ROCKETS @ BLAZERS - GAME THREAD - 11/05/13, 7:00 PM, TUESDAY

This feels like a bad match up, but maybe the Blazers will surprise me?

 

I agree with all of you. This does seem like a bad matchup, Wes needs to play tough D on Harden, and small ball making Asik guard someone away from the basket will be interesting to watch.

I know we have talked a lot about LMA taking less 18 footers, but the Houston game may not be the one to stop. It will be tough getting baskets underneath with this years version of the twin towers.

This game belongs to Damian. He needs to dominate Lin.

 

I hate the "Dame" nickname but deal with it, do the same

 

isn't there free league pass the first week or so?

 

I'd split time and use both Wes and Nic on Harden

 

I just think harden is soooo good at getting to the line. Batum is more of that player that tries to keep the player in front of him. I think harden is too herky jerky for batum to stay with him. Matthews is more of a physical defender, that bumps and works best with that type of player.

I dunno though. I could be wrong

 

Wright also looks like he plays decent D. I wonder how Houston has fared against some zone when that big lineup is on the floor.

 

Something to watch out for regarding Lin:

http://stats.nba.com/playerTrackingDrives.html?pageNo=1&rowsPerPage=25&sortField=DTP&sortOrder=DES

 

MM, just checked and League pass has a free trial thing "THRU" tomorrow Nov. 5th, so I think U can catch the game

 

Incorrect.

I have league pass, so that is not an issue.

I can't watch the game because it is Houston playing, and will be blacked out here in Houston because it will be on local tv. Local tv here is comcast sports sw, which is having the same contract dispute that comcast sports nw is having with Directv.


So no Blazer game for me

 

Yeah MM you are right, I was testing out League pass the other night and both the Portland feed as well as opponents were blacked out here so yes I'd imagine same thing in Houston for the local team.

 

Speaking of league pass, is this always in SD? That is all I can find on comcast for this free trial. I can't imagine paying for that crap and not being able to watch it in HD.

 

I get every game available in either SD or HD through Directv. Just not every broadcast option.

I found out why that is today though.

 

I'm hoping the Houston/Clipper game goes to double OT and the Rockets win and they don't get up here to their hotel 'til 2:30AM.

 

MM, Just watch their game tonight and pretend the Clips are the Blazers.

 

NBA basketball is completely unwatchable, and I only tune in because of my die hard love and devotion to an organization which has done it's best to piss me the fuck off.

 

^ARCHIE BUNKER MUCH?




wonder how many people will have to google archie bunker?

 

All the sad ones who never got to see that brilliant show.

Ironically, Mrs HCP calls my penis meat head.

Pure comedy right there. So many people will have no idea how awesome that joke is

 

Not to be an eternal optimist, but this doesn't seem to me like a terrible matchup for the Blazers.

Lin (or any of their backcourt players) can't stop Dame's offense. He's a sniper from deep and has developed his floater so I look for a big game from Dame. Matthews is probably one of the best options league-wide to defend Harden, who's pretty much unguardable anyways but at the very least he can be physical with him. Nic is a wash with Parsons, except Nic is the far more varied offensive weapon. Considering the Twin Towers defensively on the inside, it probably doesn't get much better than LA on the inside, a guy who can pick and pop with the best of them and doesn't need to go inside to make his offense. He can destroy them from 15 feet, pulling out D12 or Asik and opening up lanes for Dame, Nic and Matthews. Asik is utterly useless on the offensive end, so it won't be a struggle for LA to defend him on the inside (I feel as though Lopez will be tasked to defend Dwight, who'll get his but is not as quick as he used to be and plays a very predictable offensive game, making Lopez the perfect defender for a guy like Howard). In terms of bench we have more firepower with Mo, Wright, and you know Robinson is gonna be fired up for this. Three words though: rebounding, rebounding, rebounding.

This is gonna be a really good match-up and a good test to see what kind of a team the Blazers really are. Win or lose I hope we show some of the same things we've shown against the Nuggets and the Spurs.

 

Would you want to watch more Blazers games if they were tanking this year?