Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 1: BLAZERS @ WARRIORS - 4/16/17, SUNDAY, 12:30 PM (PDT), ABC

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Apr 13, 2017.

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Predict the outcome of this series

Poll closed Apr 16, 2017.

  1. Warriors in 4

    6 vote(s)
    8.5%

  2. Warriors in 5

    18 vote(s)
    25.4%

  3. Warriors in 6

    7 vote(s)
    9.9%

  4. Warriors in 7

    2 vote(s)
    2.8%

  5. Blazers in 4

    3 vote(s)
    4.2%

  6. Blazers in 5

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  7. Blazers in 6

    26 vote(s)
    36.6%

  8. Blazers in 7

    9 vote(s)
    12.7%
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  1. blue9

    blue9 Well-Known Member

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    Well THAT would have made my searches a lot easier! Thanks! (I rarely go to NBA.com anymore.)
     
    blue9, Apr 14, 2017
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    Minstrel Top Of The Pops Global Moderator

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    It's a myth that all moving screens are illegal. This is the NBA rulebook on screens:

    Most of Golden State's moving screens are in the same direction as the player being screened (I remember people complaining about Bogut's "stumble-back" screens last year). Every team uses these types of screens, because they're explicitly legal. Does Golden State set illegal screens that don't get called? Sure, every team does. But the idea that Golden State constantly sets uncalled illegal screens is based on the misunderstanding that all screens must be stationary.
     
    Minstrel, Apr 14, 2017
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Talent wins out in these kind of series...... nothing to be mad about or frustrated or look for somebody to blame. The team with more talent should win out in 4 or maybe 5.
     
    THE HCP, Apr 14, 2017
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    chris_in_pdx OLD MAN

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    If the Blazers push this series to 6 or 7, I will consider that a HUGE win for the franchise and a building block for next year. A fully healthy Nurkic with Dame, CJ, perhaps draft day trade for a starting caliber PF with a growing Vonleh backing up, along with a growing Crabbe/Harkless tandem at SF (I think Aminu, Turner, and Leonard are gone), and next year sets up nicely for a top-half finish in the West.
     
    chris_in_pdx, Apr 14, 2017
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    RipCityDSCPL Could be worse, at least it's not Lonzo.

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    I am going to laugh so hard when CJ breaks Thompson's ankles not once but twice during this series.

    #positivethoughts
     
    RipCityDSCPL, Apr 14, 2017
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  6. HomerLovesKoolAid

    HomerLovesKoolAid I have a well-known member.

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    "We're gonna kick their asses!"
    [​IMG]
     
    HomerLovesKoolAid, Apr 14, 2017
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    Nurkic comes back and we take the Warriors in 7, baby!

    #rumandcokehelps
     
    Hobbesarable, Apr 14, 2017
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  8. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Chris Craig, Apr 14, 2017
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I wonder what refs we are going to get? NBA will probably give us the three biggest assholes they can
     
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  10. BrianFromWA

    BrianFromWA Editor in Chief Staff Member Editor in Chief

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    Great point, and a question I've always had...

    Is it basically the same rule for setting a screen as taking a charge? I.e., if you're "sliding into position" you can lay a bigger screen on someone, or if you lean back away from contact you're going to get called?

    EDIT: Basically, Minstrel talked about this a few posts later, but I'm still intrigued by your take on it.
     
    BrianFromWA, Apr 14, 2017
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  11. BBert

    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Did you mean during this game?

    :cheers:

    #teamofdestiny
     
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  12. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Only twice?
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    #sodoessniffingglue

    #teamofdestiny
     
    BBert, Apr 14, 2017
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  14. RipCityDSCPL

    RipCityDSCPL Could be worse, at least it's not Lonzo.

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    Well I don't want to be unrealistic.
     
    RipCityDSCPL, Apr 14, 2017
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    Does Klay have more than two ankles?
     
    blue9, Apr 14, 2017
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    Insider article at ESPN.com says we have less than 1% chance of winning series, lol.
     
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  17. HailBlazers

    HailBlazers RipCity

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    So you're saying there's a chance
     
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    Nurk wasn't even listed as Bench ???!!!???
     
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  19. stampedehero

    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    Is ESPN relevant anymore?
     
    stampedehero, Apr 14, 2017
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    Never tell me the odds!
     
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