Game Thread GAME# 56: BLAZERS @ THUNDER - FEBRUARY 11, 2019 - MONDAY, 5:00 PM, NBCSNW

[H.C.]

Props to PG13....he is legit. Why Olshey wouldn't offer up CJ for him is beyond me.

Dipo + Sabonis is a better offer than Portland could've made without including Lillard.
Irrational hate on this site is getting old.

 

[DDolla]

Steve Kerr please please rest your players against the Blazers so we can win.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Coach has to stop him; that's his job.

I think most of us clear minded people here recognize that he isn't all that great at his job. If Evan Turner is gonna keep chucking threes then maybe Nurk should keep chucking those jumpers? I'm in the upside down...

 

[Chris Craig]

Props to PG13....he is legit. Why Olshey wouldn't offer up CJ for him is beyond me.

Prichard wouldn't have taken him, and I don't blame him.

 

[James lamphear]

Well until the 1st unit start figuring how to play together CJ we will continue to struggle. Nice job bench 42 points.

 

[Chris Craig]

Steve Kerr please please rest your players against the Blazers so we can win.

Every team comes to play us, no resting

 

[TBpup]

5/20

14-42 between our guards. People get on Westbrick for being a chucker (which he is) but he had more assists and rebounds than our two starting guards.....combined.

 

[B-Roy]

14-42 between our guards. People get on Westbrick for being a chucker (which he is) but he had more assists and rebounds than our two starting guards.....combined.

Lillard had 31 points on his 9/21. That is still good efficiency. CJ had 13 on his 5/20

 

[Chris Craig]

Who was it asking about doubling Paul George.

Not one single time. 47 points and counting....

In 42 minutes of play

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Laymansanity.

 

[Scalma]

So what’s it going to take for Layman to start? Why did Harkless get more minutes than Hood?

 

[TBpup]

Lillard had 31 points on his 9/21. That is still good efficiency. CJ had 13 on his 5/20

NBA.com has Dame 9-22. And yes, he got a lot of points due to FT's, but the shooting percentage was nothing efficient. Certainly CJ was way worse.

 

[Chris Craig]

Can feel the frustration in my bones

 

[Strenuus]

This team is going to get rocked in the playoffs. lol.

 

[SynTax]

This loss was expected - can't be too upset about it. I really liked the team playing a lot better in the second half. Props where props are due. My biggest complaint is how on Earth this is our second straight OKC game @ OKC where we're on the second of a B2B. How are we getting that sort of disadvantage in scheduling vs. a division rival?

Also. I love Jake Layman.

 

[DDolla]

Damn we could have Paul George for CJ

 

[wizenheimer]

This team is no different than last years.

you can't just make changes around the 7th-10th men in the rotation and expect a better team

 

[Chris Craig]

At least we don't have to play in OKC anymore this season...until we see them in the playoffs.

 

[TBpup]

Blazers now 3.5 games out of the #9 spot....very similar to last year. This road trip could take a big toll.

 

[BonesJones]

you can't just make changes around the 7th-10th men in the rotation and expect a better team

I can expect the coach to learn from his mistakes though, right?

Who am I kiddin...

 

[James lamphear]

14-42 between our guards. People get on Westbrick for being a chucker (which he is) but he had more assists and rebounds than our two starting guards.....combined.

Well there been consistent they got there 40 plus shots tonight for our starting guards. And we are 1-3 since that 5 day break when CJ and Dame puts up over 40 shots. What happened to the sharing and getting players involved before that break and doing so we were winning.

 

[Chris Craig]

Has the aquisition of Hood thrown a wrench in the Blazers chemistry?

 

[BonesJones]

The new girl at the Blackrock I go to every day is a Blazer fan so we just vented to each other... Lmao.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

So what’s it going to take for Layman to start? Why did Harkless get more minutes than Hood?

I think the bigger problem is getting more shots for Layman consistently.

Nurkic went from putting up historical numbers to getting no more than 7 shots a game. It's honestly unforgiving and pitiful.

Nurk and Layman shoot great percentages but they hardly get shots. This is absolutely on the coach and we're going to absolutely get wasted in the playoffs if we continue playing this way.

Hint - we will.

 

[James lamphear]

This team is going to get rocked in the playoffs. lol.

Not necessarily they make the playoffs.

 

[kjironman1]

Thing is, Laymans defense has been just as good.

I watched a possession where Layman was 1v1 on Russ. He did pretty good. Stayed in front of him. Made him take a long two that Russ missed terribly.

 

[TBpup]

Has the aquisition of Hood thrown a wrench in the Blazers chemistry?

I don't know about 'wrench'....but there are too many players. With Hood coming in, a rotation player needed to go out. You can't play 11 players and have players knowing what their roles are....outside of CJ knowing he is going to ISO chuck as much as possible.

 

[wizenheimer]

Props to PG13....he is legit. Why Olshey wouldn't offer up CJ for him is beyond me.

Olshey offered some horseshit reason like "why would we trade CJ for PG, we want CJ AND PG.

Let this game be yet another reminder.

Our GM drafted Aminu ahead of Paul George

lol...no wonder he wouldn't trade CJ for PG

 

[B-Roy]

NBA.com has Dame 9-22. And yes, he got a lot of points due to FT's, but the shooting percentage was nothing efficient. Certainly CJ was way worse.

Free throws count for efficiency.....

Dame still found a way to be effective, while CJ did not.

 

[Chris Craig]

Not necessarily they make the playoffs.

They will. It will be a 6th or 7th seed. No homecourt advantage. 1 round exit.