Blazers vs Lakers Game Thread..... 10/10/12

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My takes on some of the new guys.

Lillard- Took a while to assert himself (was kinda shocked how little he handled the ball the first quarter and half) but showed a poised passing game all the way through. Could have easily finished this game with 10 assists. The no look to Hickson was just nasty. His D is was very lackadaisical though much like it was in college. Hopefully Stotts gets on him about that.

Meyers- Played well this game. Showed the passing skill that we've heard about and looks very comfortable reading the D and making passes from the high post. Won't need much from him offensively, but if he can just set good screens and roll hard and continue to run the floor, he's a guy that could give 6-8 points a game if he gets somewhere around 20 min. Think his defensive awareness and fouling issues keep him from playing any more than that though this year.

Freeland- Didn't get to see him as much as we thought but I think he showed that he can be a guy that can fill in behind LA and Hickson. Plays hard, and has a nice little all around game. Can score down low against back up bigs and also space the floor a bit even though his J was off a bit this game.

Jefferies- This guy is going to play. Not going to give you much offense but just knows where to be defensively.

Claver- Definitely looks like a tweener, but I like his fluidity. Played some nice active D down the stretch. For a guy 6 10", he can really move his feet. If he can show some shooting touch, I think he might be a better spread 4 option than Babbitt. Not sure if he rebounds well enough though. We'll see.

Price- I think he ends up the primary back-up at the point. Not really a great set-up guy but doesn't force things. Good defender and is able a score a bit in the pnr. The big thing for me as to why I go with Price over Nolan though is quickness. Nolan is damn slow for a pg. For a bench lacking talent I think you need a guy that has somewhat of an ability to get a shot off either on his own or off a pick when things break down.

Barton- Hopefully he can get his hamstring right a play a bit this preseason. I think he's a better talent than Nolan and could pair well with Price of the bench.

So happy the Blazers are Back!!!

 

Well, this is going to be an interesting season on the board. An O-live reject comes in and starts dominating the discourse, and then plays the victim.

Reminds me of myself 6 years ago when I left ESPN and set up camp at BBF.

 

So, the new TOS states that you can't comment on a thread unless you were actively participating in that thread at all times.

Mmmkay

 

Speaking of coming in, dominating discourse, then playing the victim...

 

yes.


learn the game and then post.

 

Dude STFU...

 

Just put him on ignore like the rest of us. The last thing we needs is another user picking fights with PapaG all the time... Too much noise.

 

Link!!

Actually, he's been a respected poster at O-Live for quite a long time. Oh, and a great guy to have a beer with! Speaking of which, I've always wondered why you have never shown your face at S2 events? I'm willing to wager that you'd be fun to have a brew with, as well.

 

He might be worried someone would learn that hes actually Brian Wheeler.

 

Thoughts

LMA missed some shots but set the tempo. Was aggressive on the boards and made Pau look old
Batum kind of drifted in typical Batum fashion offensively, but was aggressive on defense.
Lillard is a baller, and is only going to get better
Leonard is going to be an asset off the bench this year early.
Wes is still Wes. That's OK for now, since the team isn't a contender
Morrison looked nice offensively
Babbitt did OK playing the 4, and surprised me with 5 rebounds in 13 minutes
Pav/Claver - meh
Price - hopefully Smith beats him out, but Smith played poorly tonight

Winning by 18 is nice on the road, even in the preseason.

 

He's singled me out on a couple of threads for absolutely no reason (this one and one other). He said one day I "slammed him".
He still has yet to provide proof of that slam. I asked him to and he has really just been a weirdo to me.

If a MF want's to complain about Babbitt, let em'. He sucks man. Not sure why you get to tell people what they can and can't say...

 

Speaking of randomly posting to me after having me on iggy for years...

 

This forum format is so much better than O-Live.

 

Didn't you literally just post "STFU" to me? :MARIS61:

 

Totally agree on all points. Yes even the Babbitt one. Also, if this is the Lakers bench, Kobe will need to play 44-46 minutes a night. They are awful without Kobe/Howard.

 

I empty my ignore list list every offseason, to see if I've grown enough to like more folks.

 

Don't get it.

 

Thanks ABM. We'll need to do that brew sooner than later.