Game Thread GAME# 28: BLAZERS @ MAGIC - DECEMBER 18, 2015 - FRIDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Dec 17, 2015.

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Do you think Harkless will have a break-out game against his former team?

Poll closed Dec 18, 2015.

  1. Yes

    3 vote(s)
    13.6%

  2. No

    19 vote(s)
    86.4%
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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    [​IMG]

    2015-16 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    11 - 16
    (5-10 Road)
    ORLANDO MAGIC
    14 - 11
    (8-4 Home)





    _____________________________
    ---------    PROBABLE STARTERS---------

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    [​IMG] PG [​IMG]
    DAMIAN LILLARD VS ELFRID PAYTON

    [​IMG] SG [​IMG]
    C.J. McCOLLUM VS EVAN FOURNIER

    [​IMG] SF [​IMG]
    AL-FAROUQ AMINU VS TOBIAS HARRIS

    [​IMG] PF [​IMG]
    NOAH VONLEH VS CHANNING FRYE

    [​IMG] C [​IMG]
    MASON PLUMLEE VS NIKOLA VUCEVIC


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    WHEN: 4:00 PM, FRIDAY, 12/18/2015

    WHERE: AMWAY CENTER, ORLANDO, FL
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    TV BROADCAST:
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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    ​

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    --------------BENCH--------------
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
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    FRAZIER , HENDERSON , CRABBE , HARKLESS
    [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
    CONNAUGHTON , LEONARD , ALEXANDER , DAVIS

    ORLANDO MAGIC
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    NAPIER , HEZONJA , OLADIPO , MARBLE
    [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
    GORDON , NICHOLSON , SMITH , DEDMON

    INJURIES
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    NONE
    MAGIC
    C.J. Watson (sore left calf): OUT



    HEAD COACHES
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    TERRY STOTTS --- SCOTT SKILES



    :reading:MAGIC'S OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
    :reading:BLAZERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES ​

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    Darkwebs, Dec 17, 2015
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  2. DUB

    DUB Da, da da, da dah!

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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    As far as the poll goes, think the answer is a very emphatic "no."

    Dude just does not have the fire. Good thing we didn't give up anything to get him.
     
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  4. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Who the HELL voted YES on the poll!!!???
     
    THE HCP, Dec 17, 2015
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    I still like Channing Frye...glad to see him getting a role with the Magic.
     
    riverman, Dec 17, 2015
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    I've got him down for getting 2 rebounds and 2 fouls ...not exactly a breakout game
     
    riverman, Dec 17, 2015
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    selloutking BALL DON'T LIE!

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    best part of the payton highlights was seeing him make free throws
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Raining hard here in O-Town......... I think this means we will win. MAYBE THE HCP SHOULD HAVE MADE THE GAME THREAD FAMS!
     
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    #seriousdarkwebwannabeissues
     
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    Lillard is shooting a career-low 41.8 percent so far this season

    Damn that's Hardenesque
     
    Tunchi, Dec 18, 2015
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  11. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Funny enough, the only reason Harden is known more is because he gets to the line... which Lillard is trying to do (with more honesty).

    Also, career lows, to me, can only be applied after a season is done. How can a career low be a career low if it's not a total number?
     
    Strenuus, Dec 18, 2015
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Ok, he's "on pace for" a career low. Better?
     
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    He should try and make more shots. That would be the easiest way to improve his shooting percentage.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Dec 18, 2015
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    To be expected when teams can zero in on you more. This is the worst supporting cast he's had
     
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    Since I see this season as one long training camp with rotation spots to try and earn...the individual stats don't have as much meaning as they did with the last core group of starters...you had an identity with history together...this season, it's not fair to compare the starting unit with one that played together for years.
     
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    Doesn't mean it's going to be true at the end.
     
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    Yeah...so? Does that negate Tunchi's point--that so far this season, Lillard's FG% is the lowest of his career? Is one not permitted to compare a current season to a previous season until the season is over?
     
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    He's a nice player and all but he's just a little too much of a chucker right now. Too many "7-23" nights.

    I still believe Cj is a better pure scorer than Lillard who in my opinion should shoot more than him. I think that would be more effective for Lillard to be more deadly picking his spots more efficiently..
     
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    I reckon Lillard's FG% would be substantially higher if the refs actually blew their whistles every time he gets hit going to the rim.
     
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    Pretty much, yes. IMO.

    How can a 82 game season be compared to a 25 games?

    Also, can you really, REALLY, compare a baseball player that plays 162 games to 144? They try, but it doesn't work. Too many factors play into each year, IMO.
     
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