Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #5 - BLAZERS @ CLIPPERS - OCTOBER 30, 2024 - WED - 7:30 PM - KATU 2.2 - BLAZERVISION

Yeah when I saw it I assumed for certain they would challenge and get the ball, then all the sudden we inbound and run the other way.

 

The block from Avdija and him?

 

They should have gotten those minutes at the end. Simons, Ayton, and Grant took all these shots down the stretch.

 

Best thing that happened in this game, to me, was Rayan Rupert.

He may have just been lucky, but I know he's been working very hard on all the shots he made. The 3-pointer, and the banker near the hoop. Usually his bankers near the hoop have been bad misses.

 

There were quite a few questionable no calls in the 4th for the Blazers too so I’m just glad it worked out in the end for the Blazers.

 

Nope, but you can. Grant, Ant and Ayton only leading Portland to meaningless wins while screwing their draft position. I would enjoy it if they were leading them to something of note, like a summer league title.

 

That happened on the Clipper's broadcast also. It was weird.

 

He had a 5 point play tonight, pretty cool.

Had the fast break where he gets the bucket and foul on his french idol Nic. Misses the 3pt play freethrow but the Blazers get the offensive rebound and he drills the 3.

Don't see many plays over 4 points. I think Dame may have had a 7 point play once or something which is a one in a million chance or such.

 

I was actually scared for him. Oh no! You're going too fast. Oh no! That's a high bank angle.

 

the Simons-Ayton-Grant trio is going to generate just enough wins to fuck up any chance the Blazers have at a high draft pick. If they are there, Billups will play them big minutes like tonight. They averaged 34 minutes and took 53 of Portland's 92 shots (58%).

Ayton 34 minutes; Clingan 11 minutes. Simons 36 minutes and 24 shots; Scoot 24 minutes and 8 shots. That's correct, Simons had as many shots as Scoot had minutes.

yuck

 

I didn't even think of it like that. Good observation.

 

Watched the entire game. I like to see our guys competing but 2 wins and 3 losses doesn't excite me. Simons, Grant and Ayton getting more than half the shots doesn't excite me...

The opposing team getting an out of bounds call against them when we blocked a shot off the stanchion and that might have given us the game... does not excite me.

I want Ant on a team where his instant offense means more wins than losses in both the regular season and the playoffs. I want Jerami on a team where his two way talent means playoff wins. The same goes for Ayton. So either we cash in most of our young players, guarantee Chicago our 2025 pick, package a huge bundle of picks together with our young prospects for a young proven superstar that we can win with in the playoffs and the future... or we trade those three (Grant, Ayton and Simons) and start learning how to play the game right while losing and securing the best pick possible.

 

Really enjoy watching the defensive length of our squad this year. Outside the few minutes that Scoot and Ant play together we are enormous. We seem like a legit average defense which is the first time I've seen that in 5+ years? At times our defense have stretches that look even better when you can see the opponents struggling.

The offense is super bad though, and I don't enjoy watching a game where our "big 3" of Ant/Grant/Ayton jack up 53 shots.

 

And while Grant was sleep-walking in this game, Rupert looked like he was ready to have the game of his life. "Not so fast" says Billups.