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

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

Poll closed Oct 19, 2018.

  1. LOTTERY

    19 vote(s)
    30.2%

  2. Playoffs: 1st Round

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    58.7%

  3. Playoffs: 2nd Round

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  4. Conference Finals

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    3.2%

  5. NBA Finals

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  6. CHAMPIONSHIP (PTUI!)

    2 vote(s)
    3.2%
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  1. mook

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

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    It's probably early to say this, but Ed Davis may not be as missed as many thought.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Shit, I could get rebounds over Ingram. Wasn’t he their starting PF?
     
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    Nurk did a nice job of playing garbage man with tip ins and offensive rebounds that were put back. I’d like to see him more aggressive around the basket, but I wouldn’t call it a poor performance.

    Props to Collins for how he played last night.
     
    SheedSoNasty, Oct 19, 2018
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    Most those guys got dumped by Portland, wasn’t really by choice.
     
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    Yeah, I've seen a post in this thread that was like "ugh, almost all of Nurk points came from putbacks..." like it's a bad thing ?? Second chance points are huge
     
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    I love that Zach has 50% more blocks per game than the #2 guy in the league.
     
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    Good thing we play them 3 times by then!
     
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    I mean the Lakers have one big in their rotation, so yeah it probably is a little early. I still don’t think we adequately replaced Ed. You can say Zach, but then who takes his PF minutes? If it’s Layman we’re gonna struggle on the boards.
     
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    The Professional Fan Big League Scrub

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    And 6 more than Meyers had all last season
     
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    Lets see, the Lakers have numerous hight draft picks, vets with rings and the best player in the game and we still won the game. Man, Neil & Terry just don't know what they are doing.
     
    Hoopguru, Oct 19, 2018
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    But Ed wouldn't play against starters.
    Speaking of starting PFs: I don't think it's too far fetched to think you could shoot at least 1/10 if left wide open. ;)
     
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    Wait, you thought that was a serious list? The Tom Piatrowski (sp?) reference should have been a dead giveaway that it was tongue-in-cheek.
     
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    Way too early. He was missed last night.
     
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    Let me have my oppionion okay? Have a nice day
     
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    I'll see your small sample size and raise you one!
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    There was a play in the first half last night where I was screaming at CJ to pass the ball. Jake was WIDE open at the three point line, there wasn't a defender within 10 feet of him. CJ was actually facing him, but he pounded the ball for a full 3 extra seconds, and only passed it to Jake once the defender was rushing out to him. Jake then missed a contested three. That miss should have gone on CJ's stat line.
     
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    That happens a lot. Just specifically watch when CJ starts pounding the rock and how many teammates are wide open as he goes 1-on-2 or 1-on-3. He digs himself out of it with hitting highly contested shots at times but it's still not good team basketball IMO.
     
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  19. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Btw, I finally got to watch the replay of the game.

    That first non-continuation on the Lillard bank three was one of the worst calls I've ever seen. That was the literal definition of continuation.
     
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  20. BBert

    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    The second one was the definition of continuation. The first one was well after the 'gather'. He was literally in the air shooting the fucking ball. Calls like that are what I've come to expect over past decades when playing the Lakers.
     
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