Game Thread GAME# 79: TIMBERWOLVES @ BLAZERS - APRIL 6, 2017 - THURSDAY, 7:30 (PDT), TNT

[illmatic99]

Lmao. This dude has too much shade

 

[illmatic99]

The game ball goes to MIN for being absolutely inept - thanks for letting us eke out that win!

And of course Crabbe - his shooting was amazing. Kinda sad we needed such a performance to beat MIN, but whatevs.

Terrific tank job

 

[riverman]

Getting their bigs in foul trouble works...we need to do a lot more of that until Nurk gets back...Vonleh, Turner and Chief played great defense tonight

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Who the Fuck is this imposter on TNT?! Where's Ernie "The Elevator" "He just light skin" Johnson?!?

 

[illmatic99]

Can Allen shoot with this much confidence every time?

 

[Scalma]

Lmao. This dude has too much shade

Nurkic' cockiness rubbed off on everyone when he was on the court. They played fearless and with attitude and kicked everyone's ass. Without him were back to being a bunch of betas.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Who the Fuck is this imposter on TNT?! Where's Ernie "The Elevator" "He just light skin" Johnson?!?

He's pimping his new book

 

[Scalma]

Can Allen shoot with this much confidence every time?

What do you mean all the time? He's literally a top 5 shooter in the league.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

He's pimping his new book

Look at Ernie... hustlin'

 

[Trackjack]

This games was no energy on defense in the 1st half. 2nd half there was alot energy on that side of the ball. Great hustle by Vonleh and yes he fought his ass off on the boards. Crabbe was dial in and Aminu was great on defense and so was Turner. When Dame wants to play D he diffently can he show me that 2nd half. Great win by this team and the magic number is 2!!!!

 

[illmatic99]

What do you mean all the time? He's literally a top 5 shooter in the league.

Confidence. As in pullup 25 foot shot with 23 on the clock and turn before it goes in. Play with an edge instead of being passive and lackadaisical

Chill with the AC defense. I actually like the dude.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

They weren't on a b2b

But it sure looked like it!

I'll take what I can get, like HCP at his house!

 

[Pinwheel1]

What do you mean all the time? He's literally a top 5 shooter in the league.

Yeah but we will still have to include all of our draft picks for the next 5 years in order to trade him......

 

[noknobs]

Nurkic' cockiness rubbed off on everyone when he was on the court. They played fearless and with attitude and kicked everyone's ass. Without him were back to being a bunch of betas.

I'm not sure it was their attitude that shrunk so much as their height.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

What do you mean all the time? He's literally a top 5 shooter in the league.

"Why can't he shoot like this all the time?" He says when Crabbe sets a season high mark for threes made by a bench player.

 

[Scalma]

"Why can't he shoot like this all the time?" He says when Crabbe sets a season high mark for threes made by a bench player.

"This is what he needs to do every night to earn that contract."

 

[BlazerCaravan]

"This is what he needs to do every night to earn that contract."

"I'm just being a realist!"

 

[Scalma]

I'm not sure it was their attitude that shrunk so much as their height.

That's only part of the problem. Dame and CJ have been invisible.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

That's only part of the problem. Dame and CJ have been collapsed on by the defense.

FTFY

 

[Scalma]

"I'm just being a realist!"

My favorite is he's about as consistent with his shooting as he can be, yet you'll still find a "if only he was consistent" every game thread.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I'm rewatching the second half cause I missed the 3rd quarter. Man Vonleh did great!

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

My favorite is he's about as consistent with his shooting as he can be, yet you'll still find a "if only he was consistent" every game thread.

his consistency problem is more due to his reluctance to pull the trigger sometimes.

 

[illmatic99]

his consistency problem is more due to his reluctance to pull the trigger sometimes.

Plus I said confident. Not consistent

 

[SheedSoNasty]

I thought Vonleh was exposed last game?

I never agreed with that... those people overreacted.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Crabbe has shot 50% or better in 42 games this year; 24 of our 39 wins have come when he does (24-18).

He's shot 10 or more shots, regardless of percentage, in 27 games. We are 18-9 when he does.

I think he's both confident and consistent, and a big reason we win any games.

 

[illmatic99]

Crabbe has shot 40% or better in 54 games this year; 30 of our 39 wins have come when he does.

He's shot 10 or more shots, regardless of percentage, in 27 games. We are 18-9 when he does.

I think he's both confident and consistent, and a big reason we win any games.

So maybe he should shoot more than 10 shots? Are his teammates not getting him the ball or is he not assertive? Not being pedantic. Serious Q

 

[Hobbesarable]

This was a huge gut check for our team and they came through. It was ugly in the beginning, but they finished the job with a spectacular 4th quarter!

 

[blue9]

Crabbe is our only bench player worth a damn, IMO. Everyone else on the bench should be traded. Keep Crabbe until you can cash him in on a sweet trade.

 

[LuckyShot]

I never agreed with that... those people overreacted.

I didn't think you had, I was also pointing out that we often overreact and as such I wasn't sure where we stood on Vonleh at the moment.

Personally, I think Vonleh will likely never be a star type player, but he's showing signs of being a capable role player. If that's all we expect out of him we might be less disappointed. I like his defense and rebounding.

 

[illmatic99]

At least we catch Utah on the second night of a b2b.

And NO on the last night of the season also will be on the back end of a b2b