Game Thread GAME# 44: BLAZERS @ WIZARDS - JANUARY 18, 2016 - MONDAY, 11:00 AM (PST), CSNNW

[PtldPlatypus]

Is anyone else seeing the humor in you guys talking about firing the only black Blazer broadcaster on MLK day?

I have a dream, that Blazer broadcasters will be judged, not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their commentary.

 

[riverman]

Is anyone else seeing the humor in you guys talking about firing the only black Blazer broadcaster on MLK day?

Michael Holton? I didn't even make the connection but in fairness...I was talking trade not firing

 

[BBert]

I have a dream, that Blazer broadcasters will be judged, not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their commentary.

Preach!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Wall was just named Eastern Conf player of the week.

 

[B-Roy]

I think unlike most folks that Plumlee is still a work in progress..his age alone says he's not finished learning the NBA game. He hasn't started that much in his career and seems to be a pretty quick study. Impressed me how he improved his free throws quickly after teams targeted him early on. Gametime was talking about how many times Duncan played Dirk and it was 90 times ...changes the instincts. Plumlee is just getting his feet wet against veteran centers like Gortat

Everyone points out the FT thing as Plumlee improving, but really all he did was go back to what he was doing before. He shot 68% his senior year and 58% overall in college and was 55% shooter overall his last two years in the NBA.

 

[BBert]

Wall was just named Eastern Conf player of the week.

Someone tell Dame.

 

[riverman]

Just off my night shift, wife left for a month to see her family overseas...came home to a cold cabin..if my humor fails today, I apologize...if it weren't for the game I'd be sleeping

 

[PDXFonz]

Vonleh +29 setting great screens and getting boards. Don't take him out...

 

[LuckyShot]

Damn. We're playing some good basketball. And Washington isn't.

 

[riverman]

Everyone points out the FT thing as Plumlee improving, but really all he did was go back to what he was doing before. He shot 68% his senior year and 58% overall in college and was 55% shooter overall his last two years in the NBA.

I don't know anything about everyone but I think he's going to get better..the dude is on the right side of his 20s

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Just off my night shift, wife left for a month to see her family overseas.

PARTY AT RIVERMAN'S HOUSE!

 

[B-Roy]

I will say this about Mason though, he's a really smart player that is limited by his body and not his effort.

Easy to root for.

 

[riverman]

PARTY AT RIVERMAN'S HOUSE!

I actually thought about doing that

 

[PtldPlatypus]

PARTY AT RIVERMAN'S HOUSE!

Bring scuba gear...

 

[SlyPokerDog]

@KingAlbertoJrSpeed sure has been quite.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I will say this about Mason though, he's a really smart player that is limited by his body and not his effort.

Which is why I want him relegated to a reserve role, not dealt.

 

[riverman]

Bring scuba gear...

and serious umbrellas

 

[B-Roy]

DAMN that was a good defensive possession. Best all year.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I actually thought about doing that

Get a keg of Coors Light and @BlazerWookee will warm that little cabin right up.

 

[riverman]

@KingAlbertoJrSpeed sure has been quite.

He's sitting next to Wheels....that's an attention grabber

 

[B-Roy]

Which is why I want him relegated to a reserve role, not dealt.

I agree, but I think he's getting 10M+ per year when his contract expires. Dunno if I want to pay that much for a backup.

 

[BBert]

Noah plus 30 with only 2 points?

(Plus 28 now. Take him out!)

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Dunno if I want to pay that much for a backup.

I don't think you'll actually have to pay.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

To be fair, 'Tone can be pretty funny at times though.
Wheels: Gary Neal is a scorer, if nothing else.
'Tone: No "if"...he's nothing else.

 

[LuckyShot]

Plumlee padding his stats to get a triple double.

 

[PDXFonz]

Gonna lose the lead again. Put Vonleh back out there....

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Plumlee padding his stats to get a triple double.

'Tone's calling for it.

 

[Dan Marang]

I don't know anything about everyone but I think he's going to get better..the dude is on the right side of his 20s

I think most think of young as 23 and under as far as the NBA is concerned. Plumlee is nearly 26- most studies show physical peak between 27-29 so in the NBA concept he is more or less who he is physically. His development, if any will be between the ears/skill sets, and I can't recall the last time someone was able to grow THAT much beyond 25-26 years old in the NBA. Not unprecedented but not all that common either.

 

[B-Roy]

Put Plumlee brain in Meyers's body.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I agree, but I think he's getting 10M+ per year when his contract expires. Dunno if I want to pay that much for a backup.

Well, we've got a year and a half before we have that problem. If we have drafted/traded for/developed a center sufficiently capable of supplanting Mase by that point, I won't be too concerned about losing him.