Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #33 - BLAZERS @ LAKERS - JAN 2, 2025 - 7:30 PM - CHARGE - KUNP - BLAZERVISION

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  1. cheesehoff

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    How much do you think Tom Haberstroh makes? Per game or season.
     
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    Something definitely wrong. He didn't look this uncoordinated earlier. He's not trying to dunk when he has easy opportunities. Wonder if there's an oblique or core muscle strain or something, because he's not even moving particularly natural.
     
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    Billups’ job is to lose
    Nate B’s job is to get a better job

    I think that’s the difference
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I remember Danny Marang kept saying "they're introducing a whole new offense, and the players are still learning it".

    But we're in almost game 35 and they still look like the offense has no rhyme nor reason.

    It's embarrassing how pointless their offense schemes are.

    'hezzy hezzy tween tween'
     
    julius, Jan 2, 2025
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Too much
     
    Chris Craig, Jan 2, 2025
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    The Blazers can still lose while building something.

    What the Blazers are doing with Chauncey is losing and teaching the young players a ton of bad habits that are going to have us tanking in the second half of the season for years.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    He probably came back too early (in fact, I swear he was supposed to be out until sometime this month, and he came back what, a week+ ago?)
     
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    Yeah, but the new offense works fine when Chauncey's out of town.
     
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    It's not learning a new offense. It's there not being one. Just a bunch of guys not sure what the hell to do. A lot of awkwardness and meekness. Makes it so easy for the opponents defense.
     
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    I agree.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    It's no coincidence that the 2 games that Bjork(Bjork) coached, Scoot and Shaedon actually looked like they were flourishing.
     
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    And, you know, there's the thing. If Chauncey's job really is to lose games, then just keep Clingan out longer to heal. The team can play well and still lose that way, and we don't risk aggravating Donovan's injury.

    What we're doing with Chauncey coaching isn't doing the team favors in the longterm. We're just going to add more high draft picks to a bunch of guys that aren't learning to play.
     
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    Okay @THE HCP
    Who put Lamar Hurd as the Grinch?
     
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    "good ball movement"

    "What is something not said about the Trail Blazers?"
     
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    Yep.

    Bad spacing. Horrible passing angles. Guys not reading defense and moving without the ball. Players not knowing their teammates' tendencies. It looks like a pickup game when Chauncey's coaching way too often for my liking.
     
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    Clingan is wearing a bigger knee brace than before.
     
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    That is the best way to describe their offense. A pickup game.
     
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    Is Ayton hurt or is Billups as sick of him as I am?
     
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    So we have no useful centers right now
     
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    I roll my eyes at basically everything that guy says. Holdahl is more critical and he’s actually paid by the team!
     
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