Game Thread GAME# 6: BLAZERS @ MAVERICKS - NOVEMBER 4, 2016 - FRIDAY, 5:30 (PDT), CSNNW

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Where do you see Dallas ending up in the West at the end of the season?

Poll closed Nov 6, 2016.

  1. 4th or higher

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  4. 7th

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  5. 8th

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  7. 10th

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  8. 11th

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  9. 12th

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  10. 13th or lower

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  1. riverman

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    I think Dame wants the MVP and the scoring title this year...he's hungry! To anyone who thinks he didn't enjoy scoring 42 tonight...I'd say you're wrong...the whole team loved it...it was fun.
     
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    Then let's talk about how the team is struggling to find their shots and how Stotts is still trying to fit Turner in. Let's look at statistics and base our discussions off of that and what we could possibly do to make the bench unit run smoother. Napier got time tonight, maybe Stotts has seen what we have and will start using him off the bench so CJ can stay at the 2 and Turner can slide to a more natural 3?

    Let's not start threads and call THE MOST IMPROVED PLAYER IN THE NBA a "role player. I'm not saying the Blazers are hitting on all cylinders, but we've got a debateably Top 5 player in the NBA balling his brains out right now and a roster that led a majority of the series against one of the greatest teams in NBA history in their first season together.

    I'm all in for statistically based debate but it's absurd to come in here after every game so far this year and see you guys screaming to blow it up already. I've been here a long time and a majority of you are much smarter than that.
     
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    Blazer Freak Superstar in the Making

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    90 v 6 my man....90 games vs 6.....
     
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    We're just really deep and Stotts is looking at different combos off the bench...matchups. Vonleh will get his time..same as Napier..there will be games where they don't play....I think Stotts is trying to get Meyers into game shape and this was a game he could play him in...Noah's already in game shape
     
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    Just because you win MIP doesn't mean you're not a role player. If CJ were a star, the Blazers wouldn't consistently be getting their asses kicked by groups of scrubs when he's supposed to be leading the team with Dame sits.
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    That has me scratching my head these past games. Noah had a fantastic pre-season and a flawless first game and a so-so second game. But suddenly he's been getting fewer and fewer minutes (garbage time doesn't count), and now he hasn't played in the past 2 games.

    I wonder why. Did he eat the last of the shrimp on the team plane or something?
     
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    He's had 464 career games, and for most of his career he's not been a very good 3pt shooter. Good shooters don't hit the side of the backboard on wide open shots.
     
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    I'll tell you why, it's because he doesn't have a 10 million dollar contract. Stotts is trying to cover Olshey's ass.
     
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    If I were Stotts, I'd play
    Damian/Napier
    CJ/Crabbe
    Harkless/Layman
    Vonleh/Davis
    Plumlee (ezeli when he gets healthy)

    No Aminu, Turner or Leonard
     
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    I think he's the secret weapon and Stotts is trying to get the sites adjusted on the rusty ones
     
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    Plums with stats tonight!
    19 points - 77%
    4 rebs
    4 assists
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    2 to's but only 2 PF'S
    @orionbailey never mind we found our low post scorer.
     
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    Noah I believe has just turned 21....probably not built up that tolerance for drinking like a fish yet..
     
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    Maybe Neil really does have a plan and he's showcasing some of the various players.....or at least trying to showcase them...so he can trade them in time for the pieces we really need....and/or to make room for guys like Vonleh and Layman to play....? Its fairly obvious that the team that started the season is unlikely to be the team that finishes the season.....
     
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    great chess players see many moves ahead in the game! great post.....was a fun win eh?
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    To completely give up on Turner after only 6 games would be sooooooooo premature. We are asking this guy to basically be our backup point guard, and it's not working right now. He's a shooting guard who can handle the ball and distribute, but he's not a point guard. People have got to be patient.
     
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    Except for all the unwarranted negativity. Sucked the fun right out of Dame's outstanding performance....and overshadowed a really nice game by Plums. The season is a marathon, not a sprint and anyone who doesn't get that needs to go back to hanging out on OLive.....
     
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    I had to take a long time out just to keep my sense of humor.....and to sample the fruits of my labor....worked like a charm..! May you never thirst my friend!
     
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    Aminu and Turner......

    DO. NOT. EVER. SHOOT. SWISH 3's A-G-A-I-N!!! :breakdance:
     
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    Aminu shot 43% from deep tonight....CJ shot 20% from deep.....Turner shot 50% from deep and had the 3 that started a big run
     
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