Game Thread GAME# 65: THUNDER @ BLAZERS - MARCH 7, 2019 - THURSDAY, 7:30 PM, TNT

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Of the following Blazers, who is the worst defender?

Poll closed Mar 12, 2019.

  1. Hood

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%

  2. Kanter

    37 vote(s)
    56.1%

  3. Layman

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%

  4. Leonard

    15 vote(s)
    22.7%

  5. Lillard

    2 vote(s)
    3.0%

  6. McCollum

    8 vote(s)
    12.1%

  7. Turner

    2 vote(s)
    3.0%
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  1. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    This is this season. Blazers can't beat them. They have proven this.
     
    Chris Craig, Mar 7, 2019
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    Really? It’s not like they’ve dominated. Games have been winnable.
     
    KingSpeed, Mar 7, 2019
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    Im so emotionally tired from that game that I'm not even that mad right now. I dont have the emotional energy to be mad haha.
     
    BonesJones, Mar 7, 2019
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Meh, we swept them last year.
     
    BonesJones, Mar 7, 2019
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    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

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    Nurk is going to get destroyed tonight on Social Media by the OKC trolls. If I were him, I'd avoid it completely.
     
    Jade Falcon, Mar 7, 2019
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    What about the playoff type wins over Golden State? Over Utah, over Milwaukee?
     
    KingSpeed, Mar 7, 2019
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    They have been the team in control every game
     
    Chris Craig, Mar 7, 2019
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    I'll try and find clips showcasing his defense it's just hard when pretty much the only footage I have is offensive highlight packages.

    I honestly think he did a really good job rotating and didnt get help on his guy who he had to leave to stop the dribble drive.
     
    BonesJones, Mar 7, 2019
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    BFD. took two massive triple doubles for them to beat us last time and some calls to swing their way to win this one. margins of victory have been miniscule.
     
    illmatic99, Mar 7, 2019
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    So they can go back and give Nurk a tech for barely impending Westbrook but they won’t go back and look at a blatant elbow to the head. I’m just still in utter shock about that.
    Also our shit selection once we got down was really not great.
     
    Rhal, Mar 7, 2019
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    Meyers > Kanter

    These Olshey pick ups have not worked so far. Early on I thought they were good for 1-2 PO wins. Now I'm not so sure.
     
    blue9, Mar 7, 2019
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    This isn't last year. We swept them cause they had Melo
     
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    No they haven’t. Chill man, OKC don’t get extra points in playoffs for these 4 losses.
     
    KingSpeed, Mar 7, 2019
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    You're such a great poster.
    I wish everyone was like you and left out facts like PG missing 3 of those 6 games.
     
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    Blazers have got to stop depending on the refs.
     
    Chris Craig, Mar 7, 2019
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    Stay out of the weed
     
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    No it wasn’t that simple. They won 48 games without Melo. They really weren’t any worse last year.
     
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    abdul nader made a straight line drive at him as if he wasnt there to score easily.

    who the hell is abdul nader?
     
    illmatic99, Mar 7, 2019
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    Like honestly I'm so fucking baffled at the fact that someone could have thought Kanter played GOOD (Good???!) defense that game. Like, at BEST you can make the argument that he was acceptable on one or two possessions. That's it.

    I'm sure if you go back and count the number of layup and FT attempts while Kanter was in the game from the play-by-play that will tell you the whole fucking story.
     
    B-Roy, Mar 7, 2019
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    Kanter isn't facing the Nets. He's facing the West. If he averages 8 PPG out here, I'll be surprised.
     
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