Game Thread Game #4 BLAZERS VS GRIZZLIES - OCTOBER 27, 2021 - WEDNESDAY - 7:00 PM, ESPN, ROOT SPORTS

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Who's performance this season so far worries you most?

  • Damian Lillard

    Votes: 11 22.4%
  • Robert Covington

    Votes: 15 30.6%
  • Jusuf Nurkic

    Votes: 23 46.9%

  • Total voters
    49

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WHEN:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 2021, 7:00PM (PST)
WHERE: MODA CENTER, PORTLAND OR

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TV BROADCAST:

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RADIO BROADCAST:
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BENCHES

GRIZZLIES

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Desmond Bane
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Santi Aldama

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Brandon Clarke
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Jarret Culver

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Tyus Jones
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De'Anthony Melton
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John Konchar
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Sam Merrill
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Xavier Tillman
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Ziaire Williams

PORTLAND

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Cody Zeller
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Larry Nance Jr
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Nassir Little
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Anfernee Simons

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Tony Snell
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Ben McLemore
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Dennis Smith Jr

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Greg Brown III
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Trendon Watford
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Keljin Blevins


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INJURIES
GRIZZLIES:
Dillon Brooks (Hand)- OUT

PORTLAND:
Tony Snell ( Ankle) OUT
Norman Powell (Knee) OUT

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COACHES

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Chauncey Billups

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Taylor Jenkins

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NOTES

  • This is the Blazers first out of 4 match ups against the Grizzlies this season. They will play the Grizzlies December 15th at home, December 19th and February 16th in Memphis.
  • The Trail Blazers were 1-2 against the Grizzlies last season.

HEAD TO HEAD: The Trail Blazers are 52-42 all time vs the Grizzlies.




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Ohhh shit. I have a feeling jones might have a bone broke after this fail!
 
Came here to say I expect Nurk to show something and there you go.. So I voted for Nurk. He seems to play same way again and it is not what I was hoping for. I don't know. I have shorten period of patience for him than I have for the team all together this season. He supposed to be different animal under new coach but somehow I still don't see the hunger.
I hope he is not just soft, like Lillard.
 
Came here to say I expect Nurk to show something and there you go.. So I voted for Nurk. He seems to play same way again and it is not what I was hoping for. I don't know. I have shorten period of patience for him than I have for the team all together this season. He supposed to be different animal under new coach but somehow I still don't see the hunger.
I hope he is not just soft, like Lillard.

agreed and. CHose the same. Nurk.
 
Came here to say I expect Nurk to show something and there you go.. So I voted for Nurk. He seems to play same way again and it is not what I was hoping for. I don't know. I have shorten period of patience for him than I have for the team all together this season. He supposed to be different animal under new coach but somehow I still don't see the hunger.
I hope he is not just soft, like Lillard.

Lillard isn't soft. That negates everything you wrote.

It's 3 freaking games. He's had 3 game slumps before. Use logic.
 
If Dame is seriously limited then we basically have no chance this season, so that is the most significant potential impact of the three voting options. However I have the most faith in him he will improve of the three.

Nurk doesn't look good at all. I'm not sure if it's just a slump, he is trying too hard, he just doesn't have the skills he and some of us thought he had, or what the issue(s) are. However we have great options at center with Zeller and Nance, as well as free agents or low cost trade acquisitions making center the easiest position to replace if we need to go a different direction.

RoCo is very concerning, his offense was poor last season and looks even worse now. His defense while his strength is certainly not complete in off ball and on ball performance. He has injury history and is on the wrong side of 30 where declines can happen very quickly. He plays a position that is extremely hard to replace.

So I'm concerned about all three right now; but Roco is the easy choice for this poll.
 
The first post incorrectly has Grizzlies starters photos showing Dillion Brooks #24 who has a broken hand and #1 Kyle Anderson who comes off the bench.

The Grizzlies start De'Anthony Melton #0 and Desmond Bane #22.
 
Nurk doesn't look good at all. I'm not sure if it's just a slump, he is trying too hard, he just doesn't have the skills he and some of us thought he had, or what the issue(s) are. However we have great options at center with Zeller and Nance, as well as free agents or low cost trade acquisitions making center the easiest position to replace if we need to go a different direction.
to be fair, nurk had bad first, but good second half in the first game, he had great game against phoenix and he had what might be his worst game in the nba

in my eyes, hes been 50% good and 50% bad in these three games
 
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Memphis looks damn good and Ja looks like the best PG in the league this week.

This might be a long night if our guys keep showing up unfocused.
 
Nurkic sucks, he can’t be our starting C. Memphis really locked in, Blazers about to be destroy
 
Need to see both Cov & Larry post up & shoot the ball. Must get something from the forwards.
 

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