Game Thread GAME# 25: ROCKETS @ BLAZERS - DECEMBER 9, 2017 - SATURDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), NBCSNW

[Cippy91]

Jesus 42-12 on freethrows

James harden alone had two more free throw attempts than the blazers as a team.

 

[Chris Craig]

Fuck you Morey

 

[TBpup]

14 '3's from Dame/Aminu and they still lose. If not for career nights from '3' from both of them, this would have been a blowout. Fun to watch them shoot like that though.

 

[ripcityboy]

You aren’t expressing yourself well; please keep trying!

Your right, there is a disparity in fouls. But the other games we've lost on this losing streak were winnable and we didn't get it done. That's on the team and Stotts. Not everything is the refs.

 

[LuckyShot]

FWIW, that lineup at the end that HOU had was fucking lethal. Let's give them some credit. Two HOF level play makers and scoring threats with loads of spacing on the floor with 3 other elite shooters. Who do you leave?

They're gonna be a problem. Not many teams have the personnel to consistently stop that attack

PJ tucker isn't elite at anything. Being a hatchet man maybe.

 

[illmatic99]

14 '3's from Dame/Aminu and they still lose. If not for career nights from '3' from both of them, this would have been a blowout. Fun to watch them shoot like that though.

We played a flawless game for 3 quarters.

I think we eek this one out had Dame not rolled his ankle.

Our defense in the fourth quarter though... not much to say about that.

 

[BonesJones]

Fuck Stotts.

 

[DUB]

I thought we would lose, and we did; so no matter how close the game was at any given point in time, I can't be pissed off about the result.

That free throw disparity though. The NBA....

 

[illmatic99]

PJ tucker isn't elite at anything. Being a hatchet man maybe.

He's a better 3pt shooter this season than Dame. And he had shot 50% from 3 the past 5 games.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

Your right, there is a disparity in fouls. But I the other games we've lost on this losing streak were winnable and we didn't get it done. That's on the team and Stotts. Not everything is the refs

I don’t think we’ve shot as many FTs as our opponents in any season since the 90’s. Our reputation with the refs died in 2002.

Yes our game plans aren’t perfect. But do we really just magically turn the ball over without getting fouled all the time? Is every team magically a defensive juggernaut when facing us?

There’s a reason free agents don’t come here, because their reputation with the refs suffers. James Harden as a Blazer would be a career 16 PER doofus.

 

[TBpup]

Dame sat out a bit with his ankle but he was going to have to sit for 3-5 minutes anyhow in the 4th so he really didn't lose any time. He still played 37 minutes.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

So what can we get for CJ and Nurk? Just wondering.

How about Nurk+Turner+Harkless+2018 1st (top 8 protected) for DeAndre Jordan and Lou Williams

CJ+Bazz for Middleton+Jabari+Brogdon

Dame / Williams
Brogdon / Pat
Middleton / Aminu
Jabari (when healthy) / Davis / Vonleh
Jordan / Leonard / Collins

 

[illmatic99]

Dame sat out a bit with his ankle but he was going to have to sit for 3-5 minutes anyhow in the 4th so he really didn't lose any time. He still played 37 minutes.

He clearly wasn't himself in the 4th quarter.

 

[LuckyShot]

He's a better 3pt shooter this season than Dame. And he had shot 50% from 3 the past 5 games.

Still rather have him chucking shots with someone closing out on him and make him prove it. An open layup is guaranteed.

 

[Scalma]

We need shooters. Look how much easier things are when our role players have a good night shooting the ball. The problem is none of them are anywhere near consistent with it. I want Mirotic but I’ll take Hezonja.

Trade Davis and get under the tax. Leonard and Collins will be fine backing up Nurkic.

Actually the way Leonard is playing, we might just be able to dump him.

 

[illmatic99]

Still rather have him chucking shots with someone closing out on him and make him prove it. An open layup is guaranteed.

Yes.

But HOU had one plan of attack after thy got all their spacing: go at Dame. They were forcing him to switch onto Harden/CP and he was on one wheel. Not much you can do there.

 

[BlazerBeav]

You could do something to keep scoring your damn selves. We were up 14! Just keep scoring and we win. As usual, we stopped scoring AND collapsed on defense.

 

[LuckyShot]

The fact that no one will call out the reffing for what it is because they don't want to get fined, because they WILL get fined, is bullshit.

 

[DUB]

Jesus 42-12 on freethrows

How many teams do you reckon have won with a 42-12 FTA deficit? I don't know, but I'd wager none.

 

[Chris Craig]

How many teams do you reckon have won with a 42-12 FTA deficit? I don't know, but I'd wager none.

None

 

[LuckyShot]

You could do something to keep scoring your damn selves. We were up 14! Just keep scoring and we win. As usual, we stopped scoring AND collapsed on defense.

Stotts went to his same old iso ball while Houston just sagged in and waited for it. Dame went out and CJ took the point and they know he's not going to make any good passes. Hell, CJ's teammates know he's not going to pass so they just stand there, which makes the defense's job even easier. Game was over right there.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

The fact that no one will call out the reffing for what it is because they don't want to get fined, because they WILL get fined, is bullshit.

It's not like we weren't going to the bucket either

 

[TBpup]

Zach with 3 blocks in 18 minutes off the bench and a +6.

 

[Chris Craig]

Fuck and now we have to play the warriors

 

[LuckyShot]

How many teams do you reckon have won with a 42-12 FTA deficit? I don't know, but I'd wager none.

I'm sure someone has at some point, but I'm also sure they probably shot an insane percentage from the field to do it.

 

[Cippy91]

The fact that no one will call out the reffing for what it is because they don't want to get fined, because they WILL get fined, is bullshit.

It’s a soft league. Players and coaches can’t say anything or else they get fined more than what most people earn in a year. I hate that it’s so soft. It’s what allows shitty flagrant calls and players like James harden to get these insanely dumb calls at the rim. Oh especially Chris Paul’s drawn fouls especially that one rip through near the three point line that got him free throws when we all knew damn well he would never attempt that shot

 

[KingSpeed]

How about Nurk+Turner+Harkless+2018 1st (top 8 protected) for DeAndre Jordan and Lou Williams

CJ+Bazz for Middleton+Jabari+Brogdon

Dame / Williams
Brogdon / Pat
Middleton / Aminu
Jabari (when healthy) / Davis / Vonleh
Jordan / Leonard / Collins

That's a sideways move at best.

 

[ripcityboy]

I don’t think we’ve shot as many FTs than our opponents in any season since the 90’s. Our reputation with the refs died in 2002.

Yes our game plans aren’t perfect. But do we really just magically turn the ball over without getting fouled all the time? Is every team magically a defensive juggernaut when facing us?

There’s a reason free agents don’t come here, because their reputation with the refs suffers. James Harden as a Blazer would be a career 16 PER doofus.

You're equating our lack of success in free agency to incompetent reffing? DUDE! Take off the tin foil hat!

 

[Cippy91]

Fuck and now we have to play the warriors

Blazers fault. We had one one of the easiest starting schedules. Dropped so many close and easy games it felt like. Now it’s time to feel the wrath up the really good teams

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

That's a sideways move at best.

I disagree, our shooting gets a lot better and we get an actual scorer on the bench. Plus, we can throw shit at the rim and DJ is gonna jam it.