Game Thread GAME# 7: BULLS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 5, 2021 - TUESDAY, 7:30, NBATV & NBCSNW

[lawai'a]

Win it for Layla!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kjironman1]

The Blazers have 12 games in the next 20 days. Two games on the road at Sacramento. Weird scheduling thing where they play one in Sac on the 9th and then come back and play the Raptors on the 11th and then they go back down to Sac on the 13th.
By the end of this home stand they will be much closer to where i would expect them to be playing as a team. They have two B2B's during this stretch. What i am looking for is Nurk to be in shape by the end of this stretch and enough time in the gym on days off to coordinate and work on defensive schemes they will be able to use for the rest of the season. While at home they can go into the gym on their day off and work on issues they have. They cannot do that on the road with the Covid restrictions. My thinking is they can get as amny as 8 of the next 12 which would put them at 11-7.
How would you feel about that?

Edit-

Then a split on the 6 game road trip puts them at 14-10 which would be pretty much in line with were they should be no?

Then from Jan 28th to Feb 26th they have 16 games with 12 of them on the road. a split on that brutal grind gets them 22-18

 

[THE HCP]

Oregon Scoreboard is giving the Blazers 10.5 points. Holy shit that's a tempting bet on Chicago.

I think the Blazers will win, just not by Double Digits.

We win by 15 tonight

 

[Tince]

Early to make too much of it, but we're 5th in the league in assist/turnover ratio. This is a much more important stat than either one individually.

 

[LayneStaley]

If we lose this one the Harden trade goes down tomorrow. Bulls are real bad.

 

[BigGameDamian]

If we lose this one the Harden trade goes down tomorrow. Bulls are real bad.

If we lose, Stotts gets canned. Get the red flag ready!

 

[Labinot41]

Good morning in the morning

 

[riverman]

Go Blazers!!!

 

[Labinot41]

Nurk finally cut his hair

 

[TBpup]

Maybe @THE HCP can answer this question....or anyone else.

Who is in charge of getting, making, creating, or obtaining the intro music? There was a year or so ago it seemed really bad, but this season's almost puts a person to sleep. It so monotonous.

 

[TBpup]

OPJ....still like him as a 3&D player.

 

[Darkwebs]

4 threes by the Blazers. Blazing hot start!

 

[Labinot41]

What a shooting haha

 

[bobf]

We to not settle Nurk. High IQ play

 

[BigGameDamian]

Jesus Nurk...

 

[bobf]

Nice board Nurk

 

[illmatic99]

Jusuf is pressing. Need to get him on the move on some P&Rs

 

[bobf]

Arghhhh

 

[TBpup]

Nurk looks a little more active tonight....nice to see.

 

[TBpup]

Hurd at least pointed out CJ missing DJJ on the easy lob attempt.

 

[Tince]

The Dame/CJ show has been far more productive than moving the ball around to everyone so far.

 

[bobf]

Stick with it Nurk

 

[bobf]

Why was that a TO?

 

[James lamphear]

Not bad start the opportunity is there for other players so shots right now is balance.

 

[Labinot41]

As soon as Nurkic has the ball, bad things happens. Offense was in good flow until Nurkic touched the ball to much

 

[illmatic99]

Man, can we stop forcefeeding nurk in post ups? hit him where he's most comfortable. Side P&R with Dame with shooters on the weakside.

Come on, big man. Get thru this funk

 

[bobf]

Way gun it CJ

 

[bobf]

Nurk seems 1/2 second “off”

 

[illmatic99]

Way gun it CJ

got no problem with that shot if it's a three in secondary transition

 

[Labinot41]

Stotts can't wait to bring melo in