Game Thread 2022-23 Game #37 - BLAZERS @ TIMBERWOLVES - JANUARY 4, 2023 - WEDNESDAY - 5:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

[AldoTrapani]

Do me a favor and find a post where I have ever said that I like mediocrity. I’ll wait. I don’t like it, I acknowledge it. That’s the difference between me and most of these dudes in here that fucking blast me when I don’t predict 69 wins every season. I can see the lack of talent they can’t. So I have never got pissed on here after a loss either. Ever. I love that people can’t see that and just claim I don’t know anything about the game. The fools on here always crying and freaking out are also the ones who claim to be the real fans because they think we’ll win every game. This place will never change.

You right fam. I apologize. In fact you’re the most realistic on this forum. But I’ll give you credit you always keep it honest, but I’m not going to lie that first months start to the season fooled me! This team is still a joke!

I should have known better

 

[Tince]

What THIS lady said ^

 

[Tince]

This is sports. Not all things can be quantified and modeled statistically. Effort and attitude are things that can’t be measured analytically. This is where a coach has to use their experience and knowledge.

There were 3-4 times tonight where someone passed the ball at the legs/feet of the receiver. I’ve yet to see a database of this statistic. I think passing the ball into a teammate’s legs/feet can be attributed to lack of focus/effort.

We agree this is sports.

You don't find it odd that after nearly every loss there are people blaming the Blazers effort, care, etc... Yet you rarely see those same people saying the Blazers won because their opponent had poor attitudes and focus.

There are many reasons why a player might make a bad pass into a teammates leg, outside of focus/effort. Probablilty would suggest that Dame (a 90% FT shooter) is bound to have a game with 4 missed FTs. Though I'm sure people might say he wasn't focused.

 

[wizenheimer]

So why do u like that shit!

why are you even in this forum? serious question.

You're not a Blazer fan in any sense that I can see. At all. If you were you'd be in the game threads during and after a win, congratulating the Blazers and praising players. Being positive. BUT, you just fucking disappear when Portland is playing well. Nary a peep from your bile-filled keyboard. You just show up and trash blazer players when they aren't playing well

you've been trashing Dame and saying he's "washed" for 4 years now. According to you, Dame is trash; Nurkic is trash; Ant is trash...geeeeezuz

is this really entertainment for you? to troll the forum with your dipshit venom constantly when things are going poorly. It must be because you sure the fuck aren't around when things are going well

 

[MickZagger]

why are you even in this forum? serious question.

You're not a Blazer fan in any sense that I can see. At all. If you were you'd be in the game threads during and after a win, congratulating the Blazers and praising players. Being positive. BUT, you just fucking disappear when Portland is playing well. Nary a peep from your bile-filled keyboard. You just show up and trash blazer players when they aren't playing well

you've been trashing Dame and saying he's "washed" for 4 years now. According to you, Dame is trash; Nurkic is trash; Ant is trash...geeeeezuz

is this really entertainment for you? to troll the forum with your dipshit venom constantly when things are going poorly. It must be because you sure the fuck aren't around when things are going well

He’s a douchebag

 

[Tince]

why are you even in this forum? serious question.

You're not a Blazer fan in any sense that I can see. At all. If you were you'd be in the game threads during and after a win, congratulating the Blazers and praising players. Being positive. BUT, you just fucking disappear when Portland is playing well. Nary a peep from your bile-filled keyboard. You just show up and trash blazer players when they aren't playing well

you've been trashing Dame and saying he's "washed" for 4 years now. According to you, Dame is trash; Nurkic is trash; Ant is trash...geeeeezuz

is this really entertainment for you? to troll the forum with your dipshit venom constantly when things are going poorly. It must be because you sure the fuck aren't around when things are going well

Much like Skip Bayless, if people continue to feed into the act and give it oxygen, it will continue.

Havent replied to one of the posts in nearly 2 years I believe. If that is too challenging, there is an ignore feature.

 

[riverman]

Brother this team was going nowhere in September when it WAS constructed. Those who thought so are blind to the situation. Oh nevermind. @THE HCP doesnt know anything about basketball remember.

I agree with the 3rd part there! I mean...you're a Laker fan!

 

[KSF-ERIC]

This game sucked and I'd love to be adequately pissed about it but some of you guys in here are so fucking dramatically overstating how bad it was that you're taking my ability to be pissed about it away from me. This meltdown is way overblown.

Frustrating loss? Sure it was. Does this team need to make moves? Of course we do. Does Dame now suck? I don't know what the fuck some of you have been watching because he's still an all nba level PG.

All NBA Guards:

1st Team: Luka & Curry
2nd Team: Ja & SGA
3rd Team: Booker & Mitchell

Whom do you bump for Dame? I didn’t even mention Fox, Kyrie, and Harden. Or Halliburton. Are Butler and PG13 guards? Even if our position improves in the standings, Dame probably ain’t making it.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

I've seen this movie before. No matter who the director is and how much you change most of the actors, mediocrity, thy name is Portland.

Seriously!!!! I’m sick of it!

 

[KSF-ERIC]

why are you even in this forum? serious question.

You're not a Blazer fan in any sense that I can see. At all. If you were you'd be in the game threads during and after a win, congratulating the Blazers and praising players. Being positive. BUT, you just fucking disappear when Portland is playing well. Nary a peep from your bile-filled keyboard. You just show up and trash blazer players when they aren't playing well

you've been trashing Dame and saying he's "washed" for 4 years now. According to you, Dame is trash; Nurkic is trash; Ant is trash...geeeeezuz

is this really entertainment for you? to troll the forum with your dipshit venom constantly when things are going poorly. It must be because you sure the fuck aren't around when things are going well

I’ve had the guy on ignore for a couple years. HCP back on ignore too. Those two just made me feel bad so I kicked ‘em out of my life.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Chauncey in the postgame:

Portland Trail Blazers ‘casual’ approach leads to loss at Minnesota: ‘We’re not good enough to do that’.

So for those questioning the effort and attitude, the guy paid handsomely to lead the team agrees.

 

[AldoTrapani]

All NBA Guards:

1st Team: Luka & Curry
2nd Team: Ja & SGA
3rd Team: Booker & Mitchell

Whom do you bump for Dame? I didn’t even mention Fox, Kyrie, and Harden. Or Halliburton. Are Butler and PG13 guards? Even if our position improves in the standings, Dame probably ain’t making it.

Dame? Nobody lol.. he’s about to be 33. His prime is done unfortunately..

 

[AldoTrapani]

This game sucked and I'd love to be adequately pissed about it but some of you guys in here are so fucking dramatically overstating how bad it was that you're taking my ability to be pissed about it away from me. This meltdown is way overblown.

Frustrating loss? Sure it was. Does this team need to make moves? Of course we do. Does Dame now suck? I don't know what the fuck some of you have been watching because he's still an all nba level PG.

Hes good yes but hell no on all nba.. stop being a Homer.

 

[OneSport3]

Chauncey in the postgame:

Portland Trail Blazers ‘casual’ approach leads to loss at Minnesota: ‘We’re not good enough to do that’.

So for those questioning the effort and attitude, the guy paid handsomely to lead the team agrees.

 

[Tince]

Chauncey in the postgame:

Portland Trail Blazers ‘casual’ approach leads to loss at Minnesota: ‘We’re not good enough to do that’.

So for those questioning the effort and attitude, the guy paid handsomely to lead the team agrees.

Or...

1. He doesn't want to say the truth because it could put the team at a competitive disadvantage in future games
2. He, like people here, is unable to identify the root cause of the issues, and is taking the easy way out.

If coaches only spoke the truth, you would also hear them come out and say that their team won because their opponent had bad effort, focus, attitude, etc. However, you never hear that! Anyone who has been listening to press conferences for any length of time, realizes how calculated and meaningless the majority of the answers are.

Hell, Dame has been saying in press conferences for nearly a decade he thinks <<insert current group>> is special, has the togetherness, heart, etc. to compete for a title. It's been true once. Just because these guys are saying things to the media, doesn't make it true.

 

[blazerkor]

Hes good yes but hell no on all nba.. stop being a Homer.

It's a long season and we're not even half way. He also had time missed. With that said, what guards are scoring more points than Dame? Luka, SGA, Mitchell and Trae of those guys SGA and Mitchell have less assists than Dame and SGA and Trae are stat stuffers on bad teams. I'll say again that Dame is playing the best defense he's played in his career and his offensive numbers are higher than his career averages. I'm not a homer. I'm not tripping right now because I didn't think this team as constructed would win 50 games, I didn't think they were likely to make it out of the first round of the playoffs. I'm also not a fucking captive of the moment and I know that Dame is playing some of the best ball of his career but he's been inconsistent after a year off and then missing some time already with an injury. So, give it some time Mr. Negativity. I'm a realist. I know that Dame's numbers will likely go up and some of these other guys who look like they're breaking out for the first time will level off a little lower than they are now.

So I'm predicting that Dame is on one of the three all NBA teams and funny enough, I don't think it's a bold prediction.

 

[DDolla]

I missed that JailBlazers team. We all knew that we are going to win before the game starts it’s just a matter of how much.

 

[THE HCP]

I’ve had the guy on ignore for a couple years. HCP back on ignore too. Those two just made me feel bad so I kicked ‘em out of my life.

This grown ass man said I made him “feel bad”
Because I don’t think my lifelong favorite team isn’t going to the finals every year. You can’t make this shit up.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

I think I might quit on the season. Not interested in watching a team with no chance. I wouldn’t be upset at all if we tank. Pull Dame and Simons. Roll with Keon and Shaedon. I’m done.

EXAMPLE A - what happens when you go out and put money on a team with a rookie coach and that is playing rookies rotational minutes to win a Championship.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

He's just not a good coach.

He's a rookie coach. I see some good things but he's still coaching his first real year. He also has Scotty Brooks as his assistant. Not a real fan of Brooks at all. I think Rogers is probably pretty good but he doesn't have a bunch to work with. I got to say he has done pretty well with Nurk and Drew.

 

[SIeepwalker]

That was unwatchable holy shit the foul calls

 

[HailBlazers]

That was unwatchable holy shit the foul calls

Ticky tack ish in the paint ruins the nba

 

[Cugel]

It's a long season and we're not even half way. He also had time missed. With that said, what guards are scoring more points than Dame? Luka, SGA, Mitchell and Trae of those guys SGA and Mitchell have less assists. Dame and SGA and Trae are stat stuffers on bad teams. I'll say again that Dame is playing the best defense he's played in his career and his offensive numbers are higher than his career averages. I'm not a homer. I'm not tripping right now because I didn't think this team as constructed would win 50 games, I didn't think they were likely to make it out of the first round of the playoffs. I'm also not a fucking captive of the moment and I know that Dame is playing some of the best ball of his career but he's been inconsistent after a year off and then missing some time already with an injury. So, give it some time Mr. Negativity. I'm a realist. I know that Dame's numbers will likely go up and some of these other guys who look like they're breaking out for the first time will level off a little lower than they are now.

So I'm predicting that Dame is on one of the three all NBA teams and funny enough, I don't think it's a bold prediction.

took the liberty of correcting your typo

 

[STOMP]

I didn't read the game thread until this morning over my coffee. Responding to concerns... final tally, Blazers with 30 fouls Timberwolves 30 as well. Portland 42 Free Throws Attempted, Minnesota 36. Portland had 16 Turnovers, 14 for the Wolves.

SOS with the most prolific posters here. Build up ridiculous expectations in the offseason, then meltdown when those expectations aren't met. Blame the player's mindsets, blame the coach, blame the refs. Along with the usual few realistic posters here, I sited a lack of talent on the roster and chemistry issues for what talent they do have to predict mediocrity. Talent is what wins in the NBA. While I said positive things about the guys they acquired, I also stated that they didn't have enough in place for those additions to add up to the Blazers being contenders in the short term to "build around Dame". That management seemed to be trying to take two roads (now & the future) instead of committing to one. Along with the usuals I was shouted down and told to wait and see... same thing I was told umpteen times during Soapy's GM reign of meh.

I take some solace in Cronin's/management's acquisitions. Shaedon looks like a great pick, heck Walker might prove a viable rotation piece as well. I think the guys targeted (Hart, Grant and Payton) are solid winning players. Management having an eye for talent bodes well for down the line. But the clock is ticking on Dame time and they need more talent in the rotation real soon if they're going to contend with him as the centerpiece. This obvious truth is even more clear today then it was this past summer. I hope they've been just biding their time to make a bold move and deal one of their two PGs for frontcourt talent that can balance the lineup, but until then my expectations remain tempered.

STOMP

 

[Chris Craig]

He's a rookie coach. I see some good things but he's still coaching his first real year. He also has Scotty Brooks as his assistant. Not a real fan of Brooks at all. I think Rogers is probably pretty good but he doesn't have a bunch to work with. I got to say he has done pretty well with Nurk and Drew.

Brooks has more experience than he does. Not a great coach either though I agree.

Rogers had to remind Chauncey to pull a foul riddled Simons before the half. It's like Chauncey isn't paying attention to the game alot of the time. His inexperience is on display over and over again.

 

[Strenuus]

Just thank god we have a better coach than Stotts. Irrefutable.

 

[Cugel]

arent BKN and BOS first year coaches?

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

He’s a douchebag

Didn't you mean to say that his posts are douchebagish?

 

[Wade Garrett]

The fools on here always crying and freaking out are also the ones who claim to be the real fans because they think we’ll win every game. This place will never change.

Which is one reason I have left this forum.
This, is NOT fun anymore.
But then again, neither is this team.
Till we meet again.
Peace.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Just thank god we have a better coach than Stotts. Irrefutable.

I disagree but i can respect your opinion on this. The "Irrefutable" tag is outright laughable at this point.