Lillard & Team USA vs Puerto Rico game thread! Friday, 4pm ESPN2

Actually it's working out perfectly. Play the competition (NBA) players into the ground, big minutes and let Dame practice defense with coach Thibs up to the cut. He got the best defensive camp he's probably ever had and he'll be fresh for the Blazers preseason run. If my players were on the allstar team and I was coaching, they'd sit on the bench most of the game. I'd play the other players long hard minutes especially if they're from the Western conference. This is why I'm a famous head coach headed for the HOF

 

They said the Puerto Rico coach is Taco Obos. Why didn't I know that. He has white hair, no tan, and makes his swarthy lookalike Pritchard look Mexican.

Cousins plays NBA slowdown, and his game was an exercise in frustration. I think Plumlee makes the team over him.

 

Ah yes, I remember your multiple title runs during your tenure with the San Diego Bullshitters.

 

I think jlprk is right about Plumlee. He's coach K's guy and now that the US is forced to play small ball, Faried, Plumlee and Davis are the fastest bigs on the roster. Cousins has a bum knee, Drummond is a half court slower guy

 

Cousins plays slow old-style, like Chamberlain, Moses Malone, all those old non-UCLA guys did. I remember Walton trying to play that style under Tom Meschery's influence. It doesn't come naturally when you've had a great college coach. It's useless when K's the coach.

He's so great, I have no idea how to spell or pronounce it.

 

I believe it's pronounced ch chess key It's the opposite of Hawaiian names with all vowels, his is glued together with consonants like krzyzewski...sort of like jlprk..exept those two pesky vowels he uses

 

That makes me think Lillard is PISSED

 

Maybe Dame's already made the team and is expecting backup minutes for him so K's just letting him chill while scoping the competition? I mean, it's plausible Dame has his shit locked up. The team is locked up with stars. Most can't be flexible to meld from stars into role players. Dame does it all.

 

MAYBE HE IS THE SECRET WEAPON.

THIS IS CLYDE DREXLER ALL OVER AGAIN

 

nah, it was the Oregon coastal range twangbones..different league altogether, the Bullshitters suck. We rock. Best known for requiring suspenders over the jerseys to hold up the baggiest shorts in the game. Get to the line more with the suspenders.

 

Yes, we did. We thought we were drafting Dirty Sanchez, instead. #fail

 

Who is Clyde Derxl3r?

 

Lillard officially out.

VIVA ESPANA.

 

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Kyrie is going to be burnt out after this. Who ever has to fill in and press full court when rose rests is going to have a rough season. I would have liked for him to have gone, but not played much. However I'm fine with him being cut as well.

 

Watch Rose's knees explode in Spain. Its going to happen. Wouldn't be cheering that but the guy is having swelling/knee issues after a few days.

 

Box score (.pdf file)

http://archive.usab.com/misc/14_mnt_exh_03_box.pdf

 

Riverman's the nicest guy here. When he was new, he quit the board after days of PapaG abuse, but fortunately returned a couple of weeks later.

http://sportstwo.com/threads/257581-OT-Nets-sign-Jason-Collins.?p=3268305&viewfull=1#post3268305

Fixed.

 

I thank you sir! Kind words. I think you do a commendable job in being the closest thing this board will ever have to a Tom Robbins. Your sense of humor more often than not makes me think you should write a Blazer blog with some D league sprinkled in.