Game Thread GAME# 60: BLAZERS @ PACERS - FEBRUARY 28, 2016 - SUNDAY, 3:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

[oldmangrouch]

No such thing as a bad win - but those last 5-6 minutes were fugly!

 

[riverman]

Great back to back road win! Good team effort! Go Blazers!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[riverman]

11 more wins to my 43 prediction...it's lookin' good!

 

[PtldPlatypus]

The Pacers won 3 of the 4 quarters. :MARIS61:

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Portland finishes February with a 9-2 record, third best in the month in team history (12-2, 1999-2000; 11-2, 1977-78).

 

[Jade Falcon]

That was a thoroughly irritating 4th Quarter. But good win nevertheless! GO BLAZERS!

 

[noknobs]

Our defensive rebounding the last three games has been HORRIBLE. Needs to improve if we want to keep winning.

And 2 points in the last 5:38, are you shitting me?

Glad we won but God that was annoying.

 

[Eastoff]

What's with that Cj jump shot with 8 seconds left?

 

[riverman]

I'm with a friend now who watches a LOT of basketball and, I know this sounds crazy, but she thinks we can win the championship this year. There. I said it.

Tell Mrs HCP hello from all of us!

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Stotts needs to figure out how to give Harkless some minutes. Just because Meyers has had two good games doesn't mean Moe should be riding the bench and vice versa.

 

[Denny Crane]

Portland finishes February with a 9-2 record, third best in the month in team history (12-2, 1999-2000; 11-2, 1977-78).

Strength of schedule. @HCP

 

[riverman]

Stotts needs to figure out how to give Harkless some minutes. Just because Meyers has had two good games doesn't mean Moe should be riding the bench and vice versa.

nah...you just don't bench a guy who's having a night like that...either way. It's matchups with Stotts, not personal..Mo will get a shot at some pt

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The Trail Blazers have won their last five road games. Portland is fifth team to win five straight road games this year (CLE, GS, LAC, SA).

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Stotts needs to figure out how to give Harkless some minutes. Just because Meyers has had two good games doesn't mean Moe should be riding the bench and vice versa.

Been thinking about this a bit lately. Stotts wants to win, but I'd bet he's been instructed to play both Harkless and Leonard due to both having RFA status coming up. Since they are clearly the 9th and 10th men in the rotation, he's not willing to give both of them significant PT in the same game, do he's basically giving the minutes in two-week increments. Harkless will likely be back in the rotation after this road trip.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

"Our team would not be the same without Ed Davis. He's a huge part of what we do." -Dame

 

[KingSpeed]

5 game win streak on the road right now,

 

[B-Roy]

That was SO fun. I had a blast. Met MB and Rice in person but forgot to ask for a picture agh. Will post some pics when I get backm

 

[chris_in_pdx]

I've been a fan of this franchise for 40+ years, and I think the last time I had this much fun watching a Blazer team was 98-99, the strike shortened season. The Blazers were not expected to do anything, but decided as a team to practice together through the strike, and compiled an incredible 35-15 season, and finally fell to the equally hot Spurs. That season was fun as hell. This one is turning out to be just as.

 

[42N8Bounce]

First time 4 games over 500 this year!

 

[julius]

Looks like that kid is taking a shatner there.

 

[42N8Bounce]

Oh yeah...

 

[42N8Bounce]

Sly on the Blazer post game show!!

Way to go Sly!

 

[Draco]

Stotts needs to figure out how to give Harkless some minutes. Just because Meyers has had two good games doesn't mean Moe should be riding the bench and vice versa.

It's easy to say a player needs more minutes.

Who's minutes should he cut?

 

[Trackjack]

Good win 2-0 on the road.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Sly on the Blazer post game show!!
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Way to go Sly!

They like me! They really really like me!

Thanks for the screen cap!

 

[oldmangrouch]

It's easy to say a player needs more minutes.

Who's minutes should he cut?

Vonleh isn't exactly lighting it up.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Vonleh isn't exactly lighting it up.

Crabbe who has really dropped off could also lose 2 minutes each half.

 

[HolyBackboard]

Vonleh isn't exactly lighting it up.

Vonleh's on-ball defense is impressive and his jump shot is starting to come around. It's hard to be real productive when you're getting 2-3 looks a game.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

This game made me excited for next year. Why? We are running a PF rotation of Vonleh, Biebs. Getting a good PF seems like an easy to make a significant upgrade.