Blazers @ Warriors 01/11/2013, 7:30 PM (PST) - GAME THREAD

[BlazerCaravan]

Crazy to think that what Lillard had tonight Jordan averaged in 1987

1987 was a heady time of little defense, though...

 

[MadeFromDust]

I just hope Dame's isn't one of those super streaky players who always shoots in the lower 40 percentile. I still say he needs to work on driving and finishing and getting to the line. That will not only add another deadly dimension to his game but will also help give him more space to shoot. He has the tools to be unguardable.

 

[Nikolokolus]

1987 was a heady time of little defense, though...

To a point, but still 37 is 37.

 

[MadeFromDust]

1987 was a heady time of little defense, though...

Faster pace yeah but still crazy number. Kobe averaged 35+ a few years ago too.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I just hope Dame's isn't one of those super streaky players who always shoots in the lower 40 percentile. I still say he needs to work on driving and finishing and getting to the line. That will not only add another deadly dimension to his game but will also help give him more space to shoot. He has the tools to be unguardable.

Time will tell, but instead of raw field goal percentage, it's his true shooting percentage that matters most to me. hitting a high percentage of threes and taking a lot of foul shots even with a middling field goal percentage can be more valuable than a guy who does nothing but hit 50% on twos, but never takes threes and hardly goes to the line.

 

[MadeFromDust]

Time will tell, but instead of raw field goal percentage, it's his true shooting percentage that matters most to me. hitting a high percentage of threes and taking a lot of foul shots even with a middling field goal percentage can be more valuable than a guy who does nothing but hit 50% on twos, but never takes threes and hardly goes to the line.

True, there are more efficient ways to get shots and his current style of play may prolong his career, but working on getting into the paint more is still something I'd love to see him do. If he can start finishing around the rim consistently and dunking on fools, and passing it out to open shooters, he will be great.

 

[oldmangrouch]

It bugs me that a great game by the rook gets wasted by a visitation from the ghost of Nate.

Wes and Babbitt a combine 4-21 from 3 pt range??? Idiot ball! Does the concept of working for good shots baffle you highly paid pros that much?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Did LMA catch whatever Wesley had?

Tonight he was moving/running like a 40 y/o.

 

[Nikolokolus]

It bugs me that a great game by the rook gets wasted by a visitation from the ghost of Nate.

Wes and Babbitt a combine 4-21 from 3 pt range??? Idiot ball! Does the concept of working for good shots baffle you highly paid pros that much?

It wasn't painfully obvious that they took all of those threes because they had no legs? Well, I should say I give Wesley a pass because he worked his ass off last night against Lebron, but Babbitt is just fucking terrible.

 

[Jayps15]

Silver Lining, ESPN just had more Lillard highlights than Warrior highlights on their Sportscenter recap of the game... More FTs for Dame coming!

 

[illmatic99]

Silver Lining, ESPN just had more Lillard highlights than Warrior highlights on their Sportscenter recap of the game... More FTs for Dame coming!

He had 0 tonight! That probably had more to do with his shot selection than anything else.

But his night really improved his stats.

Now putting up 19.4pts, 6.5asts, 3.5rebs on 43% FG, and 36% 3pt.

 

[Run BJM]

What bizarro world do we live in where guys say this? Lee better than Aldridge? Come on.

Ummm, the whole 2012-13 season? I think it would be easy to argue that Lee has been the best PF in the game since December. And even if you don't agree, he's been producing at a RIDICULOUS rate and Aldridge is just another PF he's murdered over that span.

 

[tlongII]

Personally I was disgusted with the way we played last night. Damian was the only guy that showed up. Everyone else should be ashamed of themselves.

 

[Run BJM]

Seemed like every Warrior had a pretty good game last night, but Draymond Green in particular stuck out to me. The PER worshipers on here would hate him, but hes an incredibly intelligent defender, good rebounder for his size, and brings a bulldog attitude with tons of energy and tenacity. His offense is abysmal but off the bench I love his contributions. If he keeps working on the jumpshot he should be able to carve out a decent career.

As someone that watched him at Michigan St., it is quite odd that he ended up being a defensive savant with no offense, but I guess Izzo really knows how to coach em.

 

[mook]

Personally I was disgusted with the way we played last night. Damian was the only guy that showed up. Everyone else should be ashamed of themselves.

They looked tired to me. Got up for the Miami game and didn't have anything in the tank for this one. Except Lillard, who probably had this game circled on his calendar ten minutes after he was drafted.

Kind of wish they'd followed my plan of benching our starters for this game and just phoning it in. I guess you had to play Damian, though.

 

[BBert]

With the way Lillard played in the Heat game, maybe he was "looking past" the Heat and focused on his homecoming. All I saw were Lillard's GS highlights, and Dame was amazing.