[Game Thread] Portland @ Minnesota

[BlackMamba]

what happened to nate?


and i think that martell "fading" away has more to do with jones and outlaw making the big plays when the team most need them.

even though i think he will continue to be the starting SF unless he gets injured, he has to be more consistent.

[Pattycakes]

Martell starting isn't hurting or helping anything. I can accept that if Jajo and TO are continually stepping up the rest of the season.

[breaker91]

I'm hoping the Blazers blow them out and McBob gets 20 minutes/20 points because of it. I want the legend of McBob to grow and grow into a massive groundswell of McBob momentum. I want him to be so well-liked in Portland that 15 year old girls on school buses chant his name like he was a member of Menudo or N'Sync or whatever boy band is popular these days. We start winning big and mark my words--we'll enter a realm of McBob worship to match or exceed the short-lived "Dave Twardzik with a perm" whirlwind of 1979.

All hail McBob!!!

Maybe it is time to remove the Ha picture thread and replace it with a McBob image thread.

[mojomarc]

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Maybe it is time to remove the Ha picture thread and replace it with a McBob image thread.

NEVER!!!!! As magnificent as McBob is, he can't hold a candle to Jaws+Odd Job.

[Mr Odd]

If the blazers play there game I think we should get this one. I assume Nate will be back coaching? Personly I was not very happy with Deans sub patterns.

Nate has always been pretty bad at how to
play and when to play his players (however
it has gotten better) but youre right, Dean
seems to have outdone Nate in that area.. .

But im not going to get down on Dean about
it since he was credited for the new zone d.. .

[d-train]

This is the most winnable game in January but no road game is going to be easy. I think we need this win because the wins are going to be scarce for a while.

[BlackMamba]

why all the commotion around mcbob?

[J~Rush]

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Nate has always been pretty bad at how to
play and when to play his players (however
it has gotten better) but youre right, Dean
seems to have outdone Nate in that area.. .

But im not going to get down on Dean about
it since he was credited for the new zone d.. .

I honestly believe that about 2% of Dean's sentences start with "you know". After reading the article interview and hearing the postgame interview a couple nights ago.

[Milkdud]

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Nate has always been pretty bad at how to
play and when to play his players (however
it has gotten better) but youre right, Dean
seems to have outdone Nate in that area.. .

But im not going to get down on Dean about
it since he was credited for the new zone d.. .

I dont really wanna dump on Dean either, it was just kind of maddening to watch the Jazz just abuse the blazers on the glass over and over again. Im sure Dean knows more about basketball the I but it doesnt take a genius to see that having the front court combo of Frye/Outlaw out there was killing us late in the game.

[Mr Odd]

You Know, You Know, You Know I like Dean.

why all the commotion around mcbob?

Because McJosh came in off the bench & hit back to back shots.
He even did a nice base line fade away like Ewing, lol.. .

[Fitz303]

When was Demopoulos credited with the new zone? I just havent read that anywhere and when Henry Abbott asked him about it he said:

One of the things that's been reported on about your winning streak is that you've been seeing good results playing zone defense. First of all, can you describe what kind of zone you've been using?

Well, it's Nate's zone, really. We've been together seven years, and we've played a lot of different types of defenses. Nate played for Valvano, so Valvano used to junk it up and triangle-and-twos and stuff back in the '70s, and '80s. And Nate was a great weak side rebounder. He just understands good defense. It's more a hybrid of all the things that we've experienced, you know, along with [assistant coaches] Monty Williams, Luke [Maurice Lucas] and Bill Bayno, who, you know, played zone at UNLV.

But on the subject of coach D's sub pattern, it was awful. We certainly didnt deserve to win the game the way everyone played, but we were in it the whole time. Had Joel played around 30 minutes like he should have and Webster stayed out of the game in the 4th, we just might have pulled that one out

[Mr Odd]

I think the Blazers will do well in this game.
I dont see them winning by big and if they
want to win theyre going to have to play
good. If they just show up & play just to
play then theyre not going to win the game.

Key for the Blazers to win this game.
*Score more then the Wolves.

Another Win Steak??

[J~Rush]

When was Demopoulos credited with the new zone? I just havent read that anywhere and when Henry Abbott asked him about it he said:

I'm pretty sure Barrett and Rice have alluded to that a few times this year during games.

[Fitz303]

I'm pretty sure Barrett and Rice have alluded to that a few times this year during games.

Fair enough.. I just never heard it before.. It wouldnt suprise me.. We have a great group of assistants between him, monty, mo, and Bayno

[Milkdud]

I think the Blazers will do well in this game.
I dont see them winning by big and if they
want to win theyre going to have to play
good. If they just show up & play just to
play then theyre not going to win the game.

Key for the Blazers to win this game.
*Score more then the Wolves.
Another Win Steak??

Im going with

"The team that scores more points in this game should be able to win it"
I could track down the direct quote by old Bill Walton but it went something like that.

[Mr Odd]

When was Demopoulos credited with the new zone? I just havent read that anywhere and when Henry Abbott asked him about it he said:

One of the things that's been reported on about your winning streak is that you've been seeing good results playing zone defense. First of all, can you describe what kind of zone you've been using?

Well, it's Nate's zone, really. We've been together seven years, and we've played a lot of different types of defenses. Nate played for Valvano, so Valvano used to junk it up and triangle-and-twos and stuff back in the '70s, and '80s. And Nate was a great weak side rebounder. He just understands good defense. It's more a hybrid of all the things that we've experienced, you know, along with [assistant coaches] Monty Williams, Luke [Maurice Lucas] and Bill Bayno, who, you know, played zone at UNLV.

But on the subject of coach D's sub pattern, it was awful. We certainly didnt deserve to win the game the way everyone played, but we were in it the whole time. Had Joel played around 30 minutes like he should have and Webster stayed out of the game in the 4th, we just might have pulled that one out

First time I heard Dean was the main guy behind it
was on the raido about 3 weeks ago from Quick.. .
I have no doubt in my mind Nate helped with it, but
from everything I have read & heard about Dean
fits what Quick said aswell as later when Mike & Mike
talked about it. Also Dean isnt going to take credit
for it, hes going to say it was a team effort, thats
what youre supose to say!! Hehe.. .but I guess it
doesnt really matter who was behind it, most
important thing is, its working for the most part!!

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Im going with

"The team that scores more points in this game should be able to win it"
I could track down the direct quote by old Bill Walton but it went something like that.

Haha - I know, basketball isnt a hard thing to understand.
Simple - Outscore the other team!!

[Mr Odd]

Im in the blazers chat room with someone
named "lol" and they havent typed anything.

This is creepy.. .

[TBpup]

Fitz303 wrote:
When was Demopoulos credited with the new zone? I just havent read that anywhere and when Henry Abbott asked him about it he said:

I'm pretty sure Barrett and Rice have alluded to that a few times this year during games.

Dean's zone comes from his experience under John Chaney at Temple and the matchup zone they ran there.

[b_roy7]

Im in the blazers chat room with someone
named "lol" and they havent typed anything.

This is creepy.. .

Don't worry, I got your back.

You would think. I was "lmfao".

I'm calling a new streak, don't critisize me!

[Mr Odd]

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Don't worry, I got your back.

You would think. I was "lmfao".

I'm calling a new streak, don't critisize me!

CRAP, Theres "lol" and "lmfao"!!

AHH THE NIGHTMARE!!