Game Thread Game #18 - BLAZERS VS NUGGETS - NOVEMBER 23, 2021 - TUESDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) TNT

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Chris Craig, Nov 20, 2021.

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Who should replace Neil Olshey if he's fired?

  1. Danny Ainge

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  2. Brent Barry

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  3. Bill Branch

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  4. Other (Specify)

    4 vote(s)
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  5. He shouldn't be fired

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  1. DDolla

    DDolla Well-Known Member

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    Blazers trap game tomorrow because they can’t wait to eat Turkey. Then get blown out on Friday because they ate too much Turkey
     
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    So what can we get for Nurk?
     
  3. riverman

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    Great defense tonight...solid game we should win ..Dame hit his deepest 3 of the season I believe! Go Blazers! Get the next one!
     
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    Even if we would have lost this game I would have been encouraged. (pissed but encouraged)
    I loved the ball movent and I loved seeing them push the ball without turning it over (CJ zero turnover and Dame with just 1)
    You can see them getting better. Now if they can play this way on the road.
     
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  5. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Do you just put it out in the universe that the Blazers are going to lose every game? Lol.
     
  6. blazerkor

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    Yeah he's trying to out Aldo Aldo. That's been his thing for a little while now. The two of them go negative every time they can and then whenever negative things inevitably happen they like to take credit. Some really sad trollish behavior.
     
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    It was a nice win. Now, can they win at least 1 of the next 3 on the road?
     
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    We can definitely beat Sac unless we shit the bed again. The question I have is can we beat one of Golden State or Utah on their home floor? I don't think we can but I would love to be proved wrong by our team. I really want this team to show that they can beat top teams or (to be redundant) I want CJ and probably other starters traded.
     
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    your takeaway from this game was to dump the guy with the second best +/- on the night?
     
  10. HailBlazers

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    Blows my mind how blind people are to the Nurk effect: defense.
     
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    I'm not crapping on Nurk, but how many of his minutes are combined with Dame? +/- is a really flawed way to evaluate the impact of a player for a single game.

    Jeff Green had a very solid night, but had the second worse +/- of anyone.
     
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    that’s why Jeff green is on a different team every year.
     
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    drives me nuts.
     
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    Van Gundy is probably too old school to be flattered by pretty garbage time buckets. Coaches don’t think in terms of the flash and care more about the substance.
     
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    Because his +/- isn't propped up by Dame?
     
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    Because he’s empty stats. Nurks impact goes beyond the stat sheet. Unfortunately there are a lot of dummies that don’t realize it.
     
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    20 points win against short hands. Good. Now show some balls away from home and let's see some Barkley's talk.
     
  18. Tince

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    What do you think Nurk will command on the market this summer from the GM who values his skills the most? $20m/year? Has to be a lot for someone with all his intangiables, right?
     
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    Took the NBA about three decades to figure out that three pointers are really good.
     
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    Aren’t all road games, trap games for this years Blazers team?
     
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