Game Thread 2023-24 Game #7 - BLAZERS VS GRIZZLIES - NOVEMBER 5, 2023 - SUNDAY - 6:00 PM PST - ROOT

[blazerkor]

Memphis missed only 2 shots in the last 8 minutes, that’s nuts and the blazers made none just 2 FTs

Ugh!

This is what we signed up for though. This is the rebuild many were asking for before Dame asked out and what we all wanted after he asked out. There are going to be a lot of rough nights.

 

[Tince]

Brogdon knew that I needed to win fantasy so he threw the game for me.

So you brought up the idea of Williams getting hurt and it happened. Then you brought up needing Brogdon to suck to win your fantasy and it happened.

You're the worst!

 

[Labinot41]

by the trade deadline give the keys to Shaedon and Scoot, look what you can get for Brogdon and Grant.

 

[blazerkor]

Losing rob is a gut punch

Dude has a bum knee so you never know if he just needs a couple days or if it's something serious.

 

[Cugel]

It's one thing to lose to good/average teams but you have to beat the really bad ones.

 

[Natebishop3]

Losing rob is a gut punch

Is he hurt?

 

[illmatic99]

The peoples hero Malcolm fucking Brogdon goes 6-20, while dribbling his way into traffic and doing nothing on defense in one of the worst runs a Blazer team has faced to close a game in its history.

Wonder how many people will convince themselves that he brings more to this team than a top 75 player ever after this one.

 

[Whyachi]

We missed Ant padding some stats in final minute. Would have kept this game respectable.

 

[blazerkor]

by the trade deadline give the keys to Shaedon and Scoot, look what you can get for Brogdon and Grant.

We should be shopping Brogdon right now. I feel like the Heat and Raptors would pay well for him.

 

[Labinot41]

oh and Williams III needs to get traded too. In theory he could fit with the young group, but his injury history is a major red flag. He should have some value

 

[Natebishop3]

I can totally live with the young guys pissing away a lead like this, but it was the veterans who lost this game.

 

[blazerkor]

oh and Williams III needs to get traded too. In theory he could fit with the young group, but his injury history is a major red flag. He should have some value

I think if he's not hurt, the Grizz would take him for Steve Adams and a FRP.

 

[Tince]

Billups said you can't control when you make shots and when you don't.

 

[OneSport3]

We should be shopping Brogdon right now. I feel like the Heat and Raptors would pay well for him.

I think there will be some contenders that will be feeling some pressure and get desperate and offer 2 firsts for Brogdon.

 

[Tince]

Billups said you can't control when you make shots and when you don't.

"I didn't mind the shots we were getting... same shots we were getting in the 3rd quarter... just didn't hit 'em

By enlarge, I was ok with the shots we took."

 

[Tince]

Despite shooting 12% worse from the field than Memphis, Portland still won the rebounding battle. That's hard to do.

 

[blazerkor]

I think there will be some contenders that will be feeling some pressure and get desperate and offer 2 firsts for Brogdon.

Shoot... if we get two firsts for him, that'll be 4 FRPs and two swaps for Dame plus the other pieces. If we could get a first from someone for Rob, even if we have to send a second rounder out with him to get it, that would make it like 5 FRPs for Dame. That would be a haul.

 

[Whyachi]

Billups said you can't control when you make shots and when you don't.

where's the Yoda emoji on this thing ?

 

[blazerkor]

"I didn't mind the shots we were getting... same shots we were getting in the 3rd quarter... just didn't hit 'em

By enlarge, I was ok with the shots we took."

It's what I heard every time we lost from Stotts. "Their shots were falling and ours weren't." Your not going to break down every little thing for the media, especially before you watch video. After he goes over the game video with the team he might be saying some different things to them.

 

[illmatic99]

we didn't lose the game on the offensive end.

 

[LayneStaley]

Williams update?

 

[Whyachi]

Billups said you can't control when you make shots and when you don't.

how about run a better play then: scibble-debobbity fortenberry hoober hopper

 

[Tince]

It's what I heard every time we lost from Stotts. "Their shots were falling and ours weren't." Your not going to break down every little thing for the media, especially before you watch video. After he goes over the game video with the team he might be saying some different things to them.

Agreed.

The difficult thing this year, is even if we're able to get open looks from 3, we don't have a great 3pt shooting team. We're last in the league percentage wise.

 

[Tince]

how about run a better play then: scibble-debobbity fortenberry hoober hopper

I think we should just dunk it every time!

 

[Tince]

Williams update?

Knee injury. Will be reevaluted. Team will provide a meaningless time-table in the near future.

 

[PCmor7]

Good lord. To call this team's offense ugly would be insulting to the word "ugly."

I have no idea what they're trying to run. It just looks like a lot of freelance, playground ball. There isn't any visible structure or apparent rules to what they're running. No one gets better doing that.

Now, I could see this if the defense showed signs of being something special, like there was a lot of emphasis about being good at that end. But there isn't. Even in the win against the Griz on Friday, they rolled off a simple pick at the top of the key for at least a half-dozen dunks and we never really seemed to solve it, because they did it again today. No clue on how we want to rotate on that.

If young guys are learning and making mistakes, OK, I can live with that, but everyone seems lost out there as far as playing as a team.

 

[blazerkor]

Listening to this post game and hearing them say that Jerami is the guy is pretty painful. 4-13 from three is not OK when you're under 34% it just becomes a bad shot. Jerami is a good spot up three point shooter but he's kidding himself with these pull up threes off the dribble. Dude is just forcing everything and it's shitty to have to watch.

 

[illmatic99]

Good lord. To call this team's offense ugly would be insulting to the word "ugly."

I have no idea what they're trying to run. It just looks like a lot of freelance, playground ball. There isn't any visible structure or apparent rules to what they're running. No one gets better doing that.

Now, I could see this if the defense showed signs of being something special, like there was a lot of emphasis about being good at that end. But there isn't. Even in the win against the Griz on Friday, they rolled off a simple pick at the top of the key for at least a half-dozen dunks and we never really seemed to solve it, because they did it again today. No clue on how we want to rotate on that.

If young guys are learning and making mistakes, OK, I can live with that, but everyone seems lost out there as far as playing as a team.

we have too few shooters. this will lead to nights like this. missing ant's gravity and scoot's ability to break down set defenses.

 

[AldoTrapani]

oh and Williams III needs to get traded too. In theory he could fit with the young group, but his injury history is a major red flag. He should have some value

He should retire

 

[Portland2014]

Shaedon hiding in the corner and passing up shots is not what i want from him

Chauncey should force him to shoot even if he misses

He needs to develop this aspect of the game, he needs to be our closer

Will he ever develop some killer instinct? let's hope so