Game Thread GAME# 54: BLAZERS @ PISTONS - FEBRUARY 5, 2018 - MONDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), NBATV & NBCSNW

[SlyPokerDog]

Best part of tonight's game, had leftover chicken from Sat, leftover steak & shrimp from Sun. Diced then simmered together in taco seasoning.

Added beans, cheese, and sour cream to make a 3 meat super nacho.

Delicious.

 

[Lukee]

I could see something in Connaughton though. I thought he'd be a decent player. Layman needs to be cut.

To be fair, I thought Layman was better than him in the Summer League. lol

 

[Cippy91]

stay in your lane rookie

Hi. You’re old

 

[Nikolokolus]

Seriously Niko...how much would you enjoy being at a game and sitting next to Debby downers from tipoff to the end? Win or lose....it's like Ducks football fans around here in game threads

I skip game threads for the same reason I stopped reading Twitter 3 years ago.

 

[Cippy91]

Best part of tonight's game, had leftover chicken from Sat, leftover steak & shrimp from Sun. Diced then simmered together in taco seasoning.

Added beans, cheese, and sour cream to make a 3 meat super nacho.

Delicious.

You’re fake news sir

 

[Cippy91]

I skip game threads for the same reason I stopped reading Twitter 3 years ago.

Well god damn aren’t you cool

 

[riverman]

I skip game threads for the same reason I stopped reading Twitter 3 years ago.

I skip most of them..too...never had a twitter account.....too old

 

[Fitness0752]

Well, they had that guy but they sent him East.

Not saying we would be significantly better with him but I am just saying.....

Yeah...Gotta love moves that don't help the product on the floor and are done purely to save money...Unless that trade exception is used that was created when he was traded...that move is just a sterling example of how bad of shape this Blazers roster is in!

 

[Mr. Robot]

what a road trip... blowout losses against TOR and DET and loss against crippled BOS team

 

[Nikolokolus]

Well god damn aren’t you cool

Apparently.

 

[Cippy91]

Yeah...Gotta love moves that don't help the product on the floor and are done purely to save money...Unless that trade exception is used that was created when he was traded...that move is just a sterling example of how bad of shape this Blazers roster is in!

You know what? I like your enthusiasm about this middle of the road team. It’s like you say some truthful and hurtful shit about them and cap it off with an exclamation mark and it’s exciting. It’s fresh. It’s new.

 

[Gronk Brady]

Yeah...Gotta love moves that don't help the product on the floor and are done purely to save money...Unless that trade exception is used that was created when he was traded...that move is just a sterling example of how bad of shape this Blazers roster is in!

Still making excuses for why Neil can’t make a trade after 5+ years?! At some point he has to be held accountable... this guy should not have a job if he is afraid to pull the trigger.

 

[riverman]

Apparently.

Cool response if you ask me

 

[tykendo]

Post game broadcasters praising Chief's defense tonight...he was on Drummond and Griffin most of the game.....doing the dirty work and getting hated on here all night....defense just doesn't get respect....Zach Collins was terrible but escapes the wrath of Chief haters

Chief was good on the boards, but that was it. Collins has been awful lately. His inability to make an open shot has killed the team.

 

[Fitness0752]

You know what? I like your enthusiasm about this middle of the road team. It’s like you say some truthful and hurtful shit about them and cap it off with an exclamation mark and it’s exciting. It’s fresh. It’s new.

Good. That's what I was going for!

 

[Fitness0752]

Still making excuses for why Neil can’t make a trade after 5+ years?! At some point he has to be held accountable... this guy should not have a job if he is afraid to pull the trigger.

Huh!? What excuse?!

 

[TBpup]

I like defense....not that hard to understand...CJ and Collins were really bad on both sides of the ball but Chief gets the hate

I'm guessing because one is a rookie and one is an 8-year vet.

 

[LuckyShot]

Grabbing 13 rebounds?

,Sorry, I was referring mostly to his 3 point shooting.

 

[Hoopguru]

Not a good road trip at all.
Let’s see how they respond!

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Yeah...Gotta love moves that don't help the product on the floor and are done purely to save money...Unless that trade exception is used that was created when he was traded...that move is just a sterling example of how bad of shape this Blazers roster is in!

If we used that trade exception then it would at least be worth it as we just didn't send him away for nothing other than cap relief but I have this gut feeling Neil is not going to use it at all. I hope I am wrong.

And rational or not, if we don't make the playoffs, I am going to blame that on the guy who is not here as the reason we didn't get in this season on what is pretty much the same team as last season. (Not including the rookies.)

 

[HailBlazers]

Not a good road trip at all.
Let’s see how they respond!

Extremely disappointing we lost the Celtics game.

 

[Rhal]

Still making excuses for why Neil can’t make a trade after 5+ years?! At some point he has to be held accountable... this guy should not have a job if he is afraid to pull the trigger.

Making a trade to just make a trade is pretty stupid especially if it will possibly have horrible long term consequences. Neil has made trades, hell he made a great one last year but if your looking for a "allstar/super star" type trade how many of those have happened that we might have been able to get the last few years? Its not like Neil isn't working the phones and trying to get trades together but just making a move to make a move is idiotic.

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Making a trade to just make a trade is pretty stupid especially if it will possibly have horrible long term consequences. Neil has made trades, hell he made a great one last year but if your looking for a "allstar/super star" type trade how many of those have happened that we might have been able to get the last few years? Its not like Neil isn't working the phones and trying to get trades together but just making a move to make a move is idiotic.

While I for the most part agree with you we could get very close in getting that 'allstar/superstar' if Neil was just willing to listen to offers and trade CJ. Now I don't know who that player/s is but they are out there.

 

[Mediocre Man]

At least Zach Collins is ready.


For what, I have no idea

 

[HailBlazers]

While I for the most part agree with you we could get very close in getting that 'allstar/superstar' if Neil was just willing to listen to offers and trade CJ. Now I don't know who that player/s is but they are out there.

Sure. Like Blake Griffin, or Kevin Love. Pinnacles of health and durability.

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Sure. Like Blake Griffin, or Kevin Love. Pinnacles of health and durability.

I was thinking more of a wing.

 

[HailBlazers]

I was thinking more of a wing.

Unfortunately a premium these days.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Looks absolutely worn out

I think maybe he meant where was he last night?

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Unfortunately a premium these days.

Agreed. A McCollum premium.

 

[TBpup]

Unfortunately a premium these days.

So Olshey drafts 2 PF/C types. If you trade up for Collins, then you better believe he is going to have an impact at that position so why duplicate the position on Swanigan no matter how inspirational his story is?