Game Thread 2023-24 Game #39 - BLAZERS VS SUNS - JANUARY 14, 2024 - SUNDAY - 6:00 PM PST - ROOT

[wizenheimer]

I don't believe in coincidences like this.

it's quiet...too quiet

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Easier to watch us tank tonight. Think Grant and Brogdon served there purpose but trading them now is best if we can get a fair trade for them.

 

[KingSpeed]

Improving his rim efficiency has to be # 1 on Scoot's to do list.

He's 7 for 21 today on two point shots. Once he figures out how to finish, so many things will open up for him.

Yep.

 

[wizenheimer]

Didn’t watch but Scoot took 31 shots???? Were they good shots at least?

just a minor factoid: Scoot hit the 31 FGA mark in his 30th NBA game scoring 33 points. Dame didn't attempt more than 30 FG's until his 396th game, 34 FGA for 59 points

 

[KingSpeed]

It's amazing Scoot had 9 assists considering all the wide open bricks his teammates shot. He could have easily had more than 15.

Good games by Rupert and Murray relative to my expectations.

It would be easy to criticize Simons. So I will. I am so sick of all his dribbling, Lillard-wannabe 3-point attempts, all his dribbling, stupid passes, all his dribbling and horrific defensive instincts. If we can trade him for anything of value I am all in at this point. I'm sure he's a good guy but I'm over it.

Simons, Grant, and Brogdon need to go. We won’t get worse. We may get better

 

[Tince]

just a minor factoid: Scoot hit the 31 FGA mark in his 30th NBA game scoring 33 points. Dame didn't attempt more than 30 FG's until his 396th game, 34 FGA for 59 points

Wow!

 

[KingSpeed]

it's a rookie rampage in P-Town

Our rookies scored 76 points. Is that a record?

 

[BankTeller]

I expected to not enjoy this game waiting at the front gate. I thoroughly enjoyed this game. Yeah, games like the OKC game will happen with this group. It also happened with the vets. If anything, this forces Chauncey to play them instead of the vets. The crowd was going wild every time guys like Murray and Rupert made a play. We need the vets out. Maybe another raw young prospect like OMax or something, but picks are fine.

Rupert had me hyped. Kris looks fine when he makes his shots, I hope to see him build on the confidence in his shot after this game. I’m so ready for the second half of this season.

 

[beast blazer]

Simons, Grant, and Brogdon need to go. We won’t get worse. We may get better

We'd get worse without Simons. Simons is still managing decent efficiency even though he's the focal point of the defense, and has to bail out the egregiously stagnant offense.

 

[Tince]

We'd get worse without Simons. Simons is still managing decent efficiency even though he's the focal point of the defense, and has to bail out the egregiously stagnant offense.

Agreed.. if you think the young guys are putting up inefficient numbers now, just wait until defense are actually concentrating on them. The vets take a lot of pressure off the inexperience players on this team.

 

[BankTeller]

Simons, Grant, and Brogdon need to go. We won’t get worse. We may get better

Simons played today. Don’t think he’s getting moved. Even closer to the deadline, I don’t think it’s really even a remote possibility.

You’d think that if we were planning to trade him, we’d continue to play him in his terrible games to pump his stats, not sit him out at under 30 mins.

 

[blazerkor]

I expected to not enjoy this game waiting at the front gate. I thoroughly enjoyed this game. Yeah, games like the OKC game will happen with this group. It also happened with the vets. If anything, this forces Chauncey to play them instead of the vets. The crowd was going wild every time guys like Murray and Rupert made a play. We need the vets out. Maybe another raw young prospect like OMax or something, but picks are fine.

Rupert had me hyped. Kris looks fine when he makes his shots, I hope to see him build on the confidence in his shot after this game. I’m so ready for the second half of this season.

As soon as we free up playing time and touches for Scoot, Shaedon, Toumani, Kris, Jabari, Rayan and a couple of other prospects we get in trades we will be way more fun to watch than what we've been so far this season. We might not win any games but we'll make runs and have spectacular plays and see progress.

 

[KingSpeed]

We'd get worse without Simons. Simons is still managing decent efficiency even though he's the focal point of the defense, and has to bail out the egregiously stagnant offense.

We are 4-16 when Simons plays and 6-13 when he doesn’t.

 

[KingSpeed]

Simons played today. Don’t think he’s getting moved. Even closer to the deadline, I don’t think it’s really even a remote possibility.

You’d think that if we were planning to trade him, we’d continue to play him in his terrible games to pump his stats, not sit him out at under 30 mins.

I know Simons played today. I watched the game.

 

[BankTeller]

We are 4-16 when Simons plays and 6-13 when he doesn’t.

Gotta compartmentalize everything big homie.

Zack had a problem with this too, and Dr Brennan had to reel him back in lol.

 

[BankTeller]

I know Simons played today. I watched the game.

I’m saying if he was a threat to leave soon, you’d think he’d be out today like Thybulle, Grant, or Brogdon lol.

 

[wizenheimer]

We are 4-16 when Simons plays and 6-13 when he doesn’t.

3-15 with; 7-14 without

 

[wizenheimer]

the trade deadline is 4 weeks from now....why are people assuming players are being held out for trades already? Would really be strange to be happening this early

 

[beast blazer]

We are 4-16 when Simons plays and 6-13 when he doesn’t.

You seriously believe that is due to Simons?

 

[Whyachi]

Reath played 40 minutes. No big man breaks for Duop.

 

[blazerkor]

the trade deadline is 4 weeks from now....why are people assuming players are being held out for trades already? Would really be strange to be happening this early

Well we've had a really terrible run and a lot of times GMs want to shake things up when they see things going down the wrong path. My other reason is that maybe Joe had a deal in place for Jerami as soon as Jerami was tradeable (which he just now is). Joe does seem to have a track record of getting his ducks in a row. Also a trade was made just yesterday involving two tanking teams. As long as the value is solid I think it would be smart to set the roster that we're trying to develop sooner than later and maybe Joe feels similarly.

 

[Whyachi]

You seriously believe that is due to Simons?

Ant returned to the lineup just about the same time Ayton and Sharpe started having injuries. Grant had to sit a week with concussion problems. Simons was given the keys to the walking wounded, and Cronin's all rookie depth chart.

 

[beast blazer]

Why do we always play so much better when we're trotting out these no names? The same thing happened when talked the last two years.

 

[Mediocre Man]

i see we have multiple people here in here who apparently only saw the box and didn't bother watching.

So you are going to defend the 20 missed shots. I’m so ready for this

 

[illmatic99]

So you are going to defend the 20 missed shots. I’m so ready for this

he took mostly good shots; shots he HAD to take because there was no one else who could get better attempts. he missed them -- i even made a post remarking how he needs to focus on improving his finishing at the rim as his #1 priority for offseason work.

not sure what defense you are looking for.

i wasn't really criticizing you for only looking at the box like others have. most people can only handle so many 30pt+ losses in a row before giving up.

 

[THE HCP]

Why do we always play so much better when we're trotting out these no names? The same thing happened when talked the last two years.

You must be new to team sports. You are actually asking WHY dudes who probably shouldn't even be on an NBA roster in the first place, are playing their ball off when they FINALLY get a chance to get on the court? Dudes literally living check to check FINALLY getting a shot that most don't?

 

[THE HCP]

So you are going to defend the 20 missed shots. I’m so ready for this

I will. Our future possible star playing with most of the teams "best" players out? Shit he coulda shot 40 times last night MM and I'd have been happy. Nobody else on that court last night I would have rather been shooting. That is, unless you were trying to win that game or you expected them to. Young dudes gotta get those reps in.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

So you are going to defend the 20 missed shots. I’m so ready for this

George Mikan missed 35 shots in a game where he only scored 32.

Jerry West missed 32 shots in a game where he only scored 37.

Wilt missed 29 twice where he only scored 34 and 35.

 

[THE HCP]

Michael Jordan had a post game quote once where he said as long as you score more points than shots attempted it was a good night. Always believed in that.

 

[blazerfan11]

So you are going to defend the 20 missed shots. I’m so ready for this

Why does 20 missed shots need to be defended? The player in question scored 33 points on 31 shot attempts. That's not horrendous.

Scoot needs to work on his 2-point efficiency in real games and in practice.

He's a rookie.

Missed shots are part of the process of getting his 2-point game where we want it.

I think improving Scoot's 2-point shooting is probably the most important goal on offense for the Team that could be achieved this season.