Game Thread GAME# 73: BLAZERS @ THUNDER - MARCH 25, 2018 - SUNDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), NBCSNW

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Gut feeling: how many wins will the Blazers notch on this 3-game road trip (vs OKC, N.O., & MEM)

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  1. Reep

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    I love the PnR dunk by Nurk where Melo sees it coming and just backs completely off the court. Melo seems to be exactly what many of us feared he would be if he came to Portland--a one-dimensional player, who doesn't even have one dimension at times.
     
    Reep, Mar 26, 2018
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Exactly. I've seen Pops call two timeouts in a minute. But what does he know.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Just don't touch anything.
     
    BBert, Mar 26, 2018
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Did y'all see Dame yell at Stotts for calling that time out to blow up Nurk's easy basket? Dame was PISSED. I've never seen him do that.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Stotts literally called a time out to stop a run. Unfortunately, it was to stop Nurk running in for a dunk. SMH LOL
     
    BBert, Mar 26, 2018
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    The headline on nba.com reads: McCollum on fire as Blazers halt Thunder.

    That should be C.J.'s new nickname: Halt and Catch Fire, for the way he can stop on a dime and nail the shot.

    BNM
     
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    Someone needs to pay Moe even more money!
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Mo Harkless >> Melo Melo
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    No no. Melo chose the right team. It's a perfect fit. For us ;)
     
    BBert, Mar 26, 2018
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    This is why Dame and CJ aren't the GM
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Better than at OKC? Possibly.

    Better for the Blazers? No.
     
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    I think Melo would've been better in Portland. Look at how Westbrook held back Oladipo. Stotts would've found a way to maximize Melo's strengths.
     
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    Melo is one of the most over-rated 'stars' in a long time.

    He's talented, but his contributions make him an average player at best now. For everything he does to help a team win, he does something stupid or lazy to help them loose too.
     
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    Great stare down against Melo haha
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Melo backpedaling out of bounds was the quickest move and the best decision he made in the entire game.

    BNM
     
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    And people said I was crazy for saying this last summer.
    DAMN good thing Neil got saved from himself...AGAIN! How many times have players decisions kept Neil from making a bad move?
     
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    Great stare down against Melo haha
    I didn't notice that little elbow he tossed at Nurk before the dunk. What a little bitch. Feeling all tough when he's throwing Dame out of the way, but at least Dame tried. Melo just ran like a bitch. Loved Nurk's look over his shoulder. Like "that's what I thought".
     
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    I agree with your sentiment, but bitch isn't the right word. Coward
     
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    @HCP
    What say you?

     
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    Just went on the air, I’ll watch later.
     
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