Game Thread GAME# 52: PISTONS @ BLAZERS - APRIL 10, 2021 - SATURDAY, 7:00, NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Apr 8, 2021.

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Which option would you like to happen this coming offseason?

Poll closed Apr 10, 2021.

  1. The Blazers organization staying with the status quo (Stotts, Olshey, Lillard, McCollum, Nurk, Melo

    16 vote(s)
    84.2%

  2. Lillard gets traded away

    3 vote(s)
    15.8%
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  1. DDolla

    DDolla Well-Known Member

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    CJ and Melo sits the ball moves around
     
    DDolla, Apr 10, 2021
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    BlazerBeav Well-Known Member

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    below their average scoring pace - which by our standards is a god damn miracle!
     
    BlazerBeav, Apr 10, 2021
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  3. brooklynballer

    brooklynballer Well-Known Member

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    Dude, I know. I cringe every time I read one of his ill-informed posts.
     
    brooklynballer, Apr 10, 2021
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    UKRAINEFAN Well-Known Member

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    I think Olshey has already decided he can't afford to re-sign Jones (because he wants to sign Powell) so they don't want to encourage him to exercise his option by playing him a lot.
     
    UKRAINEFAN, Apr 10, 2021
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    Labinot41 Well-Known Member

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    Kanter has 11/16. He's awesome against bad teams but against playoff teams we have learned can't play Kanter is real
     
    Labinot41, Apr 10, 2021
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    MickZagger Well-Known Member

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    He played a couple years in the playoffs and held his own. Might be situational.
     
    MickZagger, Apr 10, 2021
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    trying to find one useful thing melo gives us over nas
     
    illmatic99, Apr 10, 2021
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  8. Chris Craig

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

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    A comfortable game for Portland. Blazers Cozy enough to try new lineups vs Pistons.

    First CJ/Little/Jones/Melo/Roco

    Then

    CJ/Powell/Melo/RHJ/Roco

    RHJ and Melo in at the same time seemed to throw things off a bit.

    RHJ brought energy, albeit unfocused, and didn't do a whole lot in his first stint.
     
    Chris Craig, Apr 10, 2021
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  9. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    he's fine if you hide him defensively. playing with melo just makes him unbearable to watch
     
    illmatic99, Apr 10, 2021
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  10. Chris Craig

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

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    You won't

    Well...er...a veteran presence?
     
    Chris Craig, Apr 10, 2021
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    Both looking good tonight!
     
    Tince, Apr 10, 2021
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    In today’s NBA 50 points is a low scoring half
     
    MickZagger, Apr 10, 2021
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    Stop with the facts
     
    Tince, Apr 10, 2021
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    At least Ant was excised from the rotation.

    Also RoCo played 19 minutes in that half and didn’t get a single point, rebound or assist.
     
    B-Roy, Apr 10, 2021
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    That's two days Little has looked good; I think his defense is getting better every game.
     
    UKRAINEFAN, Apr 10, 2021
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    It's actually not much of a fact.

    Portland ranks 5th in 1st half scoring. (58.4).

    Detroit ranks 28th (53.4). So we only held them to 3 under their average.

    Orlando is the worst.

    So while 50 is low scoring. It's actually fairly average.
     
    Strenuus, Apr 10, 2021
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  17. Tince

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    I'm seeing improvement as well... he was often in the wrong position earlier in the year, but that's getting better and he has the length to make up for it at times (others on this roster don't).
     
    Tince, Apr 10, 2021
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    That's the way you jump on someone starting the 2nd half.
     
    James lamphear, Apr 10, 2021
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    The post I replied to was that 50 points in a half is actually low scoring for the NBA, not giving up a lot. You just proved that to be true. Seems like a fact to me.
     
    Tince, Apr 10, 2021
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Dwane Casey acting like he has unlimited timeouts, which is opposite of Stotts.
     
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