Blazers vs Lakers Game Thread..... 10/10/12

That was a pretty wicked burn.

 

MGB...... it is on!

 

I just read the thread from start to finish. Very happy the first 2/3, then PapaG brings his anger against the posters for a few pages, then it's happy again at the end.

You guys had looked at the box score and I hadn't, so you got me on Aldridge having 8 rebounds. He didn't dominate though. We'd have won without him.

Claver is much more mobile than I expected for such a tall guy. Besides having Batum's potential, he shows experience too. Leonard is extremely mobile too, but I already knew that. I discovered that Lillard is capable of fancy passes, which we haven't had for a few years. As I posted a couple of days ago, Morrison is much better than Babbitt and I hope he makes the team. My man Hickson was aggressive but not as sharp as last season. The veteran knows this game doesn't count. Batum blew hot and cold as usual and had his little hot streaks. Freeland looked competent and experienced. Everyone else was invisible to me.

Do I like Stotts, or do I just like the absence of McMillan? Any new coach would probably please me. Let's just play conventional ball for the first time in 8 years. In summary, what's new is that I like Stotts and Claver now. I already liked Hickson and thought that Babbitt can't shoot.

 

In case you missed it, I just crowned Claver as the next Batum!

Shoot that one down! I'll be saying it a lot!

Watching him for his 12 minutes made me an expert!