Game Thread GAME# 7: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - OCTOBER 30, 2018 - TUESDAY, 5:00 PM (PDT), NBCSNW

Thanks! I was actually planning on doing this at the all-star break.

 

"We know they're gonna play...... I don't know what that basketball is"

 

lmao, I laughed out loud when I saw that too! Nurk is so innocently savage!

 

Great Game by the Blazers. Nurkic in BEAST MODE, he took Advantage of miss matches every Time, he could have easily score 30 or more Points

 

Gotta say, I like Turner this season. He's not shooting too much, leading the 2nd unit, reasonable basketball. Just wish Curry is more about passing and less about trying to impress.

 

Oh come on man, if you can choose between the used car salesman or Daryl Morey as a GM, who do you Pick ? Easy one . Morey is one of the best GM's in the League and can build a Championship team, Neil is... well Neil gives Meyers, Turner, Crabbe and Harkless 224 Million Dollars

 

That's kind of why i posted it. I looked at the standings and shook my head.

 

There are those that don't follow it. But it would be said that they are already "World Class" when they get to the NBA. And that would make sense as they have all had at least 10K in the gym before they ever get to the NBA. But this extends actuall minutes to become a Journeyman Player. Most players do not become All Stars or Hall of Famers. Most players such as Jake are trying to become good role players that contribute to a team for 12-14 years.

 

Must be the Melo effect and as i recall many wanted him here. Dodged that bullet and a good reminder why fans don't make decisions.

 

The Melo effect is real. Defensive rating with him on the floor is abysmal, just like last year in OKC. I thought the loss of Ariza was overblown, and it probably is, but they look worse than the Kings when Harden isn't playing.

 

WTF is D'Antoni thinking having Paul play most of the 4th quarter in a blow out game? It would have been hilarious if Paul would have aggravated his tender hamstring that he has had issues with. Poor decision making.

 

I was thinking the same thing last night. Why the fuck is Chris Paul, old, fragile, injury prone, Chris Paul playing 37 minutes in a 20-point blowout in October? Makes no sense at all. None of our starters played more than 27 minutes. All of their starters played more than 30. It's a long season and they rely on older players to play a lot of minutes. I know HOU's bench sucks, but they weren't winning that game, even with playing their starters playing against our bench in the 4th quarter. This is EXACTLY the type of game where you pull your starters and let the bench mob play mop up duty. Otherwise that shit catches up with you and you end up eventually relying on your shitty bench when your starters start wearing down. Stoopid coaching decision last night by D'Antoni.

BNM

 

If the machine that cleans the ice at hockey games is called the Zamboni, they should rename that machine the D'Antoni. It's designed to produce bricks at a rate of one every 7 seconds, or less.

BNM

 

Neil Olshey should get an award and a huge Thank You from the fans for NOT getting Melo.

 

Yeah that worked out well for our bench as well, gave them a little more experience against the other teams starters. The end of the game was not the normal "garbage time". This in a game where our bench did not shoot well.

Our starters all looked good. The lack of pressure from the Rockets certainly helped. Dame, CJ, and Nurk were in cruise control in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.

 

Remember when so many people wanted to trade Harkless for Melo two summers ago?
An injured Harkless is better than a healthy Melo.

 

Or by not bending over and taking Ryan Anderson's contract so that Melo could go to HOU last year.

In the end, the whole Carmelo saga weakened two of our Western Conference rivals. It hurt OKC last year, plus they had to take on Dennis Schroder's horrible contract to get out of the final year and $27 million of Carmelo's contract. OKC currently has the highest payroll in the league, and with Schroder's contract, Westbrook's max. deal and PG13's extension, they have no relief in sight for three years.

In the end, HOU is much weaker, having lost all of Ariza, Mbah a Moute and Ryan Anderson. As horrible as Anderson is defensively, Melo is just as bad. Plus, Anderson does one thing well, shoot 3-pointers, that is valuable in HOU's system. HOU is much weaker at both ends this year than last.

BNM