Game Thread Game #6 BLAZERS @ HORNETS - OCTOBER 31, 2021 - SUNDAY, 4:00 PM, ROOT SPORTS

Dame forced too many three's tonight. He isn't just a three point shooter....he should have driven more and looked to dish. He has enough other skills that he doesn't have to 'shoot himself out of a slump'

 

I don't think you really get Rastapopoulos.........

 

How about Simon though guys? He’s looking great. I’m ready to rebuild, pay simons, and go from there and start a new era

 

Lillard can't shoot, and he's killing us is the sad reality. I cringed when they subbed out Ant and put in Dame with 9.5 minutes left.

 

Lost to a good team on the road. Gonna happen this year. Expect it.
Tomorrow is Philly. My bet is you see Dame cook them. He’s gonna be dialed in tomorrow.
Blazers back to .500 at 3-3. Yep!

 

Hey Sixers, how about Dame for Simmons now?

 

I think this loss is pretty simple to explain. We aren't winning against quality teams when Dame shoots like that. We also aren't big enough or athletic enough to make the rotations that this defense requires. Also our lack of size while switching everything allows the opposing team to run simple plays that end up with a mouse in the house situation under the hoop.

 

lets hope its just a slump and not an injury or the worst case of falling off a cliff, willing to give it a good bit more time as he has earned that in spades

 

CJ had the most points for us but a plus/minus of minus 18. I hope that's not how Billups wants us to play.

 

Fuck that... Morey would cream his pants. Dame is just in a slump, when he comes out of it he'll still be one of the best in the league... even better than before with the defense he's bringing. Trade CJ and RoCo for Simmons and filler.

 

yet he was by far the best performing starter

 

you think snell is comparable to Roco? LOL. Standard Blazer fan living in the moment.

 

I cannot wait for the first time Billups says “Well. We didn’t shoot the ball well. Gotta make some shots”. Because that is exactly what this team needed tonight. They needed some shots to fall and this is a win.

 

setting aside the trash shooting by Dame and the poor defense, one thing I saw tonight was that Charlotte countered Portland's collection of 6'3 with:

Miles Bridges 6-6
Gordon Hayward 6-7
LaMelo Ball 6-6
Kelly Oubre Jr. 6-7
Cody Martin 6-5
P.J. Washington 6-7

that made difference in the quality of shots the Blazers got

(by the way, it's kind of sad how much a shell-of-himself Hayward is now

 

Some people thinks we are legit and answer to that your not legit until you can win on the road.

 

Not sure about that. CJ was 25 pt with 8 assists with a couple steals and a block.

 

Our rotations were good in the first half. They literally stopped making them in the 4th, whether it's cause they forgot or they were tired is up for debate, but that's on Chauncey for riding the guys that weren't doing what they were supposed to. Not to mention not holding the two guards accountable on offense. CJ and Dame devolved back to your turn my turn in the 4th and that cannot happen.

 

Maybe I'm seeing something else but this game was 1000% winnable in so many ways.

 

He shot 10-24 and 4-11 from 3. Not an efficient game at all.

 

Only 6 games in, but I'm even more convinced the Blazers need a CJ for Simmons move. 24 shots for CJ....at the expense of other players who were shooting well. Dame isn't off the hook either, but he isn't going anywhere.

The Blazers need more size and someone who can legitimately defend 1-on-1. They don't really have that now.

CJ needs his own team where he isn't sharing with a backcourt teammate like Dame. This is very little different than years past.