Game Thread GAME# 17: BLAZERS @ CAVALIERS - NOVEMBER 23, 2019 - SATURDAY, 5:00 PM, NBCSNW

[KingSpeed]

Shit. Lavine hit 13 threes tonight.

 

[TBpup]

somebody probably already said this; but couldn't Moses Brown have held Thompson to less than 25 points?

Would you believe it if I told you Thompson got a season high tonight? And for last year? And for the year before that? And the year before that?

Not looking back any farther. What a joke.

 

[rotary111]

Has Stotts lost this team?

There are some signs.

 

[DDolla]

Might as well rest Nurk and Zach the whole year

 

[illmatic99]

Waiting for the announcement from Woj

 

[DDolla]

I was hoping doe 3-3 road record now we probably going to lose to the Bulls too 1-5 ugh

 

[hoopsjock]

Waiting for the announcement from Woj

It's not happening.

 

[Blazers1977]

Even the most ardent Stotts-apologists/sunshine-pumpers can’t defend this right???

we have no bigs. Stop throwing Stotts under the bus.

I don’t think Stotts is anything special but nobody can win with Tolliver and 40 year old Carmelo Anthony as their big men.

 

[blazerfan11]

Has Stotts lost this team?

There are some signs.

He let's them do whatever they want to do. Don't need to run any sets. The players probably like him. Some of the fans, not so much.

 

[Wade Garrett]

@BonesJones @hoopsjock ..
Concession...
I'm"this close" to agreeing with you guys on Stotts...
I can't go 100% yet due the depletion of the front court, where a once proud rebounding team now can't buy a rebound.
I think Chris Webber is the biggest dumbass on TV (ask him why Dame wears "the number zero") but I agree with his pointing out the lack of ball movement and plays.
Tonight I watched every single player give 50% effort on transition defense.
I've always believed college ball is fir coaches and NBA is about players, still do. But this is getting ridiculous.

 

[bobf]

Even the most ardent Stotts-apologists/sunshine-pumpers can defend this right???

It’s not Stotts. We have a shitty team, accomplished during the off-season or even before that when we grossly and incompetently overpaid ET and as a result couldn’t keep our team together. Sad, right during Dame’s prime.

 

[Chris Craig]

It's not happening.

It should though. Any other coach would be gone...well accept pops

 

[blazerfan11]

we have no bigs. Stop throwing Stotts under the bus.

I don’t think Stotts is anything special but nobody can win with Tolliver and 40 year old Carmelo Anthony as their big men.

That begs the question why isn't Nassir Little starting. Stotts is the one who gave Anthony the starting job. The Blazers need energy and Stotts doesn't seem to care.

 

[TBpup]

Losing to the Warriors and the Cavs when you have the 2 best players on the court....someone needs to be held accountable.

 

[illmatic99]

It should though. Any other coach would be gone...well accept pops

It will.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Might as well rest Nurk and Zach the whole year

oh we will

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Now sign JR Smith and the season's saved.

 

[James lamphear]

It doesn't matter who we draft or who we pick up in free agency your still going get the same offense and the same defense as long Stotts is the coach. Nothing going to changed. Stotts must go before next season. Yes we went to WCF final last year and CJ was out for awhile but you should also when those 2 players went at the end of the season we was playing team basketball. Yes CJ came for the playoffs but still we play team basketball at both ends. I just don't see it this year majority of the time. When we have we play pretty good but that slim or none.

 

[Paine Tablet]

Stotts is an absolute moron. The minutes allotment given out the past two games is serious level mental retardation. A 14-year-old would be better at putting the best players on the court.

 

[AldoTrapani]

It's not happening.

why not? I actually predicted he will if we lose I’ll stand by it

 

[OneSport3]

we have no bigs. Stop throwing Stotts under the bus.

I don’t think Stotts is anything special but nobody can win with Tolliver and 40 year old Carmelo Anthony as their big men.

The Cavs starting backcourt was Colin Sexton and Darius Garland. We supposedly have one of the best backcourts in the league.

And if Stotts is nothing special, why keep him???

 

[Blazers1977]

That begs the question why isn't Nassir Little starting. Stotts is the one who gave Anthony the starting job. The Blazers need energy and Stotts doesn't seem to care.

bc he is 6 foot 5

 

[illmatic99]

What coach is available?

Does SVG want to get back in the game? How fucked up is it that we lose DV just months ago?

 

[Chris Craig]

It will.

We will see. I doubt it though

 

[brooklynballer]

Didn't I read where the Blazers had inquired about LeMelo Ball? He is currently ranked at #3.

Hmm.....

Won’t matter who the Blazers draft if it’s still Stotts behind the bench. This team will NEVER EVER sniff a championship with Stotts. Period.

 

[illmatic99]

We will see. I doubt it though

This was the last straw. Team was treating this game like a must win. Cavs were coming home from a game less than 24 hrs ago in Dallas and missing Love.

Terry is sitting there on his hands doing the same shit he's been doing for 8 yrs without holding anyone accountable or changing anything. It's falling on deaf ears.

 

[Blazers1977]

The Cavs starting backcourt was Colin Sexton and Darius Garland. We supposedly have one of the best backcourts in the league.

And if Stotts is nothing special, why keep him???

So what? Have you ever tried playing a basketball game with people who can’t get a rebound? You’ll lose every time.

 

[brooklynballer]

Nassir Little had 6 rebounds in 13 minutes. Don't we kinda of need someone like him ? I don't know what blend of offense/defense Stotts is looking for. Or if he is looking.

Haha good one! Oh wait, you’re serious?!

 

[OneSport3]

It’s not Stotts. We have a shitty team, accomplished during the off-season or even before that when we grossly and incompetently overpaid ET and as a result couldn’t keep our team together. Sad, right during Dame’s prime.

This team is more talented than the G-League Warriors, the Kings without Fox and Bagley and definitely more talented than this Cavs team without Kevin Love...

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

This was the last straw. Team was treating this game like a must win. Cavs were coming home from a game less than 24 hrs ago in Dallas and missing Love.

Terry is sitting there on his hands doing the same shit he's been doing for 8 yrs without holding anyone accountable or changing anything. It's falling on deaf ears.

In a way I hope you're right, but I just don't think Neil or JA feels the same.