Game Thread GAME# 39: THUNDER @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 4, 2019 - FRIDAY, 7:30 PM, ESPN & NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Jan 1, 2019.

?

Which is your favorite Blazers' jersey this season?

Poll closed Jan 8, 2019.

  1. Association (white)

    2 vote(s)
    5.1%

  2. Icon (black)

    5 vote(s)
    12.8%

  3. Statement (red "tire track")

    4 vote(s)
    10.3%

  4. City (black and gray "ripcity")

    9 vote(s)
    23.1%

  5. Earned (red "ripcity")

    19 vote(s)
    48.7%
Moderators: 7

Moderators

  1. BrianFromWA
  2. Chris Craig
  3. Darkwebs
  4. Ed O
  5. PtldPlatypus
  6. SlyPokerDog
  7. Strenuus
Page 5 of 46
  1. BonesJones

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

    Joined:
    May 7, 2015
    Messages:
    44,536
    Likes Received:
    38,601
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Vancouver, WA
    I'm kinda convinced theyd go over picks against Evan Turner.
     
    BonesJones, Jan 4, 2019
    #81
    hoopsjock likes this.
  2. hoopsjock

    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2018
    Messages:
    16,302
    Likes Received:
    26,280
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Business Owner
    Location:
    North Plains
    Duh! You gotta force ET off the 3 point line and make him take mid range jumpers, right?
     
    hoopsjock, Jan 4, 2019
    #82
    BonesJones likes this.
  3. hoopsjock

    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2018
    Messages:
    16,302
    Likes Received:
    26,280
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Business Owner
    Location:
    North Plains
    I didn't say anything about whether they should win or lose, I'm specifically talking about our ridiculously predictable pick and roll defense.
     
    hoopsjock, Jan 4, 2019
    #83
    BonesJones likes this.
  4. LayneStaley

    LayneStaley Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 24, 2018
    Messages:
    6,052
    Likes Received:
    6,499
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Badass
    Location:
    Kirkland, WA
    Looking over the Thunder roster I really dislike this team, top 3 hate level. Remember when people on this board wanted Noel, glad that didn’t happen.
     
    LayneStaley, Jan 4, 2019
    #84
    Darkwebs likes this.
  5. SIeepwalker

    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

    Joined:
    Nov 8, 2015
    Messages:
    6,453
    Likes Received:
    9,551
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Strasbourg, France
    22-6 is pretty good
     
    SIeepwalker, Jan 4, 2019
    #85
    tlongII, Chris Craig and BonesJones like this.
  6. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2008
    Messages:
    57,592
    Likes Received:
    56,024
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    NYstateofmind
    I'm really excited for tonight. Dame usually runs circles around Westbrook and we swept them last year. It's the late night game, but still on ESPN regardless. A 40 spot with a win would go a long way in getting Dame some votes for all star. Hopefully he has recovered from his cold.

    Their defense looks unbelievable this year and they really thrive on forcing turnovers. Given our recent penchant to throw the ball away, this will probably be a key factor. Nurk needs to win his matchup against Adams.
     
    illmatic99, Jan 4, 2019
    #86
    Darkwebs likes this.
  7. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

    Joined:
    Sep 15, 2008
    Messages:
    26,638
    Likes Received:
    16,951
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Elec. & Computer Engineer OSU Computer Science PSU
    Location:
    Lake Oswego, OR
    OMG, they've got Felton, I hate Felton so we've just gotta beat the Thunder. We have to beat them.
     
    Lanny, Jan 4, 2019
    #87
    Titan, riverman, Jade Falcon and 2 others like this.
  8. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

    Joined:
    Sep 15, 2008
    Messages:
    26,638
    Likes Received:
    16,951
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Elec. & Computer Engineer OSU Computer Science PSU
    Location:
    Lake Oswego, OR
    22-6? Wowie, zowie. Too good to be true.
     
    Lanny, Jan 4, 2019
    #88
    Chris Craig likes this.
  9. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2008
    Messages:
    57,592
    Likes Received:
    56,024
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    NYstateofmind
    Also, I can't believe Neil picked Aminu ahead of Gordon Hayward and the hometown guy Paul George while in LA.

    What a blunder.
     
    illmatic99, Jan 4, 2019
    #89
  10. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    Nov 10, 2008
    Messages:
    34,276
    Likes Received:
    43,615
    Trophy Points:
    113
    What is it you dislike about Noel? 5/5 in 14 mpg with 1.5 blocks, 58% FG, and a phenomenal net rating. Sounds like the perfect backup center.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Jan 4, 2019
    #90
  11. hoopsjock

    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2018
    Messages:
    16,302
    Likes Received:
    26,280
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Business Owner
    Location:
    North Plains
    Well if we're playing that game, 6 of the 8 picks before Hayward and George were worse.

    Evan Turner
    Derrick Favors
    Wesley Johnson
    Ekpe Udoh
    Greg Monroe
    Al-Farouq Aminu
     
    hoopsjock, Jan 4, 2019
    #91
    BonesJones likes this.
  12. wizenheimer

    wizenheimer Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 19, 2008
    Messages:
    23,732
    Likes Received:
    36,286
    Trophy Points:
    113
    ok...this sounds like a good game to play

    list all the breakable things within 10 feet of your TV and the forum gets to decide which thing you have to break

    remember...you started it
     
    wizenheimer, Jan 4, 2019
    #92
    kjironman1, riverman and hoopsjock like this.
  13. hoopsjock

    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2018
    Messages:
    16,302
    Likes Received:
    26,280
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Business Owner
    Location:
    North Plains
    It loses some of its luster if it's planned and not spontaneous though.
     
    hoopsjock, Jan 4, 2019
    #93
    kjironman1 and oldmangrouch like this.
  14. riverman

    riverman Writing Team

    Joined:
    Nov 15, 2013
    Messages:
    67,846
    Likes Received:
    66,602
    Trophy Points:
    113
    the first thing I'll break will be wind.
     
    riverman, Jan 4, 2019
    #94
    RickyJoe, kjironman1, Darkwebs and 2 others like this.
  15. wizenheimer

    wizenheimer Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 19, 2008
    Messages:
    23,732
    Likes Received:
    36,286
    Trophy Points:
    113
    maybe for you

    but this is about us now. Not only that, if the game is going badly we all might want to break something, and it will be much better if it's yours. Do you have a window close to the TV? Are you married and does your wife have something artsy close to the TV?
     
    wizenheimer, Jan 4, 2019
    #95
  16. hoopsjock

    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2018
    Messages:
    16,302
    Likes Received:
    26,280
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Business Owner
    Location:
    North Plains
    I'm married and have 3 kids. They all know better than to be around me when I'm watching a game. There is nothing artsy in our house so you can take your pick of what toy you want me to break because that is pretty much all that is ever around.
     
    hoopsjock, Jan 4, 2019
    #96
    kjironman1, Jade Falcon and riverman like this.
  17. JDC

    JDC Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 16, 2008
    Messages:
    3,429
    Likes Received:
    3,254
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Feel like the bench could have some success in this game. They primary play PNR with Schroder and Noel and I expect Stotts to continue to let Zach be the center on D. Patterson has been crap and should be an easy cover for Meyers. They also run a lot of snug/logo ball screen action though which will make Zach's positioning very important. Make Schroder a finisher and protect against the lob. Zach's pretty good at this, but Noel's athleticism is pretty overwhelming.

    Dame has had some sloppy playmaking stretches lately. Fully expect OKC to shrink the floor and take away Dame's drives and Nurks roll game as much as they can. I'm sure Dame has seen the film and is anticipating this, but the pressure is on his playmaking and shot selection to avoid sparking their offense through easy transition baskets, especially early in the game.

    But OKC also does a good job being early in help which puts them in great position to close and contest, so guys will need to be smart and decesive reading closeouts and making the right play off that initial pass And even then, OKC does a great job scrambling and taking away the next pass so it'll be important to keep playing throughout the entire shot clock. They have done a better job of this lately, but that'll need to be there again tonight.

    Look for Stotts to run more empty side ball screens than usual to combat OKC's tendency to sell out on the PNR and dribble penetration. It's a go to secondary break action, but I think we'll see it used more in the half court as well.

    Lastly, this feels like another game where Moe's play will be a big factor. PG has been unbelievable this year, and if Moe can make it tough on him in the half court and hit some shots on the other end, that could swing the balance of this game.

    Go Blazers.
     
    Last edited: Jan 4, 2019
    JDC, Jan 4, 2019
    #97
    HailBlazers, Darkwebs, riverman and 1 other person like this.
  18. Jade Falcon

    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

    Joined:
    Dec 22, 2014
    Messages:
    11,492
    Likes Received:
    10,015
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Sweet Home, Oregon
    What's the latest on Dame? Is he still sick?
     
    Jade Falcon, Jan 4, 2019
    #98
  19. kjironman1

    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 16, 2014
    Messages:
    21,498
    Likes Received:
    22,188
    Trophy Points:
    113
    You must be a mean dad sacrificing kids toys.....
     
    kjironman1, Jan 4, 2019
    #99
    hoopsjock and riverman like this.
  20. Reep

    Reep Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 15, 2008
    Messages:
    5,545
    Likes Received:
    3,569
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    South Jordan, UT
    Yeah, but we throw the ball away unforced against any team, so it shouldn't be any worse than normal--right?
     
    Reep, Jan 4, 2019
    #100
Page 5 of 46

Share This Page