Game Thread GAME# 6: 76ERS @ BLAZERS - NOVEMBER 2, 2019 - SATURDAY, 7:00 PM, NBCSNW

Welcone to the world of zero D. With Nurk & Zach down, Aminu & Hark gone, get used to it. Oh and Hezonja is god-awful. Please don’t play him any more.

On the bright side, Simone is gonna be something else.

 

Heartbreaker. Oh my God, this one hurts.

 

Did we watch the same game? Hezonja was the leading rebounder with 12 and hit some big threes. I like him a lot. Could be a key player for us this year.

 

That was this game in a nutshell. They scored at will in the paint thanks to all that size. Even when we were up 20 I honestly doubted we were going to win. They just seemed to be able to do whatever they wanted, and it was only a matter of time.

The one moment I was absolutely 100% sure we'd win the game was after the Ant three pointer. And then.....

Feels bad, man.

But on the plus side, that three pointer plus his final game of last season seem like the first few seconds of a montage about a legend. That's Lillard-level storyboarding there. I'm excited to see what Simons becomes.

 

Going back and watching the end again, I'm not sure you will see a player create more of a gap to get an open shot than what the legendary Furkan Korkmaz got last night. Unbelievable lack of coaching/awareness/basketball IQ. I get that there are new players but that is defense 101 when there are 2 seconds left.....SWITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Or maybe a Hood injury on top of four other injuries and some adjustments from the other team. 20 points in this league is never safe outside of 5 mins left. Seen a 12 point swing in 3 mins way to many times. Role players shot well until the fourth. Seems like having that threat that Hood provides does make a difference. Blazers were outscored by 12 points in the second half. Eleven of those in the Fourth, by a team many consider to be the odds on favorite to win the East. They were outscored in the paint 84 to 40. Outrebounded 46 to 36 for obvious reasons. The one Center they had was getting punished and pushed around. Skal was stripped 4 times and could only grab 4 rebounds in 23 mins. The only player a threat to get a rebound was Mario. If the Blazers have even one quality Big in that game they win. They were forced to play small and it cost them the game.
Not gonna sweat that loss.

 

I'm starting to doubt if this injury riddled team will make the playoffs. Seems like a cursed year. When you have to start Anthony tollivet at center

 

I'm 99% sure we'd be undefeated now if fully healthy

 

I miss Nurk.

 

Probably a real good question. The inbounder quite often is the guy open for the shot but in this case there was only 2.2 seconds so the extra pass probably was not possible. I just think Lillard was caught out of position a bit there.

 

yes sir....on to the next game and to win! Im glad the players have the ability re-group and be confident going forward.

 

The inbounder was Simmons too, you want him to be a shooter if they dont guard him and he gets the ball back you live with him shooting.

 

Were they loading up on Richardson and Horford? Stotts pulled Simons for Skal. Maybe should have had Mario in? To me it just looked like Lillard was a bit out of position? Or was that supposed to be his man? They pulled Ennis and put in Korkmaz for that final look. Maybe Lillard was in position and someone didn't switch? Hard to say on that one? Maybe it was Lillard that didn't switch?

 

the theme is this team loses big leads game after game. I get that nba is a game of runs but this is getting to be regoddamndiculous. calling time out when you see the run coming is not a bad thing terry.

but imho they are going to be the laughing stock of the league if this continues. the wcf was so embarrassing and the theme continues. this is on coaching. thankfully he is locked in for the next 18 years. we are stuck with him and no parade.

I think I will pass on Monday's game. Kerr is too much for terry to deal with.

 

Lillard was not out of position. The guy Tolliver was guarding set a screen that blocked Lillard from following Korkmaz. Tolliver should have switched onto Korkmaz but instead he he backed into the paint. At least that is what I saw. I don't think Stotts told them not to switch, so to me, that's on the veteran Tolliver.

 

Turnovers killed the blazers last night. Dame can't have 7 in a game. Have to take care of the ball, especially while dealing with injuries.

 

You better hope the bandwagon allows you back on. No offense, but no team needs fans who quit so easily.

 

true. just frustrating

 

howd you get that? I see it on tolliver or the coach. Tolliver should have switched when dame had a screen set on him. or coach didn't tel tolliver to switch (why the hell not?)

edit: been said by others i now see

 

Dame shot lights out but he also had 7 turnovers in the game and 2 of came late in the game that was costly.