Game Thread GAME# 4: PELICANS @ BLAZERS - OCTOBER 24, 2017 - TUESDAY, 7:00 (PDT), NBATV & NBCSNW

[PDXFonz]

Anyone knows what happened to HCP ? Have not seen any of his post for weeks !

Have you checked under his wife?

 

[stampedehero]

We can't have an ugly sea bird symbol team beat us!

 

[Jade Falcon]

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You know.....of all the things that strike fear into an opposing team....a Pelican is not one of them.

 

[kjironman1]

Tough game tonight for a home opener. I'm way out of the area and probably won't be able to watch it. Hit and miss on even the most simple services. Hope the Blazers fair well.
Go Blazers!
Kjironman is a fan!!!

 

[PtldPlatypus]

You know.....of all the things that strike fear into an opposing team....a Pelican is not one of them.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

You know.....of all the things that strike fear into an opposing team....a Pelican is not one of them.

Funny, I lived in Texas in 1990, and they said the same thing about Beavers and Ducks. Of course, they didn't think twice about small turtles (terrapins), so I guess it's what you're used to.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Funny, I lived in Texas in 1990, and they said the same thing about Beavers and Ducks. Of course, they didn't think twice about small turtles (terrapins), so I guess it's what you're used to.

Yeah but these horned frogs scare the shit out of me:

 

[BrunoSOC]

Moda Center will be awesome tonight

 

[Jade Falcon]

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More like this:

 

[illmatic99]

The Freak is to "blame" he was the best player on the court last night.....and most nights.

Agreed.

Not sure why we didn't double team him in the fourth. ET couldn't guard him.

 

[Blazer4ever]

I Only watched the final few minutes but the players looked tired, it was a 3rd game in a few nights on the road to start the season.
So, of course, I voted Adam Silver

 

[Mr. Robot]

I voted CJ and once again, fuck you CJ, you shouldve pass the fucking ball

 

[Trackjack]

What I think the shorting of training camp before the season I don't think the players are not in game shape. I think our guys is in better shape then most teams. NO is one those team so far have a good 1st half but they fade in the 2nd. Davis and Cousin look tired in the 2nd half in that game against the Lakers.

 

[BBert]

More like this:

I hope he's performing the Heimlich maneuver and not......something else.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

Agreed.

Not sure why we didn't double team him in the fourth. ET couldn't guard him.

Giannis is a nightmare to defend though; who do you double with? Because he can pass too, and he’s taller than the people defending him almost 100% of the time. I guess you try to make everyone else beat you, but doubling puts a strain on your defense.. in the 4th quarter on a 3 in 4 nights? Maybe we were just tired.

 

[Blazer4ever]

Giannis is a nightmare to defend though; who do you double with? Because he can pass too, and he’s taller than the people defending him almost 100% of the time. I guess you try to make everyone else beat you, but doubling puts a strain on your defense.. in the 4th quarter on a 3 in 4 nights? Maybe we were just tired.

Y0u need a bigger defender on him, someone even bigger than Aminu, a natural big, prefferably relatively athletic and a good one-on-one defender

 

[Pinwheel1]

Giannis is a nightmare match up for anyone who guards him, but he is not like Harden where he just breaks his man down play after play. Where he really kills you is with points on hustle plays where he is cleans up after steals and rebounds. Double teaming him won't help with that.

 

[illmatic99]

Giannis is a nightmare match up for anyone who guards him, but he is not like Harden where he just breaks his man down play after play. Where he really kills you is with points on hustle plays where he is cleans up after steals and rebounds. Double teaming him won't help with that.

He was abusing ET on the block foul line in during the fourth quarter. We coulda easily thrown two defenders on him, either from the wings or our big man.

 

[Pinwheel1]

He was abusing ET on the block foul line in during the fourth quarter. We coulda easily thrown two defenders on him, either from the wings or our big man.

I remember it happening once, so will I assume I missed one other. So what are we are talking 4 points? Is that worth letting him find an open man with his passing skills?

 

[SportsAndWhine]

Y0u need a bigger defender on him, someone even bigger than Aminu, a natural big, prefferably relatively athletic and a good one-on-one defender

Yes but Vonleh is injured right now. If you’re implying Zach Collins wouldn’t have fouled out in two minutes against GF, I don’t know what to tell you.

 

[illmatic99]

I remember it happening once, so will I assume I missed one other. So what are we are talking 4 points? Is that work letting him find an open man with his passing skills?

Perhaps I'm mis-remembering but him going on the block stands out to me. I think his passing skills are overstated as well.

 

[Blazer4ever]

Yes but Vonleh is injured right now. If you’re implying Zach Collins wouldn’t have fouled out in two minutes against GF, I don’t know what to tell you.

Zach would be an interesting experiment because he's big and also agile but I think he's a better team, zone defender than one-on-one defender. Honestly i would have Ed Davis guarding him

 

[KingSpeed]

I remember it happening once, so will I assume I missed one other. So what are we are talking 4 points? Is that work letting him find an open man with his passing skills?

You obviously missed the game. He did it over and over and over during the 4th qtr. Foul line, guarded by Turner.

 

[KingSpeed]

I'm on my way to Portland. On flight to Chicago at the moment. Then off to PDX!!!

 

[THE HCP]

You know.....of all the things that strike fear into an opposing team....a Pelican is not one of them.

Shit, you ever been around a real pelican, they are mean.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

Zach would be an interesting experiment because he's big and also agile but I think he's a better team, zone defender than one-on-one defender. Honestly i would have Ed Davis guarding him

Ed couldn’t handle him; he got a foul on him as he literally ran away from him ... the refs were giving Giannis a lot of love.

 

[THE HCP]

I voted CJ and once again, fuck you CJ, you shouldve pass the fucking ball

You realize how moronic this posts sounds right? You realize we wouldn't have even been IN that game without CJ right? You realize you aren't allowed to put the player on blast that put us in that position to win in the first place right? Doesn't work that way.

 

[THE HCP]

You obviously missed the game. He did it over and over and over during the 4th qtr. Foul line, guarded by Turner.

So does Giannis DEMAND a double team, but NOT Westbrook?

 

[SportsAndWhine]

So does Giannis DEMAND a double team, but NOT Westbrook?

It's way easier to defend a 6'3" point guard with your 6'8" stopper than a 7'0" point guard.

 

[dviss1]

Since the grass isn't growing as fast this time of year, he's probably busy promoting his new leaf raking business.

I don't know how you do it @HCP... You're better than me in this area... I guess...

There's a reason why I don't join in with this type of crap. F that... This cat barely has 800 posts...

There. I'm done. It's you they're "joking" with not me.