GAME THREAD - Staring ZBO the Clipper

No you're right though. Rudy plays his best when WHO is running the point? Sergio. That said, Sergio makes a lot of stupid decisions and turns his back on the offense to celebrate everytime he does something good. Tonight Sergio would have been better down the stretch than Blake, of course that's easy to say now that the game is over.

 

This one hurts, bad, I'm about to vomit.

1/5 is the magic number. Ugh.

 

Shit. Not in a month and a half and tons of back to backs. This has not been a normal NBA schedule; the rookie wall hit a month early for the Blazers.

 

Are you serious? I don't think so. Name one thing that their coach did better than Nate? It's not like Dunleavy was drawing up brilliant plays or making a lot of substitutions that confused us.

Nate wasn't outcoached, he just coached poorly himself.

 

I just thought of something that might explain the horror we are all going through. The team has played what seems like 40 games in 30 days. We haven't had a chance to catch our collective breath either.

Rudy's shot is off because his legs are tired and he has skinny mother fuckin arms. Nuff said.

Oden has swung a bit too much to the careful end on defense, he will try and block shots that might end up a goal tend but seems to be afraid to foul. He will find a nice balance IMO.

I think Blake's facial twitch was acting up tonight.

Roy was awesome, when the second OT started I said please oh please keep doing what ya been doing. Nope, repeat of first over time. LMA with tough running hooks on Camby.

A small forward would be nice, but this team just needs a good point guard. Why oh why couldn't we have rigged the lottery this year too?

 

it's not the # of games overall, i think it's more the schedule and the tough schedule early for the blazers.

 

I don't think Nate was outcoached, it's just as simple as Blake missing 4 of 5 FTs when he's a 94 percent shooter. The game should've been over an hour ago.

 

God, was there ever a more timely 3 day break?

 

haha.. well, I'm pretty angry right now and probably will be wanting to throw stuff over the next hour. I should be fine after that, I don't know about everyone else. And I don't really want to a trade. These guys know how to play, they proved they know how to win. It's just frustrating to watch them make stupid mistakes down the stretch, and have it all on us. Oh well... time to find something to throw!

 

I don't think Nate was outcoached either. I have always diliked Dunleavy, so it might be hard for me to judge.


I thought the officiating was horrible again, not for either team really but it just seemed bad and no I don't have any real examples to give.

 

Of course Nate wasn't outcoached. They didn't even send doubles at Roy and just let him get his points.

1/5.

 

That was pretty funny. It was like Dunleavy was telling the world that what other coaches have figured out isn't good enough for his team.


I really can't believe Blake missed those free throws. Mostly the fifth one after he had made the first of two. That is usually the hardest one to make.

 

4 free throws from one of the best FT shooters in the league. Awesome! Game over! NOT.

1/5.

 

One of the biggest gags I've seen in Blazer history. At least the 2000 WCF melt down was a team effort. Blake doesn't need to shoot more FT in the gym. He could show up tomorrow and go 98/100 in practice. You just can't replicate pressure in practice.

G-A-G

 

I'm done with Blake as a starter after this choke job. Unbelievable.

 

I'm not. He should still definitely start. He knows this team the best and is the veteran.

I am extremely pissed and bitter though.

1/5.

 

why da hell did fans boo ZZZZZZZZBo, seriously no class and it just fires him up.

 

It took all the pressure off of him, he was quite relaxed it seemed.

 

Blake was +2. Highest of any other player, but only one other player on the Blazers had a + and that was Roy at +1. Zach had +17.