Game Thread GAME# 6: BLAZERS @ MAVERICKS - NOVEMBER 4, 2016 - FRIDAY, 5:30 (PDT), CSNNW

[Blazinaway]

What an amazing start to the season for Lillard. Now if only the rest of the team could get the memo.

Its just that we fall apart when Dame is out, we gotta sort out the CJ/ET combo cause it's sucking big time so far

 

[Trackjack]

Every road win is great win and thumb up to Dame Plum Aminu for his double double. Bench play got good rebounding from Crabbe and Turner.

 

[EGame]

I can't believe there was this big of a meltdown in a win.

A win is a win, but you are fooling yourself if you don't think this team has major issues.

 

[B-Roy]

I can't believe there was this big of a meltdown in a win.

They beat an 0-4 team without their best player. And it took 42 points from your best player to get it done.

This team needs to figure shit out. That's not something I expected after bringing back pretty much the exact same team as last year.

 

[DUB]

Napier really steadied the team when he was in. His stats don't look flashy 3 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast in 9 min, but he was +13. Napier was the only + from our bench, everyone else was a -. All of our starters were +.

 

[Sinobas]

They beat an 0-4 team without their best player. And it took 42 points from your best player to get it done.

This team needs to figure shit out. That's not something I expected after bringing back pretty much the exact same team as last year.

They have been terrible all year whenever Damian leaves the court. But to be fair, this would have been a 25 point blow out if the refs had called a fair game. They keep calling blocking fouls on one end, and changes on the other for the same thing (actually the blocking fouls they called on us looked like charges and vice versa)

 

[Scalma]

Napier really steadied the team when he was in. His stats don't look flashy 3 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast in 9 min, but he was +13. Napier was the only + from our bench, everyone else was a -. All of our starters were +.

Funny how much better our offense looks when it's being run by an actual PG.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Funny how much better our offense looks when it's being run by an actual PG.

Stotts has plans to start either Meyers or Evan and bench Damian.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Watch.

 

[riverman]

What better time for a GM to evaluate who to trade than 6 games into the season..sometimes there are no mistakes but most coaches say you can't tell shit about a team until around Christmas...what I see is a team trying to play defense better and not yet fluid at keeping up the offensive flow...playing hard defense will tire the legs on offense until they find the balance and timing...we look awkward for at least a quarter of every one of the 6 games so far. People melted down at the beginning of last season when Gerald Henderson starting getting on the court...took awhile and he found a groove...Turner is at least playing defense and rebounding....almost all his boards are defensive boards...until he improves though, he's Evan Turnover to me

 

[illmatic99]

Terry seeing what I saw tonight. that wasnt just Dame getting hot. He was defending well, making the absolute perfect reads, showing restraint.



The mark of a good player becoming a great player is that very same restraint. Sure you can get buckets any time you want. But Dame ripped Dallas' heart out with smarts. This is incredible. Reminds me of the leap Steph took 2 yrs ago

 

[riverman]

Portland has a real superstar again!

 

[illmatic99]

They beat an 0-4 team without their best player. And it took 42 points from your best player to get it done.

This team needs to figure shit out. That's not something I expected after bringing back pretty much the exact same team as last year.

Dallas might have been 0-4 but they were clawing for their lives tonight. Much like Phx last game.

 

[riverman]

Dallas might have been 0-4 but they were clawing for their lives tonight. Much like Phx last game.

The West is so much tougher across the board this year

 

[BlayZa]

so far the off season $ spending was a complete fuckin waste

 

[Tunchi]

A win is a win, but you are fooling yourself if you don't think this team has major issues.

Their not that good your def right

 

[KingSpeed]

A win is a win, but you are fooling yourself if you don't think this team has major issues.

Every team has issues. Warriors went 73-9 and still lost title. Cavs changed coaches. It's always something. But you find a way to win anyway. If you can.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Its just that we fall apart when Dame is out, we gotta sort out the CJ/ET combo cause it's sucking big time so far

I didn't like the Turner signing at the time and I still doubt it's going to work out. Anything can happen I guess?

 

[KingSpeed]

Napier really steadied the team when he was in. His stats don't look flashy 3 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast in 9 min, but he was +13. Napier was the only + from our bench, everyone else was a -. All of our starters were +.

Because he's the PG that unit needs.

 

[Darkwebs]

Because he's the PG that unit needs.

But not the one that it deserves.

 

[riverman]

so far the off season $ spending was a complete fuckin waste

not paying off short term but I think the idea was a long term payoff....they value the investment but we're just watching the stock drop early...it'll make gains down the road

 

[KingSpeed]

Portland has a real superstar again!

First since Drexler.

 

[riverman]

Because he's the PG that unit needs.

I've gotten little reaction but again....CJ is a natural 6 man to me....a shooter...guy who picks up the scoring off the bench...this is my biggest wish for the current roster...I'd start Crabbe in his place..he's the next Jason Terry or Manu Ginobli....unleash the beast! Let him play with Napier as the pt guard

 

[KingSpeed]

I've gotten little reaction but again....CJ is a natural 6 man to me....a shooter...guy who picks up the scoring off the bench...this is my biggest wish for the current roster...I'd start Crabbe in his place

CJ IS our 6th man but he starts too. We yank him early and then bring him back when Dame goes out.

 

[riverman]

CJ IS our 6th man but he starts too. We yank him early and then bring him back when Dame goes out.

I want our starting 2 guard to have length and be more of a 3 and D guy...Crabbe to me is that guy

 

[Tunchi]

@Tunchi Can we finally get you to admit Lillard is better than Lowry?

Yup he is. He's done exactly what I needed to see.

Efficient Efficient Efficient

 

[riverman]

From what I've seen...CJ will never be a pt guard...he's a shooter

 

[Tunchi]

not paying off short term but I think the idea was a long term payoff....they value the investment but we're just watching the stock drop early...it'll make gains down the road

How do you know?

 

[illmatic99]

This is gorgeous.

When did AC learn to do this?

 

[Sinobas]

so far the off season $ spending was a complete fuckin waste

A compounding problem with that, is the coach is pressed to play the guys with the big contracts. If Napier players, that means either Crabbe or Turner get little time