Game Thread GAME# 33: BLAZERS @ LAKERS - DECEMBER 23, 2017 - SATURDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Dec 22, 2017.

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Should Napier start at PG?

Poll closed Dec 29, 2017.

  1. Yes

    27 vote(s)
    93.1%

  2. No

    2 vote(s)
    6.9%
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    glad we did
     
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    Evan turner kills the offense
     
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    he can't kill something that has yet to live
     
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    One thing no one could have called was that our Defense would be good but our Offense suck.
     
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    I said in another thread that Dame's shooting % would go down because of his energy on defense. Others did as well
     
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    The Good Thing After that Game is we probably see more of Moe and less Evan turnover at Sf. The Bad Thing is Aminu continues to be the Starting pf and not Zach
     
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    If Bell had his exact game but was white, would you still want him?
     
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    I was concerned that this had got to the point that we would even lose to the Lakers.

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    Only if it were a home game.
     
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    I'm glad the Lakers didn't score on that missed call on the foot in the back court. I was thinking the Blazers were about to be screwed again. It was like he was trying to see if he would get caught...but Moe saved us....I still can't believe it. Glad to see hes got his funk back...lets hope he doesnt cool off with 4 days off.
     
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    This is from a guy from RealGM and he is so True about CJ: "in my view, CJ didn't figure anything out, late or otherwise. In the last minute of the game, he got the ball 3 times and all three times he shot the ball. Twice, he dribbled directly into traffic and jacked-up bad shots that had no chance at all; another time was just a brick. Problem is that he had teammates who were open on all three possessions but he either didn't see them or didn't care. If Harkless had not of secured that offensive rebound and scored, Blazers would have lost the game because of CJ's selfishness.
    CJ has had a massive case of hooplock so far this season and it hasn't mattered if Dame has been on the floor or not. It wasn't as noticeable earlier in the year because CJ was shooting the ball so extraordinarily well. But as his shooting percentages have regressed towards his norms (as expected), his free-lancing and hero-ball have become a lot more visible as his efficiency has cratered. It's a really bad look for anybody but especially for somebody taking 18 shots a game

    CJ is not as good as he thinks he is, nor as good as his fans believe; he's not as good a ball-handler in traffic and he's not as good an unassisted scorer. He needs to play within the offense, such as it is, and he definitely needs to share more and dribble less.
     
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    About Moe and Turner:
    even while Harkless was playing poorly he was still better then Turner. I get the logic of 'prove it longer then just 1 game', but Turner has had nearly a year and a half with Portland and has proved less. And if you haven't noticed, Turner doesn't run the offense much at all any more. That job has been taken by Napier and he's much better at it anyway. So Turner has become just another lower usage wing who can't shoot well, except occasionally on shot-clock-burning turn-around isolation plays.

    I won't really mind if Harkless doesn't get the start over the next few games. But I've seen enough of Turner to know that it shouldn't be Turner averaging 5 minutes more a game then Harkless, it should be the other way around, and the gap should be larger.
     
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