Game Thread GAME# 47: LAKERS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 25, 2017 - WEDNESDAY, 7:30 PM (PDT), ESPN

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Dame is looking like Harden last season.

 

[B-Roy]

He's 10 steps late on every pick and roll. There was one fast break where Randle is sprinting past Lillard and Plumlee and Lillard makes a half ass attempt at stripping the ball and then just stops running after Randle gets past him.

 

[B-Roy]

Dame is looking like Harden last season.

Honestly not a bad comparison. You can make a compilation from this game....

 

[Blazinaway]

Obviously Dame isn't playing well. I think it has much more to do with the team then it does him. His defense is bad though, that's just a fact. Look how he started out the year and ever since the slump, he just hasn't been that player. Is what it is but what motivation do you have when playing on a team with a bunch of bench guys except CJ

25 friggin million reasons

 

[illmatic99]

Dame is looking like Harden last season.

Maybe we need to make a 15 minute video of him playing like shit on D and get that on youtube. Won't be that hard to find footage.

 

[A$AP Meyers]

Obviously Dame isn't playing well. I think it has much more to do with the team then it does him. His defense is bad though, that's just a fact. Look how he started out the year and ever since the slump, he just hasn't been that player. Is what it is but what motivation do you have when playing on a team with a bunch of bench guys except CJ

re-read your post

basically what you're saying is because other guys haven't played well, it's ok for your leader to mentally check out? huh. i didn't think that's how leadership worked.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Obviously Dame isn't playing well. I think it has much more to do with the team then it does him. His defense is bad though, that's just a fact. Look how he started out the year and ever since the slump, he just hasn't been that player. Is what it is but what motivation do you have when playing on a team with a bunch of bench guys except CJ

Score a million points?

 

[craigehlo]

The bad thing about Lillard is that there's nobody on the Lakers we can switch him on. Mozgov could blow past him.

 

[Blazinaway]

re-read your post

basically what you're saying is because other guys haven't played well, it's ok for your leader to mentally check out? huh. i didn't think that's how leadership worked.

yep, he's our face of the franchise leader and he looks to be going thru the motions, that is not a good thing

 

[blue9]

Soooooo, I'd just like to point out that SAC, MIA, PHI, and DAL all won tonight...

 

[julius]

58 points surrendered in a half to a shit team.

Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

well, that shit team allowed 59 points by a shit team, so...

 

[Blazinaway]

Soooooo, I'd just like to point out that SAC, MIA, PHI, and DAL all won tonight...

we lose and gain Lottery ground

 

[Nikolokolus]

well, that shit team allowed 59 points by a shit team, so...

Tit-for-tat

 

[B-Roy]

well, that shit team allowed 59 points by a shit team, so...

Yeah but we're a shit team that doesn't think we're a shit team...

 

[blue9]

I'd also like to say that Ed Davis is outperforming Aminu tonight. Way to go, Davis!

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Honestly not a bad comparison. You can make a compilation from this game....

Now all we need to do is fire Stotts and hire a failed coach.

 

[julius]

Is anyone else hearing the noise on the radio? There's an annoying phase issue with the broadcast andi t's fucking annoying.

 

[Cippy91]

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

At this point what can we do to improve as a team? I'm being serious. I just don't see how it's possible. They honey dicked us last season.

 

[Cippy91]

re-read your post

basically what you're saying is because other guys haven't played well, it's ok for your leader to mentally check out? huh. i didn't think that's how leadership worked.

Not saying that. There have been many great players who mentally checked out based on team performance. I think that's what's happening

 

[KingSpeed]

I really wish we could have gotten Horford last summer.

At the time, I did. But I'm happier with Plumlee as our starting C. Maybe Horford at PF?

Dame looks horrible. Getting scored on by everyone, so easily.

And 1-5 on 3pt shots. If he's hurt, stay the fuck home

Some of those misses were shots he heaved because he thought he was fouled.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Great to see our '77 Legends getting the recognition they deserve.

And I love Schonely. A great Marine, a great broadcaster, and a great human being.

 

[Cippy91]

Score a million points?

yes exactly

 

[blue9]

At this point what can we do to improve as a team? I'm being serious. I just don't see how it's possible. They honey dicked us last season.

At this point, why would we want the team to improve?

 

[julius]

Somewhere, Wook is booing

 

[Nikolokolus]

At this point what can we do to improve as a team? I'm being serious. I just don't see how it's possible. They honey dicked us last season.

Trades (kind of a long shot), or draft (a crap shoot).

 

[DUB]

Halftime
Us - 59
Them - 58

FG%
Us - 53.3%
Them - 44.4%

FTA
Us - 11
Them - 6

OReb
Us - 4
Them - 11

Points Off Turnovers
Us - 9
Them - 13

CJ - 16 pts @ 66.7%
Dame - 13 pts @ 41.7%
ET - 9 pts @ 80%

Williams - 16 pts @ 75%
Clarkson - 11 pts @ 62.5%
Young - 9 pts @ 50%

I don't know if this is a stat, I've never seen it anywhere. I assume because it's never really relevant, however it seems to be tonight.

Rebound % per end
Them OReb - 38% (11)
Us DReb - 62% (18)

Us OReb - 17% (4)
Them DReb - 83% (19)

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

At this point, why would we want the team to improve?

Because losing sucks

 

[KingSpeed]

Not sure why you guys are dissing Dame. He came out aggressive and took it to the Lakers and we're winning at half. Go Blazers!

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Trades (kind of a long shot), or draft (a crap shoot).

God I hate being in a shitty market where free agency can't save us from bad decisions.