Game Thread GAME# 5: BLAZERS @ HEAT - OCTOBER 27, 2018 - SATURDAY, 5:00 PM (PDT), NBCSNW

[Labinot41]

Uhg Turner taking 3s

 

[SIeepwalker]

Turner ????

 

[BonesJones]

Turner back to shooting 3s. Yay.

 

[Shaboid]

Don't shoot that ET

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Whiteside is just beating the crap out of our bigs...

 

[Jade Falcon]

Well....

Sigh.

 

[BonesJones]

Okay nevermind I'm not feeling good about this game because we can't defend for shit.

 

[TBpup]

Uh Turner....you have been better this year because you are NOT shooting '3's. There is a reason for that.

 

[ripcityboy]

Dame will get going. Once Whiteside gets subbed out we'll play better.

We should be playng better when he's on. Nurk's shrivels up. Zach he's 20. So I cut him some slack.

 

[TBpup]

Where is our defense?

Our defense has not been good yet this year. We've just been scoring a ton. Now that a team is actually playing Defense, we are not able to score at will and our lack of defense is exposed.

 

[BonesJones]

Also, no ball movement to start this game. Very little player movement.

They have two plodding big men in (Whiteside and Olynyk) and we don't try and run at all...

Basically all the things that work well for us we're not doing... Reminds me of last year.

 

[Driew]

Am I the only one noticing Miami getting away with a ton of moving screens? I know they called one against Portland so they do know about the rule haha

 

[jlprk]

Nurkic out, Collins at Center, Whiteside gets 2 easy ones. Collins is no Ed Davis.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Yeah I'm not happy with Nurk's slow starts. Last season and now this season. He needs to get into flow, and realize that he's BIG.

 

[BonesJones]

Turner scores but that possession was ugly, especially out of a timeout.

 

[ripcityboy]

We should be using Turner to slice and dice and find the mismatch and then kick it oit. Come on it's not rocket science!

 

[Labinot41]

WE SCORED ON A FASTBREAK

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Sauce has been so much better than I thought he was.

 

[BonesJones]

Good finish Nik!

 

[SIeepwalker]

LET'S GO

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

nice Nik, you didn't get that ball in the best spot.

 

[BonesJones]

WE SCORED ON A FASTBREAK

We're good when we run... We need to do it more.

 

[TBpup]

Sauce with the nice finish And-1.

 

[Shaboid]

I like my steak with gravy and grilled onions!

 

[Pinwheel1]

I don't mind the 3 point shot but he can't think about it, if he's gonna fire he can't take the time to look down, and all that like he did, it's gotta be a more natural shot than that. If he makes a few 3's that'll help clear out the lane for the guards. I don't want him shooting 8 a game, but 2-3 a game I'm alright with. The weak stuff around the basket, that just seems to be Nurk's thing lol.

How many 3pt shots has he made in his career? I may be wrong but I think the answer is zero

 

[BonesJones]

Uh oh... Turner's feeling himself...

 

[ripcityboy]

WTF is Turner doing?

 

[SIeepwalker]

WHAT THE FUCK TURNER

 

[BonesJones]

Welcome back Evan Turner... We haven't missed you.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Nice, Collins x2