Game Thread GAME# 75: ROCKETS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 30, 2017 - THURSDAY, 7:30 PM (PST), TNT

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Is Vonleh our "Power Forward of the Future?"

Poll closed Apr 6, 2017.

  1. Yes

    30 vote(s)
    63.8%

  2. No

    17 vote(s)
    36.2%
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  1. Chris Craig

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

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    Its still scary to watch him dribble
     
    Chris Craig, Mar 31, 2017
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    The first problem is that Aminu is on the floor during crunch time.
     
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    You need stoppers at crunch time. He is the best stopper on the team. IT would be foolish not to have him in at crunch time.
     
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    Apparently Crabbe is really good in a pinch..................................................................
     
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    Yeah but sometimes we need him to be. Sometimes he is the best option for defensive purposes. So I would love to have that option on occasion. But I also don't want him to feel like he has to shoot it, just because they leave him wide open. There is no reason to be the shooter, when he has 4 better offensive players on the floor with him. Harkless seems to know his role a little better.

    But I agree if he keeps shooting, then he can't be out there in crunch time. (Even if he makes the occasional big shot...which he does)
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Comfort is a relative term, and it's situationally dependent. I wasn't real "comfortable" with him taking all those open 3s against LAC in the playoffs last year, but we probably don't win the series if he doesn't.

    I don't want him taking the shot with the game on the line, but in some situations it may be the best option (if both Dame and Lillard are smothered and Chief is wide open).

    WRT to last night, with the way C.J. was shooting, I was more comfortable with Chief taking those two 3-pointers in the 4th than I was with C.J. shooting the ball. I never thought that would happen, but it did. Last night in the 4th, I actually cringed when C.J. shot. I know shooters need to keep shooting, but C.J. was so off last night, I would have preferred he either act as a decoy or drive and draw a foul than jack up 3-pointers. Up until that point, Chief was 2-3 on 3-pointers, so I didn't freak out when he took those two shots.

    But again, totally situational. I would never draw up a play for Chief to take the shot with the game on the line, but sometimes the defense forces your hand.

    BNM
     
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    That steal reminded me of one of the many clutch steals Wes Matthews made.
     
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    I have a happy/uneasy feeling when Aminu starts off hot from deep. Happy that he made it, uneasy knowing what is coming next.
     
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    Damn good point.
     
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  11. Boob-No-More

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

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    Like I said, there is never a dull moment when Chief is on the floor. You just know something is going to happen, you just do't know if it will be something good, or something bad.

    BNM
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    That means a lot. That was a fun game to freak out on!
     
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    I didnt hear him. you both need to work on your game!!!!
    Creepy ice cream eaters!!!!
     
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    Blazers Roy, Mar 31, 2017
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    Lol! That best describes him, when he's on the move. Scary, for both us, and our opponents......
     
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    Every time I see him dribble I hear the defense going "mine, mine, mine" like from Finding Nemo.
     
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