Game Thread GAME# 5: BLAZERS @ HEAT - OCTOBER 27, 2018 - SATURDAY, 5:00 PM (PDT), NBCSNW (1 Viewer)

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I still say they should play Nurk and Zach together, Aminu's doing NOTHING for you that Zach couldn't do, and their interior defense should be a lot better.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Somebody tell Wade that it's 2018 not 2008

 

[Scalma]

CJ needs less freedom...

No, let him shoot 30 times, some of them will go in.

 

[Hoopguru]

We got this one!

 

[KingSpeed]

I was hoping we were passed this crap. I might be done watching this game. Pathetic effort.

Don’t quit. Lots more basketball to be played and Dame is dialed in.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Wade at 57 years old showing CJ what a real SG is like.

No no, it's illegal to criticize CJ for his continued bullshit on this forum....

 

[SIeepwalker]

CJ is a real SG.

We just need someone to remind him that the season has actually started. If he wants to be an all star he's not gonna do it playing like this

 

[TBpup]

What is worrisome, is this is more like Playoff type defense or certainly more so than anything else they have seen so far. And they are reacting to it just like they did in the Playoffs last season.

They look very good when everything is free flowing but slow it down a bit and turn up the D and that is not this team's nature to react well. That starts at the top. (Stotts)

 

[H.C.]

I like how Lillard & Nurk are playing. Prolly Harkless too.
Rest of the team though looks like they stayed up way too late last night.

Need to see Nards in the second half.

 

[VenomXL]

Wade going for 40 tonight like the old days. Of course back then 30 of it would have been from the line.

 

[Hoopguru]

I still say they should play Nurk and Zach together, Aminu's doing NOTHING for you that Zach couldn't do, and their interior defense should be a lot better.

agree, Zach can guard Kelly.

 

[Paine Tablet]

Better or worse than Layman?

Way worse. Layman isn't bad defender at all. He's one of the best athletes in the NBA.

 

[Jade Falcon]

getting flat out out-played

they are playing harder, more physical, smarter, and are a hell of a lot more unselfish than we are. with the exception of Dame, this entire team is selfish

It's coaching. This is the same bullshit we've been dealing with now for the past 5 years.

Terry Stotts is the problem.

 

[KingSpeed]

Holy moly. Celtics destroying undefeated Detroit in Detroit.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I dont get Stotts rotation. Layman plays a good couple minutes on both ends of the floor then gets benched and is that it...?
He used to do that with Vonleh all the time and I just dont get it.

 

[ripcityboy]

Terey has to make adjustments, esp. on defense. The Heat are basically picking and popping or taking it right to the fucking basket..... AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN.

 

[jlprk]

Nurkic got into foul trouble and Collins played like a doofus in his place. Whiteside and Olynyk had their way. We need Ed Davis.

 

[BonesJones]

Like Harden creates contact en route to MVP?

Not really.

 

[JDC]

The effort is fine.

Decision making on O is pretty horrendous and I expect the 2nd unit to play better.

Miami is sharp defensively though and getting a throwback game from Wade. Might be too much to overcome.

 

[Jade Falcon]

If we're doing this bad against a .500 team, imagine how bad we'll be against a better Defense.

 

[beast blazer]

This game can go fuck itself.

 

[BonesJones]

Nurkic got into foul trouble and Collins played like a doofus in his place. Whiteside and Olynyk had their way. We need Ed Davis.

Nurkic had 1 foul... shows how much you pay attention.

 

[Labinot41]

What is worrisome, is this is more like Playoff type defense or certainly more so than anything else they have seen so far. And they are reacting to it just like they did in the Playoffs last season.

They look very good when everything is free flowing but slow it down a bit and turn up the D and that is not this team's nature to react well. That starts at the top. (Stotts)

Yes Miami plays very physical defense, like every Team in the Playoffs, and portland looks lost, not a good sign. And that's the reason Why I can't get excited about this Team

 

[BigGameDamian]

BOX OUT

Ed Davis was good at doing that.

 

[Jade Falcon]

The effort is fine.

Decision making on O is pretty horrendous and I expect the 2nd unit to play better.

Miami is sharp defensively though and getting a throwback game from Wade. Might be too much to overcome.

If we get beat by 90 year old Dwayne Wade, that's very concerning.

 

[JDC]

If we're doing this bad against a .500 team, imagine how bad we'll be against a better Defense.

It's one half of basketball...

I swear you'd think some of you guys haven't watched basketball before with these knee jerk game thread takes.

See you guys once the buzzer sounds...

 

[BonesJones]

Yes Miami plays very physical defense, like every Team in the Playoffs, and portland looks lost, not a good sign. And that's the reason Why I can't get excited about this Team

We don't learn man... You beat physical defense with ball movement, player movement, good screens, and running in transition. For some reason, when teams play physical defense, we get worse at all of those things. We completely shut down (except for Dame).

 

[Gronk Brady]

CJ shooting 2/9 fg...

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Blazer guards have had good looks from 3 and just missed them, if they start hitting they can come back.

 

[jlprk]

Stotts' usual advantage is game velocity, but they are faster. Dragic learned the fast break under the faster master, Steve Nash.