots they had to make. Great win for the Blazers. Terrible loss for the Spurs.
Who cares what they think? It counts as a win for us and a loss for the Spurs in the standings and that's all that really matters. BNM
I've been telling anyone that will listen that the Spurs have been done since last year. My recollection is that very few on this board have agreed with me. Ginobili and Duncan are broken down and Parker just isn't that good to begin with. The other players on the Spurs are garbage although I do like the rookie Blair.
I was annoyed watching online, their half time show didn't mention the Blazers really at all. Stream cut out after the game, so luckily didn't get subjected to their post-game discussion, but it reminded me of our team two years ago, where we weren't the TrailBlazers, we were just the other team's opponent for the night, and we were basically an afterthought. Never got praise for a good win. It was always the other team losing. And I agree with whoever said it above, Pop is a better coach than nate. But he lost the game for them by leaving Parker on the bench for a huge stretch where they lost their lead, and the game. He could have called a timeout at multiple pooints, and didn't. This forum would flip the fuck out, as mentioned, if Nate did that. Pop blew it.
Yep, the Blazers have now beaten the Spurs FIVE times in a row (funny, I didn't hear anyone on the TNT broadcast mention that little fact). The first three were easy double digit wins, and the last two were without Brandon Roy. Their old guys just can't keep up with our young guys. BNM
Are you suggesting that Kevin Pritchard may know what he's doing? Heretic! I admit I wanted to settle for RJ for RLEC. IIRC most thought RLEC was worth more. It turned out to be worth Miller. What would have been better for the Blazers, RJ or Miller? I think Miller.
Honestly, before the commercial break they literally said that when they came back, they were going to talk about the Spurs, as if the Blazers weren't even involved in the game. And that's what they did. Chuck and Kenny = Mike and Mike?
I'm surprised that a national broadcast slighting the Blazers (even in a win) still gets a rise out of long time Blazer fans... it's what I've come to expect they'll start acknowledging Portland when they can figure out what the angle is that they can openly mock this latest group for STOMP
