Game Thread 2023-24 Game #1 - BLAZERS @ CLIPPERS - OCTOBER 25, 2023 - WEDNESDAY - 7:30 PM PST - ROOT

[bxb]

ant haters in shambles

i mean the ant haters are lacking context bigtime... the blazers need all the 3pt shooting they can get.. n ant can shoot it off the dribble..


the rest of this team. were waiting for them to catchup n start making 3's..

 

[TBpup]

People are freaking out in quarter 1 of game 1 of 82? Shocking. Considering we are super young and half these guys are new to each other I think it could be a lot worse.

I don't know that people are freaking out. But when you see some of the same stuff you've seen for the last 2 years even thought almost all of the players are new, that is a concern and shouldn't be ignored. Sure it's early, but why can't we see something else, or coaching improvements? Seems like valid questions/comments.

It was the same with Stotts. When we saw the same thing season after season with no changes, it seem legitimate to questions what the heck was going on.

 

[Predator]

Why are the old Clippers plays faster than the young kids?

If you wanna play fast you have to be a good defensive team

if the other team is shooting 60%, you can’t play fast unless you’re in the Suns 7 second or less offense

 

[bxb]

If i was one of the complaining types, id be barking at Thybulle tbh...


like i see the rookie pg getting dogged, n the coach n the offense, but Thybulle turns the ball over, misses his 3's and the clippers r making it rain from 3 --- id think thybulle looks more of a player to replace than some of the big lotto picks..

 

[illmatic99]

scoot is rushing everything. jitters.

 

[bxb]

objectively the blazers are playing just fine here in the 2nd q... the 1st q was ugly but its the first damn game n we have a rookie starting pg..

 

[blazerkor]

Ant has 9 points on 5 shots. I only looked at a few pages but I was happy to have not seen any “Scoot’s a bust” posts. It’s going to take some time and that makes sense.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Yea Scoot isn’t nowhere what scouts were hyping him up as smh

 

[BigGameDamian]

Scoot just might have some butterflies going up against his childhood favorite player.

 

[bxb]

Jerami Grant needs to grab a rebound tho... I mean.. just 1 will do...

the 0 rebounds from the preseason thing, we cant have that anymore

 

[TBpup]

DA is rightly wondering why Plumlee was allowed a straight line drive from half court with no one sliding over to pick him up. Grant/Thybulle/Ant are vets and should know better

 

[blazerkor]

Yea Scoot isn’t nowhere what scouts were hyping him up as smh

First fucking game man. He’s 19. Wemby is in foul trouble tonight and he hasn’t done much either. Scoot will be fine.

 

[OneSport3]

Jan 15th can’t come soon enough. There is no need for Grant on this team.

 

[Predator]

Our offense seems to be give it to Simons

 

[Cugel]

6 assists for POR vs 17 for LAC.
That needs work.

 

[Idog1976]

What was Grant doing there?

 

[TBpup]

Jerami Grant needs to grab a rebound tho... I mean.. just 1 will do...

the 0 rebounds from the preseason thing, we cant have that anymore

Worst rebounding PF in the league. He's been that way for years. Maurice Lucas is rolling over in his grave that Grant is a 'power' forward.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Damn so Phx knew what they were doing I see

 

[Idog1976]

Wow Ayton with 4 fouls. This game seems poorly reffed, but also damn.

 

[TBpup]

Shaedon has 4x as many rebounds as our starting forwards.

 

[KingSpeed]

If you wanna play fast you have to be a good defensive team

if the other team is shooting 60%, you can’t play fast unless you’re in the Suns 7 second or less offense

You can run off makes.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

This season living on East Coast Time is going to be a mercy.

 

[Blazinaway]

everyone take a DEEEEEEEEP breadth, unreal, sit back watch and lets give these guys some time to learn to play together - if you have high expectations then that's your issue. Lets see if they develop as the season progresses and get better, we are not going to win very much

 

[BlazerBeav]

Now watching with ice cream to cope.

 

[Predator]

Did we draft scoot to play SG? Stop letting Simons play pg Jesus

 

[Natebishop3]

People are freaking out in quarter 1 of game 1 of 82? Shocking. Considering we are super young and half these guys are new to each other I think it could be a lot worse.

You guys are completely misunderstanding.

I don't expect us to win. I don't expect us to play that well.

I want to see SOME kind of offensive plan. Some kind of motion. Sets. Up tempo. I don't care if we miss shots. I want to see growth. I'm not judging the players. I'm mostly judging the coach.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Scoot is terrible

 

[TBpup]

For the 3rd year in a row, you have 2 players running at a closeout 25' from the basket. One of my many pet peeves in regards to Billups. The personnel has changed, but the action is the same.

 

[Ripcity4life77]

Someone please explain why dipshit err Billups kept Ayton in the game with 3 fouls --- I realize you want to have trust in Ayton but come on very stupid. I am willing to be patient with the players but i have ZERO patience with Billups and just having basic common sense.

 

[LayneStaley]

Scoot just looks shell shocked to me, give it a few weeks.