Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 2, GAME 2: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - MAY 1, 2019 - WEDNESDAY, 6:00 PM, TNT

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Apr 30, 2019.

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What do you feel is more beneficial for a team?

Poll closed May 30, 2019.

  1. Offensive rebounds

    17 vote(s)
    34.0%

  2. Defensive rebounds

    10 vote(s)
    20.0%

  3. They are equivalent in value.

    23 vote(s)
    46.0%
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    Bet you haven’t been impressed by the blazers
     
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    I hate him so much as a basketball player on our Teams. Jesus Christ he's so horrible
     
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    The media has the attention span of goldfish. 1 game is the series.
     
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    Oh No . Not the red uniforms.
     
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    Pull up the boot straps and kick their asses.
     
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    Steven A doin his shit.....The only chance the "Steelers" have ...…. Isiah did complement Dame.
     
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    Two things Terry better not do tonight:

    1) Guard Jokic with Moe.
    2) Platoon the entire bench unit onto the floor together.
     
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    I feel like a team without home court needs to win one of the first two. And I think Blazers can do it.
     
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    More Hood less ET.
     
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    So glad about the start time for this game. The playoffs are killing my sleep schedule and I should be able to get to bed around midnight eastern after this one.
     
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    I agree on #1 because Aminu did a better job but i'm thinking maybe Milsap might hammer Mo also?
    I also agree with #2 and i think either CJ or Dame should be on the court at all times but i also think they should work more shots for Seth.
     
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    Does anyone hate the idea of putting Kanter on Milsap and Aminu / Zach on Jokic?
    Millsap is going to score some still but I don't think he could bully Kanter. I don't think we have anyone outside of maybe Meyers who can just body up Jokic, but Zach and Aminu should be able to go out on the perimeter and get in his face while being able to stay in front of him.
     
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    Aminu on Jokic yes, Zach? no. He won't last 10 mins on the court if he guards Jokic. Would get into foul trouble in a hurry.
     
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    As long as he's getting his money's worth on those fouls. I think you could argue that every one the Blazers have available to them won't get the benefit of the whistles vs Jokic. Would rather use up Zach's fouls than Kanters or Moe's.
     
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    The problem isn't just Zach getting in foul trouble. It's also giving them 10-12 pts at the FT line.
     
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    I don't think Aminu (or Turner, or Jake, or, or, or) should guard Jokic either. Meyers. Meyers is a far better option than any SF-sized player. You can't guard Jokic with a SF. We've got Kanter, Meyers, and then Collins/Skal if those two get into foul trouble.

    Yes, one of Dame/CJ needs to be on the court at all times. This is the Playoffs. Re: Seth - that dude should only shoot 3s off the catch. I think we could have some success running some action for Hood. And even though it won't happen, Jake would be far more effective than Turner against DEN (and just in general).
     
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    IMHO, now that I have recovered:

    The Blazers were coming off a high from Game 5. They had a letdown. They hadn't played for almost a week and practice is just not the same. The refs were horrible.

    I won't say they WILL win Game 2 but I think they have a good chance of doing so and if they do, a really good chance of taking the series.
    Philly & Boston won on the road. So can Portland.

    Go Blazers.

    I'll have to watch Rachel Maddow when her show reprises at 9 PM. Blazers are about the only thing that pre-empts Rachel (my not so secret crush).
     
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    I would love to see if they could go effective with Meyers on the court for a long period of time. But i fear he will get into foul trouble very quickly. He could hit some shots and help out spacing but you got to remember Kanter went for 26 last game. Not sure Meyers makes up that kind of offense?
    I'm interested in seeing what Stotts does? My bet is he stays with Meyers for 10-15 mins and tries to continue to get production from Kanter. Then goes Aminu on Jokic while showing doubles as soon as Jokic tries to back into the paint. Seemed to work last game in the second half.
     
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    Harkless--Murray
    Aminu--Jokic
    Kanter--Millsap

    Saw a little bit of it late and I'm not sure it's some great solution (Harkless looked powerless vs Jokic in the times they matched up in game 1) but it would give us the ability to switch the Murray/Jokic pnr that gave us so much trouble.

    I would also play around with trapping Murray with Hark and Aminu, depending on where the screen is set and how Denver chooses to space the floor.
     
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