Game Thread GAME# 31: MAVERICKS @ BLAZERS - DECEMBER 21, 2016 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM (PDT), NBATV & CSNNW

[Chris Craig]

And next up.... the Spurs!

 

[riverman]

Something tells me Dame Dolla's next album will be a bit angrier than the debut

 

[Sinobas]

All they talk about is "playing with heart" yadda yadda. I honestly don't see a team that isn't giving poor effort, I just see a team that is not very good.

 

[illmatic99]

For the idiots who think Olshey signed Leonard and Crabbe simply to (avoid losing assets for nothing), why the hell do you think he let Matthews and Lopez go?

A 30 yr old with an achilles tear getting a 4 yr 70 mil deal is nuts. Especially when Neil was building the team to tank on the cheap last yr. Still really wish we could have wes tho

 

[HailBlazers]

Our screen setters were on the bench. Tallest player was Aminu. Think the playcall was to let Dame go one on one against one of the best on ball defenders in the game when Dame is clearly a step slow.
Stupid decision

And here I thought we got rid of Sarge.

 

[e_blazer]

the fire stotts and trade dame threads will be even hotter now. cant wait.

Don't forget the trade Leonard threads. Dude contributed squat tonight.

 

[LuckyShot]

All they talk about is "playing with heart" yadda yadda. I honestly don't see a team that isn't giving poor effort, I just see a team that is not very good.

There was a clear difference in desire between the first and second halves tonight. Second half still wasn't what I'd like to see, but it was better than the first half.

 

[Sinobas]

Here is Don Johnson, teaching the Blazers about Heart and Passion.

 

[illmatic99]

One good thing Terry did tonight : meyers leonard, dnp cd

But an 8 man rotation tonight after that fiasco last night is brutal

 

[Sinobas]

A 30 yr old with an achilles tear getting a 4 yr 70 mil deal is nuts. Especially when Neil was building the team to tank on the cheap last yr. Still really wish we could have wes tho

Ok, now you're doing a value analysis. Which is what you should do when signing a player, that's my point.

 

[Chris Craig]

A 30 yr old with an achilles tear getting a 4 yr 70 mil deal is nuts. Especially when Neil was building the team to tank on the cheap last yr. Still really wish we could have wes tho

Straight up for Meyers?

 

[BBert]

It's not a tumor.

It's not a rumor!

 

[illmatic99]

Straight up for Meyers?

Why would they do that

 

[Chris Craig]

Why would they do that

Because we get on our knees and beg them

 

[Nate]

Dammit, why does Olshey read the forum and do what we tell him to?!?

Probably because Matthews tore his Achilles, and wanted a max contract, and got it. And because Meyers had that good playoff series, rolo played like shit all season, and in the playoffs, and was older; so Neil kept Meyers, and went young with Plumlee, Davis, Vonleh, and Cliff.

 

[Chris Craig]

Probably because Matthews tore his Achilles, and wanted a max contract, and got it. And because Meyers had that good playoff series, rolo played like shit all season, and in the playoffs, and was older; so Neil kept Meyers, and went young with Plumlee, Davis, Vonleh, and Cliff.

Foresight dammit

 

[HailBlazers]

How is it that the only thing we had last year is heart and the only thing we're missing this year is heart?

 

[Nate]

I really thought he was gonna have a good season after that playoff series.... what a disappointment.

 

[tester551]

Why didn't someone set a screen for him?

Or Dame could actually pass the ball...

 

[A$AP Meyers]

Or Dame could actually pass the ball...

thats asking way too much of our point guard

 

[KingSpeed]

Roy is 10x the player Lillard is.

Edit: Roy was

*pulls covers over head, cries himself to sleep*

Roy never made it to second round. Lillard has done it TWICE and as the underdog. No comparison.

 

[Scalma]

Best fans in the NBA lolol

 

[Nikolokolus]

Miss this dude so much.

 

[Minstrel]

Miss this dude so much.

It's kind of startling to remember when this team had defenders like that. Between him, Batum and Lopez, it was like night and day compared to this team defensively.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Best fans in the NBA lolol

Yeah, we are. That arena was full for a matchup between 7-21 and 13-17 teams.

 

[Scalma]

Yeah, we are. That arena was full for a matchup between 7-21 and 13-17 teams.

So what, you think Portland is the only city with loyal fans that go to games? The team we played tonight regularly draws more fans. But I wasn't even talking about that, but more so some of the comments on here. It's like get a grip.

 

[Strenuus]

So what, you think Portland is the only city with loyal fans that go to games? The team we played tonight regularly draws more fans. But I wasn't even talking about that, but more so some of the comments on here. It's like get a grip.

Did you watch the first half? Would you cheer for that first half? Or how about the melt down in the 4th? Or the blowout in GS? You get punched over and over again, you're not just going to hug that person.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

We are officially tanking. Tunchi's wet dream is now reality. Who shall we draft at number 1 so his knees can explode and the number 2 can run to the warriors with his scoring titles

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I would like to see them cut everyone back to a max of 24 minutes in games. Maybe hold some players out on game days. Instead spend more time in practices. Try to get a few things down right and then move on to a few more.

 

[Scalma]

Did you watch the first half? Would you cheer for that first half? Or how about the melt down in the 4th? Or the blowout in GS? You get punched over and over again, you're not just going to hug that person.

I wasn't talking about that. Just some of the more ridiculous comments ("dame is garbage") like get outta here.