BLAZERS @ GRIZZLIES 03.06.2013 GAME THREAD – 5:00PM

[NOVoodoo]

One of the things that was overlooked in this game was the absence of Darrell Arthur. The guy took a ridiculous fall against the Heat on Friday, where his head hit the floor and bounced.

Arthur not being in the game might seem inconsequential, but he's a starter-worthy talent for most teams that is good for about twenty minutes at PF/C every night. That really killed our frontcourt. Randolph plays 35 mpg and Arthur averages 17 mpg, so that's like losing upwards of 52 mpg in the frontcourt for a team that works inside-out. There's really no reason for guys like Dexter Pittman and Jon Leuer to be playing any minutes outside of garbage time. I really attribute that to the early deficit.

I was looking for a video of Arthur's concussion, but I couldn't find anything. Anyone else see that one last Friday? Looked painful...

 

[Mediocre Man]

I've always loved Bayless, so I was happy he was a huge reason we are one step closer to keeping our pick

 

[magnifier661]

I wasn't a Memphis fan last night; but I've been a fan pretty much all season. They are a great defensive team, IMO. I want them to be the team to upset the okc this playoffs.

 

[ripmycity]

Would have been nice to get a win especially since Utah lost. Theres still hope.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Would have been nice to get a win especially since Utah lost. Theres still hope.

True. We could still land that pick

 

[Sinobas]

To put your solid post into perspective, LA shoots 47.7% on the season. Only 3 teams shoot better than that. The Blazers are nowhere near that. Want to try again?

eFG% try again.....

 

[magnifier661]

eFG% try again.....

It still boggles me that so many people try and put the loss on one player. I also think it's pretty hilarious that they come out in full force after a loss; completely ignoring that the bench played pretty bad. Then it's even more hilarious that there were two other starters that shot poorly; but I guess they get a pass.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Basically what NOVoodoo said. I love Noah and if it was a choice between getting Noah or getting Gasol I'd be totally torn. But Noah is essentially exactly the same size as Lamarcus. Gasol is huge: he's a traditional center all the way.

Dwight Howard is a shell of his former self. Also a total tool. Chandler is a poor man's Noah. I'd love to have him, but he's a complementary piece. Gasol is the best player on a better team. (Yes, Zach might put up better numbers, but the offense goes through Gasol more AND he anchors the defense.)
PLUS: Gasol seems to be very hardy for a big man. Both Noah and Chandler (and even more so, another fave of mine, Varejao) have injury histories. (And, of course, Howard has fucked up his back.)

 

[magnifier661]

Basically what NOVoodoo said. I love Noah and if it was a choice between getting Noah or getting Gasol I'd be totally torn. But Noah is essentially exactly the same size as Lamarcus. Gasol is huge: he's a traditional center all the way.

Dwight Howard is a shell of his former self. Also a total tool. Chandler is a poor man's Noah. I'd love to have him, but he's a complementary piece. Gasol is the best player on a better team. (Yes, Zach might put up better numbers, but the offense goes through Gasol more AND he anchors the defense.)
PLUS: Gasol seems to be very hardy for a big man. Both Noah and Chandler (and even more so, another fave of mine, Varejao) have injury histories. (And, of course, Howard has fucked up his back.)

I would be ecstatic if we could have any of those players you mentioned. I'm not picky!

 

[ripmycity]

Noahs nice so is Gasol getting old though. I like Gasols offensive game a little better.

 

[BBert]

One of the things that was overlooked in this game was the absence of Darrell Arthur. The guy took a ridiculous fall against the Heat on Friday, where his head hit the floor and bounced.

Arthur not being in the game might seem inconsequential, but he's a starter-worthy talent for most teams that is good for about twenty minutes at PF/C every night. That really killed our frontcourt. Randolph plays 35 mpg and Arthur averages 17 mpg, so that's like losing upwards of 52 mpg in the frontcourt for a team that works inside-out. There's really no reason for guys like Dexter Pittman and Jon Leuer to be playing any minutes outside of garbage time. I really attribute that to the early deficit.

I was looking for a video of Arthur's concussion, but I couldn't find anything. Anyone else see that one last Friday? Looked painful...

I remembered the Blazers drafted him and promptly traded him, but I couldn't remember the details:

Arthur was selected by the New Orleans Hornets as the 27th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, but was promptly traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for cash. The Trail Blazers then traded Arthur to the Houston Rockets for draft rights to 25th overall pick Nicolas Batum. Soon afterwards, the Rockets traded Arthur to the Memphis Grizzlies for draft rights to the 28th overall pick Donté Greene.

I think Portland and Memphis made out OK in the end.

 

[THE HCP]

One of the things that was overlooked in this game was the absence of Darrell Arthur. The guy took a ridiculous fall against the Heat on Friday, where his head hit the floor and bounced.

Arthur not being in the game might seem inconsequential, but he's a starter-worthy talent for most teams that is good for about twenty minutes at PF/C every night. That really killed our frontcourt. Randolph plays 35 mpg and Arthur averages 17 mpg, so that's like losing upwards of 52 mpg in the frontcourt for a team that works inside-out. There's really no reason for guys like Dexter Pittman and Jon Leuer to be playing any minutes outside of garbage time. I really attribute that to the early deficit.

I was looking for a video of Arthur's concussion, but I couldn't find anything. Anyone else see that one last Friday? Looked painful...

He walked by us after the game going to his car....... was limping really bad. His back looked like it was killing him.

 

[jlprk]

I remembered the Blazers drafted him and promptly traded him, but I couldn't remember the details:

I think Portland and Memphis made out OK in the end.

http://prosportstransactions.com/ba...ndDate=&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search

As I have often said, Allen's spending $3 million per trade made Pritchard look reeaall good.