Game Thread GAME# 1: KINGS @ BLAZERS - OCTOBER 20, 2021 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM, ROOT SPORTS

Tough loss. Nice to see us fight back imto the game and it was through the bench and defense.

defense is a work in progress but i saw alot of things i liked overall. The things i didnt, seem correctable.

 

Correctable by maybe the best player on the court having even an average game.

 

How many years do you have to have been playing basketball to know the things you mentioned? I have to assume every NBA player knows those things.

 

Really? That’s very good to hear.

 

They may know them, yet time after time, it is easy to spot a failure to execute those very things. So 'knowing' doesn't seem to be the issue.

 

Horrible loss. Right now we have a shitty team.

 

Yeah I noticed him say $@!#! Because he just lost the game for us and was pissed at himself. At least he was kind enough to high five fans on his way to the tunnel.

 

Certainly a positive stat. Obvoiusly there are more negative stats to balance that out as the final outcome as our result was not as good as our prvious matchups with a similar Kings roster.

 

I'm wondering if he went straight to the practice facility and put up a 1000 threes? I could see him doing that.

 

Did we place blame on Stotts his first game of the first season?

If Billups is the coach for a long period of time and doesn't make obvious adjustments, don't worry he will get criticized plenty for it.

 

Funny in his post game interview he said he was hitting everything in warmups and had a thought that whenever that happens he has a bad shooting game. Thoughts are things Dame!

 

Yes, I think they only had two turnovers in the second half.

 

It’s kind of funny that I actually feel better about this team after losing the first game of the season against the Kings but that is the case.

I see way too many things that can and will most likely get better. I feel the team needs games just like that game.

 

I don't know how you want to win Chip without going into playoffs...

 

I thought we looked much better as the dust settled in the 2nd half. I liked what I saw from almost everybody and I like the rotation. I think we are a strong team, unlike what we've shown in the preseason games

 

But he looked pretty shitty doing it. I swear I saw more than one turnover, and the usual butterfingers and missed bunnies.

 

Once again Simons was so one-dimensional on offense. Other than the driving layup, the dunk, the hook shot in the lane, and the pull-up mid-range jumper, all he did was shoot 3's.

Seriously though I love a good hook shot. They are very difficult to block. He shot it last year as well and if he masters it will be huge for him.

 

Has my morning coffee not kicked in, or is this sarcasm?

 

Nurk played pretty well but yeah I am still not convinced we should be running too many plays through him. Some....absolutely. But he does not always play under control and I just don't trust him not to turn it over late in games.