Jazz @ Blazers 10/20/09 Pre-Season Game Thread

[Darkwebs]

Udoka to Webster for the alley oop dunk! I wanna see that.

 

[Darkwebs]

12 straight points by the Blazers. Whoa!

 

[hasoos]

I've said it before and I'll say it again..... the NBA needs to reduce the number of preseason games that are played.

I agree. It is rare a player is kept on a team becaues of preseason game play anyhow. But it does happen (Ime Udoka comes to mind).

 

[Darkwebs]

Down 10 with 3:23 left in the game. Can we make a miracle comeback again?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Wow, Cunningham is doing quite well. Too bad it's only against scrubs.

Millsap is still in, so it's not that bad???

 

[julius]

When was that? We've had a very inconsistent, losing pre-season.

Well, we have Roy, LaMarcus and Greg...and Greg missed his rookie year.

Then we have them last year, and Greg isn't really a consistent player (due to injury from previous year).

Now we have a few new cogs, and we're still coming off like the team of 3 years ago. Poorly coached, poorly thought out, and pretty much like we're running around with no idea how to play defense or do an offensive set.

I almost want to subconsciously prepare myself for a disappointing season.

 

[blue32]

If we make a come back it doesn't count, as I think all of the starters are done for the night.....so its our garbage beats their garbage

 

[cdub503]

4 offensive rebounds from him!

 

[Darkwebs]

Millsap is still in, so it's not that bad???

Good point. I forgot about that.

 

[cdub503]

fuck yeah howard get that T!

 

[illmatic99]

ahahhah "THESE REFS SUCK!"

is back.

 

[Darkwebs]

"These refs suck" yells our Rose Garden crowd. Give 'em hell, Portland.

 

[LOTBfan]

Terrible, just terrible

 

[blue32]

IDK, when we're shooting 42% and 14% from beyond the arc and the other team is 50+%, doesn't seem like its the ref's fault.

 

[julius]

IDK, when we're shooting 42% and 14% from beyond the arc and the other team is 50+%, doesn't seem like its the ref's fault.

Yah, I think the refs do suck, but shouldn't the crowd be chanting "play smart defense" or something?

 

[blue32]

We pretty much have an identical box score, except for our shooting %'s

 

[Darkwebs]

Suns finish with 143 points, defeating the Kings who had 127. Frye had 29 points and shot 9/12. But only a measly 3 rebounds.

 

[BrianFromWA]

To be fair to channing, when the team you're playing puts up almost 130 points, there probably aren't a lot of bricks for you to collect. I mean, Sergio only got 5 minutes tonight.

 

[Darkwebs]

Cunningham had a very effective game. 14 points 6 rebounds, and 2 assists (with no turnovers) in 21 minutes.

Bayless also had a good game, with 16 points.

 

[RoyToy]

The way the games have been officiated I'm not sure how much stock to put into these games. It has to be a different style of basketball.

61 Personal fouls and 79 free throws?

Lol k.

 

[julius]

the box score seems to suggest Miller had a better game than Blake (although both shot like shit). Is that true from those who listened/went to the game?

Or is it like asking if John Madden is uglier than Don Rickles?

 

[Darkwebs]

The way the games have been officiated I'm not sure how much stock to put into these games. It has to be a different style of basketball.

61 Personal fouls and 79 free throws?

Lol k.

The Suns-Kings game had a total of 55 fouls and 82 free throws. Damn Gina!

 

[MARIS61]

Doesn't look like anyone is playing d in the Kings/Suns game. 117-100 with 9:00 left.

btw...

S. Rodriguez 5:35 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Suns win 143-127 with 56 FT attempts. Kings had 26 FT attempts.

Sergio in 8:42 had 1 rb, 4 ast, 1 pf, 1 to and was 1 of 4 Kings with a +(3).

Sergio had 1 less assist in 8:42 than Blake, Bayless and Miller combined had in 58:24.

Wow.

 

[MARIS61]

Cunningham had a very effective game. 14 points 6 rebounds, and 2 assists (with no turnovers) in 21 minutes.

Bayless also had a good game, with 16 points.

Martell seems to have had a good all around game also.

Miller continues his ballhogging ways by taking, and missing, the most shots again, 3-11 in only 16 minutes, and getting blocked 3 times. Roy was 5-9 in 30 minutes.

 

[Darkwebs]

On an related note:

Nice block! http://www.nba.com/video/games/blazers/2009/10/20/0010900092_uta_por_play1.nba/index.html

Wow, how is the air up there, Martell? That's like the highest I've seen him jump. Spectacular block.

 

[Darkwebs]

Martell seems to have had a good all around game also.

Miller continues his ballhogging ways by taking, and missing, the most shots again, 3-11 in only 16 minutes, and getting blocked 3 times. Roy was 5-9 in 30 minutes.

Yeah, Martell may have not shot well, but he was active in all other facets of the game, getting blocks, steals, and rebounds.

 

[MARIS61]

Well, we have Roy, LaMarcus and Greg...and Greg missed his rookie year.

Then we have them last year, and Greg isn't really a consistent player (due to injury from previous year).

Now we have a few new cogs, and we're still coming off like the team of 3 years ago. Poorly coached, poorly thought out, and pretty much like we're running around with no idea how to play defense or do an offensive set.

I almost want to subconsciously prepare myself for a disappointing season.

Oh, I misunderstood your post. I agree completely. We seem shockingly unprepared in every way to compete right now.

I was surprised that more of the team didn't show up early this summer to work out together. By early, I mean sometime shortly after Independence Day. I really thought they might be that pumped, but we seem to have lost that youthful exuberance and hunger that we had the 2 previous years. Now it seems it's just a job.

 

[LOTBfan]

its easy to get assists when people are knocking down shots!

all blazers stunk but bayless and cunningham imho

 

[julius]

its easy to get assists when people are knocking down shots!

pfft, that's like saying it's easy to win when you outscore, out hustle your opponent and actually play something that might resemble a form of defense.

 

[MARIS61]

its easy to get assists when people are knocking down shots!

all blazers stunk but bayless and cunningham imho

It's easy to knock down shots when your PG gets you the ball when and where you want it.