Game Thread GAME# 52: BLAZERS @ RAPTORS - FEBRUARY 2, 2018 - FRIDAY, 4:30 PM (PST), NBCSNW

[Almir]

I am not obsessed by the personal statistic of generic player nor Nurkic, i will delete all Nurkic' s points tonight but Blazers to win. Unfortunately it is not possibile and if they lose, i will take a little fact as positive - Nurk is our second best player tonight. Not important when you lose, but for German member who called him stupid after just 5 min ccc of the game - glad to get him wrong with these strong words.

 

[illmatic99]

Can we glue Turner to the bench?

 

[Lukee]

DeRozan has such a punchable face.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Who was the best available fit? I'm not disagreeing, I'm genuinely asking.

Anybody with an outside shot.

 

[LuckyShot]

DeRozan has such a punchable face.

I think you mean Lowry.

 

[BrianFromWA]

I didn't realize Schuler did it.

 

[Propagandist]

I am not obsessed by the personal statistic of generic player nor Nurkic, i will delete all Nurkic' s points tonight but Blazers to win. Unfortunately it is not possibile and if they lose, i will take a little fact as positive - Nurk is our second best player tonight. Not important when you lose, but for German member who called him stupid after just 5 min ccc of the game - glad to get him wrong with these strong words.

Can somebody explain this to me?

 

[BonesJones]

Um... that would be roughly what Evan Turner is producing.

Except if he was around the same efficiency, he'd be much better. He's not a ball stopper. He is a better passer and defender. He's a better ball handler.

Idk why were discussing this hypothetical. Tyreke is good. Much, much, much better than Evan Turnover.

 

[B-Roy]

Evan "17 million dollar paperweight" Turner

 

[illmatic99]

Was almost certain that Aminu drive was gonna end in a travel

 

[LuckyShot]

What does CJ have to do to get an and-1 there? Ibaka had one hand pushing his hips and the other one coming down on his shooting arm.

 

[BrianFromWA]

CJ starting to join the party. Can we get to 12 before teh bench comes in?

 

[Lukee]

Turner is out, we make a little run, a miracle.

 

[illmatic99]

Evan "17 million dollar paperweight" Turner

Paperweight implies he does nothing. Playing him actually hurts us!

 

[LuckyShot]

Turner is out, we make a little run, a miracle.

If he's not taking someone to school in the post, like a mismatch, he completely hamstrings our offense.

 

[Titan]

If only Even Turner would forget his jersey.

 

[DUB]

Anybody with an outside shot.

I assume the thinking from Olshey was "Dame, and CJ are great shooters, get a playmaking 3". Evidence suggests at least Stotts, Dame, and CJ disagree. They don't want the ball taken out of Dame, and CJ's hands.

 

[BonesJones]

Evans is a ball dominant tweener with no real position. As a rule, I'm not a fan of tweeners. They have to be really special to make it work.

Ball dominant? Do you watch him play? He's gotten much better at playing off the ball. He has average length for a SF, so how is he a tweeter when he has SF size and can play SF, SG, and PG?

I'd rather have somebody with ton of skill who's slightly undersized (Tyreke) than someone who has size and no skill (Harkless).

Worry about "tweeners" is the same reason why guys like Draymond Green and Tobias Harris were drafted much lower than they should've been.

 

[Chris Craig]

We got this

 

[B-Roy]

Paperweight implies he does nothing. Playing him actually hurts us!

True.

When I think about it, I honestly think I would take Parsons over Turner right now, contract and all. Even though Parsons is also massively over paid, over the course of a season he probably gives us +2 on the win column, whereas Turner gives us -2. $6 million difference in salary for +4 wins, I'll take it....

 

[Mr. Robot]

31 min and 6 pts for our bench

 

[TBpup]

If only Even Turner would forget his jersey.

So, can Turner Griffin?

 

[TBpup]

Hopefully that is knee-on-knee pain with no structural damage. Dame still hopping around.

 

[Almir]

Can somebody explain this to me?

I will explain. For just few days of my membership in this forum, i found out that Nurkic is stupid, bad, his (and main ) whole nation is probably lazy so is Nurkic etc etc...what ever i read by this guy from Germany is negative. Tonight Nurk is stupid because of two turnowers or something at start of the game. Just glad that Nurk played good and that guy watch it. Only positive for me in this defeat if happens.

 

[BrianFromWA]

There've only been 111 people who've scored 50. I don't know that "lots of guys can do it."

 

[TBpup]

Collins with 4 fouls in 8 minutes....damn, he really struggles with that at times.

 

[BrianFromWA]

If we had to give up Shabazz, I like VanVleet. Similar type.

Dang.

 

[DUB]

There've only been 111 people who've scored 50. I don't know that "lots of guys can do it."

And only 7 Trail Blazers.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tiny.fcgi?id=g5Cdv

 

[BrianFromWA]

I thought Dame got bumped on that 3.

 

[TBpup]

Blazers won the quarter!!!!!!