Game Thread 2022-23 Game #61 - TRAIL BLAZERS @ WARRIORS - FEBRUARY 28th, 2023 - TUESDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

[Chris Craig]

There is no question we have roster problems. But anyone who wants to see Lillard win here has to know Billups is not going to help that happen.

Lillard has to do better than what he did tonight to get wins. I get he's tired from 71, but damn.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

dafuq

they were missing curry AND wiggins.

And still put way more talent on the court with Klay Poole Looney and Green.

 

[Chris Craig]

There is no question we have roster problems. But anyone who wants to see Lillard win here has to know Billups is not going to help that happen.

Yeah, he basically turned this from a win to a loss.

 

[DDolla]

How many times we lose after leading double digit this season? I can’t track how many, 10? 15 games?

 

[Tince]

This, While i dont think billups is the best coach out... its hard to believe that its mainly his fault. Do we have some bad adjustments and or what seems like no adjustments at all? sure but all teams do its not a us only problem and no ones out there in the huddles or practices to know what hes actually saying to these guys let alone all the assistants, its only exasperated by our lack of length and talent. Teams come out flat it happens.... everyone around here has such knee jerk reactions to everything its crazy... billups has only been head coach for two years and everyone wants to cut him out before hes even had the talent pool to even try to do anything yet.

Agreed with you that Billups is not the best coach out there, like you said, probably not top half of the league (like we used to have in Stotts).

However, the blame the coach and bad effort takes after every loss are so lazy. It's painful.

 

[DDolla]

Ime Udoka still out there… just sayin

 

[MickZagger]

Yeah without Nurk anchoring our D suucks.

It sucked when he was playing too.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Time to put that one behind them.
Get home and get ready for tomorrow.

 

[blazerfan11]

The trailblazers were ahead by 17 points at halftime.
The one thing that Billups had to do was absolutely positively keep the Blazers scoring in the 3rd quarter. And not allow golden state to shut down the Blazers offense, like they have done so many times in the past.
He seems to have no interest in doing this.

 

[OneSport3]

GSW’s strategy against Dame has always been blitzing and sending 2 defenders at him high on the court. This team looked like this was the first time they saw this.

 

[illmatic99]

again i have to ask after seeing games like this....

what are we actually trying to do THIS season?

- traded away Hart and his rebounding to keep this soft ass team that doesn't defend.
- got yet another young guy in Cam after Chauncey chastised the roster nightly for being too young.
- did not bother getting ONE replacement for Nurk who is still hurt.
- have to rely on a guy with no real NBA chops to backup Dame because Ant is down and we have no real insurance at PG either.
- couldn't secure an extension for Grant after all indications were that he was staying, so now that spot/contract is up in air.
- again forcing Dame to kill himself going against defenses dedicating all their attention to him.


oh but Jody saved 6 mil.

- if you're gonna tank, then tank.

this ownership and FO have the face to come out and say they are the "caretakers" of Dame's legacy. they need their collective asses kicked for lying to his face. fuckin assholes. I'm so done with Jody first. Then Cronin too because it's amateur hour with him.

 

[Chris Craig]

The trailblazers were ahead by 17 points at halftime.
The one thing that Billups had to do was absolutely positively keep the Blazers scoring in the 3rd quarter. And not allow golden state to shut down the Blazers offense, like they have done so many times in the past.
He seems to have no interest in doing this.

Instead he played shitty rotations that were going to have one and only one outcome. It's like he is playing against Dames desire to win games and wants to tank.

 

[wizenheimer]

glad I missed the game. Outscored by 35 in the 2nd half? really? Offense scored 40; defense gave up 75. How did special teams do?

 

[Fairly-Hard]

dafuq

they were missing curry AND wiggins. we were the more talented team on the floor tonight.

just overmatched in bbiq, and piss poor coaching. and we have very few guys who actually give a shit and do the dirty work because we traded away the one guy who did that stuff for an inefficient chucker.

Can’t really argue with what you added to this comment.
I agree the Warriors play like smart very experienced veterans and Kerr is probably a better coach than Billups at this point.

 

[Cugel]

getting destroyed on the boards. lack of effort more than anything

 

[MickZagger]

dafuq

they were missing curry AND wiggins. we were the more talented team on the floor tonight.

just overmatched in bbiq, and piss poor coaching. and we have very few guys who actually give a shit and do the dirty work because we traded away the one guy who did that stuff for an inefficient chucker.

If you root for the lottery like myself you ease the mind of losses.

While also knowing in the larger picture it will mean so much more to the franchise than getting bounced in a play-in game.

 

[illmatic99]

Can’t really argue with what you added to this comment.
I agree the Warriors play line smart very experienced veterans and Kerr is probably a better coach than Billups at this point.

PROBABLY?!

Chauncey is bottom 5 in the league.

 

[blazerfan11]

glad I missed the game. Outscored by 35 in the 2nd half? really? Offense scored 40; defense gave up 75. How did special teams do?

Wide right.

 

[blazerfan11]

If you root for the lottery like myself you ease the mind of losses.

While also knowing in the larger picture it will mean so much more to the franchise than getting bounced in a play-in game.

The problem is we still have Chauncey Billups as our coach.

 

[illmatic99]

If you root for the lottery like myself you ease the mind of losses.

While also knowing in the larger picture it will mean so much more to the franchise than getting bounced in a play-in game.

why is dame playing 38 minutes tonight? why is he putting up 71? i'm fine with tanking.

then sit dame and trade him in the summer instead of lying to both him and us about the vision.

 

[MickZagger]

Can’t really argue with what you added to this comment.
I agree the Warriors play like smart very experienced veterans and Kerr is probably a better coach than Billups at this point.

Kerr is probably better than Billups?

 

[MickZagger]

why is dame playing 38 minutes tonight? why is he putting up 71? i'm fine with tanking.

then sit dame and trade him in the summer instead of lying to both him and us about the vision.

I agree with that. I’ve thought the vision is unclear for awhile now. Youth movement or let Dame slip away in the peak of his prime

 

[Chris Craig]

Kerr is probably better than Billups?

As are most other coaches in this league.

 

[LayneStaley]

We needed about 60 of those 71 points to beat the rockets, we aren’t very good. This offseason will be interesting.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

PROBABLY?!

Chauncey is bottom 5 in the league.

Do you have some sort of metric that makes this deduction?
I mean do you take the players every team has and then like deduct injuries and make some sort of computation to allow for experience.
Wondering how you can actually say that with such assurance?

 

[blazerfan11]

Instead he played shitty rotations that were going to have one and only one outcome. It's like he is playing against Dames desire to win games and wants to tank.

I don't know what's going on.

 

[Chris Craig]

I agree with that. I’ve thought the vision is unclear for awhile now. Youth movement or let Dame slip away in the peak of his prime

Are we trying to win or not? The Blazers shouldn't be leaving fans so confused. Dame is saying we are going for the playoffs, setting fan expectations. Nurkic and Winslow don't even seem to be injured anymore and are still being sat. Chauncey said in post game interviews we are going for it but is coaching to lose. Can everyone get on the same page? Can the Blazers make up their fucking mind?

 

[MickZagger]

We needed about 60 of those 71 points to beat the rockets, we aren’t very good. This offseason will be interesting.

Very interesting. If Lillard’s finally going to want to move on it might be before training camp if Cronin shits the bed again

 

[LayneStaley]

Billups doesn’t have the fire or smarts to be a coach imo. Great player in his day and was clutch but another in the long list of former players that are shit coaches. We will probably keep him for 5-6 more years though.

 

[MickZagger]

Are we trying to win or not? The Blazers should be leaving fans so confused. Dame is saying we are going for the playoffs, setting fan expectations. Nurkic and Winslow don't even seem to be injured anymore and are still being sat. Chauncey said in post game interviews we are going for it but is coaching to lose. Can everyone get on the same page? Can the Blazers make up their fucking mind?

If they convince Lillard to completely waste another year of his prime they might be convincing him to move on.