Game Thread GAME# 13: HAWKS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 16, 2021 - SATURDAY, 7:00 PM, NBCSNW

[Darkwebs]

Rodney needed to hit that 3 as much as any player ever did

Now RoCo needs to hit some 3's

 

[Tince]

Reminds me of Bazemore looking completely washed, then suddenly returning to the player he was before after leaving us.

He's averaging 5ppg this season for the Warriors.

 

[James lamphear]

Yes, our forwards were worse than Aminu/Harkless last year. I hope that's not the new standard for what is good enough.

The problem with aminu and Harkless didn't play with last year.

 

[Titan]

Hoodie yes

 

[illmatic99]

pulse from Hood

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Welcome back Rodney!!

 

[DUB]

Nice to see Hoody hitting a shot. I also like the haircut, and the headband.

 

[julius]

Should've never gotten rid of Chief and Moe...

No, they should have gotten rid of those two.

there's a reason why Moe barely sniffs any playing time now.

 

[riverman]

4 passes ending with a Trent 3...hell yeah!

 

[bobf]

DJJ is the new Aminu.
An absolute enigma on the offensive end of the court. Teams don't even have to begin to respect his shot so the Blazers end up playing 4 on 5 with an extra defender cruising the passing lanes because he doesn't have to worry about Jones making a shot.

Go ahead and watch every offensive possession he is on the court in the second half. He will not only be open sitting there he will wide wide wide open and his defender will be in the paint or at the top of the key mixing it up and clogging the lanes.

There is a place for him but absolutely not any more as a starter.

Aminu made 35% of his 3’s as a Blazer. He had had a 57% TS% his last year. That’s better than CJ’s career and better than Melo’s this year, a year where Melo is hitting 43% of his 3’s. If Aminu was wide open all the time (he wasn’t) they needed to passé him the ball and have him shoot more.

 

[OneSport3]

This guy is such a clown.

 

[Natebishop3]

I think it's pretty obvious why they went with Simons instead of Gary. Because even though Simons is still struggling with being a PG, he's still a much better PG than Gary is, and unlike Gary, will actually look for others on offense.
Gary just shoots, and isn't known for being a steady dribble.

I’m not disagreeing with you but it’s hilarious that he came in and immediately made a bette play than anything Ant had done all night.

 

[Tince]

No, they should have gotten rid of those two.

there's a reason why Moe barely sniffs any playing time now.

Same reason DJJ barely did last year in the playoffs.

 

[illmatic99]

He's never had plays ran for him, certainly didn't in Houston. This is on him, nobody else.

that's just flat our false. but OK.

 

[bobf]

Yes, our forwards were worse than Aminu/Harkless last year. I hope that's not the new standard for what is good enough.

Aminu and Harkless were probably about average starters. They weren’t THE problem. Of course they had their flaws like all players do so you can look to upgrade.

 

[DUB]

0.9

 

[julius]

Same reason DJJ barely did last year in the playoffs.

that was a common theme with Moe too.

 

[riverman]

That's the way you get back in a game!

 

[DUB]

0.9

Melo too slow.

 

[Tince]

I can't believe we're in this, but the second Dame goes out our margin of error will be razor thin.

 

[DDolla]

Now Dame sits... let’s see what happens

 

[Scalma]

cant wait for nobody to call him out on it.

we were down 5 when he put in Melo. I made a mental note of it because I’d be surprised if we were only down 5 when this quarter ended.

I wrote this before he put in Giles.

 

[illmatic99]

Melo knew what he was doing there. Protecting his FG%

 

[DUB]

Dame doing Dame things, and scores are tied at 3/4 time.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Damn it would be so huge if Hood would come back to life

 

[B-Roy]

He's averaging 5ppg this season for the Warriors.

Check his percentages and advanced stats on the Kings last year and with the Warriors.

 

[Darkwebs]

Tied after 3 quarters. One quarter to decide them all.

 

[James lamphear]

Not a bad quarter we are up to 15 assist and we up on them in rebounds.

 

[Scalma]

This guy is such a clown.

Is that neils burner

 

[bobf]

Should've never gotten rid of Chief and Moe...

Yup. But by the same token RoCo and DJJ are not the problem now. It’s Hood, Melo, Ant. The players who both play no defense and play mediocre to terrible offense.