Game Thread GAME# 51: MAVERICKS @ BLAZERS - FEBRUARY 3, 2017 - FRIDAY, 7:30 PM (PST), KGW & ESPN

[Jade Falcon]

Dirk.... Greatest European player ever.... just don't ask Kareem.

He's amazing. How many rings does he have with Dallas? 2?

 

[BBert]

WTF? Dirk Nabitchki is not the best European to ever play. Ever heard of a guy named Sabonis? Morons.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Somebody needs to be fired

Stotts. But I'd be happy with Olshey too.

 

[LuckyShot]

If you think Dame is the biggest problem with this team, then I don't know what to tell you. He averages 35 points against the Mavs.

Give me a break here man.

You're putting words in my mouth. I merely said Dame's defensive effort is bad and has a bad effect on the team. It's not acceptable for any team to compensate for bad effort on defense from any player. Dame doesn't get a pass on that.

 

[julius]

WTF? Dirk Nabitchki is not the best European to ever play. Ever heard of a guy named Sabonis? Morons.

I think they mean NBA career wise.

 

[ripcityboy]

WTF? Dirk Nabitchki is not the best European to ever play. Ever heard of a guy named Sabonis? Morons.

Yeah. Of course.... I was just playing the Devil''s Advocate. Obviously, I'm going to root for my home boy.

 

[julius]

There is just something wrong with the team. The effort all year has been suspect, and the body language seems distant.

 

[Jade Falcon]

You're putting words in my mouth. I merely said Dame's defensive effort is bad and has a bad effect on the team. It's not acceptable for any team to compensate for bad effort on defense from any player. Dame doesn't get a pass on that.

He has an excuse: he actually has SKILL, and plays hard. The rest don't.

Why else do you think he's worn out by mid-season?

 

[KingSpeed]

WTF? Dirk Nabitchki is not the best European to ever play. Ever heard of a guy named Sabonis? Morons.

No. Sabonis wasn't even All Star. Dirk is a champion and 6th in scoring all time.

 

[Rhal]

Going to be a LONG night if we can't make those shots at the rim.

 

[LuckyShot]

He has an excuse: he actually has SKILL, and plays hard. The rest don't.

Why else do you think he's worn out by mid-season?

lol

 

[Rhal]

He has an excuse: he actually has SKILL, and plays hard. The rest don't.

Why else do you think he's worn out by mid-season?

Dame should not be as bad as he is on D with the amount of effort he puts in on that side of the ball. You can point to him being lazy at times but its easy to point to everyone of our players for doing the same as well.

 

[BBert]

I think they mean NBA career wise.

They mean he's scored the most points in the NBA. But that's not what they said. Because they are morons. They don't know the difference.

 

[BBert]

Yeah. Of course.... I was just playing the Devil''s Advocate. Obviously, I'm going to root for my home boy.

I wasn't referring to you.

 

[Rhal]

That big white guy on Dallas is getting away with murder on moving screens.

 

[KingSpeed]

Wes traveled

 

[LuckyShot]

Shot goes up, all 5 Blazers stand and watch with their hands at their sides and zero make a move for the rebound....

 

[Rhal]

I'v been watching for what 5 minutes of game paly and i'v seen him set 5 moving screens that literately trapped someone and allowed a mav to get open.

 

[LuckyShot]

We're just dead set on losing this game, aren't we?

 

[Five Second Violation]

Good game fellas....

 

[Jade Falcon]

Dame should not be as bad as he is on D with the amount of effort he puts in on that side of the ball. You can point to him being lazy at times but its easy to point to everyone of our players for doing the same as well.

That's fair enough. But he is not the sole reason we are down by 19. This is on the whole team and Stotts.

And my argument is that, if anything, people should be THANKING Dame for what he has to put up with.

Personally, I can forgive his lack of Defense because he makes up for it with amazing Offense.

Apparently, that's not allowed here....

 

[julius]

Nobody on the team seems to be angry that they're getting their asses handed to them. Or that a player on a 10 day contract is outplaying Damian and CJ, combined.

Just going through the motions.

 

[ripcityboy]

I swear. Wes invents shit to get angry about when he plays us. How did we treat you bad other than not signing you?!

 

[EGame]

wtf are these guys doing. just tuned in

 

[Rhal]

10 of 14 from 3. Gotta do a better job of defending it. I don't care who you are but if your letting the opponent shoot 70% on a good amount of 3's you are losing.

 

[Rhal]

I swear. Wes invents shit to get angry about when he plays us. How did we treat you bad other than not signing you?!

He has been quiet open with being upset not at the fact we didn't offer him a contract but NO didn't contact to tell him anything just kind of ignored him once his contract was up.

 

[RonBrewer]

This team is dog shit.
Lillard couldn't defend my Aunt Betty.
We are never going anywhere with him leading the team.

Hope we get to see him say "we are all trying our best again". Bullshit. No fuckin effort on defense at all.

 

[riverman]

Yogi and Boo boo are killing us

 

[Jade Falcon]

Nobody on the team seems to be angry that they're getting their asses handed to them. Or that a player on a 10 day contract is outplaying Damian and CJ, combined.

Just going through the motions.

I saw Dame dropping some F-bombs just before commercial. He's not happy, at least.

Hopefully that lights a fire somewhere here....

 

[JDC]

How they respond out of this timeout is going to be telling. Some bad body language out there right now.

 

[ripcityboy]

He has been quiet open with being upset not at the fact we didn't offer him a contract but NO didn't contact to tell him anything just kind of ignored him once his contract was up.

Well. Blame Olshey for that. The franchise and fans have nothing but respect for him.