Game Thread GAME# 78: BLAZERS @ MAVERICKS - APRIL 3, 2018 - TUESDAY, 5:30 PM (PST), NBCSNW

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Who do you think moves faster/quicker on the court?

Poll closed May 1, 2018.

  1. Meyers Leonard

    28 vote(s)
    52.8%

  2. The 39-year-old Dirk Nowitzki

    25 vote(s)
    47.2%
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  1. joeBlazers

    joeBlazers Well-Known Member

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    We already lost to Memphis ... would you be surprised, if we lost to the Mavs?
     
    joeBlazers, Apr 3, 2018
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  2. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    That was my reaction at the time.

    Blazer fans always think their 20-year old is gonna be a stud. People were talking about Vonleh as if he was gonna be a great starter down the road...
     
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  3. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Yes, because Dame.
     
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    with Lillard....yes I would
     
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    beat me by a nano second!
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    For a decent tank job, they have the right guy to lead them, if Carlisle took an early vacation. Assistant Head Coach Kaleb Canales is an experienced tanker captain.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Apr 3, 2018
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    If Noel wasn’t such a dumbass you’d think he’d be the guy DSJ could throw lobs to/run PnR with.
     
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    Not many bigs come in and are impact players their rookie season...Swanigan has yet to get up to speed...game hasn't slowed down enough yet...he's played about a dozen NBA minutes...
     
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    We should have another one of those good 3rd quarters like we had against Memphis
     
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    Yeah, but he also doesn’t look good out there, looks like a future G League legend. Not every player can make it, he looks like one of those guys who will get left behind.
     
    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94, Apr 3, 2018
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    We're settling for easy, out of rhythm 3s because they are giving them to us. We can get any shot we want if we're willing to work a little and attack them instead of just taking the low hanging fruit. That's what happens when you play shitty teams. Take the bait and play shitty and down to their level, or play your game and blow them out. We're taking the bait.
     
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  12. Chris Craig

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    How are the Blazers losing to this team?!?
     
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    And yet, we're still shooting way to many of them... Dirk is their starting C, and they have no C off the bench that should stop us from driving inside. Yet, Aminu's shot 7 threes in the first half.. I know he hit two but we should be working them inside...

    We've shot 25 threes, and 21 twos. We've shot 7/25 on 3s (28%), and 12/21 on 2s (57%).

    That's the one thing I can't stand about this team right now. We settle for jumpers way too much. Many of those twos were mid-range jumpshots... Nurk even shot a couple. It's the biggest weakness of ours is our tendency to settle. Shots aren't falling, and we keep settling, and we can lose to anyone.

    Which is exactly why we're losing against Dallas right now.
     
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    Settling for jumpers and not making them. We either need to make more of them, or stop constantly settling for them.
     
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    Exactly.
     
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    I forget he's on this team... Lmao.
     
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    Zach + ML + Chief just launching 3s all day long.
    And C.J. is still on his podcast. He forgot, we have a game tonight.
    E.T. is counting his money ...
     
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  18. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Stotts has consistently said that he tells the players that he considers any open shot to be a good one.

    Unfortunately, I don't think he's ever coached them to turn down a good shot to look for a great one.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Apr 3, 2018
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    Waste of a pick. I wish we dumped Meyers' contract, maybe picked up a 2nd, and taken Brooks. Imagine having Brooks and Vonleh instead of Meyers and Swanigan... We still could've traded Vonleh though. I wasn't high on him. Just so much more we could've done with that 26th pick...
     
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    He looked like Ed Davis with an ability to hit the outside shot? Problem is Ed's got enough size and athletic ability to be useful even without the shot. Swanigan doesn't, and he hasn't been shooting well.
     
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