Blazers @ Clippers 1/1/2012 - Game Thread

[Mediocre Man]

Clips should be up by 20

 

[Mediocre Man]

You'll get no arguments from me.

LOL you're the only one

 

[VenomXL]

LOL, that figures.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Blazers down by 8 at half. Could be much much worse, but I don't see the Blazers having any ability tonight to take control.

 

[illmatic99]

Team looks like hot garbage. WTF. The decision making by our guards is pathetic.

 

[XXPrimusXX]

Blazers down by 8 at half. Could be much much worse, but I don't see the Blazers having any ability tonight to take control.

I think they will put it together at halftime. When teams like the Clippers leave to door open for you like this, odds are you step through eventually.

 

[RoyToy]

Blazers will take control in the 4th, with Crawford leading the way

 

[BlazerCaravan]

This is some ugly basketball on both sides.

Like a JV game.

 

[The Sebastian Express]

I want to live in a world where LaMarcus gets the little touch fouls when he's in the post that other high level power forwards get. It'd be a beautiful world.

 

[julius]

Is there a silver lining out of this?

I know the Lakers lost, but I'm not sure that's a silver lining.

OKC probably is watching this game and giggling at just how horribly streaky the shooters are. And how outside of one stretch against Denver, they've pretty much sucked a huge pile of shit this year.

 

[RoyToy]

I want to live in a world where LaMarcus gets the little touch fouls when he's in the post that other high level power forwards get. It'd be a beautiful world.

Then he should try not fading away from the basket on 90% of his shots

 

[Sinobas]

3-2 here we come. The Blazers never appeared to be very interested in this game. And I"m tired of seeing them passing up wide open shots, only to go on to commit a TO or shot a bad shot against the buzzer.

 

[Nikolokolus]

LOL you're the only one

Oh, I have no doubt somebody will come along shortly and talk about how awesome our pace has been and how many points they scored the first three games ... never mind for a second that a ton of that has come off of runouts or long jumpers (typically feast or famine scoring). The half-court offense mostly makes my eyes bleed.

 

[Sinobas]

Yes, he's back to his "fade away ways". It usually takes LaMarcus till mid-way through the season to shed his LaMarshmellow persona...

 

[magnifier661]

We jut can't handle the fucking ball. Man there are a bunch of blazer fans here.

 

[Nikolokolus]

We jut can't handle the fucking ball. Man there are a bunch of blazer fans here.

Or shoot or pass or flex-cut or go inside or ...

 

[magnifier661]

Oh, I have no doubt somebody will come along shortly and talk about how awesome our pace has been and how many points they scored the first three games ... never mind for a second that a ton of that has come off of runouts or long jumpers (typically feast or famine scoring). The half-court offense mostly makes my eyes bleed.

Don't know why we aren't trying to run more. We need points in the paint.

 

[Mediocre Man]

We jut can't handle the fucking ball. Man there are a bunch of blazer fans here.

A lot of Duck fans doing double duty

 

[RoyToy]

Don't know why we aren't trying to run more. We need points in the paint.

The Clippers are getting back on defense quicker than the Blazers can fastbreak

 

[Mediocre Man]

Don't know why we aren't trying to run more. We need points in the paint.

This has been Nate's MO on the road, in the past. Hopefully he lets go a bit in the second half

 

[The Sebastian Express]

Then he should try not fading away from the basket on 90% of his shots

You should have just gone for 100% if you were going to exaggerate.

 

[Mediocre Man]

The Clippers are getting back on defense quicker than the Blazers can fastbreak

They are taking away the leak out. No reason for the guards not to push tempo though?

 

[julius]

This has been Nate's MO on the road, in the past. Hopefully he lets go a bit in the second half

the definition of insanity is doing something over and over and expecting different results.

Nate's track record speaks for itself.

 

[jlprk]

Make your layups and stop their layups!

It's a simple game.

 

[RoyToy]

You should have just gone for 100% if you were going to exaggerate.

Not exaggerating.

It's science.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Then he should try not fading away from the basket on 90% of his shots

At the risk of starting a war, this is what I meant by Aldridge needs to go back to his beast mods he was in last year. Not sure what's up right now? What has changed? I'd love for one of the reporters to ask him or Nate why he has stopped doing that

 

[Sinobas]

I have the feeling this will be a "home team". I don't think we'll pull out many road wins against quality teams.

 

[RoyToy]

They are taking away the leak out. No reason for the guards not to push tempo though?

They are... but the Clippers are back on defense

Mike even said it at the start of the game. The Clippers were sending no one to the offensive boards.

 

[Mediocre Man]

the definition of insanity is doing something over and over and expecting different results.

Nate's track record speaks for itself.

Eek, so do my posts. Well, that confirms it....My wife is right

 

[magnifier661]

This has been Nate's MO on the road, in the past. Hopefully he lets go a bit in the second half

Lol me too. I was really worried about our energy on the road. They don't have the crowd to energize them. Come on blazers!!!!