Blazers @ Chicago Game Thread (Merged)

[mgb]

Hehe. Kinda puts some of you Sergio haters in a tough spot, doesn't it?

I'd love Sergio to play well. Tonite though he'd dribble for 20 secs and eithr pass or put up a bad shot.

 

[crowTrobot]

i thought i saw rudy play some pretty good D tonight. maybe i'm seeing things.

 

[B-Roy]

Hehe. Kinda puts some of you Sergio haters in a tough spot, doesn't it?

No it doesn't. He actually spoke the truth for once. Sergio is bad, and is play is certainly showing it. How does he even end up shooting 3 times in 2 minutes. Sergio? Really?

I'd love Sergio to play well. Tonite though he'd dribble for 20 secs and eithr pass or put up a bad shot.

Problem is, he always does this.

 

[MIXUM]

Most importantly....


Lets rudys ok!

 

[MIXUM]

watching sergio play is like watching a rookie qb against the steelers defense

 

[MARIS61]

Re: Blazers @ Chicago Game Thread

Maris. Chill. We won. Celebrate!

I'm chillin' indeed.

Good win over a very weak team.

Smokin' a Tabak Especial and drinking hot cocoa out on my deck under a star-filled sky here in Beautiful Central Oregon.

I love Bayless, just not as a PG (he's horrible at PG, just as Oden would be).

I like his scoring mentality, and with a PG like Sergio to set him up he could be very effective for us. They make a good duo, and both are good at full-court press which Blake and Roy are a bit slow for.

But at PG he is our weakest defender by far, and the team flounders and stands around and watches him play his one-man offensive attack.

In a year or 2 he will be a regular player, but right now he's got so much to learn. He has yet to go under, over, around, or through a pick yet. Not once has he done it. It's like a 20ft-long wall to him. And so, other PG's have their way with him more so than I ever remember happening in Blazers history.

I'd love to see Nate declare him a SG and play him that way exclusively so he can get some time on the court to learn the basics. I think he might be better at defending SG's also because most of them are jump-shooters and not drivers. He gets killed on the pick and roll plays.


Sergio:

Ranks #5 in the NBA in Assists Per 48 Minutes(11.2) (Blake ranks 33rd)
Ranks #10 in the NBA in Steals Per 48 Minutes(2.56)

That's starting PG material at both ends of the court.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

I really liked the way that Bayless came out aggressively and looked for his shot. I wanted to see him do it a little more toward the end of the game just so that he could establish more of a rhythm going into Philadelphia. We may need him if Rudy can't play.

Also, kudos to Greg Oden for the nice game!

 

[MIXUM]

is rudy ok? any word yet?

 

[B-Roy]

Re: Blazers @ Chicago Game Thread

Sergio:

Ranks #5 in the NBA in Assists Per 48 Minutes(11.2) (Blake ranks 33rd)
Ranks #10 in the NBA in Steals Per 48 Minutes(2.56)

That's starting PG material at both ends of the court.

Aww, shoot.

If only his defense and shooting were good enough to warrant playing him big minutes.

 

[MARIS61]

I'd love Sergio to play well. Tonite though he'd dribble for 20 secs and eithr pass or put up a bad shot.

Because there were 4 guys standing around instead of getting open, and Sergio SHOULD HAVE said something to get them moving because that's on the PG or the coach to do.

But Nate didn't pull everybody, just Sergio, his favorite scapegoat.

And when Bayless twice blew his defense Nate yelled at Joel for getting the fouls, not at Bayless for getting picked and giving up.

It just brings back the whole JJ and "black vs white" double-standard thing that I had hoped we had left behind when we dumped Jarrett.

I'd like to see a longer leash for everyone on the team for a few months so they can make some progress without looking over their shoulder all the time.

Being a white guy on Nate's team is like being a black guy with a cop car tailgating you. You're bound to make a mistake just because you know he's watching for it.

 

[RR7]

Did Maris really say Bayless is our worst PG defender by far? Wow.

 

[RR7]

Really, is racism necessary? Gimme a fucking break. Stick to your lame ass let it bake comments and shut the fuck up. Seriously.

 

[MARIS61]

I really liked the way that Bayless came out aggressively and looked for his shot.

Like all the good SG's do.

That's definitely his strong suit, and he's got incredible speed that is rare at that position.

 

[MARIS61]

Really, is racism necessary? Gimme a fucking break. Stick to your lame ass let it bake comments and shut the fuck up. Seriously.

No, but it's a fact of life and should never be ignored or excused.

Do you have anything constructive to contribute to this thread or do you just get a rush typing 4 letter words?

 

[MIXUM]

good news




we won and sergios done.





i havent been this excited since frye got benched

 

[MARIS61]

Kudos to TO, Greg, and Steve for nice games.

I was particularly impressed with Steve's defense on Rose, his best D this year IMO.

LaMarcus also had 4 assists to counter his slow offensive night.

 

[RR7]

...................nevermind. Not worth my time. Nate's racist. You're right. Let it bake! *edited: No personal attacks*

 

[MIXUM]

guys relax!!!!!! we won lol.

and hopefully the best part is........NO MORE SERGIO AND MORE BAYLESS!!!!!!


rejoice

 

[MIXUM]

almost 1800 reads...thats impressive

 

[julius]

guys relax!!!!!! we won lol.

This post is just dripping with irony. You should try to clean it up with the sham wow. Now with 83% more wow!

 

[Pinwheel1]

...................nevermind. Not worth my time. Nate's racist. You're right. Let it bake! *edited*

I have to back RR7 on this. Going to the race card is beyond absurd Maris. I get that there are Nates bashers out there (for which i don't understand) but seriously that statement is ignorant.

 

[blue32]

Haven't we been having the same discussion about Sergio since he's been on our freaking team? This is like Deja-Vu.

 

[MIXUM]

the sergio supporters.....

were prob teh same guys who thought bassy was our future PG! Or maybe the same guys who use to think nash was doing a good job!

 

[Jayps15]

Re: Blazers @ Chicago Game Thread

I'm chillin' indeed.

Good win over a very weak team.

Smokin' a Tabak Especial and drinking hot cocoa out on my deck under a star-filled sky here in Beautiful Central Oregon.

I love Bayless, just not as a PG (he's horrible at PG, just as Oden would be).

I like his scoring mentality, and with a PG like Sergio to set him up he could be very effective for us. They make a good duo, and both are good at full-court press which Blake and Roy are a bit slow for.

But at PG he is our weakest defender by far, and the team flounders and stands around and watches him play his one-man offensive attack.

In a year or 2 he will be a regular player, but right now he's got so much to learn. He has yet to go under, over, around, or through a pick yet. Not once has he done it. It's like a 20ft-long wall to him. And so, other PG's have their way with him more so than I ever remember happening in Blazers history.

I'd love to see Nate declare him a SG and play him that way exclusively so he can get some time on the court to learn the basics. I think he might be better at defending SG's also because most of them are jump-shooters and not drivers. He gets killed on the pick and roll plays.


Sergio:

Ranks #5 in the NBA in Assists Per 48 Minutes(11.2) (Blake ranks 33rd)
Ranks #10 in the NBA in Steals Per 48 Minutes(2.56)

That's starting PG material at both ends of the court.

The part about Bayless always getting picked off is completely and utterly false, Jerryd fought through multiple picks to completely shut down Rodney Stuckey in the second half of the Detroit game. His D on Stuckey was better than any stretch of defense Sergio has ever put together in a Blazer uniform.

 

[gambitnut]

Re: Blazers @ Chicago Game Thread

Anyone want to give their thoughts on the Bulls?

Why does your announcer keep calling Thabo French. Even after the other announcer corrected him.

I just looked at the Bulls Forum and saw a thread about whether not having a good starting SG tall enough to guard other SGs hurts the Bulls. What's your take on this? From a distance, I can see how that could be a problem, but I don't watch them enough to know if it really is a problem. A few bridges seem to have been burned with Gordon anyway. I might try to work out a sign and trade with him or just let him go, hope for a good draft pick and use it at C or SG, get another good pick next draft and use cap space to fill any remaining holes. That won't win them many games in the meantime, but I'm not sure they will anyway as the team in currently constructed. Rose is great, but they don't have enough players that fit around him.

I don't know why our announcer kept calling Thabo French, but I'd love to force him to. I like to have three players at each position, so I'd like to get a third SG, especially one that can play defense. I think Thabo would look great in a Blazer uniform. Haven't figured out the best way to do that though. What do you think of the Blazers? Are there any players you would like to see on the Bulls, other than Roy, Aldridge and Oden?

 

[mgb]

Kudos to TO, Greg, and Steve for nice games.

I was particularly impressed with Steve's defense on Rose, his best D this year IMO.

LaMarcus also had 4 assists to counter his slow offensive night.

Funny how Nate plays Blake not Sergio. Has to be skin color, couldn't be cause one sucks and the other doesn't?

 

[MIXUM]

basically its like this with our pgs....

blake here






bayless here...













sergio and his sulking here

 

[RoyToy]

Derrick Rose is a superstar. It'd take Roy+Oden+etc to trade for him.

 

[mgb]

Derrick Rose is a superstar. It'd take Roy+Oden+etc to trade for him.

Hahahahaha!!! I had no idea you were so funny!

 

[Nikolokolus]

Because there were 4 guys standing around instead of getting open, and Sergio SHOULD HAVE said something to get them moving because that's on the PG or the coach to do.

But Nate didn't pull everybody, just Sergio, his favorite scapegoat.

And when Bayless twice blew his defense Nate yelled at Joel for getting the fouls, not at Bayless for getting picked and giving up.

It just brings back the whole JJ and "black vs white" double-standard thing that I had hoped we had left behind when we dumped Jarrett.

I'd like to see a longer leash for everyone on the team for a few months so they can make some progress without looking over their shoulder all the time.

Being a white guy on Nate's team is like being a black guy with a cop car tailgating you. You're bound to make a mistake just because you know he's watching for it.

Blake, Rudy, and Przy = white. But you already knew that and just wanted to get a rise out of people by hinting that Nate is a racist.

I'll give you credit, you do a good job of riling people up without appearing to be a blatant troll -- that's tough to do.