Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #8 - BLAZERS @ PELICANS - NOVEMBER 4, 2024 - MONDAY - 6:30 PM - KATU 2.2, BLAZERVISION

[Cugel]

Someone tell the Vulcans to fire haverstat. Clingon is not elite. Out of shape perhaps but not elite.

 

[Chris Craig]

Shitty 1st quarter

 

[blazerfan11]

Nice start for Grimons. They are 2-9 so far.

 

[Cugel]

Ok that was an awfully nice drive by Scoot. Is it me or is Alvarado QUICK?

 

[Chris Craig]

Bench Grant and leave him there.

 

[blazerfan11]

How does Grant get so much playing time?

He's 1-8. He's NOT THAT GOOD Billups.

holy crap. Just looked off a wide-open Rupert to look for his own shot. get a crappy turnover by driving into the defense.

That would get a rookie benched.

(Grant also looked off a wide-open Rupert on the 3-point line to miss a mid-range jumper earlier).

 

[B-Roy]

Robert Williams isn't playing?

 

[blazerfan11]

OH FUdge. SIMONS??? That's the sub?

 

[B-Roy]

Calabro - "Shaedon Sharpe is VERY close"

 

[blazerfan11]

Holy Refrigerator Batman. Simons and Scoot? Why?

 

[blazerfan11]

Please bench GRANT for the rest of the game.

 

[blazerfan11]

Bench Grant and Keep Rupert in . rest of the game.

 

[Blazinaway]

Scoot looking like last year Scoot again.

unfortunately true, hope he

Holy Refrigerator Batman. Simons and Scoot? Why?

that's a damn good Q, horrible conbo

 

[blazerfan11]

WTF. Rupert was taken out????

 

[blazerfan11]

are you fuckign kidding me? How does Grant get back in the game for Rupert?

 

[Cugel]

Toumani is the man.

 

[Chris Craig]

Liking the pressure and energy we are showing right now.

 

[B-Roy]

It feels like there is one good player on this team: Toumani. Everyone else is just up and down, mostly down.

 

[Blazinaway]

Nice comeback

 

[Chris Craig]

Robert Williams isn't playing?

He's available but Billups probably won't play him.

 

[Blazinaway]

Please bench GRANT for the rest of the game.

Yeah Grant isn't needed here

 

[Cugel]

Gawd I can’t wait for Shaedon. Hope he is ready to take over

 

[Chris Craig]

Yeah Grant isn't needed here

Cant wait till he is traded

 

[Blazinaway]

It feels like there is one good player on this team: Toumani. Everyone else is just up and down, mostly down.

Camara making big strides, Rayan at 20 lookin better. I still think Deni will find a place here, especially after Grant/Simons are gone

 

[B-Roy]

Gawd I can’t wait for Shaedon. Hope he is ready to take over

I'll tell you how it'll go. Replace some of Ant/Grant isos with Shaedon isos. Probably similar efficiency, aka not that great. Overall won't change much.

 

[Mediocre Man]

What I’ve learned so far tonight

Portland’s starters and rotation guys are almost as good as the Pelicans 2nd string and end of bench guys

 

[B-Roy]

One consistent thing I've noticed is that our spacing on drives is all kinds of awful. None of our wings are natural shooters, so they want to cut and play in the lane. So what happens is everyone wants to drive and cut, but they're always driving in 3-4 players because other guys are cutting and dragging their defenders into the lane.

 

[blazerfan11]

I guess Grant makes pretty misses. Must be what Billups sees. All I see is 1 for 10 taking the most shots of anyone on the team.

 

[Chris Craig]

Blazers starting lineup is atrocious.

 

[Chris Craig]

I guess Grant makes pretty misses. Must be what Billups sees. All I see is 1 for 10 taking the most shots of anyone on the team.

His iso is disgusting