Game Thread 2023-24 Game #6 - BLAZERS VS GRIZZLIES - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 - FRIDAY - 7:00 PM PST - ROOT

Time to see. If the team magically is playing .500 basketball, they probably stay on the team.

 

rather premature on that eh?

 

I want him to be greedy!

 

I think you know what I meant.

 

Is there still a rookie/sophomore game or is it just rising stars? I believe he should get noticed this year a bit more?

 

Last night's game reminded me of this



I witnessed this live at the Rose Garden

 

...he's used to the metric system, cut him some maple slack!

 

I watched that Bucks vs Knicks game and you will have a hard time convincing me that they are not taking these games seriously.

 

I see more 89-90 than 99-00, but this is the first team in a decade I could imagine a miracle minute happening for, yeah

 

@AldoTrapani is not that wrong imo. I also wish Shaedon would take 20+ shots a game instead of Grant. He would average 27+ points per game if he does that. Just be a bit more aggressive

 

he's been a bit better at defense than a "slight positive", although he has played on good defensive teams; that helps disguise defensive flaws. I might be forgetting someone, but I'd estimate he's the best back court defender the Blazers have had since Matthews. He uses his mass well

 

I don't really see that comp. That 99 team was filled with veteran players that knew their roles....although one role they didn't know, apparently, was not to leave Sean Elliott open in the corner

as for not having Scoot and Ant, I think that helped last night, at least in terms of getting the win. Scoot has been a pretty big negative so far. -11.8 points/100-possessions and a negative winshare are tanking numbers, not winning numbers. Ant would help the offense but hurt the defense

 

Yeah Memphis has vet guards who would have abused Scoot.

 

Let's let him work into it within the flow of the game like he has much of the time, He's playing could TEAM ball and I want to keep encouaging that, sometimes he should be more selfish but we already have Grant ball hogging and very often not making the extra pass when its there and then he forces things way too often IMO. Sha passes pretty well for a 20 yr old

 

If the players take it seriously then the league has accomplished their goal. The fans will get a better basketball game at the beginning of November for their money.
Not sure i can find a problem with that? Maybe not so "Dumb"?

 

A yes, 100 miliminutes in 1 minute and 100 milihours in 1 hour.

 

Watching replay and highlights from this game (most especially) and the rest before, nothing stands out to me more than how Dames departure has opened up the opportunity for other players to get looks and time with the ball in their hands. Loving this young group. It’s different when you don’t have superstars. Sometimes that factor just complicates things. Don’t ever get me wrong on Dame. But even from the start at 0-3, that looks like the right move to give players like Shae more opportunity. Much like how CJ benefited from Wes being traded, the opportunity means a lot, and sometimes a lack of opportunity explains reduced production.