Game Threadicus: Blazers versus the Minnesoota Timberpups

[illmatic99]

31pts, 7rebs, 7asts, 3stls, 11-16fg, 5-8 from 3, 4-4ft, 0turn in 29 minutes!

BOOOM

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

FINALLY.

 

[mgb]

Sweet 3 by Webster!

 

[Darkwebs]

Pendergraph is a foul machine

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

BATUM SHAKE THE ROOM!!!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Hollins needs more burn on the T-wolves.

 

[MrSelfDestruct]

"THE" getting props. Nice.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Mills!!!!

 

[illmatic99]

Mills has more points than Roy in only 4 minutes. Damn.

 

[Wheels]

Freedom Fries BITCH!

 

[Nikolokolus]

With a name like 'Nic' he had to be good.

 

[Darkwebs]

We are now tied with Spurs for the 7th spot. But we have the tie breaker with the Spurs

 

[bintim]

"THE" getting props. Nice.

The props for his work, or the statement about the bad chili dog?

 

[STOMP]

With a name like 'Nic' he had to be good.

that line never gets old for you does it?

STOMP

 

[Mediocre Man]

It's ridiculous that Nic doesn't get 30+ minutes a game. He must be the worst practice player in the history of the world.



I hope all of you were proud that I didn't blame it on Mr Sonic.

 

[EGame]

We are now tied with Spurs for the 7th spot. But we have the tie breaker with the Spurs

Not to put a pessimistic view on this (even though I am), the Spurs are in a much better position than us simply because they have 3 less losses than us. Now, I believe they are going to be losing a lot more with how bad they have been recently, but as of now, that tie doesn't mean much to me.

 

[Minstrel]

I sense a new man crush developing!

Developing? Now?

Try: this summer for me.

Try last November for me. But I'll accept all you late-comers as Batum fans. I guess.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Try last November for me. But I'll accept all you late-comers as Batum fans. I guess.

Pfft. It was Nike Hoops summit 3 years ago for me.

 

[illmatic99]

Pfft. It was Nike Hoops summit 3 years ago for me.

Hey, I predicted him to be our mainstay SF for the future last November, but the mancrush thing came this past summer.

 

[Minstrel]

Pfft. It was Nike Hoops summit 3 years ago for me.

I think you're lying.

But if you're not, I feel shame, as a Batum fan.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Try last November for me. But I'll accept all you late-comers as Batum fans. I guess.

Only one team has him on their SportsTwo League.

 

[BrianFromWA]

I watched Gallinari torch him in a Euro game in 2007 and didn't think he could play D on elite players. His offense was never a question.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I think you're lying.

But if you're not, I feel shame, as a Batum fan.

Nah, but I did watch him in the 2007 Hoops summit game where he went off (against Jerryd Bayless' team no less) and I thought that he was pretty crazy athletic ... the thought that he'd ever end up in a Blazers uniform never really crossed my mind.

 

[illmatic99]

Nah, but I did watch him in the 2007 Hoops summit game where he went crazy (against Jerryd Bayless' team no less) and I thought that he was pretty crazy athletic ... the thought that he'd ever end up in a Blazers uniform never really crossed my mind.

Koponen played in that game also.

[video=youtube;akr4jxCARXk]

Petteri to Nic @ 0:40.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Pfft. It was Nike Hoops summit 3 years ago for me.

he was underaged then.

 

[mrkorb]

http://espn.go.com/nba/dailyleaders/_/date/20100227

Damn it, Deron. Score and pass less.

 

[illmatic99]

[video=youtube;RB75ISUn5j8]

 

[jlprk]

http://espn.go.com/nba/dailyleaders/_/date/20100227

Damn it, Deron. Score and pass less.

Every game, I divide the ESPN efficiency by the minutes and multiply by 100. Tonight, Deron Williams had a 215 and Batum 211. It's unusual to see a 200 and I've never seen two in one night.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

http://espn.go.com/nba/dailyleaders/_/date/20100227

Damn it, Deron. Score and pass less.

If it makes you feel any better, by Hollinger's "Game Score" formula, Batum had a 34.6 tonight, and Deron only had a 34.2. The main difference there is that Hollinger factors in personal fouls, and gives additional value to offensive rebounds (of which Nic had 2 to Deron's 1).

Either way, they were both awesome tonight. Is this where I point out that we could have had them both right now had we not traded down for Webster?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

...and we could have had #3...ZBO if we didn't trade him for imaginary cap space!