Game Thread GAME# 44: BLAZERS @ THUNDER - JANUARY 18, 2020 - SATURDAY, 6:00 PM, NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Jan 17, 2020.

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Who has the ugliest shooting form on the current Blazers' roster?

Poll closed Jan 24, 2020.
  1. Bazemore

    7.1%
  2. Brown

    7.1%
  3. Hezonja

    3.6%
  4. Hoard

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. Hood

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. Little

    7.1%
  7. Nurkic

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. Tolliver

    50.0%
  9. Whiteside

    17.9%
  10. Other player not named above

    7.1%
  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2019-20 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    18 - 25
    (9-15 Road)
    OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

    23 - 19
    (13-9 Home)


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    PROBABLE STARTERS---------

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    [​IMG] PG [​IMG]

    DAMIAN LILLARD VS CHRIS PAUL

    [​IMG] SG [​IMG]
    ANFERNEE SIMONS VS SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER

    [​IMG] SF [​IMG]
    NASSIR LITTTLE VS HAMIDOU DIALLO

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    CARMELO ANTHONY VS NERLENS NOEL

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    HASSAN WHITESIDE VS STEVEN ADAMS

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    WHEN: 6:00 PM (PST), SATURDAY, 1/18/2020

    WHERE: CHESAPEAKE ENERGY ARENA, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
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    TV BROADCAST:
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    - PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS -
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    TRENT Jr.
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    HEZONJA , HOARD
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    BROWN


    - OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER-
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    SCHRODER , DORT
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    BURTON , NADER , BAZLEY
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    HERVEY ,
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    MUSCALA , PATTON



    INJURIES
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    CJ McCollum (left ankle sprain): OUT
    Damian Lillard (upper respiratory illness): QUESTIONABLE
    Gary Trent Jr. (upper respiratory illness): QUESTIONABLE
    Mario Hezonja (back): QUESTIONABLE
    Skal Labissiere (left knee): OUT
    Rodney Hood (torn Achilles): OUT
    Zach Collins (dislocated left shoulder): OUT
    Jusuf Nurkic (left leg): OUT
    THUNDER
    Steven Adams (bruised right knee): QUESTIONABLE
    Terrance Ferguson (illness): OUT
    Danilo Gallinari (rest): OUT
    Abdel Nader (left ankle sprain): OUT
    Andre Roberson (left knee rehab): OUT



    HEAD COACHES
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    TERRY STOTTS --- BILLY DONOVAN

    :reading:OFFICIAL THUNDER'S GAME NOTES
    :reading: OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES






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  2. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    OKC is currently 7th in the West, while the Blazers sit in the 10th spot.

    If Portland wants a shot at catching the Thunder this season, they gotta win this game.

    Both teams will be on the second night of a back-to-back, so that's a wash.

    Last game of the road trip, so the Blazers need to come out strong, no matter who is healthy enough to play.

    If the Blazers can somehow find a way to win this, this will be considered a good road trip.
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Sit.

    Dame.

    For the love of god.

    Sit.

    Dame.
     
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    Agreed! I would've taken 1-2 to start the trip. 2-1 would be a MAJOR success.
     
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    AldoTrapani Well-Known Member

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    Another rising team with a future superstar in Shai. Memphis with Morant, Dallas with Luka, OKC with Shai. Western conference teams just loading up for the future while we fight mediocracy. I can’t believe OKC rebuild this fast with even more assets on the way smh
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    The poll question should read: What Blazers player will go down in this game?
     
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    Honest question, do you ever spend a day without wailing in misery ?
     
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    Tough question because for the first time in a long time everyone seems to have a decent shot.
    Honestly. Simons might have the oddest/ ugliest form but i say keep shooting kid!!!
     
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    I'm thinking right now Hood might have the worst looking shot. No lift and seems to be a little off center. Maybe that will improve after he gets the boot off?

    Seriously Get well Rodney Hood. Rip City loves ya.
     
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    Please rest Dame
     
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    Honest question:

    If the contracts weren't a factor, would you trade Damian Lillard for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander right now?
     
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    I'm not Aldo but i would not make the trade now, but probably in 2-3 years
     
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    I just don't think you ever trade Dame unless he requests the trade. His value to this franchise goes beyond what he can do on the court. Gilgeous-Alexander is a special talent but I don't know if he'll be better than Dame from a production stand point. Dame is also one of the best leaders/locker room guys in the league. If Dame wants his career to be like Dirk's (like he has stated a number of times) then I think it's smart for us to do everything we can to make that happen.
     
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    personally, I think people toss around the labels of "super-star" and "elite" and even "star" too casually. I understand using rhetorical excesses to make a point, I do it myself sometimes, but there aren't 50 superstars or elite players in the league, maybe more like 7-12. There aren't even 50 stars

    Gilgeous-Alexander is only 21 and he's already a good player. Arguably, he's already better than CJ. So, it might be fair to say he's going to be a star. But it's doubtful he'll ever be elite or a super-star. Right now he's kind of where Olshey was suggesting Simons was going to be, but the gap between them is so wide right now, it's unlikely it will ever close by enough to matter
     
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    Fuck ya. Dame is 30 this kid is what? 21? Dame has maybe 3 more good years and that’s it. After like next year it’s time we start really thinking about a new era of blazer basketball. It’s really close to start thinking about stuff like that
     
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    CJ out tonight. I Guess we get to see what Simon's is made of. He didn't step up last night, hopefully he will tonight.
     
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    oh for chrissakes...really??

    to start with, Dame is 29 and it's a half a year till he turns 30.

    * Chris Paul is more than 5 years older than Dame, and he's still playing extremely well...and Dame hasn't had the injury history Paul has had, and a lot of injuries age a player.
    * Steve Nash averaged 17 points and 11 assists when he was 6 years older than Dame is now.
    * John Stockton made his 10th all-star game when he was 8 years older than Dame is now.
    * Gary Payton averaged 22 points, 9 assists, and made all-NBA 1st team on defense, and all-NBA 2nd team overall, when he was more than 4 years older than Dame is now

    I like Gilgeous-Alexander and would trade CJ for him in a nano-second, but not Dame
     
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    If Dame gets hurt, everyone will blame Stotts. lol
     
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