Game Thread SEEDING GAME# 2: BLAZERS @ CELTICS - AUGUST 2, 2020 - SUNDAY, 12:30, ABC & NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Jul 31, 2020.

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On a scale of 1-10, what's your excitement level for this Blazers season restart?

Poll closed Aug 3, 2020.
  1. 10 - Extremely excited

    34.7%
  2. 9

    8.2%
  3. 8

    30.6%
  4. 7

    4.1%
  5. 6

    6.1%
  6. 5

    2.0%
  7. 4

    2.0%
  8. 3

    6.1%
  9. 2

    2.0%
  10. 1 - Not excited at all

    4.1%
  1. blazerkor

    blazerkor Well-Known Member

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    I don't give a shit who wins this game. The Spurs will likely only beat the Pels the rest of the way out. What I am saying is the Spurs will lose five of their last six games. We probably won't catch the Grizz. So I still think we are competing with Sac and NOLA for that ninth spot and a play-in situation, that we will win.
     
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    brooklynballer Well-Known Member

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    Glad to see you used 100% of your immense brainpower to come up with that brilliant response.
     
  3. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    "All the Stotts fanboys" LOL
     
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    Tince Well-Known Member

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    @B-Roy I told you someone would say this.
     
  5. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    Never bet against the Spurs.
     
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  6. Chris Craig

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

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    Damn. Blazers could have been within a game, game and half of them
     
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  7. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    We got a lot of assists in the first game too. I like it! Let's keep doing this next year. Only with better defense.
     
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    Oh i agree. I even posted that i was surprised he didn't? He was as open as 50-70% of the threes he takes every game. He was not out of his range. Just seemed like it was the perfect look? Then he passed the ball? Weird?
     
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  9. Chris Craig

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

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    And the Blazers only gave up 36 free throws today
     
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    Spurs win!
     
  11. Chris Craig

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

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    It would have been nice having Ariza to play defense against Tatum
     
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    Wish we could work out in advance when Melo would be hitting his one or two big threes a game and then only wheel him in for those plays.
     
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    The Stotts haters say assists are an indication of good coaching. I don't believe that, but I'm sure that crowd will be praising him shortly for that adjustment.
     
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  14. Chris Craig

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    SAC getting their asses kicked
     
  15. Tince

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    That would have made a HUGE difference!
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    How is it a terrible gameplan? They hit everything under the sun in the first half. Much of it contested. We had plenty of open looks that didn't fall.
     
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    Meh, tough loss but they could’ve easily folded. The shots Boston were making was ridiculous. Play with that attitude and they’ll be in the playoffs.

    Also, go to Nurk more. If they can’t stop him, go to him until they do. Don’t make the game more difficult than it needs to be.
     
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    I think so but I don't think it matters either way. The Spurs are now ahead of us but are about to go on a huge losing streak. We are now a 1/2 game closer to Memphis but I don't actually think we'll win enough to pass them for the eighth spot. I really think we will win just enough games to be ninth and within 4 games of Memphis. So we'll have to beat Memphis two times in a row, which I think we'll do, I want us to do and you don't want us to do. Is that about right?
     
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    Dame shoots better from there than near the 3pt line. He even had Smart backtracking. Shoulda pulled it.
     
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    So now you're saying the Blazers played harder and that's why they were so close?

    Way to move goal posts in trying to make it seem like Stotts isn't the problem.

    We showed we have the talent. What we dont have is the coach and the game plan.
     
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