Game Thread GAME# 37: BLAZERS @ HEAT - JANUARY 5, 2020 - SUNDAY, 3:00 PM, NBCSNW

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Do you miss Meyers Leonard at all?

Poll closed Jan 10, 2020.

  1. Yes

    13 vote(s)
    24.5%

  2. A little bit

    15 vote(s)
    28.3%

  3. Yeah, but only the off-court/personality/social media stuff

    6 vote(s)
    11.3%

  4. No

    11 vote(s)
    20.8%

  5. Hell no!

    8 vote(s)
    15.1%
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  1. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    I see a five-game losing streak.
     
    BigGameDamian, Jan 5, 2020
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  2. Labinot41

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    Dragic outplaying Lillard . Dame is lucky if he makes the All Star game this year
     
    Labinot41, Jan 5, 2020
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    It's better talent and better scheme.
     
    JDC, Jan 5, 2020
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    We have our best player.
    They are without their best player.
    They are up 20.
     
    TBpup, Jan 5, 2020
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  5. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    They also have a better, healthier, team. That does make a difference.
     
    julius, Jan 5, 2020
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    DPBM :
    Dame : -2.4 Nunn : -1.7
    GTJr: -2.2 DRobinson: -1.4
    CAnthony: -1.1 Bam: 4.3
    Bazemore: 0.7 DJones Jr: 1.4
    Whiteside: 3.0 Meyers: -.7
     
    TorturedBlazerFan, Jan 5, 2020
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  7. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    The more I watched this game (I stopped because it was a big pile of shit), the more it appears that Damian is super pissed at Whiteside.

    And i don't blame him. He puts up #'s, but he doesn't make the team and teammates *better*.

    Nurk does. That's why Nurk is better than Whiteside.
     
    julius, Jan 5, 2020
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    I wonder if anybody will finally take responsibility for this shit
     
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  9. TorturedBlazerFan

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    Yup.
     
    TorturedBlazerFan, Jan 5, 2020
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    I have zero question which team is playing good defense, it's pretty obvious. I don't have access to the audio/video of what is being taught at practice to be able to compare it to the career defensive production of these players.

    If you think Dame, CJ, Melo, Trent, Ant, and Tolliver are good defenders, then I don't know what to say.

    I don't Dragic is not a bad defender, at all. I've never seen that critisism of him either.
     
    Tince, Jan 5, 2020
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  11. James lamphear

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    This difference between us and Miami they got 19 assist and we got 7.
     
    James lamphear, Jan 5, 2020
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    Dame is the only player we have our there from last year’s playoff rotation.
     
    KSF-ERIC, Jan 5, 2020
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    This game isn’t a question of talent, this is shit, basic coaching vs. very good coaching.
     
    Scalma, Jan 5, 2020
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    Miami has no players from last year's playoff rotation, do they?
     
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    Its both Blazers have very little talent and bad coaching. Miami has average talent and above average coaching.
     
    TorturedBlazerFan, Jan 5, 2020
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    We have the best player on the floor. It shouldn't be this bad.
     
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    Playoff series wins in the last 5 years:
    Spoelstra's very good coaching: 1 in a bad eastern conference
    Stotts basic coaching: 3 in the better western conference

    This isn't a question of talent.
     
    Tince, Jan 5, 2020
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  18. James lamphear

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    This team needs to tuffen up put some effort at the defense end. There no excuse how we play and some of reason are we don't play team ball neither ends. They need realize nobody going fill sorry for them.
     
    James lamphear, Jan 5, 2020
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  19. TorturedBlazerFan

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    Hes kind of the only Blazer left though...
     
    TorturedBlazerFan, Jan 5, 2020
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  20. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I agree that coaching is a major issue with the team, but talent IS part of the issue too. You can only polish a turd so much before you realize it's shit.
     
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