Game Thread 2023-24 Game #24 - BLAZERS VS MAVERICKS - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - SATURDAY - 6:00 PM PST - ROOT

[Whyachi]

Blazers were up 8 ?? I missed 1st quarter.

 

[Chris Craig]

I’m not even being facetious but the team seems to play better with Duop versus Ayton…

Duop plays better because he is active.

 

[Chris Craig]

Blazers were up 8 ?? I missed 1st quarter.

Yeah, 1st quarter was good. Now this.

 

[Chris Craig]

Lively will not return (ankle)

Not really helping us much

 

[B-Roy]

Duop plays better because he is active.

Duop plays like he gives a shit. That’s fine, except Ayton is being paid like 50x what Duop is….

 

[BankTeller]

I’m not even being facetious but the team seems to play better with Duop versus Ayton…

We’re not watching the same game apparently. I saw Reath chip a bunny and miss a wide open 3 off an Ant pass.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I miss when this team used to play defense.

 

[illmatic99]

Nearly 30 in the half and yet to double once. Chauncey has no clue.

 

[B-Roy]

We’re not watching the same game apparently. I saw Reath chip a bunny and miss a wide open 3 off an Ant pass.

I’m not talking about individual stats. Look how well the TEAM plays.

 

[B-Roy]

Nearly 30 in the half and yet to double once. Chauncey has no clue.

Doubled with Reath, didn’t help. But Ayton is just doing nothing.

 

[BankTeller]

I’m not talking about individual stats. Look how well the TEAM plays.

The team was down even worse than with DA in lol.

Reath just has a shorter memory. DA overthinks a lot and can’t get out of his own head at times. Reath threw up 8 shots in like 10 minutes (not a bad thing, still needs to make waaaay more of them)

 

[illmatic99]

Doubled with Reath, didn’t help. But Ayton is just doing nothing.

Jabari needs to play

 

[B-Roy]

Next time Ayton connects on a screen will be the first.

 

[B-Roy]

Jabari needs to play

Too many guards. If we were trying to win Scoot wouldn’t play.

 

[B-Roy]

Deandre is, pardon my French, fucking useless.

 

[Whyachi]

Ayton shoved Powell into Luka shooting a layup... LOL

 

[illmatic99]

Luka has yet to even break a sweat. How about trying to make him uncomfortable?

 

[Natebishop3]

I don’t understand playing Scoot 7 minute and still losing. What are we even doing here?

 

[B-Roy]

I don’t understand playing Scoot 7 minute and still losing. What are we even doing here?

He’s a big reason we’re losing. -15 in 7 mins is impressive.

 

[Natebishop3]

He’s a big reason we’re losing. -15 in 7 mins is impressive.

So? Are we trying to win games right now?

 

[B-Roy]

I think Luka could probably win this game on his own if you blindfolded him.

 

[illmatic99]

I don’t understand playing Scoot 7 minute and still losing. What are we even doing here?

He needs to stay glued to the bench after that half.

 

[B-Roy]

So? Are we trying to win games right now?

Don’t worry, he’ll play in the 4th in garbage time.

 

[Whyachi]

ummm Blazers trap defense had some issues there

 

[Natebishop3]

He needs to stay glued to the bench after that half.

This is the worst way to handle this. If we are seriously gonna bench Scoot and not let him play through rough spots, he won’t get much burn this year and he will play scared of making mistakes.

 

[Hoopguru]

Sharpe needs to more determined to create with dribble drive. He gets a bit reluctant to get himself rolling.

 

[Tince]

 

[Chris Craig]

We’re not watching the same game apparently. I saw Reath chip a bunny and miss a wide open 3 off an Ant pass.

I see Ayton come in and the Mavericks go on a run. I see Ayton stand around on defense.

 

[BonesJones]

Deandre is, pardon my French, fucking useless.

Yup. We're paying him a max contract to do what exactly?

 

[OneSport3]

2 steps forward, 1 step back with Scoot. Just part of the process.