GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ KINGS - JANUARY 7TH, 2014, TUESDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

[HailBlazers]

Lillard is so good Kobe thinks there are two of them.

Ka-Pow!

 

[KingSpeed]

So I've attended Lillard's top 3 scoring nights, all losses but fun to watch.


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[KingSpeed]

Lillard is better than Curry btw


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[HailBlazers]

Lillard is better than Curry btw


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Curry would have brought it earlier

 

[VenomXL]

No moral victories. Better get right during the homestand.

 

[Natebishop3]

Lillard is better than Curry btw


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No he isn't. Curry would have dropped 12 dimes as well as 40 points. You vastly underrate Curry. Dame might eventually be as good as Curry, but he isn't there yet.

 

[TBpup]

Nice effort/comeback by Dame but they gave up 43 points in the 4th quarter. Tough to close out when the other team puts up 123.

 

[B-Roy]

Curry would have brought it earlier

Our flow offense doesn't let Lillard take over games like Curry. He only gets to freelance when we're down big.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Lillard is better than Curry btw


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Dame isnt the passer Curry is at this point

 

[OneLifeToLive]

They have probs...let's see if they can address them...

 

[B-Roy]

No he isn't. Curry would have dropped 12 dimes as well as 40 points. You vastly underrate Curry. Dame might eventually be as good as Curry, but he isn't there yet.

Curry has freedom because Mark Jackson lets his team freelance. If Lillard had the same amount of freedom as Curry did I'm confident he would average the same numbers as Curry (high turnovers included). They're pretty much the same player at the moment.

 

[Natebishop3]

Dame isnt the passer Curry is at this point

No he is not. Not even close.

 

[Sinobas]

Blazers not named Damian Lillard just missed too many shots they should have put down. Matthews was terrible tonight, 1-7 on wide open shots, and he was missing badly. If he just could have made 2 more we win the game. Refs with some really shitty phantom calls on Portland that cost us too.

But Portland really should have beaten this team despite all that, I don't know why they just turn it off/on so much.

 

[HailBlazers]

Curry has freedom because Mark Jackson lets his team freelance. If Lillard had the same amount of freedom as Curry did I'm confident he would average the same numbers as Curry (high turnovers included). They're pretty much the same player at the moment.

Look at the highlights from tonight's GSW game, Curry attacked the rim with great success, Dame is not there yet

 

[TBpup]

Blazers not named Damian Lillard just missed too many shots they should have put down. Matthews was terrible tonight, 1-7 on wide open shots, and he was missing badly. If he just could have made 2 more we win the game. Refs with some really shitty phantom calls on Portland that cost us too.

But Portland really should have beaten this team despite all that, I don't know why they just turn it off/on so much.

Even with that poor shooting, if they hold them under 115, they win. That is a massive number to give up.

 

[Rhal]

What a way to end that game. Thank you for making that ending quiet a bit more bearable Lillard.

 

[Sinobas]

Why don't we just let Damian Lillard shoot 3s all game, it's a better shot than LAs turn around fade away bullshit.

 

[B-Roy]

Whenever the Blazers need a crucial bucket, they run a play for LaMarcus Aldridge. I think Stotts should consider running a play for Lillard instead....

It's no coincidence that Lillards huge scoring nights only come when the Blazers are down big. If they used Lillard more effectively, he wouldn't have to play hero ball every time the other guys are missing shots.

 

[MickZagger]

Sac is fucking with their lottery chances. Pairing a great player from this draft with Cousins and Thomas would be huge for them. We aren't the only elite team they've beat. They beat the Heat as well.

 

[B-Roy]

Look at the highlights from tonight's GSW game, Curry attacked the rim with great success, Dame is not there yet

I watch a lot of Golden State games. Curry finishes better than Lillard, but I'm pretty sure Lillard isn't THIS bad at finishing. (he shot much better at the rim last year)

Curry racks up more assists but he also gets a lot of turnovers. Thing is, in GS, the play starts and ends with Curry. Lillard can go three possessions without really doing anything with the ball because our offense is content with Mo Williams or Nic Batum being the primary ball handler. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it's a huge reason for Lillard and Curry statistical difference.

 

[illmatic99]

Dame was hot from the start tonight. I kept wondering why he was derring (err committing turnovers) earlier in the game when he could score on Thomas at will. Guess it all comes with player development.

Give the guy another season and he's gonna take over the game and put it away early. Looks like our guys got some confidence back in the fourth anyway. No moral wins, but at least OKC losing again makes this loss easier to swallow.

And as far as SAC, man that is some seriously flawed rat ball team. No cohesion whatsoever-- just guys taking turns going one on one. Cousins at least warrants his touches, but Gay certainly doesn't. Tonight was a definite anomaly. They're going nowhere fast

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I don't care about the Curry/Lillard comparison. I am concerned that Blazers just lost to two shitty teams and GS has won 10 in a row including a 21 point road win over the Bucks tonight.

 

[RoyToy]

The Blazers win if Wright plays tonight

 

[Blazer Fanatic]

This is what happens when my positive support isn't here to counter the litany of "realist" fans that have been begging for the Blazers to fail, and while those fans deserved this loss, it still stinks.

 

[MickZagger]

Why don't we just let Damian Lillard shoot 3s all game, it's a better shot than LAs turn around fade away bullshit.

That is one bitch that I will agree with. LMA is starting to drift farther away from the hoop lately.

 

[illmatic99]

BTW, had some serious recollections back to Paul George's ridiculous finish in our game vs the Pacers with him hitting everything in sight.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

The Blazers win if Wright plays tonight

Blazers haven't won a game when Wright doesn't play

 

[TBpup]

This is what happens when my positive support isn't here to counter the litany of "realist" fans that have been begging for the Blazers to fail, and while those fans deserved this loss, it still stinks.

I don't remember anyone begging for the Blazers to lose. Link? Possibly the reality is the defense has been poor all season as has the bench. When the Blazers were shooting lights out from '3' it covered up those deficiencies. When they don't shoot as well, they lose more often. That isn't a litany begging for a loss but pretty simple math.

It does stink they have lost to Philly and Sac back to back when they have such a brutal road trip on the horizon. Hopefully they can figure it out soon.

 

[Sinobas]

4 out of the last 6 Blazer games have been closes losses. We've turned into the antithesis of what we were earlier in the year, and we have a horrendous 4 game road trip coming up. We could be the 8th seed within a couple of weeks folks. Nice while it lasted....

 

[HailBlazers]

4 out of the last 6 Blazer games have been closes losses. We've turned into the antithesis of what we were earlier in the year, and we have a horrendous 4 game road trip coming up. We could be the 8th seed within a couple of weeks folks. Nice while it lasted....

Oh it's officially over now? Thanks for the Memo