Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #1 - BLAZERS VS WARRIORS - 10/23/24 - WEDNESDAY - 7:00 PM - KATU 2.2 - BLAZERVISION

Did anyone keep track of what streak of made 3s GS put together through the middle of the game? It had to of been well over 60%, with a cold start and lukewarm finish putting them at 40%. That sort of shooting pretty much always results in a blowout, regardless of what else is going on.

The outcome of the game was depressing, no doubt, but I'm not really in agreement with most of the takes that the defense was lazy. Our guys were hustling from the get go, but once GS hit warp speed with their ball movement and player movement (Snapper has to be smiling down), we were in chase mode and constantly out of position. That's lack of experience, not effort.

A consolidation trade or three definitely needs to be made once a direction is figured out for the team. It's a roster full of 3rd and 4th options. As currently constructed, they need to win with defense. Deni is perhaps the only one who looks like a solid 2nd option, but I'm not thrilled with how careless he sometimes gets when pushing the pace, and how unreliable his shot mechanics appear. I've got to think last year's big jump in shooting percentages was an aberration, not the new trend.

 

Yeah, somehow this ugly start to the season was still better than the Timbers ugly end to their season… Yikes

 

You finally see the light! One more convert to the anti-Billups train. He is 80% of the reason why 90% of the players play at half-potential. Cronin's bad trades are 20%, but Cronin is better than Olshey, so I tolerate Cronin.

 

This story is so disgusting and Californian, that those of you with Twitter accounts should publish it for the millions to enjoy.

 

That's a bit harsh. If you take away the three-pointer he had to shoot at the buzzer he was 7-17 with just two turn-overs. He made some good plays. If teammates could hit open threes he'd have more assists. Like Billups said, nobody really played well but singling Scoot out as terrible is disingenuous. He was mediocre. Still needs to finish better at the rim.

 

Scoot was scratching his head at the free throw line while the guy he's guarding was 12 ft away shooting uncontested threes...he made Ant look like a good defender. He loses his man on defense way too much. Scoot seems disengaged if he's not doing layup drills. I realize he's not NBA ready yet, but the hype isn't helping his cause

 

Hahahaha! Awesome!

 

First of all, if you start your sentence with "as HCP pointed out" you should quickly end your sentence and delete it.
Second, anyone who watched the game would know that Podziemski played much better than Scoot and as the +/- reflects that better than the points scored, then score one for +/- over traditional boxscore stats. Yes, as everyone never tires of pointing out, +/- is a "noisy" stat. But so is EVERY fucking stat. You can get 10 rebounds one game because they bounce your way or because somebody else is doing all the boxing out and you're not doing anything but standing around. Have we learned nothing from Shane Battier?

 

I hope he's not butthurt because he's getting trashed on the internet. Unplug and play! At least Chauncey is not handing him a starting gig, unlike last season.

 

It's no accident that the team, which had looked great in the opening minutes with Ant, completely went to shit when they subbed Scoot in for Ant. And I say that as somebody who is very far from an Ant-fan.

 

Not to mention, it's got to be incredibly frustrating to get fouled with no call and then race down the court only to be called for a foul with the exact same level of contact.

 

Quality post in spite of not using my name correctly FAMS! It’s @THE HCP

 

I think that was Grant being fouled by Draymond Groin (welcome to the club, Deni!) at one end, then Camara getting whistled for a lesser version of the same thing at the other end? I might be remembering wrong.

 

That was certainly one. A bit harder to track when you're at the game but it felt like it kept happening.

 

Both ways ref!!!! Both ways!!!!!!

 

Few posters miss any of my posts, but in case you're the rare exception, read my post from the 1st half of the game...Green took painful revenge on Avdija, the same as he's done with many others over the years.

Deni's pain helped the momentum swing toward the Warriors.

 

The offense broke down when he touched the ball IMO. It’s just that. My opinion that he was pretty terrible on both ends.