Game Thread PLAYOFFS - ROUND 2, GAME 2: BLAZERS @ WARRIORS - 5/3/16, TUESDAY, 7:30 PM (PDT), TNT

[Cippy91]

Watching Plumlee driving at draymond a few possessions hurt my eyes.

 

[riverman]

Frankly if Plumlee could've made a layup tonight we'd have won this game by a dozen pts

 

[Cippy91]

Monroe or Kanter would look good right now.

Whiteside please

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Watching Plumlee driving at draymond a few possessions hurt my eyes.

His T-Rex arms are his biggest downfall. Guy just can't play in the post without everything looking ugly.

I hope he works on a 12 footer all summer

 

[BlazerCaravan]

In hindsight, I agree. But when Stotts was taking him out, I didn't have a problem with it, as Dame had played (I believe) the whole 3rd quarter and the first minute of the 4th. Nobody knew that our team on the court would completely fall apart and that Dame would not be able to re-ignite himself.

I had worries; it's not like we folded while he was out though. I don't think we'd have won even if dame played 12 in the fourth. The style of play out there shifted and the normal plays were not working.

 

[LuckyShot]

FUCK. We handed them that fucking game.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Whiteside please

When Dame is doubled can he score? And when he fouls out in the third who do you put in?

 

[Sinobas]

Maybe if Klay Thompson or Draymond Green get hurt we'll have a chance. Send Kaman in to fall on their knees.

 

[Jade Falcon]

A long time, but we were outscored 34-12 in the 4th. That's horrific even for the Blazers. The Warriors are going to get theirs, but the drought was bad. Real bad.

Try 42-10.

 

[PDXFonz]

Maybe if Klay Thompson or Draymond Green get hurt we'll have a chance. Send Kaman in to fall on their knees.

Karma's going to catch up to Draymond at some point. He's already marked.

That being said I hope he doesn't get injured. But karma really is a bitch...

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

When Dame is doubled can he score? And when he fouls out in the third who do you put in?

Newly signed Larry Sanders

 

[BlazerCaravan]

FUCK. We handed them that fucking game.

We should have known when Chuck complimented us that it would end poorly.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

In hindsight, I agree. But when Stotts was taking him out, I didn't have a problem with it, as Dame had played (I believe) the whole 3rd quarter and the first minute of the 4th. Nobody knew that our team on the court would completely fall apart and that Dame would not be able to re-ignite himself.

I did.

 

[Sinobas]

When Dame is hounded he still hasn't figured out what to do. He either chucks against a guy in his face or he drifts off to the corner and watches. His 20+ points doesn't show his true impact - he doesn't make anyone around him better.

There's two Dame's:

*Regular season star
*Playoff Dame: Incarnation of Mo Williams

But his supporting cast isn't that great either, but it seems he could be better at dealing with those doubles.

 

[ripcityboy]

Whiteside, Howard, and Horford better be all called within the first 30 minutes of June 1st

Passing the ball inside to Plumlee is just painful. Guy plays his butt off though.

 

[BBert]

Frankly if Plumlee could've made a layup tonight we'd have won this game by a dozen pts

We need a center.

 

[riverman]

Harkless picked up that 4th foul and they got some momentum...he played a great game until he got in foul trouble

 

[PtldPlatypus]

God. Olshey has to get a big man for us at center or we might as well not show up next year. I mean seriously, it's the number one need on this team.

We have a big man. He's recovering from shoulder surgery.

 

[Tunchi]

When Dame is hounded he still hasn't figured out what to do. He either chucks against a guy in his face or he drifts off to the corner and watches. His 20+ points doesn't show his true impact - he doesn't make anyone around him better.

There's two Dame's:

*Regular season star
*Playoff Dame: Incarnation of Mo Williams

Interesting. You know how I feel...

 

[kingslayer]

Watching Plumlee driving at draymond a few possessions hurt my eyes.

Yeah it's quite evident that most of our drives towards Green is going to result in a turnover. Be it Plums, Harkless, or Aminu. Gotta be smarter than that, kick it out for a dagger 3.

 

[LuckyShot]

We should have known when Chuck complimented us that it would end poorly.

Bah. We just quit doing the things that got us the lead and made so many boneheaded plays.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Is Arvydas eligible for the playoffs?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Passing the ball inside to Plumlee is just painful. Guy plays his butt off though.

He'd be a good 4 if we landed one of those guys, his passing is Joakim Noah level and if he can just learn how to shoot 12-15 foot jumpers...

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Kerr praising Festus Ezili; that's how you know your team isn't good enough to compete.

 

[Darkwebs]

I did.

Lol, my bad. I should've said "I didn't expect our team to fall apart."

 

[LuckyShot]

Yeah it's quite evident that most of our drives towards Green is going to result in a turnover. Be it Plums, Harkless, or Aminu. Gotta be smarter than that, kick it out for a dagger 3.

They refuse to call fouls on him. He jumps into their chest to stall their momentum and then slaps at their arms. Or flops and we get called for a charge.

 

[Sinobas]

We need a center.

That's what I was saying about the Clipper series. Plumlee was wracking up assists because of the Clippers strategy. But offensively, he's like Joel Pryzbilla with passing ability, and he's no where near the defender Joel was.

 

[MARIS61]

Honestly these guys ain't shit without the refs.

The NBA has been fixing playoff games since the 80's.

There have been several legitimate demands for an FBI racketeering investigation. They have too much money behind them for that to ever happen.

It is why I refuse to watch any game not involving the Blazers.

Aside from baseball America has no legitimate major sports leagues

 

[BonesJones]

Interesting. You know how I feel...

No we don't. Please tell us.

 

[oldmangrouch]

They just flipped the switch - and bang.

The playground bullies let the nerdy kid toss a couple of punches - then they got bored and stomped him flat.

That was actually worse than a whistle -to-whistle thrashing.