GAME THREAD: JAZZ @ BLAZERS 03.29.13 - 7:00 PM (PST)

I'm not judging by the boxscore, I'm judging by watching the game. When Maynor took over for Lillard, we went on a run. Lillard came back in and we just fell apart. If you actually watch, Lillard isn't a great PG. He's a very nice scorer but he hasn't got great vision. That makes the defense a lot easier.

It's funny, I compared Lillard to Mo Williams before the draft. Lillard has certainly been way better than I expected and deserves ROY, but it's kind of ironic to see him being outplayed by the actual Mo Williams. (No knock on Lillard: any vet of Williams' standing SHOULD be outplaying a rookie. And we forget that Williams was the second-best player on a finals team. But then again, that in itself reveals how awesome Lebron was and is.)

Once again: Lillard is a rookie, and I can't imagine a player (except possibly Drummond, who I was dead set against) taken after him being better, so he was a great pick. And he may turn out to be a rich man's Chauncey Billups. But right now he's having serious ups and downs, and yesterday's game was a definite down. Of course, being without Aldridge and Matthews turning the ball over EVERY FUCKING TIME didn't help.)

 

This is just ridiculous. No one takes you seriously any more.

 

24/7 is a "down" game, and he was playing without LMA, the only guy on the team who even tries to block a shot.

Ridiculous.

 

It appears that Lillard's schizophrenia affected the game outcome.

Half 1: 7 assists, 7 points, Blazers outscored Jazz 10
Half 2: 0 assists, 17 points, Jazz outscored Blazers 20, won game by 10