Game thread: Trail Blazers vs OKC 2/11/09

[MAS RipCity]

Man Sergio was unbearable tonight..does the kid understand the concept of DEFENSE?!?!?!
He needs a new area code ASAP

 

[MARIS61]

Back from the game. No complaints at all other than the refs flat out stunk for much of the game. The better team finally came through, though. Rudy was ELECTRIC in the 4th, Bayless was very good tonight, Outlaw made some big plays, Roy could have scored 40 if he had wanted to, and Oden was dominant inside.

It's a great day to be a Blazer!

Where did you end up eating and how was it?

 

[MARIS61]

Man Sergio was unbearable tonight..does the kid understand the concept of DEFENSE?!?!?!

Better than you apparently.

 

[Ed O]

All things considered, I think every player contributed well, with nobody having a bad game, and we dumped some revenge on the Okies.

The evening was a rousing success.

No doubt... I think it'd be hard to point to any player and say that they were less than what we can expect. Some of them were markedly better.

A good win. Hopefully we can roll the Warriors tomorrow night and feel good about ourselves heading into the All-Star game.

Ed O.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Neither does saying he is.

Time will tell, and I guarantee Jerryd will make his mark in this league, but in the end he will be remembered as a tenacious SG.

So you are saying he can shoot! Sweet

 

[rocketeer]

Man you're reaching so far on this you must have elastic arms.

It tells me Westbrook got 9 of his 12 boards while Bayless was supposed to be guarding him, and 3 when Sergio was locking him down.

The boxscore says Blazers 106, Okies 92, but I guess you'd say it's debateable who won?

bayless being in the game the same time as westbrook does not mean all the stats that westbrook accumulated were "on" bayless. even if westbrook was supposed to be bayless's matchup the entire time there still are instances such as fast breaks, rotating on defense, picking up someone else's man because they didn't get up the court fast enough, switching on screens, etc that make looking for when the players were on the court together on the play by play absolutely meaningless.

it really shouldn't be a difficult concept to understand and i've explained this to you before when you were trying to talk about all the points kidd and terry scored "on" bayless after the dallas game even though kidd and terry were both on the floor for the majority of bayless's minutes.

 

[PapaG]

Where did you end up eating and how was it?

Buffalo Wild Wings on 4th and Morrison, and it was perfect. Coloring book for the kid, cheap kid menu, some boneless wings for my dinner, and then a walk of a block for the free ride to the max.

Parking cost me $4 and I was out of the Rose Garden and to my car in 10 minutes with no traffic on the west side of the river.

 

[PapaG]

No doubt... I think it'd be hard to point to any player and say that they were less than what we can expect. Some of them were markedly better.

A good win. Hopefully we can roll the Warriors tomorrow night and feel good about ourselves heading into the All-Star game.
Ed O.

It may be my faulty memory, but I remember some pretty pathetic performances from this team on the last game prior to the All-Star break I hope it's my memory, and by "this team", I mean the past few seasons.

 

[rocketeer]

All things considered, I think every player contributed well, with nobody having a bad game, and we dumped some revenge on the Okies.

The evening was a rousing success.

if bayless had a game in which he played 20 minutes and put up 3 points on 1-2 shooting, had 4 assists, 2 rebounds, 4 turnovers, and 3 fouls would you say that he did a good job contributing?

 

[B-Roy]

It may be my faulty memory, but I remember some pretty pathetic performances from this team on the last game prior to the All-Star break I hope it's my memory, and by "this team", I mean the past few seasons.

I'm worried too. It's in Oracle, where we have struggled, and the Warriors are starting to look semi-dangerous....

 

[MARIS61]

So you are saying he can shoot! Sweet

I'm saying he can score, and his shooting will come around as he gets used to the physical play more. He had a nice stroke in his year of college.

He's smart, and aggressive, and will get better and better.

I like having him here.

 

[MARIS61]

if bayless had a game in which he played 20 minutes and put up 3 points on 1-2 shooting, had 4 assists, 2 rebounds, 4 turnovers, and 3 fouls would you say that he did a good job contributing?

It would depend on his D and how the team played as a unit with him, but yeah.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I'm worried too. It's in Oracle, where we have struggled, and the Warriors are starting to look semi-dangerous....

They killed teams in their last 3 home games. I will be shocked if the Blazers win tomorrow. Someone will have to come up huge for us. GS has been running people right out of the gym. (Phoenix, Utah and New York)

 

[Pinwheel1]

I'm saying he can score, and his shooting will come around as he gets used to the physical play more. He had a nice stroke in his year of college.

He's smart, and aggressive, and will get better and better.

I like having him here.

Oh I agree with that. It's the being remembered as a SG guard i disagree with. He is a PG and Only a PG.

 

[alex42083]

I'm worried too. It's in Oracle, where we have struggled, and the Warriors are starting to look semi-dangerous....

If there is any game where we should just go inside every single possession, it's this one.
Biedrins is out, their only big is Turiaf, and he's going to have to take on G.O. Stephen Jackson will have to guard LaMarcus. But their perimeter players can flat-out play. Crawford, Ellis, Maggette, Watson, Azubuike..

At least they won't have Anthony Morrow tearing us up anymore.

 

[Pinwheel1]

If there is any game where we should just go inside every single possession, it's this one.
Biedrins is out, their only big is Turiaf, and he's going to have to take on G.O. Stephen Jackson will have to guard LaMarcus. But their perimeter players can flat-out play. Crawford, Ellis, Maggette, Watson, Azubuike..

At least they won't have Anthony Morrow tearing us up anymore.

What did I miss about Morrow?

 

[alex42083]

What did I miss about Morrow?

He's terrible now and not getting any PT.

 

[alex42083]

 

[bigbailes]

i remember having watched some games when blake was playing that we struggled against teams we shouldn't struggle with. that comes with being a young team and as they age together that shouldn't happen as much. i'll be the first to admit i was wrong if blake is kept and either of the other two are gone but i'm feeling pretty safe right now.

i do find it funny that no one wants to bring up bayless' stat line from the NYK game on sunday when he wasn't up to snuff and got pulled early. both of these guys are still young and learning, they are going to have games where they struggle. blake is nothing more than a journeyman PG that has hit his ceiling, i don't think we've come close to seeing the ceiling on sergio or bayless yet.

 

[Pinwheel1]

He's terrible now and not getting any PT.

Way to jinx us. Now he will go off for 30. LOL

 

[PapaG]

i remember having watched some games when blake was playing that we struggled against teams we shouldn't struggle with. that comes with being a young team and as they age together that shouldn't happen as much. i'll be the first to admit i was wrong if blake is kept and either of the other two are gone but i'm feeling pretty safe right now.

i do find it funny that no one wants to bring up bayless' stat line from the NYK game on sunday when he wasn't up to snuff and got pulled early. both of these guys are still young and learning, they are going to have games where they struggle. blake is nothing more than a journeyman PG that has hit his ceiling, i don't think we've come close to seeing the ceiling on sergio or bayless yet.

Bold position. I don't see Blake moved at this point.

 

[bigbailes]

what impact can your opinion have if you don't back it up? that's part of the problem with internet forums, people can hide behind their keyboard and aren't held responsible for the crap that spews out of their fingers.

 

[alex42083]

Way to jinx us. Now he will go off for 30. LOL

I've scored just as many points as he has this month. I have no worries about Morrow tomorrow.

 

[Nikolokolus]

what impact can your opinion have if you don't back it up? that's part of the problem with internet forums, people can hide behind their keyboard and aren't held responsible for the crap that spews out of their fingers.

You might want to get a doctor to look at that.

 

[mgb]

Oden ranks first among NBA rookies with 16 double-doubles. ... Portland's Rudy Fernandez has made a 3-pointer in 29 straight games, matching the rookie record held by Kirk Hinrich. Fernandez has hit a 3-pointer in 49 of his 50 games this year.

Nice.

 

[mgb]

16 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 steal. Thank you for a good night of basketball.

In 25 mins!

 

[PapaG]

what impact can your opinion have if you don't back it up? that's part of the problem with internet forums, people can hide behind their keyboard and aren't held responsible for the crap that spews out of their fingers.

What do you want me to back up my opinion with? I don't think Blake will be moved. You do. So here we are at an impasse.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

what impact can your opinion have if you don't back it up? that's part of the problem with internet forums, people can hide behind their keyboard and aren't held responsible for the crap that spews out of their fingers.

 

[Nate Dogg]

They were quiet going to their locker room. No cursing, no nothing. I think they realized that they got themselves beat.