Game Thread GAME# 24: BLAZERS @ MAVERICKS - DECEMBER 4, 2018 - TUESDAY, 5:30 PM, NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Dec 2, 2018.

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Whom do you think will end up being the better player in the NBA?

Poll closed Dec 9, 2018.
  1. Dennis Smith Jr.

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  2. Luka Doncic

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  3. I have no clue

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  1. oldmangrouch

    oldmangrouch persona non grata

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    That confirms it! Whatever is loose in the Blazers' locker-room, it's contageous! :smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341
     
  2. tykendo

    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    The bench on this team is absolutely dreadful. The starters HAVE to play perfect right now. ET played OK, but I don't know WTF has happened to Zach's game. Meyers went back to being, well, Meyers. Sauce and Curry do nothing but look lost. Hello Stotts, where's Jake? Piss poor performance by the bench again.
     
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    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    I would never play Stauskas again. Does he play defense? No. Is the team doing worse with him on the floor than ANY OTHER PLAYER? Yes. Do we have players who can do what he does? Yes.
     
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    We get it, you love Curry.
     
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    James lamphear Well-Known Member

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    I agree he needs to change things up but I don't see it happening.
     
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    Mayyyyyybe, but by strange coincidence, the Mavs played FUCKING AWESOME while he was on the court

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    Not nearly as much as I hate Stauskas. I was actually thinking of Simon.
     
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    This is a team with extreme strengths and weaknesses.

    This hot and cold stretches of play should not be surprising.
     
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    Remind me again - what attributes did ET supposedly have that we wanted so bad?
     
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    Our current starting lineup hasn’t won a playoff game in awhile, so why use it in the regular season
     
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    Bruno_Sabino From Brasil (Belem-PA)

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    Something needs to change. Anything. Trade
     
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    Well that sucked.
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    I don't think Sauce or Curry have earned their minutes. Maybe time to give Trent Jr' a look with the real players around him. Trent Jr' with Nurk, Dame, & Chief, might be able to get his 3 pt. stroke going. CJ would be resting while Trent Jr' was on floor. Plus, I've got to see Jake Layman involved again. Harkless has stepped his game up since I went on a rant about him, but I still want to see Jake. Zach needs a freakin' shrink to get him back going.
     
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    I think Paul Allen's ghost was helping us win games and he finally went to the light.
     
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  15. Chris Craig

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

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    Terry telling the Blazers to catch the ball
     
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    Kind of weird right now. They are not this bad. Not sure what is up but they are not this bad. Starting to think this is in their heads a bit. I also wonder if there isn't something going on with management that has the team thinking about something else?
    My prediction for the season is 42-40 so their record is now about right. But they are playing awful at this point.
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    this is , by far, one of the worst stretches of Blazer basketball I can remember. I love the Blazers, but this has been tough to watch. Not giving up hope, but this bench is testing that. Got to be frustrating for the starters to watch, and know they can't have an off night, EVER!
     
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    that's weird.
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    Meanwhile opponents benches look stock full of stars right now. WHO DON'T MISS, at least against our Blazers.
     
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    Nobody knows
     

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