Game Thread GAME# 61: NETS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 4, 2017 - SATURDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), KGW

I've had other favorite teams in the past but not this year. I mostly just watch Blazers games. If they were any good, I'd root for Knicks since they are the home team here. My husband likes the Cavs so I sort of root for them. Come playoff time, though, my favorite teams are whoever is playing the Warriors and Spurs. I want KD and Aldridge to lose in spectacular fashion.

 

I voted yes...if the Blazers aren't playing I love watching the Bucks play. I enjoy watching some teams with ex Blazers once in awhile...now that'll be the Nuggets with Will and Mason or Charlotte with Nico and Brian Roberts.

 

I dont exclusively have another favorite team to watch besides the Blazers. When it comes to other teams, i'm more intrigued by certain matchups that could potentially make for a good game.

 

Not living in the US, I usually download replays of the games (sometime I watch a stream but I'm not usually home at the time of the games).
Therefore, since I don't really care about any other team, I don't watch non-Blazers games.
(The only other game I watched last year was game 7 of the finals, live)

 

Blazers or get out of my face.

 

Hollis-Jefferson against Vonleh? This is the game to run some plays for Noah. He outweighs him by 30 lbs and should be able to bully him in the post.

 

Hmm, not a favorite team per say, but pure well played ball..like SA..

as to tonights game...ten wins....really? Have you any pride Nets? This is going to be ugly to watch, being that we like to match our opponent in quality of play, and then give the win away in the last quarter....

 

I realize Nurk has made me much more excited to watch the team this year. When I'm thinking about the next game I'm thinking "I can't wait to see what Nurk has in store for us tonight", or "I wonder what we are going to see from Nurk tonight".

He has literally breathed life into an otherwise listless rip city. I saw him throwing his arms up encouraging the crowd to make noise the other night too. Hopefully people get behind him and start chanting shit like "feed the beast" or "beast mode" so that he sees what its like when we've really got your back. The crowd has honestly seemed a bit weak to me at times this year. I think Nurk should have gotten crazy applause more often the other night. He was making big plays on both ends multiple times, fans should have been going crazy over it.

 

I agree....Nurk gives us an identity for a change

 

I'm just glad they beat SAC on Wednesday after going 0 for February and losing 16 in a row. Nobody wants to be on the other end of breaking that streak. Teams can sometimes tense up when playing a team on a long losing streak because they know the should win. Hopefully the Blazers will just come out and play their game and get an easy home win.

Thing to watch tonight: Will the Blazers shoot at least .400 from 3-point range for the 6th straight game? They are 5 for 5 in the Nurcik era. Pre-Nurk, their longest streak of at least .400 from 3-point range this season was two games (last done on December 10 and 12). Having that big man down low, who is also a capable and willing passer, really opens things up on the perimeter.

BNM

 

I can't wait to see Nurk make Lopez his little Faberge bitch.

And wow....Lin is still in the league? What happened to "Lin-Sanity" that everyone was raving about 3 years ago?

 

Lopez seems to kill us. Tonight we should be able to slow him down and stretch out a comfortable lead early.

My level of excitement on game day is definitely much higher since the trade.

 

wow I found a stream of the blazers broadcast, thats rare

 

My only concern is if Lopez stays at the 3 and shoots. I don't know if Nurk can get to the 3 and/or back to the paint in time to play Defense.

But if he plays in the paint, then Nurk is going to murder him.

 

Foye is a starter for an NBA team in 2017???

 

Derp. Come on guys.