GAME THREAD: PELICANS @ BLAZERS - NOVEMBER 17, 2014; MONDAY, 7 PM (PST), CSNNW

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omg Jrue threw up two shots in the fourth with his back to the basket. WTF is he thinking
 
I actually love Jrue Holiday's game, just isn't really a true point guard. He did make some questionable decisions with his shot in the fourth though..
 
RipCity71252 said:
I actually love Jrue Holiday's game, just isn't really a true point guard. He did make some questionable decisions with his shot in the fourth though..
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I imagine for folks with a certain disposition, getting punked by Steve Blake really leads you down a path where you're making some questionable decisions.
 
Our next game is Friday vs the Bulls. They will be on the second of a back to back.
 
Man 8 homes games to only 3 road games thus far. The schedule makers were nice to us early on. Will pay for it soon. I hope were a decent road team like last year.
 
Brent Barry was on NBATV talking about how minutes are huge for the confidence of our young bench guys. I agree 100%. Even if you don't get production out of Crabbe tonight, he still gets very valuable court time.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
Yep, the best part about a road trip is you get to play the Leastern Conference.
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Yup, we only have to worry about the minor teams that come to play at home with upset on their minds like the Hornets, Bucks and Magic. Other than that... We play up to our competition in the East.
 
Not saying this will always be the case.
But right now Aldridge adds more to his team than Anthony Davis does on a leadership role alone.
If AD was really the best big man in the game he would have been up in the face of his teammates for playing hero ball.
Holliday and Evans deserve to be benched after that.
Will Barton got benched for doing the same thing tonight.

Aldridge is the better player right now.
The pelicans were double teaming Aldridge all game long when he was in the post.
Only time they didn't is when the Blazers got stops and Anderson was matched up against him.
AD isn't the 5th best player in the NBA. When he puts on some girth, bulks up a little and develops a post game perhaps he can crack the top 5.
He's better than Griffin and Love though, because he actually plays defense while they don't.
But Griffin/love/Davis are all pretty shitty in the post offensively. All have a face up game. No consistent fundamental post game though.
Playoffs? We're talking about playoffs? PLAYOFFS?
 
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honkicracker said:
Not saying this will always be the case.
But right now Aldridge adds more to his team than Anthony Davis does on a leadership role alone.
If AD was really the best big man in the game he would have been up in the face of his teammates for playing hero ball.
Holliday and Evans deserve to be benched after that.
Will Barton got benched for doing the same thing tonight.

Aldridge is the better player right now.
The pelicans were double teaming Aldridge all game long when he was in the post.
Only time they didn't is when the Blazers got stops and Anderson was matched up against him.
AD isn't the 5th best player in the NBA. When he puts on some girth and bulks up a little perhaps he can crack the top 5.
He's better than Griffin and Love though, because he actually plays defense while they don't.
But Griffin/love/Davis are all pretty shitty in the post offensively. All have a face up game. No consistent fundamental post game though.
Playoffs? We're talking about playoffs? PLAYOFFS?
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It didn't look like they were doubling LA that much. Davis is one of the few guys in the league that can single coverage Aldridge.
 
Natebishop3 said:
It didn't look like they were doubling LA that much. Davis is one of the few guys in the league that can single coverage Aldridge.
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They doubled him when he took a dribble a few times, but we made them pay for it enough that they stopped.
 
Natebishop3 said:
It didn't look like they were doubling LA that much. Davis is one of the few guys in the league that can single coverage Aldridge.
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Every time he got deep post position they sent a man down baseline while AD played high on Aldridge's left shoulder to prevent his running jump hook over the middle.
 
RanYakumo said:
Anthony Davis can keep his statline, I'll take the win.
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BEST FIRST POST IN THE HISTORY OF S2! Welcome rookie.......I'm here for you, anything you need just holler FAMS!
 
Incredible Win! N'Orleans is legit, outplayed us most of the game.

Don't overlook this stat:

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= 4-0!
 
Davis' PER is now an absurd 37!

Jordan's career high was 31/32.

Who knows how long he can keep his numbers this high but I'd say he's the best player in the NBA right now. He's averaging 20+ on very efficient numbers and he's not even close to having a refined offensive repertoire. Combine that with his already dominant defense. He's a game changer.
 
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports....rrived/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

"Anthony Davis has arrived"

The Brow was everywhere on Monday night, carving up the Portland Trail Blazers’ defense in the first three quarters. In the fourth quarter, the Pelicans went away from him, and the Blazers made a run, pulling out a 102-93 win.

It took a Herculean effort by the Blazers’ defense in the second half, led by Robin Lopez, to stop Davis’ dominant night. He finished with 31 points on 14-of-20 shooting, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. He anchored the Pelicans’ defense, even with starting center Omer Asik injured. He took a corner three at the end that rimmed out, but he was having the kind of night where everyone assumed it would go in.
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“He’s always been very strong mentally, he’s always shown the will to get better,” said Lopez, who played with Davis in New Orleans his rookie year. “Even as a rookie, he was a really good player. It’s nice to see that he has the guys around him now.”

Now, Lopez is on the other side, tasked with game-planning for a destructive force at both ends of the floor. He’s become somebody that opposing teams have to plan for, and they still usually aren’t able to stop him.

“He’s a difficult guy to double-team,” said Blazers coach Terry Stotts. “He doesn’t play off the dribble much. It’s usually one or two dribbles and he’s pretty quick. You’ve just got to make him work, just like all great players. You go down the list, you’ve just got to make him work for his points. He’s going to have nights like tonight where he shoots the ball really well. In this league, one guy can beat you in certain situations, but he’s not going to beat you most nights.”
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The Blazers were finally able to effectively cover Davis in the fourth quarter, where he went 2-for-5 while guards Tyreke Evans and Jrue Holiday combined to go 0-for-14 in the final period.

Davis didn’t seem fazed by his lack of touches in the fourth.

“We have other scorers,” he said. “Whoever has the ball needs to score. We had good looks, we just missed opportunities.”

None of those other scorers came through on Monday night, and a dominant night from Davis ended in a loss. But he’s going to have many more nights like this. He’s already become a player that you have to make a point of watching on TV, or better yet, seeing in person. The hype is real. The future has arrived.
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