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

[Chris Craig]

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STARTERS




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


TV BROADCAST:




RADIO BROADCAST:

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BENCHES

GRIZZLIES


Desmond Bane

Santi Aldama


Brandon Clarke

Jarret Culver


Tyus Jones

De'Anthony Melton

John Konchar

Sam Merrill

Xavier Tillman

Ziaire Williams

PORTLAND


Cody Zeller

Larry Nance Jr

Nassir Little

Anfernee Simons


Tony Snell

Ben McLemore

Dennis Smith Jr


Greg Brown III

Trendon Watford

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


Chauncey Billups


Taylor Jenkins

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NOTES

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• 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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[Chris Craig]

I will fix the rest at break

 

[Orion Bailey]

Ohhh shit. I have a feeling jones might have a bone broke after this fail!

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Woo-hoo great thread

 

[Orion Bailey]

Woo-hoo great thread

liar. You know you aRe jealous! Lol

 

[royo]

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.

 

[THE HCP]

This will not end well…..there is only one that can save us from this……

 

[Orion Bailey]

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.

 

[Orion Bailey]

This will not end well…..there is only one that can save us from this……

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That superhero retired

 

[Strenuus]

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.

 

[Orion Bailey]

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

It's 3 freaking games. He's had 3 game slumps before. Use logic.

m
I took that as another missed green font. Maybe not?

 

[SharpesTriumph]

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.

 

[royo]

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

It's 3 freaking games. He's had 3 game slumps before. Use logic.

Seriously. He is soft.

 

[royo]

And drinks like fish.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

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.

 

[Mr. Robot]

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

 

[Orion Bailey]

Meeeerrrgggee

 

[Eastoff]

Yes, ESPN! I get to watch my first game of the season!

 

[Chris Craig]

Meeeerrrgggee

NO!

 

[Chris Craig]

Ohhh shit. I have a feeling jones might have a bone broke after this fail!

If he still makes one, mine can be closed

 

[Orion Bailey]

If he still makes one, mine can be closed

make him wait for the next game. He failed.

 

[Strenuus]

Seriously. He is soft.

Ah gotcha. Green font. Off you go now.

 

[illmatic99]

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.

 

[Bruno]

Nurkic sucks, he can’t be our starting C. Memphis really locked in, Blazers about to be destroy

 

[Orion Bailey]

This is the official game thread lock year!!

 

[Zach Collins Enthusiast]

This one is ours, put Dame on JA and he has no where to go. Jah is one but Dame is 0

 

[Zach Collins Enthusiast]

Oh, I almost forgot: Go Blazers!!!!

 

[Hoopguru]

Need to see both Cov & Larry post up & shoot the ball. Must get something from the forwards.

 

[DDolla]

Maybe today, Dame can go 3-20

 

[illmatic99]

If he still makes one, mine can be closed

that's nuts, don't do that. he missed the deadline.