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

[LuckyShot]

Fuck it. Start these guys next game. Can't possibly end any worse.

 

[Nikolokolus]

So... what are everyone's plans for the Summer?

Get excited for Summer League!!!!

 

[BigGameDamian]

Lol

Banged up LoL. How about the Pelicans?

 

[Cippy91]

Welcome to ignore.

Why do you guys who put people on ignore act like you won by putting people on ignore? All smug about it. Chill. Nobody cares about being put on ignore. If anything it shows weakness on your end

 

[Nikolokolus]

Why do you guys who put people on ignore act like you won by putting people on ignore? All smug about it. Chill. Nobody cares about being put on ignore. If anything it shows weakness on your end

You read an awful lot in to the things people write.

 

[Drttimmy]

Bones punching the wall, I’m currently gonna knock myself out by banging my head against the wall, hopefully waking up to a woj bomb that we traded cj in some package to get kawhi in the month of July

Honest question, is he someone we would really want? Elite talent, but I have to question the makeup of a guy who bails on Pop's system.

 

[LayneStaley]

I like how the scrubs finish with more authority than any of our starters, lol

 

[e_blazer]

New Blazers head gear.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Sad and pathetic. Really hope we don’t lose Dame over this BS.

I think offseason priority 1 should be doing whatever Dame wants. If he wants Collins starting and CJ to stay, do it. If he wants ED Davis signed to a 4 year, do it. If he wants Terry to stay... do it.

One of the few times I have to disagree with you.

Dame would never leave over a little adversity. He wouldn't leave unless this happened again the next two years in the playoffs. And the only way that would happen is doing everything he wants (meaning staying status-quo and keeping Terry or CJ forever). So for him to grow this team needs tweaks.

 

[Cippy91]

 

[LuckyShot]

Fire Stotts now. Like literally right fucking now. I don't even want to see him do his post game press conference because I want him gone before then. Call him a fucking cab and send his ass to the airport.

 

[H.C.]

This third seed is bullshit. We got lucky going on a late season run against teams with injuries and star players out. I wasn't fooled by it.

Not saying be fooled by it, but I'm saying this team def looks like a middle of the pack playoff team.
Not better than 3-9 in the conference. But not better than them either.
Honestly this is what I've been uttering all year.

 

[Gronk Brady]

This argument can be made as well. This is why I have always pointed the finger at olshey. Stotts is working with what olshey gives him which isn’t very much.

How is Olshey supposed to do anything if Dame doesn’t want him to trade CJ... no other players will bring back a difference maker

 

[handiman]

Well, at least we didn't lose every quarter. Baby steps.

 

[LayneStaley]

How is Olshey supposed to do anything if Dame doesn’t want him to trade CJ... no other players will bring back a difference maker

Fine, keep CJ and trade Dame for Kawhi.

 

[joeBlazers]

Did Stotts even have a plan for these series, because the Pelican had a clear strategy?
Oh yea ... Stotts plan was:
ISO CJ, ISO CJ, Long bomb DAME, ISO CJ, Dribble Chief. ISO CJ, Long Bomb DAME, ISO CJ ...
And if that plan didn't work, the new plan was: ISO CJ, ISO CJ, Long Bomb DAME, ISO CJ, ISO CJ ... dribble Chief, ISO CJ ...
No defense, No ball movement ...

 

[Scalma]

If you think about it we just ran into the worst matchup. Two great defensive guards and no real center.

But the irony of getting our ass kicked by Mirotic isn’t lost on me.

Good night.

 

[Chris Craig]

Im gonna go shoot mysrlf now

 

[Jade Falcon]

Fine, keep CJ and trade Dame for Kawhi.

Honestly, I think I would do that. It would hurt like hell, but I think we would improve a bit.

 

[tykendo]

Man! Miratitties is freakin' hot right now. They just aren't missing any shots. Hey, come out Saturday and win. Pels have been a buzzsaw no doubt. But it ain't over. Chicago looking silly to give up on Miratitties.

 

[brooklynballer]

Portland’s average margin of defeat over the past two postseasons is 14.3. Let that sink in ... they’ve lost by an average of 14.3 pts/game. That is beat down territory. Oh and they’ve now lost nine straight playoff games. Bye bye Stotts.

 

[LayneStaley]

If you think about it we just ran into the worst matchup. Two great defensive guards and no real center.

But the irony of getting our ass kicked by Mirotic isn’t lost on me.

Good night.

I wanted to trade for him or Randle.

 

[Scalma]

How is Olshey supposed to do anything if Dame doesn’t want him to trade CJ... no other players will bring back a difference maker

Trading CJ won’t make us better though. Unless you trade him for Kawhi, but why would Pop want CJ

 

[Cippy91]

You read an awful lot in to the things people write.

Maybe I don’t know. Gonna go fuck myself

 

[joeBlazers]

Didn't we try to trade for Mirotic? Wasn't he on the Bulls? I could be wrong, though

 

[theprunetang]

Start Meyers and Baldwin for game 4. Nurk and CJ should sit on the pine and learn a lesson.

 

[PDXFonz]

One of the few times I have to disagree with you.

Dame would never leave over a little adversity. He wouldn't leave unless this happened again the next two years in the playoffs. And the only way that would happen is doing everything he wants (meaning staying status-quo and keeping Terry or CJ forever). So for him to grow this team needs tweaks.

It may seem like a little adversity to us, to Dame it could be something that’s been bothering him for a while. I’m not presuming what he wants (keeping Terry and CJ) I’m just saying if it’s something that will push Dame away then you have to be careful about it.

 

[DDolla]

It’s simple math: we need to win 4 straight lol

 

[LayneStaley]

We are soft, if we get blown out and swept without one scrap or flagrant foul I’ll be disgusted.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Maybe I don’t know. Gonna go fuck myself

Sweet.