Game 8: Portland vs Sacramento 7:00pm Root, Root+

garrick · Post #21 » by **garrick** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 4:42 am

Someone tell Grant to pass the ball sometimes.

It's amazing how much of a black hole on offense he is.

PDXKnight · Post #22 » by **PDXKnight** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 4:45 am

DusterBuster wrote:
The Sebastian Express wrote:
DC_Melo wrote:Blazers making a run with Shae running the point… we are insanely long out there right now and we’re making some nice defensive plays on this run!

A possibly unpopular opinion, but I think Shaedon is probably more of a natural point than Ant. Though his actual natural position, Shae's, is the two.

Positions are largely pointless by now. The Warriors kind of destroyed the game from the point. Same with Harden once everyone just decided he’s a PG for some reason.

Gone are the days of needing a prototypical player at every position as was the NBA I grew up with.

Whenever i think the game has gone one way it seems to swing back. Before last season how many thought a dominant center would be the star on an nba championship roster any time soon during the era of the warriors?

RTG HD · Post #23 » by **RTG HD** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 4:53 am

garrick wrote:Someone tell Grant to pass the ball sometimes.

It's amazing how much of a black hole on offense he is.

Unfortunately the coach is telling him to shoot more.

Brandon-Clyde · Post #24 » by **Brandon-Clyde** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 5:00 am

4th quarter GLB pic

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Shem · Post #25 » by **Shem** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 5:17 am

Sabonis flopped hard and even after watching the replay, the refs didn't call one. :crazy:

Brandon-Clyde · Post #26 » by **Brandon-Clyde** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 5:42 am

OT GLB pic

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PDXKnight · Post #27 » by **PDXKnight** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 5:43 am

Geez blazers are so dysfunctional down tbe stretch

PDXKnight · Post #28 » by **PDXKnight** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 5:50 am

Camara is a man of the people, fan favorite sort of player no doubt

Brandon-Clyde · Post #29 » by **Brandon-Clyde** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 6:01 am

Consolation GLB pic

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Post #30 » by **DeBlazerRiddem** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 6:03 am

There is a sort of perverse pleasure at being able to not really care about a loss here tonight. Competitive loss

zzaj · Post #31 » by **zzaj** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 6:18 am

Pretty intense game for a random wednesday night...

Nice to see my boy Mays get some run, and do well...last couple plays notwithstanding. The 3 was forgivable, the drive into 3 defenders at the rim, not so much. But he's a 3rd string PG who should be the primary backup...18/11 is nothing to shake a stick at.

Grant had like the game of his life with 38/9/5 with 3 blocks. He should do that at the SF spot from now on, Chauncey...

Overall a lot to like here. Ayton came up with those nice 15 footers at the end of regulation, which are good shots. He still can't defend the short PnR against Sabonis, but hardly anybody can...Jr. learned from his dad.

It'll be really interesting to see what Sharpe looks like in 2 years when his experience starts to pay off. Right now it looks like there is still too much wasted motion and indecision with the ball in his hands. Every once in a while he'll get it right and it's like, "yes". He's not getting a ton of separation on his drives either--he either gets too wide or his burst gets him a little out of control. He needs to take a page out of the Scoot 'secondary burst" handbook once he gets a little stronger.

I like a team that doesn't quit, and this team doesn't seem to quit. Entertaining basketball and the perfect result for ping pong balls.

monopoman · Post #32 » by **monopoman** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 6:51 am

Blazers really putting up a good fight against most teams, this might have been a win with Simons or Scoot out there hypothetically.

Post #33 » by **DeBlazerRiddem** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 7:53 am

monopoman wrote:Blazers really putting up a good fight against most teams, this might have been a win with Simons or Scoot out there hypothetically.

Simply having Shaedon in OT I think would have done it...

Post #34 » by **DeBlazerRiddem** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 7:56 am

Also Camera just continues to impress and is someone you can have out there when the game matters. Two HUGE defensive plays that let us even push the game to OT.

Post #35 » by **The Sebastian Express** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 10:49 am

Competitive loss!

soobias · Post #36 » by **soobias** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 5:00 pm

my prediction was wrong but i'll happily take the loss for more ping pong balls

JasonStern · Post #37 » by **JasonStern** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 6:16 pm

We have one healthy guard. Olshey probably calling Jody asking "miss me now?"

Norm2953 · Post #38 » by **Norm2953** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 7:48 pm

JasonStern wrote:We have one healthy guard. Olshey probably calling Jody asking "miss me now?"

Scoot will likely be back for the next game.

We might see Thybulle get some time in the BC with perhaps Walker and Murray getting more time on the
court.

Effigy · Post #39 » by **Effigy** » Thu Nov 9, 2023 8:07 pm

DeBlazerRiddem wrote:
monopoman wrote:Blazers really putting up a good fight against most teams, this might have been a win with Simons or Scoot out there hypothetically.

Simply having Shaedon in OT I think would have done it...

He didn't score a point in the 4th did he? I mean, before he was ejected of course

JasonStern · Post #40 » by **JasonStern** » Fri Nov 10, 2023 5:29 pm

Norm2953 wrote:
JasonStern wrote:We have one healthy guard. Olshey probably calling Jody asking "miss me now?"

Scoot will likely be back for the next game.

We might see Thybulle get some time in the BC with perhaps Walker and Murray getting more time on the
court.

If Timelord wasn't out, I'd be fine playing Ayton at PG for a couple of games. We aren't seriously trying to win this year. But it'd be nice to see him try to get better as a passing big man. Worst case, it'd be hilarious. And if any coach would do it...