Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #40 - BLAZERS VS CLIPPERS - JAN 16, 2025 - THURS - 7 PM - CHARGE - KUNP - BLAZERVISION

[Chris Craig]

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REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

(13) BLAZERS 13-25 (6)CLIPPERS 21-17

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STARTERS


Scoot Henderson Anfernee Simons

Shaedon Sharpe Toumani Camara

DeAndre Ayton


James Harden Cam Christie

Norman Powell Kawhi Leonard

Ivica Zubac
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WHEN: JANUARY 16, 2025 - THURSDAY - 7:00 PM PST

WHERE: MODA CENTER PORTLAND OR



TV BROADCAST



Antenna 2.2, Xfinity 302/1170, DTV 688



47.1

STREAMING



RADIO BROADCAST


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BENCH


Donovan Clingan Deni Avdija

Robert Williams Dalano Banton

Jabari Walker Duop Reath

Kris Murray Rayan Rupert

Justin Minaya* Bryce McGowens*

Tazé Moore*

Matisse Thybulle° Jerami Grant°

* Two Way Player
° Injured Player


Bones Hyland Terence Mann

Nic Batum Derrick Jones Jr

Amir Coffey Kevin Porter Jr

Mo Bamba Kobe Brown

Kris Dunn

Kai Jones* Trentyn Flowers*

Jordan Miller*

* Two Way Player
° Injured Player
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COACH


Chauncey Billups


Tyronn Lue

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INJURIES

BLAZERS

Matisse Thybulle - Ankle - Out
Jerami Grant - Face - ?

CLIPPERS

PJ Tucker - NWT - Out

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

BLAZERS VS ROCKETS - 1/18 - 7:00 PM

BLAZERS VS BULLS - 1/19 - 6:00 PM

BLAZERS @ HEAT 1/21 - 4:30 PM

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GAME NOTES

• The Clippers defeated the Blazers 101-99 during preseason in Seattle
• The Blazers are 149 - 94 all time vs the Clippers
• Chauncey Billups is 3-11 vs Tyronn Lue as coach
• The Blazers defeated the Clippers 106-105 on 10/30
• The Clippers defeated the Blazers 127-105 on 12/3
• Norman Powell played for the Blazers during the 2021-22 season
• Nic Batum was drafted by the Blazers via the Rockets and played for the Blazers from 2008 - 2015
• Derrick Jones Jr played for the Blazers during the 2020-21 season. The Blazers still owe the Bulls a 1st rnd pick for him.
• Kris Dunn played for the Blazers during the 2021-22 season

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[Chris Craig]

Headed to the game

 

[HailBlazers]

Headed to the game

 

[Chris Craig]

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You got it

 

[Chris Craig]

Son wanted a Clingan Jersey so we stopped in the store and picked one up for him.

 

[HailBlazers]

Son wanted a Clingan Jersey so we stopped in the store and picked one up for him.

Got wifey a custom Scoot for Christmas.

 

[Strenuus]

Got wifey a custom Scoot for Christmas.

Hey, I won't kink shame.

 

[blazerkor]

Justed watched Chauncey talking before the game and I'm sorry... I don't think it's been this guy's ability to coach that has been the problem. I think the players have not executed even the simplest of things and he's already said a ton of times that he wants to add a lot more wrinkles into the offense and even the D but that until our guys can execute the simple things, he can't do that.

Maybe some of you think that's a bad strategy by him but listening to him just now talk about perimeter and more specifically three point defense... he's definitely telling these players the right things. I'm damn sure he doesn't have a hard time giving a walk through demo of what it looks like.

Joe has mismanaged this roster, I still don't know if Chauncey can be an elite coach because I don't know what it is he wants to implement but hasn't been able to because Joe hasn't given him a chance, not one chance ever with any roster construction that makes sense.

 

[Chris Craig]

Chauncey just got booed bad

 

[Foxx]

Justed watched Chauncey talking before the game and I'm sorry... I don't think it's been this guy's ability to coach that has been the problem. I think the players have not executed even the simplest of things and he's already said a ton of times that he wants to add a lot more wrinkles into the offense and even the D but that until our guys can execute the simple things, he can't do that.

Maybe some of you think that's a bad strategy by him but listening to him just now talk about perimeter and more specifically three point defense... he's definitely telling these players the right things. I'm damn sure he doesn't have a hard time giving a walk through demo of what it looks like.

Joe has mismanaged this roster, I still don't know if Chauncey can be an elite coach because I don't know what it is he wants to implement but hasn't been able to because Joe hasn't given him a chance, not one chance ever with any roster construction that makes sense.

Neither of them are the problem. Trade grant and ant then you decide what you have. They’re total black holes. I don’t blame anyone else

ayton at this point I’d happily lump in

 

[blazerfan11]

Justed watched Chauncey talking before the game and I'm sorry... I don't think it's been this guy's ability to coach that has been the problem. I think the players have not executed even the simplest of things and he's already said a ton of times that he wants to add a lot more wrinkles into the offense and even the D but that until our guys can execute the simple things, he can't do that.

Maybe some of you think that's a bad strategy by him but listening to him just now talk about perimeter and more specifically three point defense... he's definitely telling these players the right things. I'm damn sure he doesn't have a hard time giving a walk through demo of what it looks like.

Joe has mismanaged this roster, I still don't know if Chauncey can be an elite coach because I don't know what it is he wants to implement but hasn't been able to because Joe hasn't given him a chance, not one chance ever with any roster construction that makes sense.

Maybe the guys aren't doing or capable of doing what he wants, but at the same time it seems to me that players aren't used to their full potential for what they CAN do.

Why is Deandre Ayton standing still so much on offense?

Kris Murray is a 60% 2-point scorer and 29% 3-point shooter. Why are you making him take any 3-pointers at all? He looks as uncomfortable taking 3-pointers as he looks comfortable dribbling around the hoop to score inside.

Then there are times where what he says he wants isn't reflected in the lineup he puts on the floor.

He just said he wanted to put pressure on the ball. So why is Anfernee Simons in the starting lineup? Why can't he bring himself to put someone like Rayan Rupert as a defensive specialist and have Simons come off the bench?

 

[blazerkor]

Ant seems to have brought his "I don't give a fuck" attitude from the defensive end to the offensive end.

 

[Chris Craig]

Lack of effort so far tonight

Plus some shitty refs

 

[PCmor7]

We look like we have no offensive plan.

 

[blazerkor]

Maybe the guys aren't doing or capable of doing what he wants, but at the same time it seems to me that players aren't used to their full potential for what they CAN do.

Why is Deandre Ayton standing still so much on offense?

Kris Murray is a 60% 2-point scorer and 29% 3-point shooter. Why are you making him take any 3-pointers at all? He looks as uncomfortable taking 3-pointers as he looks comfortable dribbling around the hoop to score inside.

Then there are times where what he says he wants isn't reflected in the lineup he puts on the floor.

He just said he wanted to put pressure on the ball. So why is Anfernee Simons in the starting lineup? Why can't he bring himself to put someone like Rayan Rupert as a defensive specialist and have Simons come off the bench?

I don't think he has a choice but to start Ant, Deandre and Jerami if they're healthy at this point of the season.

I agree that I hate guys as dynamic as Shaedon and to some extent Kris, just standing in the corner and I wish there was a lot more off the ball movement... I've just heard Chauncey say a bunch of times that he can't introduce a lot of things on offense until the team can execute more basic stuff... again, if anyone thinks that's just bad coaching I don't have an argument at this time but he is having the team run a very simple offense and they are not consistently executing it.

 

[PCmor7]

Jabari initiating the offense. Murray dribbling to within 5 feet of the basket and never even looking at the hoop.

There can't be any coaching here.

 

[blazerkor]

Ant making me look stupid with his effort on the defensive end... at least for one possession.

 

[illmatic99]

why is banton playing over rupert

 

[kjironman1]

why is banton playing over rupert

Seriously?
Couldn’t hardly tell who either of them are?
Will either of them be on the team next year?

 

[PCmor7]

why is banton playing over rupert

I think you'll get to see plenty of Rupert tonight.

 

[blazerfan11]

why is banton playing over rupert

Because Chauncey said in the pre-game he wants to put pressure on the ball.

So that means of course for him to play Dalano Banton.

 

[PCmor7]

Ant's a minus-26, 0-6 FG.

 

[blazerfan11]

Seriously?
Couldn’t hardly tell who either of them are?
Will either of them be on the team next year?

You don't notice Rupert because he isn't playing.

 

[Quatro44]

Scoot, drive it like you stole it

 

[kjironman1]

You don't notice Rupert because he isn't playing.

I got a chance to sit and watch some more ball this last couple weeks but I don’t think I could pick Rupert out.
Banton is tough to watch but yes I have seen him play a bit.

 

[Quatro44]

Ok Norm ran his head into Sharpes shoulder

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Avdija could guard Zubacs better than Ayton does.

 

[TheGoldRanger]

I must admit, I never liked Normal Powell.

 

[illmatic99]

this foul baiting by every clipper is very annoying. holy shit what a boring team to watch.

every play, all they do is sling their heads back and act like they got shot

 

[Quatro44]

They saw what the Nets did last night and said “hold my beer…”