Blazers vs Rockets Game thread

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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    White and Lamb are impressive. Jones doesn't look too bad either.
     
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    Nolan could be a good combo guard off the bench. Nice to see.
     
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    The players have to work out in the offseason, and so should I :grin:
     
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    Yep, I think that's undeniable. Definitely correctable though.
     
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    Splitting the double team is one of the hardest things to do as a ballhandler. He'll get better at it.
     
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    Boy?!? Damn, Chris has been hanging around Jaynes too much.
     
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    Yeah, for a PG, I expected his handles to be more deft and tight. Hopefully, the summer league shows what part of his game he still needs to work on.
     
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    Needs to watch some BRoy tape and learn how to split the double teams without exerting too much energy.
     
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    Royce White is the truth. Kid can do anything on the court. Kind of reminds be of Diaw during his PHX days.
     
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    No doubt. I think in some cases, MB and Rice said it, you need to know when to hold up and let it clear out, OR pass the ball.
     
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    And I guess games that don't count are as good a place to practice as any. I hope he can make better decisions in the regular season though. There were several times in that half where I wasn't quite sure what he was thinking.
     
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    Not watching and was getting excited about the comments on Lil, but the fact Nolan Smith is eating it up just put it in perspective for me
     
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    He's not getting abused physically like you implied though, Motiejunas is too skilled.
     
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    Ya, he will school many NBA vets
     
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    Nolan looks vastly improved. Not hesitant at all, and he's taking it to the rim hard.
     
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    OMG, I saw that dude Sam Mitchell when I was in Vegas. That dude has a seriously "foul mouth". He was cussing up a storm at the table.
     
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    This is a completely different Nolan from last year. Wayyyy more aggressive.
     
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    Houston broadcasters saying that Lillard and Smith need to feed the post in the second half.

    Question--other than Leonard (who has little interior offensive game to speak of), do we have any players on the SL roster who actually play in the post?
     
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