Game Thread GAME# 43: NETS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 23, 2021 - TUESDAY, 7:00 PM, NBCSNW

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Will the Nets end up with the best record in the East?

Poll closed Mar 24, 2021.

  1. Yes

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    69.6%

  2. No

    7 vote(s)
    30.4%
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  1. Chris Craig

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

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    This loss is on Lillard. Couldn't hit a shot to save his life
     
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    Brooklyn had 64 points in the paint, but tell me how great Kanter is Lamar Hurd.
     
    Scalma, Mar 23, 2021
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    Kanter tried to save us but CJ and Dame couldn't find a shot
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    To be fair, without Kanter we get blown out by 20. Dame and CJ couldn’t find the ocean from the beach.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    You guys do know that Houston would've had to agree to the trade, right?

    Just because you can utter the phrase "Portland should have traded CJ for Harden" doesn't actually mean Houston wanted to do that trade.
     
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    Dame/CJ/Hood combined to go 11-41 and 8-30 from '3'. :banghead2::banghead2::banghead2:
     
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    Blazers waste an opportunity against a Nets team that was missing 2 of their 3 best players and now have the Trade Deadline Thursday before starting their 4-game road trip. The Blazers Uprise Postgame Show will try to break down what went wrong:

     
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    Enes has a specific set of skills. Defense, dunking, putting the ball on the floor those aren't in that set. Rebounding, eventually getting weakass half layins around the hole to go down, screens and passing are the set of skills that Enes has. The guy is not a well rounded ball player and he's not what we need to try and limit the damage allowed by our terrible defense. We will get Nurk back pretty soon and then we'll see what this team can do. I have high hopes. Fifth seed and two playoff wins... not like two series I just mean we win two games in the first round.

    Then we fire Olshey, his replacement fires Stotts and has a fire sale with the team. Then that GM puts a coach and roster around Dame that can win a chip or two.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Because it's clearly just that easy.
     
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    Well we can get the trade deadline done and hopefully the Blazers will chill out get back to winning.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    This is accurate. You have to say it three times in front of your bathroom mirror with the lights off.
     
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    You don't think Houston would like to have CJ?
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Probably more than Oladipo right about now.
     
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    nah, the points Kanter scores is neutralized by the points he gives up.
     
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    This is when the collapse begins
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I’m going to say it again.

    I want a new owner.

    I want a new GM.

    I want a new coach.

    and while we’re at it, I want a new play by play guy.
     
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    This is why we lost:

    Lillard: 3-14 from three (21%)

    CJ 4-12 from three (33%)
     
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    * Dame 12-33 on FG's in last 2 games (36%). And 5-24 on three's (21%)

    * CJ is 28-84 on FG's since he came back (33%)

    Portland's defense is total shit, and they are going nowhere unless that changes dramatically; but if Dame and CJ can't improve their shooting....yikes

    the same dynamic is still true: the Blazers can't survive a bad game from Dame. I was kind of irritated he didn't drive more tonight, but I wonder if his knee is slowing him down
     
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    Delusional if you think stotts going anywhere or GM. The franchise already agreed mediocre is good enough for them. My thing is that kanter has to be worst defender in paint in history of game. We got Giles to play some hustle defense and he doesn’t get 1 minute. Ant has not played a single minute either. This why i wanted CJ gone if CJ is not hitting shots he offers nothing. At least Dame is playmaker and knows to get to line. CJ jumpers if they dont go in its massacre for us. Something has to be done with stotts. The weakness in the paint is so obvious. Wish we had whiteside. We are worst shot blocking team in NBA and its not even close. Nobody cares nobody seems to adress the issue
     
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    I'm imagining Huey Lewis singing that
     
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