Game Thread GAME# 1: KINGS @ BLAZERS - OCTOBER 20, 2021 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM, ROOT SPORTS

[PessimisticMillenial]

You expected effort from him in the preseason? You must be new to watching professional sports...

yeah I expected him to not stand by and watch while people scored right in front of him. I know, a lot to ask.

this team will never win so long as everyone treats Dame with kid gloves. He totally blew this game and reading this thread, you’d think Nurk and CJ were why we lost

 

[OneSport3]

never Saint Lillard tho

Nope, move on Daryl Morey.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

if you watched that shit and weren’t disgusted by Dame you are part of the problem. His effort over the last 5 games including preseason would be enough to get cut if he were a role player.

Started your account today to troll huh? Okay. Lets see how long this goes.

 

[AldoTrapani]

LOL...you and Aldo should get a room

Damn I’m not that bad yeeesh

 

[blazerkor]

He goes 0-9 from three, literally walks the entire game when he doesn’t have the ball, makes terrible decisions in the 4th, and betrays CJ by not passing him the ball in the clutch when he’s on fire... and anyone who criticizes him is a “troll.”

the Cult of Lillard is real and it is why this team is never getting anywhere in the playoffs. Bunch of corny wiggers from Portand bending over backwards for a C-list rapper with more albums than second round playoff appearances.

Pathetic display of trolling.

 

[blazerkor]

Well the team has two days off and that likely means a low key practice, this early in the season. The Suns have to play the Lakers the night before our game. So we'll have all of that going for us but the Suns will be much better than the Kings and that's a little scary.

 

[AldoTrapani]

This is the part I hate now the media is going to be embarrassing us

 

[BlazerBeav]

No positives to take from losing a home game to the Kings. Deflating.

 

[PessimisticMillenial]

Damn dude Dame always plays hard and takes it serious we never have to question that but shit your making me sound like the biggest Dame supporter! Fuck relax

“dame always plays hard”

that’s laughable. If he doesn’t have the ball most of the time he’s walking. He’s been by far the worst defender on the team each and every year since he was drafted. You guys are delusional fan boys who think he can do no wrong just because he has raw talent.

 

[MickZagger]

Do we have our draft pick this year?

 

[Strenuus]

Oh look - those people that said that the preseason didn't mean shit - were full of shit!

You saying this 15 minutes into the first game is just really bad. Really, really bad.

 

[wizenheimer]

Damn I’m not that bad yeeesh

no, you're not.

 

[blazerkor]

Do we have our draft pick this year?

If we miss the playoffs.

 

[Tince]

Do we have our draft pick this year?

Top 14 protected. So if we miss the playoffs, yes. If not, no.

 

[handiman]

the Cult of Lillard is real and it is why this team is never getting anywhere in the playoffs. Bunch of corny wiggers from Portand bending over backwards for a C-list rapper with more albums than second round playoff appearances.

I don't know where this game thread rant of yours is coming from, but that was pretty savage right there. In fact, it belongs in a '90s battle rap!

 

[HailBlazers]

No positives to take from losing a home game to the Kings. Deflating.

A bench that kept us in the game is a rare positive.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Do we have our draft pick this year?

If it's in the lottery yes. If we make the playoffs the Bulls get our pick.

 

[PessimisticMillenial]

I don't know where this game thread rant of yours is coming from, but that was pretty savage right there. In fact, it belongs in a '90s battle rap!

I lost $200 dollars tonight because of “Dame Dolla”.

 

[handiman]

I lost $200 dollars tonight because of “Dame Dolla”

Weird. If I were so anti-Dame in the preseason, I probably wouldn't have placed money on his team in the regular season.

 

[wizenheimer]

some things don't change....Blazers have a tough time winning if Dame has a bad night shooting

 

[OneSport3]

some things don't change....Blazers have a tough time winning if Dame has a bad night shooting

At least we’re not the Lakers. They couldn’t win even with LeBron and AD playing lights out.

 

[PessimisticMillenial]

Weird. If I were so anti-Dame in the preseason, I probably wouldn't have placed money on his team in the regular season.

figured he would show up for opening night, for our coach’s first game, after having his loyalty questioned all off season.

But nope! Too busy cheating on his “wife,” making shit commercials, drinking wine and rhyming like a shittier version of Logic.

 

[SlyPokerCat]

At least we’re not the Lakers. They couldn’t win even with LeBron and AD playing lights out.

Pretty big difference with the Lakers playing the Warriors though. We lost to the freaking Kings.

 

[Strenuus]

figured he would show up for opening night, for our coach’s first game, after having his loyalty questioned all off season.

But nope! Too busy cheating on his “wife,” making shirt commercials, drinking wine and rhyming like a shittier version of Logic.

.... what?

 

[e_blazer]

some things don't change....Blazers have a tough time winning if Dame has a bad night shooting

Especially when Harrison F. Barnes has an out of his mind shooting night against them.

 

[PessimisticMillenial]

.... what?

What part are you confused about? You may just be having general cognitive dissonance. This is common with cult followers.

 

[riverman]

What part are you confused about? You may just be having general cognitive dissonance. This is common with cult followers.

Nice try but we're not trading you Dame for Ben Simmons....

 

[AldoTrapani]

But on a positive note I really like Zeller guys.. Smart hooper, plays hard, nice touch..

 

[James lamphear]

I watch the highlights I seen a lot thing that are correctable. Like contesting a shot just raising your arm 3 feet away don't cut it. Leaving your feet on close out doesn't work. The last thing be close to a hot shooter that didn't happen against Barnes. That just some things I seen. 1st quarter and the 4th quarter was good defense quarter. One thing that going be a problem is our length especially when our two guards get rotated down under the basket.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Man this schedule is hard to start off..

Don’t be shocked Blazers will start the season 0-6 before finally beating Cleveland on the road. No wonder Dame is bracing for the worse with his comments the other day