Jazz @ Blazers 10/20/09 Pre-Season Game Thread

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  1. julius

    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    the box score seems to suggest Miller had a better game than Blake (although both shot like shit). Is that true from those who listened/went to the game?

    Or is it like asking if John Madden is uglier than Don Rickles?
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    The Suns-Kings game had a total of 55 fouls and 82 free throws. Damn Gina!
     
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    Suns win 143-127 with 56 FT attempts. Kings had 26 FT attempts.

    Sergio in 8:42 had 1 rb, 4 ast, 1 pf, 1 to and was 1 of 4 Kings with a +(3).

    Sergio had 1 less assist in 8:42 than Blake, Bayless and Miller combined had in 58:24.

    Wow.
     
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    Martell seems to have had a good all around game also.

    Miller continues his ballhogging ways by taking, and missing, the most shots again, 3-11 in only 16 minutes, and getting blocked 3 times. Roy was 5-9 in 30 minutes.
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Yeah, Martell may have not shot well, but he was active in all other facets of the game, getting blocks, steals, and rebounds.
     
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    Oh, I misunderstood your post. I agree completely. We seem shockingly unprepared in every way to compete right now. :sigh:

    I was surprised that more of the team didn't show up early this summer to work out together. By early, I mean sometime shortly after Independence Day. I really thought they might be that pumped, but we seem to have lost that youthful exuberance and hunger that we had the 2 previous years. Now it seems it's just a job. :dunno:
     
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    its easy to get assists when people are knocking down shots!

    all blazers stunk but bayless and cunningham imho
     
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    pfft, that's like saying it's easy to win when you outscore, out hustle your opponent and actually play something that might resemble a form of defense.
     
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    It's easy to knock down shots when your PG gets you the ball when and where you want it.
     
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    Boy... they were absolutely horrible tonight as well. I didn't see the Denver game but the refs were absolutely killing the flow of the game the entire night. It was embarrassing. Add to that how crappy the Blazers played, it was one of the worst games I've ever attended.
     
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    Went to the game, few thoughts:

    -I really focused on Miller and Roy's body language during warm ups. It was good, professional and friendly. They exchanged a few words during lay ups and gave each other fives while crossing for apparent reason. They were interacting . . . if thier is any animosity there, they hide it very well. (I was concerned Brandon might be in a funk because he thinks he can't play with Miller)

    -I also think Brandon plays well with Miller . . . or it's not Miller and his shots that is slowing Roy from posting big numbers. Miller goes out of his way to look for Roy and although he took a lot of shots again, he doesn't come across as a ball hog.

    -Having said all that, I'm not that impressed with Miller . . . (but there wasn't any Blazer to be impressed with tonight). He is defintely a PG and really looks to create for his teamates (that's good), but he isn't that quick and seemed 2 steps slow compared to Williams (maybe not fair to compare to Williams, but he did look very slow compared to him). Again, I'm hoping I caught him on a bad night . . . but I see the Blazers thinking with a short term contract.

    -Roy . . . can he flip the switch? I think he can. When he looks determined, he can flat out score, but he isn't making his presence know much out there. He needs to demand the ball and take over the offense, IMO . . . and I think he will when the season starts

    -other random thoughts, this board is too hard on Outlaw and Joel . . . funniest sign was some hot chick in a Rudy jersey "Rudy gives me back spasms" with a large heart . . . I think Batum grew taller this summer . . . why are other teams stars playing and lighting it up while Roy and Aldridge play disappearing acts
     
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    Ditto. That game was atrocious. If the NBA were to use these refs throughout the regular season, they'd have a big problem on their hands.

    Nobody wants to go to a game to watch a free throw shooting contest.
     
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    Thanks for the update. 4 assists in 8 minutes vs. 5 assists in 58 minutes. You are right--wow.
     
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    Yeah, they seriously bought into every flop, every fall and every slightest bit of contact there was out there. I never would've thought we'd miss a ref crew that would have Steve Javie, Violet Palmer and Leon Wood.
     
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    FUCK! If we keep playin like this, we will NEVER make the Pre-Season Playoffs!
     
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    Hiya Kiss. You're falling for the media's influence. Roy's few words about Miller were an answer to a Jason Quick provocation, so Quick could sell papers...There was an article a couple of months ago that said that Batum has grown something like 3/4 of an inch between being measured for the NBA draft and being measured for the Europe games this summer.
     
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    Could someone fix up an Andre Miller dart board?
     
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