Game Thread Blazers vs OKC Tuesday July 28th, 3pm PST NBCSNW

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    Our one mistake was not playing Anfernee all 48 minutes.
     
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    Melo's gonna hit the game winner to get us in NBA Finals.
     
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    Agreed.
     
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    Don't ever change, Eric.
     
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    Turns out that age is, in fact, something other than a number.
     
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    Neither am I, I'm concerned with our defense.
     
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    Or the lack thereof.
     
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    Our starters shot 14/22 from 3. They're the only guys who will play much.
     
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    Our two best defenders (Dame & CJ) have only played together for 20 minutes in the scrimmages. We dominated the first quarter of the first game and decided, fuck it, we're ready.
     
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    Sure.
     
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    But he's only a year older than LeBron and LeBron is a decent starter in this league still.
     
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    Do you really think Ant is going to get much time in the real games? He'll get some but, hopefully not a lot.

    The starters who were shooting from three this game are not the ones who I'm concerned about doing well shooting the three (although if they do, it is a bonus), I'm hoping Dame & CJ can hit at a good percentage?
     
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    Good point about Ant. We'll see. Quick said the only guys who would play would be Dame/CJ/Melo/Collins/Nurkic/Whiteside/Trent/Little. We'll see.
     
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    You don't take the exception and call it the rule.

    Melo is old and tired and playing like it. He plays more like the old farts at the YMCA than anyone with respectable energy.
     
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    Wait, when did he say this?
     
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    He's also the same age as Kendrick Perkins.
     
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    Yes, Ant played a decent game but he is clearly a shoot-first player and a look for someone else "if I have to" player. Nice when he does well but don't have high hopes of him making the team as a whole notably better.

    Reminds me of Whiteside in a way, Whiteside seems to need to be notably involved to be effective/motivated. Ant same way only his involvement is primarily shooting/scoring. Not distributing/defending.

    If he can settle his "I need time to get going jitters", I can see him as a (I'll show my age here) Vinnie Johnson - Microwave off the bench - player but not a starter/star.
     
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    Nice point about Whiteside. I wouldn't be surprised if he fell out of the rotation in a tight playoff series.
     
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    A few days ago.
     
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