Game Thread 2023-24 GAME #27 - BLAZERS VS WIZARDS - DECEMBER 21, 2023 - 7:00 PM PST - ROOT

[Whyachi]

Kuzma could have put the Blazers away if he made 2 free throws. I blame Wizards bad FT shooting for allowing Portland to miss the game winner.

 

[Chris Craig]

Is humility a facet of the game?

Yes

 

[blazerfan11]

Jabari's dad's name is Samaki View attachment 61063 so I don't know where the Jr. came from.

I think the idea that Jabari is better than Jerami in any facet of the game outside of rebounding is laughable. There are so many facets of the game, so Jerami was definitely the right player to have out there... if it had to be a decision between the two.

No, Jerami obviously WAS NOT the right player.

He threw what would have been the winning shot off the backboard. It was a horrible shot attempt.

He missed a free throw that would have tied the game.

His poor rebounding cost points on the defensive end.

 

[PDXFonz]

This was one of those games where I knew there were going to be people pissed no matter the outcome.

We lose and everything is wrong with this team.

We win and are not tanking properly.

On the plus side, got my third free T-shirt last night. First two were mostly unwearable. This one has the new mascot on it. I have long been in favor of getting rid of Blaze so I love anything to do with getting rid of him.

Cool, you can wear it on Halloween to show your team support and scare the trick or treaters.

 

[OneSport3]

Ahead of Dame…

 

[cheesehoff]

I don’t think we have a single win without Scoot in the lineup. Scoot hasn’t been playing when Simons is ice cold in the first half. We are giving up big leads and then having to dig out of it. Often Scoot is part of the unit that makes a run.

The games are a series of runs, so they're gonna lose some big leads. I think, just as important to fix is starting every game down double digits halfway through the 1st quarter.

 

[Whyachi]

oh for heaven's sakes... they're over on Blazers Edge discussing how Billups drew up a good play, and Grant missed a "layup" on the final shot. Since when did a 12 foot sidewinding one-hander become a layup ??

 

[TBpup]

So you’re telling me the fact that Maxey plays on the #2 rated defense in the league with Joel Embiid anchoring the back line doesn’t help his rating?

Have you even watched Ant this season without your bias blinding you? By no means is Ant an elite defender but he’s definitely improved on that end. He isn’t the defensive sieve he once was anymore. Not long ago, teams used to hunt him mercilessly on defense. Luka for one would hunt for him nonstop. But in the 2 recent games vs Dallas, you didn’t even see it that much.

Bias? Do better. I've posted and talked about on the podcast about how much more effort Ant is putting on the defensive end. And of course, Maxey being on a better team helps. Anyone ignoring that is an idiot. So look at the take in a little wider scope. Let's start with the CAREER 121 drtg. That measurable is not an end all be all, but over that many years, that is a very poor number. He is trending upwards.....which is about the only direction one could go from where he was. And the MUCH larger part of that post was about the 'alpha' portion which Chauncey was referring to.

So no, I wasn't telling you anything of the sort in terms of the first sentence of the response....which you should know.

 

[Hoopguru]

Not having a legit veteran three that can score and play decent D, would go along way with this team. So how do we get one?

 

[wizenheimer]

Ahead of Dame…

calling Ant's 9 games a "season" and then comparing it to Dame's 82 game seasons seems a bit wacky

at 25, Dame averaged 25 & 7 and led the Blazers to the playoffs. He averaged 19.7 shots; Ant is averaging 20.7 shots. That was Dame's 4th season; this is Ant's 6th season. When he was 24, if Dame would have averaged 20.7 shots, he would have averaged 26.3 points and 6 assists. Ant is averaging more shots right now than Dame ever averaged in his career.

 

[kjironman1]

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oh for heaven's sakes... they're over on Blazers Edge discussing how Billups drew up a good play, and Grant missed a "layup" on the final shot. Since when did a 12 foot sidewinding one-hander become a layup ??

Seems Dave doesn't like me anymore. He won't let me comment. Some of their posters have a hard time reading that they made a STOOOOPID comment.
Me on the other hand. I make plenty of irrational and many times down right Stupid comments. I have no problem with people informing me of that fact.
S-2 is the place for me. Not BlazersEdge unfortunately. You guys are stuck with me here.

 

[Whyachi]

iuytfghj

Seems Dave doesn't like me anymore. He won't let me comment. Some of their posters have a hard time reading that they made a STOOOOPID comment.
Me on the other hand. I make plenty of irrational and many times down right Stupid comments. I have no problem with people informing me of that fact.
S-2 is the place for me. Not BlazersEdge unfortunately. You guys are stuck with me here.

lol ... that place is weird. BlazersEdge pretends to be NBA geniuses, but they're not good with basketball. It's like Ducks football bloggers extra credit.... write something really cool about the Blazers.. you don't even have to watch the basketball games.... here's the boxscore... just start typing.