Game Thread 2022-23 Game #33 BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - DECEMBER 23, 2022 - FRIDAY - 6:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

[blazerfan11]

How is it that the wizards are ahead of the Kings by 30 points?

 

[illmatic99]

Merry Christmas all

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Gotta sell Dame on one more tank.

 

[blazerfan11]

Both of those were ridiculously ticky-tack. Also: when you're that large, momentum is a real issue.

Jokic a master at flying like he was hit by a truck.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Merry Christmas all

Merry Christmas

 

[Rastapopoulos]

We can still make the play in! Wouldn’t that be fantastic!

I keep thinking of Shaq's rookie year when it came down to the last game and Indy made the playoffs over Orlando... and Orlando got the #1 pick (Chris Webber - traded for Penny). In that scenario I want to be Orlando, not Indiana.

 

[Chris Craig]

Gotta sell Dame on one more tank.

We aren't getting Wembanyama no.

 

[blazerfan11]

The blazer off fence should be more than what it is now. We have some shooters, but it still ends up with very little passing going on.

 

[MickZagger]

The answer is to blow it up, fire chauncey, cronin, everything. Trade everyone you can. Dame is not getting a title in Portland. 0.0 chance

We just need better players. A more balanced roster. But that was pretty much everyone’s gripe coming into the season

 

[Tince]

West playoffs will be wild this year. We won’t be a part of it though.

I thought we were winning the championship? What happened?

 

[Chris Craig]

The blazer off fence should be more than what it is now. We have some shooters, but it still ends up with very little passing going on.

Lots of passing. No one wants to shoot.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Jokic a master at flying like he was hit by a truck.

What ISN'T he a master at?

 

[Tince]

How is it that the wizards are ahead of the Kings by 30 points?

It's the NBA... Magic beat the Celtics in back to back games, OKC beat us, etc.

 

[MickZagger]

The blazer off fence should be more than what it is now. We have some shooters, but it still ends up with very little passing going on.

We have two good shooters. And one extremely streaky one.

 

[Chris Craig]

I thought we were winning the championship? What happened?

It turns out the Blazers are trash.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

We aren't getting Wembanyama no.

Well, not with THAT attitude

 

[MickZagger]

It's the NBA... Magic beat the Celtics in back to back games, OKC beat us, etc.

Exactly. You need to expect the unexpected with this league. Shooting is contagious.

 

[Chris Craig]

Well, not with THAT attitude

We aren't getting him. He will never be a Blazer. Not wasting my time.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

We just need better players. A more balanced roster. But that was pretty much everyone’s gripe coming into the season

...for the past 20 seasons

 

[Tince]

Lots of passing. No one wants to shoot.

Exactly what many people were calling for in previous years: More passing.

If only that correlated to better offense, I would've been all for it.

 

[Chris Craig]

Exactly what many people were calling for in previous years: More passing.

If only that correlated to better offense, I would've been all for it.

Passing doesn't work when no one wants to shoot.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

We aren't getting him. He will never be a Blazer. Not wasting my time.

 

[Chris Craig]

You will just be disappointed.

 

[Tince]

It turns out the Blazers are trash.

I've gone from the one who was down on the team when I thought they were a play-in team after the first 3 weeks, to thinking they're not as bad as some are saying now.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Told ya

 

[Chris Craig]

I've gone from the one who was down on the team when I thought they were a play-in team after the first 3 weeks, to thinking they're not as bad as some are saying now.

They have a lot of shit they need to straighten out.

 

[DDolla]

Already know the results and don’t want to waste my time watching. From 4-2 prediction to 2-4. Just embarrassing. Suns got a new owner maybe Blazers can get one next

 

[Chris Craig]

Told ya

Easy $50

 

[Chris Craig]

Already know the results and don’t want to waste my time watching. From 4-2 prediction to 2-4. Just embarrassing. Suns got a new owner maybe Blazers can get one next

Doubtful.

 

[wizenheimer]

Portland absolutely needs more out of Ant. He shot the same number of FG's as Dame but scored 20 points less....yuck. 4 of 5 starters did what they needed to do this game, although Nurk was a lot better, and smarter, in the 1st half than the 2nd half. 29-11 scoring advantage for Jokic over Nurk made everything else uphill

Blazers need a scorer in the 2nd unit desperately as well