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That's called laying an egg. I'm not too mad though, because even though we got beasted on the boards, we stayed close until the end. It came down to who could hit shots, and they caught fire.

Bayless shot bad, but he won't be driving into Dwight Howard ever game.
 
B-Roy said:
That's called laying an egg. I'm not too mad though, because even though we got beasted on the boards, we stayed close until the end. It came down to who could hit shots, and they caught fire.

Bayless shot bad, but he won't be driving into Dwight Howard ever game.
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But he will when we face them in the Finals. If we get there. If they get there.
 
well look on the brightside. Anyone who was averaging less than one assist on the season improved in that category!
 
Andre Miller was brought in here for his veteran POINT GUARD skills and yet from Day 1 of preseason, the only person he's interested in creating offense for is himself.
 
KingSpeed said:
Andre Miller was brought in here for his veteran POINT GUARD skills and yet from Day 1 of preseason, the only person he's interested in creating offense for is himself.
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I'll admit he isn't a good fit here. That being said, the way Nate has jerked the rotations around all season hasn't helped. Give the guys defined roles and let them go out there and execute. Ya we've had tons of injuries but Miller has been severely misused from the start.
 
PHXBlazer1 said:
I'll admit he isn't a good fit here. That being said, the way Nate has jerked the rotations around all season hasn't helped. Give the guys defined roles and let them go out there and execute. Ya we've had tons of injuries but Miller has been severely misused from the start.
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The thing is... I've seen him take shots when there were better shots out there and often, he refuses to pass on the fast break.
 
KingSpeed said:
The thing is... I've seen him take shots when there were better shots out there and often, he refuses to pass on the fast break.
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He definitely hasn't lived up to my expectations. He was unbelievable in the playoffs last year against Orlando, and the main reason Philly was competitive at all last season. I just don't blame Dre as much as I just think it's a bad fit. Package him with Rudy and whoever else to Golden St. for Anthony Randolph. :ghoti:
 
You had 1 player play very well in Roy, 2 players play well in Przybilla and Miller, two play pretty well in Blake and Bayless, and then the rest play like absolute shit!

What is weird is that Roy played 42 minutes and finished +1. So that means in the 6 minutes he didn't play tonight, we were outscored by 10. Interesting.

Go Blazers! I'm really happy we are playing Bayless a lot. This kid is really good for a 21 year old.

And so ends Jerryd's 15 minutes of fame.
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10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist. Over the past 4 games (first time he got consistent minutes) -- 15.5ppg, 3rpg, 2apg in 25 minutes.

Don't think it is quite over. I'd actually argue that every time he has been consistently given minutes over a period of time he has produced very well. Last year he was averaging like 10, 3 and 3 in a 10 game span, or something like that -- one of the few times he was given minutes consistently (when Blake went down).
 
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Just kidding, I like what he's doing.

We still have no PG though and we're going nowhere without one.
 
MrJayremmie said:
You had 2 players play well in Roy and Miller, two play pretty well in Blake and Bayless, and then the rest play like absolute shit!

What is weird is that Roy played 42 minutes and finished +1. So that means in the 6 minutes he didn't play tonight, we were outscored by 10. Interesting.

Go Blazers! I'm really happy we are playing Bayless a lot. This kid is really good for a 21 year old.
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Blake -13
Bayless -11
Aldridge -10
Webster -7
 
Blake -13
Bayless -11
Aldridge -10
Webster -7
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I'm guessing that was the lineup (+ someone like Howard or Cunningham).

If only we had kept Sergio we'd probably be 22-6.
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And Victor Khryapa, Who could have been a Pippen to Roy's MJ!
 
MrJayremmie said:
You had 1 player play very well in Roy, 2 players play well in Przybilla and Miller, two play pretty well in Blake and Bayless, and then the rest play like absolute shit!

Go Blazers! I'm really happy we are playing Bayless a lot. This kid is really good for a 21 year old.
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Not to rain on your parade, because I was quite happy with Bayless last game, but 3-13, 2TO/1AST and 4 blocked shot attempts do not equate to "pretty well" in my book.
 
yakbladder said:
Not to rain on your parade, because I was quite happy with Bayless last game, but 3-13, 2TO/1AST and 4 blocked shot attempts do not equate to "pretty well" in my book.
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Meh. It was a nice second quarter and then after that he either got clobbered going into the lane with a no call (Howard is a superstar and Jerryd is who again?) or he was just firing desperation, contested jumpers with a small forward in his face. Definitely forgettable, but not as terrible as the stat line suggests
 
KingSpeed said:
The thing is... I've seen him take shots when there were better shots out there and often, he refuses to pass on the fast break.
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But of course, He left his breaking skills when he signed for these Blazers.

Come on now, you can't tell me that this isn't the most woeful team youv'e ever seen attempt to fastbreak in all of basketball.

I've seen Junior Highschoolers that would put these guys to shame.

Andre has just assimilated into a sytsem that STINKS.
 
Overall I take this game with a grain of salt. They didn't lose by that many points, and that was with the Blazers shooting like total shit. That was one of the best teams in the league we played. The facts are with Orlando, that unless you get Howard in foul trouble by attacking him, you will turn into a jump shooting team, which is exactly what Orlando wants, and exactly what Orlando got in this game.
 
I noticed that Pendergraph has been activated. That is good to see, we are starting to get some bodies back. In the next 6 weeks we could get 2 more back with Rudy and Batum coming back.
 
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