Game Thread GAME# 56: BLAZERS @ THUNDER - FEBRUARY 11, 2019 - MONDAY, 5:00 PM, NBCSNW

So what’s it going to take for Layman to start? Why did Harkless get more minutes than Hood?

 

NBA.com has Dame 9-22. And yes, he got a lot of points due to FT's, but the shooting percentage was nothing efficient. Certainly CJ was way worse.

 

This loss was expected - can't be too upset about it. I really liked the team playing a lot better in the second half. Props where props are due. My biggest complaint is how on Earth this is our second straight OKC game @ OKC where we're on the second of a B2B. How are we getting that sort of disadvantage in scheduling vs. a division rival?

Also. I love Jake Layman.

 

Damn we could have Paul George for CJ

 

you can't just make changes around the 7th-10th men in the rotation and expect a better team

 

Blazers now 3.5 games out of the #9 spot....very similar to last year. This road trip could take a big toll.

 

I can expect the coach to learn from his mistakes though, right?

Who am I kiddin...

 

Well there been consistent they got there 40 plus shots tonight for our starting guards. And we are 1-3 since that 5 day break when CJ and Dame puts up over 40 shots. What happened to the sharing and getting players involved before that break and doing so we were winning.

 

The new girl at the Blackrock I go to every day is a Blazer fan so we just vented to each other... Lmao.

 

I think the bigger problem is getting more shots for Layman consistently.

Nurkic went from putting up historical numbers to getting no more than 7 shots a game. It's honestly unforgiving and pitiful.

Nurk and Layman shoot great percentages but they hardly get shots. This is absolutely on the coach and we're going to absolutely get wasted in the playoffs if we continue playing this way.

Hint - we will.

 

Not necessarily they make the playoffs.

 

I watched a possession where Layman was 1v1 on Russ. He did pretty good. Stayed in front of him. Made him take a long two that Russ missed terribly.

 

I don't know about 'wrench'....but there are too many players. With Hood coming in, a rotation player needed to go out. You can't play 11 players and have players knowing what their roles are....outside of CJ knowing he is going to ISO chuck as much as possible.

 

Olshey offered some horseshit reason like "why would we trade CJ for PG, we want CJ AND PG.

lol...no wonder he wouldn't trade CJ for PG

 

Free throws count for efficiency.....

Dame still found a way to be effective, while CJ did not.