Game Thread GAME# 46: MAVERICKS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 23, 2020 - THURSDAY, 7:30 PM, TNT

[B-Roy]

Melo is just happy to back in the league. I don’t blame him. Also playing him 35 MPG is not gonna work. He’s already slow enough on defense. By the time minute 30 comes along he might as well be a chair. I like him as a 6th man that comes in to score and can be pulled if he’s hurting you too much on the other end, but this is not the role for him if you wanna be a winning team.

 

[GhostOfPGA]

I’m salty that white Americans can’t be good at basketball... like wtf? Where’s our Luka? Lol

 

[Scalma]

Melo is just happy to back in the league. I don’t blame him. Also playing him 35 MPG is not gonna work. He’s already slow enough on defense. By the time minute 30 comes along he might as well be a chair. I like him as a 6th man that comes in to score and can be pulled if he’s hurting you too much on the other end, but this is not the role for him if you wanna be a winning team.

Im ok with Melo playing 48 minutes every night if Stotts has Biggie Swanigan behind him on his depth chart.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Swanigan better go out in the next trade. He’s horrible.

 

[BlayZa]

I’m salty that white Americans can’t be good at basketball... like wtf? Where’s our Luka? Lol

you mean Adam Morrison?

 

[DDolla]

I don’t even get mad if Dame ask for a trade. Dude deserve to win

 

[GhostOfPGA]

you mean Adam Morrison?

I just don’t get it... our country is huge, there’s a shit ton of white dudes, not one of them is a generational talent? Yet they’re all over the place in Eastern Europe?

 

[illmatic99]

 

[B-Roy]

Positive:

I saw Ariza make more swing passes in one game than Bazemore did in 40 games

 

[bobf]

awww man, Luka is a nice kid too.

lil cutie with the interview too, i see you girl.

I heard on the radio this morning that Luka’s mom is super hot. Just thought I’d throw that in for no reason.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

I just don’t get it... our country is huge, there’s a shit ton of white dudes, not one of them is a generational talent? Yet they’re all over the place in Eastern Europe?

Kevin Love. Austin Croshere?

 

[BlayZa]

remind me, is the plan for Zach to be a C or PF?

when we move whiteside, PF or SF? PF right?

who is realistically available? i mean whiteside is slamming numbers, even tho its kinda shit, he has value - what can we get?

 

[illmatic99]

 

[twobullz]

So who besides Dame could crack the Mav's rotation

 

[BlayZa]

I heard on the radio this morning that Luka’s mom is super hot. Just thought I’d throw that in for no reason.

radio aint lying

 

[illmatic99]

remind me, is the plan for Zach to be a C or PF?

when we move whiteside, PF or SF? PF right?

who is realistically available? i mean whiteside is slamming numbers, even tho its kinda shit, he has value - what can we get?

bwahahah value my ass.

 

[GhostOfPGA]

Kevin Love. Austin Croshere?

Lol that’s just sad... I guess Larry Bird was our only one.

He’s the American white guys Tiger Woods.

 

[James lamphear]

Trent 20 tonight turn around from the last game. Swanigan and Whiteside can't guard premeter due the to slow of foot to stay in front. Plus thought Whiteside had a bad game. Arizas had a good opening for us. The front line will nice with Nurk and Zach comes back for the front line.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Positive:

I saw Ariza make more swing passes in one game than Bazemore did in 40 games

Ariza is a professional. We need more players like him. I wish Pau had got a chance to play for us too.

 

[B-Roy]

remind me, is the plan for Zach to be a C or PF?

when we move whiteside, PF or SF? PF right?

who is realistically available? i mean whiteside is slamming numbers, even tho its kinda shit, he has value - what can we get?

play guys that will compete and not give up just because they get beat on a play. Position doesn’t matter. Unfortunately that concept is lost of Terry.

 

[Strenuus]

Tweet of the year material right here.

 

[Strenuus]

Next year i have a feeling this team is gonna contend for a title.

You heard it here first. Blazers in the finals 2020-2021.

 

[TBpup]

I heard on the radio this morning that Luka’s mom is super hot. Just thought I’d throw that in for no reason.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Lol that’s just sad... I guess Larry Bird was our only one.

He’s the American white guys Tiger Woods.

Mark Price. Steve Kerr. Jason Kidd kinda.

 

[bobf]

My pros. We’re up to about 8 decent or better players. Need two more.

Dame, CJ, Ariza, Collins, Nurk
Skal, Hassan, Trent (so far)

Need two more. I’m assuming Hood won’t ever be much again.

Gabriel could be one. Play him plz.

 

[Strenuus]

I'd like to luka her doncic.

 

[illmatic99]

I feel so bad for dame. you know this is eating him up inside. Neil and Terry have failed him miserably. both of them can fuck off

 

[bobf]

Whoa they weren’t kidding.

 

[Rhal]

This team is depressing to watch on D. Whiteside is so jekyll and Hyde. Sometimes he looks great on D then you have games like this where if you put a card board cutout of him out there it would have the same effect on D just without the padding of stats. First look of Ariza with us and I think he will be a great fit. Might be to late to make a playoff push with how badly we have crapped the bed this year but we need Nurkic back sooner rather then later or no matter what Lillard does we are going to be debating who to draft with the 10-14th pick come playoff time.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Will Purdue. Mike Miller.