Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #33 - BLAZERS @ LAKERS - JAN 2, 2025 - 7:30 PM - CHARGE - KUNP - BLAZERVISION

[julius]

It's not learning a new offense. It's there not being one. Just a bunch of guys not sure what the hell to do. A lot of awkwardness and meekness. Makes it so easy for the opponents defense.

It's no coincidence that the 2 games that Bjork(Bjork) coached, Scoot and Shaedon actually looked like they were flourishing.

 

[PCmor7]

He probably came back too early (in fact, I swear he was supposed to be out until sometime this month, and he came back what, a week+ ago?)

And, you know, there's the thing. If Chauncey's job really is to lose games, then just keep Clingan out longer to heal. The team can play well and still lose that way, and we don't risk aggravating Donovan's injury.

What we're doing with Chauncey coaching isn't doing the team favors in the longterm. We're just going to add more high draft picks to a bunch of guys that aren't learning to play.

 

[kjironman1]

Okay @THE HCP
Who put Lamar Hurd as the Grinch?

 

[julius]

"good ball movement"

"What is something not said about the Trail Blazers?"

 

[PCmor7]

It's not learning a new offense. It's there not being one. Just a bunch of guys not sure what the hell to do. A lot of awkwardness and meekness. Makes it so easy for the opponents defense.

Yep.

Bad spacing. Horrible passing angles. Guys not reading defense and moving without the ball. Players not knowing their teammates' tendencies. It looks like a pickup game when Chauncey's coaching way too often for my liking.

 

[HailBlazers]

Clingan is wearing a bigger knee brace than before.

 

[julius]

Yep.

Bad spacing. Horrible passing angles. Guys not reading defense and moving without the ball. Players not knowing their teammates' tendencies. It looks like a pickup game when Chauncey's coaching way too often for my liking.

That is the best way to describe their offense. A pickup game.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Is Ayton hurt or is Billups as sick of him as I am?

 

[Quatro44]

So we have no useful centers right now

 

[MickZagger]

I remember Danny Marang kept saying "they're introducing a whole new offense, and the players are still learning it".

But we're in almost game 35 and they still look like the offense has no rhyme nor reason.

It's embarrassing how pointless their offense schemes are.

'hezzy hezzy tween tween'

I roll my eyes at basically everything that guy says. Holdahl is more critical and he’s actually paid by the team!

 

[MickZagger]

Advija has cemented himself as the Blazers best player.

 

[kjironman1]

Clingan is wearing a bigger knee brace than before.

Well I guess the pick was worth a little over 30 games. Could have been like Bowie.

 

[julius]

Lamar just said "the last set play the Lakers ran"

That's another phrase that doesn't apply to the Blazers.

 

[Cugel]

Banton gets 5 min.

 

[julius]

I believe that Shaedon might be able to fly.

 

[Cugel]

Scoot with 12-4-8
4 of 7 from the field
that aint bad

 

[julius]

Scoot with 12-4-8
4 of 7 from the field
that aint bad

He played within his skills

 

[KingSpeed]

Good game by Scoot and Camara and we pick up the loss.

 

[julius]

Does anyone else have a super choppy feed at the end of games?

 

[KingSpeed]

Is that heave by Scoot gonna count?

 

[B-Roy]

Good loss. Continue gluing Aytons ass to the bench permanently.

 

[Chris Craig]

That was a winnable game

 

[blazerkor]

I liked Shaedon's aggression and him getting to the free throw line. I loved what both Deni and Tou did tonight. Ant shot it well from outside.

Basically this is what I want to see from our team for the rest of the season. Competitive in games that raise our odds in the draft lotto.

 

[Chris Craig]

Is that heave by Scoot gonna count?

Didn't go in and wouldn't count if it did.

 

[Chris Craig]

So we have no useful centers right now

We didn't even play Robert

 

[Sheldon Shape]

I liked Shaedon's aggression and him getting to the free throw line. I loved what both Deni and Tou did tonight. Ant shot it well from outside.

Basically this is what I want to see from our team for the rest of the season. Competitive in games that raise our odds in the draft lotto.

I think Ant was mostly terrible. Good to see him knock shots down in the second half but this was a bad game. Good stuff from Shae, Scoot and Deni.

 

[blazerkor]

I believe that Shaedon might be able to fly.

When LeBron took that last charge, I seriously said, "Shae should have just jumped over him." It got a laugh, it was meant to but after that I was thinking maybe he actually could have.

 

[Chris Craig]

I liked Shaedon's aggression and him getting to the free throw line. I loved what both Deni and Tou did tonight. Ant shot it well from outside.

Basically this is what I want to see from our team for the rest of the season. Competitive in games that raise our odds in the draft lotto.

This with better effort and bbiq choices.

 

[blazerkor]

I think Ant was mostly terrible. Good to see him knock shots down in the second half but this was a bad game. Good stuff from Shae, Scoot and Deni.

Ant's shot just needs to fall more... nah, realistically Ant's value is what it is and we just need to take whatever the best offer for him is.

So I agree with you and would just add Toumani to your list of guys we saw good stuff from.

 

[Chris Craig]

I think Ant was mostly terrible. Good to see him knock shots down in the second half but this was a bad game. Good stuff from Shae, Scoot and Deni.

His threes kept us in it, but Chauncey wasn't coaching to win.

Also liked what we saw from Deni, Tou, Shae, and Scoot.