Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 3: BLAZERS @ PELICANS - APRIL 19, 2018, THURSDAY, 6PM PDT, NBATV & NBCSNW (2 Viewers)

[LuckyShot]

Alright, this is what the Blazers need to do. Surround Dame with the other four starters like offensive linemen. Form a semi circle around him so he can shoot. Let him shoot it 60 times in the second half. After he releases the ball, scramble hard to the hoop just in case a shot is missed. Like a battering ram if you will. Next, get a shaver, and split that ridiculous eyebrow right down the middle.

Just put all 4 of the other guys behind the 3 point line and force them to vacate the paint and let Dame run to the rim. Right now they have 1 or 2 guys standing in the paint at all times. Our bigs aren't doing shit on offense anyway.

 

[illmatic99]

Ouch. Aminu is playing on par with Anthony Davis and we're down 19. How does that happen?

Mirotic has 21 points

 

[Labinot41]

We're fine guys. Long series. Stay calm. We got this.

HAHAHAHA

 

[hoopsjock]

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.

LOL what? You literally said it appears to be a solid effort all around and then said the Pelicans are trying harder. Try making sense.

 

[Dom McBlazer]

Better start. Keep it up fellas.

 

[Labinot41]

5:0 run. Gentry takes timeout. Note that Stotts..

 

[LuckyShot]

5 point run and immediate timeout by the coach. See how that shit works, Terry? You don't just let your team keep playing like dog shit and dig a deeper hole.

 

[VenomXL]

I'm sorry who is this team on the court?

 

[ripcityboy]

You want to know what I'm thinking.... Where are half of the posters in these game threads during the regular season?

 

[A$AP Meyers]

Yeah but it’s not like that 3 seed wasn’t close. A couple games separated us from the 3rd and being the 8th seed

Even more proof this group isn’t capable of much

 

[Chris Craig]

True, cause all the contact they get away with in this series, will be called against them against those primadonnas.

Yep, GSW will get all the calls. It'll be anthony Davis with 4 free throws a game. The Pels better enjoy it while it lasts

 

[SportsAndWhine]

You want to know what I'm thinking.... Where are half of the posters in these game threads during the regular season?

They were injured.

 

[Sean.ivity]

LOL what? You literally said it appears to be a solid effort all around and then said the Pelicans are trying harder. Try making sense.

It might have been the way I typed it out but I meant to say everyone on the team is playing like crap and Stotts isnt coaching good, hence the "team effort".

 

[Cippy91]

I thin the pelicans are a good team and would be a contender with cousins back at this point possibly but I don’t think they get past the warriors. I think the matchups between Portland a New Orleans are heavily in favor of New Orleans. I think curry is supposed to return for the second round. They can’t do this double team shit with the warriors when you have Klay and Kevin Durant on the wings. Draymond will absolutely lock mirotic up. I don’t think they have any sort of chance against the warriors

 

[Portland2014]

You want to know what I'm thinking.... Where are half of the posters in these game threads during the regular season?

RS counts only for naive fans who believe in BS RS games.

 

[Drttimmy]

Funny thing is Pelicans are gonna look like the Blazers next series against the GSW. Gonna get spanked.

I think you're right. Pelicans are good, but they're not very deep. Same three guys are hurting us, with a sprinkle and dash of Rondo from time to time.

 

[hoopsjock]

JESUS Dame do you have money on the Pelicans?

 

[BigGameDamian]

How many times will we see Nurkic brick an easy layup?

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

that was a perfect example; CJ has Davis pulled away from the basket; who is slashing to the basket to get a pass from CJ?

 

[hoopsjock]

FUCK DAME, TAKE CARE OF THE FUCKING BALL.

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Can we start tweeting at Paul Allen that we need to fire Olshey and Stotts? Maybe he doesn't realize how bad Stotts has been.

Think it would make a difference?

 

[ripcityboy]

RS counts only for naive fans who believe in BS RS games.

Wow. A whole 140 messages....

 

[A$AP Meyers]

Dame is embarrassing

 

[Labinot41]

That's why Nurkic shouldn't stay on the court

 

[hoopsjock]

How many times will we see Nurkic brick an easy layup?

You're really gonna bag on Nurk right now when he's literally gotten every rebound and two steals this half? At least he's fucking trying.

 

[Lukee]

Dame with 5 TO. Not good.

 

[ripcityboy]

Well. At least GS/SA is at least pretty good.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Ive never seen anything like this

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

They were injured.

Coaches Decision: DNP( Did not Post.)

 

[A$AP Meyers]

Our star player , who thinks he’s first team all-nba, is having one of the worst series I’ve ever seen in my life.