GAME THREAD: SPURS @ BLAZERS - FEB. 19, 2014, WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM, CSNNW

[illmatic99]

well, here's hopin they don't use the excuse that they were missing lamarcus, because missing duncan, leonard and parker didn't stop the Spurs from winning. on the road.

On the second night of a b2b after winning @ LAC last night. We should be ashamed. WTF did these fools do over break? They look just as exhausted as they were before it. The only guy ballin hard was Dame and he was the busiest of all

 

[illmatic99]

I'm sorry Nic, but you sucked. Dame woulda been a far better matchup against Patty on D. Nic wasn't even close to him on most of those shots

 

[RR7]

What would you like to happen? RoyToy was suspended for 24hrs and he immediately created a new moniker and logged back in. I and Nate (the one who suspended him) felt he was baiting other members. All Kingspeed is doing is having a meltdown. He does that. He flies high and crashes hard. If you know anything about the guy you know he takes medication for that. He's a fan who has put money where is mouth is so in my book he gets a little leeway in a loss like this.

nevermind, don't give a fuck.

 

[Strenuus]

On the second night of a b2b after winning @ LAC last night. We should be ashamed. WTF did these fools do over break? They look just as exhausted as they were before it. The only guy ballin hard was Dame and he was the busiest of all

Yep. Hopefully Batum is traded tomorrow for good pieces... we can hope, right?

 

[jlprk]

Each team's 2nd best per minute: Ginobili and Mo.

http://espn.go.com/nba/dailyleaders/_/gameId/400489682

 

[OneLifeToLive]

I've made this reference about two other teams, I'll make it again. SA wasn't to go down 3-0 in a season series to Portland. The Blazers took again another teams best shot tonight.

And I don't get how any of you would get a choke job out of this game. They never, ever had firm control of it.

 

[illmatic99]

Yep. Hopefully Batum is traded tomorrow for good pieces... we can hope, right?

That would be a stupid idea.

 

[RoyToy]

Little known fact about the Blazers

Nic is the most replaceable starter

Lillard and Aldridge are the stars

Wes and Lopez play hard every night

Nic floats around like the passive little Frenchman he is. His pussy act is beyond old.

Unless he decides to grow a pair, the Blazers need to move him. He'd be too much of a liability to show up in the playoffs for a 7 game series. I certainly don't trust him to.

 

[Strenuus]

That would be a stupid idea.

To not trade him? Yeah, I agree.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Little known fact about the Blazers

Nic is the most replaceable starter

Lillard and Aldridge are the stars

Wes and Lopez play hard every night

Nic floats around like the passive little Frenchman he is. His pussy act is beyond old.

Unless he decides to grow a pair, the Blazers need to move him. He'd be too much of a liability to show up in the playoffs for a 7 game series. I certainly don't trust him to.

Well take him, CJ and Mo and move him for Melo and now.

 

[Sinobas]

Watching this team is like watching the movie "Groundhog" day.

-Why did we let Patty Mills go?
-Batum sucks, trade him for Deng. I'm so tired of his soft ass crap.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Thinking calmly about Batum's career trajectory: would he ever have gotten off the pine under Nate if Roy hadn't demanded Batum start? His entire career was shaped by a star who wanted him in the lineup because he would defer to the star.

 

[Sinobas]

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[KingSpeed]

Houston up 31 to the Lakers.

I love, love, love seeing the Lakers lose.

I don't. Houston moves a game ahead of us because of this Laker loss. You should've been rooting for the Lakers. You should root for them the rest of the year.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

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And like the song, the second half of our season has been the same riff over and over.

 

[Sinobas]

Batum runs around like a 40 year old man. He has hardly any slashing ability and can't create his own shot. He's an average spot up shooter and over-rated defender making 10+ million a year.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Batum runs around like a 40 year old man. He has hardly any slashing ability and can't create his own shot. He's an average spot up shooter and over-rated defender making 10+ million a year.

I bet we could still get a couple of timber trolls for him.

 

[KingSpeed]

By the way, was Mo's 19 a Blazer high for him?

 

[RoyToy]

Batum runs around like a 40 year old man. He has hardly any slashing ability and can't create his own shot. He's an average spot up shooter and over-rated defender making 10+ million a year.

Don't remind us how much he's making

That just makes it worse

 

[jlprk]

Batum plays unconventional SF because of the example set by unconventional PF Aldridge.

I like Robinson's powerful style. Will he be ruined by imitating the starting forwards?

 

[Strenuus]

I don't. Houston moves a game ahead of us because of this Laker loss. You should've been rooting for the Lakers. You should root for them the rest of the year.

No. We're still a ways away from finishing. If the hot start from the Blazers taught you anything, it's not to look at the standings until the end. We play more than 1 game the rest of the year, as do they... it doesn't mean shit.

 

[Darkwebs]

By the way, was Mo's 19 a Blazer high for him?

Yes, it appears so. I skimmed his game log, and his previous high was 18 against the Celtics.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Batum plays unconventional SF because of the example set by unconventional PF Aldridge.

I like Robinson's powerful style. Will he be ruined by imitating the starting forwards?

The only way to find out is to trade all three to different teams and study their careers from afar.

 

[Sinobas]

So what are we in close games in 2014? Like 1-15???

 

[Darkwebs]

We are 2-10 when Dame scores 30+

 

[BlazerCaravan]

We are 2-10 when Dame scores 30+

Trade him before anyone figures out he's fool's gold.

I do think it's because he takes over when nothing else has worked, and the team needs a big boost.

 

[riverman]

Well a disappointing loss and disappointing effort from Nico in this game. Some positives with TRob, Rolo and Wright. Mathews didn't have a great game either. With LA down and Joel down, it's going to be tough to play half court against teams like the Spurs! Go Blazers!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

RoLo is steady Freddy.

Batum is starting to annoy me. Almost six years in and we're still talking about him maybe taking his game to another level.

What you see is what you get at this point.

 

[Darkwebs]

Trade him before anyone figures out he's fool's gold.

I do think it's because he takes over when nothing else has worked, and the team needs a big boost.

Same here. I think he's an unselfish team player, but when he sees us down big, he feels like there's nothing to lose, so he just calls his own number more to try to bring us back.

 

[Sinobas]

Where are all the Batum defenders??? "But..but...Batum averages 5 assists a game". That's their response to any Batum critcism.