Game Thread GAME# 15: BLAZERS @ PELICANS - NOVEMBER 19, 2019 - TUESDAY, 5:00 PM, NBATV & NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Nov 18, 2019.

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Prediction time: Carmelo will be waived before his deal becomes guaranteed (i.e., January 7th, 2020)

Poll closed Nov 21, 2019.

  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  1. TBpup

    TBpup Writing Team

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    Good thing they played him such big minutes in a game they had no chance of winning in the second half.
     
    TBpup, Nov 19, 2019
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    So lillard is out but stotts dumb ass brings him back in last night after being down 20 in the 4th quarter with a back to back tonight?

    Stotts has totally lost it this year. What a turn of events for that idiot this year.

    Regardless I’m excited to see Simons continue his development I hope he gets the start. This year is all development for the young guys this should be good
     
    AldoTrapani, Nov 19, 2019
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    Ah, so his terrible offense lately has nothing to do with opponent defense. Good to know.
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Thanks. I have updated the lineup in the original post.
     
    Darkwebs, Nov 19, 2019
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    Their physical swarming defenses prolly contributed to his spasms.
     
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    Time for Simons to shine. This also probably means Hezonja will not only play, but have the ball in his hands. He hasn’t really been given the freedom yet, let’s see what happens.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Lmao, what? Where is the logic in this?
     
    B-Roy, Nov 19, 2019
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    Good for Simons. Hezonja though, that's scary. Like Aminu with the ball in his hands scary.
     
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    Did you see how hard he had to work against TOR?
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    He's had plenty of freedom. He uses it mostly to drive into 3 defenders and get blocked.

    I'm really failing to see where his supposed "vision" comes from.

    Regardless, I'm excited to see what Ant can do with starter minutes.
     
    B-Roy, Nov 19, 2019
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    How does that lead to back spasms?

    I'm honestly at a loss for words.
     
    B-Roy, Nov 19, 2019
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    It's possible

    1.) He gets fouled like a motherfucker

    2.) Trying to dribble out of double teams could have caused him to wrench his back. Likely nunber one though.
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    What this tells me is that Lillard doesn't want to play with Carmelo, and will soon demand a trade.
     
    Darkwebs, Nov 19, 2019
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    Why? It's really not confusing at all. They play physical with him, Dame has to work harder and get knocked around --> back spasms.
     
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    Lol

    Dame: "It's either me or Melo."
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Good lord.
     
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    Really not following your train of thought (or frankly, your condescending tone) here. Seems like @Darkwebs and @Chris Craig get what I'm saying.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    I understand what you're saying. I understand you're trying to tie two things that happened at the same time together to try and make sense of things. You should understand how utterly ridiculous your assertion is. Dame is not the first player in the league to get doubled on a consistent basis. If everyone got back spasms every time they needed to work a little harder on the court there would be a lot more guys out with back spasms at this moment.

    As someone who has studied statistics and work with data for a living, I dunno, I really can't help but laugh.
     
    B-Roy, Nov 19, 2019
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    I fail to see the connection here
     
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