Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #17 - BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - NOV 23, 2024 - SAT - 5:00 PM - CHARGE, BLAZERVISION

I saw what happened. Sorry, I was looking for an injury update

 

Nothing against Ant but his game drives me crazy. He draws so many defenders and could easily get 7-8 assist a game but instead he forces tough shots. Obviously he’ll have some games like tonight where he puts up decent scoring but think he’d be even better if he’d sacrifice some of his scoring to set up teammates. He’s a 2 guard playing pg

 

not excited, at all, about Grant & Simons leading the Blazers to a counter-productive win.

more than that is seeing Houston the last 2 games, I'm shocked they are 12-6. They look like a team that would struggle to hit the .500 mark

 

In his last 6 games Shaedon Sharpe is averaging 23.3 PPG on 59% True shooting. Taking 7 3s a game shooting 41.8% on them

The Blazers are 4-2 in those games as well.

 

Funny I was thinking Ant should have gotten more assists because he did draw the defenders and found his teammates for open shots..... that were missed. Did he take a few tough shots in 37 minutes? Sure. Did they share the ball when he was in? Absolutely. When he and Shae and Deni were in the game together there was a lot of good ball movement. Overall Ant had a great game tonight....as did Deni and SS and Grant and DC.

 

Am I right in thinking Clingan now has 17 straight games with a block? I saw the graphic a couple of games ago that he was tied with Walton for consecutive games with a block as a rookie or something. I like those kind of “short list” stats because it helps gauge where he could end up.

 

Nice to see Ant find his groove again.

 

Chauncey said "We got to do a better job of getting our main offensive players the ball and playing through them."

Who is we? You're the coach. Your stupid offense is the problem.

Tonight Shaedon Sharpe had one possession (2:27 4th quarter) where he (as he rarely does) got the ball starting at the far end of the court when Jerami Grant flipped him the ball after a Grant rebound.

Sharpe was able to , all by himself without assistance, dribble the ball the entire length of the court, attack the hoop, and get fouled.

To me, this should be half of the possessions when Sharpe is in the game. Sharpe is capable of hitting threes, driving the lane or passing out.

Deni Avdija (or Banton etc) being the middle man, that is Chauncey Billups' call.

How often do we see possessions like this during a game? 1-5? 0-5 times?

What we see time after time is someone else bringing up the ball and Sharpe standing in the corner. It's baloney.

 

"You're a bitch." (starting at 0:46)

 

What a dirty team wow

 

Me, for one.

 

In a cost saving effort @THE HCP has been given extra responsibilities this season, he records rebounds with the same enthusiasm that he measures length.