Opening Night..... Blazers vs Suns Game Thread 10/26/10

[Nikolokolus]

Holiday is going to be Philly's mainstay PG for a while. They love him here. But he's similar to Dre. I don't think he'd solve our spacing issues.

What? He shot something like 36 or 37% from three as a rookie last year

 

[craigehlo]

Camby is our best PG right now

 

[BrianFromWA]

Mike Rice with the astute observation that our center is the only one who passes to cutters on the baseline.

 

[Natebishop3]

Might as well just nic name Jason Richardson, "Cherry Picker"

 

[Natebishop3]

I really wish we would have better spacing to deal with the double team on LMA. Someone should be cutting.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Sending a guy along the backside baseline as LMA comes through the paint to the ball has been open the last 3 sets.

 

[Natebishop3]

Of all the people you could leave open behind the arc, you pick Steve Nash?

 

[craigehlo]

This offense is unwatchable.

If the Suns still had Amare we would be down 20 now.

 

[Natebishop3]

I don't understand... Miller used to be pretty automatic with his mid-range J. He was never a three point shooter, but he used to be able to hit the J pretty regularly. What happened?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Sloppy sloppy sloppy

 

[Natebishop3]

I feel completely comfortable with Matthews coming into the game. It's so nice to have someone on the bench that's rock solid.

 

[Natebishop3]

This team just doesn't play with any cohesion. There's no plan. No movement. I'm tired of watching a Nate coached team.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Nic sits after 5:59.

 

[craigehlo]

Matthews comes in and good things happen

 

[BrianFromWA]

This team just doesn't play with any cohesion. There's no plan. No movement. I'm tired of watching a Nate coached team.

They've only had two practices where they've worked on offense. There's time.

 

[Natebishop3]

Matthews is the shit.

 

[ABM]

Grandmama Hill is still darning quilts.

 

[Natebishop3]

Camby and Matthews are the kind of players that we really lacked over the past couple of years.

 

[craigehlo]

Camby and Matthews are the kind of players that we really lacked over the past couple of years.

We can't grow them under Nate. All the more reason to get on the phone for trades.

 

[Natebishop3]

Aldridge sure seems like a huge waste of money.

 

[craigehlo]

Embarrassing. Camby leaves and the entire defense crumbles.

 

[BrianFromWA]

If Richardson played 41 games a year in the RG he'd be an mVP candidate

 

[mgb]

Embarrassing. Camby leaves and the entire defense crumbles.

You mean our D is not as good without a center?

 

[Natebishop3]

Wesley Matthews needs to be starting.

 

[Natebishop3]

If Richardson played 41 games a year in the RG he'd be an mVP candidate

And who is guarding him?

 

[craigehlo]

You mean our D is not as good without a center?

We aren't being killed with size, but with hustle and smarts.

 

[Natebishop3]

Foul? Really?

 

[illmatic99]

Can't for the life of me understand why Rudy is guarding Nash with Matthews on the court.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Can't for the life of me understand why Rudy is guarding Nash with Matthews on the court.

Because he's got a better shot at covering him than the stronger, more physical J-Rich

 

[craigehlo]

Hakeem Warrick has now outscored LaMarcus. Just depressing.