Game Thread GAME# 46: CAVALIERS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 16, 2019 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM, NBCSNW

[LuckyShot]

I want to see Jake in the dunk contest.

 

[Darkwebs]

I don't think Dame's even had a triple double yet, has he?

Nope

 

[illmatic99]

I don't think Dame's even had a triple double yet, has he?

Nope. He's had a ton of close ones

 

[riverman]

Taking care of business!

 

[LuckyShot]

Outscored them in every quarter. Nice.

 

[TBpup]

Layman missed his first 3 shots of the game.

Has made 8 straight since.

Turtle Power!!!

 

[KingSpeed]

TRIPLE DOUBLE BABY. Dame knocked down that 3 for him.

 

[B-Roy]

"Random"

LMAO

 

[TBpup]

Jake says 'good night'!

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Is Simons just not good? -Not trying to put a damper on this game. Just kind of wondering there are other guys his age who have done a lot more.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Trip-le Doub-le!

Clap Clap ClapClapClap!

 

[James lamphear]

Don't cheat him out of his 1 rebound.

I know he got one rebound and also he lead the 2nd group with 11 points.

 

[LuckyShot]

Is Simons just not good? -Not trying to put a damper on this game. Just kind of wondering there are other guys his age who have done a lot more.

He's 19...

 

[BonesJones]

Is Simons just not good? -Not trying to put a damper on this game. Just kind of wondering there are other guys his age who have done a lot more.

He hasnt even played college ball. Give him time. He wa shutting everything in warmups and at half time. Hes still learning how to play.

 

[tlongII]

Not just a triple double. A triple double with 5 blocks!

 

[Scalma]

Layman is a monster off the ball.

 

[riverman]

Is Simons just not good? -Not trying to put a damper on this game. Just kind of wondering there are other guys his age who have done a lot more.

you realize how many times people said this about Jake Layman for his first two seasons?

 

[DDolla]

We can now trade Harkless and just play Jake

 

[Jade Falcon]

Is Simons just not good? -Not trying to put a damper on this game. Just kind of wondering there are other guys his age who have done a lot more.

He's 19 with no college experience.

It's not that he's not good. He's just won't be ready to reliably contribute for at least 3 years.

 

[James lamphear]

Nice win! Nurk gets his triple double and 1st unit look good in 2nd half.

 

[TBpup]

Layman is a monster off the ball.

Great ball movement which other teams have to account for....which opens up angles for teammates.

Layman/Aminu a combined 14/18 tonight. 32 points on 18 shots!!

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

And Nurk immediately signals for the bench.

First Blazer triple-double since 2014. (Batum)

Somehow fitting since didn’t Batum once have a 5x5, but Nurk’s 5x5 was even better?

 

[Darkwebs]

 

[Jade Falcon]

If Jake made another dunk, my nipples were going to burst through my shirt.

 

[BonesJones]

Has Layman been our 3rd best player this month?

 

[42N8Bounce]

Way to go Nurk! First triple-double for a Blazer since Nicolas Batum back on Jan 8, 2014.



I'm hopeful that we're not just seeing 'a good run', and this is simply the new Nurk!

 

[TBpup]

He's 19 with no college experience.

It's not that he's not good. He's just won't be ready to reliably contribute for at least 3 years.

So when he was drafted, he was 2 years away....from being 2 years away?

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

He's 19...

So is Bagley, Luka Doncic, Wendell Carter Jr...
Lets not act like he’s the youngest player in the history of the NBA or anything.

Im not saying dont give him time to learn and figure it out. His advanced stats are about as bad as Ive seen. To be fair he has hardly touched the floor in meaningful minutes so the sample size is small. Would just really like to see him come in, in one of these blows outs and just have a nice 2-3 minute stretch.

Anyways good win, nice to get a w after the road trip.

 

[Scalma]

Has Layman been our 3rd best player this month?

I don’t know but it’s like trading for a new player. But Stotts needs to keep trusting him and not just when he’s playing well.

 

[riverman]

Somehow fitting since didn’t Batum once have a 5x5, but Nurk’s 5x5 was even better?

For some strange reason it seemed Nico had a lot of 9-9-9 games for us...he never cared if he got that extra pt or rebound