Game Thread GAME# 1: LAKERS @ BLAZERS - OCTOBER 18, 2018 - THURSDAY, 7:30 (PDT), TNT

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Oct 16, 2018.

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How far will the L*kers advance in their 2018-19 campaign?

Poll closed Oct 19, 2018.
  1. LOTTERY

    30.2%
  2. Playoffs: 1st Round

    58.7%
  3. Playoffs: 2nd Round

    4.8%
  4. Conference Finals

    3.2%
  5. NBA Finals

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. CHAMPIONSHIP (PTUI!)

    3.2%
  1. theprunetang

    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    It's a must win. Yes, it starts already.
     
  2. mook

    mook The 2018-19 season was the best I've seen

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    It's going to be really hard to watch one of my all-time favorite players in purple and piss.

    It's kind of weird how much of the talent on their team overlaps LeBron. Kuzma and Ingram are their 2 best players besides him, and both are also 6'9 forwards. Beyond those two, you've got two pass-first point guards in Rondo and Lonzo. LeBron can make anything work, but I can't remember a team built around him that just so obviously didn't fit with what he traditionally needs to succeed.

    And then you've got headcases.

    This isn't the worst team LeBron has led, but it's a long ways from the best.

    Anyway, I'd love to see us sink about 20 three pointers for an easy win, Javale get antagonized by Nurk into doing something stupid, and then this look on LeBron's face.

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    I only have one. Maybe next time I try this, I get two tickets to every game. Then I can take a friend to each game.
     
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    If we lose, l'll start a Season Over thread.
     
  5. theprunetang

    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    The world wouldn't feel right without it.
     
  6. Wizard Mentor

    Wizard Mentor Wizard Mentor

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    The league loves the Lakers.
    The league loves LeBron.

    I'm nervous.
     
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    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    Season Opener!

    Blazers vs Lakers
    Always an important game. Not only the opener but we get the Lakers and the winning streak on the line. I wonder if Paul Allen hated the Lakers like all Blazer fans? My bet is the answer is YES!

    Can't really break this down any more than it has been already. We all have pretty much looked at every angle. I question again the Harkless injury? @Darkwebs has this as an ankle injury again. But many times it has been said this is lingering knee problems. I really have a bad feeling about this knee problem with Harkless. First of all lets hope i am wrong and this truly is just "Discomfort". However this injury happened last March and he had arthroscopic surgery on it shortly after. We all watched him come back and play on it in the playoffs. This has all the shades of BRoy on it. I just don't like the way this is going.
    Looks like Layman is gonna have to run against LeBron a bit. That or they are going to Turner who seems to be listed as "Probable" into that position. Maybe move Aminu into that position and try going big? Nurk and Collins? I always like the Blazers playing bigger for some reason? I know they are set for three guard lineups but they just seem to play better bigger at times?

    This being the first game of the season and having little actual results to go on with any team because the pre games are always hit and miss. Reading Stotts mind isn't too tough because we have quite the track record. Look for him to run Lillard and CJ and keep one of them on the court at all times. Moving in Curry and Stauskas for breaks. Nurk will get 28-30 mins and Collins and Leonard will have to make up the slack that losing Ed Davis has created. Terry Stotts did say something about letting Nurk play more but we all know getting terry to change is a tough thing to do. You most likely will not see any players from the end of the bench. We very seldom do. I doubt we see Simmons, Trent Jr (Questionable injury) or Swanigan. Seeing Baldwin is a maybe? To me Terry just doesn't play that deep into his bench.

    Winning the first game of the season and the home opener is always an important game. We all know winning early and often is in this teams best interest. This is a game the Blazers can win on their home court. So go get one!

    Go Blazers!
    Kjironman is a fan!!!
     
  8. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    There's going to be so much emotion. We're gonna win.



    Dame: "I LOVE our team."
     
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  9. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Its weird how confident I am that we're gonna win this game.
     
  10. TorturedBlazerFan

    TorturedBlazerFan Well-Known Member

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    Please just win a game in round one this year the verbal beating Ive taken all summer at work has been brutal.
     
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    How about they make the playoffs first? Of course that usually makes the off season a bit easier to take.
     
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    UKRAINEFAN Well-Known Member

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    This is not comedy; we are serious fans and serious Laker haters!
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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  14. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I've missed these.
     
  15. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Maybe Paul will pull a The 6th man and come back in ghost form to help the Blazers smash the Lakers.

    p19198_v_v8_aa.jpg

    Either way he will be there in spirit. Go Blazers! Beat the crap out of the Fakers.
     
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    Marlon. How do you go ftom Above The Rim to this?!
     
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    The best post i've ever saw on sportstwo!
     
  18. chris_in_pdx

    chris_in_pdx OLD SCHOOL

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    The Blazers will win. The only question is if the media will even notice.
     
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    Yeah. My guess Dame doesn't even have to sit the guys down fof this one. It'll all be there on the court.
     
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    Jon mr. 300

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    who is ready to watch this on TNT and listen to the announcers dick ride LeBron and the Lakers?
     
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