Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #25 - BLAZERS VS SPURS - DEC 13, 2024 - 7:00 PM - CHARGE - BLAZERVISION

On record? Maybe. On development of our young players? Almost absolutely not.

 

I think the Spurs are flush with pieces. That team has Castle along with all of the other perimeter players (Champagnie, Vassell, Brahman Wesely) we saw playing with Wemby (who is a basketball demigod) and Sochan tonight. Nah, they're playing to win this season, probably won't mind some playoff experience with the guidance of CP3 and Barnes.

 

Might be the best fall apart this season. We should cherish this one

 

I missed most of the game while watching a Norwegian thriller with my wife. Last time I tuned in it was about 8 minutes left and the Blazers led 105-88. Way too big a lead to lose, right?

 

Also, what’s up with the official scorer not giving Clingan a block on that alley oop

 

This team has practically coached one of Scoots biggest strengths completely out of his game.

And his usage is just bizarre...so little 21 action to get him baseline to his right in early offense. Very few empty side pnr's... Where did the handoffs go at the elbow to get him an early step?

If we're going to use him in pick and roll in the middle of the floor and also discourage him using his pull-up mid-ranger, you're going to get a lot of plays that go nowhere.

His at-rim decisions also get a lot tougher when teams know that he's not a major threat to pull up.

Wish this team would have let him play to his strengths early in his career and then let him expand from there. Killed his confidence and the road's going to be a long one to get it back. Hope I get to see it in a Blazer uniform but my optimism is waning

 

Gary Trent hardly played his rookie year. Sharpe had a fine rookie year though. And Scoot’s rookie year is underappreciated because of #3 pick expectations. Gary Trent Jr??? WTF?

 

Natalie Gilbert wasn’t sick. She was unprepared.

 

I wish our core could have been Wemby, Dame and Sharpe.

 

Sharpe having 10 shot attempts is unacceptable.

Get rid of these vets!

 

Chauncey ball

 

Yeah, I just can't do it.

 

Came home from my kids soccer game. Blazers up 17 I believe and Ant/Grant leading the surge. Then they go to crap, SA is suddenly up and I’m lovin it! Then they break out Ant and Grant at the end to win it but Blazers still lose. Those players, coaches and management are so incredibly disaffected. No need to get young players run at the end of a throw away game in a throw away season. Hopefully they are thinking they are showcasing vets, but they probably aren’t. They are just clueless. There is no plan.

 

Assuming you didn't watch it, was a well played game by the Blazers.

Clingan first game back, he looked rusty a few moments but super impressive at other times, had a heavy minutes restriction that I'd assume increases soon.

Scoot was dreadful, we really want to flip these to wins he should be moved to 3rd string. Clearly the worst Blazer on the court.

Was super enjoyable to watch both the offense and defense without Ayton. Even Jabari is a better starting center.

Deni pushed the pace, attacked well on offense, and had a great all around game.

 

Scoot obviously can't shoot, but the problem is he also can't finish when he drives and gets by his man. Saw multiple times last night he had space inside the free throw line and couldn't get a good shot.

If he can't shoot and can't drive he's just not an NBA quality player.

Imagine how effective Westbrook would have been if he couldn't score on drives.

 

Ok your right I was thinking of GTJ sophomore season.

Scoot rookie year was just bad - Camara was much better.

Sharpe had super impressive moments but also dozens of irrelevant games. All his good moments were during a hard tank which puts a bit of an asterisk on those.

Actually will be easier than I thought for Clingan to have the best rookie season since Dame - he just might do it. He actually may even have a shot at ROY as nobody has been very impressive.

 

They had a 14 point lead when i turned it on. I thought immediately "Well maybe they can blow a 14 point lead?". They then pushed the lead to 17 and I thought well they are going to screw this up and win aren't they? To my surprise they found a way to give them a 8 point run almost on que. I knew the Tank was rolling as soon as they stopped play for a meaningless challenge.
This game probably could not have gone better for this team. Both Simons and Grant scored 30+ points and they lost. They should try to make it a little less obvious with the planned dribble mid court turnovers out of nowhere but a loss at this point is a loss none the less.

 

Holy crap! That Deni drive and dunk is the play of the year so far. I just watched it like 15 times!!!!

 

There was one play where im pretty sure we had an over and back, a shot clock violation and a foul all simultaneously. The shot clock violation was called but im pretty sure all three happened at once.

Also, did catch Chris paul call for a screen, got it, went around and it and saw KlingKong and pirouetted right outa there? It was hilarious. He got all stiff and dribbled right back out almost dribbling it off his foot he was trying to back out so quickly.