Game Thread GAME# 7: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - OCTOBER 30, 2018 - TUESDAY, 5:00 PM (PDT), NBCSNW

[SIeepwalker]

The Rockets are terrible, please win this game Blazers

 

[BonesJones]

The SLIGHTEST pump fake and Aminu is so out of position on Gordon. Be better!

For a "good defender", his closeouts are awful.

 

[ripcityboy]

Oh BTW, Happy Halloween everybody.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

The SLIGHTEST pump fake and Aminu is so out of position on Gordon. Be better!

This has literally been Aminu all year. His close outs are so bad...

 

[Jade Falcon]

I missed the first couple of minutes. Is Nurk still a turnstile on Defense?

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

For a "good defender", his closeouts are awful.

Lol you beat me by a second.

 

[LuckyShot]

The SLIGHTEST pump fake and Aminu is so out of position on Gordon. Be better!

Aminu is a better post defender than a perimeter defender. He like... hops laterally instead of sliding if that makes any sense. Can't change directions efficiently.

 

[Strenuus]

I missed the first couple of minutes. Is Nurk still a turnstile on Defense?

Btw, there's a portland feed on reddit. nba4live19

 

[James lamphear]

But Nurk putting better effort tonight with 4 boards already.

 

[Strenuus]

That miss by Capela...

 

[BonesJones]

What an effort by ET

 

[Strenuus]

LOL ET.

 

[hoopsjock]

Fucking two turnovers by Turner in a minute.

 

[SIeepwalker]

Good effort ET

 

[Strenuus]

And then that...

 

[ripcityboy]

When CJ puts his arms up in somebody's face he looks like a doll.

 

[SIeepwalker]

wtf

 

[Strenuus]

Fucking two turnovers by Turner in a minute.

To be fair, the 2nd TO is on the team not getting open.

 

[LuckyShot]

Is it not possible to run the same offense the 2nd unit runs with the 1st unit?

 

[hoopsjock]

To be fair, the 2nd TO is on the team not getting open.

No it's not, you have to throw the ball in. Just lob it up to Nurk if you can't find anyone. No excuse for a 5 second call.

 

[BonesJones]

Hartenstein sighting.

 

[BonesJones]

Good move C.J.

 

[BonesJones]

Why do we jump at every pump fake?

 

[SIeepwalker]

fuck

 

[ripcityboy]

Hartenstein sighting.

His dad played with about five different guys I know.

 

[BonesJones]

C.J. isolated a big man in order to create a pass for someone else. I'm okay with that.

 

[BonesJones]

His dad played without five different guys I know.

?

 

[hoopsjock]

Those are the type of fouls Zach needs to avoid. There is absolutely no need to be that close and physical with Carmelo on the perimeter. Just stay down with your hands up.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Zach jumped, but his defense was solid up until that point. The important part is he has the foot quickness to keep up when he gets stuck on the perimeter like that.

 

[BonesJones]

Dame went from 90 to 92 in the latest 2K update. Collins from 70 to 74.