Game Thread GAME# 12: PACERS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 14, 2021 - THURSDAY, 7:00, NBCSNW

[PHXBlazer1]

Might want to double that with Nurk out.

Why?

 

[wizenheimer]

What’s the Collins timeline?

 

[Sheldon Shape]

I figured we would need an adjustment period with the new guys, but we just look like shit...

Lulz You bought into that propaganda? Haha

Every team has new guys in their rotation.

 

[LuckyShot]

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Ha. I was going to say Neveruary.

 

[Titan]

If we tried tonight, we’d miss.

 

[julius]

That's now 3 straight games where they get down by 20 points.

Even with their wins in the previous 2, this season has started to become a joke. all the excuses are starting to sound hollow.

They didn't have training camp.

No one did.

They're incorporating a "new defense" and haven't have time to do it.

Bullshit, the Pacers coach is in his first year and their defense was much much better.

Nurk is still out of shape.

just how out of shape was he for fucks sake?


hopefully his time off gives him some time to get his head right and his game right. But god damn, this teams defense is so dumb. like they think they can just outscore teams or depend on Dame (and now CJ) to save them in the end.

i'm now off the Simons bandwagon (tho that's probably not the correct phrasing/word). He gives them nothing.

And for fucks sake, Stotts is not the coach this team needs anymore. Unless we want disappointment, mediocrity and disappointment. If that's what you're aiming for, he's definitely your man.

again, it's not THAT they lost, it's *HOW* they lost.

 

[AldoTrapani]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again Roco is not very good he’s def not worth 2 first rounders

 

[riverman]

I don't think Skal is signed anymore...he was with the Hawks...

 

[beast blazer]

Is nurkic just a glass man?

 

[julius]

Well Pacers just lost to Sac...this is one of our 19 losses of the season I'll get over it

Hold on, you honestly think this team is going to go 46-14 the rest of the way?

At this point, even 46 wins TOTAL is probably out of the realm of reality.

 

[DDolla]

Is there a Blazer Bigs Curse? Even when we went to the WCF, Kanter has that bad shoulder.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Honestly I can’t wait for the rebuild one day. This team surrounding these guys is getting stale

 

[James lamphear]

I give the pacers credit they play as a team on both ends. We are going have games like this because we don't play team basketball majority of the time. Another problem is we haven't had that consistent 3rd scorer this year. But these games happen to everyone in this league. Now I guess we will see what we have in Giles.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Hold on, you honestly think this team is going to go 46-14 the rest of the way?

At this point, even 46 wins TOTAL is probably out of the realm of reality.

Ya absolutely man..I'd bet my life on it

 

[LayneStaley]

If I was 7 feet tall I’d refuse to play for the Blazers.

Trade for Tucker and let’s small ball this shit.

 

[julius]

Ya absolutely man..I'd bet my life on it

were you given 3 weeks to live or something? This team isn't ending the season 53-19. There is zero, zip, zilch, nada, none, nope, no chance of that happening.

 

[OneSport3]

again, it's not THAT they lost, it's *HOW* they lost.

Exactly, outside of the Lakers win, the wins haven’t been impressive and the losses have been downright ugly.

 

[illmatic99]

look at this defense by Sabonis.



Why don't we ever get this kinda leeway

 

[42N8Bounce]

I don’t want to get too complicated or into the weeds with my analysis of this game:

That was a stinker.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

were you given 3 weeks to live or something? This team isn't ending the season 53-19. There is zero, zip, zilch, nada, none, nope, no chance of that happening.

You must be watching a different team than me

 

[James lamphear]

The only way Stotts leaves if we have a down season. But can trust Olshey enough to pick the right coach.

 

[hoopsjock]

 

[illmatic99]

What? this implies he's out longer than i was thinking

 

[julius]

You must be watching a different team than me

honestly can't tell if I'm missing the green font here, and you're making a joke about someone elses posts and i missed it.

 

[wizenheimer]

* I guess playing teams like Minny and Toronto and the Kings isn't the same as playing a team like Indiana. And, there was no question at all tonight which team played with the higher BBIQ

* Those two Pacer bigs, Sabonis and Turner can actually put the ball on the floor and break down a defense. Turner leads the NBA in blocks. And they can both switch and defend the perimeter. What an incredible luxury

* SKS...Simons kinda sucks. "he's so young though"

* I've heard a lot about how everything is coming easy for CJ and everything is coming hard for Dame. Tonight's game showed a big reason why that is. CJ was single covered most of the game. He didn't have defenders running to help the man guarding him. Driving lanes were open. The pacers were focused on Dame, just about every time he got by his man there was another Pacer right there; and sometimes there were two. For sure Dame needs to improve some of his shot selection and recognize where the crowd is. But that remedial weave Portland runs doesn't open up passing lanes when Dame is squeezed. This is on Stotts and Olshey

* TJ McConnell shows the value of having an actual backup PG

 

[Scalma]

What? this implies he's out longer than i was thinking

They have two centers on the roster, and one of them is more of a power forward. They’ll need another body. My guess is they’ll sign some young guy on a two way.

The problem isn’t even Nurk. He’ll probably be back in a month. The problem is now Stotts is gonna have to actually coach instead of relying on individual talent to save him. He’s gonna have to make adjustments because Kanter is a different type of offensive player than Nurk. Defensively he’s a liability so....good luck coach.

 

[TBpup]

3rd game in 4 nights for both teams so that much is pretty much a wash except that Portland was at home. Meanwhile, the Pacers were without a good chunk of their roster after the blockbuster trade.

• The difference in defense is light years apart.
• The difference in ball movement is light years apart.
• Not surprisingly, the score was light years apart for most of the game.

Very sad about Nurk, but that wasn't the reason they got trounced.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Is there a Blazer Bigs Curse? Even when we went to the WCF, Kanter has that bad shoulder.

Wait, are you just considering this possibility now, in 2021? You new here?

 

[PHXBlazer1]

They have two centers on the roster, and one of them is more of a power forward. They’ll need another body. My guess is they’ll sign some young guy on a two way.

The problem isn’t even Nurk. He’ll probably be back in a month. The problem is now Stotts is gonna have to actually coach instead of relying on individual talent to save him. He’s gonna have to make adjustments because Kanter is a different type of offensive player than Nurk. Defensively he’s a liability so....good luck coach.

Well if that wasn't a depressing post I don't know what is..Stotts will have to coach?

 

[Serbian]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again Roco is not very good he’s def not with 2 first rounders

Rocco is still our best defender, but overall the team under stotts worse coach ever.

im so sick of twitter “ pray for nurk” please number 1 fragile like zach both need to be gone by next year. Nurkic was terrible in the bubble and has been way inconsistent this year especially his defense gotten so bad that you wonder is that kanter? But kanter is a rebounding machine who with less minutes gets more RB especially offensive glass. We made it to WCF finals with kanter. This team is all about Dame and CJ both have to score above 25 a game for us to win games because ANT and hood do not look like nba back ups. And trent Jr is either God mode or total bust.