Game Thread GAME# 16: THUNDER @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 25, 2021 - MONDAY, 7:00, NBCSNW

[UKRAINEFAN]

I don't know any of their names except one. Moses Brown's PER this season is 34.5 in 22 minutes.

I posted once that Moses would be better than Skal eventually. Well, who is still in the league, and who isn't?

 

[THE HCP]

Thunder are bad, this should be a win.

We will drop a lot of games to decent teams with Nurk and CJ out; so they need to pick up these easy wins to stay in the playoff picture.

This is where I’m confused again. I thought WE were a bad team with a bad coach? So why “ should this be a win”?
Honest question.

 

[Tince]

What does Wiggins do well? Score inefficiently? He's incredibly overrated.
Oubre is shooting 35% from the field and 20% from 3, and isnt the defender Jones is.
Kanter and Wiseman are equal. Wiseman has been inefficient for a C, but is the better defender (although Kanter has picked it up on that end lately).
Draymond is shooting 33% from the field and 23% from 3, while averaging less than 5ppg.

Nobody on their bench impresses me whatsoever.

Respect your opinion. I would do any one of those trades straight up, but I agree each player on both side has flaws.

Also agree that thier bench is not very impressive, I like ours better.

 

[wizenheimer]

What does Wiggins do well? Score inefficiently? He's incredibly overrated.

Draymond is shooting 33% from the field and 23% from 3, while averaging less than 5ppg.

lots of flaws in those 4 players

 

[Zach Collins Enthusiast]

Yes! Another game tonight! Lets get this win!! Go Blazers!!!

 

[Scalma]

I thought Giles did some serious work on the boards last night, it was impressive. He could’ve finished better but he’s never been known as a shit finisher so no reason to worry about that. I wish the Melo at center experiment would get blasted into the sun already and we just let Giles play 20 minutes every night.

 

[Hoopguru]

I thought Giles did some serious work on the boards last night, it was impressive. He could’ve finished better but he’s never been known as a shit finisher so no reason to worry about that. I wish the Melo at center experiment would get blasted into the sun already and we just let Giles play 20 minutes every night.

Melo getting time because he's shooting 40% 3's.

 

[Chris Craig]

I mean honestly. I don't understand it. Did he coach well tonight? I mean we beat one of the best defenses in the league missing 2-3 starters. So was it a well coached game? Did he take his timeouts when he was supposed to? Mad confusing.

He coached a good 1st half. He did allow the Knicks to come back from 20 down without much adjustment in the 2nd half. Blazers did play with a lead and keep it. So there is that

 

[B-Roy]

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lots of flaws in those 4 players

30% turnover rate for Draymond. That's absurd.

 

[B-Roy]

I thought Giles did some serious work on the boards last night, it was impressive. He could’ve finished better but he’s never been known as a shit finisher so no reason to worry about that. I wish the Melo at center experiment would get blasted into the sun already and we just let Giles play 20 minutes every night.

Melo's footspeed is suitable for playing center.

Actually I think the rotations have allowed Kanter and Melo to barely share any time on the floor the last two games, and there's been less possessions they are just waiving the white flag on defense. If that means Melo has to play some center because he needs to play his 24 MPG, then so be it...

 

[wizenheimer]

30% turnover rate for Draymond. That's absurd.

with only 12 games, one bad game with 8 or 9 turnovers can skew that number dramatically

 

[THE HCP]

He coached a good 1st half. He did allow the Knicks to come back from 20 down without much adjustment in the 2nd half. Blazers did play with a lead and keep it. So there is that

We did not have a 20 point lead BECAUSE of Stotts.

 

[Scalma]

Melo getting time because he's shooting 40% 3's.

I said Melo shouldn’t be playing center, not that he shouldn’t be playing.

 

[BigGameDamian]

We did not have a 20 point lead BECAUSE of Stotts.

Oh you don't like him as coach either?

 

[Scalma]

Covington is out tonight, time to let Nas eat.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Getting a concussion on an errant punch at the foul line is PEAK Blazers.

 

[Chris Craig]

Getting a concussion on an errant punch at the foul line is PEAK Blazers.

By his own teammate using an opponents fist

 

[Scalma]

Wonder who starts. Stotts doesn’t like messing with rotations so I wouldn’t be surprised if Nas actually got the start, especially since the thunder play small. Trent would make sense too. So with that said, it’ll definitely be Melo.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Covington is out tonight, time to let Nas eat.

Yes please!

 

[DDolla]

Might as well rest all the starters and tank. Let Dame enjoy father hood with his babies

 

[tester551]

I posted once that Moses would be better than Skal eventually. Well, who is still in the league, and who isn't?

Technically, neither one is.
Moses is on a two-way contract, so he's part of the G-League.

 

[illmatic99]

Gotta be Nasty Nas!

 

[B-Roy]

Wonder who starts. Stotts doesn’t like messing with rotations so I wouldn’t be surprised if Nas actually got the start, especially since the thunder play small. Trent would make sense too. So with that said, it’ll definitely be Melo.

Right when we got out of Kanter/Melo, we're getting pulled right back in. Unbelievable.

 

[riverman]

Kanter has played better defense than folks harp on....he's rebounding, blocking shots and getting some steals.....that old narrative just doesn't apply considering what he brings...Melo has been trying on defense too.....Gary Trent didn't stop anybody last game but nobody complains.....I think Kanter plays better here than anywhere in his career. Defensively we're headed in the right direction.....

 

[illmatic99]

Sidebar, I legitimately would take Batum ahead of Roco right now.

Ya Covington's defense is good, but I can only handle the brutal shooting so much.

We spent 2 first round picks on this guy.

 

[THE HCP]

Getting a concussion on an errant punch at the foul line is PEAK Blazers.

I believe it was in the first few minutes of the game when he ran into DJ's shoulder on a hustle play. I haven't heard anything.....are they saying it was that last play of the game?

 

[THE HCP]

You guys really think Nas will start? Over GT or Melo?

 

[SharpesTriumph]

This is where I’m confused again. I thought WE were a bad team with a bad coach? So why “ should this be a win”?
Honest question.

There are tiers of bad teams, with out Nurk and CJ we are probably bad in that we might be around or under .500. Its very bad compared to expectations; we hoped the team was a HCA team after the offseason.

Thunder are the bottom rung of bad teams; maybe the worst team in the league, although that was their plan.

 

[Darkwebs]

Official injury report as of 2:30 PM

 

[illmatic99]

Paul George and Kawhi just went into covid protocols. They played the Thunder last night.

Oh boy.