Game Thread GAME# 48: BUCKS @ BLAZERS - APRIL 2, 2021 - FRIDAY, 7:00, NBATV & NBCSNW

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Which do you usually watch?

Poll closed Apr 7, 2021.

  1. Blazers pre-game show

    6 vote(s)
    14.0%

  2. Blazers half-time show

    5 vote(s)
    11.6%

  3. Blazers post-game show

    7 vote(s)
    16.3%

  4. None

    29 vote(s)
    67.4%
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  1. bobf

    bobf Well-Known Member

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    Draw a foul Dame
     
    bobf, Apr 2, 2021
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  2. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I hate that a 7 point deficit feels like about 15.
     
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    OneSport3 The Knowledge Hoarder

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    Where would we be without RoCo!?
     
    OneSport3, Apr 2, 2021
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  4. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Only down 7 at halftime

    Could be worse
     
    Chris Craig, Apr 2, 2021
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    James lamphear Well-Known Member

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    Won quarter 32-26 so nice recovery from the 1st quarter. They show me something they due have some tuffness. Covington and Dame good half on the offense ends.
     
    James lamphear, Apr 2, 2021
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    Agreed... that's too easy.

    Would love if at a minimum if our smaller players could at least stay in front of their bigger opponents on the perimeter so we weren't having to help so early. It's bad enough we're giving up 3-4" down low, we should at least be quicker.
     
    Tince, Apr 2, 2021
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  7. Tince

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    2 more quarters like that and we win!
     
    Tince, Apr 2, 2021
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    Respect for jrue actually taking the shot
     
    bobf, Apr 2, 2021
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  9. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    It's cause the Blazers have been on a treadmill fighting hard just to stay down 10
     
    Chris Craig, Apr 2, 2021
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Simons 3 minutes, Kanter 5. Stotts is playing a playoff rotation and these two are unplayable in the playoffs.
     
    B-Roy, Apr 2, 2021
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    Has anyone noticed? Anyone care..Melo has become brick machine. And CJ is follow his footsteps except CJ can get hot occasionally
     
    Serbian, Apr 2, 2021
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    TBpup Writing Team

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    Why should he? Stotts is going to play him no matter that he doesn't play defense and most of the time is very poor from an efficiency standpoint on offense.
     
    TBpup, Apr 2, 2021
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  13. Tince

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    @Scalma We need all-star Nurk in the 2nd half... I'm pulling for him!
     
    Tince, Apr 2, 2021
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    Right. He had a chance to foul Giannis under the basket to stop a dunk. Does he realize he doesn't have to worry about fouls; it won't hurt us if he fouls out.
     
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    Can't stand him in there. They are playing Giannis all dammed game and when Melo is in he doesn't play any D. Giannis gets easy buckets as is but damn.
     
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    Nurkic on defense is better than kanter no doubt. But nurkic is terrible on offense he cant score for shit
     
    Serbian, Apr 2, 2021
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    No team is able to constantly keep perimeter players from driving. What separates good defenses from bad ones is they know how to help, where to help from, how to rotate to fill in the gaps on the backside, and running the right stuff in the right situation. None of those things are inherently personnel based, yet we struggle with them.
     
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    We're getting more shots in the paint, yet -18 in points in the paint. The Bucks length is a real advantage.
     
    Tince, Apr 2, 2021
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    Dame want's the win. He's working his ass off. Time to take that useless bum Nurkic out and go small. Dame-CJ-Norm-Jones-Roco
     
    Labinot41, Apr 2, 2021
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  20. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Whats frustrating is, it's not like the Bucks are playing awesome defense.
    The Blazers are playing their usual ¡Olé! defense though.

    btw, how and when did that word become code for poor defense?
     
    julius, Apr 2, 2021
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