Game Thread 2022-23 Game #22 BLAZERS @ LAKERS - NOVEMBER 30th, 2022 - 7:30 PM (PDT) ROOT

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  1. KSF-ERIC

    KSF-ERIC Well-Known Member

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    When we were 9-3, our D was awesome, we won no matter who played, and you felt like we could play better. What. The Fuck. Happened?
     
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    HailBlazers RipCity

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    A brutal November schedule and injuries.
     
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    Labinot41 Well-Known Member

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    Fuck November. Hello December
     
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    KSF-ERIC Well-Known Member

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    But we were winning through injuries. Didn’t we beat some good team without Dame and Ant?
     
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    riverman Writing Team

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    This last injury stretch we went from 8th in defense to 22nd in one week....that's what happened. We had our best defenders playing injured..Winslow had the flu and was kept away from the team on the plane on the road I read somewhere...Eubanks is playing with back spasms...several guys have ankle issues..two guys have hip problems...Sharpe had a fractured finger on his shooting hand.Ant has foot problems...etc
     
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    This franchise sucks ass. It’s brutal being a blazer fan
     
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  7. HailBlazers

    HailBlazers RipCity

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    It's brutal being emo. This November was expected.
     
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  8. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Bro!!??
     
  9. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    31/8/7 in 30 minutes at the age of 38..... man I sure hope we have a 38 year old on our roster one day that plays defense as poorly as he does.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    You kid are setting yourself up for a letdown. Not going to happen.
     
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    AldoTrapani Well-Known Member

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    Exactly! Always keeping it real big bro
     
  12. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    We were just on the bus heading back to the hotel and Sharpe yelled, "Yo, Big John....grab me a water." I did, asked Ant to pass the bottle of water to Shaedon, and he snatched it and opened it and drank it himself. I asked him why he did that and he said, "Isn't it obvious, I'm jealous of The Rook!"
     
  13. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Stop
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    This is such a perfect post. Simply amazing.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    So here we are again. The same guys on here who every season think we are going to win 55 games and are pissed and freaking out! I can't speak for others, but for those who looked at the talent accumulated in the offseason, kinda' saw this coming. This is a 40-42, 10th place team. My "faith and fandom" questioned.... sigh. It's a long season, c'mon FAMS, don't lose "faith" in our Blazers.

    SideNote: anybody else see how "old" LeBron looked tonight? HA!
     
  16. Wade Garrett

    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    "Everyone knows this"...;)
     
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  17. Wade Garrett

    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    I'm frustrated with these results for sure.
    But, I still believe in Chauncey, I really do.
    They may not win 50 games this year, but what's really important is, 'can they beat a 50 win team come April/May...?'
    That's all that counts.
     
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    Glass half-full thought: a lotto pick this year would be nice.
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    People forget we have an all NBA player injured. Lol.
     
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    Dame got injured and it did matter who played... the reason why those guys could all play so freely on offense is that Dame stretches opposing defenses maybe more than anyone (including Steph) in the league (not because Dame is the better shooter but because teams have had success in the past blitzing Dame which makes the defense lean towards him). So our guys got to play on spaced out courts giving them a better chance to make shots which allowed them to get their defense set. All of this gave them more energy and momentum in the games where Dame played. This benefits them when Dame is on the floor but also allows bench players to play bench roles and go all out while Dame is sitting.

    We are 7-4 when Dame plays. One of those losses we were still in striking distance when Dame went out with his calf injury. For the sake of argument we'll still go with 7-4 which projects out to 52 wins and I think many of us in here would be happy to take that. On the flip side that makes us 4-7 with Dame out... I would say that makes a pretty good argument for it mattering who plays both now and at every other point of every season ever.
     
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