Game Thread GAME# 8: TIMBERWOLVES @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 7, 2021 - THURSDAY, 7:00 PM, NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Jan 5, 2021.

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Who's the biggest ball hog on the Blazers?

Poll closed Jan 12, 2021.

  1. Dame

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%

  2. McCollum

    9 vote(s)
    19.6%

  3. Melo

    29 vote(s)
    63.0%

  4. Trent

    2 vote(s)
    4.3%

  5. Simons

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%

  6. Other

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%

  7. Blevins

    3 vote(s)
    6.5%
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  1. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    There’s NO way we win this game tonight. We suck. Can’t play defense.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    If we are able to win, it will be a miracle sent from above.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Hey as long as we win I’ll be happy.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Oh who am I kidding, we will NEVER win this game.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Must win game!
     
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    We all know it's going to be first blowout. And we should give Terry livetime extension after this game, cos he is so nice for HCP.
     
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    Minny has won 1 playoff game over the previous 16 years. 15 out of 16 years in the lottery and they will be there again this year.

    they suck...as a team and as a franchise

    and yet, they seem to be able to beat the Blazers at least once every year. Is tonight the night?
     
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  8. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Blazers by 20....at some point during the game.
     
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    The idea that we don't have talent on defense is not true because of good defenders in Gary, DJJ and RoCo and a good paint protector in Nurk. If we played Dame, Gary, DJJ, RoCo and a physically and mentally in shape Nurk with some better defenders and one good scorer off the bench, we would likely be around 10th on defense and our offense would probably also be aound 10th. Obviously we have the talent to make those trades. It would still take very different coaching.

    I don't know if having a barely plus defense and a barely plus offense is better than having what I think will be an elite regular season offense and a really bad defense. Two extremes or just above average?
     
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    Not that I'm advocating this, but put Thibs in charge of RoCo, DJJ, Trent and Nurkic from a defensive standpoint and see what happens.
     
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    Big bro at this point best thing to do is lose so we can get some needed changes instead of playing insanity
     
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    If everyone in this forum bets against them, they would win. That is the karma that we project.
     
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    I always say those homeless people who talk to themselves should at least be in pairs so it looks like they're having a conversation....
     
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    remind me to never watch a Blazers game with you.....
     
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    against chicago, nurk played his best game of the season and although it was still not good enough, he was trending in a positive direction

    hopefully we keep feeding nurk tonight, we need a lot of dame & nurk pnr and hopefully nurk continues trending in a positive direction
     
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    He is playing his way in shape. I see it too.
     
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    UncleCliffy'sDaddy We're all Bozos on this bus.

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    Watch, Layman will have a career night.......
     
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    Riverman you like the product that’s being produced? It’s trash. No offensive creativity, don’t even get started on the defense. That’s ok with you? Or let’s not talk about it and blindly homer oursleves to follow the team ?
     
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    No...I don't need constant negative affirmations during games after or before them....this team is a work in progress...I'm a fan and I cheer for them to win tonight and support them ...call it what you like. I don't spend one minute listening to the nba spin doctors like Bayless either...waste of time in my view. Every game is a fresh start....I don't bring baggage to them if possible..game threads are my least favorite part of the forum because of angst filled critics.....I understand a lot of folks here enjoy that part of the Blazers experience....I'm not one of them. This team is not trash....it's just not synched up yet
     
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