Game Thread GAME# 48: ROCKETS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 29, 2020 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM, ESPN & NBCSNW

[DDolla]

The sad part is that, Simons trade value going down.

 

[bobf]

It's so complicated I don't know what to do or what to feel. My eyes see things I absolutely hate and the stat sheet is great. Why is this happening to me

I don’t think HW is quite as good as his stats but he is still very very good.

 

[bobf]

The sad part is that, Simons trade value going down.

I’m not giving up at all on Ant that easy.

 

[blazerkor]

I don’t think HW is quite as good as his stats but he is still very very good.

I'd say he's good but definitely not very very good.

 

[The Professional Fan]

I don’t think HW is quite as good as his stats but he is still very very good.

I suppose that's the point, right? His gaudy stats eclipse Nurk's......who's better?

 

[noknobs]

I'm appreciating Ariza more every game.

 

[blazerkor]

I suppose that's the point, right? His gaudy stats eclipse Nurk's......who's better?

Nurk is definitely better... when healthy.

 

[bobf]

They got a guy can guard there best player kind of like Harkless and Aminu last year. Plus he plays within his self something Baze didn't. Really since he came on our defense start improved some and even Dame defense pickup and hate say it CJ is the weak leak on defense with starters. In first half you had Dame Arizas Trent Little Whiteside that unit gave us the big league not only they well has unit on both ends they had great ball for easy baskets.

Yeah. I love players who don’t have to have the ball to be good. But when you need them to hit a shot or make a play, they can.

 

[The Professional Fan]

Nurk is definitely better... when healthy.

I believe this in my heart. I believe it's better for the team. I believe Nurk isn't a stat whore and cares about every moment. It matters.

 

[wizenheimer]

I suppose that's the point, right? His gaudy stats eclipse Nurk's......who's better?

obviously, last year's Nurkic is better. Whiteside is better at rebounding and better rim protection and paint presence. Nurkic is a better positional defender, a better help defender further out on the floor, and has faster reaction and reflex. Nurk has better BBIQ and can act, to a degree, as a high post hub for the offense. Dame & Nurkic have much better synergy on the PnR

 

[bobf]

I suppose that's the point, right? His gaudy stats eclipse Nurk's......who's better?

Nurk is better or was last year. HW stats don’t eclipse Nuek’s overall. Nurk’s BPM was 5.1 last year vs Hassan’s 2.8 this year. And that’s a weighted average of box score numbers.

 

[BlazerBeav]

That was another very enjoyable evening! I missed good basketball!

 

[Scalma]

Ariza wasn’t even the best part of that trade hehhe

 

[bobf]

I'd say he's good but definitely not very very good.

I’d put him in top 10%

 

[Boise Blazer]

I wanted to like Baze as a player, I really did ... But damn it's nice to have a player that knows their role and can make a layup.

 

[Wade Garrett]

obviously, last year's Nurkic is better. Whiteside is better at rebounding and better rim protection and paint presence. Nurkic is a better positional defender, a better help defender further out on the floor, and has faster reaction and reflex. Nurk has better BBIQ and can act, to a degree, as a high post hub for the offense. Dame & Nurkic have much better synergy on the PnR

Don't forget passing.

 

[wizenheimer]

Nurk is better or was last year. HW stats don’t eclipse Nuek’s overall. Nurk’s BPM was 5.1 last year vs Hassan’s 2.8 this year. And that’s a weighted average of box score numbers.

true, but keep in mind that a player's BPM is going to be significantly influenced by winning rate & scoring margin. Portland was +4.2 points/game last season and is -1.8 points/game this season, And since BPM is based upon per 100 possessions and Portland averages/averaged more than 100 a game, that 6 point differential is even a little larger between last season and this season

Last season, Portland had 9 players with a positive BPM; this season they only have 3. That's what winning and losing will do to a lot of those stats

 

[Scalma]

 

[wizenheimer]

Don't forget passing.

yeah...that's what I meant by high post hub. Nurkic was a little like Walton last year when the offense pivoted off of him in the high post and sometimes on the low post elbow

 

[bobf]

true, but keep in mind that a player's BPM is going to be significantly influenced by winning rate & scoring margin. Portland was +4.2 points/game last season and is -1.8 points/game this season, And since BPM is based upon per 100 possessions and Portland averages/averaged more than 100 a game, that 6 point differential is even a little larger between last season and this season

Last season, Portland had 9 players with a positive BPM; this season they only have 3. That's what winning and losing will do to a lot of those stats

BPM is not a plus minus stat. It’s based purely off of Hassan’s individual box score stats. It’s like PER but with better weights. So I don’t see how WL can affect it. Are you thinking of Win Shares? Blazers had better BPM last year because they had better players playing.

 

[Neil O. Shyster]

I like how the team has been sharing the ball the last couple games... Ariza looks like a huge upgrade over Bazemore

 

[Strenuus]

Life has been so busy but its so good to see dame carry this team! Congrats on that trip dub and I thibk i speak for all of us in that we appreciate you more than you know, dame.

Oh, and fuck Houston.

 

[BigGameDamian]

We still need a back up point guard because no pass CJ isn't cutting it!

 

[stampedehero]

STARTERS P MIN PTS FGM-A FTM-A 3PM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF
Eric Gordon F 30 8 2 - 10 3 - 4 1 - 8 0 2 2 1 0 1
P.J. Tucker F 35 5 2 - 7 0 - 0 1 - 4 9 4 1 0 0 5
Clint Capela C 17 2 1 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 0 7 1 0 0 3 1
Russell Westbrook G 42 39 16 - 29 6 - 6 1 - 3 10 6 2 1 6 3
James Harden G 38 18 5 - 18 6 - 6 2 - 8 5 4 2 2 6 3
BENCH P MIN PTS FGM-A FTM-A 3PM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PF
Austin Rivers - 28 17 6 - 11 0 - 0 5 - 8 3 0 1 0 0 3
Danuel House Jr. - 24 6 2 - 8 0 - 0 2 - 7 4 3 0 1 0 2
Ben McLemore - 22 17 6 - 10 0 - 0 5 - 9 0 1 0 0 0 4
Thabo Sefolosha - 4 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 0

Source: MSN Sports
I love it! They lose. Westbrook scores and loses...….

 

[Strenuus]

Watched some of the game.

God is CJ awful at everything but shooting. Goos lord. I dont understand how you can be in the league this long and still be awful on defense. At least make it look passable.

Oh wait, hes not a passer...

 

[Shaboid]

Alright, I'm calling it. Dame is getting a triple double this game.

Called it!

 

[BigGameDamian]

Would you trade CJ for DeRozan?

 

[kjironman1]

Mario didn't see the court.
1M down to 10 mins or less.
Little up to 18+ mins
Trent up to 26 mins
Melo down to 34 mins. (I wouldn't mind seeing this at 30 or less.)
If the team gets Skal, Nurk or Collins back we will not see Biggie at all.
Interested in what they are going to be on the market for? If anything at all?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Mario didn't see the court.
1M down to 10 mins or less.
Little up to 18+ mins
Trent up to 26 mins
Melo down to 34 mins. (I wouldn't mind seeing this at 30 or less.)
If the team gets Skal, Nurk or Collins back we will not see Biggie at all.
Interested in what they are going to be on the market for? If anything at all?

I'm really curious to see if they keep or move Whiteside at the deadline

 

[kjironman1]

I'm really curious to see if they keep or move Whiteside at the deadline

Yeah i am too. Not even going to try to think i know what Olshey can or would even consider but i am very curious.