Game Thread GAME# 79: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - APRIL 5, 2018 - THURSDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), NBCSNW

[tykendo]

Love the clip of Baldwin stripping Harden, then Harden trying to bully Baldwin and getting it stolen again, and the fucker still throws his arms up to complain to the refs. He's a piece of shit. I'm not a fan of the Warriors and I've been wanting someone to end their run, but not this Houston team. Fuck these guys. I hope karma fucks them with a cold iron stake.

Word!

 

[jlprk]

And your avatar looks as annoying as I imagine you to be. Seriously, I get my avatar might piss people off, but yours looks as punchable as that Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli.

Love you too jlprk.

Neither of us looks anything like our avatars, but that's the fun in posting politics while disguised. It gives us keyboard kourage.

 

[Scalma]

I’m actually ok with that shot going to CJ. No one else has proven they can get off a shot in less than a second. He was the best option regardless of his struggles.

I wasn’t ok with the rest of his game though.

 

[tykendo]

Dame plans to play Saturday per Quick

I just worry about him coming back too soon.

 

[LuckyShot]

I like the idea of playing Baldwin next to Dame. They can cross match as needed on D, he can handle the ball and slash and kick to Dame, and if he can hit the occasional spot up 3 he could be a great fit. Bring him off the bench for CJ.

 

[tykendo]

Neither of us looks anything like our avatars, but that's the fun in posting politics while disguised. It gives us keyboard kourage.

Nothing wrong with Whitsitt. He was key to the Blazers success at one point atleast.

 

[H.C.]

I’m actually ok with that shot going to CJ. No one else has proven they can get off a shot in less than a second. He was the best option regardless of his struggles.

I wasn’t ok with the rest of his game though.

The should should've went to Nards as he's guaranteed to make 50% of his swish3's.

 

[tykendo]

Ed will rejoin the team on this trip, specific game tbd per Quick

great news

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Stotts on Baldwin and more (swears of respect/happiness a couple of times)

 

[Shaboid]

I was unable to watch today's game. It sounds like I'm lucky, this page of the thread looks BAD.

Also, the box score looks real bad too.. After CJ and Nurk, Baldwin IV had the most minutes. WOW.

 

[Jade Falcon]

The should should've went to Nards as he's guaranteed to make 50% of his swish3's.

He can throw the ball in with his dog toys and jeep parts.

 

[tykendo]

I like the idea of playing Baldwin next to Dame. They can cross match as needed on D, he can handle the ball and slash and kick to Dame, and if he can hit the occasional spot up 3 he could be a great fit. Bring him off the bench for CJ.

I think they have to explore it in practice first. But Man! He was as good defensively on Hardin as I've ever seen watching the Chia's games. Stotts will have some meetings with his coaches on that very thing. Baldwin might just be that diamond in the rough.

 

[LuckyShot]

We really need to take advantage of Nurk more. They literally have no answer for him.

 

[Jade Falcon]

I think they have to explore it in practice first. But Man! He was as good defensively on Hardin as I've ever seen watching the Chia's games. Stotts will have some meetings with his coaches on that very thing. Baldwin might just be that diamond in the rough.

The thing that pisses me off was that they never even tried to double-team anyone until the 4th. I dunno....maybe I missed it. But where was that Defense the other 3 quarters?

 

[LuckyShot]

Someone needs to go over this game film intensely with CJ and point out all the times he could have exploited Houston's defense by giving it to Nurk in the post when he had mismatches. CJ only sees that he has a big guy on him and tries to force up a jump shot over a longer defender while Nurk has his guy pinned clear under the basket.

 

[jlprk]

Nothing wrong with Whitsitt. He was key to the Blazers success at one point atleast.

Only at one point? He's the greatest human* to ever walk the Earth. My avatar should run against Jade's in 2020.

*Also the greatest mammal, rock, ghost, or particle.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Only at one point? He's the greatest human* to ever walk the Earth. My avatar should run against Jade's in 2020.

*Also the greatest mammal, rock, ghost, or particle.

Oh hell yeah! Avatar Faceoff 2020! I need to hire me some Russians.....

 

[rotary111]

Did I end up in the OT section again?

 

[tykendo]

We really need to take advantage of Nurk more. They literally have no answer for him.

CJ just doesn't know how to do it, or won't. It's like night and day, the looks Nurk gets with Dame, compared to CJ and Shabazz. I know Dame is a superior PG, but c'mon man!

 

[jlprk]

Oh hell yeah! Avatar Faceoff 2020! I need to hire me some Russians.....

Anyone who hates Jade's avatar should see his previous avatar, which looks like me. Now THAT was political. I prefer his Trump avatar.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Anyone who hates Jade's avatar should see his previous avatar, which looks like me. Now THAT was political. I prefer his Trump avatar.

.......what was it? I actually can't remember.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Wait, was it the guy with the top hat and the cigar?

 

[rotary111]

Our second lineup of
Bazz
Wade
Pat/Turner
Zach
Ed
Is starting to look pretty good.

 

[Labinot41]

Just finnished the Game on League Pass. Can i Start crying or would that be to mouch? Wtf is going on with CJ? In a Game without Lillard only 17 Points 7-25FG? You fucking kiddin me?

 

[Jade Falcon]

Just finnished the Game on League Pass. Can i Start crying or would that be to mouch? Wtf is going on with CJ? In a Game without Lillard only 17 Points 7-25FG? You fucking kiddin me?

And something like 5 turnovers too.

 

[tykendo]

But he speaks to Liberals on their level. You know....emotionally.

Look.....I get it. You don't like the guy. That's fine. I don't care if you do or don't. But really....does it really require you to make cracks about Fox news stereotypes (which I don't watch....I know that's surprising to some people that not everyone who voted for Trump watches Fox news, but it really is true.....) or make cracks about "orange face"?

Come on man. All I said was let's temper the hype about Baldwin just a bit. People on here are acting like he's the second coming of Steve Nash.

You disagreed. That's fine. But instead of approaching it rationally, you resorted to emotion, and part of that is aiming at the low-hanging fruit that "triggers" your emotion....in this case, a picture of Trump.

Do you have any idea how stupid that is?

Come on. This wasn't worth 3 pages of argument here. I like Baldwin.....but it's one game. Let's see what else he brings in the future.

Fair enough?

I'm cool with that. I just thinks fans should be allowed to be excited about something fresh. And Baldwin is that. The face thing, yeah I need to cool my jets on that. Dude gets my blood pressure going. But as a fan, we don't need someone to be our dad and tell us when to temper our excitement. Let it be. Revel in it.

 

[Labinot41]

And something like 5 turnovers too.

Unbelievable. Im sick of this guy.

 

[illmatic99]

 

[tykendo]

And something like 5 turnovers too.

Wasn't his finest hour for sure.

 

[illmatic99]

That finishing ability around the rim is sick. BRoy esque