Game Thread WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS, GAME 1: BLAZERS @ WARRIORS - 5/14/19, TUESDAY, 6:00 PM, ESPN

I want in

 

Dude, if Durant doesn't come back you guys are going to get absolutely smashed by Toronto or Milwaukee.

Your team looks underwhelming as fuck right now. We couldn't hit the broad side of a barn and we stayed in the game until the 4th. That's pathetic.

 

The problem is we play this conservative defense all year with no variation in schemes. Then in the playoffs none of the players are prepared to try anything different.

 

Well, The story of the Blazers this year has been resilience. This was about as bad as they could play, I dont think GS played particularly well either. The difference was defense they played some and the Blazers didnt.

Its one game, lets see what the Blazers have for game 2. If they cant adjust their defense, if they cant get back on defense, then yeah maybe they get swept, but lets see what they look like Thursday.

 

Stotts a complete embarrassment. Sagging the big while your guard gets screened all night. Inability to adjust to the same shitty defensive game plan he started with. The key to slowing golden state is trapping and forcing green to be a scorer to beat you or switching everything and getting up in them to make them take 2s.

 

So they win a game seven in Denver on Sunday go straight to Oakland and set up to play another game a day and a half later and they come out and play poorly.
Kind of figured they would need to decompress a bit. They will go back to their rooms and relax. They will watch film tomorrow. They will adjust and they will come out and play a tough game two on Thursday.
Have some faith Blazer fans.

 

WORST GAME OF THE SEASON

 

If it was for Dame we wouldn't be here, after leading us against OKC he sucked badly against the Nuggets, McCollum carried us.

 

We lost Game 1 in Denver, too.

 

High school coach would have put is butt on the bench.

 

Iggy literally just shot 48% from 3 in the series against Houston lol

Draymond has hit plenty 3s his career, Cook and Jerebko’s only asset is shooting. The only pure shooters we have are Dame/CJ/Curry, Hood isn’t a spot up guy and obviously prefers to score off the dribble.

 

Toronto has trouble scoring outside Kawhi and Milwaukee defense is setup to give open threes. I think the east will be much tougher than us tonight but I could easily see the warriors beating them without Durant. They are 28-1 with Curry and no Durant.

Just shows how stupid it was to have Durant go to this team, they are a title favorites without him.

Fuck Durant I hope he goes to NY and enjoys the success LeBron found in LA.

 

So the Blazers have more talent?
Is that your point?

 

Steph made 7 uncontested 3s tonight. How Steph Curry is getting more than maybe a couple uncontested looks all night is absolutely beyond me.

Just cause it is Golden State doesn’t mean we should not be disgusted. That was just an absolutely dreadful performance. Horrible game plan.

 

evan turner

 

Denver was much more prepared after their Game 7 and won game 1. I can't believe 90 minute flight makes that much difference. Our game plan was brutal and we got blown out.

 

I say stupid things sometimes, it doesn't mean I'm stupid. Dame played stupid tonight, that doesn't mean he's a stupid player.

 

I also think that the DUBS are a more "rested" team. The Blazers have fought tooth and nail through 2 series and I truly doubt that they can win this one on the road again. Not to mention with the Denver series overtime debacle, they've not really had any rest mentally. They've played 2 teams that move the ball slowly, and are now playing a team that's chucking the ball around and kicking in fast breaks. Can they adjust? We'll see.

 

So you're still going to disrespect Dame like that? Did you expect us to make it to the WCF??? Dame can play like a Junior High School player for the rest of this series, for all I care. I'm good with that. Stop shitting on Dame.

 

I know everybody despises him but Jaynes asked Stotts during a practice why he kept on starting Harkless and Aminu during the Nuggets series and even said the 'Insanity' definition and Terry actually argued the meaning of the very definition.

It was a radio segment. I think it was Chad Doing's show after Game 5.

Should I have posted this is the 'I hate Terry Stotts' thread?