Game Thread GAME# 3: BLAZERS @ BUCKS - OCTOBER 21, 2017 - SATURDAY, 5:30 (PDT), NBCSNW

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Who is currently the most athletic player in the NBA?

  1. LeBron James

    4 vote(s)
    8.0%

  2. Aaron Gordon

    1 vote(s)
    2.0%

  3. Giannis Antetokounmpo

    30 vote(s)
    60.0%

  4. Russell Westbrook

    13 vote(s)
    26.0%

  5. Zach LaVine

    1 vote(s)
    2.0%

  6. Other

    1 vote(s)
    2.0%
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  1. Pinwheel1

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    Why is that a factor? We must have then outscored them by a bunch from the outside. Why is one stat better than the other?
     
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    Our mistake: you can't guard Giannis with a Small Forward.
     
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    Our defense is improved but our lilliputian backcourt couldn't be hidden from their perimeter length.
     
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    ET played the best defense on him. In the end he just showed his strength. Mo and Aminu basically no showed in that regard.
     
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    It took a lot of abnormal things (Dame turnover, CJ misread, no foul, literally a "freak" play) for us to lose on the road in a back to back against a good playoff team. I wanted the win too but let's keep things in perspective a little guys. We have a lot to be happy about so far.
     
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    Or he holds on to the ball, gets fouled and goes to the line. Why hurry a pass?
     
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    Every team makes mistakes every game. I just think it's crazy when certain players are allowed to clearly violate the rules. There was literally nothing we could do to prevent Giannis from getting to the FT line, because he charged STRAIGHT into Turner who had clearly established his position and they call a foul on Turner. National Bullshit Association.
     
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    Yep, star calls are something you have to deal with and cut your losses. They only have one star.
     
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    Hurry? He had a good "passing stance" and the reciever was there. It's not hurried, it's the right play and he was in position to make it but he decided to keep going.
     
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    I hate this but it's true. It would so much a problem if we had a wing who can iso ball or a PF to ping pong off of Nurk.
     
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    At best he's 4th. However with the way AD is playing it's questionable if he's ahead of him.

    LBJ, KD, Leonard are the clear best three players in the league.

    Then you have players like Westbrook, Harden, Greek freak, AD, & prolly a couple others attempting to get to the level of those clear top 3.
     
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    It's hard not to love the Greek Freak. Has a great demeanor and goddamn is he fun to watch.
     
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    It's been a long time. I, in my humble opinion, think he is the best player in the league. I don't know if I've seen someone like him. Astonishing.
     
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    Lebron won a championship with Kyrie and junk. Come on.
     
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    So I only saw the final 7m of the Pacers game, but I saw the entire PHX and MIL games and I gotta say I'm not impressed so far. Tater Totts doesn't appear to have any impact on the game - we'd be just as good with no coach at all as we are with him coaching. We have no real plan on offense. And even though the defense is vastly improved the rotations (thinking specifically about tonight) are questionable - he tried to counter MIL's length by going small? He essentially played an 8-man rotation when we were looking gassed? He basically gave Giannis whatever he wanted because Turner is way too small to guard him, and Aminu thinks he can defend with his long arms.

    Nurk has been hugely disappointing - we won't be good until he shows up. He doesn't have any focus out there. So many point-blank shots that he just muffs because he thinks he made the shot before he even took it. I think he'll get it together eventually, but pretty disappointed he didn't come out swinging.
     
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    Are you fucking kidding me with this logic? Why couldn't their length stop our lilliputian backcourt? Dame and CJ went for 52. How dd their perimeter length dominate?
     
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    So hey, we at the very least showed the nation that this wasn't a "relief" game for Milwaukee.
     
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    We need more from E.T.
    33 minutes, only 11 points? We are now the big 4. He needs to average between 15 and 20 points this season.
    And Chief just quit this game ... wtf. After 16 pts/16 boards last night, 1/7 from the field today?
    I feel that Caleb should have gotten minutes. E.D. had 11 boards in 16 minutes.
     
    joeBlazers, Oct 21, 2017
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