Game Thread Portland Trail Blazers vs. L.A. Clippers - Preseason Game #3 - 10/8/2017, 12:30pm

Ed was great two years ago, but he's starting to feel like the odd man out to me.

I'm fine with Terry giving him his usual 17-20 mpg a game if the rookies don't prove to be useful as they've looked so far, but when I think about the different frontcourt combinations that make sense and could be positives for us, I struggle to come up with one involving him.

Aminu/Davis might be the only one and that even might be ugly if Aminu doesn't shoot the 3 better this year.

 

But there are people in here actually convinced he's gonna just replace Crabbe. Not gonna lie, connaughton has shot the ball well and brings more to the table than Morrow.

 

On Crabbe he only score 10 points a game off the bench. Today Harkless score 16 and if he can do that then it improvement. Overall so far our bench is deeper for us then last year. Today had Harkless Collins Turner Davis and right there to me is 9 deep right now. Now Vonleh and Napier come back that 11 players that can make positive things on the court. Yes we don't have the big name players but them 11 players are solid basketball players.

 

Just got home. Here are my observations from the game

Nurk and Jordan are gonna get into it this year. It's easy to tell they don't really like each other. Jordan probably doesn't like behind pushed around. Not used to it. They have a history too. When Nurk was with the nuggets he would jaw at Jordan a lot.

Briscoe is still more fun than Morrow. Connaughton actually did alright. Maybe his one fan was right and he develops into not a bum.

Collins might be skinny but he looks loooong in person and moves like a smaller man.

Swanigan is all out and had a couple of really nice defensive possessions against Blake. His strength and length will bother guys, despite the less than ideal agility.

Harkless really stood out. His post ups are fun to watch and his shot looks a little bit cleaner than last year.

I say this as someone who believed in Layman; he looks awful. His shots aren't even close and plays timid.

Teodosic is going to be a top 15 PG in the league as a rookie.

 

Which is why it was smart to kick the tires on Crabbe then sell high.

 

Do you really think Harkless can average a 15 or so points a game? I don't.

 

Because Stotts put him in the Vonleh role. Start him for ~6 minutes at the beginning of each half and never let him see the light of day again.

 

Leadership. It helps that he was playing against Beverley as well. Dame loves roasting that guy.

 

I want a bottle! I'm obsessed with hot sauce, really want to start making my own. I've been making homemade salsa but I wanna expand to hot sauce.

 

Crabbe tonight: 11 minutes, 14 pts, +16.
(He also got a steal, an assist and a rebound.)

 

I love Crabbe. I don’t know why guys here hated him for the most part. He was the 3rd best 3 point shooter in the league on TONs of attempt for the season..

We fucked up letting him go

 

I wish I could have seen Meyers on the boards.

 

I have you on IGNORE, so I haven't even been able to see the thread son!

 

Exposed in a lie: you can't put admins on ignore. (I've tried. Not you Sly.)

 

We will miss AC!

 

Denny has given me powers you just wouldn't understand son.

 

We didn't just let him go.... we traded him for nothing.

 

Maybe someday when I'm able to make larger quantities. I'm in research and development mode. This batch is great though. Anchos, green jalapeno, garlic and a touch of habanero: half grilled, half fresh. Fermented with salt, brown sugar, and lime juice for 4 weeks, and then blended with a secret mix of vinegars, strained and bottled. It took 4 pounds of peppers to make 2 large sriracha bottles full.

 

That's awesome man! I'm gonna have to get started. How does the fermentation work, do you just let them sit, or do you have special equipment?