Game Thread 2025-26 GAME #15 - BLAZERS VS BULLS - WEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - 7:00 PM - KUNP - BLAZERVISION (4 Viewers)

[Cugel]

This has to be as bad as any defense in the league.

 

[PDXFonz]

Well that sums up Loves game tonight

 

[Cugel]

This one is pretty much over. Splitter can’t get any defense out of them since he took over.

 

[julius]

something about the 3rd quarters that is this teams kryptonite.

 

[julius]

that and their 3 point defense is absolutely pathetic.

 

[Cugel]

Hopefully new owner wants a real coach at some point.

 

[Ripcity4life77]

I am done again for tonight ( like last night ) -- unless this team gets some life and gets this game within 3 or so

I hope everyone has a good evening and I hope I am back but I doubt it -- LOL

 

[B-Roy]

This looks like a team that has no idea what they’re doing on defense. Half the guys don’t even understand if they are in zone or man.

 

[julius]

Hopefully new owner wants a real coach at some point.

I'd rather the owner want healthy players.

 

[julius]

This looks like a team that has no idea what they’re doing on defense. Half the guys don’t even understand if they are in zone or man.

Half the guys shouldn't be playing, in all honesty.

Love, Sidy, Yang shouldn't be sniffing the court. I mean good lord, Love is shooting so bad even Keljin Blevins would blush.

 

[HailBlazers]

If Yang wants to succeed in this league he's gonna have to outsmart his opponents. I'm fine with throwing him in the fire.

 

[PCmor7]

The defense took a nose dive without Billups

You don't think losing Matisse and Wesley and now Jrue didn't have more to do with that than Billups?

 

[Cugel]

Love a blistering 1-10 night, Murray 1-7. Take moar shots guys!!!

 

[B-Roy]

You don't think losing Matisse and Wesley and now Jrue didn't have more to do with that than Billups?

Probably, but it doesn’t explain why they should keep messing with the stupid zone with guys that have obviously no idea how to play it

 

[riverman]

They are shooting 48% from deep
We are shooting 25% from deep.....
that's the game

 

[julius]

You don't think losing Matisse and Wesley and now Jrue didn't have more to do with that than Billups?

I think that is playing a significantly bigger role than people want to admit to. That and the league figures out gimmicks relatively quick. Teams know this team can't shoot for shit, so they can collapse.

 

[julius]

Probably, but it doesn’t explain why they should keep messing with the stupid zone with guys that have obviously no idea how to play it

Zone is one of the styles of defense you play when you are not as talented as you need to be to play regular defense.

 

[PCmor7]

I think that is playing a significantly bigger role than people want to admit to. That and the league figures out gimmicks relatively quick. Teams know this team can't shoot for shit, so they can collapse.

Chauncey coached one game this year, Julius. One. We lost that game.

I mean, I get the hyperbole from fans but come on.

 

[julius]

Chauncey coached one game this year, Julius. One. We lost that game.

I mean, I get the hyperbole from fans but come on.

Not sure how that relates to what I said.

 

[Chris Craig]

Oh well

 

[riverman]

Starting to give up 100 pts in 3 qtrs...not a good trend

 

[Cugel]

So is Rupert hurt or just not being played ?

At the end of last year the team had an identity : defense. Losing Ant and gaining Jrue surely should have kept the team on the trajectory. Not the case. That is the concern, not the one game Billups coached this year. That game is irrelevant.

 

[PCmor7]

Probably, but it doesn’t explain why they should keep messing with the stupid zone with guys that have obviously no idea how to play it

We're playing the zone for two reasons.

The main one is that we're short-handed. We weren't playing much zone when we were at full strength.

The second is that we've always been an awful zone team. We were an awful zone team with Chauncey. Now we're playing zone a lot of the time when we have a number of guys who don't play much after probably not working on it a lot in practice.

If Billups was still here, we'd probably be dealing with the same thing. But people are remembering this as if Billups was here for the first month rather than the first game.

 

[MickZagger]

You don't think losing Matisse and Wesley and now Jrue didn't have more to do with that than Billups?

Caleb Love and Javonte Cook should be locking other teams down

 

[PCmor7]

Not sure how that relates to what I said.

Maybe I misunderstood you, then. I took you as saying Billups' being gone was the reason our defense was struggling. Did you mean the injuries was the main reason? If it was, then we're in agreement.

 

[Chris Craig]

Blazers need to have a practice where they focus on the basics of passing a basketball.

 

[julius]

It's pretty amazing how bad your team is when it's missing their starting PG, backup PG, starting SG, backup SF/SG and their backup SG, ain't it?

 

[B-Roy]

I’m not expecting we win these games with 4 nba players. But the types of errors they are making is embarrassing. And these are from the 4 nba players.

 

[julius]

Maybe I misunderstood you, then. I took you as saying Billups' being gone was the reason our defense was struggling. Did you mean the injuries was the main reason? If it was, then we're in agreement.

No, I was agreeing with you that the injuries are a much bigger reason why the team is shit right now (tho I do think coaching plays a role).

 

[Chris Craig]

So is Rupert hurt or just not being played ?

At the end of last year the team had an identity : defense. Losing Ant and gaining Jrue surely should have kept the team on the trajectory. Not the case. That is the concern, not the one game Billups coached this year. That game is irrelevant.

Not being played