Game Thread GAME# 64: BLAZERS VS CELTICS - MAY 2, 2021 - SUNDAY, 4:30, NBATV & NBCSNW

[bobf]

Because it’s fools gold. You’ll see in the playoffs. If they even make it.

Theres nothing “you’ll see” about it. Everyone already knows when the Blazers face a better team in the playoffs there’s a good chance they’ll lose and they could even miss the playoffs. You pretending to know we will lose in the first round is just that - you pretending.

 

[bobf]

why should I try to explain your theory?

do I think Dame deserves more calls than he gets? sure...I'm a Blazer fan. That he doesn't get as many calls as I think he should doesn't have to mean anything more than a combination of my homer glasses and some missed calls. I'd bet the fans of just about any star player with high usage who dribble-drives a lot thinks his guy deserves more calls. Big surprise

and why the fuck are you reacting so aggressively to my dismissal of your conspiracy theory? It's a pretty wacky theory

Luka and Carlisle got ejected from last night’s game for calls on Luka. Honestly if you look at the decrease in calls for Luka since last year he may have more reason to be upset than Blazer fans.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Because it’s fools gold. You’ll see in the playoffs. If they even make it.

This seems to be a bit harsh? I think they will make the playoffs.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Theres nothing “you’ll see” about it. Everyone already knows when the Blazers face a better team in the playoffs there’s a good chance they’ll lose and they could even miss the playoffs. You pretending to know we will lose in the first round is just that - you pretending.

So then I must have answered the posters question

 

[AldoTrapani]

What would it take for you to believe that they've flipped the proverbial switch? Or do you believe that it's simply not possible?

Yes it’s not possible imo. Defense sucks. Melo and kanter still play together. Nurkic isn’t completely reliable. Coaching has been an issue for awhile now and will continue to be.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Yes it’s not possible imo. Defense sucks. Melo and kanter still play together. Nurkic isn’t completely reliable. Coaching has been an issue for awhile now and will continue to be.

So you haven't seen a difference in defensive effectiveness/intensity in these past 4 games? Or is that what you're referring to as "fool's gold"?

 

[maxiep]

Luka and Carlisle got ejected from last night’s game for calls on Luka. Honestly if you look at the decrease in calls for Luka since last year he may have more reason to be upset than Blazer fans.

There were 30 seconds left in the game and Luka got tossed because the threw the ball from under the Kings basket to the other side of the court. Luka then screamed at the ref about the delay of game tech and Carlisle went ape shit after Luka got tossed. Game was over. It was Kabuki.

 

[stampedehero]

Just 3 offensive rebounds and no second-chance points but Blazers post fourth straight win on six-game trip (yahoo.com)

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

PM them to me and I'll post them. I'd like to see someone send a letter to the Blazers about me!

If you can't imagine at least one of them on your own, you might have another problem besides your ball-hogging, Carmelo.

 

[bobf]

There were 30 seconds left in the game and Luka got tossed because the threw the ball from under the Kings basket to the other side of the court. Luka then screamed at the ref about the delay of game tech and Carlisle went ape shit after Luka got tossed. Game was over. It was Kabuki.

I didn’t see the game just read an article. Even if he got tossed at the very end when the game was decided, it sounds like he was still pissed about an earlier offensive foul. Point remains every attacking player faces lots of missed and bad calls. Doncic is nearing suspension and I bet most of his T’s are on non calls or bad calls when he’s got the ball.

“Doncic's first technical foul Sunday was called after he disagreed with an offensive foul call crew chief Rodney Mott made against him with 10:23 remaining in the second quarter.”

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Melo's magic hair!

 

[James lamphear]

What would it take for you to believe that they've flipped the proverbial switch? Or do you believe that it's simply not possible?

Only fool gold is him due to him I told you so how this team is but you notice he been off since this run due to majority of the time we are actually playing the right way.

 

[handiman]

Melo's magic hair!

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Chris Paul has eyes in the back of his head, Carmelo has an ear on the back of his head ... so he can keep tabs on all the S2'ers bitching about him.

 

[BonesJones]

I can’t help that notice negative posters @BonesJones, @Natebishop3,
and @AldoTrapani all aren’t celebrating a 4th-straight road win. Why?

What the fuck? I was doing my postgame show... Do I need to post rainbows and butterflies in here while I'm live in order to keep you happy?

 

[Scalma]

What the fuck? I was doing my postgame show... Do I need to post rainbows and butterflies in here while I'm live in order to keep you happy?

I was wondering why you weren’t at the parade.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

I don't think it's fools gold because I don't think it's gold. The fact that they've played much better since the "enough is enough" thing can't be disputed. Is it sustainable? I don't know. What I do know is that you're right about the playoffs. I do not think the team that we have, playing at this level, can win a first round series against the Nuggets, Clippers, Suns, or Jazz. You're also right to feel like there's still a good chance that we end up in the play-ins where we could definitely lose. I know that's your desired outcome and I don't blame you for it.

I thought you were supposed to be over the moon if we beat the Celtics. You promised that.

its difficult for me to get excited, i want terry stotts gone, even if it means missing out on the playoffs or losing in the 1st round

whatever it takes, today more than ever, fire terry stotts!

So you'd rather us lose in playoffs if it means we get a new coach that may or may not be better than Stotts? Wow.

 

[Carmelo Anthony]

If you can't imagine at least one of them on your own, you might have another problem besides your ball-hogging, Carmelo.

I don't get paid for my imagination

 

[blazerkor]

I thought you were supposed to be over the moon if we beat the Celtics. You promised that.



So you'd rather us lose in playoffs if it means we get a new coach that may or may not be better than Stotts? Wow.

"Enough is enough" is real, that's all I was waiting to see. If we had actually made a meaningful change and we have. I don't know who that change makes us better than in spots 6-10 but at no point am I going to think that our team as the roster is constructed and coached will beat any of Utah, Phoenix, Denver or either LA team in a seven game series without major injuries.

That being said, I'm just glad to see our guys with different body language and playing with more focus. I love watching our team in good times and in bad but it's more fun to see the guys taking pride in their work. It also sucks to see guys that you root for as down as they had been. So I expect the team to fight, I expect us to finish the regular season competing and have no idea what else to expect. We could be the sixth seed and we could be in the lotto.