Game Thread 2023-24 Game #35 - BLAZERS @ NETS - JANUARY 7, 2024 - SUNDAY -12:00 PM PST - ROOT

[Tince]

Ben Simmons asking Thybulle and Reath to get him to Portland.

 

[riverman]

Hell of a game! Lot of guys stepped up and maybe Chauncey's best game a s a coach. Good to see some fire from this team.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Duop played 40 impactful minutes. Who had that on their bingo card going into the season?

They should give him the contract we gave Trendon asap. Make it a 4 year non-guaranteed deal at 2 mil each.

 

[Tince]

They were trying to convince us that he's in some elite class of scorers.

Now we don't hear peep from them.

Huh?

 

[B-Roy]

Ben Simmons asking Thybulle and Reath to get him to Portland.

They can have Grant for Simmons. Give us some of those PHX picks too.

 

[Duckhook]

That was some grown man basketball at the end of the 4th qtr and in OT by the Blazers. Love it!

 

[Tince]

18 points on 8 shots for Malcolm

The vets were huge today!

 

[MickZagger]

38/11 from Simons. Ant to all the message board amateurs fixated on spewing false narratives...

About time really.

 

[B-Roy]

Anyone notice Ant has some tape on his thumb?

 

[Tince]

About time really.

Best player on the team... without question.

 

[HailBlazers]

Wooooo. First win ive see in person. Haha

Ha! Thought you werent gonna go.

 

[MickZagger]

Best player on the team... without question.

That’s not really saying a lot though

 

[PCmor7]

Nice to see Shaedon and Ant get their grooves back a bit.

Brooklyn's a starting PG from being dangerous.

 

[B-Roy]

Please start Shaedon next game. Play a lineup that actually makes sense. The Ant/Scoot minutes are brutal.

 

[Tince]

Raise your hand if you were saying Ant was bad in the 4th quarter...

 

[Tince]

That’s not really saying a lot though

As long as he's the last player on the roster someone complains about, I'm good with that!

 

[TYDame]

We won because we did not let Grant do his one on one left hand layup

 

[KingSpeed]

Great win. Like they say, if you get to 10 wins before the Celtics get to 30, you’re good.

 

[KingSpeed]

Wooooo. First win ive see in person. Haha

You’re in NYC?

 

[B-Roy]

Great win. Like they say, if you get to 10 wins before the Celtics get to 30, you’re good.

The classic

 

[OneSport3]

67% True Shooting

Being guarded by elite wing defenders in Mikal Bridges, Dorian Finny-Smith and Cam Johnson and constantly doubled.

The bag today included 30ft 3s, side-step 3s, running floaters, running hook shots off the backboard, one-legged fadeaways

Too bad he’s not an “elite” scorer…

 

[Tince]

We won because we did not let Grant do his one on one left hand layup

But he did take a make a one on one left handed layup in OT.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

They can have Grant for Simmons. Give us some of those PHX picks too.

Ayton. They do NOT need another SF.

 

[Tince]

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66% True Shooting

Being guarded by elite wing defenders in Mikal Bridges, Dorian Finny-Smith and Cam Johnson and constantly doubled.

The bag today included 30ft 3s, side-step 3s, running floaters, running hook shots off the backboard, one-legged fadeaways

Too bad he’s not an “elite” scorer…

But he's been on the team for a while and he's not elite at every part of the game, so we must rip him!

 

[wizenheimer]

* I thought Simons had a great game after a slow start. Not much MeJ and was a willing passer. Got hot at the right time. Was lost on defense a couple of times but he wasn't as bad as he usually is no that end of the floor. Ant and Reath have developed a decent 2-man game

* I also didn't think Grant was nearly as bad as some of you are making out. Yeah, he chucked more than I like to see but his catch-&-shoot game was elite

* Sharpe is getting his confidence back. He looked more aggressive this game. He and Ant have a lot of work to do on synergy though

* Brogdon won the OT

as good as all 4 of those guys were I thought Duop was the MVP of this game. He just makes a lot of little plays that don't show up in the box score

we've heard about trades where both teams got better. Was the Phoenix/Brooklyn trade one where both teams got worse?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I want Scoot in there for Jerami

Grant: -2 in 42 minutes
Scoot: -12 in 30

 

[Tince]

Billups said he put in Brogdon because the Nets were doubling Ant and when Camara got it in the corner he wasn't ready.

 

[OneSport3]

 

[OneSport3]

Please start Shaedon next game. Play a lineup that actually makes sense. The Ant/Scoot minutes are brutal.

Agreed 100%. We had one of our best streaks of quality basketball in early December when Ant just came back and he and Shaedon started together. Grant was in concussion protocol so Shaedon played free and aggressive. This is when we played great against the Warriors, Clippers and Dallas.

As of now, I think Scoot coming off the bench benefits him the most.

 

[Cugel]

Who is a better offensive player than Ant for 25M a year?