Game Thread 2023-24 Game #22 - BLAZERS @ CLIPPERS - DECEMBER 11, 2023 - MONDAY - 7:30 PM PST - ROOT

[Tince]

Great game regardless love the guts of this team.

Heck yes... great game and effort!

 

[KingSpeed]

Is this the way it's going to be for the rest of the season? Simons makes or breaks it?

Hope not. Trade the guy for OG.

 

[Whyachi]

Refs are EVIL. It's why the Blazers lose all the time. Crooked officiating.

 

[blazerfan11]

Sucks when we’re missing 3 of our best players.

It sure does.

 

[Tince]

Is this the way it's going to be for the rest of the season? Simons makes or breaks it?

You were complaining when Ant was out too...

 

[noknobs]

Sucks that several good offensive performances are going to go to waste again, but was impressed with how they stayed in another game short-handed.

 

[OneSport3]

The ridiculously absurd Sharpe is getting frozen out conspiracy theory finally makes it return for the 2023-2024 season…

 

[Tince]

Zarba making sure this thing doesn't go to OT

 

[KingSpeed]

Scoot needs to play crunch time

 

[B-Roy]

We’re just trying to keep the Clippers ahead of the Warriors

 

[Chris Craig]

Damn

Clippers should be embarrassed

 

[kjironman1]

That’s game.
Blazers played tough. Good game by Scoot was nice to see.

 

[Chris Craig]

Scoot needs to play crunch time

No he doesn't

 

[Chris Craig]

Going for 2's down 5 is fucking stupid. You can't play the free throw game with a team that doesn't have a bad free throw shooter.

 

[Tince]

The ridiculously absurd Sharpe is getting frozen out conspiracy theory finally makes it return for the 2023-2024 season…

 

[TYDame]

We don’t get blown out but I want some win please

 

[MickZagger]

Either all of Sharpe's teammates and coaches are out to get Sharpe or Sharpe is more-or-less content to not be the guy taking shots down the stretch of close games.

No. There’s a gray area. Simons has been dribbling head down looking for his the past few games during the final stretch

 

[Chris Craig]

We don’t get blown out but I want some win please

Don't we all

 

[Tince]

This squad is playing well above their talent level and my expectations.

Nothing to feel bad about from my perspective.

 

[Tince]

No. There’s a gray area. Simons has been dribbling head down looking for his the past few games during the final stretch

So what was the cause when Ant was out?

Unless we're rolling out 4 G-League guys next to Shape, he's been unwilling to take over a game late.

And that's ok!

 

[riverman]

Considering who our young guys were playing and in their homecourt this was a hell of a game. No reason to hang their heads over this loss. Ant was amazing tonight

 

[PCmor7]

Forget whatever I said about trading Ant in the offseason. He's too good to unload. Three-level scorer who I think is starting to figure out how to at least be a willing defender. Makes shots against good defense. Those players don't grow on trees.

 

[MickZagger]

We sucked when everyone was healthy.

Well we aren’t a very good team. But it gives us way more options to score the ball.

 

[MickZagger]

So what was the cause when Ant was out?

I’ve only noticed it and called it out the past few games.

 

[Chris Craig]

I dont think there were any fouls called on the Clippers the second half of that fourth quarter

 

[Cugel]

Made the LAC worry down the stretch. Ex. game. Zero regrets.

 

[Tince]

I’ve only noticed it and called it out the past few games.

Oh man... there were theories that Sharpe was getting iced out last year, as a rookie. It's been an ongoing thing.

 

[Chris Craig]

0-4 when Simons plays

 

[illmatic99]

way too much Ant iso to close.

 

[TYDame]

Great Game Scoot