Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 2, GAME 3: NUGGETS @ BLAZERS - MAY 3, 2019 - FRIDAY, 7:30 PM , ESPN

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Who is the better coach?

Poll closed May 9, 2019.

  1. Michael Malone

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    10.7%

  2. Terry Stotts

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    The thing is will it make any difference? If you lose game four they could be in big trouble for the series? But if they win game four and rest him for game 5 then see if he is better for game 6? That might be a better option?
    This is a tough call. Every game is important in this series. If they can somehow win game 4 and then go and close this series out Kanter might have as much as a week to heal a bit?
     
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    Note to Free Agents: See how fun we love our Blazers. Come and join Dame, CJ and Nurk next season . Let’s do it.
     
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    I look at that loss as Aminu and Harkless doing less than nothing, not that Dame scored too much.
     
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    That was an amazing game and win, but you also have to admire the Nuggets, that is one good team there.
     
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    I kind of think Zach played much better. Not sure why he was not in the game a bit more? By the time Jokic was over 50 mins Collins would have been a bit much for him to handle.
     
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    Fact is in these playoffs when he hasn't been on the floor the Nuggets have looked sub-average. Malone saw a chance to get back home court, and if the Nuggets pulled this off, Sunday's game is house money for Denver.

    So it made sense from that perspective. Like Dame playing the entire fourth quarter in the one win over OKC.

    We found a way to pull it out. And now a star player with questionable stamina has to come back in less than two days after playing more than 60 minutes. Malone made a reasonable gamble but the Blazers were up to it and made him pay big time for it.
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Well then, I have a message for Malone:

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    I am in awe at how much respect and admiration I have developed for Kanter since we picked him up. Even beyond basketball but on the court when someone says "I gave all I had" or "I left it all on the court" he is one of the few I believe. Major props and I am already bummed we won't be able to keep him.
     
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    Never really paid any attention to Fukic before this series but I legit hate that dirty fat fuck for purposely banging into Kanter's shoulder every chance he gets. I was nice to see his slow ass fucking ass choke it away at the end.
     
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    OMG, CJ with the old school cool Blazer jacket!
     
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    Never doubt the NO...look, give me one year on the cheap and I'll get you a 4 year deal next offseason...
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    I honestly feel he will sign for way less and then get the contract the following year when we can afford to give him what he deserves.
     
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    How funny is it when Bad CJ ends up with 41 points, grabs 8 rebounds, has 4 steals, and 4 assists in a playoff game.
    I can live with that because we still have Good CJ to watch as well.
     
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    Dude gets away with a TON of dirty stuff that has no place in basketball. He was basically targeting Kanter's shoulder from the beginning of the game. I lost all respect I previously had for the guy.
     
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    No kidding; never thought I'd love Kanter so much. We'd be nowhere without him this post-season. The guy's playing with one shoulder.
     
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    Can’t wait til next game so we can hear what a great team Denver is and how they almost won the first 4OTPLAYOFFGAME since 1953!:dry:
     
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    Totally expect that. Haha
     
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