Blazers @ Pistons 11/30/08 Game Thread

Love to see a Sheed interview.

 

This is also going to be one of the few times this season our bench gets outplayed... and we still won going away.

 

Batum with a season-high 31 minutes. He deserves it, the starting unit was amazing today and it was nice to see since those are our horses that will be playing the minutes 'if' we get to the playoffs

 

Best win of the season. Easily.

 

This also was the best game for Oden conditioning wise. He didn't seem tired at all.

 

Great game. I think we won because of LMA and Oden. Roy also played great game but Oden's rebounds and blocks were important. The one thing I really noticed with the Pistons is even when they did drive to the basket they wouldn't shoot when Oden was in the game. I don't know how many times I notice a player almost at the basket and wouldn't even attempt basket because Oden was there. So, I think Oden doesn't even have to do anything and helps us win when the team won't take the inside shot.

 

great win, i know its still early but i am almost expecting playoffs now

 

The +/- seems really telling on who won this game. Every starter around +20, every bench player around -10.

 

From BlazersEdge..

No. 2 in the West!

 

Good game overall, poor game by the bench, especially Outlaw. Glad we got the win though. Nice to see LA breaking out of his slump.

 

It's truly amazing to see how Pritchard's plan is starting to gel right now. This young, versatile team is really coming together without the presence of a top notch point guard or a veteran that so many seemed to have wanted early on.

The one thing that scares me a bit is that Martell is coming back soon and will undoubtedly shake things up. He's a great shooter with some athletic ability and nice defense. However, Batum has been fitting in with the starters all too well and it would be a damn shame to see his minutes go down.

Of all of our players, Channing Frye seems to be the weak link if Martell is to supplant anyone right now.

 

Expecting the playoffs? I'm expecting going deep in the playoffs!

 

Last year I don't think we win this game...awesome win...Good to see Greg moving forward in his conditioning and play. LMA's slump over? Yes!

 

I was down on Fry for awhile but he had a couple of really nice games really. He didn't do anything poorly tonight and showed some serious leg getting down the court for a fast break layup. It would be unwise to part with a 6'11" guy who is physical on d and has a nice outside shot if he's here on the cheap.

 

That is three good games in a row for LMA. He didn't have a ton of points the previous two games but would have if the Blazers hadn't blown out the other team. LMA was really shooting good the last three games. He had a great game today. I don't think LMA gets as much credit as he should when he plays well but sure does when he isn't playing well.

 

Fantastic game, excellent, excellent way to start off this road trip. Keep it up Portland!

 

And that's why KP said he's just going to let this cake bake. Why make trades and lose players that might help you? Lets see what we got first and so far it look pretty good!

 

Damn can all these people stop blaming Nate for EVERYTHING and that one guy stop calling him an idiot? It is not his fault the bench didn't play well, and his sub. pattern was very good.. he milked Brandon and LA, and kept Batum in longer than usual. You can't just yank someone out when they have a bad play... this pattern he found starting game 5 has taken us to a 11-3 record...

Maybe its not always Nate's fault? Maybe everybody shouldn't make Nate the scapegoat? Just maybe?... Just because one person insults Nate doesn't mean everybody has to do it like its the cool thing to do.

Actually, I think Nate coached a great game, and his sub patterns were all about matchups, who was hot, etc...

Anyway, I was sooo into this game. Wow. I can't believe we got this. We are such a good team, and only getting better from here. I cannot wait until our first 24 games are over! I agree w/ the person who said this was the best win of the year. Lets do it again in NY!

 

Some posts on other Pistons forums..