Game Thread GAME# 79: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - APRIL 5, 2019 - FRIDAY, 7:30 PM, ESPN & NBCSNW

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How do you feel about home-and-away series during the regular season?


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I get it, and he probably is Tunchi I said after his 4th post... I just think why let him stick around to begin with he’s gonna troll and be trolled. Not my place to make that decision, just seems like in this case he wasnt the one who really started getting personal until a bunch of posters started trolling him right back.
He has 0 leeway. He shouldn't even be allowed to come back, technically. So when he starts shit-posting on Dame and complaining about no calls for the Nuggets, then that's what's gonna happen.

Im sure he blames me instead of himself.
 
You still have the fact the Paul Milsap scored 25 points got 7 rebounds and was 9-12 shooting in this game. He led the Nuggets in scoring for this game. They need to adjust Sunday and that adjustment better be giving Aminu help or to get a bigger body on him.

Lets see how the first half goes. I am fine with letting Zach close the game if PM is eating Aminu up.
 
He has 0 leeway. He shouldn't even be allowed to come back, technically. So when he starts shit-posting on Dame and complaining about no calls for the Nuggets, then that's what's gonna happen.

Im sure he blames me instead of himself.
Ok, I can buy he has 0 leeway, but why cant he post bad things on Dame or no calls on the Nuggets thats not exactly breaking forum rules... Its annoying sure but its a stretch imo to say he broke the rules for whats allowed here (at least tonight).

I mean ultimately I dont really care, Im not sure why Im posting about it. Other then I thought in some ways he was right, if Dame scores at his normal rate they probably win.
 
Well in the first half they were exploiting mismatches and it was working. Would you rather have Dame force bad shots against double teams? They had built a lead in the 1st quarter that the bench squandered. How is that Dame's fault?
They built a lead despite Dame’s abysmal play. He was 3-14 shooting.
 
The bigger worry to me on Sunday is that Barton and Harris went 3 -16 tonight (0-8 from deep) You know that won't continue.
Of course neither will Dame's 3-14
My guess is CJ and Seth play, Portland wins. Unfortunately this means Blazers will either be 4th or 5th.
 
Ok, I can buy he has 0 leeway, but why cant he post bad things on Dame or no calls on the Nuggets thats not exactly breaking forum rules... Its annoying sure but its a stretch imo to say he broke the rules for whats allowed here (at least tonight).

I mean ultimately I dont really care, Im not sure why Im posting about it. Other then I thought in some ways he was right, if Dame scores at his normal rate they probably win.
Are you sure you didn't just read it after a bunch of posts had been deleted?
 
My guess is CJ and Seth play, Portland wins. Unfortunately this means Blazers will either be 4th or 5th.
If Houston goes 1-1 (Phoenix, OKC)
And if we go 3-0 (Denver, Lakers, Kings)
And if Denver wins at least once (Utah, Minnesota)

then

Denver 54-28
Portland 53-29
Houston 53-29

That's our path to the third seed. We need OKC to lose a game (Bucks?) and the Clippers to win a game (at home vs Utah?) and Clippers get 6 seed.

That sets us with a 3-6 matchup with the Clippers that opens at the Moda Center next weekend.

That is the best case scenario.
 
You still have the fact the Paul Milsap scored 25 points got 7 rebounds and was 9-12 shooting in this game. He led the Nuggets in scoring for this game. They need to adjust Sunday and that adjustment better be giving Aminu help or to get a bigger body on him.
Paul had a great game and we saw what putting size on him looked like a couple times in this game. His footwork, handle, quickness and crafty foul drawing make it so that putting more size on him and calling it a day is no great solution. Great passer too so a double might help take him away, but there's little guarantee that Denver isn't still finding a great shot elsewhere.

Also went back and watched all of Denver's offensive possessions and Harkless was directly matched up with Millsap exactly 0 times. Switched with Aminu on a cross screen and was put in the basket... literally no other possession was Moe the primary defender.

And if Aminu is such a shitty post defender vs size and Moe is in fact the better option (which I still greatly disagree with), is he the better perimeter defender?

I think we all know the answer to that question.
 
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Ok, I can buy he has 0 leeway, but why cant he post bad things on Dame or no calls on the Nuggets thats not exactly breaking forum rules... Its annoying sure but its a stretch imo to say he broke the rules for whats allowed here (at least tonight).

I mean ultimately I dont really care, Im not sure why Im posting about it. Other then I thought in some ways he was right, if Dame scores at his normal rate they probably win.
Because hes a troll that tries to rile people up, and then plays the victim card when they do. He broke the rules by making another account.
 
Yeah, but there was still something seriously wrong with him tonight.

I don't know what he was doing in Denver anyways. He could stay home and watch this game with Nurk. How smart you have to be as a coach to look at the schedule in January and say: "This away game in Denver, just before the playoffs is going to be hard. Let's dont risk Lillard, this will be good oportunity to rest him a bit before playoffs. Instead let's win this Miami game after 5 days off." Yes, I still remember that game, when team was out of shape, cos they had too many days off(!). Instead Stotts decided to play Lillard 39 mins in one of the hardest places to play and it is just after Nurk injury. Again - how smart you have to be to predict a L in this game and rest your star is something I really don't understand.
 
Denver guards did a good keeping attached to Dame most of the game. They made it tuff on him. Aminu Kanter Hood Layman Turner had good offensive game tonight. My worries is there no rim proctor in there and give Kanter credit he working hard in there but he still limited on that end. Our guards is not slowing down anybody and without Nurk there know buddy back there to bail them out.
 
I don't know what he was doing in Denver anyways. He could stay home and watch this game with Nurk. How smart you have to be as a coach to look at the schedule in January and say: "This away game in Denver, just before the playoffs is going to be hard. Let's dont risk Lillard, this will be good oportunity to rest him a bit before playoffs. Instead let's win this Miami game after 5 days off." Yes, I still remember that game, when team was out of shape, cos they had too many days off(!). Instead Stotts decided to play Lillard 39 mins in one of the hardest places to play and it is just after Nurk injury. Again - how smart you have to be to predict a L in this game and rest your star is something I really don't understand.
You think itd be smart to throw games with playoff seeding on the line? Seriously?
 
You think itd be smart to throw games with playoff seeding on the line? Seriously?
Yeah that doesn't make sense. I think all this resting is bullshit really. Michael Jordan used to play every game. Fuck, he played all out in preseason. And he was fine in playoffs. If you're in shape, you should be able to handle it.
 
Yeah that doesn't make sense. I think all this resting is bullshit really. Michael Jordan used to play every game. Fuck, he played all out in preseason. And he was fine in playoffs. If you're in shape, you should be able to handle it.
Its not about being able to handle it, its that Pop showed stars that hey if you rest yourselves you can prolong your career and keep getting big paydays.
 
Yeah that doesn't make sense. I think all this resting is bullshit really. Michael Jordan used to play every game. Fuck, he played all out in preseason. And he was fine in playoffs. If you're in shape, you should be able to handle it.
Yup, there are also a couple days off between our last regular season game and first playoff game. 3 if our first game is Sunday.
 
Yup, there are also a couple days off between our last regular season game and first playoff game. 3 if our first game is Sunday.
I hate it for a few reasons, the end of the last couple seasons has been a freaking Joke. It also means when you play teams is increasingly important. Sucks if you play teams when they’re trying early in the year and other teams get to beat up on them after theyve stopped trying.
 

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