Game Thread GAME# 43: BLAZERS @ TIMBERWOLVES - JANUARY 14, 2018 - SUNDAY, 6:00 PM (PST), ESPN & NBCSNW

[Strenuus]

Stotts isn’t going to play CJ or Shabazz because they have three fouls. Fucking stupid outdated backwards logic.

Stotts isnt a good coach, so theres that.

 

[illmatic99]

Gibson is moving on EVERY screen

 

[BrianFromWA]

2-14 with 7 TOs since CJ sat down? And you think refs may not play a role?

 

[42N8Bounce]

Lillard with 5 TOVs in the first half so far. Most unforced. Nurk taking out of control shots. CJ 3 fouls.

The Blazers don’t look like they were ready for this game.

 

[BonesJones]

How the FUCK wasn't that a moving screen on Gibson?

 

[DameLill379]

Bout time Dame got the call

 

[Duckhook]

Can someone check Hubie Brown for a pulse? He’s sounding like he has one foot in the grave. Get some life Hubie!

 

[Strenuus]

Thibodor looks like Igor from Frankenstein.

 

[BonesJones]

Fucking pathetic quarter from us and the refs.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Well, since we've shown we can hang 70pt halves, we're still in this, but not the way we're playing now, and not on Game 4 on the road trip (in 6 nights)

 

[julius]

Lillard with 5 TOVs in the first half so far. Most unforced. Nurk taking out of control shots. CJ 3 fouls.

The Blazers don’t look like they were ready for this season.

41 wins might be generous this year.

 

[DameLill379]

Well, since we've shown we can hang 70pt halves, we're still in this, but not the way we're playing now, and not on Game 4 on the road trip (in 6 nights)

Might not matter if the Refs keep screwing us over

 

[H.C.]

How the FUCK wasn't that a moving screen on Gibson?

You mean pass blocking isn't allowed in the NBA?

 

[BrianFromWA]

Dame with 6 shots and 5 TOs. Hard to win that way.
Everyone with 3 fouls is 7-15 (47%. Everyone else is 8-21 (38%)

 

[Strenuus]

Might not matter if the Refs keep screwing us over

Eh, we just sucked too.

 

[Mr. Robot]

were crap

 

[theprunetang]

How the FUCK wasn't that a moving screen on Gibson?

This. He is moving on every screen he sets. Not once has it been called.

 

[DameLill379]

Eh, we just sucked too.

Lol hard to dispute that...bright side is Collins looks more professional than most the vets out there.

 

[julius]

Damn, I just went to check my DVR for a show I was recording (and planned on watching instead) and they were all episodes I had already seen.

That's what it's like to watch most Blazer games this year. I've seen this before.

 

[BrunoSOC]

We still have a second half to overcome this. We gotta play hard and CJ is about to bring us back. Dame needs to wake up this game is huge. We still have Time...

 

[DameLill379]

This. He is moving on every screen he sets. Not once has it been called.

It’s fucking with Nurkic HARD lol. How do you let blatant calls go like that???

 

[BonesJones]

This. He is moving on every screen he sets. Not once has it been called.

But Stotts won't stand up and get them to call it because he's a soft ass MFer.

It's pathetic. He's the worst coach at responding to adversity in terms of timely timeout calls, knowing when to get on the refs, and making adjustments.

It's the same reason why the team folds under adversity and gives up 20-4 runs.

We need a new coach.

 

[DameLill379]

But Stotts won't stand up and get them to call it because he's a soft ass MFer.

It's pathetic. He's the worst coach at responding to adversity in terms of timely timeout calls, knowing when to get on the refs, and making adjustments.

It's the same reason why the team folds under adversity and gives up 20-4 runs.

We need a new coach.

I feel like as long as he keeps getting us the 7th/8th seed in an underachieving effort.. our GM won’t do anything about it.

 

[stampedehero]

The sad part was that was on the turnover a couple minutes sooner. That's our Turner!

He is not a fan favorite nor one of this forum. He sucks!.

 

[julius]

There are 2 anchors (contracts) on this team, that are all but untradeable (Meyers and Turner).

And the players that are tradeable due to their contracts ending (Aminu and Ed Davis) aren't worth much on the open market.

The young players who might be tradeable (Vonleh and Harkless) both aren't going to get much back.

There's not a lot that can be done to fix this team.

 

[jlprk]

It's nice to hear the familiar New York twang of colorman Hubie Brown. His voice is now fading, but he is quite neutral, praising Blazers as much as Wolves. (Calabro critics, take notice and shut up.)

Several times, Hubie has praised the defense of Connaughton against Wiggins. And after Napier kept doing good things he said, where has he been the last 3 years? (My answer: Stotts and Olshey fixate on pigeonholed players' roles).

 

[Strenuus]

Fucking Aminu.

 

[BonesJones]

Fucking Aminu

 

[BrianFromWA]

C'mon Chief.

 

[Darkwebs]

The results may not always be positive for the Blazers, but Aminu is a master of making basketball exciting!