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

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Jan 26, 2020.

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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. bobf

    bobf Well-Known Member

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    Nurk is better or was last year. HW stats don’t eclipse Nuek’s overall. Nurk’s BPM was 5.1 last year vs Hassan’s 2.8 this year. And that’s a weighted average of box score numbers.
     
    bobf, Jan 29, 2020
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    That was another very enjoyable evening! I missed good basketball!
     
    BlazerBeav, Jan 29, 2020
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    Ariza wasn’t even the best part of that trade hehhe
     
    Scalma, Jan 29, 2020
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    I’d put him in top 10%
     
    bobf, Jan 29, 2020
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    I wanted to like Baze as a player, I really did ... But damn it's nice to have a player that knows their role and can make a layup.
     
    Boise Blazer, Jan 29, 2020
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    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    Don't forget passing.
     
    Wade Garrett, Jan 29, 2020
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    true, but keep in mind that a player's BPM is going to be significantly influenced by winning rate & scoring margin. Portland was +4.2 points/game last season and is -1.8 points/game this season, And since BPM is based upon per 100 possessions and Portland averages/averaged more than 100 a game, that 6 point differential is even a little larger between last season and this season

    Last season, Portland had 9 players with a positive BPM; this season they only have 3. That's what winning and losing will do to a lot of those stats
     
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    Scalma, Jan 29, 2020
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    yeah...that's what I meant by high post hub. Nurkic was a little like Walton last year when the offense pivoted off of him in the high post and sometimes on the low post elbow
     
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    BPM is not a plus minus stat. It’s based purely off of Hassan’s individual box score stats. It’s like PER but with better weights. So I don’t see how WL can affect it. Are you thinking of Win Shares? Blazers had better BPM last year because they had better players playing.
     
    bobf, Jan 29, 2020
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    I like how the team has been sharing the ball the last couple games... Ariza looks like a huge upgrade over Bazemore
     
    Neil O. Shyster, Jan 29, 2020
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Life has been so busy but its so good to see dame carry this team! Congrats on that trip dub and I thibk i speak for all of us in that we appreciate you more than you know, dame.

    Oh, and fuck Houston.
     
    Strenuus, Jan 30, 2020
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    We still need a back up point guard because no pass CJ isn't cutting it!
     
    BigGameDamian, Jan 30, 2020
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    [​IMG] STARTERS P MIN PTS FGM-A FTM-A 3PM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF
    Eric Gordon F 30 8 2 - 10 3 - 4 1 - 8 0 2 2 1 0 1
    P.J. Tucker F 35 5 2 - 7 0 - 0 1 - 4 9 4 1 0 0 5
    Clint Capela C 17 2 1 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 0 7 1 0 0 3 1
    Russell Westbrook G 42 39 16 - 29 6 - 6 1 - 3 10 6 2 1 6 3
    James Harden G 38 18 5 - 18 6 - 6 2 - 8 5 4 2 2 6 3
    [​IMG] BENCH P MIN PTS FGM-A FTM-A 3PM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF
    Austin Rivers - 28 17 6 - 11 0 - 0 5 - 8 3 0 1 0 0 3
    Danuel House Jr. - 24 6 2 - 8 0 - 0 2 - 7 4 3 0 1 0 2
    Ben McLemore - 22 17 6 - 10 0 - 0 5 - 9 0 1 0 0 0 4
    Thabo Sefolosha - 4 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 0

    Source: MSN Sports
    I love it! They lose. Westbrook scores and loses...….
     
    stampedehero, Jan 30, 2020
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    Watched some of the game.

    God is CJ awful at everything but shooting. Goos lord. I dont understand how you can be in the league this long and still be awful on defense. At least make it look passable.

    Oh wait, hes not a passer...
     
    Strenuus, Jan 30, 2020
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    Called it!
     
    Shaboid, Jan 30, 2020
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    Would you trade CJ for DeRozan?
     
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    Mario didn't see the court.
    1M down to 10 mins or less.
    Little up to 18+ mins
    Trent up to 26 mins
    Melo down to 34 mins. (I wouldn't mind seeing this at 30 or less.)
    If the team gets Skal, Nurk or Collins back we will not see Biggie at all.
    Interested in what they are going to be on the market for? If anything at all?
     
    kjironman1, Jan 30, 2020
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    I'm really curious to see if they keep or move Whiteside at the deadline
     
    Mediocre Man, Jan 30, 2020
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    Yeah i am too. Not even going to try to think i know what Olshey can or would even consider but i am very curious.
     
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