SPURS @ BLAZERS - GAME THREAD - 11/02/2013, 7:00 PM - KGW - HOME OPENER

Miami, Brooklyn, and Houston off the top of my head all have better big threes.

 

You watch your language young man!

 

Relax he is just enjoying the moment. I noticed the two people telling him to calm down both have about 300 posts each.
The rest of know better.

 

I disagree

 

I like our Big 3 (when they're playing like this) against any Big 3 except Miami... There's just no stopping LBJ.

 

I will say you were right about one thing - if Nic continues to attack the boards and pass like this, I will be a lot less concerned about his inconsistent scoring!

 

We actually play LeBron well. Heck, we play the Heat well. Still, I'd trade our big three just for LeBron.

 

Back from the game. I'm really disappointed in all of the empty seats. In the last five home openers, there have been very few to none. Crowd wasn't even really into it like normal until the second half. Is it Moda Health? Japan's radiation? Legal pot just across the river?

On the plus side, I got two McMuffin coupons and our section won free french fries.



Oh, and something about the team winning. I blame Nate. Too many threes. Batum didn't show up. Meyers didn't play defense. Refs.

 

Miami is 1-2 and on a 2 game losing streak.

If the playoffs ended today, we'd be in. It means nothing, but I'll take it any way.

 

Houston hasn't been better than us so far. In fact Miami isn't doing as well either

 

phoning it in?

 

What's great is this team should just get better as they play together more.

 

This many empty seats on opening night was odd.

I don't remember even the Telfair-era Blazers having such a mediocre opening night turnout.

 

Damn, forgot that one.

 

I would just like to say, I know people are dogging on Mo a bit, but his 13 off the bench was huge. We need that scoring off the bench desperately. He hit some big shots when we needed them. Maybe he's a ballhog, but I also think Stotts has given him a green light. As long as they're high percentage shots, I don't really care if he takes them.

 

Nice win! The bench is definitely much better than last year, which is huge.

But this team is still giving up a lot of points in the paint. The outside shot is great when it's falling but it's less consistent than inside/fastbreak scoring. This team has a lot of shooters though, so hopefully they won't all get cold at once.

 

I know many of you don't think it's a sport, but I wonder if many people were paying more attention to the Timbers and their first MLS playoff game in Seattle.

 

You're probably right, but I also think it's going to take some consistent winning to win back the front runners this year.

 

Aldrige is not the best big man in the game. Top 5, yes, but no where near the best.

That was Batum's 3rd triple double of his career. That would be one messed up machine.

If you'd like, you can see what other teams look like. That might give you the right perspective.