Game Thread GAME# 44: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - JANUARY 18, 2017 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

[Strenuus]

When we lose, you're all down on the team but when we win, you're like "wait and see." Why not "wait and see" when they lose.

That said, I support a CJ/Cousins trade now.

You mean, that one game where we actually did something and then the 10 where they didn't?

Well god damn, I'm a fool for waiting and seeing...

Jesus.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I'd be okay with this.

 

[Cippy91]

We have to adopt trust the process now and constantly say it

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Meyers did something! Meyers did something! :MARIS61:

 

[VenomXL]

More like Rip Shitty, am I right? I'll be here all week.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

You mean, that one game where we actually did something and then the 10 where they didn't?

Well god damn, I'm a fool for waiting and seeing...

Jesus.

It's not the waiting. It's the seeing.

 

[riverman]

well that blew chunks......our 3rd string is getting some serious burn!

 

[Jade Falcon]

Problem with firing stotts would be the players. Especially dame and cj. They love stotts. Would cause some issues. I'm honestly not sure what the answer is at this point. Either do something or let this bitch fall into the ground this season and our prize will be a lottery pick which I'm not opposed to

...Or so we hear...

I'd be okay with this.

Savage.

 

[Strenuus]

It's not the waiting. It's the seeing.

Have you seen anything yet... I just see tumbleweeds.

 

[Strenuus]

...Or so we hear...



Savage.

We couldnt make the playoffs there, either.

 

[Cippy91]

And yo why the fuck did we trade batum again? Had 17, 7, 7. Essentially we traded batum for vonleh because we just let go of Henderson.

 

[DUB]

Fulltime
Us - 85
Them - 107

3PM/A (%)
Us - 8/31 (25.8%)
Them - 11/26 (42.3%)

Ast
Us - 18
Them - 28

Turnovers
Us - 16
Them - 12

Points Off Turnovers
Us - 21
Them - 11

We shot 100% from the charity stripe.

 

[Cippy91]

And we could of signed rolo back and yeah he's slow and what not but he's league leader in shots contested a game

 

[riverman]

The reason OT is getting so much traffic now is that there's at least some adrenaline there...Blazers need a serious shot of B vitamins

 

[Rastapopoulos]

we're currently paying like 75 million a year for like 17 points off the bench.... 17 fucking points

Hey it's not us. And Paul Allen is about to get a massive tax cut so I'm not about to feel sorry for him.

 

[A$AP Meyers]

everybody wants a change to be made, what change can olshey even make?

organization seems hell bent on keeping dame and CJ together. well, who's tradeable then?

meyers? lol
plumlee? i guess he's an attractive backup C, but he'd bring nothing but crumbs as far as returns go
aminu? lol
harkless? maybe our best bet
turner? LOL
crabbe? LOL
ed davis? regressed and will be picked up for cheap in FA

front offices hands are tied. this team is a trainwreck

 

[Nate]

When we lose, you're all down on the team but when we win, you're like "wait and see." Why not "wait and see" when they lose.

That said, I support a CJ/Cousins trade now.

He would make this team legit.

 

[jlprk]

Stotts has lost control of the team. He will not be back next season, despite his new contract. His system demands that players take shots they can't make. He scolds them for knowing their limitations. They are rebelling. I see it in open head shaking from Meyers Leonard and in a loss of energy from other players.

The same thing happened to McMillan. The players knew his system sucked. Neither coach has the talent to adjust his system. Stotts will be some team's top assistant next season.

 

[KingSpeed]

You mean, that one game where we actually did something and then the 10 where they didn't?

Well god damn, I'm a fool for waiting and seeing...

Jesus.

Why don't you wait and see after a loss? It's a long season.

 

[Cippy91]

Michael holton and Jordan Kent. Really bug the shit out of me. Every game no matter what they just wanna point out the positives of the game. The very few they can find. It's so tiring. At least on talkin ball some of them actually have opinions. I know these guys aren't paid to say different things but man I wish organizations didn't sugarcoat everything

 

[Kaydow]

We are now 1 game behind last year's rough start (18-26, vs 19-25) With each passing blowout loss to sub .500 teams, you can't help but wonder . . . when do we hit rock bottom?

 

[chzbrgr]

Why don't you wait and see after a loss? It's a long season.

Stop. Just Stop.

No more excuses for these guys they've run out of leash

 

[oldfisherman]

CJ had 4 steals.
Trying to say something positive.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

After watching this game I realized that we have ZERO big men.
Harkless and Aminu were nondescript, so was Vonleh. Plums was mediocre. Biebs sucked.

A guard-oriented team without talented big men like the Blazers need great rebounders - we don't have that. We have nothing!

A certain jackass on these boards posted an old Utah/Portland series video. We had a front line of Sabonis, Wallace, and Pippen. Any of those players would be immediately become our best front court player, BY A LOT! Actually, Batum would be our best front court player by a lot if he were still here. Vonleh is not the future - his qualities aren't actual basketball skills.

We're in trouble.

#MMwasrightabouteverything

 

[KingSpeed]

And yo why the fuck did we trade batum again? Had 17, 7, 7. Essentially we traded batum for vonleh because we just let go of Henderson.

Batum was awful tonight. Look at all his misses and turnovers in the boxscore too. Glad he's gone.

 

[KingSpeed]

After watching this game I realized that we have ZERO big men.
Harkless and Aminu were nondescript, so was Vonleh. Plums was mediocre. Biebs sucked.

A guard-oriented team without talented big men like the Blazers need great rebounders - we don't have that. We have nothing!

A certain jackass on these boards posted an old Utah/Portland series video. We had a front line of Sabonis, Wallace, and Pippen. Any of those players would be immediately become our best front court player, BY A LOT! Actually, Batum would be our best front court player by a lot if he were still here. Vonleh is not the future - his qualities aren't actual basketball skills.

We're in trouble.

#MMwasrightabouteverything

For about 20 years, we had an awesome frontcourt. Sucks now.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Batum was awful tonight. Look at all his misses and turnovers in the boxscore too. Glad he's gone.

Batum was, and is, inconsistent. But.... that means he was actually good sometimes.

 

[Jade Falcon]

After watching this game I realized that we have ZERO big men.
Harkless and Aminu were nondescript, so was Vonleh. Plums was mediocre. Biebs sucked.

A guard-oriented team without talented big men like the Blazers need great rebounders - we don't have that. We have nothing!

A certain jackass on these boards posted an old Utah/Portland series video. We had a front line of Sabonis, Wallace, and Pippen. Any of those players would be immediately become our best front court player, BY A LOT! Actually, Batum would be our best front court player by a lot if he were still here. Vonleh is not the future - his qualities aren't actual basketball skills.

We're in trouble.

#MMwasrightabouteverything

I actually thought Plums played as well as could be expected with the suckage around him. He's a total hustler, and he had some good blocks and Defense tonight.

But really...there's only so much that he can do alone. When he's the only one contesting balls in the paint against 3 opposing players, it's kind of a no contest.

 

[Nate]

And yo why the fuck did we trade batum again? Had 17, 7, 7. Essentially we traded batum for vonleh because we just let go of Henderson.

Batum sucks and has a massive contract.

 

[Cippy91]

Batum was awful tonight. Look at all his misses and turnovers in the boxscore too. Glad he's gone.

Better than what vonleh did. Oh and Henderson isn't here so yeah, great trade...