Game Thread GAME# 34: SUNS @ BLAZERS - DECEMBER 30, 2019 - MONDAY, 7:00 PM, NBATV & NBCSNW

[Darkwebs]

Haven't seen Dame that pissed off ever

 

[KingSpeed]

Come on, Melo!

 

[bobf]

Three blind mice

 

[bobf]

Dame was PISSED!!!

 

[Labinot41]

Haha dame

 

[KingSpeed]

Honest question: If Gary Trent Jr. is shooting like this, is he really that much worse than Rodney Hood...?

I was thinking that too. But Hood was shooting near 50% from three and he can post up. Plus Hood is taller and more experienced.

 

[KingSpeed]

Did Rubio touch Dame? Or was that a makeup call?

 

[Darkwebs]

Dame got the benefit of 2 whistles after he got the tech

 

[Labinot41]

Haha the ref had no choice but to give Dame 3 free throws after Dame was so pissed

 

[Scalma]

While he's shooting well tonight.
Not sure he's as good at creating his own shot or taking advantage of a height mismatch due to a switch like Hood was.

trent can create his own shot he just hasn’t gotten an opportunity yet to show it.

 

[KingSpeed]

Horrible end of the half. 6 points in 4 seconds?

 

[VenomXL]

Ugh. Terrible end to the half. That inbounds pass was awful.

 

[DUB]

I don’t know what CJ is complaining about, that was a charge.

 

[Darkwebs]

Twelve 3's ties the Blazers' franchise record for a half.

 

[Labinot41]

Lmao brown what a start

 

[PCmor7]

Brain dead.

 

[Darkwebs]

Moses will now go to Stott's doghouse for that inbound error

 

[James lamphear]

With in 38 sec we gave up 8 points this been Achilles heal for this year.

 

[KingSpeed]

According to the boxscore, Moses Brown is a -8 in 0 minutes. Yikes.

 

[H.C.]

trent can create his own shot he just hasn’t gotten an opportunity yet to show it.

He might, he might not.
But Rodney Hood was a proven player shooting 50% from three and taking advantage of mismatches due to being 6'8.
Every time Trent has got the opportunity to play with the ball in his hands, not just space the floor so far this year. It's been a long 2 or a poor layup attempt.
Rarely has Rodney Hood taken a bad shot during his tenure with Portland.

Hood > Trentjr and it's not close.

 

[Chris Craig]

According to the boxscore, Moses Brown is a -8 in 0 minutes. Yikes.

Ouch

 

[TBpup]

Moses a -8 in 0 minutes played. Nolan Smith, eat your heart out!

 

[James lamphear]

I give Hood over Trent because I think is more a 2 guard then small forward.

 

[Scalma]

He might, he might not.
But Rodney Hood was a proven player shooting 50% from three and taking advantage of mismatches due to being 6'8.
Every time Trent has got the opportunity to play with the ball in his hands, not just space the floor so far this year. It's been a long 2 or a poor layup attempt.
Rarely has Rodney Hood taken a bad shot during his tenure with Portland.

Hood > Trentjr and it's not close.

that’s just like your opinion.

 

[DUB]

Halftime
Us - 64
Them - 55

3PM/A(%)
Us - 12/22 (54.5%)
Them - 7/11 (63.6%)

They won the second quarter by 10, are shooting the three ball well, and basically evened up almost every stat in the second. If we don't refocus, they'll win.

 

[James lamphear]

Pro's is we shot around 54 percent from the 3 and we have 13 assist and we the edge on the boards.
Cons are we gave we didn't close out the 2 quarter and we gave them live in the game. Then the sun's are shooting 63 Percent from the 3.

 

[wizenheimer]

sadly, Hood ruptured his Achilles....he might never get back to what he was; Matthews never did. History is stacked against a player with a ruptured Achilles. So then, Trent may remain a better option well into next season. But that's assuming his shooting so far isn't a mirage. Too small a sample to know yet. I mean, Stuaskas was over 40% last year over 21 games and he'd shot 30 more three's to this point

 

[DUB]

Pro's is we shot around 54 percent from the 3 and we have 13 assist and we the edge on the boards.

Although it's good that we're leading in assists and rebounds, we did have a massive advantage in these areas in the first quarter, but allowed the Sus to come right back (to almost even) in the second.

 

[KingSpeed]

We need Melo to get cooking. And we need to play better D.

 

[DUB]

We can’t leave Baynes open from three.