Game Thread GAME# 50: BLAZERS @ CLIPPERS - APRIL 6, 2021 - TUESDAY, 7:00, NBCSNW

[Serbian]

Dame clearly isn't 100%, the bashing of our star player is showing a lot of folk's true colors right now.

Bullshit. Clippers nuggets and bucks own his ass. 3 years streight garbage performances against these 3 teams. Never seen a team own Lillard more than clippers. Its embarrassing he should be ashamed.

 

[TBpup]

We might finish with the worst defense in NBA history.

But as long as we keep the coach and the main 2 players, it will somehow magically fix itself.

 

[illmatic99]

here come the terry apologists. im out.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Sometimes you lose the game in the first quarter. Tonight was one of those games.

Disagree. We lost it in the middle of the 4th qtr.

 

[kjironman1]

Clippers trying to score 50 in the first quarter.

Really close!

 

[KSF-ERIC]

But as long as we keep the coach and the main 2 players, it will somehow magically fix itself.

7th best defense in Nurk’s return.

 

[royo]

I tried to be patient for last few weeks, but this team is pathetic to the core. They sign Rondo and Cousins, we sign Dame's cousin and tjl. We obviously need just some cosmetic touches to win it all.

Stotts should really be ashamed of himself, yet our record puts him to the top5 coaches in the league.

And there's Dame "friendship over championship" Lillard, that's gonna say: "up to the next one".

They should have "Excuse of the day" show as well. What is going to be this time? No Nurk I guess.

Rotten culture.

 

[Scalma]

7th best defense in Nurk’s return.

that says more about Nurk than Stotts ya dingus

 

[blazerkor]

That's a playoff preview. I think we will have Nurk but it won't change too much.

When I say playoff preview I don't mean us vs the Clips. I mean this is what every team is going to try and do to Dame. They were throwing two and three guys at him all game. Selling out hard on ball denial and then selling out again when Dame did get the ball with blitzing traps. The rest of the team couldn't tonight and haven't in the past been able to make up the difference.

Ice out Dame and we're screwed and the teams can just sit back and laugh as we make no adjustments to get Dame involved in novel ways or make them pay for cheating.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

I tried to be patient for last few weeks, but this team is pathetic to the core. They sign Rondo and Cousins, we sign Dame's cousin and tjl. We obviously need just some cosmetic touches to win it all.

Stotts should really be ashamed of himself, yet our record puts him to the top5 coaches in the league.

And there's Dame "friendship over championship" Lillard, that's gonna say: "up to the next one".

They should have "Excuse of the day" show as well. What is going to be this time? No Nurk I guess.

Rotten culture.

No Nurk or Zach. They are everything when it comes to our defense.

 

[royo]

No Nurk or Zach. They are everything when it comes to our defense.

And you could be host in this show.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

That's a playoff preview. I think we will have Nurk but it won't change too much.

When I say playoff preview I don't mean us vs the Clips. I mean this is what every team is going to try and do to Dame. They were throwing two and three guys at him all game. Selling out hard on ball denial and then selling out again when Dame did get the ball with blitzing traps. The rest of the team couldn't tonight and haven't in the past been able to make up the difference.

Ice out Dame and we're screwed and the teams can just sit back and laugh as we make no adjustments to get Dame involved in novel ways or make them pay for cheating.

Offense wasn’t our problem. Powell and CJ feasted off of Clippers’ D. Our problem was our inability to stop the Clippers.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Not a lot of positives but to me, it is obvious that Norman fits a need that Trent did not and that is attacking the rim. 14-15 from the line.
That will come in handy.

 

[DDolla]

This is why Curry is better than Dame since he keeps on moving through picks to get free and he plays off the ball. Dame can’t do that and always get stuck on top with the shot clock.

 

[Strenuus]

With Nurk back, we were 7th in NBA.

How many of those were against teams like we'd face today?

Or teams we would face in the playoffs. Those are the numbers that matter.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Ice out Dame and we're screwed and the teams can just sit back and laugh as we make no adjustments to get Dame involved in novel ways or make them pay for cheating.

We did make them pay. Powell scored 32. CJ scored 24. Covington and Kanter scored in double figures. We didn’t lose because of their defense on Dame. We made them pay all night. The problem was the defense which will be solved when our big men get healthy. In the meantime, we’re .600.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

This is why Curry is better than Dame since he keeps on moving through picks to get free and he plays off the ball. Dame can’t do that and always get stuck on top with the shot clock.

Curry’s team can’t even get to .500. Dame’s team .600 despite countless injuries. Dame is far better than Curry.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

How many of those were against teams like we'd face today?

Or teams we would face in the playoffs. Those are the numbers that matter.

So all you care about are how we play Clippers, Lakers, and Nuggets. Well, we beat healthy Lakers and we were injured against the other two. How we play in season doesn’t dictate playoffs.

 

[hoopsjock]

Blazers play good team. Blazers look very bad against good team. What went wrong tonight? The Blazers Uprise Postgame Show will talk it out.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Btw- was Leaf with the team tonight.

 

[kjironman1]

Disagree. We lost it in the middle of the 4th qtr.

Nah. They never took the lead in that game. It was just over in the 4th.

 

[wizenheimer]

same old song. Good team sells out defense to blanket Dame and dare the other Blazers to beat them.. which they can't. Strategy has worked for 7 years. Good games from Powell, CJ, and RoCo and it was still a 20 point hole halfway thru the 4th Q

I have some skepticism about the small, 3-guard lineup too

 

[kjironman1]

same old song. Good team sells out defense to blanket Dame and dare the other Blazers to beat them.. which they can't. Strategy has worked for 7 years. Good games from Powell, CJ, and RoCo and it was still a 20 point hole halfway thru the 4th Q

I have some skepticism about the small, 3-guard lineup too

Yeah i don't like it either. Powell needs to run the second unit instead of melo. Just sit Melo down and play Little and let Powell feast. Enough legacy games for Melo. Time to start playing Playoff Ball.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Btw- was Leaf with the team tonight.

 

[blazerkor]

I actually enjoyed nine minutes of the game. We did great from about halfway into the second quarter three minutes into the third. That was exciting. It sucked getting blown out twice but that run was a good time.

 

[maxiep]

Probably beats being miserable the entire season and off-season

Exactly. Why people would be so intentionally unhappy is beyond me.

 

[Tince]

Exactly Why people would be so intentionally unhappy is beyond me.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/...the-steps/201403/are-you-addicted-unhappiness

 

[OneSport3]

same old song. Good team sells out defense to blanket Dame and dare the other Blazers to beat them.. which they can't. Strategy has worked for 7 years. Good games from Powell, CJ, and RoCo and it was still a 20 point hole halfway thru the 4th Q

I have some skepticism about the small, 3-guard lineup too

I think the approach to counter the blitzing of Dame is wrong. You can’t allow a team to completely take your best player out of the game by just blitzing him.

Right now when Dame gets blitzed, he gives it up and just sits out the rest of the play. This is exactly what the opponent wants. What Steph Curry does so well is he finds a way to get back in the play when teams blitz and force him to give up the ball. He’ll pass and cut or relocate to continue the play. He doesn’t just pass the ball and stand at half court like Dame does.

 

[Labinot41]

Wtf happened to Dame? Like i said a week ago he threw away his mvp chances and this is another example

 

[James lamphear]

Our big problem was no one was good on the defense end. I mean know one. I seen where players could of close on shots and refused I also switches where both players went after the guy without the ball. Of course Kanter does a lot of good things but defense and rim protection is not one of them. Offensely we did make them pay for double Dame. Now there a lot fault on the Defense end tonight but they don't correct it know Nurk or Zach can come back and safe this team against quality teams. Defense is kind like offense is about unit working together and right now I don't see that happening right now. Can they regroup and play as unit with everyone back sure but it will take a effort by everyone especially by your leaders. You can't talk about it either that's becoming old excuses by the leaders of this team.