Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 1: PELICANS @ BLAZERS - APRIL 14, 2018, SATURDAY, 7:30 PM PDT, ESPN & NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Apr 13, 2018.

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How do you see the series playing out?

Poll closed Apr 14, 2018.
  1. Blazers in 4

    5.9%
  2. Blazers in 5

    26.5%
  3. Blazers in 6

    52.9%
  4. Blazers in 7

    8.8%
  5. Pelicans in 4

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. Pelicans in 5

    0 vote(s)
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  7. Pelicans in 6

    1.5%
  8. Pelicans in 7

    4.4%
  1. Rhal

    Rhal Well-Known Member

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    I just can't wrap my head around what the hell Stotts was thinking those last two plays.
     
  2. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Lol. They sold out on him. If other guys hit shots and Dame gets a game called fairly, he shoots above 40% and has something like 22 and 12.
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    I just wanted to say it out loud because it sounds fun.
     
  4. BrianFromWA

    BrianFromWA Editor in Chief Staff Member Editor in Chief

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    Portland's baseball team the Mariners played well tonight...

    /saltrub
     
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    Driew Well-Known Member

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    I disagree--I really liked what Collins brought to the game. He looked like a better matchup against Davis.
     
  6. lamlor

    lamlor Well-Known Member

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    Poor execution in the last minute. CJ with the steal then he does two cardinal sins of ball handling on the fast break when he pulls up his dribble and then jumps in the air and creates a T.O. down one. Then Dame has a pull up 8 footer down one and tries to create a foul and jumps into a defender who simply moves and he airs it. The last two inbound plays were just head scratchers especially going for 2 with 9 seconds down 3. A lot has to go right for that to work...and it didn't.
     
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    DDolla Well-Known Member

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    Bold Predictions... Blazers wins the next two games.
     
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  8. Rhal

    Rhal Well-Known Member

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    Not really, if you take away the best two players from GS they aren't going to destroy you, same with any other team you can think of. Now if your saying other teams wouldn't let their two stars be taken out thats a different thing altogether.
     
  9. LuckyShot

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    I'm not sure he was
     
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  10. SportsAndWhine

    SportsAndWhine Dumbass For Hire

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    I’d rather sign Luke Babbit to a 10-second contract.
     
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  11. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Damnit, don't spoil it! I havent watched it yet!
     
  12. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Congrats Pels you guys deserved it tonight
     
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  13. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    I'd rather have an experimental AI robot as our coach than Stotts. At least the robot could do simple math.

    Down 3 +10 seconds left + 0 timeouts = Shoot a fucking 3.

    And at least we cod program him to not ever allow Meyers Leonard to see the floor.
     
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    Titan Well-Known Member

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    The Pels just have to win their home games now, so a high chance they win in 6 now. We have to take home back for a shot at a game 7.
     
  15. Jon

    Jon mr. 300

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    Yeah, lets go for 2pt shots, down 3, with 12 seconds left. Dumb.
     
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  16. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    terry at the podium
     
  17. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    - I've been falling asleep at 7am. Maybe I can wake up then.
     
  18. TBpup

    TBpup Writing Team

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    About 9 "uhs" in his explanation.
     
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    Stotts on NBATV right now saying he wanted a three
     
  20. Cippy91

    Cippy91 Habitual Line Stepper

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    First mistake was trying to run the offense through Evan turner. Then playing Baldwin where he let jrue holiday shit on him for a couple minutes. Not realizing nurkic shouldn’t be on Anthony Davis. Would rather have Ed Davis start on Antony Davis. Dame and cj played horribly. Aminu hesitated quite a bit tonight. Surprise, their defensive scheme was all about dame. Apparently stotts has no work around for this ever in the last few years. We turned the ball over a bunch. That cj turnover at the end was crucial, don’t know why he didn’t slow the fuck down, instead panicked and picked up the dribble, threw it no where. Then the same play, twice to Meyers and then pat for who the fuck knows why when I would rather dame pull up from 30 for three.
     
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