Game Thread PRESEASON GAME# 3: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - DECEMBER 16, 2020 - WEDNESDAY, 6:00, NBCSNW

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Rate Nurk's new hair

Poll closed Dec 20, 2020.

  1. 1 Horrendous

    12 vote(s)
    26.1%

  2. 2

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  3. 3

    3 vote(s)
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  4. 4

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  5. 5

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  6. 6

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  7. 7

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  8. 8

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  9. 9

    0 vote(s)
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  10. 10 Gorgeous

    4 vote(s)
    8.7%
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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2020-21 PRESEASON RECORD
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    1 - 1
    (0-0 Road)
    DENVER NUGGETS
    0 - 1
    (0-0 Home)

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    _____________________________
    ---------    PROBABLE STARTERS---------

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    [​IMG] PG [​IMG]
    DAMIAN LILLARD VS JAMAL MURRAY

    [​IMG] SG [​IMG]
    C.J. McCOLLUM VS GARY HARRIS

    [​IMG] SF [​IMG]
    DERRICK JONES Jr. VS MICHAEL PORTER Jr.

    [​IMG] PF [​IMG]
    ROBERT COVINGTON VS PAUL MILSAP

    [​IMG] C [​IMG]
    JUSUF NURKIC VS NIKOLA JOKIC

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    WHEN: 6:00 PM (PST), WEDNESDAY, 12/16/2020

    WHERE: BALL ARENA, DENVER, CO
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    TV BROADCAST:
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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    --------------BENCH--------------
    ---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----
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    SIMONS , TRENT Jr. , BLEVINS
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    ELLEBY , HOOD , ANTHONY
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    GILES , KANTER


    - DENVER NUGGETS-
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    CAMPAZZO , HOWARD , MORRIS
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    HAMPTON , DOZIER , WHITTINGTON
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    CANCAR , GREEN , NNAJI
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    HARTENSTEIN , BOL


    INJURIES
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    Anfernee Simons (sore hamstring): QUESTIONABLE
    Nassir Little (illness): OUT
    Zach Collins (ankle): OUT
    NUGGETS
    Greg Whittington (left knee inflammation): QUESTIONABLE
    Will Barton (knee, back): OUT




    HEAD COACHES
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    TERRY STOTTS --- MICHAEL MALONE

    :reading:OFFICIAL NUGGETS' GAME NOTES
    :reading: OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​



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    Stotts gotta find more minutes for Elleby this game...
     
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    I wonder how much either team will play their starters?

    This short lead time is putting extra pressure on the coaches. They need to integrate new starters, but they also have to play the bench enough to see who deserves to fill out the rotation. In Stotts' case, he also has to find more minutes for CJ2, our sleeper candidate for ROY!
     
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    It’s the worst hair I’ve ever seen and also the best.
     
    Scalma, Dec 13, 2020
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    Wonder if this game will end with the same result since you have STOLEN my game thread making duties!!!!???
     
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    A better team and a better test. Minutes should start to look more like a regular rotation unless it is a blowout late.
     
    TBpup, Dec 14, 2020
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    I think we'll see that in the first half at least but I still don't think we'll see the team go all out to win. I don't think we'll have the completely normal rotation because I doubt they'll let Nurk go for more than 20-24 minutes. The beginning of the game will be very telling as far as where the team is at on both ends of the court.
     
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    If Nurk had Elleby's hair I would call the the fashion police. That style belongs under a British Royal family guards hat. Nurks hair looks like a grandma's wig.
     
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    does anybody know what the NBA protocols are for a traveling team? Are they trying to 'bubble' the players and coaches in hotels?

    also, I noticed Sly is the only one who said Nurk's hair is gorgeous. Pretty concrete evidence that Sly is some kind of fucking poodle
     
    wizenheimer, Dec 14, 2020
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    Hopeful Stotts shows his hand about how his rotation these nexts to games.
     
    James lamphear, Dec 14, 2020
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    GrandpaBlaze Predictions Game Master

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    Hey! That is Sexist - er - Racist? - er - Dog-ist? - er - Species-ist?

    That being said, doesn't mean it isn't also true.
     
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    My guess is first half regular season rotation.

    Then on Friday regular season rotation through the third quarter.

    Would be the easiest way to line things up with Nurkic and Rodney’s conditioning. Also, early in the season Stotts typically rolls with at least a ten man rotation, so I don’t see it getting tightened up too tight, especially with a shortened training camp and Hood on a minutes restriction
     
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    Game day!

    Go Blazers!
    Kjironman is a fan!!!
     
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    I wonder if Covington will fix our problem with Milsap?
     
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    I don't know if that question will get answered in a preseason game but I wonder if age, losing Grant and the fastest paced schedule in league history will fix every team's problem with Milsap?
     
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    Yeah, I think the word order is a little whacko in the original post. Should read: "Pretty concrete evidence that Sly is fucking some kind of ginger poodle."
     
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    I ANSWERED THE QUESTION AS IF NURK PERSONALLY ASKED ME. AND CONSIDERING HOW BIG HE IS I WOULD AGREE WITH ANYTHING HE ASKS.
     
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    There are so many quotes in this post, all I got from it is Sly is han solo with a John Wayne swagger.
     
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    When we lose our 2nd straight game because of the DarkWing guy's thread jinx....... I don't want to hear ANYBODY cryin', begging me to take back over!!!
     
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