Game Thread GAME# 16: THUNDER @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 25, 2021 - MONDAY, 7:00, NBCSNW

Turns out that Hood was injured; it just wasn't included in the injury report:

"Hood was held out of Monday's game against the Thunder due to a thigh contusion, Jay Allen of NBC Sports Northwest Rip City Radio 620 reports."

https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/b... that,was scratched following pregame warmups.

 

Thats basketball....and Id like to see DJJ do the same with his athleticism.

 

When we shoot a decent 3pt% we are in games, if we don't or the other team goes nuts from the three, we lose games.
OKC shot 45% from the three to our 34% with four more makes.
Once we get more offensive production from both forward positions and get a few healthy bodies back we will again be in the 8-4 mix like the other 25 teams.

 

This is what happens when you talk shit haha

 

You know what this team is missing?

The eye of the tiger.

 

It didn't matter to OKC. They played small ball and gave up 122 pts.

 

I'm gonna be honest.... I miss the old NBA where we had centers like Ewing, Hakeem, Shaq, Robinson, etc.

This new small ball league that does nothing but shoot threes and avoid defense like the plague is fucking boring.

 

not only that, there were plenty of power forwards who knew how to bruise and mix it up inside: Barkely, Karl Malone, Oakley, Rodman, Larry Johnson, Anthony Mason, Shawn Kemp, Loy Vaught, Brian Grant. It was fun watching the battles in the paint

those kind of players are obsolete in the modern NBA and that makes for a narrow, less watchable product

 

Doesn't change what I said.

 

Never gonna happen. Stotts has no intention to involve them in the offense other than stand in the corners and wait for a pass.

 

God I hope that thing looks like the mom or other father! #BAM

 

What about next game.....and the game after that....... at one point you need to acknowledge we aren't that good and are missing some our best players. That mean we might just play like shit and lose. Am I happy about this, no. Am I realistic about it, yes.

 

You actually follow that person for info on our team?

 

You'd rather have dort on your team than Dame?

 

portland media doesn't really believe in being critical towards the team.

 

They have eyes don't they?

 

Well I watch there in the replays when you got your big on top and your point guard on the bottom. Giles and Kanter both can't move lateral and you damn know your point guard is not going to protect the rim. To me in opinion this going give the opponent easy basket to the rim. Oh who came up with needs to abonand it right now. It's alright to play zone but not this set up though the coaches staff needs to take a hard look where they got the guys.

 

Gotcha. Agreed.

 

Save that shit man. So does JinxSpeed, I wouldn't follow him to stay up to date on all thing Blazers.

 

He probably does. We are trying to adopt him. But unfortunately we don't know who the father is. Mom left him in the hospital about 30 hours after he was born. I'm gonna have fun telling him we found him under a rock.
Seriously he is a great little guy.