Do we even have a chance vs GS?

[MIXUM]

we couldnt beat them healthy! no blake or aldridge is gonna be tough.

 

[barfo]

we couldnt beat them healthy! no blake or aldridge is gonna be tough.

Well, there are basically two ways it can go.

1) We lose.
2) We win.

barfo

 

[Nikolokolus]

I don't know what to think at this point. All I know is that if there is one team where us playing incredibly small won't catch a team off-guard it's against the Dubs.

 

[drexlersdad]

miller
bayless
roy
webby
howard
pendy
shav?

am i missing anyone? dont we need 8?

 

[BasX]

miller
bayless
roy
webby
howard
pendy
shav?

am i missing anyone? dont we need 8?

We'll give you Antoine Wright for the night.

 

[Entity]

Cunningham.

 

[drexlersdad]

Cunningham.

ahh thanks we should be fine then

 

[drexlersdad]

we really should get blown out, thats 3 players who were in our top 10 at the beginning of the year...wowsa.

 

[Kaydow]

We have a good chance. We're at home against a team that is 9-22 and 3-15 on the road. A team that won't exploit out depleted front court. Are we really to the point where Steve Blake sits out and we feel were doomed? Most of this board feels he should be sitting anyways. Or, have you come full circle because he's hit a few 3's recently?

 

[Further]

The only people we are missing are LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, Steve Blake, Rudy Fernandez, Greg Oden, Travis Outlaw and Joel Przybilla. that's not too much. I think Nate is going to suit up.

 

[BlayZa]

speaking of nates suiting up, how about that lil fella from the Knicks - first time on the floor in like 14 games and drops 41 on the hawks to lead them to the win.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Golden State almost always gives us fits. But who knows, this is a different group of guys going out there.

 

[BrianFromWA]

He's out of shape, or it might've been 50.

 

[anonymous gambler]

Logically, we don't have a chance w/o Aldridge- but these Blazers have heart, so I'm pretty hopeful. Blake being out is addition by subtraction, though.

 

[alex42083]

Who the hell knows what to expect. I wouldn't be surprised if we won handily, or lost handily, really. Should be an interesting game.

 

[BlazerBeav]

We usually fare just fine against GS in Portland - it's the Oracle that gives us fits.

 

[KingSpeed]

We will win. Pendergraph had 8 pts & 14 rebs through 3 quarters vs the Clips. Don't know why we didn't play him in the 4th. If we give him the go for 4 quarters tomorrow, I expect about 15 & 13 out of him. If we can bring in Mills, we'll win easy. If Mills can't play, Dre & Bayless can hold down the fort and get us a W. I'm not worried at all.

 

[Driew]

Well we'll play small with GS....that might help us.

 

[Nate Dogg]

Well the remaining guys that we have could push the game into a more "up tempo" style with the subtraction of Blake. Perhaps Miller and Howard have some gas left in the tank and could run a little more freely perhaps?

Golden State (9-22) averages a league-best 23.6 fast-break points, while Portland averages a league-worst 7.5 points in that category.

Hopefully the coaches have seen this stat and use Howard and Pendergraph to control the boards if LA is out and prevent fast breaks. Cunningham might be our savior for throwing down 12-16 footers. I hope Nate uses Bayless to attack the basket, while kicking out passes to Webster to throw down three's.

 

[BrianFromWA]

We will win. Pendergraph had 8 pts & 14 rebs through 3 quarters vs the Clips. Don't know why we didn't play him in the 4th. If we give him the go for 4 quarters tomorrow, I expect about 15 & 13 out of him. If we can bring in Mills, we'll win easy. If Mills can't play, Dre & Bayless can hold down the fort and get us a W. I'm not worried at all.

We didn't play him in the 4th because:

McMillan insists that he will go with whatever late-game lineup is productive down the stretch and will "ride the hot hand" when necessary. But he's big on consistency and developing clearly defined roles, and he's clearly developing a trust with the Roy-Blake-Bayless trio.

"That has worked for us, meaning we've been able to score and defend," McMillan said. "I like whoever can finish. I don't want to be rolling the dice with players down the stretch....

"You want to be consistent with who is finishing the game, so that these guys build a rhythm, a chemistry (with) set-calling and plays (and they) become familiar with situations and hopefully become consistent with what they do."

I know the article was about Miller, but it answered for me the very same question you had...why wasn't JP in just a little in the last 6 minutes?

 

[KingSpeed]

We didn't play him in the 4th because:


I know the article was about Miller, but it answered for me the very same question you had...why wasn't JP in just a little in the last 6 minutes?

I understand that but with Aldridge out, Nate had to go with someone new and chose Cunningham instead of Pendergraph.

 

[Driew]

why wasn't JP in just a little in the last 6 minutes?

Also the unit that was in the game was doing well and keeping the lead and possibly putting in Pendergraph for Cunningham could have disrupted the flow the unit had. If we had last the lead then maybe he would have inserted Pendergraph.

 

[KingSpeed]

Also the unit that was in the game was doing well and keeping the lead and possibly putting in Pendergraph for Cunningham could have disrupted the flow the unit had. If we had last the lead then maybe he would have inserted Pendergraph.

But the truth is that we were playing great with JP and Nate chose to disrupt THAT flow and not come back to it. Nate robbed JP of his first career 20 rebound game. But we won so I guess it's okay.

 

[BlazerWookee]

Two words: Brandon Roy.

 

[Driew]

But the truth is that we were playing great with JP and Nate chose to disrupt THAT flow and not come back to it. Nate robbed JP of his first career 20 rebound game. But we won so I guess it's okay.

Oh yeah I was at the game and everyone around me was like "Where's JP?!?!" and I was asking the same thing.

 

[KingSpeed]

speaking of nates suiting up, how about that lil fella from the Knicks - first time on the floor in like 14 games and drops 41 on the hawks to lead them to the win.

Unbelievable. Talk about a showcase! Where do you think he'll end up?

 

[LameR]

But the truth is that we were playing great with JP and Nate chose to disrupt THAT flow and not come back to it. Nate robbed JP of his first career 20 rebound game. But we won so I guess it's okay.

14 rebounds through 3 quarters does not necessarily equal 20 rebounds in 4. Let alone "robbing" someone of a 20 rebound game.

 

[Nikolokolus]

But the truth is that we were playing great with JP and Nate chose to disrupt THAT flow and not come back to it. Nate robbed JP of his first career 20 rebound game. But we won so I guess it's okay.

LOL. Robbed him of a 20 rebound game to try to ensure the win? Damn that Nate McMillan, alsway putting team success over individual statistical achievment.

 

[KingSpeed]

LOL. Robbed him of a 20 rebound game to try to ensure the win? Damn that Nate McMillan, alsway putting team success over individual statistical achievment.

We could've had both. Pendergraph was dominant on the glass and it made no sense to take him out.