Game Thread GAME #48 - BLAZERS VS MAVERICKS - JANUARY 26, 2022 - WEDNESDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT SPORTS

[noknobs]

Wow so Dennis Smith Jr. is out as well... yeah good luck guys.

 

[THE HCP]

I get that. Kobe was no saint and while I am sorry for his kids and family, his death didn't really change my perception of him as an arrogant, unsavory character. Great Bball player, less great person.

Let me quote from The Wook Of Bookee .....er.... The Book Of Wookee:
"It is a moral imperative to hate the L*kers."

They only hate the great ones. Like me on S2.

 

[James lamphear]

I guess we will see anyone going to step up and compete tonight I think they will but it will difficult to get a win out of it though.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

They only hate the great ones. Like me on S2.

You're about due for a contract negotiation right? SLY!!!?

 

[Scalma]

Now DSJ is out?? Blevins gonna save us

 

[Labinot41]

Nassir Little is like always on a injury report, even if he's able to play. Dude has always something

 

[blazerkor]

Good fucking grief!

 

[illmatic99]

Nassir Little is like always on a injury report, even if he's able to play. Dude has always something

This was Gerald Wallace earlier in his career. His nickname was no coincidence

 

[AldoTrapani]

i don't think you could find a bigger Kobe hater than me, but even I got emotional when hearing about the crash. I was on vacay in Mexico at the time and it threw me off the whole day. Had to call my pops to talk it out, because I feel like he and I watched every big moment in Kobe's career for 20 yrs together.

this was bigger than basketball.

Damn couldn’t agree with you more and I hated Kobe

 

[AldoTrapani]

Wow so Dennis Smith Jr. is out as well... yeah good luck guys.

Good! We need the losses to pile up

 

[THE HCP]

Nassir Little is like always on a injury report, even if he's able to play. Dude has always something

Which is why I didn't want to lose Melo.

 

[Labinot41]

Which is why I didn't want to lose Melo.

Yep, and he was willing to come off the bench too

 

[TBpup]

Off to a bit of a rough start...

 

[THE HCP]

Off to a bit of a rough start...

Mr. Spock did you expect something else?

 

[James lamphear]

Don't look good already down by 9.

 

[TBpup]

Mr. Spock did you expect something else?

Was channeling my inner Blazer homer and expecting a 20 point win. Besides, Mike Barrett used to tell me all the time when another team was missing massive amounts of players that it was hard to prepare for players you didn't know and they had nothing to lose and were playing loose.

Doesn't it work the same way we have a ton of players out or is that only the other team per Barrett?

 

[Labinot41]

Lets get back to the tank

 

[blazerfan11]

Nurkic picks up a lot of unnecessary fouls. If you want to bump Porzingis, don't do it when he's dribbling past you.

 

[BlazerBeav]

This could be a long night.

 

[illmatic99]

Not sure where Nurk is tonight. He aint at Moda

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Cant get a stop

 

[illmatic99]

Tony Snell has no business getting an NBA contract

 

[blazerfan11]

What's the point of a 3 guard lineup if they (the team) score 13 points. Thanks a lot Chauncey Billups.

 

[blazerfan11]

Nobody here would've started both Snell and 3 guards.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Debating if I should head home now or try and stick it out till halftime.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Is there any way to find out dribbles taken per point scored? I think CJ would be the league leader.

 

[James lamphear]

Already gave up 10 points off fast break. Totally getting dominant out on the floor right now.

 

[Labinot41]

CJ sure loves to dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble

 

[PCmor7]

The tank people should love this. Team loses a game it almost had to try to lose, loses two forwards late in the game, and this won't be close.

That's why, if you aren't tanking, you need to play smarter with the lead than the Blazers played last night. But Nurk still thinks he's Dikembe Mutumbo and Watford thinks he's Ray Allen, and we lost a game we had no business losing. Now we're going to be on a losing streak. Except we're still going to end up in the top 10 in the West because the teams below us are ugly bad.

 

[TBpup]

Mavs on pace to outscore the Hornets....who put up 158 against the Pacers.