Game Thread GAME THREAD: Game # 27 Miami Vs. Portland.

[TBpup]

Gutty win with both teams a bit depleted. CJ was finally efficient and had more assists than turnover in what seems like a dog's age. Dame WILLED that 4th quarter comeback.

 

[Darkwebs]

I thought it was a nice win.

We shot .500 from the field (very good), .357 from downtown (decent) and .870 from the FT (outstanding).

We only turned the ball over 11 times compared to the Heat's 15.

We won every quarter after the 1st, where Ellington thought he was Larry Bird.

Our team was in a deficit for nearly the whole game, but kept fighting. They never got down on themselves, even when the calls were questionable.

Aminu was brilliant from long-range (5-8) and CJ finally broke out of his slump.

Dame never gave up and was persistent in the 4th quarter, attacking the hoop even though he was getting hammered.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Hopefully that flu bug is a doozy.....Thoughts and prayers though

 

[jlprk]

I'm glad we won, but the Stotts system will never get us much higher than .500, unless the unmotivated Olshey adds superstars.

Blazer forwards like Ed Davis won that game, despite the stats saying that the overrated McCollum did. Do NOT get rid of Davis to keep Vonleh.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Al-Farouq, Farouq, Farouq is on fire!

 

[HailBlazers]

I'm glad we won, but the Stotts system will never get us much higher than .500, unless the unmotivated Olshey adds superstars.

Blazer forwards like Ed Davis won that game, despite the stats saying that the overrated McCollum did. Do NOT get rid of Davis to keep Vonleh.

Wait. Us? Correct me if I'm wrong but thought you were a Jazz fan.

 

[illmatic99]

Al-Farouq, Farouq, Farouq is on fire!

He's like the fourth best 3pt shooter in the league. Crazy

 

[Darkwebs]

He's like the fourth best 3pt shooter in the league. Crazy

The guys on Talkin' Ball said that after this game, he's 2nd in 3P% now in the NBA. LMAO

 

[THE HCP]

Just about to read this thread. Crazy game huh? So proud of how Meyers played right out of the gate. Scoring, defense, rebounding. Almost didn’t recognize him with the new haircut.

 

[Paine Tablet]

I'm glad we won, but the Stotts system will never get us much higher than .500, unless the unmotivated Olshey adds superstars.

Blazer forwards like Ed Davis won that game, despite the stats saying that the overrated McCollum did. Do NOT get rid of Davis to keep Vonleh.

What exactly does Davis do better than Vonleh?

 

[THE HCP]

Congratulations, you have accomplished something no one thought possible. You just made @HCP 's game threads look good.

BNM

THAT’S RIGHT YOU CRACKA ASS CRACKAS!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

THAT’S RIGHT YOU CRACKA ASS CRACKAS!

Are you guys staying in Miami tonight or did you fly to Orlando?

 

[THE HCP]

Are you guys staying in Miami tonight or did you fly to Orlando?

 

[THE HCP]

This place has really changed for the worse in my opinion. There has always been some downer guys on here......all they did was bitch. Now, I swear 90% of the game threads are you guys complaining. So strange for guys who just two months ago were talking about HCA and how we were so much better than everybody to have so much HATE towards your damn squad. Can’t figure you cats out. Proud of our boys grinding one out on the road. Showed no quit. Got to see the rookie playing with the big kids and I haven’t looked at tonight’s numbers yet, but I liked what I saw from him out there. #RipCityForLife

 

[Haakzilla]

...great comeback, awesome game! But 14 team assists is such a win -or- lose

 

[Boob-No-More]

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This place has really changed for the worse in my opinion. There has always been some downer guys on here......all they did was bitch. Now, I swear 90% of the game threads are you guys complaining. So strange for guys who just two months ago were talking about HCA and how we were so much better than everybody to have so much HATE towards your damn squad. Can’t figure you cats out. Proud of our boys grinding one out on the road. Showed no quit. Got to see the rookie playing with the big kids and I haven’t looked at tonight’s numbers yet, but I liked what I saw from him out there. #RipCityForLife

I always cheer for our guys to win, every single game, even back when they only won 21 games. No matter how bad they have been at times, I can always find something enjoy and support.

Oh sure, I occasionally get down on a player (usually do to lack of effort) or coach, but those are very specific cases for very specific reasons. I still root for the team to win.

I really don't understand the anti-fan mentality. If you hate the team so much, why do you even follow them?

The negativity around here has gotten ridiculous. If anything causes me to ever leave this forum, it will be that, not any of your schtick.

BNM

 

[Elton]

blind squirrel finds a nut


not impressed

 

[Scalma]

What exactly does Davis do better than Vonleh?

Nothing. Slightly better offensive rebounder? But it’s not like Vonleh isn’t a beast on the boards himself.

But I’d be shocked if Davis was still here after the deadline. He’s the easiest path to get under the tax.

 

[The Professional Fan]

Mcgowan took all the fanfare away. It's only about money for them. At least look like you care about the fans.

I can’t express the sentiment to him because he blocked me on twitter after I espoused to him, multiple times, how horrible he was for canning Mike & Mike

Looking back I had every reason to be as incensed as I was. I didn’t connect the dots to total corporate takeover but it felt so wrong from word go

 

[Strenuus]

I can’t express the sentiment to him because he blocked me on twitter after I espoused to him, multiple times, how horrible he was for canning Mike & Mike

Looking back I had every reason to be as incensed as I was. I didn’t connect the dots to total corporate takeover but it felt so wrong from word go

I had called it a while before... but he just came across that way. Was hoping I was wrong, but everything feels so distant with him.

 

[SIeepwalker]

So is Aminu a good 3 point shooter now or is that a fluke ?? If he's for real Stotts needs to figure out that he HAS TO START AT SF. We've been wanting a solid 3&D sf for years !

 

[stampedehero]

Evan Turner starting? Someone fucking shoot me.

To me, ET is worth 10 cents on the dollar.

 

[stampedehero]

And played on the 13th.......

For the Blazers: If they didn't have bad luck they wouldn't have no luck at all.

 

[stampedehero]

What happened to Josh Richardson's head. Did the hair become alive? I would like to see a cameo of him and Aminu in a picture.

 

[illmatic99]

Dame:
"CJ can go out there and have a huge game, I can go out there and have a huge game and (we can) go steal one from somebody," Lillard said. "And then you can have it done by committee with everybody pitching in and guys doing things that you need them to do to be successful. That's the way that you prefer to have it and I think that's how we got it tonight."


Man, get this guy some help. He keeps going like this, he's gonna burn out by March.

 

[ripcityboy]

Dame:
"CJ can go out there and have a huge game, I can go out there and have a huge game and (we can) go steal one from somebody," Lillard said. "And then you can have it done by committee with everybody pitching in and guys doing things that you need them to do to be successful. That's the way that you prefer to have it and I think that's how we got it tonight."


Man, get this guy some help. He keeps going like this, he's gonna burn out by March.

Dame is gunna be like Herm Edwards by March. "You play to win the game!" Over and over.... he'll be having a battle with himself about whether or not to throw in the towel.

 

[DUB]

I didn't get to watch the game live because of work, and couldn't watch the replay last night because I went to see Star Wars.

I just finished watching the replay, and the things that stood out to me were:

Lack of turnovers. We average 14.1 turnovers per game, we only had 11. Dame averages 2.9 TPG, he only had 1. Nurkic averages 3, he didn't play.

Fulltime Score
Us - 102
Them - 95

Point Off Turnovers
Us - 12
Them - 18
That's the game right there.

Baz's defence.

Pat's all-round glue like ability.

 

[DUB]

I'm watching a replay of an NBL game right now, and another couple of things about this game occurred to me (my team is losing, so my mind is wandering), specifically about the last quarter.

We seemed to play at a faster pace than usual in the fourth. We never let the Miami defence settle, and attacked almost as soon as we brought the ball up the court. Almost SSOL.

Both Dame, and CJ attacked the rim consistently, and aggressively in the fourth. That's not that unusual for Dame, but sometimes he seems to stop driving when he's not getting calls. This game he kept on attacking, forcing the refs to make calls in the end. CJ seems to usually drive, but take step-back fade-aways; he was much more direct in the last quarter. I think CJ attacked the rim more last season, but seems to have gone away from it so far this season; hopefully this game signals a change to a more aggressive play style.

All of that said, this may have a lot to do with Miami playing small ball for much of the fourth quarter, and us being nine points down, so having to play fast, and aggressive. It will be very interesting to see if Dame, and CJ play this way against Orlando, and Charlotte.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I really enjoyed this game. Lot of guys played well and

I didn't get to watch the game live because of work, and couldn't watch the replay last night because I went to see Star Wars.

I just finished watching the replay, and the things that stood out to me were:

Lack of turnovers. We average 14.1 turnovers per game, we only had 11. Dame averages 2.9 TPG, he only had 1. Nurkic averages 3, he didn't play.

Fulltime Score
Us - 102
Them - 95

Point Off Turnovers
Us - 12
Them - 18
That's the game right there.

Baz's defence.

Pat's all-round glue like ability.

Yeh, the turnover margin has been a big indicator of whether we win or lose this season. What worried me is we did well without Nurkic and Harkless, and more enjoyable to watch. Coach really needs to make it work with Nurkic again. Not much doable with Harkless, it's sad that he is not even a trade asset anymore.

 

[DUB]

Yeh, the turnover margin has been a big indicator of whether we win or lose this season.

Obviously that's big for any team, but it really has been a bugbear for us not just this season, but last season also.

The fulltime score differential was 7 pts to us, the fulltime points off turnovers differential was 6 points in our favour; that's pretty much the game right there.

Coach really needs to make it work with Nurkic again.

I agree, but I don't think it's just the coaches responsibility. Nurk, and our playmakers (Dame, CJ, ET, Baz) all need to make it work as well.

Not much doable with Harkless, it's sad that he is not even a trade asset anymore.

I think something can be done, but I reckon it's up to Harkless to snap out of the funk he's in. It seems to me like it's all in his mind, and he's just chucking a massive tanty.