Game Thread GAME# 8: PELICANS @ BLAZERS - NOVEMBER 1, 2018 - THURSDAY, 7:30 PM (PDT), TNT

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Who has built the better teams around their respective stars (Davis & Lillard) since the 2012 Draft?

Poll closed Nov 4, 2018.

  1. Neil Olshey, Portland GM

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  2. Dell Demps, New Orleans GM

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  1. Pinwheel1

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    It was a very frustrating game to watch. No flow. Very physical and lots of fouls. Then as the game went on..everyone looked tired. They kept talking about N.O playing back to back, but the Blazers have played 5 games in a week (Thur-Thurs) Completely different game from the Houston game.
     
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    Yelled some this game. Mostly second half. Not at 100% at all. Gonna go rest my vocal chords. Took the advise and had hard candys on hand. Gotta go somewhat easy till i'm back at 100%
     
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    I dont know a nice way to say this, but whether the stats say they’re playing good defense or not when I watch them it is so easy to see a very bipolar defensive team. Yes they go through stretches of good defense (especially with Zach), but they go through stretches of playing some of the laziest defense too. Mental errors, no communication, not getting the defensive rebound to finish it off just lot of little things.
     
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    Feels like part of that is the ease of offense.
     
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    He had a bad game, oh no, he sucks. Even though his shooting is in a slump he's still averaging 19.3 ppg, 2 apg, 4.3 rpg. Defenses have to game plan around him and there's no reason to think his shooting won't improve. To be *8* games into a season and read comments that we'd actually be a better team without him is crazy. I don't even get it. I guess there has to be someone to be mad at.
     
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    Denver won again? Son of a bitch
     
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    It’s ridiculous. And only 8 games in!
     
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    When they were showing highlights from the game, after a cut of Nurkic declaring "This is our house!", Chuck started clowning on Nurk/Blazers, saying the Pelicans kicked Portland's ass in the playoffs ("took their peanut butter and jelly sandwich, took their lunch money, and even took a pair of their Jordans"), so Nurk has no business of shouting "This is our house."

    But then he got serious and said, "They're good, though, Ernie", referring to the Blazers. He then agreed with a comment Lillard made about our bench being much improved this year.

    Ernie then asked, "With a healthy Anthony Davis, who's a higher seed? (Blazers or Pels)

    Barkley then said without hesitation, "The Blazers."

    Ernie: "Really?"

    Barkley: "Yeah. The Blazers got it all!"

    Then Chuck said he worries about our toughness, though. However, he believes we will have a better record than the Pels.

    Shaq then said, "They (Blazers) remind me of the Wizards. They have 2 guards, sometimes they play phenomenal together, and sometimes we say we need to break them up."

    Barkley then responded: "The Blazers are a much better team than the Wizards."

    To which Shaq agreed.

    Kenny said he felt that Dame and CJ do produce consistently in the regular season, and that the playoffs sweep of the Blazers was an anomaly based on 2 guards who felt underrated (Rondo and Holiday). And then agreed that the Blazers would be a much better regular season team than the Pelicans.
     
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    The four playoff games against the Pelicans, CJ was the leading scorer. We all know how those turned out, so I’ll take the balanced scoring of this year’s team. CJ will get out of his slump eventually, and then the wins will come easier.

    To those complaining about the Blazers not playing well, I’d point out that winning ugly is essential to a good season. The Blazers are 6-2 this year as compared with 4-4 at the same point last season.
     
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    Thanks for the rundown!
     
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    And both losses was just barely losses. A bounce here or a bounce there and we're 8-0.
     
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    OK, serious question from one of the stat challenged. You say or defensive efficiency is pretty much the same as last year. Are you refering to some concrete measure like PPG, or is this efficiency relative to the rest of the league? In other words, are we really at the same level - or do we just look like we are because everybody else is also giving up more points?
     
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    Well said. I do feel more comfortable when I know we can win the ugly ones too. As a fan those ugly games are hard to watch, but afterwards I like it. I think it gives them more confidence winning close ones. Since most games are close.
     
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    That may be a fair description of the Washington game, but not Miami. The Blazers just flat played lousy for extended periods of that game.
     
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    CJ didn’t take as many shots as he usually does and Blazers finish with a season high 25 assists... coincidence?
     
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    Isn't this what some of you guys want if he's not shooting well? He only took 8 shots tonight and didn't jack up 25. He definitely needs to find a way out of his slump but I do appreciate him not jacking up a bunch of shots tonight.
     
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    Tonight?
     
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    What great basketball knowledge!
     
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    I'm fine winning ugly by double digits. If that's how they the wins have to come, I'll be fine with another 74 of them. That said, the whistles completely killed any excitement in the arena. Bad, bad officials.
     
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    Man when did Chuck start having legitimately respectable basketball opinions, he must be actually watching the games now
     
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