Game Thread GAME# 1: NUGGETS @ BLAZERS - OCTOBER 23, 2019 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 (PDT), ESPN & NBCSNW

[LayneStaley]

Whiteside/Skal
Zach/Gasol
Hood/Mario
CJ/Baze
Dame/Ant

No one else needs to play.

 

[LuckyShot]

Gasol better take Tollivers minutes.

Gasol is practically a walking corpse at this point, isn't he? He's an emergency insurance policy and great practice partner/mentor.

 

[illmatic99]

Mario should be playing above Tolliver

 

[Chris Craig]

Not impressed.

I assume we will be planning to build a new arena with all these bricks.

At least we can keep the big bad wolf out

 

[Jade Falcon]

I thought Tolliver was supposed to be one of the best 3 point shooters in the league? Or, at least, one of the better ones? What the fuck?

Hassan looks like a monster. Baze is great on Defense.

Beyond that, it's a shit show.

 

[Jon]

When did we sign al farouq tolliver?

 

[Chris Craig]

Mario should be playing above Tolliver

Trent should be playing over Tolliver

 

[GhostOfPGA]

Ant looks a bit rushed tonight, think his first meaningful minutes is giving him the jitters. Hopefully the break will settle him down a bit.

 

[LuckyShot]

1st Half thoughts:

• Baze is a straight up thief
• Denver has no interest in driving when Whiteside is in the game
• Blazer bench looks very robotic in the half-court
• Collins called for 3 fouls and may not have actually committed a single one
• Dame will get more aggressive in the 2nd half
• ....still don't get why they signed Tolliver

I assumed Tolliver was signed to play maybe 10 minutes a game and mostly be an injury replacement down the road.

 

[kjironman1]

I think we answered that “who is the new Meyers/ET” thread. You guys are hilarious.

Ha Ha Ha!

 

[rotary111]

Stotts needs to use the challenge on a Zach fould each and every game. Otherwise the refs will have him on the bench.

 

[LayneStaley]

Gasol is practically a walking corpse at this point, isn't he? He's an emergency insurance policy and great practice partner/mentor.

No way he’s worse than Tolliver. I guarantee he would of at least registered a stat in 12 min.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Trent should be playing over Tolliver

no...

 

[hoopsjock]

I thought Tolliver was supposed to be one of the best 3 point shooters in the league? Or, at least, one of the better ones? What the fuck?

Hassan looks like a monster. Baze is great on Defense.

Beyond that, it's a shit show.

He's missed one shot. I know he hasn't done anything else but c'mon 40% is a great shooter in the NBA. That's 4 out of 10. Let's criticize the rest of his game so far first.

 

[Hoopguru]

Im Encouraged ZMan looking good and Hassan can protect the rim.
Get Mario pushing the ball and Baze in the corner will be fine.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Gasol is practically a walking corpse at this point, isn't he? He's an emergency insurance policy and great practice partner/mentor.

I think he should be able to play 10 minutes a game, though he'll probably get injured again at some point. But can anyone tell me when he's supposed to be ready to suit up?

 

[riverman]

Trent should be playing over Tolliver

no, but Nas might get that nod if Pau doesn't play early..Trent is Bazemore's backup from what I see...he's our Wade Baldwin

 

[Chris Craig]

Collins has three fouls and committed none of them. Jokic has three and committed every one.

 

[Darkwebs]

Stotts needs to use the challenge on a Zach fould each and every game. Otherwise the refs will have him on the bench.

 

[hoopsjock]

Hassan: 10 points on 3 shots and 11 rebounds....ok half

Lazy bum!

 

[GhostOfPGA]

Every time Zach gets a BS foul all I imagine is the ref saying “You can’t be an American white jumping around and blocking people like that, Zach! Take your privileged ass to the bench!”

 

[riverman]

All our bench new guys looked nervous and overthinking the sets...except Baze..

 

[julius]

1st Half thoughts:

• Baze is a straight up thief
• Denver has no interest in driving when Whiteside is in the game
• Blazer bench looks very robotic in the half-court
• Collins called for 3 fouls and may not have actually committed a single one
• Dame will get more aggressive in the 2nd half
• ....still don't get why they signed Tolliver

I was thinking of making a pro's and con's list for the 1st half.

Basically it amounted to this.

Pro for Portland:
They're only down 4 and Damian really hasn't been much really.

Pro for Denver:
They're up 4 and Denver has gotten diddily squat out of Jokic. That scars me.

Con for Portland:
Their 3 point defense is shit. Their 3 point shooting is shit.

Con for Denver:
Their paint defense is suspect.

Portlands defense is good in stretches (when it involves Whiteside or Bazemore), but their offense is a little sloppy (and by little I mean really sloppy). It's not really Denvers defense that is causing the Blazers offense to be bland. It's helping the Blazers offense being bland though.

Good thing they don't hand out playoff seeds after 1 game.

 

[Pinwheel1]

The pieces are there. But right now they aren't quite fitting. Too many forced passes. They look so out of sync.

I can't believe we started the season with this fucking officiating crew. All those calls and nothing when Milsap hits Zach in the throat right in front of the ref. They treat him like MJ.

Maybe stop doubling on D while leaving the 3 point shooters open?

And yes we need Pau so Skal can move to PF instead of Tolliver.

 

[blazerfan11]

The bench has no idea what they’re doing on offense.

 

[kjironman1]

Tolliver just forgot his "Ensure". Don't worry. I ordered him one up. Waiting for him in his locker.

 

[James lamphear]

The 2nd unit has to push the ball that's where they are at the there best.

 

[B-Roy]

Stotts needs to use the challenge on a Zach fould each and every game. Otherwise the refs will have him on the bench.

The "coach's challenge" is mostly a farce for the refs to "confirm" how good they are at reffing. So far I have not seen one successful coach's challenge in around the 10 or so games I've watched.

 

[GhostOfPGA]

I hate ESPN games, Jalen Rose is insufferable

 

[wizenheimer]

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