Game Thread Game #20 - BLAZERS @ WARRIORS - NOVEMBER 26, 2021 - FRIDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT SPORTS

[Mr. Robot]

Nurk will pick up 2 fouls in the first 5 minutes in this one.

he wouldnt be nurk if he wouldnt

 

[Fairly-Hard]

No need to start a “When will the Blazers get their second road win” Thread.
This is it right here!

With any luck.

 

[Labinot41]

keep nurk involved, is that hard thing to do

Tell him to dunk and play motivated

 

[royo]

Unfortunately I don't think it will be nice. Looks like a blowout. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[andalusian]

keep nurk involved, is that hard thing to do

The warriors have one center on the roster and he is wounded. They are a fast, pass first and perimiter based offense so nurk will have to be agile and not get fouls on defense and be careful with the ball and strong in the post against them. If he can do it, he will play a lot as they have no counter to that. But, if he fails in either of these things, the blazers will go small and he will have a lot of bench time.

If these is a game for him to prove he can be that star player that is worth a big contract, this is it.

 

[wizenheimer]

The warriors have one center on the roster and he is wounded. They are a fast, pass first and perimiter based offense so nurk will have to be agile and not get fouls on defense and be careful with the ball and strong in the post against them. If he can do it, he will play a lot as they have no counter to that. But, if he fails in either of these things, the blazers will go small and he will have a lot of bench time.

If these is a game for him to prove he can be that star player that is worth a big contract, this is it.

Warriors have Kevin Looney starting at C. He's one of those mobile 'quick-hands' defenders who have given Nurk a lot of trouble in the past. Nurkic might be able to overpower Looney at times, but the Warriors aren't just going to let that happen all the time

unless both Dame and CJ are cooking, I think that Kerr might take Billups to school tonight

 

[stampedehero]

I saw them play recently and they are as dangerous as three to four years ago. Besides all this, we are a poor road team.

 

[andalusian]

Warriors have Kevin Looney starting at C. He's one of those mobile 'quick-hands' defenders who have given Nurk a lot of trouble in the past. Nurkic might be able to overpower Looney at times, but the Warriors aren't just going to let that happen all the time

unless both Dame and CJ are cooking, I think that Kerr might take Billups to school tonight

Kevon Looney is a 6'9'' PF listed at 222lbs, that's 20lbs less than Larry Nance Jr.

I am saying again, if Nurk can establish himself in the post - they have no-one that can match with his size as a 7 footer, 290lbs guy. If he wants to be thought of as a star and be paid like one - that's exactly the kind of game he should circle on the calendar. Is he going to be doing it? I sure hope so. Do I believe he will? Honestly, not, I do not think Nurk is a star player. He is a very good defensively role player who can have a good game offensively every once in a while. But as a game you need Nurk to prove himself - this is exactly the kind of opportunity he should look for.

 

[wizenheimer]

Kevon Looney is a 6'9'' PF listed at 222lbs, that's 20lbs less than Larry Nance Jr.

I am saying again, if Nurk can establish himself in the post - they have no-one that can match with his size as a 7 footer, 290lbs guy. If he wants to be thought of as a star and be paid like one - that's exactly the kind of game he should circle on the calendar. Is he going to be doing it? I sure hope so. Do I believe he will? Honestly, not, I do not think Nurk is a star player. He is a very good defensively role player who can have a good game offensively every once in a while. But as a game you need Nurk to prove himself - this is exactly the kind of opportunity he should look for.

maybe

around the hoop. <6', Nurkic holds opponents to 64.6% FG rate; that's 52% of the shots he defends. Looney is holding players to 59.4% shooting; 33% of the shots he defends. I'm not sure how meaningful that is though

https://www.nba.com/stats/players/defense-dash-lt6/?sort=PLAYER_LAST_TEAM_ABBREVIATION&dir=1

 

[Chris Craig]

Kevon Looney is a 6'9'' PF listed at 222lbs, that's 20lbs less than Larry Nance Jr.

I am saying again, if Nurk can establish himself in the post - they have no-one that can match with his size as a 7 footer, 290lbs guy. If he wants to be thought of as a star and be paid like one - that's exactly the kind of game he should circle on the calendar. Is he going to be doing it? I sure hope so. Do I believe he will? Honestly, not, I do not think Nurk is a star player. He is a very good defensively role player who can have a good game offensively every once in a while. But as a game you need Nurk to prove himself - this is exactly the kind of opportunity he should look for.

Nurkic doesn't have the patience to establish himself in the paint or the mindset to slow down and use his size as an advantage.

 

[James lamphear]

One thing they need come with some urgency and yes Dame and CJ needs to play within the system.

 

[Mr. Robot]

Nurkic doesn't have the patience to establish himself in the paint or the mindset to slow down and use his size as an advantage.

to be fair, he has shown progress and chauncey should give him post ups and let him work

you cant give him a few games and if it doesnt work, simply give up, let him do it over and over and over, continuity is the key

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Just absolutely "UGLY" this game up. That might be the best strategy.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Turn it into a backyard brawl?

lets do it!!

 

[DDolla]

Just absolutely "UGLY" this game up. That might be the best strategy.

This team don’t have the urgency to win games. They wait like January to turn it around. Maybe they’re scared or getting hurt or something.

 

[Strenuus]

This team don’t have the urgency to win games. They wait like January to turn it around. Maybe they’re scared or getting hurt or something.

I just saw logic on a milk carton. Weird.

 

[riverman]

We're due to win a road game and the Warriors are due to drop a game....I like our chances...I hope we are firing on all cylinders tonight and make them play our game

 

[BBert]

Nurkic doesn't have the patience to establish himself in the paint or the mindset to slow down and use his size as an advantage.

Or the Brains to stop fouling guards at the 3 point line.

 

[Strenuus]

We're due to win a road game and the Warriors are due to drop a game....I like our chances...I hope we are firing on all cylinders tonight and make them play our game

There's no such thing as being "due" in sports, but I want a win so I will hope against hope lol.

Go blazers!

 

[BonesJones]

I'm sure this game thread will be enjoyable tonight.

 

[BBert]

to be fair, he has shown progress and chauncey should give him post ups and let him work

you cant give him a few games and if it doesnt work, simply give up, let him do it over and over and over, continuity is the key

I agree on the post-ups. If he will get set before making his move.

 

[riverman]

There's no such thing as being "due" in sports, but I want a win so I will hope against hope lol.

Go blazers!

Dame was due to shake his shooting slump...I absolutely believe in these paranoid rituals!

 

[riverman]

I'm sure this game thread will be enjoyable tonight.

There's always a first time for everything

 

[Strenuus]

Dame was due to shake his shooting slump...I absolutely believe in these paranoid rituals!

True, but as we've seen for a decade Dame is an outlier... an anomaly. (I mean hell, he has a song of the same name!)

 

[SlyPokerDog]

WARRIORS HEAD COACH STEVE KERR


ON THE PASSING OF FORMER LONG-TERM TEAM DOCTOR ELLIOTT SCHWARTZ:

“Before I start, I want to offer condolences to the family of Dr. Elliott Schwartz. Dr. Schwartz was our team doctor for 25 years and passed away this morning. We will honor him with a moment to silence tonight. Just a beloved figure around the Warriors for many, many years. Want to offer our condolences to especially to his wife, Patti, and son, Nathan. Just to say how sorry we were to hear the news.”


ON THE STATUS OF ANDRE IGUODALA’S SORE RIGHT KNEE:

“He had some swelling and when you get older, things take longer to heal. In my case, years. This is what happens when you have that much mileage Something happens and it keeps you out a little bit longer. It's not a long-term concern. Just wait till the swelling goes down, it’s going down and then he's got to get on the court for a few days. He'll go on the trip and get on the court, but unlikely to play on the trip.”


ON HIS EXPERIENCE WITH DAMIAN LILLARD ON TEAM USA IN THE OLYMPICS:

“It was just fun getting to know him. We played against him so many times and against the Blazers and obviously, he's a beloved figure in Oakland. We’ve had some amazing battles, so to be on his team was way more fun than going against him. I was just so impressed with him from a human perspective. Just his character, leadership, and what he meant to the Olympic team. Came through in a huge way in the gold medal game, hitting big shots down the stretch. It was really fun to be part of the staff and part of the team and getting to know Damian a little bit better.”


ON BEING DOWN THEIR TWO ROOKIES AND SOME ROTATION PLAYERS TONIGHT:

“Well, we feel like we have enough tonight to accomplish what we need to accomplish. We’ll play our usual rotation. Obviously, Moses (Moody) hasn't been a rotation (player) the last four or five games. Jonathan (Kuminga) has been playing a handful of minutes. You just felt like it was really important for them to get extensive minutes in Santa Cruz tonight. And Chris (Chiozza) will be active, so he'll see some time which is much deserved the way he’s played. so we've got a very deep team and this is one of the benefits. We can take advantage of that depth on a night like tonight.”

 

[SlyPokerDog]

TRAIL BLAZERS HEAD COACH CHAUNCEY BILLUPS


ON THE WARRIORS DEFENSE AND THE DEPTH OF THEIR ROSTER:

“They have an identity here and that’s really important on both sides of the ball. They have an identity and they play extremely hard. I think Draymond (Green), he doesn’t get the credit he deserves for what he means to the culture here, on both sides of the ball actually. He's the general, he doesn’t just lead with how hard he plays he leads with his voice too. So a lot of times when you're not cutting the mustard that night he’ll share that with you. That’s just a form of leadership that I think is needed. Even offensively he's pushing that basketball as fast as any point guard in the league right now, his IQ is really high. A lot of their success is built around him. Obviously you have a natural (leader in), Steph (Curry), but I think Draymond he doesn’t get enough credit with what he does on both sides of the basketball.”


ON DEFENDING WARRIORS OTHER THAN STEPHEN CURRY:

“Yeah they do a good job. You look at what Wiggs (Andrew Wiggins) is doing this year, you look at Jordan Poole who is just playing incredible. His confidence is incredible right now, he's probably I wouldn’t say Splash Brother but maybe nephew right now. But it's been good to see his development. But again, their culture and their identity allow for so many players to play with confidence. When you know as long as you play hard the ball’s going to keep moving until it finds the right shot. Steve (Kerr) has just done a terrific job.”


ON UNIQUENESS OF THE WARRIORS’ CONSTANT MOVEMENT ON OFFENSE:

“Well personnel has a lot to do with it. I'm pretty sure that that’s the way Steve (Kerr) wants to play too. You also don’t see a lot of, any team actually, not a lot, any team that their starting four man is basically their starting point guard. Steph (Curry) barely runs pick-and-rolls, he barely brings the ball up the floor, Draymond just kind of does it all. So it's a very very unique situation, really tough to guard, because you can be paying attention to one guy here, guarding a guy on this side, when you look and the next time you look over there he's not there anymore, he's never where you left him at. That’s not just one guy. It puts a ton of pressure on your defense. They’ve figured it out, and they go out and get guys that can play that style, that can fit right into that. They’ve just done a good job, it's fun to see, it's fun to compete against. You look at our first game in the preseason, these dudes came out and they took preseason so seriously. Everybody played, they shot 69 threes against us in that first game and it was like a track meet, we didn’t know what hit us, it was supposed to be training camp. They took it very very seriously, I marvel at that in all honesty.”

 

[Predator]

I’m not going to be able to watch so this is gonna be a W. Bet the house.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

The key is not to go up double digits. If we go up double digits we'll lose.

 

[Tince]

The key is not to go up double digits. If we go up double digits we'll lose.

What if we get down double digits?

 

[PHXBlazer1]

What if we get down double digits?

Then I like our chances