Blazers vs. Pacers Game Thread

[MARIS61]

For the half:

7 assists (this is the entire team, mind you).

8 TO's

6 shot attempts blocked (5 of our 9 attempts in the paint)

If Indiana wakes up we are ready to be blown out.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Good jesus. Watching Gary Payton, Chris Webber, and Ahmad Rashad whooping and hollering and acting all ghettofied is making Barack Obama and Bill Cosby shake their heads somewhere.

Their act got old really quick. It is unwatchable

 

[Minstrel]

That was a horrible end to the half. i see this game going down to the wire. You figure TJ Ford will heat up. We really needed to keep this up around 20 once we got it there.

Isn't it a 21 point lead at the half?

I see 50-39.

 

[blazerboy30]

Isn't it a 21 point lead at the half?

I see 50-39.

quoted so you can't edit.

I'm pretty sure 50-39 = 11.

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

Isn't it a 21 point lead at the half?

I see 50-39.

 

[Minstrel]

quoted so you can't edit.

I'm pretty sure 50-39 = 11.

Heh, oops.

I can do math, sometimes.

 

[RoyToy]

Blazers looking to be 2-0 since McMillan made the Sergio-Bayless switch.

 

[MARIS61]

Which half?

I know you hate Jack and Bayless, so I can't tell....

I like both players a lot, but I hate their mistakes and I hate seeing them (Jack last year, not now) mis-used as PG's when we've got much better ones. I hate seeing our team suffer from the mis-use. It hurts the team and obviously hurts the player.

 

[blazerboy30]

mis-used as PG's when we've got much better ones.

Which ONES are these multiple PG's?

Are you admitting that Blake isn't terrible?

 

[Nate4Prez]

Batum!

 

[rocketeer]

I like both players a lot, but I hate their mistakes and I hate seeing them (Jack last year, not now) mis-used as PG's when we've got much better ones. I hate seeing our team suffer from the mis-use. It hurts the team and obviously hurts the player.

the only thing it hurts is you because you love sergio so much.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

These Indiana broadcasters have a man crush on Roy.

 

[MARIS61]

Blazers looking to be 2-0 since McMillan made the Sergio-Bayless switch.

Which obviously are 2 totally un-connected events judging by what have been Bayless's 2 worst games so far for the team.

 

[MARIS61]

the only thing it hurts is you because you love sergio so much.

Nothing could make Sergio look better than to watch how horrid Bayless is playing in his absence.

 

[VenomXL]

Dammit.

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

tellin' ya, get GO back in the game.

 

[RoyToy]

Which obviously are 2 totally un-connected events judging by what have been Bayless's 2 worst games so far for the team.

Bayless is currently +2, compared to Joel's 0 and Aldridge's -1, so maybe not.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

This game is not in the bag by any stretch. Indiana, as bad as they've been offensively, has been really good on the defensive end, the Blazers have just been hitting their jump shots. The Blazers need to step the hell up.

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

"ugggh...that was Jarret Jack's fault!"

 

[VenomXL]

This isn't looking good. We can't buy a bucket.

 

[MARIS61]

Blake with the OOMPH AND FIRE!

 

[Minstrel]

Which obviously are 2 totally un-connected events judging by what have been Bayless's 2 worst games so far for the team.

The tantrum over Rodriguez's demotion is mildly amusing. Every game for Bayless in which he isn't nailed to the bench is his "worst ever" according to you, especially these most recent two.

 

[MARIS61]

bayless is currently +2, compared to joel's 0 and aldridge's -1, so maybe not.

0-1, 1 to, 1 attempt blocked, 1 stl, 0 pts, 0 assists in 10 minutes.

 

[andalusian]

I do not see it as a demotion for Sergio. It's a promotion - he is now a translator - which really suits his talents

Sorry Maris.

 

[andalusian]

0-1, 1 to, 1 attempt blocked, 1 stl, 0 pts, 0 assists in 10 minutes.

And pretty decent defense. We do not have a problem scoring - it is with the opposing PG abusing us that we have issues.

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

G-F'n-OOOOODEN!

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

adjusted the shot...then the jam.

 

[Nate4Prez]

Oden with the Dunk!!

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

tellin' ya, get GO back in the game.

now back up to 16.

 

[BengalDuck]

Oden actually looks real good on defense today. In a small sample size one of his best games just as far as shuffling his feet and contesting shots but not trying to block (foul) every one.