Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 3: BLAZERS @ THUNDER - APRIL 19, 2019, FRIDAY, 6:30 PM , ESPN & NBCSNW

They all predicted PG to get the MVP award and make the finals...and have no taste for crow

 

Why is Jake in the doghouse anyway?? did he sleep with someone's girlfriend?
It's not his fault he's a handsome dude...

 

He's not played well lately...I don't understand why but he's been a liability on both sides of the court in spot minutes...Stotts pulled him right after he ignored a pass in the paint that sailed out of bounds....he can't guard PG either. Jake seems to play best off ET handling the point....ET hasn't played well...domino effect maybe? He may get another chance to stay on the court but I doubt it at this point unless Hood just plays really poorly

 

Agreed. Should have left him in. We had nobody else going and needed a bench player to step up.

 

Turner has the reputation as a good, solid veteran, but he isn't one (well, apart from being veteran). He's paid like he brings Iguodala-level defense and play-making. I really wish the Blazers would recognize that Turner's a sunk cost and stop wasting minutes playing him. He's capable of a good game here and there, as is anyone in the NBA, but on average he's a really poor player--exactly the sort that should be cut out of playoff rotations.

 

The Blazers got hosed by the officials last night.

Change my mind.

 

I still think that Jake might be good against OKC

 

Jake can't Guard PG. Jake is not good on defense, and is very suspect on offense. Not sure why he should play. I am fine with Seth playing more, but Jake does't warrant any minutes, besides in garbage time.

 

So the loss cost me $111 because I just got charged for Game 5 ticket.

 

Oh look, the guy who argues for ET LOL.

 

1st World Problems.

 

Oh look it is the guy who thinks Jake is worth 10-12 a year LOL

 

Neither ET or Jake to me deserve playoff minutes, unless for some crazy reason they need them for a particular match up or foul trouble. Had their moments in the regular season.

 

Against the Thunder....on the road. Stotts has been anti-Jake for a good part of the season for one reason or another no matter how productive and efficient he has been. Given that Turner has been TURRBLE and Hood not much better, I just don't get it.

 

Never, ever said that.

 

Obviously last game was not this time BUT.........

I've been questioning Stotts a lot on keeping Dame in the game the entire 3rd quarter and sitting him at the beginning of the 4th. Even if Dame isn't having a good 3rd quarter, Stotts still leaves him in the whole quarter. I've felt like there have been several times where I find myself thinking with 2-3 minutes left in the 3rd that it would be a good time for Dame to sub out and take his rest then instead of "wasting" those minutes. There has also been games when CJ has it going but still subs out at his normal time too. I wonder sometimes if it would be better to flip that and have Dame sub out earlier in the 3rd and play the whole 4th instead.

OKC does that with George. They sub him out early in the 1st and 3rd so that he comes back in and plays against the 2nd unit of the opposing team in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. It might be something to consider, that is when Dame isn't scoring 25 points in a quarter, lol.

 

The real solution is for our bench to step up. If Turner is in there, he needs to be posting up and knocking the shots DOWN. If Meyers is in there, they should run pick and pop for him to shoot a three. Screens should be set for Curry to get open. We have unique scorers on our bench and we need to get them going.