Jaynes: If the Blazers lose to GS...sh!t hits the fan

[MIXUM]

Heres his piece. I have to agree here. These are the games good teams win. There are no excuses. The thunder whip this team... why cant we? I mean its like, everyone in here loves saying how good and talented we are, and have a "championship window" yet we lose to sh!t teams to often. These next 2 games will tell us a lot about the blazers.


Yes, I know — nine straight Portland losses in Oakland.

But if the Trail Blazers lose this one, I don’t want to hear a word about injuries or any other alibis. This game must be one against an obviously inferior opponent that’s also had its share of injuries. The Blazers should blow them away. Talent level? Not even close.

Look, there are important, tough-to-win games ahead. There is no margin for losing games like this one. And I really can’t imagine it happening, actually.

If Portland doesn’t win this game, folks, the spit is going to hit the fan. That’s all I’m going to say about it. This game is too important to mess around with. And a loss here, I’m afraid, indicates problems deeper than some injuries.

Doesn’t it?

 

[oldguy]

The fact that you always agree with DJ says it all.

Go Blazers

 

[yenniedn]

Oh shit - I finally figured it out:

Mixxxedup = Rudy Cee = D. Jaynes illegitimate son!

You had to wonder why he is always quoting a guy many/most consider to be a washed-up, bitter has-been of a reporter . . . then I went to familytree.com and the retarded bloodlines are all clearly spelled out there! It all makes sense now!


edit: I forgot to randomly bold my text so had to do it after the fact. Fixed now.

 

[MIXUM]

the fact you guys accept losing to GS says it all to me. go ahead and get your excuses ready.

 

[RoyToy]

This is Jaynes just setting up something in advance so he has some kind of story to go on and stir up drama if he has the chance. Fact is, the Blazers are a lock for the playoffs after all they've suffered this year and there's nothing he can do about it.

The Mavs are arguably the best team in the NBA right now....who beat them twice in their house?

Thanks!

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I hate to mention it, but the Lakers lost how many times in the Rose Garden, to vastly inferior Blazer teams?

And how many times did we lose to the Kings in Arco Arena against the lowliest Kings teams of the early 90's, even when we made the NBA Finals?

Some teams have their opponent's number at home.

 

[BlazerBeav]

While it's true they've had our number, he is right - there is no excuse for not winning this game tonight. We need it, the Warriors have nothing to play for. If our players want it, they need to go out there and take it.

 

[e_blazer]

Well, look at it this way: if the Blazers happen to lose tonight, all of MIXUM's posts will be shredded by the proverbial rotary implement.

 

[MIXUM]

roytoy.... playoffs are by no means a lock. grizz will have 35 wins by saturday.

35-31 grizz

blazers could be 38-30


thats too close for me. winning these 2 games are musts for our playoff hopes imo

 

[PtldPlatypus]

We broke the "lose in Dallas" streak; LA broke the "lose in Portland" streak; Milwaukee broke the "Portland beats all the 'M' teams" streak--it's time for us to end the Oakland streak. Unless Curry and Morrow combine for 50, which wouldn't shock me. Also, I hope someone's scouted this "Reggie Williams" kid, who dropped 28 against NO on Monday in just his 5th NBA game.

 

[MIXUM]

and ellis is returning tonight... we are fucked

 

[RoyToy]

Nah the Grizz have no chance. They're not good enough to make up those games.

Only question right for the Blazers is who they will play in the 1st round. If Dallas keeps winning, it could be them, but the Blazers have a real chance to move up in the standings, so who knows.

 

[oldguy]

the fact you guys accept losing to GS says it all to me. go ahead and get your excuses ready.

Either quote where someone said that or stfu, please.

Go Blazers

 

[RoyToy]

5 of Grizz last 7 games

@ Orl - L
@ Dal - L
@ SA - L
@ Den - L
@ OKC - L

They also play Hou and NO as well.

Stick a fork in 'em, they're done.

 

[Mediocre Man]

People don't like Dwight because he doesn't write the fluff pieces about the Blazers so many crave. Dwight tells it like it is, and more times than not is dead on.


Portland simply DOES need to win games like this. Golden State has won a grand total of 17 games. To put that into perspecive, that is the same total of ROAD games Portland has won. Golden State has lost 5 straight games and has nothing at all to play for. Portland is in the 8th seed for the playoffs, and every game to them is important. There is no excuse not to crush this team, to be honest. I couldn't care less about curses either. This team is better than the Warriors, and needs to show that tonight.

 

[MIXUM]

oldguy... i just dont wanna hear any excuses if we lose tonight

 

[andalusian]

oldguy... i just dont wanna hear any excuses if we lose tonight

Why? We have to suffer you whining "if the Kings make their shots we lose" after a win. Shit flows down when it goes East just as when it goes West. It's physics.

Hypocrite.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Dwight Jaynes = Mixum?

 

[MIXUM]

no mixum is rudy c?

perhaps the light bulb is going off

 

[Nikolokolus]

I actually agree with Jaynes (and MIXEDUP), there should be no excuses for losing in Golden State; if this team is at all serious about holding onto their playoff position, wins against the bottom feeders -- even bottom feeders who have your number in their house -- is a must.

 

[hasoos]

Golden State is fucking pathetic and we should not lose to them. Period. Half of their squad is NBDL players.

 

[MIXUM]

i will say 1 thing...

we beat this same team in portalnd without....

Batum, Outalw, Camby, Blake, Rudy.

 

[OddEnormous]

thats too close for me. winning these 2 games are musts for our playoff hopes imo

You always say that. No matter what month of the season we are in and no matter who we are playing.

Hey! Can you play "Lady in Red" for me dude?

 

[OddEnormous]

Portland simply DOES need to win games like this. Golden State has won a grand total of 17 games. To put that into perspecive, that is the same total of ROAD games Portland has won. Golden State has lost 5 straight games and has nothing at all to play for. Portland is in the 8th seed for the playoffs, and every game to them is important. There is no excuse not to crush this team, to be honest. I couldn't care less about curses either. This team is better than the Warriors, and needs to show that tonight.

Gotta love fans moaning about losing a game we haven't even played yet.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Not sure what is up with Roy injury wise, but I agree the Blazers need to win tonight and if they don't, injuries can no longer be an excuse.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Golden State is fucking pathetic and we should not lose to them. Period. Half of their squad is NBDL players.

They have shooters. Outside shooters. We have terrible perimeter defense. If they do nothing but bomb treys all game, they could probably shoot upwards of 40% and probably break 100 on us without much difficulty.

I won't be shocked if we lose tonight, for that reason alone.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Gotta love fans moaning about losing a game we haven't even played yet.

Not sure where I was moaning. There was a debate about whether or not this is a game we should win or not.


I guess this means no one should talk about the draft before it happens? Or the season before it happens? Or the playoffs before they happen? Why do we have a prediction game for a game that hasn't been played yet? Or have threads about the upcoming schedule because we haven't played those games yet?

 

[HailBlazers]

Not sure where I was moaning. There was a debate about whether or not this is a game we should win or not.

That is no debate sorry man

 

[hasoos]

They have shooters. Outside shooters. We have terrible perimeter defense. If they do nothing but bomb treys all game, they could probably shoot upwards of 40% and probably break 100 on us without much difficulty.

I won't be shocked if we lose tonight, for that reason alone.

That doesn't make it right. I have seen Golden State play a lot this season, and they are a very bad team. There is no excuse for letting that happen. So, lets hope it doesn't happen, and the streak ends. But it's not like Anthony Morrow hasn't had career nights against us before when folks refused to guard him on the perimeter, and that is just fucking sad.

 

[Mediocre Man]

That is no debate sorry man

We agree. There is no debate on whether we should or not. We simply should, no questions asked.