Game Thread GAME# 12: NETS @ BLAZERS - NOVEMBER 10, 2017 - FRIDAY, 7:00 (PST), NBCSNW

I think our defense is better but a lot of it we are playing so slow this year on offense it has help the defense somewhat. This is the way Memphis play and they do it real well for them. When you play that slow it actually can hurt the other team rythem in the way they want to play. But it also can hurt your team rythem too when your not use to playing that slow too.

 

Donovan Mitchell and Kuzma would have gotten us to the next level.

Oh well, you live, you learn.

 

. I've supported this team and organization through thick and thin. Last night was a real dissapointing turn of events. I woke up this morning worried at what this may become, another missed opportunity. The opportunity to not just be a playoff team. The opportunity for a franchise to get back to the glory days of competing for a top spot in the playoffs. Teams used to fear coming to play in Portland. That is gone!

We make a trade last year for Nurk who had fallen out of favor in Denver. He lights a fire and spark throughout a city, organization and fan base that had not been seen in some time. We've always been a passionate fan base but this felt different. This felt special. We felt it, our players felt it, even the NBA felt it. He's the piece we'd been mising. We were what he needed and he was what we needed. Last night may have done irreversible damage. He was our best player on the court last night. The Nets had no answer for him. For him to sit the 4th quarter is inexcusable. Especially in favor of "athleticism". That is just a pathetic excuse that holds no merit. Last night seemed like a possible franchise changing moment. Paul Allen, Neil Olshey and especially coach Stotts need to take a long hard look in the mirror and ask only 2 questions.

Is Stotts the man for the job?

Can he get us to the next level?

 

If they are in our team probably they woudnt play

 

Your right both players are nice players but I wouldn't see them getting playing time on this team. If you look around this league this year most teams are playing there 1st round rookies and some even playing there 2nd round rookies. Now come to us Olshey and Stotts believe they can develop young players through practices.

 

FTFY

 

His footwork is outstanding. But he's just not bulked up enough. He'll get destroyed against any Forward who has even 10 lbs of muscle. Not to mention that his Defense DOES need work. Serious work. He needs to work on his hand movement and how to position his body for a steal or defensive play. Nurk does both of these.

This is me:

 

Opposing Bigs vs Nets Frontcourt 17-18

10/20 vs ORL - Vucevic 41 pts in 35 minutes
10/24 vs ORL - Gordon 41pts in 36 minutes
10/27 vs NYK - Porzingis 30 pts in 29 minutes
11/3 vs LAL - Lopez 35 pts in 30 minutes
11/7 vs DEN - Jokic 41 pts in 31 minutes
11/10 vs POR - Terry Stotts "Brooklyn went small and I liked Ed Davis’ athleticism" (3 Nets rotation bigs out injured)

 

That is outstanding work!!

 

The ONLY good thing about threads for games like this is not having to read the utter nonsense posts from The JinxSpeed. How we will make it to the WCF because we played the Nets better than Memphis did, who beat Golden State so that means blah blah blah....... #64Wins