Game Thread GAME# 3: BLAZERS @ LAKERS - DECEMBER 28, 2020 - MONDAY, 7:00, NBATV & NBCSNW

I'd be surprised if there were promises. I think he probably was just told that they'd love to have him back and he had a role as being a primary scorer off the bench. How Olshey and Stotts interpreted that and how Carmelo interpreted it probably were two completely different things.

And, like I said, I suspect he's more willing to defer to some teammates than others. Maybe not even in a malicious way. Probably, like many people, he doesn't realize he's not in his prime anymore and that the world around him has changed a bit.

He could have a role with the Blazers if he accepted that he's coming off the bench and he doesn't have to pace his effort on the defensive end, and he can post up and be a guy to go to when the offense is struggling. He just seems too set in his ways that he HAS to get up so many shots regardless of his minutes, his role, and how if affects the team. But, after what I saw tonight, I just don't see a spot for him. When Collins returns, I think he fits nicely as another defensive option at forward, one that is a more natural matchup against bigger guys like Wood and AD. Rotate those three guys, save their legs, and I think it'll work. But Melo needs to be smart on offense if he wants minutes, and I just think his habits are what they are.

 

Agreed... same thing we said about Harkless and Aminu. The question is will they have the stones to knock them down when it counts. I have faith Covington will, not as much with DJJ.

 

I admit I did not want to resign him, and I would prefer to see Giles, but he is still the best 3 point shooter from the 4 position that we have. It will come in handy.

 

I believe when he resigned, he said he just needed to know what his role would be. You're right, he may have heard, "lead our 2nd unit" as "shoot every time." We'll probably never know what's said.

To be honest, we need to make a 3 for 1 trade beacuse if everyone is healthy we've got 12 guys that could play, and we should only be playing 9.

 

Well, here we are....

3 games into the season, we are tied for 1st in the West!!!

Go Blazers!

 

So we let Zach, Melo, Kanter walk, DJJ opts out, don’t pick up Hoods option and we match Trent?

Dame/Simons
CJ/CJ2
Trent/Nas
RoCo
Nurk/Giles

Maybe pray Giles plays on a similar deal with playing time?

 

WORST. BLAZER. TEAM. EVER.

 

1) You're right.

2) I can't believe we're talking about the offseason, 3 games into the regular season where we're 2-1 and just beat the champs on the road.

 

If it’s in the middle of a group interview it’s fair game. Only a private one on one would be under some kind of ethics.

 

Lebron can get anyone a shot especially when he’s going 100% in the playoffs. So surrounding him with D and 3 like Green is ideal. Guys like Harrel not so much.

 

Damn, according to the Blazer broadcast The Lakers were 57-0 in closing out games with both AD and Lebron in which they had the lead heading into the 4th quarter. Impressive, Impressive come from behind road win.

 

jesus

 

How bout my man Gary Trent Jr?! Making shots all game long, including of the dribble... I was hard on him in an earlier game saying he added the aspect to his game of *missing* of the dribble, but tonight he nailed them!
When he's playing like this he's the perfect 3rd guard to compliment Dame and CJ, solidifies our backcourt rotation!

 

We'll just see what happens. When you put it that way it feels like a nightmare. Maybe Olshey talks Jones into doing what Hoodie did... opt in with the guarantee that we'll sign him for 175% of what he's making after next season. I don't know what Gary will cost but I'm sure Neil will work something out.

 

And he had to come around a screen to do that too. Sheesh

 

Coming down from that high, he may have actually seen God.

 

The amount of in-game melt downs by people in this thread during a game where we beat the best team in the league on the road is amazing.

It has to be hard to live and die with every 3-4 minute stretch in a 72 game season.

 

This game just reeks of what this team can do if on any given night everyone on the team all way up to Dame fills the role of what is needed. It's this kind of game that make the stupid loses frustrating when they play outside of what is needed that night.
If they can figure that out and accept it then sky is the limit for this team.

 

Then stop and go away. They’re the worst Blazers team ever, right? Logic?

He offered and GTJ turned him down.

They can’t afford him.

He was passing to Trent.

Godawful? We won the 2nd game despite All World performances by Harden and Wood.

We started Melo at the 3 in the bubble. GTJ played best off bench.

 

Thumbs up!!