Game Thread GAME# 4: BLAZERS @ MAGIC - OCTOBER 25, 2018 - THURSDAY, 4:00 PM (PDT), NBCSNW

What people really want to know is........Is The HCP as cool in person as everybody says? Because he is such a jerk on here, he can't possibly be a nice guy in real life. Please tell us what you think!

 

Yes, the Ed will be missed contingent has been conspicuously quiet this evening.

BNM

 

You can answer that one yourself. When was the last time it was cool to refer to yourself in the 3rd person? I believe it was 1982, the year Ricky Henderson stole 130 bases.

BNM

 

The reason why defense having troubles this year players have to move there feet to play. All the holding and bumping and setting illegal screen are getting call a fouls. So basically there calling the game by the rule book. Is there still miss call sure but that on all levels.

 

Just watched the highlights of the game and our defense is not good at all. Especially out on the perimeter. Right now there out scoring teams but how long will our offense will stay hot. If I was the coach I would be disappointed about the defense.

 

Much rather have had Ed and Collins than that Meyers and Collins line up...

 

Like Stotts has done twice? Both times as the underdog?

 

It was a goaltending call not a offensive foul.

The basket counted.

 

You'd make for a great Laker fan.

 

I literally facepalmed. It was goaltending. Pay more attention if you're gonna claim the score is wrong...

 

But would Ed have been ok with being out of the regular rotation?

For the millionth time, Zach wasn't going to play center at all with Ed and Nurk around and it's clearly his most effective position on both ends.

I also like Hark/Zach, Aminu/Zach in those 2nd units better than Ed/Zach....

 

What are you face palming for. Collins took the offensive rebound and made the basket (no goaltending, no block at all), the refs called an offensive foul on the rebound and rulled off the basket but the statistics crew still gave us the points

 

If we'd have won by one point, we then really should have lost

 

Unfortunately our coach only sees one side of the floor.

 

Best +/- for this game went to CJ. +18
Sure most of that credit goes to Dame but none-the-less with offense being emphasized throughout the league, you have to have shooters on the floor.
Cj could have had 3 more assists if Nurk would not have hesitated on one dunk (he ended up getting fouled) and if Aminu would have hit two open shots.
We have added shooters at SF, now we we need to get better shooting out of our PF to keep pace with better teams.

Other teams bigs are shooting well from the outside against our "best" defenders, so I am starting to wonder if we should just counter with a center and 4 good shooters?

 

If Ed could shoot he’d still be here. Zach is a hybrid in the AD mold, he can play both front court positions. He’s still more of a PF to me. Traditional centers still give him more trouble than perimeter oriented players. But playing PF shouldn’t limit him to floating on the perimeter, especially offensively. He was forced into that last year because Davis was a non threat anywhere away from the rim. I want to see Collins start with Nurk. Look at how Portland played with Aldridge and Lopez. Collins and Nurk would be a more athletic version of that.

 

You will have to go back and rewatch. The ball was goaltended and still went in. Bucket counted.