GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ PISTONS - 12/15/13, SUNDAY, 3 PM (PST), CSNNW

Well, for what it's worth, in the middle of that game, you said we weren't a playoff team and Detroit was better... so...

 

I said IF we make the playoffs, didn't say they wouldn't, and I was kidding anyway so it doesn't matter. 20-5 would've been perfectly acceptable. But 21-4 is much more fun.

 

Would you have been kidding if we lost? You're hard to tell sometimes. But it's cool. 21-4.

 

I don't know how many times I screamed "yeah!" And clapped my hands tonight

 

I would've been disappointed but perfectly fine with our record. I want us to stay ahead of OKC and SA though. OKC announcers talked about us at the end of their game. Mentioned that we came back to win our game so it leaves Thunder in 2nd.

 

I did it about 15 times. I was carrying my laptop around again, ala the Chicago game.

 

Good thing Lopez was able to get that shot down, I'd have been really pissed to lose a game on a blatant goal-tend non call.

 

This had a lot of that game style tonight

 

That game and the Phoenix game in Portland, where nothing was falling for forever, but we still scraped.

 

hahaha if you look at how many we got and how many were pure bull shit, well...we had a tough hill to climb

 

Why would Phoenix want to make a trade when they are competing for home court advantage in the playoffs?

 

I'm a fan of this argument. Well played.

 

yeah..that is a great point

 

I agree. Is it an issue of never being satisfied with some people? Idk. This game could have easily turned into a blow out for Detroit without Mo.

 

Last I heard they are actually trying to improve their roster because they have been so unexpectedly decent this season.

 

Then may I ask a question? Has Mo been shooting well, dribbling little and the bench is an area of strength? I'm not trying to pick an argument but those seem like legitimate observations. No one is happier with the Blazers start than I am but I'm also looking at the long term and the bigger picture. I'm just worried about what an almost last-place production bench might cost the amazing job the starters are doing. Is that so out of the realm of consideration?

 

one could argue that he is doing better than Lillard..

 

Your sentiments were quite clear in the game thread. I'll let that comment stand for others to comment on...lol.

 

I'm sick and tired of the "jump shooting team" label. We are better than teams like golden state that have no half court offense. We have a damn good half court offense. Who gives a fuck if we have wide open, high value shots?!

And if you take away that part of our offense, we can still beat you.

 

No they couldn't.

Do I need to start listing off all the stats?