GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Zach

[Darkwebs]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

I want slumping Bynumless Laker team.

We can't control who we play unfortunately. We can only control our own seed. Fate will decide the rest

 

[KingSpeed]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

Kobe will hurt his pinkie, or bang his knee...in the last game so the annual "Kobe is playing through pain" story can be droned on again during the playoffs.

I believe he already is hurt and has been playing through pain all year. He doesn't make excuses so you don't hear about it much.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

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[KingSpeed]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

Lakers/Nuggets would be an interesting series

 

[illmatic99]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

Roy needs to shoot. He's not even looking to be a threat.

 

[Darkwebs]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

I hope Rudy can keep his shooting touch for the playoffs. It would be a great boost to our 2nd unit.

 

[KingSpeed]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

Wow. This thread emptied out.

 

[RoyToy]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

Looks like we'll see a lot of Patty/Armon/Babbitt/Johnson/Barron tomorrow

With a Blazers W they have no reason to play their guys tomorrow

 

[illmatic99]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

Hadaddi is standing in the key for like 8 seconds on every possession.

 

[B-Roy]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

Looks like we'll see a lot of Patty/Armon/Babbitt/Johnson/Barron tomorrow

With a Blazers W they have no reason to play their guys tomorrow

IIRC, they ran scrubville against the Warriors on the last game of the season last year too.

 

[Darkwebs]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

Looks like we'll see a lot of Patty/Armon/Babbitt/Johnson/Barron tomorrow

With a Blazers W they have no reason to play their guys tomorrow

All 5 of those guys should play 48 minutes tomorrow.

 

[maxiep]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

Wow. This thread emptied out.

Actually, my colon just did, but thanks for noticing.

 

[maxiep]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

Crash for the Chalupas!

 

[maxiep]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

Damn, Barron even runs like Kemp!

 

[Darkwebs]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

Bench is being emptied now. Wahoo!

 

[Darkwebs]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

6th seed!

 

[illmatic99]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

6th spot for the second straight year.

 

[maxiep]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

Did it strike anyone as weird to have Lionel Hollins on the opposing bench with all the "L-Train" signs around?

I'll always love #14 and seeing the #20 lapel pin on him made me sad. It's one thing to see it on today's Blazers, quite another to see it on Luke's teammate.

 

[KingSpeed]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

I didn't follow the Blazers till 1990 so it doesn't resonate with me. How do you feel about the 6 seed?

 

[jlprk]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

For once, Rudy's high energy showed up favorably in the boxscore. He always helps everyone else.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

I am a little surprised that Memphis did not care about winning this game. I guess they want the 8th seed?

 

[OdenHoF]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

Hell yea! I'm glad the team got the 6th spot despite possible matchups. I want the best seed possible every season; every moment. Gotta attack and never relent - it's our teams work in progress and it's good to see signs of it. Pedal to the metal. I accredit a portion of this new play style philosophy to Gerald Wallace, a smaller portion to Batum/Miller/Aldridge and McMillan, and an even smaller but substantial portion to everyone else. Now they have the potential to steamroll through a couple opponents too (especially next year).

 

[PapaG]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

Roy needs to shoot. He's not even looking to be a threat.

Roy had 5 assists in 15 minutes. What's your problem with that from your 8th man off of the bench?

 

[maxiep]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

I didn't follow the Blazers till 1990 so it doesn't resonate with me. How do you feel about the 6 seed?

I'm stunned and thrilled we got it. The bad losses to NO and GS I thought killed our chances. That NO loss to UTA was almost as bad as our loss to the Warriors. They just didn't show up with any energy.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

As a Blazer, Earl Barron has a 104.6 PER, with a 1.684 WS/48. Go Earl!

 

[maxiep]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

BTW, how pissed was Z-Bo last night? He wasn't told he was going to be sat until right before the game. You know he was thinking, "Damn, if I knew I wasn't going to play, I could've TORN IT UP last night with the HOOP Family!"

 

[Minstrel]

Re: GAME THREAD: Grizzlies @ Blazers 4.12.11 - The Battle for 6th: Return of the Za

As a Blazer, Earl Barron has a 104.6 PER, with a 1.684 WS/48. Go Earl!

That's like 3 prime Michael Jordans occupying one roster spot.

Not bad. Maybe he has some room for improvement too.