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

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What are you doing on Black Friday?

Poll closed Dec 2, 2019.

  1. Working

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    17.4%

  2. Staying home

    27 vote(s)
    58.7%

  3. Shopping in stores

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    2.2%

  4. Shopping online

    6 vote(s)
    13.0%

  5. Other

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    21.7%
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  1. Tince

    Tince Well-Known Member

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    The never-Stotts crew has a really difficult time picking some unit of measurement that:

    1) They would be willing to use as an over/under in the future to determine his effiveness
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    2) Use that same criteria to compare him to other coaches in the league.

    There's a good reason they don't want to do that though...
     
    Tince, Nov 29, 2019
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  2. 42N8Bounce

    42N8Bounce Red Hot And Rebuilding

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    Some great pictures from the Blazers site -

    I love seeing Anthony talking to Dame, talking to Whiteside, talking to Stotts, talking to Simons. He seems to really have adopted this team.

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    42N8Bounce, Nov 29, 2019
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    Wizard Mentor Wizard Mentor

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    Absolutely, but I'm HOPING/PRAYING/PLEADING that this might be different. He has always considered himself as "the man". There's a lot less pressure on him here because of our backcourt, so he can restrict himself to better shots than in the past.
     
    Wizard Mentor, Nov 29, 2019
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    OneSport3 The Knowledge Hoarder

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    My fault you said he wasn’t a high-quality starter and should come off the bench.
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Doesnt matter. I just know i said what i said. Cheers mate!
     
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    I never said we had another forward on our roster that should start over Hood. Our bench scored 9 points tonight, wouldn't it be nice to have a guy like him in our second unit? Second unit Rodney helped get us to the WCF.

    I still don't think he's a top 30-40 forward in the league. And of course, when we were pairing him with Tolliver or Mario, we were rolling out one of the worst starting forward tandoms in the NBA, which was my original point.

    If you think we should back up the brinks truck and pay Rodney high quality starter money this summer, then you value him at a different level than any NBA GM to date.
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Assist of the season!

     
    Darkwebs, Nov 30, 2019
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    But we can keep two of Dame, CJ, Rodney, and Melo on the court at all times. We can play one of the guards and one of the forwards with the bench. Thats been what Stotts has been doing lately.
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Why cant he start and play with the 2nd unit?
     
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    Stotts has been fine the last few games. The ball is moving better and he started making his rotations so 2 out of Dame, CJ, Hood, and Melo are always on the court.
     
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    23/11/4 on 50% shooting. This random dude we picked up turned out pretty good
     
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    I'll say one thing, as much as I've disliked Stotts I'd rather have him over Jim Boylen any day of the week. Dude looks like a complete idiot in his interviews
     
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    Blazers crushed Bulls in their home court. You know they wanted to return the favor. Most NBA games are close, not blow outs. Blazers lost way too many close games, good to see them win one. Now, beat LA!
     
    crandc, Nov 30, 2019
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    No question the guy has been in the league and has something to give. Seems pretty willing to share his experience.
     
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    He may or may not be top 30 but right now at this point of the season he is torching teams that try to double Damian Lillard. That corner three is MONEY! Seriously how many times did we see Harkless clank that shot? How many more open looks is CJ getting because they can't help out? Defenses now not only have to respect the PF but the SF position as well.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I was thinking about it and that’s really the only way we’re gonna find enough shots for those four guys anyway.
     
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    From our Official site:
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    Hassan Whiteside came within a field goal of his first triple-double as a Trail Blazers, finishing with eight points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocks in 30 minutes. With 10 blocks, Whiteside surpassed the old franchise record for most in a game at nine, which had been shared by Bill Walton, Mychal Thompson, Theo Ratliff and Joel Przybilla.

    Damian Lillard shot 50 percent from the field for 28 points while also handing out six assists in 36 minutes. Carmelo Anthony also shot 50 percent from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line to finish with 23 points to go with 11 rebounds for the double-double.

    CJ McCollum went for 20 points and seven assists while Rodney Hood continued his season-long trend of shooting incredibly accurately from the field, going 7-of-12 from the field for 19 points in 36 minutes.

    Zach Lavine led the Bulls with 28 points. Wendell Carter Jr. added 16 and both Lauri Markkanen and Coby White each finished with 13.
     
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    Doesn't really seem like anyone on the court is worried about finding shots. I only ever hear anything about it on fan sites.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Not really coming at it from that stand point. Just thinking that's the best way to put the ball into the hands of our four best scorers. We have an exceptional starting five right now. I still think we need a backup point guard. I don't know why this team is so afraid of having a decent backup for Dame.
     
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    I have zero problem with that, but I'm assuming you're not suggesting he plays 48 minutes a night, so I would have to see how you suggest the rotations shake out.
     
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