Game Thread GAME# 15: BLAZERS @ KINGS - NOVEMBER 17, 2017 - FRIDAY, 7:00 (PST), NBCSNW

[H.C.]

Oh hey look @A$AP Meyers showed up tonight.
Shocking.

 

[SynTax]

Unfortunate loss. I wasn't able to watch the game. How did we only score 82?

 

[Darkwebs]

Jaynes is tearing some asshole

Kobe Bryant would be envious.

 

[Strenuus]

Unfortunate loss. I wasn't able to watch the game. How did we only score 82?

Let me count the ways...

 

[Sinobas]

Jaynes was saying that this team probably isn't as good as we thought they were. That there's no excuse to losing to a team like the Kings, because this team isn't a bunch of rookies, they've been together for awhile. Went off on Stotts for putting Layman and Meyers in.

Saying they need to stop playing high pick and roll with Nurk, because he's a turn over machine, he's not been handling entry passes well.

 

[Gronk Brady]

Blazers are DEAD LAST in NBA in assist per game... if that isn’t enough of a sign for you that McLillard doesn’t work...

 

[LuckyShot]

Blazers are DEAD LAST in NBA in assist per game... if that isn’t enough of a sign for you that McLillard doesn’t work...

It's a sign our offense is not a good offense.

 

[riverman]

Brutal game....across the board ugly..

 

[LuckyShot]

Glad to hear a commentator do that, instead of the ever grinning Holton and Kent sugar coating everything.

Only thing is, doesn't he always find a way to shit talk whatever we do? I usually tune him out because he always seems negative. Kind of makes it a little less meaningful when the guy who's always doom and gloom finally gets his chance to jump up and down and say "I told you so!" Kind of reminds me of some posters we have here that we are forced to tolerate.

 

[Trackjack]

I think by now every team knows how to slow us down due to we been playing the same offense for years. This year it had caught to us. Think goodness we been other teams down on the defense side but we will see how long that continue the rest of the season.

 

[LuckyShot]

I think by now every team knows how to slow us down due to we been playing the same offense for years. This year it had caught to us. Think goodness we been other teams down on the defense side but we will see how long that continue the rest of the season.

Well they've long since caught on to our offense. We threw people a curve ball at the end of the year last season with Nurk. But now it seems people have caught on to that wrinkle too.

 

[Darkwebs]

Zero fast break points for the Blazer tonight. Nate McMillan, eat your heart out!

 

[Gronk Brady]

Blazers are DEAD LAST in fast break points AND... DEAD LAST in assists in entire NBA

 

[handiman]

Don't know if it's been mentioned, but that's at least the second game this year in which the team only missed one FT, and it was by CJ, last year's league leader in that department.

Bizarro Blazers.

 

[jlprk]

If we lose this game, I can't see Stotts surviving another day.

I missed the game, but I posted this early in this thread when everyone was confidently talking about a blowout.

Stotts' offense is predicated upon Lillard playing like Superman. Stotts should change his career to comic book writer.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

“40% is like baby stuff...” — CJ McCollum.

Hey y'all sorry I jinxed the game.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

Smoking too much crappy Sacto weed

FTFY

 

[Jade Falcon]

Talking bout Meyers and Layman shouldnt have played. What the fuck was that lineup. This is fucking embarassing. There is no reason the kings should have even been within 10. Terry Stotts needs to be fired...etc

Umm....hold on a minute here. In the last game, there were people bitching about how Layman should get minutes.

What happened? Did we get stuck in a brief fantasy and forget all reason?

Blazers are DEAD LAST in fast break points AND... DEAD LAST in assists in entire NBA

Pathetic. Either make some big trades, or fire Stotts.

I missed the game, but I posted this early in this thread when everyone was confidently talking about a blowout.

Stotts' offense is predicated upon Lillard playing like Superman. Stotts should change his career to comic book writer.

I never thought I would ever agree with you about anything. Well said.

 

[rotary111]

So sorry I missed this game. At least we're not freaking out over the loss though.

 

[THE HCP]

Plane is taking off back home. I have 1:45 to go thru this ,what I’m quite sure, is an epic meltdown thread. And heeeeeere we go. I already know what ten of you are completely flipping out aboutand who your anger is targeted at. This outta be a blast!

 

[jlprk]

I never thought I would ever agree with you about anything.

Yeah right. You have liked many of my posts in the past, including that one.

Like McMillan, Stotts wins only with a superhuman effort from one player...Roy, now Lillard.

 

[Nikolokolus]

A motion offense that's dead last in the league in assists?

Conductor we have a problem.

 

[H.C.]

Umm....hold on a minute here. In the last game, there were people bitching about how Layman should get minutes.

What happened? Did we get stuck in a brief fantasy and forget all reason?

Brah, gotta inform you most of the people who wanted Layman in the game 'because he couldn't do any worse than Harkless'... Aren't really thinking straight.

Now why Stotts gave them their wish I will never know... I mean the guy isn't even a player in SL.
Well unless you count volleyball athleticism, and trying to outshine Westbrick in the missed shots department a player.

I mean shit Layman isn't even in the right places like Claver often was. Why Layman is on the roster I will never know.

 

[H.C.]

What I'm more annoyed with is why Stotts still thinks playing Meyers Leonard is worth it.
Vonleh while also gave up rebounds and got pulled in the 3rd quarter for doing so... Is far better than Nards.
Sadly Portland got out worked by a team who got called out in the previous game. I expected the Kings to be a tough game tonight for that reason alone.

 

[THE HCP]

Wow. Curious why some thought we were really going to be so good this year? This isn’t an “I told you so” post, I don’t do that. But man when I said we would finish behind Minny, Houston and OKC....... I got blasted. That pinwheel fever clouds the common sense around here. This season is going to be looooong for some of you. We are still a little above my projected pace, so that’s a good thing. Go Blazers.

 

[Mr. Robot]

no surprise here, thats all

 

[H.C.]

Wow. Curious why some thought we were really going to be so good this year? This isn’t an “I told you so” post, I don’t do that. But man when I said we would finish behind Minny, Houston and OKC....... I got blasted. That pinwheel fever clouds the common sense around here. This season is going to be looooong for some of you. We are still a little above my projected pace, so that’s a good thing. Go Blazers.

Given the sos and how it's reversed this year for Portland people are freaking out because they're below your projected pace.
I however don't see it like others do so.

 

[stampedehero]

A loss to the kings!!!!!

 

[Cippy91]

Wow. Curious why some thought we were really going to be so good this year? This isn’t an “I told you so” post, I don’t do that. But man when I said we would finish behind Minny, Houston and OKC....... I got blasted. That pinwheel fever clouds the common sense around here. This season is going to be looooong for some of you. We are still a little above my projected pace, so that’s a good thing. Go Blazers.

Okay so you just expected to lose to a shitty Brooklyn and Kings team coming off a 46 point loss? Lol okay I guess people can’t be unhappy about that. Boy, you just expect everything. So right all the time.

I didn’t expect anything but maybe a first round exit at the most. Losing to the Kings and seeing an insane questionable lineup being put in wasn’t expected by anybody at all actually. You give people shit for not being fans enough but when these fans show their love for the team to the point losses like this get them rightfully upset, you still have a comment to make about them. Yeah people over react and some on here don’t but it seems no matter what you always have some dumb I told you so type shit to say on every game thread

 

[TBpup]

Blazers are DEAD LAST in fast break points AND... DEAD LAST in assists in entire NBA

That is almost unbelievable!

I'll own being one who was needed to see Layman play a bit. However, it was NEVER at the same time as Meyers. I was just advocating trying him out for a bit for a few games in a row since we are getting so little from Harkless. Layman isn't the reason this team lost this game no matter what he did in the minutes.