GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ MAVERICKS - 1/18/2014, SATURDAY, 5:30 PM (PST), KGW

[RR7]

Man I'm watching the game on delay and just finished the 3rd quarter, that was so beautiful I wept.


... Can't wait to watch the 4th! I bet it's going to be even better.

Here's hoping your DVR fails you, lol

 

[noknobs]

nooooo! Stop!!!!! Don't !!!!

 

[blue32]

Sinobas: Damn man, you are pissed! LOL. They did play like shit, I was appalled at our play in the fourth. But holy smokes, drink a beer

 

[Sinobas]

Man I'm watching the game on delay and just finished the 3rd quarter, that was so beautiful I wept.


... Can't wait to watch the 4th! I bet it's going to be even better.

DON'T DO IT! Believe me, don't do it.

 

[Strenuus]

The first 3 quarters are real blazers. the 4th quarter, we let the 6th grade local Dallas YMCA team play out of the kindness of our hearts.

 

[Sinobas]

Robinson is part of our 2nd unit, and so is CJ. When you're up 38, you empty your bench.

So is Freeland, Mo Williams and Earl Watson. CJ was a SG in college and just got into the NBA, and it was obvious he couldn't handle the press. I actually blame Stotts as much as I blame any of the players. The Mavs cut the game to like 12. from 38 fucking points.

12 points is NOTHING in the NBA. Carlile should have put his starters in, they hit a few threes and the Blazers come home with a loss, all because of Terry Stotts' inaction.

 

[riverman]

No, that's not what I fucking said. Not sure how you missed the obvious point, play the 2nd unit rather than our bitches who shouldn't even be in the NBA.

I think you're overreacting a bit here. When you have a 38 pt lead you can play the bottom of the bench. Sure Leonard screwed up and Wright shot blanks...both came in cold and rarely play these days. It's not the end of the world and that rest for our starters will help them in Houston. All of these guys are NBA players. Leonard is a project, sure, we all know that. This is when Claver and Crabbe may have a shot at being tried back in the rotation.

 

[BlazerBeav]

That game felt like a loss to you? Seriously? How did you survive when our starters used to get punked like that?

 

[Sinobas]

Stotts left them into long and almost blew the game. He dug way too deeply into his bench and didn't even have a legit PG in the game. It was just a really dumb move on his part, the proof is in the pudding. And he waited way too long to do anything about it.

 

[RR7]

So is Freeland, Mo Williams and Earl Watson. CJ was a SG in college and just got into the NBA, and it was obvious he couldn't handle the press. I actually blame Stotts as much as I blame any of the players. The Mavs cut the game to like 12. from 38 fucking points.

12 points is NOTHING in the NBA. Carlile should have put his starters in, they hit a few threes and the Blazers come home with a loss, all because of Terry Stotts' inaction.

Watson isn't part of our 2nd string. He's 3rd string. So now make up your mind. You want 2nd stringers, no, some 2nd some 3rd, no, it's that YOU know the right rotation better than our coach. Gotcha. Up 38. You dump your bench. And young guys, not vet coach types.

 

[BrianFromWA]

doing a quick re-watch...the first half, if you didn't know, you'd think that with his handles and dribble-drive capability that CJ was the 10-yr vet PG and Mo was the rookie SG-trying-to-play-PG.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Shane Larkin's Barea-ness is pretty epic.

 

[Strenuus]

Stotts left them into long and almost blew the game. He dug way too deeply into his bench and didn't even have a legit PG in the game. It was just a really dumb move on his part, the proof is in the pudding. And he waited way too long to do anything about it.

The only time the "waiting too long" thing works, is if we lost.

We didn't. Calm down.

 

[Strenuus]

So is Freeland, Mo Williams and Earl Watson. CJ was a SG in college and just got into the NBA, and it was obvious he couldn't handle the press. I actually blame Stotts as much as I blame any of the players. The Mavs cut the game to like 12. from 38 fucking points.

12 points is NOTHING in the NBA. Carlile should have put his starters in, they hit a few threes and the Blazers come home with a loss, all because of Terry Stotts' inaction.

Earl Watson is not 2nd string.

Leonard, Wright, and Barton are 3rd string.

 

[Sinobas]

Watson isn't part of our 2nd string. He's 3rd string. So now make up your mind. You want 2nd stringers, no, some 2nd some 3rd, no, it's that YOU know the right rotation better than our coach. Gotcha. Up 38. You dump your bench. And young guys, not vet coach types.

At least Watson is a legit nba PG. And what he did obviousl was not a good move because last time I checked, blowing a 20 point margin in 6 minutes is not good basketball. If he put a better lineup in there, maybe the starters could have sat the whole quarter.

 

[RR7]

At least Watson is a legit nba PG. And what he did obviousl was not a good move because last time I checked, blowing a 20 point margin in 6 minutes is not good basketball. If he put a better lineup in there, maybe the starters could have sat the whole quarter.

Or he could just play the starters! Then we win by 50. They were up by fucking 38! You expect your scrubs against other scrubs to hold that big of a lead. They didn't. It wasn't the wrong move just because it didn't work out tonight.

 

[magnifier661]

I bet this thread dynamic was like a roller coaster! Haha

 

[Strenuus]

lol. We won. That's all I care about. Not about some 3rd line scrubs that made us only win by 16 instead of 30.

 

[Natebishop3]

I bet this thread dynamic was like a roller coaster! Haha

It was a little frustrating at the end to watch us blow that huge lead, but I don't think anyone as worried we were going to actually lose.

 

[Strenuus]

I bet this thread dynamic was like a roller coaster! Haha

The refs in the first half were atrocious.

 

[magnifier661]

It was a little frustrating at the end to watch us blow that huge lead, but I don't think anyone as worried we were going to actually lose.

I came home late and had to watch the recording. We just dominated Dallas. It was awesome!

I'm watching the recording of the Spurs game now

 

[magnifier661]

The refs in the first half were atrocious.

It didn't seem that bad to me

 

[Blazer Fanatic]

Robinson was the biggest liability tonight, but it's clear our bench talent hasn't played enough together to be effective. Most games they barely get warm. If Stotts doesn't find at least 8-9 guys (including all the bigs) some steady minutes now the playoffs will be an exercise in futility.

Exactly. And how nice it is to not have the luxury to blow a team out and be able to play them now?

 

[Strenuus]

I came home late and had to watch the recording. We just dominated Dallas. It was awesome!

I'm watching the recording of the Spurs game now

That was a good game. Enjoy it.

 

[Strenuus]

It didn't seem that bad to me

It was bad. Inconsistencies abound!

 

[magnifier661]

That was a good game. Enjoy it.

I am! Man I bet u guys freaked in the first half! It was so close and spurs playing well

 

[magnifier661]

It was bad. Inconsistencies abound!

Maybe I wasn't paying too much attention

 

[Strenuus]

I am! Man I bet u guys freaked in the first half! It was so close and spurs playing well

I didn't post much... but it was fun! The 4th is where it's at, ironically.

 

[Blazer Fanatic]

That game felt like a loss to you? Seriously? How did you survive when our starters used to get punked like that?

LOL Suicide watch.

 

[magnifier661]

I didn't post much... but it was fun! The 4th is where it's at, ironically.

I love this team. This actually could be our year! Pretty exciting!