GAME THREAD: THUNDER @ BLAZERS - FEB. 11, 2014, TUESDAY, 7:00 PM, NBATV & CSNNW

[SlyPokerDog]

If we had Mo we would have won.

 

[KingSpeed]

One game on the bandwagon, one game off. Next win we get, youll say contender. Just choose one already.

No I won't. I've seen enough and I see the way things are headed. Not to mention we lost Freeland. We will make playoffs but it won't be a top 4 seed unless we can run the table on all those home games after the break. Not gonna happen. MM was right. Said a big would get hurt. Said we'd be mediocre by the All Star break. Well, we're 12-11 in last 23.

 

[craigehlo]

How many games are we going to chalk up as "they were tired"? That's total bologna

Because OKC, the road team wasn't tired at all. It's the damn NBA. All teams are tired. Easily the most tired excuse after every single loss.

 

[KingSpeed]

Durant is scoring 30+ practically every night, you don't think he's tired?

Durant is better than Aldridge. That doesn't make Aldridge not a superstar. What about the two games we won where Durant missed huge open shots at the end of both games.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Our two best offensive players had really bad nights, and actually have for awhile. But we can ride this out and they can get back in rhythm.

 

[KingSpeed]

Because OKC, the road team wasn't tired at all. It's the damn NBA. All teams are tired. Easily the most tired excuse after every single loss.

At the beginning of the season, we were winning all the back to backs, most of the road games. We had aq TON of energy and no excuses. Tonight's team looks a LOT different.

 

[Wheels]

nsfw random gif

 

[SlyPokerDog]

nsfw random gif

NSFW.

 

[craigehlo]

At the beginning of the season, we were winning all the back to backs, most of the road games. We had aq TON of energy and no excuses. Tonight's team looks a LOT different.

We were shooting lights out from 3. That's not coming back. This team simply can't adapt to the new reality of their shooting % from distance.

 

[Strenuus]

No I won't. I've seen enough and I see the way things are headed. Not to mention we lost Freeland. We will make playoffs but it won't be a top 4 seed unless we can run the table on all those home games after the break. Not gonna happen. MM was right. Said a big would get hurt. Said we'd be mediocre by the All Star break. Well, we're 12-11 in last 23.

He wasn't the only one to say it.. lol.

 

[Sinobas]

Our big 3 (LAM/Dame/Wes) combined to shoot 12-47 (25%) and took 55% of our shots. How did we only lose by 3?

Looks like Batum and CJ had nice games (except the turnovers: yikes).

Sounded like Batum played stellar defense too, and Fropez was a man again.

I thought Nico, CJ, or Lillard should have taken that last shot. Definitely not LaMarcus, especially if he has a sore hammy or groin or whatever.

Because the Blazers like to torture us, they make EVERY game close. But shooting that % yeah, I don't know how we even were in the game. This team sure faded fast. I didn't want to write them off for awhile, but they went from being contenders, to outside contenders, to a team with a slim chance of getting out of the first round.

 

[Wheels]

NSFW.

^^you?

 

[RoyToy]

13-11 vs teams .500 or better

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Give OKC credit, they didn't want to lose the season series to Portland. Then..

Give Portland credit for making it hell for them to tie series.

Chill out, get on board and stay on board with the team.

 

[Blazer4ever]

Shouldn't take Lopez out for the deciding possession, makes us more predictable and hurts our chance at offensive rebound. Also why didn't Batum inbound the last ball? Wesley shoots a higher percentage on 3s and is not as good a passer.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

^^you?

Someone could get some heat for that at work. We need to keep the members employed for when Denny turns this into a pay site during the playoffs.

 

[BBert]

Durant is better than Aldridge. That doesn't make Aldridge not a superstar. What about the two games we won where Durant missed huge open shots at the end of both games.

Durant missed a bunch of shots at the end of this game. We just missed more.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Durant is scoring 30+ practically every night, you don't think he's tired?

No, no, you don't understand. Only the Blazers have to play 82 games. The only actual games the other teams play are those against the Blazers and those on national TV. All those other scores every night? Fake. Played on a computer and posted on the internet to deceive us. The Blazers are the only team that has to deal with real fatigue or injuries.

Or maybe fatigue is just a weak excuse for a team not playing well.

 

[Wheels]

13-11 vs teams .500 or better

wooo hooo we'll win every 7 game series with that percentage!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

We would have won by 40+ pts if we had traded Batum for Deng.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

At the beginning of the season, we were winning all the back to backs, most of the road games. We had aq TON of energy and no excuses. Tonight's team looks a LOT different.

I thought overall we had a lot of energy, just couldn't hit our open shots in the second half.

 

[Sinobas]

Total nonsense, fair weather fan meltdowns are what we're better off without. LaMarcus is an amazing player..he had a bad game so you throw him off the bus. Real insightful stuff.

Well, if you really want to blame his poor shooting in on his groin, then yes, we'd have been better off without him, or he shouldn't have taken so many shots. He's had many poor shooting games lately. To chant "MVP" for him is a joke. He's not amazing, he's shooting a career low, he's a volume shooter.

 

[Wheels]

Someone could get some heat for that at work. We need to keep the members employed for when Denny turns this into a pay site during the playoffs.

edited to link and out of your reply

 

[1honestfan]

I really wanted Portland to win this game because it would have made me feel better about the rest of the season to some degree.

LA is shooting %42 in his last 5 ball games (41/97) which isn't all that bad but considering that he's a volume shooter, it certainly doesn't help the team. I think that teams are playing him far differently now versus the beginning of the season. Teams are crowding him when playing defense which Louis scola always did that was effective. I myself would like to see him shoot the ball from down low more.

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[Hobbesarable]

No, no, you don't understand. Only the Blazers have to play 82 games. The only actual games the other teams play are those against the Blazers and those on national TV. All those other scores every night? Fake. Played on a computer and posted on the internet to deceive us. The Blazers are the only team that has to deal with real fatigue or injuries.

Or maybe fatigue is just a weak excuse for a team not playing well.

It is most definitely a weak sauce excuse. It's their job to be ready to play.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

This game was lost when Freeland went down and we had to watch the MyLe and TRob show.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I really wanted Portland to win this game because it would have made me feel better about the rest of the season to some degree.

LA is shooting %42 in his last 5 ball games (41/97) which isn't all that bad but considering that he's a volume shooter, it certainly doesn't help the team. I think that teams are playing him far differently now versus the beginning of the season. Teams are crowding him when playing defense which Louis scola always did that was effective. I myself would like to see him shoot the ball from down low more.

[/IMG]

33.3% on 3pt shots is pretty good, he should shoot more of those.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I thought overall we had a lot of energy, just couldn't hit our open shots in the second half.

maybe the key is don't play defense and just outscore our opponents. It seems like the more D we play, the more we lose.
I am kind of joking, because we have to play D, but we did finish games better.......

 

[OneLifeToLive]

If LA is the best pf in the game, doesn't that make a superstar by default?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

edited to link and out of your reply

Rep'd