Game Thread PRESEASON GAME # 5: NUGGETS @ BLAZERS - OCTOBER 16, 2016 - SUNDAY, 6:00 PM (PDT), NBATV & CSNNW

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What kind of season do you foresee Meyers having?

Poll closed Oct 16, 2016.

  1. Regression from last year

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    5.9%

  2. Around the same production as last year

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    64.7%

  3. A step up from last year

    9 vote(s)
    26.5%

  4. Breakout season; in the running for MIP award

    1 vote(s)
    2.9%
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  1. ripcityboy

    ripcityboy Well-Known Member

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    Yeah. I'm hoping it's just rust or preseason jitters. Vonleh''s shown potential though.
     
    ripcityboy, Oct 16, 2016
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    Vonleh looks to be showing some improvement. Still a project, but he looks a little less robotic.
     
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  3. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I do think that some of the starters have been coasting, since you know, pre-season really doesn't mean much.

    The defense needs work, regardless.
     
    julius, Oct 16, 2016
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    Von is very good rebounder that his strength and decent defender. His offense coming.
     
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  5. Jade Falcon

    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

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    Well. This is nice. Got to watch my 9ers embarrass themselves for the 5th strait week, and now this.

    Nice. Swell. Great day for Sports.
     
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    I think offensively some guys are working on things they've been trying to improve individually, so they aren't as sharp as they could be.

    Defensively, I agree.
     
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  7. LuckyShot

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    Are you a Beaver fan too? Football season has been rough for me...
     
    LuckyShot, Oct 16, 2016
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    Final round of cuts are going to be interesting. Layman shows promise but needs to adjust to the league. Pat's still going nowhere.
     
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  9. Jade Falcon

    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

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    I am not. Don't watch college football.

    I'm out. Goodnight folks.
     
    Jade Falcon, Oct 16, 2016
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    Well they shot 33 free throw we shot 19. They was aggressive and we was passive. We made 15 turnover and they had 10. Again we are so passive on defense but that how Stotts scheme is and it just don't work. This why our bigs get in foul trouble there waiting for players driving to the bucket no player can adjust to that and end up into a foul. Instead the big come up and stop the drive at the top there flat footed under basket.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    This was Lillard's worst game in history.

    In 18 minutes, Lillard shot 1-10 for 4 points and had 4 turnovers, the most on either team, and missed his free throws. He stank so much that the Coach wouldn't let him play in the 2nd half. If Lillard had, thus doubling his box score line, it would read, shots 2-20 for 8 points, 0-4 free throws, and 8 turnovers. Wow. 18 missed field goals. He really sucked.

    Scroll to the very, very, very bottom of this list.

    http://www.espn.com/nba/dailyleaders/_/gameId/400899108
     
    jlprk, Oct 16, 2016
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  12. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    We'd be a completely different team (in a good way) if we had a low-post threat who could draw fouls.

    Nukic was a load.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Man, if I shot 2 for 20, I'd go crawl under a rock and hide. Whenever Lillard has a horrible game, we hear the next day that he suddenly has a mysterious pain that he's been playing with.
     
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    That was harsh
     
    Tunchi, Oct 16, 2016
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    Apparently you've never heard of "regression to the mean". You can't just take a really bad half and double it as if the second half is a copy of the first. That's just statistically wrong. Your numbers are therefore invalid and bullshit.
     
    BonesJones, Oct 16, 2016
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    There is a huge lack of chemistry out there. They can turn it around, but I doubt they can by the start of the season. Hopefully they can stay close to the 500 mark....... until they do. They are all showing some "flashes" on an individual level, but right now there are just too many ugly turnovers. It's fixable, just not sure how long it's going to take.
     
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    It's preseason, who cares? lol.
     
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    It's not like the sky is falling. I do think we still need some low post scoring. Ezeli will help some when he gets healthy.

    Do we take a stab at Monroe or Henson? Bucks are injury stricken and could use a Crabbe or any other SF and maybe a Myle etc.

    Jabari has had 2 injuries in 2 years and Middleton, their best scorer is out for 6 months. Monroe has a player option after this year.
     
    rotary111, Oct 16, 2016
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    But but but he could have gone 10/100 had he been given a chance.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    But I'm confused, I thought we were supposed to win 55 games......
     
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