GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CSN

[SlyPokerDog]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

some of your best work!

Thanks! Have some rep points.

 

[PDXFonz]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

Had to record this one, just started it a few minutes ago. It would be more exciting if I didn't know the outcome, but I can't do that. Can any of you DVR a sports event without looking at the live score?

 

[magnifier661]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

Had to record this one, just started it a few minutes ago. It would be more exciting if I didn't know the outcome, but I can't do that. Can any of you DVR a sports event without looking at the live score?

I do all the time

 

[PDXFonz]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

I do all the time

It's not that bad when they win. But recording a loss and then watching it knowing they are going to lose is pretty lame.

 

[magnifier661]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

It's not that bad when they win. But recording a loss and then watching it knowing they are going to lose is pretty lame.

Yeah that's why I don't watch any scores until I watch it. But the losses sting the same

 

[magnifier661]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

Dang our bench only scored 21 this game

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

Dang our bench only scored 21 this game

Tim Duncan has better games than our entire bench.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

Right now, the team seems to be on cruise control.

 

[magnifier661]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

Right now, the team seems to be on cruise control.

Good cruise control. Crazy how they can just win in so many ways

 

[Mediocre Man]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

Good cruise control. Crazy how they can just win in so many ways

Ya, but also that it doesn't seem odd when they win in different ways

 

[magnifier661]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

Ya, but also that it doesn't seem odd when they win in different ways

Yeah it's really entertaining!

 

[PDXFonz]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

Holy crap that Lopez put back in the 4th!

And then a huge block a minute later!!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

Maybe I'm nitpicking but has anyone noticed that LMA's explosion is noticeably watered down?

His quickness is there but he's throwing down Kaman-esque oldman dunks.

 

[Blazersfan161]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

9 in a row..woo. love this team.

 

[blazerboy30]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

Should have just kept feeding Wes the ball. The guy was unconscious. But LA needs his shots. Gotta shoot himself out of that slump!

Studies have shown that there is no such thing as having a hot hand or a cold night. It's just the way the statistics and probabilities fall out.

So you have absolutely no basis for claiming that LMA should stop shooting based on a previous series of shots.

You're just being emotional about it instead of rational.

 

[riverman]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

Even superstars are human. Take Serena Williams for example. She has a great serve but once in a blue moon she'll double fault her way to a loss after absolutely dominating on serve most of the time. In other words, give Lamarcus a break!

 

[Strenuus]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

Studies have shown that there is no such thing as having a hot hand or a cold night. It's just the way the statistics and probabilities fall out.

So you have absolutely no basis for claiming that LMA should stop shooting based on a previous series of shots.

You're just being emotional about it instead of rational.

i'm taking a stats course right now and can 100% vouch for this.

 

[BBert]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

Shooting a basketball isn't the same as flipping a coin. Things like skill and mechanics and shot selection make a big difference. Sometimes you're feeling it and sometimes you're not.

A couple of posters made a reasonable argument that when a player is having a bad shooting night they should look to pass more to someone who is in a groove.

Another poster showed that statistically, LaMarcus did that by taking fewer shots than normal.

A counter argument was that sometimes a known shooter needs to keep shooting to get their groove back. Also those shots are part of the checkers game that is our offense, which generally works pretty freaking well.

Most of the rest of that pissing match was childish crap that obliterated what should have been a simple exchange of opinions. I don't think flaming people putting words in their mouths or misrepresenting their position because of a different viewpoint is conducive to good or creative dialogue.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

i'm taking a stats course right now and can 100% vouch for this.

I said I wasn't going to post again, lied. I just wanted to say that these two posts are the dumbest things I've ever read on this forum.

I know that some people like to take everything they are taught as gospel but anyone who has ever played basketball for more than 5 minutes knows this is bullshit. The human variable is enough to know this isn't true. Fear of missing or embarrassing yourself further can make one hesitate to shoot.

You can use your statistics on robots....then I will call you wrong because robots will wear as all machines do and your statistics will be wrong again.

 

[magnifier661]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

Hey I woke up and saw the Blazers won this game!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'm thankful that this team is really good!

 

[BBert]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

Hey I woke up and saw the Blazers won this game!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'm thankful that this team is really good!

Me too! I heard Aldridge had a big night rebounding and on defense.

You know what they say: Scoring wins games but defense and rebounding wins championships!

Go Blazers!

 

[magnifier661]

GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST)...

Me too! I heard Aldridge had a big night rebounding and defensively. You know what they say: Scoring wins games but defense and rebounding wins championships!

Go Blazers!

Yeah I watched the game again last night and he was very important to our win. It's nice that we can still beat teams when they take an offense from one of our stars away.

Btw, we are still top 7 in most defensive categories, while still being the #1 rebounding team in the league

 

[BBert]

Re: GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ HORNETS - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CS

We got too many guns bro! They ain't stopping the Stotts Boys. We gunslingers!