Game Thread GAME# 40: BLAZERS @ THUNDER - JANUARY 9, 2018 - TUESDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), NBATV & NBCSNW

Melo is Trash, in a Garbage can.

 

Of course. It's always gratifying to beat the best team in the league. Especially when that team has an asshat like Draymond Green.

BNM

 

Now be nice. We should all be eternally grateful that he refused to waive his no trade clause and come to Portland.

That singular decision has been triply rewarding. In one fell swoop he saved us and fucked over both OKC and HOU.

BNM

 

You know, I have just been to OKC, and in general it feels like a less developed version of Dallas - miles and miles of concrete, but they have some nice stuff there. The 21c museum hotel is amazing, probably my favorite hotel in many years

 

I had an absolutely wonderful weekend in Toledo a couple years ago, and stayed in a beautifully restored 14,000 sq. ft. Victorian bed and breakfast.

But, I wouldn't want to live there - or OKC.

BNM

 

The box out at :10, what the fuck!

 

I never said we would be a .500 team. I said 40-42.
And yes, OKC will probably move onto the 2nd round at least.

 

uh...dude....41 is a 500 team..just sayin'

 

Impressions at half time of the replay.

OKC looks great on paper, but they play barely better than rat ball. It's like Summer League with better players.

It's extremely noticeable that they pipe in the crowd noises. For example they're playing the D-FENCE beat, and you can hear the crowd chanting, but everyone in the crowd is sitting on their hands. It's not just that chant, but every crowd noise. I don't think I've heard a genuine crowd noise all game. What an embarrassment, to themselves, and the league.

OKC plays like their shit doesn't stink. The refs swallow their whistles when they constantly commit offensive fouls, yet they whine non-stop when they miss a shot, even if they weren't even touched. Every foul called on them, they remonstrate with the refs. Nothing is their fault, the refs get every call wrong. If the refs called it properly, they would be tossed in the first quarter.

What an entitled bunch of prima donna's who think their superstar status alone will get them the win. It's so disappointing, because if they actually applied themselves, and played properly, they could challenge Golden State.

My man Terrance Ferguson will be ruined by that team. He has a chance to be a solid 3nD wing, but he'll turn into an entitled, lazy, whiner if he stays with this group of players.

I know my entire post is about OKC, but their antics have wound me up that much.

 

Yes, that's it Paul George, yell at the rookie in his 3rd start; that CJ scoring is "too easy". CJ's been scoring over you all night, he's scored far more points on you than the 4 he's scored on Ferguson. You couldn't stop CJ, but berating the rookie will somehow allow him to do something that you were unable to do.

 

Does Westbrook do Muay Thai? Because he's really good at throwing elbows.

Every time he drives, he hits the defender in the chest with his elbow.

 

The OKC commentators are massive homers, who whine almost as much as their players.

 

OKC commentator "another sellout crowd of 18,203". Must be based on ticket sales, because it's certainly not based on bums on seats. Massive swathes of empty seats in the arena.

 

I don't know if this is our best win of the season, but it's the most satisfying one for me.

Great shooting by CJ (obviously), he's amazing when he turns it on.

Great games from Nurk, and Baz also. Nurk did so much without really standing out (apart from the start), Baz continues to impress, and step up with Dame out.

Solid contributions from the bench. Pat had that period where he was going off, shooting, cutting, taking people off the dribble; he looked like a superstar, I was stunned.

Zach Collins just keeps on getting better, and better. He really needs a nickname.

 

Yeah I laughed at that comment.

 

My unwanted observations.

Stats always seem to prove differently, but ball movement and player movement always seem better when Dame is out. Last night I kept thinking "love the movement", but we only had 19 assists, and average 18.8.....so

It looked like Collins didn't think before he launched his first couple of shots, which was refreshing.

ET needs to go. No idea who would take that ridiculous contract, but man, c'mon

Me and a few others told you all about Melo. Thank God

 

Can we bring up Dame?

Asking for a friend