Game Thread GAME# 66: BLAZERS @ PELICANS - MARCH 14, 2017 - TUESDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

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Which trade was the bigger steal?

Poll closed Mar 19, 2017.

  1. Cousins & Casspi for Hield, Tyreke, Galloway, 2017 First Rounder, 2017 2nd Rounder

    21 vote(s)
    47.7%

  2. Nurkic & 2017 First Rounder for Plumlee & 2017 2nd Rounder

    23 vote(s)
    52.3%
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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    29 - 36
    (12-22 Road)
    NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
    26 - 40
    (15-18 Home)

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    ---------    PROBABLE STARTERS---------
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    [​IMG] PG [​IMG]
    DAMIAN LILLARD VS JRUE HOLIDAY

    [​IMG] SG [​IMG]
    C.J. McCOLLUM VS WAYNE SELDEN

    [​IMG] SF [​IMG]
    MOE HARKLESS VS SOLOMON HILL

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    NOAH VONLEH VS ANTHONY DAVIS

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    JUSUF NURKIC VS DeMARCUS COUSINS

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    WHEN: 5:00 PM, TUESDAY, 3/14/2017

    WHERE: SMOOTHIE KING CENTER, NEW ORLEANS, LA
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    TV BROADCAST:
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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    --------------BENCH--------------
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
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    NAPIER , QUARTERMAN , CONNAUGHTON
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    CRABBE , LAYMAN
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    AMINU , LEONARD

    NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
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    FRAZIER , MOORE , CRAWFORD
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    THOMPSON , CUNNINGHAM , DIALLO
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    MONTIEJUNAS , AJINCA


    INJURIES
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    Evan Turner (right hand fracture, third metacarpal): OUT
    Ed Davis (arthoscopic surgery , left shoulder): OUT
    Festus Ezeli (left knee): OUT
    PELICANS
    Omer Asik (illness): QUESTIONABLE
    Quincy Pondexter (left knee): OUT


    HEAD COACHES
    [​IMG] - VS – [​IMG]
    TERRY STOTTS --- ALVIN GENTRY



    :reading:PELICANS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
    :reading:BLAZERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Nurk is gonna need to really secure rebounds, he can't let it bounce off him so much with the frontcourt we are about to play.
     
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    Nurk gets up for cousins much like Leonard. That's gonna be a fun matchup.
     
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    No let downs.......... Make it 6 out of 7
     
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    BrunoSOC Ripcity from Brazil

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    I just dont know how to explain this in words, but that is a BIG GAME for us. If we win, we take out pelicans and we get a big motivation to play the next game vs spurs.
     
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  8. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    If NOP is smart, they will put Davis on Nurkic. I think his length would bother Nurk more than Cousins' strength/bulk. They can then put Cousins on Vonleh.

    If that happens, look for Aminu to get big minutes at the 4 to force Davis out of the paint to let Nurkic bang down low with Cousins.

    On the other end, look for NOP to pound the ball into Cousins down low early to try to get Nurkic in foul trouble. If Cousins gets the calls, it could mean early foul trouble for Nurkic. If not, it could mean and early technical for Cousins.

    Then we can bring in Meyers to draw the second technical and ejection!

    BNM
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    They're all big games. We need to beat the below .500 teams on our schedule both at home and on the road. We are currently two games back of DEN in the win column. We need to win all of our "winnable" games to catch them.

    BNM
     
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    Cousins like to bang and then flail his arms about, I really can not see a scenario where Nurk does not get into foul trouble. And because there is little or no depth behind him with Davis out, I really do not like this match up.
     
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    Leonard always brings it against cousins. I'm more worried about Davis. Aminu is probably our best bet against him, but he'll probably go off either way. Our scheme might actually work against New Orleans though, because they can't shoot for shit.
     
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    Anybody think we will be possibly see both Nurk and Meyers playing alongside each other defending Davis and Boogie?
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Maybe for a few spot minutes, but neither one of them really match up well with Davis. The good news is with Solomon Hill and Hollis Thompson in the starting line up, they are playing 3-5 on offense. So, we should be able to sag off those guys and help on Davis and Cousins.

    They weren't a deep team to begin with, but losing Heald, Tyreke, Galloway, Jones and then with Casspi breaking his thumb and Jack tearing his meniscus, they are basically three guys and a rotation of 10-day contracts.

    BNM
     
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    Need to win 12 of 17 to get to .500. I don't think we'll make it, but I'm totally rooting for it to happen. Go Blazers!
     
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    Pelis bigs are solid. Take into account how we play down to a teams level, I think we have a tough time tonight.
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    It's going to be a weird game. NOP is having trouble fitting together, but either, or both of Davis and Cousins are capable of going off for 50+ points against us. Nurk helps, but if they get him in early foul trouble, it's going to be a long night. Meyers has the size to bang with Cousins, but has a history of alternating between frustrating him and igniting him. You never know what's going to happen with Boogie (or Meyers for that matter).

    BNM
     
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    Biased voting.

    If both trades were on the table for us, prior to either being made, 99% of the people would have taken DMC.
    DMC is an all star people. He was the bigger steal regardless of the teams record with him.
    Sorry. Gotta KEEP IT REAL HERE.
     
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    Salary Implications were part of my vote for Nurkic. Also, retention. It's not obvious Boogie will re-sign with them, much more likely Nurkic re-signs with us.

    #Howzdat4realz
     
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    Like someone on here said: Boogie likes to do a lot of that flailing bullshit. That's gonna get Nurk in trouble.

    And Vonleh on Davis? Gee....that should go over well.

    I wouldn't be surprised if we lose this, but I hope we don't. Go Blazers.
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Expect a lot of Aminu at the 4, and as I said, we need to help off of Solomon Hill and Hollis Thompson EVERY time Davis or Cousins has the ball.

    I mean seriously, Hill is averaging 6.5 ppg on .383 FG% and Thompson is at 3.8 ppg on .268 FG%. Those two would have trouble scoring 20 points between them if you locked them in a gym alone and let them play 2-on-0 for an hour.

    If Pat Connaughton was playing for NOP, he'd be starting right now - and would be their 4th best starter.

    BNM
     
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