Game Thread GAME# 39: THUNDER @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 4, 2019 - FRIDAY, 7:30 PM, ESPN & NBCSNW

[Scalma]

Lol Adams ain’t no threat to Nurk, just take every game they’ve played against each other since he’s been a Blazer. We haven’t lost once and he’s averaged an efficient 18 ppg.

Traditional centers don’t really trouble Nurkic. Its usually the undersized, athletic guys that also space the floor that do, but even that’s improved this year. Games against Draymond for example.

Not saying Adams isn’t capable of outplaying him, just that I wouldn’t waste energy worrying about it. The real problem is Paul George.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Not at all. In fact, he only has 21 losses in the 114 games in which he's recorded a triple double, which is fewer than Magic's 30, Kidd's 31, and Big O's 48. His .8158 winning percentage in triple-double games is actually 4th best amongst the top-10 triple-doubler's in NBA history, and is better than the two people with more than him, Oscar (.7257) and Magic (.7826).

Ah yes - Oscar. A respected HOFer, but for much of his career he was a selfish stat-chaser.

 

[Labinot41]

Now Imagine, just Imagine we trade CJ on draft night for Paul George straight and draft Mitchell at 10 (i know he is Shooting Bad this year, but as a 3rd Scoring Option he would be huge), at 26 we draft Kuzma.

Lillard
Mitchell
George
Kuzma
Nurkic

 

[42N8Bounce]

If you guys haven't noticed when CJ have big scoring night the next game is not so good in shooting the ball. He still struggling from the 3 line this year.

Well, this can be looked at by the stats:
- CJ has had 'big scoring nights' (above his average of 21 pts lets say) 17 times this season.
- The game after his 'big scoring night', CJ has had a 'not so good' shooting night (shot under 40% fg lets say) 7 times.

That means that less than half the time (7/17, 41.2%) after a big game, he follow a good game with a bad shooting night.

Those numbers kind of sound like the law of averages to me. Not an absolute trend.

 

[THE HCP]

Not at all. In fact, he only has 21 losses in the 114 games in which he's recorded a triple double, which is fewer than Magic's 30, Kidd's 31, and Big O's 48. His .8158 winning percentage in triple-double games is actually 4th best amongst the top-10 triple-doubler's in NBA history, and is better than the two people with more than him, Oscar (.7257) and Magic (.7826).

Well this just doesn’t make any sense. I thought his triple doubles were bad!

 

[BonesJones]

Now Imagine, just Imagine we trade CJ on draft night for Paul George straight and draft Mitchell at 10 (i know he is Shooting Bad this year, but as a 3rd Scoring Option he would be huge), at 26 we draft Kuzma.

Lillard
Mitchell
George
Kuzma
Nurkic

Ah yes, imagine if we knew how good those players would've been. Oh wait they wouldnt have fell to us then.

Imagine being able to magically make Indiana agree to any trade ever.

 

[hoopsjock]

Now Imagine, just Imagine we trade CJ on draft night for Paul George straight and draft Mitchell at 10 (i know he is Shooting Bad this year, but as a 3rd Scoring Option he would be huge), at 26 we draft Kuzma.

Lillard
Mitchell
George
Kuzma
Nurkic

Well to be fair, Indy could've accepted Harkless, Aminu, and our 3 1st round picks and then ended up with Mitchell, John Collins, and Kuzma/Hart and probably would've been set up better for the future than they are now and we'd have Dame, CJ, PG13, and Nurk.

 

[kjironman1]

Stotts needs to keep going to Nurk regardless of Adams.

So if Adams is stuffing Nurk. You want Stotts to keep going to Nurkic? Is that your plan? You wouldn't think maybe he would want to try something else?

 

[hoopsjock]

So if Adams is stuffing Nurk. You want Stotts to keep going to Nurkic? Is that your plan? You wouldn't think maybe he would want to try something else?

Running the offense through Nurk at the top of the key gets Adams away from protecting the rim and Nurk has proven to be a good passer.

 

[kjironman1]

@Darkwebs what's up with the Westbrook picture? It's like you photoshopped his head on a Samoan.

 

[kjironman1]

Running the offense through Nurk at the top of the key gets Adams away from protecting the rim and Nurk has proven to be a good passer.

I agree with that idea. But that's not really what he said or was talking about now was it?

Stotts needs to keep going to Nurk regardless of Adams. Nurk can get Adams in foul trouble. He can get under Adams skin easy. I can see there being a scuffle as these two teams like to get intense.

Pretty clear he wants stotts to force feed Nurkic going at Adams "Regardless" and that he is looking for him to try and get him in foul trouble. Then he was looking for him to get under his skin.

This is reading the post.

 

[Darkwebs]

@Darkwebs what's up with the Westbrook picture? It's like you photoshopped his head on a Samoan.

LMAO. I got these pics from ESPN's websites, so I don't know why the photo is distorted.

 

[kjironman1]

LMAO. I got these pics from ESPN's websites, so I don't know why the photo is distorted.

Wait a minute? ESPN's website? You mean you don't create this on your own? So Dark Wing Duck is involved in this? @HCP has been right all along?

 

[hoopsjock]

I agree with that idea. But that's not really what he said or was talking about now was it?


Pretty clear he wants stotts to force feed Nurkic going at Adams "Regardless" and that he is looking for him to try and get him in foul trouble. Then he was looking for him to get under his skin.

This is reading the post.

But you'll also see a post from @Scalma stating that since he's been a Blazer Nurk has averaged an efficient 18 ppg against OKC, all Blazer wins. This suggests forcing it to Nurk has worked before.

 

[kjironman1]

But you'll also see a post from @Scalma stating that since he's been a Blazer Nurk has averaged an efficient 18 ppg against OKC, all Blazer wins. This suggests forcing it to Nurk has worked before.

Well i like the idea. I'd love to see the battle myself. So why not? Then bring on the hammer if Nurk gets a couple quick ones himself!

 

[BigGameDamian]

If the Blazers loose in the playoffs this year I will be going for OKC.

 

[hoopsjock]

If the Blazers loose in the playoffs this year I will be going for OKC.

As if my opinion of your posts couldn't get any lower.

 

[kjironman1]

As if my opinion of your posts couldn't get any lower.

I decided to keep my mouth shut.

 

[kjironman1]

If the Blazers loose in the playoffs this year I will be going for OKC.

Dude there isn't enough GREEN FONT to keep me from insulting you so i better just shut up.

 

[kjironman1]

OOOOPs!

 

[BonesJones]

If the Blazers loose in the playoffs this year I will be going for OKC.

 

[THE HCP]

But you'll also see a post from @Scalma stating that since he's been a Blazer Nurk has averaged an efficient 18 ppg against OKC, all Blazer wins. This suggests forcing it to Nurk has worked before.

Copy and Paste FAMS!!!!

 

[THE HCP]

I decided to keep my mouth shut.

Unlike your sister last night? #BAM

 

[THE HCP]

Didn’t Nurk lay out Adams running down the court last time OKC was in town? I remember a nice little flare up at mid court?

 

[Blazer4ever]

Why would Moe not play?

It's said in the OP that he's questionable

 

[Chris Craig]

I agree with that idea. But that's not really what he said or was talking about now was it?


Pretty clear he wants stotts to force feed Nurkic going at Adams "Regardless" and that he is looking for him to try and get him in foul trouble. Then he was looking for him to get under his skin.

This is reading the post.

There will be a good deal of what hoopsjock is saying, and I envision that as part of it, but yeah you got it right. It is very easy to get under Adams skin. I can see Nurkic doing that effectively. They way Nurkic has been playing inside he can get Adams in foul trouble quickly. Keep going to Nurk. When the Blazers go to Nurk they win. When they don't they more than not lose. You can't play scared basketball. Nurkic sure as hell isn't scared of Adams. Give him the ball and let him go to work. Good things will happen. What I am saying is Stotts can't go intobthe game with the mindset that Adams is going to block party Nurkic so let's not bother to go to Nurk this game. That is weakminded thinking. Go to Nurk. Win.

 

[Chris Craig]

So if Adams is stuffing Nurk. You want Stotts to keep going to Nurkic? Is that your plan? You wouldn't think maybe he would want to try something else?

Nurk knows Adams is going to try and block party him. Be smart. Use it. Get Adams in the air, create contact, get Adams in foul trouble.

 

[hoopsjock]

Nurk knows Adams is going to try and block party him. Be smart. Use it. Get Adams in the air, create contact, get Adams in foul trouble.

Personally I love playing against shot blocking bigs more than smaller guys who just push down low. It's so much easier to score when they fall for pump fakes.

 

[stampedehero]

OKC beat the Lakers in their house by 7. Can we do the same to them and defend our house? Sure we can.……I predict CJ will score over 21.

 

[BonesJones]

I was having an argument with a Laker fan today about Nurkic being a rim protector (he didnt think so) and I went as far to say Nurkic was better than Jarrett Allen (used some stats that backed it up too). The conversation was one giant facepalm.