Batum not sure if he can play tomorrow against OKC

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  1. barfo

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    Wonder if we can get Durant to be nanny to his kids?
     
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    I would start Vic, no joke! I like what he can bring to our squad. Been working hard everyday. Give him another chance.
     
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    I would say my finger hurt too after getting destroyed by Parsons and Casspi all night.
     
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    Seriously, Terry. Rest the starters tonight and see if you can get the bench some confidence. Pull a Pop.
     
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    The NBA scheduling 4 games in 5 nights all on the road, already wrote 3 auto losses into the season. It would be shocking and quite a huge upset to win any of those games. I'm not against sitting the starters. Portland is elite. Elite teams need to be healthy come playoff time.
     
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    I think he would do better with the starting unit than he would with the backups. It would be worth a shot.
     
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    Maybe he had it up his ass while the Rockets (Rockettes?) were kicking it?
     
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    Nic has played a handful of games with a fractured finger, what else do you want from the guy? It swelled up against the Rockets and it's not going to heal if he keeps testing it. Nic was a big factor in our win streak even playing injured. He deserves some respect here don't you think?
     
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    I agree.
     
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    Maybe he does deserve our respect, I guess some of us are just tainted by the memories of the French giving up so often throughout history. I just figured he would throw in the towel against Dallas and Germany's Dirk Nowitzki.
     
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    maybe he should have just sat the bench cause that was ugly
     
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    How does a fractured finger affect someone's defensive effort?

    Batum 'decided' that he was the 2nd best SF in the league.
    He then 'decided' not to show up for the next handful of games.
    Hopefully he 'decides' to get over a fracture on his non-shooting hand, like most other NBA players would, and start playing with some tenacity.
     
    WillG, Jan 22, 2014
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    You ever try to play defense with one hand?
     
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    Batum has had a couple of bad games. He also has a broken finger. I'm cutting him some slack.
     
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    he has two hands just down a finger, jim abbot had one arm and he was an amazing defender
     
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    Jim Abbot was a baseball player.
     
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    Both sports start with the letter B and have the word ball in them.
     
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    He was a good pitcher who defended his position well.... in baseball.
     
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