Game Thread GAME# 60: BLAZERS @ PACERS - FEBRUARY 28, 2016 - SUNDAY, 3:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

Damian Lillard vs.Wesley Snipes

 

Why does Barrett call him "Fiz" Ed?

 

Phys Ed

 

Portland really hasn't played that well the last 3 games. Played poorly against a bad Brooklyn team but won, played a horrible 2nd half against HOU and really didn't play well against a decimated Bulls team without Rose, Mirotic, Butler and Noah. That's 4/5 of their starting lineup and the Blazers struggled to put that game away. CJ was almost MIA yesterday as well. Hope for a bounce back game the Blazers getting back to playing a better, more complete game.

 

I think it's an homage to our own JFizzle.

 

It should be ours, Aminu would probably play more than usual guarding Paul George

 

Physical Education - aka Phys Ed.....

It's the dumbest nicname in the league.

 

Dame is gonna murder death kill the Demolition Man tonight!

 

Well, he doesn't know how to use the three sea shells....

 

Certainly didn't get my Pick correct yesterday. CJ went 1-12 and and was pretty much limited to finding ways for others to do something. Games like that happen i guess. Looking at today's game Indiana has been at home for a few days and has a day of rest. They have actually been playing pretty good as of late. They have won 3 of the last 5 with an OT loss to Miami and a one point loss to Charlotte. They have beaten OKC, Orlando and New York. 6-4 in their last 10 and have been in just about every game. They have been relying on Paul George and Monta Ellis to carry the bulk of the scoring load with Turner also chipping in almost 11 a game. It's really about stopping George from getting easy looks and rebounds. He is a PF that plays tough and also works hard on the boards while also getting assists. Portland does not have the kind of player to match him but i would suspect you will see Aminu being the difference maker in this game. If he can get some stops and make George work hard the Blazers should be okay here. The other option would be to go with Leonard and see if he can stay in front of George. This is not a great match for Meyers in my book. My bet is that Leonard will get torched on the defensive end but might be able to score on George so this will be what i will be watching for in Stotts game plan. Can Harkless work here? That also seems to be a problem?

Not sure about the Lillard/Hill matchup? If he truly does go all Wesley Snipes then i got to say Lillard is going to struggle. But if Lillard keeps up what he has been doing then this one goes to the good guys. Dame is going to need some help on this road trip. It was nice to get a win yesterday but as a whole the starters have got to help him out. It was nice to see the bench come to the rescue yesterday.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the bench again will be the deciding factor in this game. Portland is seeing little if any drop in game performance when the bench is coming in. Nice change from over the last few years.

Pick today is a bench guy. Henderson can make a huge difference in this game.
Go Blazers!
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Interesting matchup. Just a couple of years ago, we were both on top or near the top of our respective conferences and had some great games against each other. Now both teams are hovering close to .500 and the 6-8th seed.

 

Just saw a group of people wearing Meyers Legend shirts!

 

Oh shit there's a game today?!

 

Ton of back to backs coming up. Buckle up!

 

Yep. Only 21.5 hours after the last one. And we play on Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

Big fan of Myles Turner. He's had issues though against teams that play ball small ball 4's. It'll be interesting if Stotts exploits his limited mobility or if he fears getting beat on the glass and stays big when Indy chooses to.

 

Does Stotts have the balls to leave Meyers benched when 30 people traveled to see him?

 

I had to give Gerald Henderson a vote just because no one else did...and I like him..but my real favorite is Ed Davis like most of the folks here