Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 3: BLAZERS @ PELICANS - APRIL 19, 2018, THURSDAY, 6PM PDT, NBATV & NBCSNW

[chris_in_pdx]

Stotts needs to be fired at halftime. Where's Nurk. Sittin' on the bench as Davis and Harkless get toasted by the Brow. There's ZERO in the paint defense right now. PLAY NURK STOTTS.

Nunk is soft as shit.

 

[Cippy91]

I expect major changes this summer. We are the laughing stock of the nba world right now. All the fans are extremely unhappy. Shits gonna change

 

[BonesJones]

Stotts needs to be fired at halftime. Where's Nurk. Sittin' on the bench as Davis and Harkless get toasted by the Brow. There's ZERO in the paint defense right now. PLAY NURK STOTTS.

Nurk can get buckets inside too. But we don't want that.

 

[BonesJones]

I expect major changes this summer. We are the laughing stock of the nba world right now. All the fans are extremely unhappy. Shits gonna change

It's embarrassing.

 

[Hobbesarable]

I'm confused. I was told we were better than GS. And Houston.

Are you using KS as your source of information. Hahahaha!

 

[Blazinaway]

Not much justifying keeping Stotts either. This series is as lopsided as last year's in spite of the talent levels being relatively even.

agree, his time in POR has passed

Completely disagree. At this pace, bigs are worthless.

that sorta begs the Q of what do we offer Nurk if we even want to offer him anything, if bigs like Nurk are becoming more and more irrelevant in playoff Bball why pay one 15-20 mil? or why even have one?

 

[LuckyShot]

Why don't we try what they're doing? Deny the shit out of Holiday and Rondo. Sag off of E'twan fucking Moore and double Davis. Play illegal defense and basically have our big stand in front of the rim nonstop.

 

[Chris Craig]

This is the worst the Blazers have ever played...I just don't get it. Pelicans are suddenly Gods and making practically every shot. How did the Blazers win 49 games?

 

[tester551]

We've only outscored them in 2 of the 10 quarters that have been played thus far.

Terrible.

 

[julius]

You can’t tell me that the Pelicans win streak headed into the playoffs vs our losing 4 of the last 5 headed into the playoffs means nothing. Stotts said just that before game one.

It didn't help, but it didn't help that their defense is still s0-so, their offensive is predictable,they have only 2 players who can create offense for themselves, no one has an inside game....

The roster was built for a totally different coach. And outside of maybe 4 players, it's a really shitty roster.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Nurk can get buckets inside too. But we don't want that.

What with his soft roll to the basket and finger roll that gets blocked bullshit?

 

[LuckyShot]

Nunk is soft as shit.

Playing soft as baby shit this series.

 

[DDolla]

Bye Bye CJ... one more game for your last Blazer game

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Why don't we try what they're doing? Deny the shit out of Holiday and Rondo. Sag off of E'twan fucking Moore and double Davis. Play illegal defense and basically have our big stand in front of the rim nonstop.

I don't think they have the ability.

 

[Blazinaway]

It's embarrassing.

to say the least, blow it up dynomite is ready

 

[Chris Craig]

Why don't we try what they're doing? Deny the shit out of Holiday and Rondo. Sag off of E'twan fucking Moore and double Davis. Play illegal defense and basically have our big stand in front of the rim nonstop.

The refs won't let us

 

[VenomXL]

I'll be rooting for the Pelicans after this round. I'm happy for the non-bandwagon New Orleans fans who are getting all this excitement.

As for the Blazers...

 

[A$AP Meyers]

NO has no choice but to blow this whole thing up this summer, right? This is as good as it gets with this group. We were the freaking 3 seed

 

[BonesJones]

Alright guys. I'm out. It's obvious that Stotts isn't gonna change anything so I probably won't watch a second the rest of the season. Doesn't mean I don't support my team. Just fed up with the patheticness of what we're doing out here. It's embarrassing and I don't want to feel any sort of way about it, so I'm choosing not to. I'm out. I'll start posting my patented off-season hypothetical's that won't happen in a few days. To those that will continue to watch, good luck.

Peace.

 

[tykendo]

I hope Stotts slaps everyone in the face during half time... the lack of effort is very noticeable IMO.

Can he slap himself?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Dear Melania:

I am being cyberbullied by this site: http://www.espn.com/nba/scoreboard
Please do something!

 

[H.C.]

Huh? Play between Anthony Davis and the rim...? I don't get it.

Aldridge lover!

 

[BonesJones]

I'll be rooting for the Pelicans after this round. I'm happy for the non-bandwagon New Orleans fans who are getting all this excitement.

As for the Blazers...

I will too. I'm a big Jrue Holiday fan. He's the most underrated player in the league and a great guy at that. I have no ill-will towards Pelicans fans either. They play a good brand of basketball. Hopefully they can knock of Golden State.

 

[Chris Craig]

I don't I've ever seen a playoff team look this bad.

I haven't. We looked like the 30th seed somehow got a playoff spot.

 

[ripcityboy]

Ohhh boy.

 

[tykendo]

Remember when we turned it over like 5 straight possessions?

CJ, Shabazz and Pat Con looked like rec leaguers

 

[BonesJones]

What with his soft roll to the basket and finger roll that gets blocked bullshit?

At least we'd shoot a shot within 5 feet of the rim.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

How 'bout them Mariners?

 

[Sean.ivity]

I see people throwing particular players or Stotts under the bus for this playoff series so far. To me it appears to be a solid team effort all around. Stotts didn't allow 9 steals in the first half. There is only so much a coach can do. The Pelicans players are simply trying harder then the Blazer players... looks obvious to me.

 

[Jade Falcon]

So are we going to be the only top-seed team that gets swept?