Game Thread GAME# 3: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - OCTOBER 29, 2016 - SATURDAY, 6:00 (PDT), CSNNW (1 Viewer)

[EL PRESIDENTE]

So, that was an enjoyable game to attend...

You were the guy wearing the opening night shirt weren't you

 

[Sinobas]

We have to address our lack of offensive rebounding. It was pathetic.

The only thing we could do there is play Ed Davis more at PF rather than Aminu. If Aminu doesn't shoot well....then why not?

 

[PDXFonz]

Honestly I'm just glad to have another piece of evidence to use should anyone ever start talking shit about Stotts as a coach. He has the potential to be one of the GOAT coaches.

 

[BonesJones]

Honestly I'm just glad to have another piece of evidence to use should anyone ever start talking shit about Stotts as a coach. He has the potential to be one of the GOAT coaches.

If he was a better defensive coach then he'd be near or at Popovich level.

 

[BonesJones]

The only thing we could do there is play Ed Davis more at PF rather than Aminu. If Aminu doesn't shoot well....then why not?

Especially with Plumlee shooting well on mid-range jumpshots.

 

[LuckyShot]

The only thing we could do there is play Ed Davis more at PF rather than Aminu. If Aminu doesn't shoot well....then why not?

Vonleh. He's a good rebounder.

 

[Scalma]

My favorite part was seeing the guys on the bench on dames game winner. Everyone standing, smiling, genuinely excited knowing dame is gonna win it.

 

[Sinobas]

Aminu is a tweener. He's a mediocre shooter, and doesn't really have much of an inside game. As much as I shit on Leonard, I wonder if we'd actually be better off having him start at PF. May as well either have someone that's a good shooter, or someone who is good inside like Davis. Harkless seems to be a more reliable shooter than Aminu.

 

[maxiep]

Honestly I'm just glad to have another piece of evidence to use should anyone ever start talking shit about Stotts as a coach. He has the potential to be one of the GOAT coaches.

Michael Malone was VERY complimentary of Stotts in his postgame interview. He basically said he was outcoached at the end.

 

[Scalma]

Aminu is a tweener. He's a mediocre shooter, and doesn't really have much of an inside game. As much as I shit on Leonard, I wonder if we'd actually be better off having him start at PF. May as well either have someone that's a good shooter, or someone who is good inside like Davis. Harkless seems to be a more reliable shooter than Aminu.

Leonard is gonna be trade bait

The guy that needs more time is Vonleh.

 

[Sinobas]

I'm going to record the replay of the game so I can watch the last part of the 4th again. I hope the replay does not include the delay or I won't get it

 

[EGame]

I'm going to record the replay of the game so I can watch the last part of the 4th again. I hope the replay does not include the delay or I won't get it

I'm not 100% certain but they dont do replays like ESPN and advance in time so I think it will. They usually have halftime like its live too.

 

[DUB]

Not sure that was technically illegal. Was he even set?

I don't know, let's ask @dviss1

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Leonard is gonna be trade bait

The guy that needs more time is Vonleh.

Leonard aint gonna get shit for us in trade.

Leonard is gonna join the rotation when we trade guys that currently are playing in front of him.

 

[B-Roy]

Leonard aint gonna get shit for us in trade.

Leonard is gonna join the rotation when we trade guys that currently are playing in front of him.

Yeah, pretty much.

Honestly right now I'm just hoping Ezeli comes back and can cover a bunch of the defensive mistakes we make every game.

 

[LuckyShot]

Yeah, pretty much.

Honestly right now I'm just hoping Ezeli comes back and can cover a bunch of the defensive mistakes we make every game.

For 2 games and then he'll hurt his knee and need microfracture knowing our luck...

 

[Scalma]

Leonard aint gonna get shit for us in trade.

Leonard is gonna join the rotation when we trade guys that currently are playing in front of him.

10m is nothing these days, especially for a young big who can shoot. Teams will see value in him, no matter how much Blazers fans hate the guy.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

10m is nothing these days, especially for a young big who can shoot. Teams will see value in him, no matter how much Blazers fans hate the guy.

I look at it this way; he wasn't supposed to be back until, like, December or January. Any and all action he sees now until the end of January should be considered part of his rehab.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

10m is nothing these days, especially for a young big who can shoot. Teams will see value in him, no matter how much Blazers fans hate the guy.

He is our gamble. Teams wont give shit for him. 10 million may be nothing, but when he hasnt shown shit teams wont be creaming themselves over him. We need a third star. More likely to get that packaging people ahead of him in the rotation.

 

[MickZagger]

He is our gamble. Teams wont give shit for him. 10 million may be nothing, but when he hasnt shown shit teams wont be creaming themselves over him. We need a third star. More likely to get that packaging people ahead of him in the rotation.

We need to package Leonard and Aminu for a guy with some kind of presence in the low post. Olynyk would be ideal.

I'd even take a guy like Al Jefferson.

 

[Voodoo]

Damian Lillard has scored 30+ points for the 50th time (324 games). Players to do so faster in last 10 years - James, Durant, Wade, Anthony.

Interestingly I notice Curry is not on that list.

 

[SIeepwalker]

Look at that lovely thumbnail from the NBA youtube page !

Nice to see the star of Rip City Two getting some recognition

 

[THE HCP]

Just landed,walked in the door. About to lay down and read this thread. Wonder midway thru the 4th who you all wanted traded? Here we go.

 

[Nhawz]

Great call by Calabro!

Indeed! Loving the new guys

 

[Boob-No-More]

Tunchi has been awfully quiet this season so far

Damian Lillard == Feast
35.0 ppg, .549 FG%, .444 3FG%, .654 TS%, PER = 29.9, AST = 26.6, TOV% = 13.9

Kyle Lowry == Famine
13.5 ppg, .276 FG%, .200 3FG%, .404 TS%, PER = 6.0, AST = 22.7, TOV% = 19.3

To be fair, he has said he likes Lillard's improved efficiency. But then, who wouldn't?

BNM

 

[THE HCP]

Wow. Some of you should be straight up embarrassed by some of those posts on here. So negative all the time. Hoops is a game of runs......when will some of you get that. Amazing,great early season road win.

 

[H.C.]

Aminu was the MVP of the game. Hands down.
When Portland needed stops he stepped up blocking Munday's layup when Lillard got beat. As well as made other key defensive plays late in the 4th and OT.(pressured Gallo, rebounded and contested layups from Faried/Jokic, switched to contest the inbound pass)
He clearly showed you don't have to score/shoot well to have an impact on the game.
Something that couldn't be said about other Blazers over the years who let their overall impact on offense effect their impact on defense.
At the end of the day Aminu has defense will travel.

It goes to show how important Aminu is to this team and that he stays out of foul trouble. He picked up three in the first quarter tonight, against the Clippers he picked up two quick fouls.
Need Aminu on the court for the Blazers to be good.

 

[Sarni]

To be fair we were losing by 8 with 55 seconds to go and looked very poor for most of 3rd and 4th quarter. The team showed incredible character and it will be an important win, we could build on that. Some of the weaknesses got exposed but I even said pre-game that Nuggets with Jokic, Faried and Nurkic were terrible match up for us currently. Not many teams will expose us inside this much.

Jokic is a terrific player. Shame we cannot get him here.

 

[craigehlo]

Not many teams will expose us inside this much.

Until we upgrade the front court, this will be a reoccurring issue. We need a shot blocking center that doesn't give up 2nd chance put backs as much. Let's not waste Dame's best years with Plumlee starting.

 

[jlprk]

Until we upgrade the front court, this will be a reoccurring issue. We need a shot blocking center that doesn't give up 2nd chance put backs as much. Let's not waste Dame's best years with Plumlee starting.

I've said for a full year now that Plumlee is a natural PF. Everyone says no, to be a PF you have be an excellent shooter. I say, you have seen Aldridge too much.

Plumlee is the best PF we have. That's why I advocated getting the bigger Ezeli, after watchng him shove Plumlee around at will in the playoffs.