Game Thread GAME# 13: BLAZERS @ SPURS - NOVEMBER 16, 2019 - SATURDAY, 5:30 PM, NBCSNW

[e_blazer]

You mean the team missing their top 2 players?

We're not missing Dame and CJ...

Collins is equally important to the Blazers’ success as Dame and CJ, just like Green is equally important to the Warriors as Curry and Thompson. The front line was going to be thin even with Collins. Without him, Tolliver and Hezonja have been worthless and have allowed opponents to throw everything but the kitchen sink at stopping Dame. Little has brought energy, but he’s too inexperienced to be a starter, particularly at the PF spot. In retrospect, Olshey really screwed the pooch in letting Aminu walk.

 

[BonesJones]

Collins is equally important to the Blazers’ success as Dame and CJ, just like Green is equally important to the Warriors as Curry and Thompson. The front line was going to be thin even with Collins. Without him, Tolliver and Hezonja have been worthless and have allowed opponents to throw everything but the kitchen sink at stopping Dame. Little has brought energy, but he’s too inexperienced to be a starter, particularly at the PF spot. In retrospect, Olshey really screwed the pooch in letting Aminu walk.

Collins is equally as important to our success as Dame?!

I'm one of the biggest Collins fans on here but cmon man... Now he's as important as Dame just so we have a huge excuse?

Im assuming Dame needs to get hurt to become more important than Collins again...

 

[e_blazer]

Collins is equally as important to our success as Dame?!

I'm one of the biggest Collins fans on here but cmon man... Now he's as important as Dame just so we have a huge excuse?

Im assuming Dame needs to get hurt to become more important than Collins again...

Basketball is still a team game last I checked. Unless a team has solid big men up front, the guards are going to be limited in what they can do to make the team successful. Collins certainly isn’t the scorer that Dame is, but his defense and rebounding are critical, and his threat as a scorer keeps defenses from playing off of him to double Dame. So yeah, in terms of overall success, he’s as critical as Dame. Perhaps he’s even more so because of the lack of depth at his position. If Dame goes down, CJ and Ant are still a credible starting backcourt and there’s still some depth behind them. There’s squat at PF.

Damn, I hope Melo can play better than I expect.

 

[kjironman1]

Damn, I hope Melo can play better than I expect.

I do to.
But i'm also a bit amazed that we are hoping Melo can save a season.

 

[THE HCP]

I do to.
But i'm also a bit amazed that we are hoping Melo can save a season.

I don’t think anybody is thinking that sir.

 

[e_blazer]

I do to.
But i'm also a bit amazed that we are hoping Melo can save a season.

I think he adds a bit, but IMO the Blazers are going to need Gasol back too if they want to get back in the hunt for a playoff spot. Even then, they're pretty much a bandaid until Nurk gets back.