Game Thread GAME# 72: MAVERICKS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 23, 2016 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM (PDT), KGW

[Pinwheel1]

Horrible fucking call

 

[julius]

That is a TERRIBLE call

Damian never should have put the ref in the position to have to make that call.

 

[blue9]

While any and all wins are needed, this was not a confidence-inspiring win by any means.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Aminu 1-7 from three.

He should take about 3 per game

 

[Pinwheel1]

While any and all wins are needed, this was not a confidence-inspiring win by any means.

We had to have it

 

[B-Roy]

Damian never should have put the ref in the position to have to make that call.

Making literally every mistake in the book.

 

[julius]

He should take about 3 per game

only in the shoot around.

 

[blue9]

He should take about 3 per game

To be fair, I believe two of them were against the shot clock. But regardless, I don't want him on the team, let alone shooting 3s.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

good get it to CJ

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Good Guys Win!

 

[DaLincolnJones]

woot woot woot

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[riverman]

Good win! 37 wins! 6 more to make 43 and it's lookin' better and better!

 

[Pinwheel1]

To be fair, I believe two of them were against the shot clock. But regardless, I don't want him on the team, let alone shooting 3s.

Aminu is a very good role player off the bench. Very versatile with his 7'3" wing span. But I think that long wing span also hurts you when you are shooting 3's.

 

[Jade Falcon]

I LMAO at that, thank you.

Good win team! Goodnight.

 

[B-Roy]

Good game.

Nice to see Stotts can actually make adjustments. Wish he did it in the games before.

 

[KingSpeed]

While any and all wins are needed, this was not a confidence-inspiring win by any means.

Confidence inspiring win to me. Dallas needed this desperately and we're playing very hard and we still beat them to hold onto 6th place in the west, same as last year. I feel great about this team. Go Blazers!!

 

[KingSpeed]

Aminu double double with great D and he is shooting career high 35% from three this year. Better than Wes Matthews. This is no time to bash Aminu.

 

[riverman]

Big win, huge win...means a lot towards keeping the 6 seed! Go Blazers!!

 

[blue9]

Aminu is a very good role player off the bench. Very versatile with his 7'3" wing span. But I think that long wing span also hurts you when you are shooting 3's.

Perhaps. I just hate watching stupid players with minimal skill. I'd rather not watch him ever again. And I maintain that if he had the average arm-length for a guy his size he wouldn't be in the NBA. For every good thing he does he does 2-3 bad things.

 

[HailBlazers]

Perhaps. I just hate watching stupid players with minimal skill. I'd rather not watch him ever again. And I maintain that if he had the average arm-length for a guy his size he wouldn't be in the NBA. For every good thing he does he does 2-3 bad things.

Defense is a skill, hater.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

All five Trail Blazers starters scored in double figures for the first time since Feb. 6 at Houston.

 

[blue9]

Defense is a skill, hater.

He's not a good defender. He has occasional good defensive plays, but aside from those highly visible plays his defense kinda sucks. He loses his man quite often, and that pick/roll defense that we saw in this game was a joke - it did literally nothing to keep their guards from getting to the rim AND left Dirk open at the same time. Just because he comes up with a few blocks and pokes the ball away every now and then doesn't mean he's a good defender. The only time he's good is when he stays with his man, which is almost never.
And again, I'd argue that it's almost entirely his arm-length that makes him a "good" defender. Physical attributes, NOT skill.

 

[KingSpeed]

Defense is a skill, hater.

And good defense takes smarts.

 

[KingSpeed]

He's not a good defender. He has occasional good defensive plays, but aside from those highly visible plays his defense kinda sucks. He loses his man quite often, and that pick/roll defense that we saw in this game was a joke - it did literally nothing to keep their guards from getting to the rim AND left Dirk open at the same time. Just because he comes up with a few blocks and pokes the ball away every now and then doesn't mean he's a good defender. The only time he's good is when he stays with his man, which is almost never.

Ask Paul George if Aminu is a good defender.

 

[kjironman1]

Aminu double double with great D and he is shooting career high 35% from three this year. Better than Wes Matthews. This is no time to bash Aminu.

Yeah he has been shooting very poorly as of recent but along with 10 points and 10 rebounds he also got 2 blocks, 2 steals and an assist. The 3-12 shooting with 1-7 from 3 was hard to take and tough to watch.

 

[Scalma]

Aminus defense in the 4th saved the game.

Harkless should permanently start from here on out. Vonleh got his development in this year, but it's go time now.

 

[Sinobas]

I called him out on something he DID. Didn't call him a name. Then he calls me an 8 year old. Now THAT is a personal attack.

Did it turn you on?

 

[dead247]

Poll response: Rick Carlisle as Fire Marshall Bill

Seriously, can't Cuban hire Jim Carey for just one game to stand in as Mavs head coach?

 

[kjironman1]

Aminus defense in the 4th saved the game.

Harkless should permanently start from here on out. Vonleh got his development in this year, but it's go time now.

I really just wish harkless could shoot the ball. Until he can he is a huge liability. They simply don't have to cover the guy on the perimeter.