Game Thread GAME# 80: JAZZ @ BLAZERS - APRIL 8, 2017 - SATURDAY, 7:00 (PDT), KGW

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Would you prefer the Blazers tank the rest of the way to miss the Playoffs?

Poll closed Apr 8, 2017.

  1. Yes

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    11.8%

  2. No

    30 vote(s)
    88.2%
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    Got my wife a "DAME TIME" T shirt . . . got myself a " 'bout DAME TIME" T shirt (how's that for double entendre?) . . . We'll see if these are as lucky as my black on black "RIP CITY" hat . . .
     
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    Dame just won that game with pure willpower....amazing effort...Jazz never recovered...looked like more of an allstar than Hayward to me! Proud to be a Blazer fan today! One more win! The client I care for switched his Mariners game to the Blazers for me...made my shift great!
     
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    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    I didn't see it but kudos for being honest about how you saw it. Most fans are like a teenage criminal's mom. "He's such a good boy and wouldn't ever hurt anybody" even when there are witnesses and video.

    Truth is good.
     
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    42N8Bounce Red Hot And Rebuilding

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    Nothing against Stoudamire, but it sure is nice to see Lillard on the top of this list.

    BlazersTop10Pts.jpg

    Lillard now has 4 of the top 10 best scoring games in Blazers team history.

    Best Blazer ever? Not yet, but his legacy continues to grow....
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    I like how his GmSc is exactly as good as the GSW game last season. 47.9!
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Damn the Calabro jinx and those missed free throws! Fire that schmuck before he costs us the playoffs
     
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    Dame was amazing but I've got to give shoutouts to Vonleh, Aminu and Turner for their amazing defense all game...to hold the Jazz to 86 pts and get as many stops as they did...even frustrated Gobert....great team defense that won't get much love in light of Dame's career night but still deserves some praise
     
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    Whatever Dame wants!
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Ok that's it. Hire Kaman to shadow Meyer's all through the playoffs.
     
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    Anyone have one of those cool video stories for last night? Pinwheel empire?
     
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    Yes the Blazers played hard on D all night. Especially the ones you mentioned.

    Not that impressed with Gobert last night. No doubt he is a solid player, but other than the dunks set up by his teammates or after a rebound.....not much of an offensive game. Especially when you consider he was guarded by Meyers and Vonleh for much of the game. Nurk is better.

    I also thought Harkless played a solid game as well.
     
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    Just finished the replay. Vonleh worked the boards again and also had moments defensively. I love when he switches. Only one that gave Joe Johnson any real trouble.

    Leonard was ok by his standards but still pretty shit. It's obvious he's limited by something physically, so I actually believe the story about his back and hip. I'll give him credit for playing through it, but he shouldn't be out there tbh. We should've signed another big. Whatever. No luxury tax!

    McCollums shot is consistently short, a good indicator that he doesn't have his legs. I really hope this doesn't come down to that last game so he can rest. But Blazers, so it probably will.

    We got away with a lot of stuff, but so did the Jazz. It was officiated the same on both ends.

    I hate Ingles, but part of that is probably jealousy, that a guy that unathletic can be that good.
     
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    Nice work Inspector. I really think and hope you are right.

    I think you CAN say best Blazer ever, if not now, by the end of next season for sure. He has done more things than any other Blazer in history except win. That is the only thing anyone else has on him at this point.
    He has had the best rookie season of any Blazer, He has scored the most points in the first 5 years as a Blazer. He has the highest single game score and in the next game he will break the single season score total as well.
    Geoff is the only guy stats wise that comes close to his accomplishments thus far and he is rarely mentioned when the best is discussed. Its usually Drexler or Walton, right?
    Drexler went to the finals twice.

    currently
    1. Drexler
    2. Dame
    3. Walton
    4. Peitrie

    End of next year:
    1.Dame
    2.Drexler
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    It was the best team defense I'd seen them play all year.
     
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    Man, I swear there was a picture of dame's face over Biggie Smalls...... can't find it.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Its over this pic! Screen Shot 2017-04-09 at 2.14.09 PM.png
     
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    You do see the contradiction there, right?
     
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    Feel free to point it out to me?
     
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    You're saying Lillard is arguably the best Blazer ever, because of his stats...ignoring playoff success. Then you say that Petrie is the only one close to Lillard's early career trajectory stats, and that Petrie is rarely mentioned in the "best Blazer" discussions. So, if big stats and lack of playoff success keep Petrie out of the "best" discussion, why would Lillard be topping it already?

    And no, one huge shot against Houston isn't what I consider playoff success, given the shellacking in the next round.
     
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