Game Thread GAME# 47: PELICANS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 18, 2019 - FRIDAY, 7:30 PM, NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Jan 16, 2019.

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Who is the better coach?

Poll closed Jan 23, 2019.

  1. Alvin Gentry

    10 vote(s)
    21.3%

  2. Terry Stotts

    23 vote(s)
    48.9%

  3. It's a wash

    14 vote(s)
    29.8%
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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Darkwebs, Jan 18, 2019
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Gentry is all talk.
     
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    He’s absolutely right.
     
    KingSpeed, Jan 18, 2019
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    They're a whopping 4 games out of a playoff spot and the same team that swept us last year in the playoffs. They also just got Mirotic back which makes them more dangerous. I'll stand by calling them playoff caliber.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    You might be right. It's hard to say. If I remember correctly, they had a below average record last season at this point in time as well. They picked it up in the 2nd half of the season after Cousins went down and after the trade with the Bulls. They could do the same thing this year. Although, their chemistry feels really off. I was watching Davis on the bench just sitting there looking down, shaking his head, and not even watching the game. That team may be broken.
     
    theprunetang, Jan 19, 2019
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    Mirotic ain’t helping that awful defense. Doesn’t even make sense why they’re so bad on that end. Davis and Holliday are elite defenders. Payton is above average. Is Randle really that bad?
     
    Scalma, Jan 19, 2019
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    Great win fellas. WTF was Stotts thinking to take out layman of the roatation in November/december? Now two tough Games @Utah and OKC, Hope we can win at least one Game. After these 2 Games we Play against the Hawks and Suns!
     
    Labinot41, Jan 19, 2019
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    I really wanna beat Utah.....by a lot.
     
    LayneStaley, Jan 19, 2019
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    Bing::''It's keeping your man in front of you and if you can't do it, we gotta find someone who can,'' he said. ''We just can't keep having guys drop to the basket and lay it in. We can't have a guy come in and get 20 points and laugh at us while he's doing it. At some stage, you've gotta have pride in what you're doing.''-Coach Gentry doesn't appreciate that for at least one night we found the missing link. Layman delivers and he is sarcastic about it. Finally, we get some sort of revenge. BBSrMxN.jpg Also a Moe sighting!
     
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    I am sure CJ would be happy with that. That means others are making theirs. People give him shit about "chucking" (and Dame as well) but the reality is all they have ever needed were a 3rd, 4th, and hopefully 5th option on the floor with them. CJ took less shots than Jake tonight and scored the same. (with 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals)

    ET with 11 boards and 5 assists tonight played pretty well too.
     
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    Jake needs more minutes

    I fucking love him
     
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    Not without Rondo they ain't.
     
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    I am honestly not impressed at all with Davis right now. Not only does he not seem to be playing hard he looks unwilling to take any chances for fear he will get hurt. As soon as he tweaked his finger he pretty much quit.
     
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    I agree Davis and Holiday can be "Elite Defenders" but right now Davis is not playing that way. Nurk was begging him to try to guard him. Davis didn't want anything to do with it. Holiday seemed out of sorts and got burned by both Dame and CJ in that game.
    On the other end Nurk got a piece of Davis's shot at least twice maybe more?
     
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    Yea especially the last time we played them we didn't show up.
     
    James lamphear, Jan 19, 2019
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    They have no leader after Rondo left. Davis and Holland might be very good players but they seems lacking the leadership trait that Rondo gave them. A lot people don't like Rondo but I would take him in heart beat especially leading that 2nd unit.
     
    James lamphear, Jan 19, 2019
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    I'm struggling to find a good comparison for Jake. He kinda reminds me of Rudy
     
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    Danny granger.
     
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    There was a year when he averaged 26 a game. Nah. Don't think their games are similar either. Jake thrives on off ball movement to score.
     
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