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

[KSF-ERIC]

Who are we targeting?

Chet

 

[OneSport3]

Super efficient game from Ant tonight. Love to see it.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

He had the best shooting numbers for the guards in this game.

He had no impact on the game

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Super efficient game from Ant tonight. Love to see it.

Meh

 

[wizenheimer]

4 guard lineup???

6'3 Simons, 6'3 CJ, 6'3 Powell, 6'3 McLemore, & Nurkic. Neil's wet dream

 

[blazerkor]

Meh

He definitely didn't do anything to hurt his buzz.

 

[TBpup]

Super efficient game from Ant tonight. Love to see it.

I wish the Blazers would identify that type of efficiency better and feed those players instead of the less efficient players getting more shots.
Ant/Nurk combined for 41 points on 25 shots. Norm/CJ combined for 39 points on 33 shots.

Why can't they figure that out?

 

[Pinwheel1]

Powell with a team worst +/- again. Nurkic the best.

Technically Blevins had the best. But neither means much.

 

[hoopsjock]

Blazers Uprise Postgame Show
Mavs 132, Blazers 112
Dallas comes into Portland and blows out the Blazers behind a Luka triple-double, Brunson's 20 points and 11 assists, and 22 points from Porzingis. Come talk about the game with us!

 

[blazerkor]

6'3 Simons, 6'3 CJ, 6'3 Powell, 6'3 McLemore, & Nurkic. Neil's wet dream

How the fuck one of those 6'3" guys wasn't sitting and Watford playing is a mystery to me.

 

[royo]

Well, between last game and this game we lost RoCo, Nas, and DSJ who happen to be three of our four or five guys that play defense. So, it's not so much that our "best" players make us worse.

Yeah, didn't see those missings.
Still think Blazers should trade 2 guards away.

 

[Scalma]

Technically Blevins had the best. But neither means much.

yeah it does. Powell is taking shots away from a better scorer. He’s also undersized for his position.

 

[Pinwheel1]

yeah it does. Powell is taking shots away from a better scorer. He’s also undersized for his position.

Yes, we all know your feelings on the subject. You tell us every day in various creative ways.

 

[Scalma]

Yes, we all know your feelings on the subject. You tell us every day in various creative ways.

you’re gonna keep reading it too. Enjoy.

 

[AldoTrapani]

He had no impact on the game

This is what I mean. He’s a good player but he’s to soft, not aggressive enough. He’ll get there. He needs to be more greedy and take over

 

[Scalma]

He had no impact on the game

yeah the guy who led the team in points and assists had no impact on the game. Is this the type of shit you talk about to your 6 viewers?

 

[illmatic99]

How the fuck one of those 6'3" guys wasn't sitting and Watford playing is a mystery to me.

or elleby for godsakes. CJ2 had a terrific impact in the second with his activity

 

[Scalma]

yeah the guy who led the team in points and assists had no impact on the game. Is this the type of shit you talk about to your 6 viewers?

this was rude, I take it back. Still, your take was dumb imo.

 

[blazerfan11]

I don't think it helps Simons "impact" when he plays with 2 other older veteran small guards.
Norman Powell took 17 shots, most of anyone on the team. That's not on Simons.

 

[Scalma]

I don't think it helps Simons "impact" when he plays with 2 other older veteran small guards.

especially when they’re missing wide open looks he created for them.

 

[PCmor7]

He was good in Toronto

Well, again, he put up good numbers, but did he do it in big situations or did he pile them up in easy wins or lopsided losses?

I'll say this. He's good. He's above-average. He's not great. He might not even be very good. He's also not a good fit for what the Blazers need and I think Ant's emergence makes him even more of a liability.

 

[blazerfan11]

Well, again, he put up good numbers, but did he do it in big situations or did he pile them up in easy wins or lopsided losses?

I'll say this. He's good. He's above-average. He's not great. He might not even be very good. He's also not a good fit for what the Blazers need and I think Ant's emergence makes him even more of a liability.

If he's not very good, he can go back to coming off the bench when Lillard is healthy. The liabilities are McCollum and Norman Powell. Normal Powell shouldn't be a starting small forward, and McCollum shouldn't be a starting shooting guard paired with Damian Lillard.

 

[PCmor7]

If he's not very good, he can go back to coming off the bench when Lillard is healthy. The liabilities are McCollum and Norman Powell. Normal Powell shouldn't be a starting small forward, and McCollum shouldn't be a starting shooting guard paired with Damian Lillard.

Are we talking about the same player? I'm talking about Norman Powell, who I think only came off the bench once since coming to Portland and that was last game. That's not really "going back." He's never done it.

 

[Scalma]

Are we talking about the same player? I'm talking about Norman Powell, who I think only came off the bench once since coming to Portland and that was last game. That's not really "going back." He's never done it.

he’ll be on another team soon anyway if Cronin isn’t an idiot. He’s too good to be a backup.

 

[PCmor7]

he’ll be on another team soon anyway if Cronin isn’t an idiot. He’s too good to be a backup.

That's kind of my assessment of Powell, too. He's good enough to start at the 2 for someone, but he's the fourth-best guard on this team and his strengths don't fit what the Blazers need. He could bring something useful back, though. I don't see him as the type of player, though, that is the centerpiece of a contender; again, he's the Blazers' fourth-best guard.

 

[blazerfan11]

Are we talking about the same player? I'm talking about Norman Powell, who I think only came off the bench once since coming to Portland and that was last game. That's not really "going back." He's never done it.

My bad. I thought you were talking about Simons. If Powell needs to be a starter at small forward he's a liability.

 

[royo]

Looks like a star player takes 20 shots per game.
Lillard is a star.
CJ wants to be and he takes 20 without hesitation.
Nurk wants to be a star, that's obviously why he was unhappy last season and was happy w/o Lillard and CJ...
And Powell. I didn't notice that last season, but he is not shy anymore. He wants a star's shooting.
Thank god Melo is not here anymore.
Ant is not on that level. Yet.

There was never "great chemistry" in this team. It was "fake chemistry".

I would just trade unhappy players to bring chemistry.
The problem is half of the league wants to be a first option.

Looks like Ben Simmons is perfect addition here. He needs 0 shots.

 

[Mr. Robot]

its not a coincidence that the team played better and with much better chemistry when dame, cj mccollum & powell were out, those are the three biggest chuckers on the team who look to get theirs and while playmaker, dame is still a shoot first point guard, so naturally team shared the ball, everyone got touches and gave their best effort... now, two of the three chuckers are back and if powell keeps on playing in the starting unit, it wont be pretty just like it wasnt pretty before

give up on the three guard line-up, move powell to the bench, try to get cj mccollum under cotrol in order to have more balanced team and while you do that, try to get them both traded by the deadline

there is not a single reason to keep four undersized guards on this team (and pay them a lot of money), none, ideally two of them need to be gone or at least one

 

[Mr. Robot]

There's a good chance he knows his days are numbered here...he and CJ don't have any chemistry at all together on the court.

two selfish pricks have no chemistry on the court

 

[Labinot41]

You cant take Stotts DNA out of MeJ and Dame, maybe Dame a little bit, but zero chance on MeJ