Game Thread GAME# 1: JAZZ @ BLAZERS - DECEMBER 23, 2020 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM, NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Dec 19, 2020.

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Predict the Western teams from below that will finish ahead of the Blazers in the standings.

Poll closed Dec 25, 2020.

  1. Lakers

    48 vote(s)
    94.1%

  2. Clippers

    41 vote(s)
    80.4%

  3. Nuggets

    38 vote(s)
    74.5%

  4. Warriors

    8 vote(s)
    15.7%

  5. Rockets

    6 vote(s)
    11.8%

  6. Jazz

    18 vote(s)
    35.3%

  7. Mavericks

    17 vote(s)
    33.3%

  8. Grizzlies

    6 vote(s)
    11.8%

  9. Suns

    9 vote(s)
    17.6%

  10. Pelicans

    7 vote(s)
    13.7%
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  1. TBpup

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    Jazz with 10 made '3's on 55% shooting...already!

    This can't be that difficult to stop giving up WIDE OPEN looks.
     
    TBpup, Dec 23, 2020
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    Ugh.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Dec 23, 2020
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  3. Labinot41

    Labinot41 Well-Known Member

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    what a humiliation
     
    Labinot41, Dec 23, 2020
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  4. 42N8Bounce

    42N8Bounce Red Hot And Rebuilding

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    Other than (1) our offense and (2) our defense, I’d say we don’t look too bad.
     
    42N8Bounce, Dec 23, 2020
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    I thought our bench was supposed to be much better?
     
    Blazinaway, Dec 23, 2020
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  6. calvin natt

    calvin natt Confeve

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    Jazz shooting 55% from 3, which is of course partly our defense but mostly they are on fire. That’ll slow down eventually.


    Right?
     
    calvin natt, Dec 23, 2020
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    This is why I told ya pre season was concerning this team isn’t good
     
    AldoTrapani, Dec 23, 2020
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    Irish Trader Erin go Braugh

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    Terrible defense
     
    Irish Trader, Dec 23, 2020
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Some of the worst basketball I have ever seen
     
    Chris Craig, Dec 23, 2020
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    I think it would be if you took Melo out and let the rest of the bench play, move the ball, and spread out the shots.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    In four straight games.
     
    Natebishop3, Dec 23, 2020
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    "we have to get off to a strong start"

    promptly gets down by 19 points in the home opener
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    The decisions this team makes are all hamstrung by sentimental value. To the killer contracts in 2016, to keeping Stotts this long, to resigning Melo. I want new ownership that has no ties to this current group.
     
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    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

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    Mercy Stotts, mercy!
     
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    Charles Barkley apparently DOES like to lose money.
     
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    Carmelo Anthony has had one of the worst stretches of basketball I can remember so far in this game. Ugh.
     
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    Hey, at least it's equal opportunity suckage from our team. Nobody need feel like they're not the ones to blame - everybody's bad!
     
    Rastapopoulos, Dec 23, 2020
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  18. julius

    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    "this is the last season you want to implement a new defense"

    Oh hey, I know, maybe implement one the very first year he was coaching here??
     
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    Stotts doesn't have the balls to risk upsetting his players
     
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    He's missing off the front of the rim badly and it's launching fast breaks every time. And then he's comically bad on D.
     
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