Game Thread GAME# 22: BUCKS @ BLAZERS - NOVEMBER 30, 2017 - THURSDAY, 7:00 (PST), NBATV & NBCSNW

[blue9]

I missed the game. Why did Noah only play 24 mjnutes?

Because Aminu is back. Everybody wanted Aminu back, and this is what happens - Noah and Pat get their minutes cut. It's a shame because Noah is our best defender, and seemingly Pat is our best jack-of-all-trades.

 

[THE HCP]

Yeah, that was fucked up.

Oh ya, The HCP is SOOOOO bad for this place I forgot. Such a negative influence. Sheeeeit, I read posts in this game thread alone more annoying than anything I post on the daily. Oh well. #RipCityFoLifeFAMS

 

[THE HCP]

When the Blazers were good, they always were described as having length.

Speaking of that, The Plastic Man was in the house last night. man I loved him when he played for us.

 

[THE HCP]

Because Aminu is back. Everybody wanted Aminu back, and this is what happens - Noah and Pat get their minutes cut. It's a shame because Noah is our best defender, and seemingly Pat is our best jack-of-all-trades.

Easy with that “everybody” talk FAMS!

 

[blue9]

Easy with that “everybody” talk FAMS!

Haha! Blanket statements FTW!

 

[THE HCP]

Man, Bledsoe has always played well against us no matter what team he’s on. He brings some firepower to that squad, no joke. I don’t understand their record. And they don’t even have Jabari Parker!!

 

[riverman]

Speaking of that, The Plastic Man was in the house last night. man I loved him when he played for us.

you and me both..Augmon and Strickland were a couple of my favorite players..both.guys had smooth games

 

[THE HCP]

Rod Strickland and Andre Miller never got that props they deserved. Not just for their play with us, but in their careers as well. I’ll even add Nick VanExel to that list. All 3 were just amazing out on the court for years.......

 

[BrunoSOC]

They are a tough team.. when Jabari comeback they will be a threat for real. Next one we need to take. Go Blazers

 

[SportsAndWhine]

Rod Strickland and Andre Miller never got that props they deserved. Not just for their play with us, but in their careers as well. I’ll even add Nick VanExel to that list. All 3 were just amazing out on the court for years.......

A joke:
Rod Strickland, Nick Van Exel, and Andre Miller walk into a bar... Nick and Andre eventually walk out.

 

[Labinot41]

Remember the okc game when i said the bucks are the Most difficult matchup for the Blazers with their size and length? And now with Bledsoe who allways kills the Blazers it's more difficult to beat them

 

[SportsAndWhine]

Remember the okc game when i said the bucks are the Most difficult matchup for the Blazers with their size and length? And now with Bledsoe who allways kills the Blazers it's more difficult to beat them

Yeah I'm not expecting to ever beat Milwaukee now. Philly's the same way, just too long.

 

[H.C.]

Did I say someone said that in my post? LOL. Ironically it is you putting words in peoples posts

You called posters whiney bitches if they brought up the refs.
Straight up said anyone who spoke about the refs were making an excuse as to why Portland lost.

Do I really need to draw you a picture?
No I prolly do. Sorry don't have the time to draw one you can see.

 

[stampedehero]

This will be the big test on wether I end up loving or hating these jerseys.

The color turns me off. It's not as vibrant as the original. The diagonal sash strip is dull. Lastly, the letters and number look like cheap felt. IMO

 

[Mediocre Man]

You called posters whiney bitches if they brought up the refs.
Straight up said anyone who spoke about the refs were making an excuse as to why Portland lost.

Do I really need to draw you a picture?
No I prolly do. Sorry don't have the time to draw one you can see.

Read it again. Never called anyone anything.

 

[THE HCP]

Remember the okc game when i said the bucks are the Most difficult matchup for the Blazers with their size and length? And now with Bledsoe who allways kills the Blazers it's more difficult to beat them

I actually don't remember ANY post you've made. Others will only remember THIS one, because The HCP replied. Now go make yourself useful and get me an Iced Tea rook.

 

[Blazers Roy]

Lol

FTFY

 

[Boob-No-More]

Nice call. You nailed it.

Yep, Middleton and Bledsoe killed us. Even beyond Giannis, that team is just a tough match up for us.

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

When the Blazers were good, they always were described as having length.

Maybe we should draft more WABCs. Collins is pretty long. No wonder you love that pick so much.

BNM

 

[Blazers Roy]

Not too long ago there was a Zach Lowe podcast with some guest, i forget who it was, but they were talking about the Bucks defense compared to other teams like the Lebron Heat team and the Blazers.
Basically, it's 2 different approaches: Stotts is playing the analytics numbers games, he's giving up midrange shots, low % shots, players don't fight through screens etc.
Kidd is not willing to give anything up. His players are instructed to fight screens when they need to and giving up a wide open midrange shot is just as bad as giving up a three point shot or a short range shot.

It sucks that we lost, but it's an interesting basketball experiment. Vogel's Pacers fell apart and it was partially because they a had defensive approach which was similar to Stotts'.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Maybe we should draft more WABCs. Collins is pretty long. No wonder you love that pick so much.

BNM

Sorry, should have stated guys that can play before 2 years

 

[Boob-No-More]

I wouldn’t even blame him honestly. We tried getting rid of/replacing him all summer. It’s easy to tell him to be professional as an outsider but if it happened to you, you’d probably be over it as well.

It’s time for Olshey to do his job.

Seems to me Mo wanted to get traded and didn't, and that is the source of his demotivation (aka: pouting like a petulant toddler who didn't get his way). I don't think he had a problem with Neil shopping him. He's from NY and posted photos of himself in NYC over the summer during all the Melo trade rumors. I think he's moping because Neil didn't make it happen, not because he tried.

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

Sorry, should have stated guys that can play before 2 years

So, no Joel Embiids either then?

BNM

 

[Mediocre Man]

So, no Joel Embiids either then?

BNM

He was good enough, just hurt. Does Zach have a booboo?

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Milwaukee is just a bad matchup for us. Stotts would have gotten criticism if he had pulled Pat from starting after the three wins but length may have helped with Middleton being able to shoot over three players in our starting lineup. We actually did a decent job on the Freak. Everyone else killed us.

 

[Scalma]

Seems to me Mo wanted to get traded and didn't, and that is the source of his demotivation (aka: pouting like a petulant toddler who didn't get his way). I don't think he had a problem with Neil shopping him. He's from NY and posted photos of himself in NYC over the summer during all the Melo trade rumors. I think he's moping because Neil didn't make it happen, not because he tried.

BNM

Why did he want to get traded? Just because he’s from NY? He was a starter on a playoff team and seemingly got along with everyone of his teammates.

Of course there’s also the possibility that none of this is attitude related and he’s just not playing well. Look how he played that first game. That didn’t look like a guy that wanted to be elsewhere.

 

[calvin natt]

If a guy (Mo) doesn’t want to be here and wants to be traded, a bad move would be to not try and give no effort. Mo: help me, help you, do something that increases your value because prancing around the court doing nothing isn’t going to get you out of here.

 

[BonesJones]

wtf? nowhere did I say this and defending bench 2's is not like defending starting 2's but I've said all along....it's where I think he is best...scoring in bunches...my take....nowhere do I say to reduce his minutes...my idea is to not dig a first half hole against good teams. I'm pretty much alone in this line of thinking...I've felt that way since we signed him. I'd like to see Noah get more of his touches early in games...the ball sticks with CJ too much in my view ..CJ is a great player...ask Kevin McHale how important a 6 man is to a championship team...don't care to argue about it...it's just my opinion...I also think this gets Dame going earlier in games

Okay, so you're suggesting gassing him by playing him 18 minutes straight to end each half?

 

[riverman]

Okay, so you're suggesting gassing him by playing him 18 minutes straight to end each half?

After the boos I'd like to see Stotts give him the start next game...let him play 12 minutes or so..just to say...we're a team.

 

[BonesJones]

@riverman

CJ gets 36min.

Less than a 3minutes break isn't enough.

Bringing him in before the 6minute mark of the 1st and 3rd quarters defeats the purpose of bringing him off the bench.

Bringing him in at the 6min mark means he'd have to play the rest of the half to get his 18minutes a half.

So where does he get his 36 minutes off the bench while getting rest at the right time?