Game Thread GAME # 2: TRAIL BLAZERS VS PHOENIX SUNS - OCTOBER 23, 2021 - SATURDAY, 7:00 PM, ROOT SPORTS, NBATV

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Who stood out to you in the season opener?

  • CJ McCollum

    Votes: 11 20.4%

  • Damian Lillard

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Cody Zeller

    Votes: 15 27.8%

  • Larry Nance Jr

    Votes: 2 3.7%

  • Anfernee Simons

    Votes: 15 27.8%

  • Jusuf Nurkic

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Robert Covington

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Norman Powell

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Harrison Barnes

    Votes: 11 20.4%
  • Total voters
    54

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TBpup said:
We are too small
Ant needs more minutes
Ant needs more shots
Powell needs more shots (he got 9 while Dame/CJ got 24 each)
Nas needs more minutes

.....this is all quite easily fixable with one single move.
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Blazers - 76ers finals would be so fun to watch witch CJ on the other side. I mean, best finals ever.
 
TBpup said:
We are too small
Ant needs more minutes
Ant needs more shots
Powell needs more shots (he got 9 while Dame/CJ got 24 each)
Nas needs more minutes

.....this is all quite easily fixable with one single move.
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so much this. Mad respect for cj. BUt let him reach his full potential back East and balance this roster!!!!
 
barring an extraordinary shooting night from our team or really poor shooting night from phoenix suns, i cant see us winning this game

theyre too good and have a great chemistry, were learning new schemes on both ends of the floor and are yet to create chemistry

loss is fine as far as im concerned, as long as there are some positives
 
Mr. Robot said:
barring an extraordinary shooting night from our team or really poor shooting night from phoenix suns, i cant see us winning this game

theyre too good and have a great chemistry, were learning new schemes on both ends of the floor and are yet to create chemistry

loss is fine as far as im concerned, as long as there are some positives
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All of this is correct but my gut is telling me this is a Blazer win.

They do play the games for a reason and today is one of those reasons.
Blazers win this one in a barn burner.
 
Orion Bailey said:
so much this. Mad respect for cj. BUt let him reach his full potential back East and balance this roster!!!!
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Exactly. It's not that CJ is a bum....in fact, he is one of the most relentless, creative scorers in the league as when he plays PG when Dame is out, his numbers are very very good. But there is too much duplication for the team or the individual to excel to their highest potential.
 
TBpup said:
Exactly. It's not that CJ is a bum....in fact, he is one of the most relentless, creative scorers in the league as when he plays PG when Dame is out, his numbers are very very good. But there is too much duplication for the team or the individual to excel to their highest potential.
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I feel like folks on this forum have been beating this drum for some time now, in some cases years. Too bad Olshey refuses to accept this reality. If he would, the team would be better for it. In his mind, he probably feels like Dame/CJ are Splash Bros North but clearly doesn’t realize the significant limitations of our backcourt.
 
Another kidney stone game. Just grit your teeth and wait for it to pass. There are likely to be a lot of these until the team gets it together.

They will get it together - right?
 
royo said:
Blazers - 76ers finals would be so fun to watch witch CJ on the other side. I mean, best finals ever.
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I feel like that has happened before with a great out come.
 
Fairly-Hard said:
Except for tonight.
Paul and Booker are not really that much bigger.
Problem comes at SF and that still might not be a problem.
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Our rotation in this defense a lot time have one our small guard end up rotating under the basket and that's a problem.
 
Gonna be able to listen to my first game of the year tonight. Thought about bellying up to the bar somewhere but thats too much effort. Lol.

First thing I love: not hearing Terry stotts do an interview with the same. Exact. Answers. Every. Time.
 
James lamphear said:
In opinion you can't run this defense with a small unit
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It's definitely tougher.

I also don't think Covington and Nance have the type of movement skills to be super effective on long closeouts. Both are better when they can kind of play in the gaps.

We mixed in a little bit of drop against the Kings, but I think we need to see it a little bit more plus being at the level and dropping from there instead of hedging.
 
JDC said:
It's definitely tougher.

I also don't think Covington and Nance have the type of movement skills to be super effective on long closeouts. Both are better when they can kind of play in the gaps.

We mixed in a little bit of drop against the Kings, but I think we need to see it a little bit more plus being at the level and dropping from there instead of hedging.
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Hedging killed us against Kings. I got pissed with CJ actively looking to hedge and leaving his guy.
 
Nurk needs to hold the ball close under the basket. He always holds it out and it's an easy pick.
 
Really need to work on TV quality. Sound about 30 seconds ahead of picture.
 
Fucking Booker
 
Did Dame leave his 3-pt shot at CJ's vineyard? Damn...Brick City so far.
 
The ref did not eject Booker? Cmon Ref, we need this win
 
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