Game Thread GAME# 10: HAWKS @ BLAZERS - NOVEMBER 10, 2019 - SUNDAY, 6:00 PM, NBCSNW

[kjironman1]

CJ could get 50 points tonight and people will still find a way to complain.

dame could shoot 15% and launch 10 40 foot 3s and people will say he was “helping us win in other ways”

I’m not a CJ hater at all. But facts are facts. They need him to show up and play well. He is one of the returning starters that the team is counting on. If he finds his shot the Blazers will start winning again.

 

[B-Roy]

People have to resort to anecdotes to defend CJ. They have to resort to anecdotes to bash Dame.

 

[royo]

CJ could get 50 points tonight and people will still find a way to complain.

dame could shoot 15% and launch 10 40 foot 3s and people will say he was “helping us win in other ways”

Few seasons ago I was on "CJ could be better than Dame". I love his game when buckets go in. If they go in he's a nightmare for the opposite team. They can not do nothing about him, cos he is so good. He has got some great great basketball skills.

Saying anything about Lillard right after he dropped 60 does not make you look smart.

What Lillard do since day one is progressing. Every year he's got new things in his repertoire. I had my doubts on him, but it's all gone. I know he can go tru slump as well, but even if he goes hero mode I trust him. I've seen enough of him to trust his decisions.

CJ? On thing. Pass the ball. He seems to be a smart guy and he deff got skills and I just don't understand why he can't go over his ego to get this team better.
I love his mad skills but for me he is going when Batum and Harkless went - constantly unpredictable. He is not developing his game. I would say, with his skills he could go for 6 assist per game and make 2 of them going to Top10. Somehow his ballhogin is stronger than him.

As for Lillard, I just want him to remember, that it is a long season and I would rather see him Khawi it a bit in this circumstances.

 

[Scalma]

I wanna see Simons, Little, and Moses. Please no Tolliver at center thanks.

 

[Blazers1977]

I don't get this post. It has been explained numerous times that it's not about a single game or about how many points he scores. CJ scoring 50 tonight would still fail to explain all the things people are complaining about.

your complaints are overblown to all hell. He’s averaged 23.1 ppg in the last 7 playoff series. He’s not an inconsistent player. You guys are just ingrates.

 

[hoopsjock]

your complaints are overblown to all hell. He’s averaged 23.1 ppg in the last 7 playoff series. He’s not an inconsistent player. You guys are just ingrates.

Why are you making this personal and name calling?

Me: My opinion has very little to do with his scoring.

You: CJ could score 50 tonight!

Me: Yes, but that doesn't address the issues I have with his game.

You: He averages 23 ppg in the playoffs!



What are you not understanding here?

 

[Blazers1977]

Why are you making this personal and name calling?

Me: My opinion has very little to do with his scoring.

You: CJ could score 50 tonight!

Me: Yes, but that doesn't address the issues I have with his game.

You: He averages 23 ppg in the playoffs!



What are you not understanding here?

Im not understanding why you’re ignoring that our shooting guard is doing his job and shooting well in the playoffs and blaming him for intangibles and things Dame should primarily be doing (ball movement etc.)

 

[hoopsjock]

Im not understanding why you’re ignoring that our shooting guard is doing his job and shooting well in the playoffs and blaming him for intangibles and things Dame should primarily be doing (ball movement etc.)

So in addition to carrying the entire franchise on his back, Dame is also solely responsibly for any non-shooting intangibles for the rest of the team?

Wow, you can't make this stuff up.

 

[hoopsjock]

CJ could get 50 points tonight and people will still find a way to complain.

dame could shoot 15% and launch 10 40 foot 3s and people will say he was “helping us win in other ways”

I looked it up. Dame has only shot 15% or worse in a game 6 times in his entire career of 558 games. It hasn't happened in 3 years. I'll take my chances that it won't happen tonight.

If you expand it to games he's shot under 20% it's still only 12 games out of 558.

If you're hoping Dame has a bad game to prove something about another player you're doing it wrong.

 

[riverman]

Go Blazers! Hope we have 8 guys in double digit scoring and CJ drops 50..! I'm ready to cheer and we're ready for a home win!

 

[Darkwebs]

 

[SIeepwalker]

No Turner ?? There goes our chances...

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

No Turner ?? There goes our chances...

Theres a lot of injuries on these teams...

 

[kjironman1]

Theres a lot of injuries on these teams...

Yes there are.
It was tough to do any kind of real pre game because of it.
I ended up just breaking down CJ and looking at some probabilities.
This is no "Gimmie". The Blazers have their work cut out for them if CJ continues to struggle and they have to play Brown?

 

[Darkwebs]

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Oh thats one of my favorites!

 

[wizenheimer]

CJ has had about ~25ppg in the last 8 straight playoff series.

He’s averaged 23.1 ppg in the last 7 playoff series. He’s not an inconsistent player. You guys are just ingrates.

CJ better look out...you keep defending his rep and by tomorrow he'll be down to 19 PPG in last 7 playoff series

 

[Blazers1977]

CJ better look out...you keep defending his rep and by tomorrow he'll be down to 19 PPG in last 7 playoff series

“About 25” = 23.1

you know you lost the argument when this is what you’re left to.

 

[James lamphear]

Last year was last year who cares at this point. We are talking about this year you can't carry last into this year it difference season.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

“About 25” = 23.1

you know you lost the argument when this is what you’re left to.

So their last 7 playoff series’ you really wanna go there? The Blazers won 2 of those series’, and its definitely not all on CJ, but come on lets not tout playoff success when the Blazers have basically have only had any last year...

 

[DDolla]

Yes, Browns won today. Maybe CJ can be excited against the Hawks and play better.

 

[BonesJones]

“About 25” = 23.1

you know you lost the argument when this is what you’re left to.

Or theyre simply laughing at it.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

 

[MarAzul]

Riddle me this: Why does Terry Stotts keeps being mentioned as an "offensive genius" when we are last in the league in assist year after year

I don't think I ever heard of the offensive genius part.

 

[Boise Blazer]

I could watch Ant shoot all night. He has such a smooth shot.

 

[Chris Craig]

I have arrived

 

[Chris Craig]

I heard Skal is a game time decision

 

[HailBlazers]

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I could watch Ant shoot all night. He has such a smooth shot.

Can you yell at CJ to pass it to Him please? Thanks

 

[TBpup]

Riddle me this: Why does Terry Stotts keeps being mentioned as an "offensive genius" when we are last in the league in assist year after year

Has anyone offered up an answer to the riddle yet?

 

[Blazers1977]

So their last 7 playoff series’ you really wanna go there? The Blazers won 2 of those series’, and its definitely not all on CJ, but come on lets not tout playoff success when the Blazers have basically have only had any last year...

somehow CJ’s playoff success doesn’t count because the blazers didn’t beat the 3 time champ warriors 3 times...

where did CJ touch you?