Game Thread GAME# 27: BLAZERS @ SUNS - DECEMBER 16, 2019 - MONDAY, 6:00 PM, NBCSNW

[Blazers1977]

Calling Lillard lazy is maybe the dumbest take I’ve seen on here and that is saying A LOT. The dude plays every goddamn night and doesn’t take “load management” nights. He plays hurt and sick. He takes ownership of the teams failures. He is as well respected as anyone in the league by players, coaches and front offices. He works his ass off. He goes to the practice facility and works out all year round and doesn’t post it to social media because he doesn’t give a shit. Call him what you want but lazy?

Yeah, he’s lazy. Go back and watch the game. He walked around all game long. His energy was terrible.

your excuses are awful. He’s supposed to get praise because he plays every game? You know who else does that? Virtually everybody. You have such low expectations for someone making 200 million.

 

[MARIS61]

I’m apparently the only person here that is outraged that we’re paying someone 200 million to walk around all game

Yes, that much is apparent.

 

[Blazers1977]

Just tired of hearing your whiney complaints 50 times in a game thread. It's boring. It's tiresome. It's annoying. Everyone knows how you feel. Continuing to write the same thing over and over again at this point is just to annoy people. Quit being a prat.

you’re the only one whining bro

I’m talking about basketball in a basketball forum

 

[theprunetang]

you’re the only one whining bro

I’m talking about basketball in a basketball forum

I beg to differ. You've been whining about the same thing in multiple threads. Take a look at yourself in the mirror.

 

[calvin natt]

Yeah, he’s lazy. Go back and watch the game. He walked around all game long. His energy was terrible.

your excuses are awful. He’s supposed to get praise because he plays every game? You know who else does that? Virtually everybody. You have such low expectations for someone making 200 million.

I have serious doubts about your knowledge of the NBA and what it takes to compete at this level. Virtually everyone does NOT play at his level, nearly every game without nights off. Dude hardly ever rests and is a bulldog out there. Also, it’s an 82 game season, of course players have to find times to not go all out on every single play or they’ll never make it to April.

 

[noknobs]

Just got done watching the Phoenix broadcast... those may be the most biased announcers in the league. Brutal.

 

[Blazers1977]

I beg to differ. You've been whining about the same thing in multiple threads. Take a look at yourself in the mirror.

I’ve been validly pointing out that our star player is dogging it while everyone still carries his water. That’s an entirely appropriate thing to be talking about in basketball forum.

you are just complaining bc I don’t agree with you.

 

[kjironman1]

Just tired of hearing your whiney complaints 50 times in a game thread. It's boring. It's tiresome. It's annoying. Everyone knows how you feel. Continuing to write the same thing over and over again at this point is just to annoy people. Quit being a prat.

He's looking for a response. He has found a way to get a reaction and it's his toy now. You know better. Everyone on the forum knows better. Even he knows better but this is his fun so maybe quit feeding the child and he will starve.

 

[theprunetang]

I’ve been validly pointing out that our star player is dogging it while everyone still carries his water. That’s an entirely appropriate thing to be talking about in basketball forum.

you are just complaining bc I don’t agree with you.

You don't get to tell me what I'm complaining about. I'm complaining about you for spamming the forum with the same message nonstop. It's you.

 

[Boise Blazer]

I've been on this forum for well over 10 years and I have never put someone on ignore. I love to hear other's ideas and thoughts about the Blazers but there are a few that make the game threads miserable. Frustration and opinions are one thing but simply just trying to aggravate other people is pointless.

 

[oldmangrouch]

No such thing as a bad win - lordy the Blazer bench is bad right now!

 

[noknobs]

I’ve been validly pointing out that our star player is dogging it while everyone still carries his water. That’s an entirely appropriate thing to be talking about in basketball forum.

you are just complaining bc I don’t agree with you.

You're entitled to your opinion, it's just odd you think everyone needs to hear the same thing every ten minutes. Don't you have anything else to say?

 

[BlazerBeav]

That was painful. But I will suffer through if the end result is a win.

 

[kjironman1]

Once and for all this is a done deal. Distance and speed by player.
https://stats.nba.com/players/speed-distance/

 

[Propagandist]

Or are you just upset bc everything you said earlier was proven wrong...

On the contrary, having only asserted that your routine is boring and annoying, I believe you’ve masterfully proven my point. Ask around...

 

[Strenuus]

Lol. A one point win against a Booker-less team.

A win is a win, but this win is indicitative that this team is not a playoff team.

 

[Blazers1977]

I have serious doubts about your knowledge of the NBA and what it takes to compete at this level. Virtually everyone does NOT play at his level, nearly every game without nights off. Dude hardly ever rests and is a bulldog out there. Also, it’s an 82 game season, of course players have to find times to not go all out on every single play or they’ll never make it to April.

here’s 10 players who have played more games than Dame this year:

https://stats.nba.com/leaders/?Season=2019-20&SeasonType=Regular Season

And that’s just the first page.

a bulldog? He barely moved all night. His defense was soft. He was like a statue. I get that you have to pace yourself in a 82 game season. He’s not pacing himself, he’s barely even playing at all.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Scalma]

Lol. A one point win against a Booker-less team.

A win is a win, but this win is indicitative that this team is not a playoff team.

a team missing three fifths of their starting lineup isn’t a playoff team? No way!

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I am a dumb man. But you, Blazers1977 are dumb and insufferable.

He may also be one of the true trolls that I have seen on here; in the sense that he only posts in order to get reactions and to get under people's skin. It looks like he has been somewhat successful!

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Oh my.... if only it was the Big 4 with Kevin Love!

 

[illmatic99]

No such thing as a bad win - lordy the Blazer bench is bad right now!

3/5 of the bench is starting.

 

[TBpup]

Lol. A one point win against a Booker-less team.

A win is a win, but this win is indicitative that this team is not a playoff team.

A win is a win but to struggle to win by 1 against a not bad Phoenix team without their 2 best players isn't exactly encouraging.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Once and for all this is a done deal. Distance and speed by player.
https://stats.nba.com/players/speed-distance/

I did learn that Lillard is a lot faster on offense than defense; then I noticed that pretty much every player is.

 

[tlongII]

Not impressed. The Suns suck.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Once and for all this is a done deal. Distance and speed by player.
https://stats.nba.com/players/speed-distance/

Carmelo only travels a little bit further on offense than defense. I would like to see a column that shows how many miles a player travels per hour of playing time.

 

[e_blazer]

Not impressed. The Suns suck.

Psst. It’s okay to enjoy the win. They’ve been hard to come by this season.

 

[Scalma]

1.5 games out of the 7th/8th seed. They’re staying afloat. That’s all they need to do until Nurk gets back.

 

[tlongII]

Psst. It’s okay to enjoy the win. They’ve been hard to come by this season.

They need to tank.

 

[Labinot41]

We dodget a bullet