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. James lamphear

    James lamphear Well-Known Member

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    We was close to our average on offense without CJ. To me Dame got double double along with Whiteside. Dame should be able to do this every night.
     
    James lamphear, Jan 5, 2020
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    James lamphear Well-Known Member

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    Memphis been playing real well lately.
     
    James lamphear, Jan 5, 2020
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    Next stop Toronto.... lol good luck! Might as well rest Dame
     
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    You would think.
     
    James lamphear, Jan 5, 2020
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    My memory could be wrong, but I feel like the games where Whiteside played a bunch of minutes for Miami, Dame got a lot of clean looks from three. Whiteside at 30ft is a massive liability, even worse than Nurk (who isn't great). Would be nice to have a guy like Collins who could show on defenders out at distance.
     
    Tince, Jan 5, 2020
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    Yep. Least talked about team in the NBA.
     
    KSF-ERIC, Jan 5, 2020
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    We DID make an adjustment after Dragic went 7/9 from 3. He didn’t make another three after that. 0/1.
     
    KSF-ERIC, Jan 5, 2020
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    I like the story, but I don't think NBA teams practice full go much at all during the season. Granted, it appears some people here have access to practice, so they could say for sure.
     
    Tince, Jan 5, 2020
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    the thing is; the team can't wait until mid third quarter to start playing hard.
     
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    Stotts did. 0/1 the rest of the way.
     
    KSF-ERIC, Jan 5, 2020
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    I knew we agreed :cheers:
     
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    So CJ upper respiratory "TRADE" infection for this game?
     
    kjironman1, Jan 5, 2020
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    He can't be traded until Jan 30th, so unless he's sick for the next like 3 weeks...
     
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    I watch the 1st two games of the season Zach 95 percent of the time he challenge the shots the around him. When he his protecting the rim he doing good job making it difficult to score by going straight up. Some people didn't think we miss him but we miss him a lot especially on defense.
     
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    Those pesky upper respiratory illnesses you know....
     
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    Blazers simply don't have the defensive players right now to stop anyone. Melo is a complete loss on defense. They absolutely need a defensive Small Forward and a defensive Power Forward that can score. Until they fill those needs they will not be winning many games. On the road you got to play defense.
     
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  18. James lamphear

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    The problem is we never had guard that stay in front of there man. The best one was Curry last year.
     
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    Nope.
     
    hoopsjock, Jan 5, 2020
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    I've always wondered why Olshey never wanted to give Stotts a Greg Anthony type backup that he could deploy on nights like tonight when Dame/CJ were getting torched.
     
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