Game Thread GAME# 1: BLAZERS @ SUNS - OCTOBER 18, 2017 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 (PDT), NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Oct 16, 2017.

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Who should be Portland's starting Power Forward this season?

  1. Aminu

    10.6%
  2. Collins

    40.9%
  3. Davis

    4.5%
  4. Harkless

    1.5%
  5. Layman

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. Leonard

    1.5%
  7. Swanigan

    18.2%
  8. Vonleh (when he returns from injury)

    22.7%
  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    PROBABLE STARTERS---------


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    [​IMG] PG [​IMG]
    DAMIAN LILLARD VS ERIC BLEDSOE

    [​IMG] SG [​IMG]

    EVAN TURNER VS DEVIN BOOKER

    [​IMG] SF [​IMG]

    MAURICE HARKLESS VS T.J. WARREN

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    AL-FAROUQ AMINU VS MARQUESE CHRISS

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    JUSUF NURKIC VS TYSON CHANDLER


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    WHEN: 7:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, 10/18/2017

    WHERE: TALKING STICK RESORT ARENA, PHOENIX, AZ
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    TV BROADCAST:
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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    --------------BENCH--------------
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
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    NAPIER , CONNAUGHTON , WILCOX
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    LAYMAN , SWANIGAN
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    COLLINS , LEONARD , DAVIS

    PHOENIX SUNS
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    ULIS , JAMES , DANIELS
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    JONES Jr. , JACKSON , PETERS
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    BENDER , LEN



    INJURIES

    TRAIL BLAZERS
    C.J. McCollum (suspended): OUT
    Shabazz Napier (hamstring): QUESTIONABLE
    C.J. Wilcox (right knee): QUESTIONABLE
    Noah Vonleh (right shoulder): OUT

    SUNS
    T.J. Warren (low back contusion): QUESTIONABLE
    Jared Dudley (left foot surgery rehab): OUT
    Brandon Knight (left ACL tear): OUT
    Davon Reed (left meniscus repair): OUT
    Alan Williams (right meniscus repair): OUT



    HEAD COACHES
    [​IMG] - VS – [​IMG]
    TERRY STOTTS --- EARL WATSON




    :reading:SUNS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
    :reading:BLAZERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES



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  2. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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  3. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Chriss would be a good matchup for Collins.

    It won't happen but I'd go

    Dame
    Turner
    Harkless
    Collins
    Nurkic

    Turner
    Connaughton
    Aminu
    Swanigan
    Davis
     
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  6. theprunetang

    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    I'd start Patty Baseball. He will have a much easier time playing with Dame and Nurk, being used as just another cog in the machine. Have Turner play his 6th man role.

    Admittedly, it would be fun see Turner, Moe, and Aminu start. They are all roughly the same size and could switch on anything from 2 to 4. The outside shooting looks bad on paper from that crew though.
     
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    I don't want to see Connaughton try and guard Booker. Turner should get that assignment.
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Look at aminus smile.

    He just got some of that good shit.
     
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    Yay a real regular season game thread!!! I picked Collins since he's good on 2K18. Vonleh is too. Thanks Darkwebs! Go Blazers. If we lose, it's Season Over!!!!
     
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    This. Starting Patty would be better than starting Turner at SG. Talk about starting with the wrong foot...
     
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    Turner is so good he's both starting and on the bench WOW
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    One should never have DarkwingDuck on ignore, even if you are the local antidisestablishmentarianist when it comes to Blazers love. I will say, Darkwing is, currently, the best Duck in the state of Oregon.
     
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    How 'bout Collins ?
     
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    The ranking only goes to 10. It's clear that it hasn't been updated since summer league as Josh Jackson is somehow only ranked #10.
     
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    For all his faults, Aminu had a fine enough season as a PF two years ago, hitting .361 from 3pt. I'd take that from a PF, though some guys can do better. Aminu is a weak rebounder for a PF, but really helps out on the pick and roll defense at the perimeter. He pairs well with Mo on the front line.

    I'll give him a pass for last season when he was hurt and never seemed to get back to where he was two seasons ago.

    I expect he's the starter.

    Go Blazers!
     
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    Cant wait for the game. We Will miss CJ, but we gotta take this. Im nervous
     
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    Absolutely agree about Aminu, except..... His shooting this preseason looks like his shooting from last season, not 2 years ago...

    So, I'd go Biggie, and just outrebound the other teams.
     

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