Game Thread GAME# 4: BLAZERS @ CLIPPERS - DECEMBER 30, 2020 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM, NBATV & NBCSNW

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When Melo comes back from the health/safety protocol, should he lose his spot in the rotation?

Poll closed Jan 3, 2021.

  1. Yes, he was horrible before and there are better players behind him.

    18 vote(s)
    31.6%

  2. No, but give him one last chance. If he stinks it up, into the doghouse he goes.

    3 vote(s)
    5.3%

  3. No, give him a couple more chances, and if he doesn't play well, then give away his minutes or spot.

    6 vote(s)
    10.5%

  4. No, but keep him on a short leash each game. Pull him if he's not playing well.

    28 vote(s)
    49.1%

  5. No, a player should not lose his spot because of an injury. He deserves his place in the rotation.

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  6. No, Melo re-signed w/ the Blazers on a min contract. He's a future Hall-of-Famer & deserves respect

    2 vote(s)
    3.5%
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  1. MickZagger

    MickZagger Well-Known Member

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    Clippers just casually almost drop 80 on us at the half.

    Honestly a lot of the shots they were hitting they can never duplicate. I think they’ll come back down to earth and we can get back in this game.

    Not gonna happen though if Lillard doesn’t step up
     
    MickZagger, Dec 30, 2020
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    ehizzy3 RIP mgb

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    nurk was right there too. Just watched him tip it in

    We are switching everything again which is not great
     
    ehizzy3, Dec 30, 2020
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    If we give up 50ish points in first have I feel we have a shot in winning, but 70 plus is not acceptable.
     
    Titan, Dec 30, 2020
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  4. Chris Craig

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

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    Not really
     
    Chris Craig, Dec 30, 2020
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    Jordan also quoted, 'The Clippers championship pedigree'.
    I'm confused as to which title he is referring to.
     
    TBpup, Dec 30, 2020
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Confidence is a crazy thing. When you get a few good shots to fall the bad ones end up going in too.
     
    B-Roy, Dec 30, 2020
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    Every shot we took was a tough shot; it seems we just don't want to do the passing and movement to get easy shots.
     
    UKRAINEFAN, Dec 30, 2020
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  8. DUB

    DUB Da, da da, da dah!

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    Halftime
    Us - 57
    Them - 76

    3PM/A (%)
    Us - 9/23 (39.1%)
    Them - 14/21 (66.7%)

    Ast
    Us - 9
    Them - 20

    Points in the Paint
    Us - 8
    Them - 22
     
    DUB, Dec 30, 2020
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  9. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Back to being shitty defenders.

    Sometimes I think this team suffers from a sense of contentmentitus.

    They were content with getting ahead and think the other team will lay down, or if they played 1 good game they've turned the corner.
     
    julius, Dec 30, 2020
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  10. Chris Craig

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

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    Yeah, lazy motherfucker
     
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    I think we will slow them down in the 2nd half and hold them to under 150 for the game.
     
    TBpup, Dec 30, 2020
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    Difference in the game is they have 14 3's and we got 9. So we got figure it out in the 2nd half to run them off the 3 point line. We take little more pride on the defense end.
     
    James lamphear, Dec 30, 2020
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  13. BonesJones

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

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    Clippers are 14 for 21 from three. They're extremely comfortable right now.

    Terry Stotts didn't make a single adjustment all half long.

    If you think that's fine, fine. But that's unacceptable to me. He's back to the "drop scheme till we die" strategy. And we're dying right now.
     
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    Bizarro NBA season. Team like the Mavericks can blow out the Clippers by 50. Or get blown out by the Hornets by 20.

    Vegas loves this shit
     
    MickZagger, Dec 30, 2020
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    Giving up 76 in a half. Yikes! Hopefully they actually miss a few threes in the second half or we should just let the bench play the entire fourth.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Jordan Kent sucks. His calls suck as well. Calabro would have went crazy on the Jones block on LeBron.
     
    B-Roy, Dec 30, 2020
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    14 threes and 58% shooting..not gonna cut it
     
    PHXBlazer1, Dec 30, 2020
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    This team sucks.

    but so does this team of officials.
     
    BLAZINGGIANTS, Dec 30, 2020
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    At the time we had cut it to seven.
     
    BlazerBeav, Dec 30, 2020
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  20. Chris Craig

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    He meant they are a championship tier team
     
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