Game Thread GAME# 20: BULLS @ BLAZERS - NOVEMBER 29, 2019 - FRIDAY, 7:00 PM, NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Nov 27, 2019.

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What are you doing on Black Friday?

Poll closed Dec 2, 2019.
  1. Working

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  2. Staying home

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  3. Shopping in stores

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  1. EGame

    EGame "You're the only one of these fools I trust"

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    Im here to eat my crow. I never thought in a million years Carmelo would be doing what he's doing. It is amazing seeing him look like his old former self for the most part. Major props to this guy for putting in the work needed and not bitching at all with what happened last season. Even if this season at least to this point has been a down year, its awesome seeing Carmelo and Dame together.
     
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    James lamphear Well-Known Member

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    You got remember that the bench is always playing with starters with Stotts new rotation that has something to do with it. Plus Simons game went South right and Skals Bazemore Little not real scoring threats right now.
     
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    Whiteside kind a brings a little more than appears to have. Kind a nice to see.
     
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  4. riverman

    riverman Writing Team

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    Melo's leadership...I can hear him talkin' on defense through the broadcasters microphones.
     
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  5. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Fucking Whiteside can't even score 10pts to get the triple double. BUM!
     
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    BlayZa Misbehaving responsibly

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    more blocks than meyers had in the complete

    2013-14
    2017-18
    2018-19

    seasons.

    and already this year he's had more than meyers in the

    2013-14
    2014-15
    2015-16
    2017-18
    2018-19

    and is one away from tying his 2016-17 season

    infact, last year Whiteside had more blocks in one season that Meyers has had in his entire career.

    #shockednotshocked
     
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  7. 42N8Bounce

    42N8Bounce Red Hot And Rebuilding

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    Welcome to the Blazer Record Book, Whiteside!

    Most blocks in a game by a Blazer:
    1. Whiteside, 10, 11-29-2019
    2. Przybilla, 9, 4-2-2006
    3. Ratliff, 9, 2-24-2004
    4. Ratliff, 9, 11-5-2004
    5. Thompson, 9, 2-20-1981
    6. Walton, 9, 1-27-1977
    7. Walton, 9, 10-22-1974

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  8. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    This isn’t true if you count blocks on Twitter.
     
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    Wizard Mentor Wizard Mentor

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    One of the knocks on Carmelo has been about his efficiency.

    In his first 5 games with the Blazers, he's shooting 45.3%.

    However, in his last 3 games:
    Tonight: 8-16
    vs. Thunder: 9-11
    vs. Bulls: 10-20

    If he continues this, I may have to start calling him Carmelofficient.
     
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    I've been watching some posters here spend a lot of time trashing Whiteside for the first 7 weeks of the season, and I just think that criticism has been off base. Sure, he's kind of mechanical in some of his movement, and it appears he's loafing at times (which I don't think is really true, but maybe).....but coming into tonight, Whiteside was either 1st or 2nd on the team in PER, TS%, FT Rate, off reb rate, def reb rate, total reb rate, block rate, def rating, winshares, & winshares/48; and he's 3rd in DBPM and 4th in BPM. He can't be hitting all those marks without having quite a bit more impact that his detractors have been claiming.

    Portland loses tonight without Whiteside's rim protection
     
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    A bad game from good players?
     
  12. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    Knowing Portland fans... It wouldn't surprise me
     
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    They get some time to practice leading into the next stretch...practice is what will sharpen this team up and also having a set starting core
     
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    Probably the same guy who drove a dumptruck into ETs swimming pool
     
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    A win is a win even if they kind of had to struggle all night to get it done. In a game where Whiteside has a franchise record setting number of blocks, I would hope it wasn't such a battle. Still...it's a win.
     
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    The real question to me is do they win if Nurks playing tonight and WS doesnt?
     
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    Elle gets credit for those
     
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    Dame said in an interview he's been in his ear and it's helping the chemistry...HW missed most of training camp....now they get to practice a lot next month at home
     
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    Give the man his trash cans back!
     
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    he's been great so far, and it's been entertaining, but don't get too far over your skis. The NBA average for TS% is around 55%, and the highest Melo has shot over the last 6 years is 53.5%; and he's been down around 52%. Maybe he'll remain consistent as a Blazer, but he has been a real streaky shooter over those 6 years. He's bound to have brick-fest games...all scorers do. Hopefully, he'll limit them and find his range quickly
     
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