Game Thread GAME# 80: BLAZERS @ SPURS - APRIL 7, 2018 - SATURDAY, 6:00 PM (PST), NBCSNW

[Darkwebs]

 

[joeBlazers]

Without Ed, I'm not very optimistic. We lack inside presence, when Nurk sits. That is hurting us. Our other 7 footers don't like to play inside. They just want to jack up 3 pointers ... and they can't even make them consistently. All they really need is sit by the rim and dunk lobs (ala Jordan from the Clippers).

 

[THE HCP]

Dame should sit.

 

[blue9]

Just wait. Bring all three back at the same time to SMASH!

 

[stampedehero]

Heal your best player. Insert the hungry bench players. Baldwin, and Company should play major minutes.

 

[Shaboid]

Dame should sit.

You should stop sitting and maybe get some exercise.

 

[Mark Jacobson]

Both teams playing in this game would get swept in a 7 game series against the Rockets. I still laugh when I think of Lillard guarding Harden. Terry Stotts is retarded.

 

[Labinot41]

Both teams playing in this game would get swept in a 7 game series against the Rockets. I still laugh when I think of Lillard guarding Harden. Terry Stotts is retarded.

Gtfo man

 

[BrunoSOC]

What better? There is no developing since 2016. He is almost 27, there is no Upside anymore.

Stop man. Stop. He’s 26. Dame stills get better every year just as CJ. He’s a better defender now

 

[BonesJones]

Dame should sit.

Why? If there's no risk of re-injuring and it isn't going to prolong recoverer through the first game of playoffs, then why not?

 

[THE HCP]

Why? If there's no risk of re-injuring and it isn't going to prolong recoverer through the first game of playoffs, then why not?

I didn’t see the press release that there was no risk of re-injuring the ankle.

 

[BonesJones]

I didn’t see the press release that there was no risk of re-injuring the ankle.

Which is why I said "if theres no risk..."

Your reading comprehension is better than that.

 

[Cippy91]

Why? If there's no risk of re-injuring and it isn't going to prolong recoverer through the first game of playoffs, then why not?

They wouldn’t let dame play if it was more serious or they were concerned. As opposed to the days of b Roy and oden, these days the team seems way more cautious about injuries

 

[stampedehero]

Stop man. Stop. He’s 26. Dame stills get better every year just as CJ. He’s a better defender now

Well....We ranked near the bottom in defense last year but that was Last Year.

 

[kjironman1]

What better? There is no developing since 2016. He is almost 27, there is no Upside anymore.

What?

 

[kjironman1]

This is Game Of The Year for me.

Sure unless they lose and Utah wins. Then it will probably be the Denver game. Unless they lose that also and Utah wins again so then it will be the Utah game right?

 

[kjironman1]

Which is why I said "if theres no risk..."

Your reading comprehension is better than that.

Things get a little lost in print. It's not reading comprehension. You actually said "WHY if there is no risk ..." So really that is a stretch and he has a valid opinion here. Which i happen to agree with by the way. There have been no reports about re injury soreness and if there is any chance at all this game is totally meaningless if he ends up hurt again. Why even chance it?

 

[Shaboid]

Season over if we lose tonight.

 

[Titan]

Season over if we lose tonight.

 

[Scalma]

The recent spurs games I’ve watched had Murray, Parker, Mills, and Forbes all in their rotation. Ginobili, Green, Kyle, and Gay on the wings. The only bigs in their rotation were Aldridge and Gasol. If that holds, we don’t really need either Leonard or Biggie tonight. Could have Collins at center, meaning a rotation spot opens up for Baldwin.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Watching them play against the LA teams really made me feel good about this one - they just don't have the firepower to beat us IF we could rediscover our outside shooting touch.

 

[DDolla]

Watching them play against the LA teams really made me feel good about this one - they just don't have the firepower to beat us IF we could rediscover our outside shooting touch.

Well, do you know the Spurs plays well at home? 9 win streak. Their problems are road games

 

[KingSpeed]

Only thing that worries me is their 31-8 home record.

 

[KingSpeed]

Well, do you know the Spurs plays well at home? 9 win streak. Their problems are road games

Exactly

 

[tykendo]

Blazers are the better team. They need to bring a workman like performance, and play loose. The Spurs get the most out of their sitch with Leonard out, and Pop plays chess with the best, but I believe the Blazers will bring a clutch performance out tonight. Go Blazers!!

 

[DDolla]

Blazers are the better team. They need to bring a workman like performance, and play loose. The Spurs get the most out of their sitch with Leonard out, and Pop plays chess with the best, but I believe the Blazers will bring a clutch performance out tonight. Go Blazers!!

Blazers are a better team when healthy. With No Moe or Ed, Blazers are just average team

 

[KingSpeed]

Blazers are a better team when healthy. With No Moe or Ed, Blazers are just average team

Agreed. Barely a playoff team without Ed.

 

[Jon]

Both teams playing in this game would get swept in a 7 game series against the Rockets. I still laugh when I think of Lillard guarding Harden. Terry Stotts is retarded.

Wade Baldwin shut his ass down. Dont worry, har_en and paul will choke it off.

 

[DUB]

Only rest can help alleviate PF...

Not completely true. Australian Footballer Robert Harvey was so desperate to alleviate the pain of his seemingly never healing plantar fascia, that he jumped off of a table causing it to rupture completely. Years late another Australian Footballer Josh Kennedy, inspired by the story of Harvey, got his team doctor to numb his foot with pain killers, and repeatedly ran sprints causing his plantar fascia to rupture. In both cases the players had instant relief, and were able to play pain free. That said, every doctor ever asked to comment on either case has said that it's a bad idea to try to deliberately rupture your plantar fascia.

 

[H.C.]

Gotta get this one.