Game Thread 2023-24 GAME #54 - BLAZERS VS WOLVES - FEBRUARY 15, 2024 - THURSDAY - 7:00 PM PST - ROOT

[illmatic99]

down 30 in just one quarter?

for fucks sake

 

[TYDame]

Jody happy saving money

 

[Chris Craig]

Worst start of the year?

Yes

 

[Tince]

I'm not sure I'm finding this more enjoyable than losing in the 1st round every year.

 

[Chris Craig]

Surprised they didn't get to 50

 

[wizenheimer]

as bad as Portland has been the last 3 seasons, I'm not sure how many times they've been down by 30 after the 1st Q

 

[illmatic99]

Jody happy saving money

she's not really saving any money either. 14th highest paid roster in the league

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Thybulle has missed 7 straight 3 pointers and I think most wide open.

 

[Chris Craig]

I'm not sure I'm finding this more enjoyable than losing in the 1st round every year.

Both are humiliating. This is more so.

 

[Chris Craig]

Blazers can't hit anything

Minny can't miss.

 

[wizenheimer]

I'm not sure I'm finding this more enjoyable than losing in the 1st round every year.

there's no laughing in a 1st round loss....this 1st Q is at least worth a couple of chuckles

 

[riverman]

We're shooting 20% from the field and 11% from 3....yuck

 

[Tince]

We're going to win the 2nd quarter!

 

[illmatic99]

all starters on the floor to begin the 2nd

 

[OneSport3]

This starting lineup just doesn’t work. There was a reason Chauncey went away from it earlier in the season. Teams don’t respect Toumani and Scoot’s jumpers yet. We’re playing 3-on-5 on offense and get off to SLOW starts. It’s unfortunate that Shaedon got hurt because Chauncey was about to insert him into the starting lineup.

 

[Tince]

Thybulle has missed 7 straight 3 pointers and I think most wide open.

Law of averages were bound to catch up with him.

 

[Tince]

Both are humiliating. This is more so.

Interesting... I never once felt making the playoffs and losing in first round was humiliating. At least not when we were rolling out average NBA rosters.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

 

[illmatic99]

gobert hammers scoot on the drive. no foul. tough finish

 

[Chris Craig]

Scoot mad dogging Gobert after the basket lol

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Thybulle has missed 7 straight 3 pointers and I think most wide open.

I feel like the team is really hurt by not having a really good spot-up three point shooter. The offense actually creates quite a few open threes.

 

[Chris Craig]

Interesting... I never once felt making the playoffs and losing in first round was humiliating. At least not when we were rolling out average NBA rosters.

Over and over again. Going in with the other team knowing they are going to the next round. Kind of humiliating. Nothing like this though.

 

[illmatic99]

gobert camped in the key for like 8 seconds on that possession

 

[KingSpeed]

What a flop. Where’s the T?

 

[KingSpeed]

We’re gonna win this

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

We've got them scared now!

 

[Tince]

Over and over again. Going in with the other team knowing they are going to the next round. Kind of humiliating. Nothing like this though.

I hear you... switching out 7th and 8th man type players to be our starting forwards was frustrating.

 

[Tince]

I feel like the team is really hurt by not having a really good spot-up three point shooter. The offense actually creates quite a few open threes.

I wonder if the offense is creating the 3pt shots or if the defenses are content giving up open 3's to Camara, Thybulle, Scoot, Ayton, Walker, etc.

 

[Chris Craig]

We’re gonna win this

We will be lucky to lose by single digits

 

[illmatic99]

man get this banton character out.