Game Thread GAME# 36: BLAZERS @ BULLS - JANUARY 1, 2018 - MONDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), NBCSNW

[Darkwebs]

2017-18 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
18 - 17
(10-7 Road)
CHICAGO BULLS
13 - 22
(9-8 Home)


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---------PROBABLE STARTERS---------

PG

SHABAZZ NAPIER VS KRIS DUNN

SG

C.J. McCOLLUM VS JUSTIN HOLIDAY

SF

EVAN TURNER VS DENZEL VALENTINE

PF

AL-FAROUQ AMINU VS LAURI MARKKANEN

C

JUSUF NURKIC VS ROBIN LOPEZ



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WHEN: 5:00 PM, MONDAY, 1/1/2018

WHERE: UNITED CENTER, CHICAGO, IL

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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--------------BENCH--------------
- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS -

CONNAUGHTON , HARKLESS

LAYMAN , VONLEH

COLLINS , DAVIS , LEONARD

- CHICAGO BULLS-

ARCIDIANCONO , GRANT , NWABA

BLAKENEY , PONDEXTER , ZIPESER

FELICIO , MIROTIC , PORTIS


INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
Damian Lillard (right leg contusion): QUESTIONABLE
Pat Connaughton (ribs): QUESTIONABLE
Noah Vonleh (dislocated ring finger): QUESTIONABLE
Meyers Leonard (ankle): QUESTIONABLE
C.J. Wilcox (right knee rehab): OUT
Caleb Swanigan (pride): G-LEAGUE ASSIGNMENT
BULLS
Kris Dunn (left patella tendonitis): QUESTIONABLE
Zach LaVine (left ACL): OUT
Cameron Payne (right foot): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS --- FRED HOIBERG

OFFICIAL BULLS' GAME NOTES
OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Monday’s game is the first of two regular season meetings between the Trail Blazers

and the Bulls during the 2017-18 season.

• LAST SEASON: Portland split the season series with Chicago in 2016-17, 1-1.

• Portland has won nine of its last twelve games against the Bulls dating back to the 2011-12 season.

• Damian Lillard averaged 24.5 points (39.1% FG, 36.4% 3-PT, 100% FT), 4.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.50 blocks in two games against Chicago last season.

• CJ McCollum averaged 20.5 points (47.2% FG, 53.8% 3-PT), 3.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in two games against the Bulls during the 2016-17 season.

• Maurice Harkless averaged 8.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.00 steals in two games against Chicago last season.

• Nikola Mirotic averaged 13.0 points (50.0% FG, 55.6% 3-PT, 87.5% FT), 7.5 rebounds and 1.00 blocks in two games against the Trail Blazers last season.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Bulls lead, 61-59
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 35-25
AT THE BULLS: Bulls lead, 36-24

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[SlyPokerDog]

Blazers are undefeated this year!

 

[Darkwebs]

Blazers are undefeated this year!

 

[Darkwebs]

Blazers are undefeated this year!

Blazers are winless in 2018.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Blazers are winless in 2018.

And I haven't banned anyone in 2018... yet.

 

[BBert]

Blazers are undefeated this year!

You mean next year?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

You mean next year?

It will be this year next year.

 

[Darkwebs]

It will be this year next year.

 

[Strenuus]

Caleb Swanigan (Pride)

 

[BrunoSOC]

We gonna need Dame for this one. They are hot.

 

[THE HCP]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

View attachment 17689

 

[DUB]

Are you implying that CJ is going to cut @HCP open to keep Dame warm?

And I thought @HCP smelled bad on the outside.

Harsh dog, harsh.

 

[stampedehero]

After ATL, We do not need Deja Vu in Chicago.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Are you implying that CJ is going to cut @HCP open to keep Dame warm?



Harsh dog, harsh.

Hahahahahaha!

 

[BigGameDamian]

Blow it up!

 

[riverman]

Go Good Guys! Anything is an improvement over the Hawks game...

 

[BigGameDamian]

Dame and Collins should be considered the only untouchables.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Dame and Collins should be considered the only untouchables.

Why are they untouchables? You overrate your own players!

 

[riverman]

Dame and Collins should be considered the only untouchables.

This belongs in my thread about roster keepers BGD!!!!!

 

[Mr. Robot]

Dame and Collins should be considered the only untouchables.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

You mean next year?

 

[BrunoSOC]

We just lost to the hawks, the worse team in the league.

 

[TBpup]

We just lost to the hawks, the worse team in the league.

It wasn't just a loss....it was a blowout. The personnel isn't the greatest but also isn't being used well to take advantages and strengths of each player. Also, there is very little ball movement due to over-dribbling and "handoff's" don't really move the defense as much as passing does.

The Blazers do a lot of Iso and Handoffs thereby limiting ball movement and subsequently player movement.

 

[GrandJury]

I’m telling ya blow it up. This team is pointless

Even trade dame. Trade Cj. Start fresh and do this thing right

Again I’m telling ya there is no point to this team.

I’m gonna be the first person to tell ya “I told you so”

Another loss coming today

 

[riverman]

I’m telling ya blow it up. This team is pointless

Even trade dame. Trade Cj. Start fresh and do this thing right

Again I’m telling ya there is no point to this team.

I’m gonna be the first person to tell ya “I told you so”

Another loss coming today

you cut and paste these, right?

 

[Strenuus]

I’m telling ya blow it up. This team is pointless

Even trade dame. Trade Cj. Start fresh and do this thing right

Again I’m telling ya there is no point to this team.

I’m gonna be the first person to tell ya “I told you so”

Another loss coming today

lol you literally just said everything you repeated in one post. Thanks for not wasting our time!

 

[e_blazer]

I’m telling ya blow it up. This team is pointless

Even trade dame. Trade Cj. Start fresh and do this thing right

Again I’m telling ya there is no point to this team.

I’m gonna be the first person to tell ya “I told you so”

Another loss coming today

Do you realize just how fucking dumb these posts sound? Blow it all up! Do it right! Rebuild through the draft! Yada, yada, frickin' yada! As if there's some magic formula to a rebuild and if the Blazers will only see the light and blow everything up, the skies will open up and rain down younger versions of Durant, LeBron, and Curry to lead the team to the promised land of an endless dynasty and everlasting championship parades.

Go tell that to the Lakers fans who are now in year 4 of a total rebuild, have had picks Number 7 (Randle), 2 (Russell), 2 (Ingraham), and 2 (Ball) in successive drafts and are still frickin' last in the West and have the second worst record in the league. Most of those picks look to be nothing better than solid, but not superstar, NBA players. The Lakers will need to have LeBron and George decide to move to them in the off-season in order to become relevant anytime soon.

The Timberwolves have been rebuilding for 13 years. They MAY make the playoffs this year, but that would be in large part due to getting Butler in the off-season.

The Pelicans got Davis in 2012 and everybody thought, hot damn, they're building a dynasty around Unibrow. They still have a worse record today than the Blazers despite having two No. 6 picks (Noel and Hield) since they got Davis, and adding Boogie.

The Sixers are doing it right. Five straight years in the lottery, two No. 1 picks, two No. 3 picks, along with a No. 11 and a No. 13. After all of that time, while they may have a positive future in front of them, they're still in the 10th spot in the East and out of the playoffs.

So, yeah, blowing it all up is a fun thing to say, and once in awhile a team can snag that generational talent in the draft. But more often you get solid, but not spectacular players and end up losing. A lot. For a lot of years.

 

[BBert]

Do you realize just how fucking dumb these posts sound? Blow it all up! Do it right! Rebuild through the draft! Yada, yada, frickin' yada! As if there's some magic formula to a rebuild and if the Blazers will only see the light and blow everything up, the skies will open up and rain down younger versions of Durant, LeBron, and Curry to lead the team to the promised land of an endless dynasty and everlasting championship parades.

Go tell that to the Lakers fans who are now in year 4 of a total rebuild, have had picks Number 7 (Randle), 2 (Russell), 2 (Ingraham), and 2 (Ball) in successive drafts and are still frickin' last in the West and have the second worst record in the league. Most of those picks look to be nothing better than solid, but not superstar, NBA players. The Lakers will need to have LeBron and George decide to move to them in the off-season in order to become relevant anytime soon.

The Timberwolves have been rebuilding for 13 years. They MAY make the playoffs this year, but that would be in large part due to getting Butler in the off-season.

The Pelicans got Davis in 2012 and everybody thought, hot damn, they're building a dynasty around Unibrow. They still have a worse record today than the Blazers despite having two No. 6 picks (Noel and Hield) since they got Davis, and adding Boogie.

The Sixers are doing it right. Five straight years in the lottery, two No. 1 picks, two No. 3 picks, along with a No. 11 and a No. 13. After all of that time, while they may have a positive future in front of them, they're still in the 10th spot in the East and out of the playoffs.

So, yeah, blowing it all up is a fun thing to say, and once in awhile a team can snag that generational talent in the draft. But more often you get solid, but not spectacular players and end up losing. A lot. For a lot of years.

Post of the year!!

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Do you realize just how fucking dumb these posts sound? Blow it all up! Do it right! Rebuild through the draft! Yada, yada, frickin' yada! As if there's some magic formula to a rebuild and if the Blazers will only see the light and blow everything up, the skies will open up and rain down younger versions of Durant, LeBron, and Curry to lead the team to the promised land of an endless dynasty and everlasting championship parades.

Go tell that to the Lakers fans who are now in year 4 of a total rebuild, have had picks Number 7 (Randle), 2 (Russell), 2 (Ingraham), and 2 (Ball) in successive drafts and are still frickin' last in the West and have the second worst record in the league. Most of those picks look to be nothing better than solid, but not superstar, NBA players. The Lakers will need to have LeBron and George decide to move to them in the off-season in order to become relevant anytime soon.

The Timberwolves have been rebuilding for 13 years. They MAY make the playoffs this year, but that would be in large part due to getting Butler in the off-season.

The Pelicans got Davis in 2012 and everybody thought, hot damn, they're building a dynasty around Unibrow. They still have a worse record today than the Blazers despite having two No. 6 picks (Noel and Hield) since they got Davis, and adding Boogie.

The Sixers are doing it right. Five straight years in the lottery, two No. 1 picks, two No. 3 picks, along with a No. 11 and a No. 13. After all of that time, while they may have a positive future in front of them, they're still in the 10th spot in the East and out of the playoffs.

So, yeah, blowing it all up is a fun thing to say, and once in awhile a team can snag that generational talent in the draft. But more often you get solid, but not spectacular players and end up losing. A lot. For a lot of years.

Have you been going to BNM's School of Posting against Trolls? This is great.