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KingSpeed said:
get used to saying this: TRAVIS= CLUTCH
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okay, okay . . . nobody said he doesn't have his moments.

But he reminds me of falling in love with a beautiful woman who's a train wreck - she'll tear your heart out, and she'll give you the most exciting moments of your life. You can't let go, but you know you should.

You're better off cutting ties and watching her break somebody else's heart. And just when you think it's over, she'll come back to Portland as a NY Knick and drain a fade-away jumper at the buzzer to beat you.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
in the after game interview, Nate was talking about the bench's energy and getting the crowd into the game, and only mentioned Bayless' name. A sign of things to come?

He also said when Brandon is out, Outlaw is our go-to-guy at the end of games, no question.
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Well it was pretty obvious that this game turned when Bayless came in and defended Stucky. You shut down the point, you shut down the attacking focus of their offense. What really became obvious (like it hasn't been all season....) is that the PG need to quit leaving our big men out to dry on defense by switching on the perimeter instead of fighting through the screen. When Bayless was in, he not only fought through screens, he actually saw them ahead of time and beat the screener to the spot. That if completely awesome. There was a reason that the Pistons shot damn near 60% in the first half, and ended up at 48%. The shots were that more much difficult. There was one point right before Bayless went out, that Detroit was down to 36% for the game. They picked it back up right after he went out, and Prince kept getting switched onto Pryzbilla or Aldridge.

Bayless gets the game ball IMO. Outlaw and Aldridge only did what I would expect the #2 and #3 scorers from last year to do, which is to step up when Roy is down.
 
bigbailes said:
kingspeed, seriously that was not a good shot by outlaw. he made it yes and i'm glad he did, but that's not a good shot and our offense was anemic. good game by outlaw (despite 4 or 5 boneheaded plays) now he'll probably disapear for the next couple games.
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What does Oden have to do with this? :D
 
hasoos said:
Well it was pretty obvious that this game turned when Bayless came in and defended Stucky. You shut down the point, you shut down the attacking focus of their offense. What really became obvious (like it hasn't been all season....) is that the PG need to quit leaving our big men out to dry on defense by switching on the perimeter instead of fighting through the screen. When Bayless was in, he not only fought through screens, he actually saw them ahead of time and beat the screener to the spot. That if completely awesome. There was a reason that the Pistons shot damn near 60% in the first half, and ended up at 48%. The shots were that more much difficult. There was one point right before Bayless went out, that Detroit was down to 36% for the game. They picked it back up right after he went out, and Prince kept getting switched onto Pryzbilla or Aldridge.

Bayless gets the game ball IMO. Outlaw and Aldridge only did what I would expect the #2 and #3 scorers from last year to do, which is to step up when Roy is down.
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Good post.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Best defense? Roy has had sequences of plays, but I've never seen him lock somebody up for as long as Jerryd did tonight against Stuckey.
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Agreed. But in fairness, nobody can play that kind of defense for 4 quarters every night. Bayless looked posessed out there.

You know what I absolutely loved though? When he made mistake on the offensive end (and yes, he made his share tonight) he busted his ass back on defense and got several stops. That is just desire, and Nate will live with him forcing some bad shots and playing a little out of control offensively sometimes if he's locking down on D. I just hope his intensity remains the same defensively all year.
 
hasoos said:
Well it was pretty obvious that this game turned when Bayless came in and defended Stucky. You shut down the point, you shut down the attacking focus of their offense. What really became obvious (like it hasn't been all season....) is that the PG need to quit leaving our big men out to dry on defense by switching on the perimeter instead of fighting through the screen. When Bayless was in, he not only fought through screens, he actually saw them ahead of time and beat the screener to the spot. That if completely awesome. There was a reason that the Pistons shot damn near 60% in the first half, and ended up at 48%. The shots were that more much difficult. There was one point right before Bayless went out, that Detroit was down to 36% for the game. They picked it back up right after he went out, and Prince kept getting switched onto Pryzbilla or Aldridge.

Bayless gets the game ball IMO. Outlaw and Aldridge only did what I would expect the #2 and #3 scorers from last year to do, which is to step up when Roy is down.
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excellent points and I definitely agree. IT's very encouraging seeing this from Bayless. If he continues to play like this in the next coming weeks, bye bye sergio
 
Just got back from my buddy's house where I got to watch comcast HD on a projector screen. Needless to say, it was a good experience.

I'm stoked at how LMA, Rudy, and Bayless played. I'm glad Travis raised his trade stock, but I still hope we get rid of him. That's all I can really post right now in terms of thoughts. Off to bed.


Great day to be a Blazer!
 
JFizzleRaider said:
excellent points and I definitely agree. IT's very encouraging seeing this from Bayless. If he continues to play like this in the next coming weeks, bye bye sergio
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i was telling the people i was watching with this. he played excellent, and nates gotta reward him for his defense.
 
1. Bayless Bayless Bayless. Carried the emotions of the team on his shoulders... lifted the crowd and the emotions of the game. loved to see him yell after that steal/dunk.

2. Outlaw...jesus there is no other player in the league that is so love/hate. love that he makes shots, hates that he takes them as a lot of them are awful. love that he has become a very dangerous weakside shotblocker, hate that he can't box out for shit. and on and on and on.

3. Aldridge = stud.

4. We struggled mightily in this game, but a lot of people came through in the clutch. Very solid second half.

5. Should've played more Bayless and Batum in the 4th quarter IMO. I question Nate's substitution pattern this game.
 
BengalDuck said:
1. Bayless Bayless Bayless. Carried the emotions of the team on his shoulders... lifted the crowd and the emotions of the game. loved to see him yell after that steal/dunk.

2. Outlaw...jesus there is no other player in the league that is so love/hate. love that he makes shots, hates that he takes them as a lot of them are awful. love that he has become a very dangerous weakside shotblocker, hate that he can't box out for shit. and on and on and on.

3. Aldridge = stud.

4. We struggled mightily in this game, but a lot of people came through in the clutch. Very solid second half.

5. Should've played more Bayless and Batum in the 4th quarter IMO. I question Nate's substitution pattern this game.
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How about an Oden breakdown? :D
 
BengalDuck said:
1. Bayless Bayless Bayless. Carried the emotions of the team on his shoulders... lifted the crowd and the emotions of the game. loved to see him yell after that steal/dunk.

2. Outlaw...jesus there is no other player in the league that is so love/hate. love that he makes shots, hates that he takes them as a lot of them are awful. love that he has become a very dangerous weakside shotblocker, hate that he can't box out for shit. and on and on and on.

3. Aldridge = stud.

4. We struggled mightily in this game, but a lot of people came through in the clutch. Very solid second half.

5. Should've played more Bayless and Batum in the 4th quarter IMO. I question Nate's substitution pattern this game.
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I agree with you. Nate should have been doing more court generaling and swapping Batum/Bayless in for defensive posessions.
 
LameR said:
Just got back from my buddy's house where I got to watch comcast HD on a projector screen. Needless to say, it was a good experience.

I'm stoked at how LMA, Rudy, and Bayless played. I'm glad Travis raised his trade stock, but I still hope we get rid of him. That's all I can really post right now in terms of thoughts. Off to bed.


Great day to be a Blazer!
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Once you go HD you can't go back!
 
Amazing. Just looked at the standings. If we lost, we'd be 9th. But since we won, we're 6th.
 
Just got back from the game:

- Our game ops crew is still kind of terrible. They never take advantage of when we're on a big run unless it's in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter. I don't care about stupid people being blindfolded and walking to the fridge. I don't want to see those stupid T-shirts being thrown into the crowd. We were making a HUGE third-quarter run but nothing to get the crowd involved during timeouts.

- Jerryd Bayless was huge tonight, and I loved to see that he's getting comfortable. He got a semi-dead crowd REALLY into it in the second half. Big props to Jerryd

- Something was off with the sound system too. It kept skipping during each sound bite they play...

- It's funny how much fast-break points can be such a momentum-changer for the team and the crowd. We desperately were waiting for something to happen, some run, and when we got it... the crowd was into it.

- Couldn't believe we gave it to Travis in the end, but I'm happy he made it.
 
Ya has anybody else noticed how this year that the stupid fridge promotion that 2 people screwed up and didn't win anything, and the lady tonight just seemed to run around like she couldn't hear the crowd? I was wondering if the blindfold they put on them (its a new blazer blindfold) I noticed the strap for it went over the peoples ears. I was wondering if perhaps, they can't hear the crowd? Either that or we just have a bunch of critically stupid people here in Oregon. Probably the second one. :devilwink:
 
bigbailes said:
kingspeed, seriously that was not a good shot by outlaw. he made it yes and i'm glad he did, but that's not a good shot and our offense was anemic. good game by outlaw (despite 4 or 5 boneheaded plays) now he'll probably disapear for the next couple games.
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Actually, it was an EXCELLENT shot by Outlaw. Square up in triple threat position, a couple hard dribbles to his left, stop, and elevate. There was no one on that team who could stop him on that shot. It was a freaking 10 footer with no clear viewing for Trav..how is that not a good shot? Some of you guys kill me...

More Bayless. His defense is incredible. Anyone else notice Stuckey become invisible once Bayless went on him? I am all for dealing Surge or Blake to make room for Bayless. He hit a nice jumper too and he shows emotion. Anyone else love his aggressiveness to attack the basket? We need more of that.

Joel's wrist is affecting his play. He wasn't as dominating on the glass and it looks like his FT's are being hurt by it too, but I wouldn't want to be without him on my team though. He is a warrior!

Greg looked okay tonight. He needs to quit double clutching on dunks when he is open. Just jump and dunk. I don't blame him for the 3rd foul...can you say phantom? but he has some of the dumbest fouls...until he can learn to stay on the court, he'll have a hard time progressing.

Rudy is great, but he is just as reckless with the ball as Outlaw can be, but for some reason he is exempt from bashing b/c he is Rudy.

Finally, why do we not attack the hoop when we have the other team in the penalty with 6 mins to go? For some reason Nate took out Bayless in the 4th who was our only player getting to the line..ugh just play the kid more!
 
I really want Bayless to start. Sergio is cool and all, nothing personal against him, he's been playing great, but I think Steve Blake would be one of the best if not the best backup PG in the league, just like Joel became one of the best back up centers in the league. Start Bayless. Bring Blake off the bench. Save Sergio for emergencies or send him somewhere where he'll get to play more.
 
it's_GO_time said:
How about an Oden breakdown? :D
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Greg got going early with a couple of baskets in the 1st quarter, including one where he got fouled (but missed the FT) but he picked up 2 fouls in the first quarter and sat out until about 5-6 minutes left in the 2nd. He was whistled for #3 within seconds and went right back to the bench. He started the 3rd quater, but again picked up an early foul and it was a bad one. He didn't box out Kwame, who got an offensive rebound right underneath the basket and Greg had to foul him from behind to save a dunk (Luckily, Kwame missed both FT's) Then we didn't see Greg again until about 4-5 minutes left in the game, in which he was a complete non-factor.

One of those "learning process" games.
 
LameR said:
Just got back from my buddy's house where I got to watch comcast HD on a projector screen. Needless to say, it was a good experience.
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How do you see the games in HD? I get LeaguePass through Comcast, but the games are in standard definition.
 
Shooter said:
How do you see the games in HD? I get LeaguePass through Comcast, but the games are in standard definition.
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In the Portland area, channel 788 (I think) is HD for some Comcast broadcasts.

Seattle doesn't have any such option, in spite of me paying an arm and a leg to Comcast.

Ed O.
 
Jerryd's defense tonight is a good example as to why I am excited about him for the future. He is a great backcourt partner for Roy.
 
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