Game Thread GAME# 41: KNICKS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 7, 2019 - MONDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), NBCSNW

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What do you feel are Nurkic's chances of making an All-Star game in his career?

Poll closed Jan 12, 2019.

  1. 0%

    10 vote(s)
    17.9%

  2. Between 0 and 25 %

    17 vote(s)
    30.4%

  3. Between 25 and 50 %

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    14.3%

  4. Between 50 and 75 %

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    19.6%

  5. Between 75 and 100 %

    6 vote(s)
    10.7%

  6. 100%

    2 vote(s)
    3.6%

  7. 100% for multiple All-Star games

    2 vote(s)
    3.6%
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  1. Labinot41

    Labinot41 Well-Known Member

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    Meyers needs to stay on the bench. This guy is hard to watch. I hate Terry for giving him playing time
     
    Labinot41, Jan 7, 2019
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Not talking about if he should play in general, just tonight...

    9 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists tonight. Complaining about him after this game is strange. His defense was bad tonight, yes. But offensively? He had a good night.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    42N8Bounce Red Hot And Rebuilding

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    Here's a graphical look at how the seasons compare:

    upload_2019-1-7_22-34-29.png

    We're definitely ahead of the pace for the last few years, but quite a ways behind the 2014-15 mid-season pace. Keep in mind that that was the last year with Aldridge, Batum, Matthews, and Lopez. That team essentially played 500 ball the second half of the season.

    upload_2019-1-7_22-42-0.png

    I still thing we can beat that 2014-15 season ending mark of 51 wins!
     
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    42N8Bounce, Jan 7, 2019
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    Labinot41 Well-Known Member

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    Bad Defense is an understatement imo. He's horrible in that area. Sure his stats looks ok, but he's still hard to watch
     
    Labinot41, Jan 7, 2019
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    That brings up an interesting question: Why the fuck wouldn't we call plays for him?

    Run some curls, back doors, anything with Jake moving towards the basket has been money.
     
    hoopsjock, Jan 7, 2019
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    You know the answer
     
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    Oh I know, silly me. Why on Earth would we want to get easier baskets when we can resort back to ISO ball in the playoffs.
     
    hoopsjock, Jan 7, 2019
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    Good win, but...

    Once this team learns how to shoot point blank lay-ins, watch out league.
     
    noknobs, Jan 7, 2019
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    To me Jake is so much better than Pat Connaughton.
     
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    Second unit could run some interesting lineups if Meyers got benched and they put layman at the four. And by interesting I mean one of the rookies could get a shot.
     
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    Flexing...the hair bun...the elf costume...his exit interviews years gone by....not opening his eyes when the ball is near them..shaving all these years and cutting himself both times...Bambi eyelashes
     
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    For anyone happy with being 24-17, just remember in our last 28 games (68.3% of the games we've played) we are 14-14.
     
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    Without Dame we win 8 games this season. As you were son.
     
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    We’ve actually lost 10 straight playoff games but that doesn’t mean we haven’t improved this season. If only playoffs matter to you, then don’t say anything about this team- negative or otherwise- until after this year’s playoffs

    I mean, it sounds like I’m not allowed to say anything positive about coach and players THIS year but it’s ok to say negative things about THIS YE
    Or you can remember that we’ve won 4 of our last 5!
     
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    True, true, but even YOU HCP have room for improvement.
     
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    Way to much whining in this thread as some of you can just never be happy. Never understood the concept of tearing down one player to promote another player from a team that you are allegedley a fan of.
     
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    Can we talk about Nurk getting 20/8 in only 19 minutes ? We might just be watching him become a dominant force in the middle
     
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    Yeah i get ya on that. It's not like there is a player on that team that isn't doing everything they can to be the best they can be. If i watched a game and i saw a player dogging or being lack luster on the court i would be all over that. Or if i watched a player being disrespectful to other players or sulking his way through games i would rip him up. But that simply isn't the case with this team.
     
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    Absolutely! Actually you should.
    But people here want to talk about how Meyers shouldn't be on the team even though Nurk picked up his fourth foul and was limited to only 19 minutes of playing time.
     
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