Game Thread GAME# 51: MAVERICKS @ BLAZERS - FEBRUARY 3, 2017 - FRIDAY, 7:30 PM (PST), KGW & ESPN

Great loss guys.

What we learned:
-Damian needs to be punished for playing like afro-Kobe. What is this? the 10th time he takes horrible shots at clutch time this season?
-CJ needs to get recognition as the best player on the squad and the last guy who should to be on the trading block.
-Stotts got out-played by Rick the dick AGAIN, just to remind us he's a low tier coach who should be replaced.
-Need to stop the hype before Neil forgets that he must do waste management before the deadline and get rid of Turner,Davis,Crabbe,Leonard and Plumlee because no one pays through the nose in order to be a 4th tier team.

 

When do we play them again?

 

Im sick to my stomach with this team. That loss was fucking awful, can't get over how painful this season has become.

Damian sucks now. This reality is what's most painful

 

Dame brought it against Memphis? I recall their defense making him quite ineffective.

I wouldn't go nearly as far as to say he sucks, but he's steadily dropping toward average. It was a bit controversial when I said not too long ago he's closer to an average starting PG than he is to elite. That was based on him being in that 8-11 range on a lot of ranking lists, which isn't so far from #15 (i.e., average).

I'm not sure anyone else is close enough to that bottom tier of borderline elite PGs to have displaced Dame just yet, but the door is definitely open after games like last night when it's not even surprising that a 10 day-er lights him up.

 

Damian will be fine...he's a great leader and player...if anybody deserves some rope when they slump a bit...it's him

 

Among all of the many (many!) things that went wrong in this game, yet AGAIN the team comes out totally unprepared to play - and with little focus and energy.
When is Terry Stotts going to stop being given the benefit of the doubt?

It seems Terry enjoys the same privilege that his players do: No Accountability.

 

He reminds me so much of Kobe Bryant and not the one who won the last two championships. I'm talking about Kobe in his afro days and last years of his career.

Iverson in Denver and Detroit is also a good example, CJ is a really good friend and teammate for having to put up with all of this second banana "last shot goes to Dame" bullshit.

This is Stotts during EVERY last timeout on a close game, Will=Dame:


Might as well call him coach Smiley too!

 

Lillard isn't really performing worse this year. His three-point percentage is way down, but his two-point percentage is actually up and his free throws have been trending up and the overall upshot is that he has the highest scoring efficiency (as measured by TS%) of his career. His defense is arguably the worst it's been, though, which counterbalances the gains in scoring efficiency.

 

I didn't get a chance to read this game thread.....what did I miss?

 

You missed ruining it.

 

you missed the "Damian is a scrub" rant after a close loss....other than that...nothing much

 

The most disheartening thing about this for me is that making noise in the draft has as much to do with making this team more interesting to watch than anything else.

Maybe it's because of the expectations coming into the year, but I can probably count on one hand how many games had me out of my seat and rooting hard for this team and that sucks.

 

That is one of my biggest gripes.....that far too many times, the Blazer come out thoroughly unprepared to play. 12- 1, 18-1, 30-10.....those are unacceptable starts. I ref gradedschool games where there is sometimes a massive talent disparity that don't get that out of hand that early.

There is little intensity, or effort outside of Vonleh. Say what you will about his production, he is at least busting his but for 6 minutes before he sits down and doesn't get to play again until the 2nd half...if at all. I'll take that effort over the les a faire attitude from more veteran, accomplished players that are getting blown out of the gym with seemingly not a care in the world.