Game Thread GAME# 46: BLAZERS @ RAPTORS - MARCH 28, 2021 - SUNDAY, 4:00, NBCSNW

[KSF-ERIC]

Ant should not be playing over Norm. Period.

Ant plays back up to Dame/CJ. Norm and DJJ play the 3.

 

[Natebishop3]

God, never saw such negativity. They are winning the game, but Dame is trash, CJ is garbage, Melo is hopeless, Stotts can't coach, management sucks, my girlfriend dumped me and my dog died.

Now you’re getting it!

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Covington might be my favorite Olshey trade outside of the Nurk one. He better stay a long time.

But fire olshey, right?

 

[bobf]

I'll take our wins but we need to play A LOT better than this. The defense was better for most of the game... other than bone-head fouling 3-point shooters. The offense looked horrific though. Powell will be outta here lickity brindel if this is how we are gonna play.

 

[Darkwebs]

Did Powell just rip his jersey???

He misunderstood the term, "Rip City!"

 

[Scalma]

But fire olshey, right?

where did I say that?

 

[KSF-ERIC]

A win is a win but we've also had one of the easiest schedules in the NBA thus far. Once we start taking down heavy hitters then we can start getting really excited.

We’ll take down heavy hitters when it matters. In the playoffs.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Spoelestra was missing his star player. Nurses team sucks now

So Spoelstra isn’t a good coach. Just a guy with a star player, right? We were missing Nurk, Zach, GTJ, and Hood.

 

[kjironman1]

Somebody really out there trolling this evening.

Pretty funny when all the sudden if someone posts positive statements they are trolling. Usually that runs the other direction.

 

[Scalma]

So Spoelstra isn’t a good coach. Just a guy with a star player, right? We were missing Nurk, Zach, GTJ, and Hood.

Ohhh I like this game. Spoelstra has two championships, five finals appearances and one conference finals wit a star player. Stotts has...one conference finals appearance with a star player.

 

[OneSport3]

So Spoelstra isn’t a good coach. Just a guy with a star player, right? We were missing Nurk, Zach, GTJ, and Hood.

They were missing far more production in Butler and Dragic.

 

[kjironman1]

Stotts has been on fire lately with his challenges. But he might lose this one.

Lost it but he shouldn't have. RoCo blocked that shot.

 

[kjironman1]

Hurd: that’s a great challenge.
Hurd: Why did he challenge?

He didn't say that. He said he might as well have because he was going to lose the timeout anyway.

 

[calvin natt]

what you really mean is you just wanted to pop-in and virtue signal

Call it whatever you want, it’s fun.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

The defense is still atrocious. The team’s playoff fortunes won’t change until that issue is addressed. And we all know what that is going to take.

What are you talking about? We're averaging giving up 117.6, and this game we only gave up 117.0. We've improved our average!

 

[kjironman1]

Why are they showing flashbacks of CJ's Denver Game 7 a few years ago in the middle of this Raptors game?

Snuck that tough to see green in there i see.

 

[bobf]

We play rope-a-dope defense. Let them have a buffet all you can eat in the first half. Then clamp them up in the 2nd half

That goes hand-in-hand with the "so wide open from 3 they hesitate into a 3 second call" play we threw at them.

 

[Darkwebs]

That goes hand-in-hand with the "so wide open from 3 they hesitate into a 3 second call" play we threw at them.

Stotts playing 4-D chess, when the game is actually checkers.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Ohhh I like this game. Spoelstra has two championships, five finals appearances and one conference finals wit a star player. Stotts has...one conference finals appearance with a star player.

If Stotts had LeBron AND Wade
10 years ago, he’d have 2 titles too. You can’t convince me otherwise. Btw, Stotts’ Mavs BEAT Spoelstra’s Heat in the Finals.

 

[OneSport3]

If Stotts had LeBron AND Wade
10 years ago, he’d have 2 titles too. You can’t convince me otherwise. Btw, Stotts’ Mavs BEAT Spoelstra’s Heat in the Finals.

Was not aware that Stotts was the head coach of the Mavs. Thanks for the new information.

 

[BigGameDamian]

We’ll take down heavy hitters when it matters. In the playoffs.

So we will win the championship?

 

[MadeFromDust]

We’ll take down heavy hitters when it matters. In the playoffs.

Well, I certainly admire your...confidence!

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Pretty funny when all the sudden if someone posts positive statements they are trolling. Usually that runs the other direction.

Ask Kingspeed himself; I'll bet he smiled when I posted that.

 

[kjironman1]

Stotts playing 4-D chess, when the game is actually checkers.

You can only play checkers in 4D. Nice try though.

 

[kjironman1]

Ask Kingspeed himself; I'll bet he smiled when I posted that.

He might have done just that. I know i did when i read it.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Pretty funny when all the sudden if someone posts positive statements they are trolling. Usually that runs the other direction.

Being purposely obtuse is also a form of trolling; it doesn't really bother me; I'm actually amused.

 

[e_blazer]

Spoelestra was missing his star player. Nurses team sucks now

Let me get this straight, after the injuries the Blazers have dealt with this season, you’re going to excuse another team’s loss to the Blazers because they have injuries?

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Was not aware that Stotts was the head coach of the Mavs. Thanks for the new information.

Spoelstra couldn’t up with a coaching plan to stop Stotts’ offense.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

So we will win the championship?

Yes

 

[Scalma]

It’s so obvious what a difference maker Nurk is. He’s clearly the second most valuable player on this team, and in some ways he might be THE most valuable.