Game Thread GAME# 44: CELTICS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 22, 2015 - THURSDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), KGW

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Who will be Portland's top scorer of the game?

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julius said:
if his job is to somehow come up with a miracle cream that heals LaMarcus's torn ligament, Robins broken hand, Joel's bad shoulder and Nic's non existent game, I'm really not sure what else he can realistically do.
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He could buy a few refs?
 
riverman said:
Meyers Leonard is one of the best passers on the team. I think he should inbound that last play because he can put the ball on a dime anywhere. Alley oop to anybody at the rim would win this game.
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Exactly! He's also taller than anyone who would be guarding him. Let the big man throw it!
 
julius said:
if his job is to somehow come up with a miracle cream that heals LaMarcus's torn ligament, Robins broken hand, Joel's bad shoulder and Nic's non existent game, I'm really not sure what else he can realistically do.
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Sign Jermaine. Trade CJ and pick for Chandler.
 
Injuries aside. The team is not playing very good basketball. I don't expect this General Manager to make any moves. I expect him to look at it as an opportunity for the young guys and development. And this off season will be when he makes the transformational decisions.
 
julius said:
if his job is to somehow come up with a miracle cream that heals LaMarcus's torn ligament, Robins broken hand, Joel's bad shoulder and Nic's non existent game, I'm really not sure what else he can realistically do.
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How about upgrading the bench. It's been his job the past two years and he hasn't done much. Kaman is a turnover machine and if he's your only scoring option off the bench, you got probz
 
I never understood why coaches/teams have point guards (typically), the smallest players on the court, in-bounding the ball late in the game You know the other team is gonna throw a guy 6'8" or bigger to guard him. So why not have one of your bigger players inbound so they can see over the top of everyone else.
 
It's basically training camp all over again now with different guys playing together. Will take time to adjust. Kaman seems ahead of the curve but his first couple games starting he struggled. It's to be expected
 
KingSpeed said:
31-13, third best record in West. Maybe Conley should go to All Star game instead of Lillard.
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Or at least have him not compete in all 100+ all-star events, like competitive eating and hardcore underwater basket weaving.
 
riverman said:
We are now officially in bench development mode for the next few weeks.
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Whats frustrating is, they should've been giving minutes to the bench players from the get-go, so they'd know how to play with each other better, in game situations.

At this point, a .500 schedule during the time that LaMarcus is out is probably being optimistic. If they can have 40 wins by the time he comes back, they might be OK. But then there's the adjustment period of him returning and getting back into the flow of things.

But it is a baptism by fire situation for the bench. I do look forward to the time when the Blazers bench doesn't consist of 5 players that are totally unproven (Leonard, Barton, CJ, Crabbe and Robinson) and 2 players that are old and on the downside of their careers (Blake and Kaman) and a player who rarely sees the light of day (Claver)
 
Scalma said:
How about upgrading the bench. It's been his job the past two years and he hasn't done much. Kaman is a turnover machine and if he's your only scoring option off the bench, you got probz
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Kaman's only a problem if you have to start him or play him like a starter.

I also wouldn't complain much about the bench tonight; they scored 27/89 points for us (30% of our points). That's pretty decent, especially when your sixth man is starting at center. In fact, guys who normally don't start scored 50 points total tonight.

I think we're in trouble because, in addition to our injuries, Lillard is in a slump. It's just all too much.
 
julius said:
Whats frustrating is, they should've been giving minutes to the bench players from the get-go, so they'd know how to play with each other better, in game situations.

At this point, a .500 schedule during the time that LaMarcus is out is probably being optimistic. If they can have 40 wins by the time he comes back, they might be OK. But then there's the adjustment period of him returning and getting back into the flow of things.

But it is a baptism by fire situation for the bench. I do look forward to the time when the Blazers bench doesn't consist of 5 players that are totally unproven (Leonard, Barton, CJ, Crabbe and Robinson) and 2 players that are old and on the downside of their careers (Blake and Kaman) and a player who rarely sees the light of day (Claver)
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If were is "bench development mode". WTH is Crabbe?
 
tbird05 said:
I never understood why coaches/teams have point guards (typically), the smallest players on the court, in-bounding the ball late in the game You know the other team is gonna throw a guy 6'8" or bigger to guard him. So why not have one of your bigger players inbound so they can see over the top of everyone else.
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I guess it's because usually big guys are stiffs who don't throw a bunch of passes, or if they are good enough to have good hands, need to be on the court to be an option. Leonard is unique in that he has soft hands but shouldn't be an option.
 
riverman said:
It's basically training camp all over again now with different guys playing together. Will take time to adjust. Kaman seems ahead of the curve but his first couple games starting he struggled. It's to be expected
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TRob seems to be adjusting well too. And Meyers is pretty consistent.
 
Crabbe seriously needs playing time. And Olshey really needs to make a move. We cannot lose any games like the one we just did. To bad teams. I think going .500 in this 2 months is being optimistic. We don't even play good basketball right now.
 
Actually I think we can drop a few games to get Rolo and Joel back healthy and later LA...we were never going to win 82 gamees no matter what Sly thought
 
Scalma said:
How about upgrading the bench. It's been his job the past two years and he hasn't done much. Kaman is a turnover machine and if he's your only scoring option off the bench, you got probz
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It's not like they have a lot of flexibility when it comes to getting bench players.

I think they have held onto players that don't seem to be progressing much, though.
 
Ouch. Our decision-making is broken. Some really bizarre stuff out there. Kamam passing up some open shots? Guys bending over and reaching for loose balls during crunch time? We dive for those like the Celtics did and we win this game. We seem like deer in the headlights, understandably I guess....
 
please give me a play by play analysis on how in the hell we lost to boston.
 
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