Game Thread GAME# 48: ROCKETS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 29, 2020 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM, ESPN & NBCSNW

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What has you more pumped to watch the Blazers game as of late?

Poll closed Feb 2, 2020.

  1. Getting Trevor Ariza

    17 vote(s)
    26.2%

  2. Getting Wenyen Gabriel

    5 vote(s)
    7.7%

  3. Lillard's blazing hot shooting

    50 vote(s)
    76.9%

  4. The impending return of Nurkic

    16 vote(s)
    24.6%

  5. The battle for the 8th seed

    7 vote(s)
    10.8%

  6. The return of Caleb Swanigan

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  7. Watching the development of our youths (Trent, Little, Simons, etc)

    17 vote(s)
    26.2%

  8. Hoping Stotts gets fired

    3 vote(s)
    4.6%

  9. Hoping Olshey gets fired

    4 vote(s)
    6.2%

  10. I am NOT pumped to watch the Blazers game

    3 vote(s)
    4.6%
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  1. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Trent and Little play defense. About time Stotts started rewarding them.
     
    B-Roy, Jan 29, 2020
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  2. Jon

    Jon mr. 300

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    Rockets forums are SALTY!! Lololololololololol
     
    Jon, Jan 29, 2020
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  3. DDolla

    DDolla Well-Known Member

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    What’s with Ariza and how he changed this Blazers?
     
    DDolla, Jan 29, 2020
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  4. Wade Garrett

    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    Austin Rivers...
    I like his game.
    Never thought I'd say that.
    Cool of Dame to get his first triple-double against mr. triple-double.
    Rock a bye Russ.
     
    Wade Garrett, Jan 29, 2020
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    James lamphear Well-Known Member

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    Well maybe Stotts sit was getting hot and he knows these next 8 will probably tell if they have a chance to make the playoffs.
     
    James lamphear, Jan 29, 2020
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    FB_IMG_1580363336964.jpg
     
    Jon, Jan 29, 2020
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    Great way to get the win! The icing on the cake would have been for Dame to get to 40 points.
     
    SheedSoNasty, Jan 29, 2020
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    They got a guy can guard there best player kind of like Harkless and Aminu last year. Plus he plays within his self something Baze didn't. Really since he came on our defense start improved some and even Dame defense pickup and hate say it CJ is the weak leak on defense with starters. In first half you had Dame Arizas Trent Little Whiteside that unit gave us the big league not only they well has unit on both ends they had great ball for easy baskets.
     
    James lamphear, Jan 29, 2020
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  9. wizenheimer

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    the good news is in the last 4 games, Dame is averaging 49 points, 8 rebs, and 9 assists while going 33-59 on three's.

    the bad news is he's averaged 41 minutes....yikes!
     
    wizenheimer, Jan 29, 2020
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    Great win. The Rockets had everyone playing tonight and we beat them fair and square. Congrats to Dame on his first triple double.
     
    blazerkor, Jan 29, 2020
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    The sad part is that, Simons trade value going down.
     
    DDolla, Jan 29, 2020
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    bobf Well-Known Member

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    I don’t think HW is quite as good as his stats but he is still very very good.
     
    bobf, Jan 29, 2020
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    I’m not giving up at all on Ant that easy.
     
    bobf, Jan 29, 2020
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  14. blazerkor

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    I'd say he's good but definitely not very very good.
     
    blazerkor, Jan 29, 2020
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  15. The Professional Fan

    The Professional Fan Big League Scrub

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    I suppose that's the point, right? His gaudy stats eclipse Nurk's......who's better?
     
    The Professional Fan, Jan 29, 2020
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    I'm appreciating Ariza more every game.
     
    noknobs, Jan 29, 2020
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    Nurk is definitely better... when healthy.
     
    blazerkor, Jan 29, 2020
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    bobf Well-Known Member

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    Yeah. I love players who don’t have to have the ball to be good. But when you need them to hit a shot or make a play, they can.
     
    bobf, Jan 29, 2020
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    The Professional Fan Big League Scrub

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    I believe this in my heart. I believe it's better for the team. I believe Nurk isn't a stat whore and cares about every moment. It matters.
     
    The Professional Fan, Jan 29, 2020
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    obviously, last year's Nurkic is better. Whiteside is better at rebounding and better rim protection and paint presence. Nurkic is a better positional defender, a better help defender further out on the floor, and has faster reaction and reflex. Nurk has better BBIQ and can act, to a degree, as a high post hub for the offense. Dame & Nurkic have much better synergy on the PnR
     
    wizenheimer, Jan 29, 2020
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