Game Thread GAME# 39: PISTONS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 8, 2017 - SUNDAY, 6:00 PM (PDT), CSNNW

Fuck! I'm glad I stayed home . . .

 

The team played a lot better tonight...great effort..Crabbe was really, really on his game early and gave us a huge boost

 

Their supporting cast includes the near triple double Plumlee and a 12/15 shooting night Crabbe.

 

Crabbe is garbage.

 

It was a good game...when you look at the score you forget it was a double OT score..not like we gave up 125 in regulation

 

No it's not, how many times has a backcourt lit us up for 57+ points? 3 or 4 times maybe?

 

Crabbe for Noel. Simple. I think somebody that protects the rim will be huge to our team. We have an undersized center who isn't good defensively but paired at pf with a guy like Noel I think would work great. Shots would actually be affected at the rim. No easy buckets in the paint. That's a dramatic change in my opinion.

 

I agree

 

It's rare for Crabbe to have these nights. Plumlee has been solid all season. Everybody else?

 

We could trade for some players that could change this team in ways. Meyers does nothing to help this team. Unfortunately Ed davis has regressed, you can trade him. Move Crabbe. We have picks. Or hold off and use your picks this off season.

 

Crabbe is coming on strong. This was his sixth straight game in double figures. This team is getting better. Stay tuned. We won't win them all.

 

What kind of abitrary cut-off line is "57+" points? Guards and wings are torching this team and it happens a lot.

 

Aminu is solid and we have been better since he came back.

 

You said this happens almost every night. Tonight, Reggie and KCP scored 57 points. How often has that or more happened to us?

 

Here are my positives for the night. Crabbe played great, giving hope that he either has some trade value or can be a good replacement if we traded CJ. (I personally would be OK with trading Lillard but I don't think that would ever happen). Orlando lost again, to the Lakers; making it more likely Ibaka will want out of Orlando. Leonard was 2 of 4 on threes; maybe some GM will think "if we just limit him to threes, he will be OK".

 

If you want an impact trade then you've got to be willing to give up something other teams want. You say our supporting cast is "shit." Well, who is the highly coveted player on this roster outside of CJ and Damian?

 

We're eighth now, the hardest part of our schedule is done. We've been better now that everyone's back from injuries. Our record is better than last year's. What's to worry about?