Game Thread GAME# 44: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - JANUARY 13, 2019 - SUNDAY, 5:00 PM, NBCSNW

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Well the good news is it was a good game, could they have won it? Maybe. I bet in this type of game both teams feel like they could've done things better.
Denver's 1st in the west right now at home, and yeah they've had a lot of games recently but they're a very good team. You're going to lose some games, it's not a bad loss. Guess you just move on to the next one.

I don't really get why Layman didn't get more 4th quarter minutes, or why Nurkic was out there at the end of the game, and there are of course things I thought they could have done better.

 

[BonesJones]

It is, but I can tell you for a fact Altitude plays a big part of Denver's home court advantage. Not saying Denver won this game because of it, but if you aren't used to it, it makes a difference.

Terry Stotts was their biggest advantage tonight. Maybe Jokic… It's hard to tell.

 

[KingSpeed]

You said we were going to win this game.

Really? When did I say that? I definitely thought we would though.

 

[illmatic99]

Yep he tried to take over and took outside shots when he shouldn't have and rushed/forced the ones in the lane. He played a stupid 4th quarter.

And his defense was really poor. He forced ET to switch onto Jokic because he couldn't fight through a pick. Led to an easy Jokic bucket. Nurk got in his own head.

 

[TBpup]

What about when we win? Like the 6 out of 7 we just won?

A lot of home games against mostly scrubs. This was a game that they really had an opportunity to win. Nuggets had played a TON of games and were on tired legs. Then Jake was smoking hot. Nuggets only had 2 players over 13 points.

Missed opportunity and Stotts is a big part of that.

 

[BonesJones]

Hey. When are you going to do your mid season player grades?

All-star Break.

 

[ripcityboy]

All-star Break.

What's that. Feb 17th I think?

 

[BonesJones]

What's that. Feb 17th I think?

Something like that.

 

[KingSpeed]

All-star Break.

But All Star break is less than 2 months before the end of the season.

 

[BonesJones]

Really? When did I say that? I definitely thought we would though.

Sigh.

Nuggets won’t be number one for long. They just lost Suns and they have losses coming up to Blazers and Warriors.

 

[BonesJones]

But All Star break is less than 2 months before the end of the season.

And?

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Something like that.

How do you think you'll grade Stotts.

 

[42N8Bounce]

Well, Jock Itch was just a bit too much for us to handle tonight. He and Murray certainly make a formidable pair.

Blazers played well. Denver simply played better.

Let's get the next one!

 

[KingSpeed]

A lot of home games against mostly scrubs. This was a game that they really had an opportunity to win. Nuggets had played a TON of games and were on tired legs. Then Jake was smoking hot. Nuggets only had 2 players over 13 points.

Missed opportunity and Stotts is a big part of that.

. If we had lost any of those games, people would’ve trashed Stotts. Instead, they had to wait for the next loss to trash Stotts.

 

[BonesJones]

How do you think you'll grade Stotts.

I have no idea. He's been much better lately in terms of getting the team to move the ball and guarding opposing guards. But then a game like this happens and he makes mistake after mistake after mistake, and it makes you wonder how much of that improvement is due to competition? It also drives home my point of him being a poor coach under pressure, and situationally.

 

[BonesJones]

. If we had lost any of those games, people would’ve trashed Stotts. Instead, they had to wait for the next loss to trash Stotts.

I listed multiple mistakes that Stotts made and you never have ANY argument for any of it! Instead you argue the generic "If we lost, people would've blamed Stotts, instead they wait for a loss to trash him!"...

That's absolutely false. If he didn't make numerous mistakes this game, I wouldn't be complaining about him. But he did make multiple mistakes, mistakes that you have NO explanation for.

 

[KingSpeed]

a poor coach under pressure,

We’ve won our last 3 overtime games, two on the road, one against champs, so no, he’s not a poor coach under pressure.

 

[KingSpeed]

I listed multiple mistakes that Stotts made and you never have ANY argument for any of it! Instead you argue the generic "If we lost, people would've blamed Stotts, instead they wait for a loss to trash him!"...

That's absolutely false. If he didn't make numerous mistakes this game, I wouldn't be complaining about him. But he did make multiple mistakes, mistakes that you have NO explanation for.

Can’t take anyone seriously who calls Stotts “a moron.”

 

[Strenuus]

We’ve won our last 3 overtime games, two on the road, one against champs, so no, he’s not a poor coach under pressure.

*looks at recent playoffs*

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Stop taking long jumpers Nurk.

Again, this is coaching. Some coach was counting long 2's as a negative score in practice of another team recently.

 

[ripcityboy]

Terry never changed his tune. I swear. It was always something he couldn't control. Out of his depth apparently...

 

[Sheldon Shape]

How many free points did we give Jokic by keeping Aminu on him? Why not Zach Collins? Even Meyers would be a better option.

That was the game there.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

We’ve won our last 3 overtime games, two on the road, one against champs, so no, he’s not a poor coach under pressure.

I'm not trying to bash Stotts ( in this post), but Dame making an incredible shot after what probably should've been a turnover (the pass to aminu was not good). Then Durant making a shot he normally makes, isn't really a win because of coaching... Now there were probably things in that game that were good coaching moves wont deny that.

 

[BonesJones]

Can’t take anyone seriously who calls Stotts “a moron.”

Yeah, because he's coaching like a goddamn moron! You not being able to take others seriously is ironic.

 

[BonesJones]

I'm not trying to bash Stotts ( in this post), but Dame making an incredible shot after what probably should've been a turnover (the pass to aminu was not good). Then Durant making a shot he normally makes, isn't really a win because of coaching... Now there were probably things in that game that were good coaching moves wont deny that.

Not to mention that Golden State played the worse game of their season and it wasn't due to us at all... And Durant got off a shot he makes 90% of the time to win and missed it.

But these guys will ride with Stotts no matter what, and will try to find anything to argue.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

WHY DID WE HAVE NURKIC IN THE FUCKING GAME????>

He was out when we needed a rebound and in when we needed a three point shot. It's perfect logic!

 

[Sheldon Shape]

This teams deserves better than that. And the worse thing is, Blazer fans outside this board will be claiming how lucky we are to have "such a wonderful coach like Terry Stotts."

Or that "Stotts is producing with the talent given by Olshey." It's nonsense. We have more talent than most teams.

 

[BonesJones]

He was out when we needed a rebound and in when we needed a three point shot. It's perfect logic!

Hahahaha.

 

[kjironman1]

Not sure what to complain about on that game. Blazers went in and played tough the whole game. They were in a position to win or at least tie at the end. This was on the road against the best team in the west. This wasn't the 8th seed eastern conference team. This was a very good Denver team. Jokic played a great game.
Blazers need to come back and play a good game in Sacramento. Nothing to hang your head about with that game.

 

[BonesJones]

Can’t take anyone seriously who calls Stotts “a moron.”

As if we can take you seriously? You aren't discussing the nuances of basketball that we were during this game, and you try to argue it in a generic sense...