Game Thread Game #36 - BLAZERS @LAKERS - DECEMBER 31, 2021 - FRIDAY - 7:30 PM (PDT) ROOT SPORTS - NBATV

[PDXFonz]

How are we feeling about Stotts / Billups now?

 

[TBpup]

Without Benny Mac, this could be the worst blowout of the season. Yuck.

 

[FlashWad]

Happy New Years guys. Hopefully we have better times ahead.

 

[PDXFonz]

This is shameful I feel bad for Dame.

How legit was that talk we heard about people inside the organization questioning Billups as a coach?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I can confidently predict that this will be the last game we lose this year!

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Can I hold them under 70?

 

[Fairly-Hard]

How are we feeling about Stotts / Billups now?

Oh no no nope. We can’t say those things yet.

 

[riverman]

Tony Snell has a real Anthony Tolliver like impact on the team

 

[riverman]

I like Dennis Smith Jr

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Don’t forget. Lakers suck. They can blow this lead. It’s what they do even when LeBron plays well.

 

[DUB]

We drew the second quarter!

 

[PDXFonz]

Oh no no nope. We can’t say those things yet.

I want to see the team compete rather than what has been under perform though…

Granted injuries and what not. But this hasn’t been great. We will see, hopefully we can turn it around but it’s quite possible we could miss the playoffs which isn’t great.

Im Forever an optimist but it’s honestly not going well right now like we haven’t seen in a while. Always going to have losses and losing streaks but in our losses this year it’s been bad.

Honestly forget Olshey more than anything really…
He really did mismanage things. He’ll probably never GM again.

 

[e_blazer]

Watching Michael Holton have to work with Craig at halftime makes me miss Jordan Kent.

 

[e_blazer]

How are we feeling about Stotts / Billups now?

I’m feeling like maybe the players available to play are more important than whoever is coaching them.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

I’m feeling like maybe the players available to play are more important than whoever is coaching them.

We were playing badly when everyone was playing.

 

[e_blazer]

We were playing badly when everyone was playing.

I didn’t say we weren’t. The current roster isn’t very good, especially now with all of the injuries. I think the roster is a bigger part of the crappy record than whoever is coaching them.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

I didn’t say we weren’t. The current roster isn’t very good, especially now with all of the injuries. I think the roster is a bigger part of the crappy record than whoever is coaching them.

I think it’s both.

 

[Tince]

He's shit

Just having a good game cause he's playing us

He's had plenty of good games this year, not against us.

I don't think he's some all-NBA player, but he's producing as well or better than half our roster. For the minimum, you could do a lot worse.

 

[Tince]

The Lakers just bad enough to blow this lead. The question is: Are the Blazers good enough to field a comeback?

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Big comeback coming. Gonna ruin L*kers NYE.

 

[e_blazer]

I think it’s both.

I’m not sure Phil Jackson or Pops could win with the Blazers currently available to play. But I would be happy to have either one give it a shot.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

No matter what coach or what system of defense, guys can't just fall asleep.

 

[e_blazer]

I wonder, if the Lakers keep losing, how long before someone starts calling their arena “The Crypt”?

 

[Tince]

No matter what coach or what system of defense, guys can't just fall asleep.

Agreed... this has been and always will be on the players.

 

[Tince]

I wonder, if the Lakers keep losing, how long before someone starts calling their arena “The Crypt”?

It's already been called that, but not for the reason you mentioned.

 

[e_blazer]

It's already been called that, but not for the reason you mentioned.

Yeah, that makes sense too.

 

[Mr. Robot]

You ever consider changing your handle to Mr. Trollbot?

thatd be too obvious

 

[Mr. Robot]

were missing players, but this team is broken beyond repair

poorly constructed roster, rookie head coach, players have no chemistry on the court, they dont seem to care

id be okay with this if we were trying to lose on purpose, but were trying to compete and were failing miserably

 

[e_blazer]

thatd be too obvious

And your posts aren’t?

 

[DDolla]

Why are we still playing Dame? Let him rest