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

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

meh......we've been here before. Golden State is pretty good so I think they'll go all the way to game 7 before we beat them.

 

[craigehlo]

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

Plumlee is far too limited offensively to be a crunch time player for a contender. He's always caught in the air and makes a panic pass that gets tipped. He's a liability in situations where he's left open at the top of the key and the defense is blaketing all the other players.

 

[Jade Falcon]

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

I'm sorry, but you're insane if you think Meyers is any kind of starting caliber in this league. He'd get murdered against this team.

 

[KingSpeed]

Our coach is great at adjustments and our team learns from losses.

Longest game thread ever.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

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

It is so obvious it isn't even funny. I have never understood any coach who does stupid shit like that. Do they not realize that playoff timeouts are like 75 minutes long? I worked 11 hours today with barely a break. I think Damian could have kept going.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I'm impressed by the post game Analysis; they really wanted Portland to win. Their analysis is about the little things experience will bring.

 

[BBert]

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.

Plumlee goes straight up on defense, Green plows into him, foul Plumlee. 30 seconds later, Plumlee goes up on offense, Green plows into him, no call.

 

[KingSpeed]

Plumlee is far too limited offensively to be a crunch time player for a contender. He's always caught in the air and makes a panic pass that gets tipped. He's a liability in situations where he's left open at the top of the key and the defense is blaketing all the other players.

He was sensational in the first round and our only player with a 20+ PER. Don't bash Plumlee because of one quarter.

 

[BlayZa]

34-12 in the 4th

ugh.

shaq, chuck and co are going hard on our poor shot decisions.

 

[craigehlo]

Our coach is great at adjustments and our team learns from losses.

Examples if great Stotts' adjustments in the last month? Totally serious on this too.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I really wish the TNT guys would ream Green for dunking when the game was already in hand and we were just wanting to get off the floor. That was a really classless move and he should be called out for it.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Our coach is great at adjustments and our team learns from losses.

Longest game thread ever.

You really should do comedy, I was totally wrong.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

34-12 in the 4th

ugh.

shaq, chuck and co are going hard on our poor shot decisions.

But I think they're doing it in a "this is how you learn" way. It wasn't a "these guys suck that's that" tone.

 

[LuckyShot]

Plumlee goes straight up on defense, Green plows into him, foul Plumlee. 30 seconds later, Plumlee goes up on offense, Green plows into him, no call.

And Green did it repeatedly all game. That 4th quarter, any contact by us was instant FTs for them .

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Dame's scoring runs are predictable: Top of the key ISO.

The motion stops. Every time.

Watch how Detroit freed up Rip Hamilton: a million screens.

What Dame is doing now is a carbon copy of the Carmelo Anthony system.

A lot of this falls on Neil - Aminu/Harkless are not starters on contending teams.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Dame's scoring runs are predictable: Top of they key ISO.

The motion stops. Every time.

Watch how Detroit freed up Rip Hamilton: a million screens.

What Dame is doing now is a carbon copy of the Carmelo Anthony system.

It's way more Brandon Roy than Carmelo

 

[Cippy91]

If aminu could play like he did the first quarter. If only. I would consider him a starter next year. Would be a great bench player though.

 

[tester551]

34-12 in the 4th

ugh.

shaq, chuck and co are going hard on our poor shot decisions.

Rightly so. We take way too many bad shots. Way too many long jumpers too.

 

[craigehlo]

Watch how Detroit freed up Rip Hamilton: a million screens.

Watch how Wade gets double screens set for either a jumper or a pass for a wide open 3. The Heat were such a well coached team in the earlier game with arguably inferior guards. Spolstra come back to Portland.

 

[BlazerBeav]

A lot of this falls on Neil - Aminu/Harkless are not starters on contending teams.

I'm pretty sure he's aware of this - as frustrated as we are with this loss, let's remember this was not built to be a contending team.

 

[ripcityboy]

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

I will say one thing about soccer. You never hear about officials in Italy or South America involved in racketeering scandals. Ohhh, it happens fron time to time. But you never HEAR about what happens to the referrees.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

It's way more Brandon Roy than Carmelo

Not when you consider that Roy wasn't a complete zero on defense - Dame is way more Carmelo.

 

[TBpup]

Dame was great in the 3rd with #LillardTime but only had 8 points in the 1st, 2nd and 4th. Part of that is he has very little help. Part of that is back to the #LillardTime vs non-LillardTime discussion.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Dame was great in the 3rd with #LillardTime but only had 8 points in the 1st, 2nd and 4th. Part of that is he has very little help. Part of that is back to the #LillardTime vs non-LillardTime discussion.

The man is sick and still had a strong game.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Not when you consider that Roy wasn't a complete zero on defense - Dame is way more Carmelo.

I think Dame has stepped up defensively this series. I've seen him put up great D on Livingston, Barnes, Green, and Klay for a stretch tonight even

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Dame has had by far the most deflections on D from our team through the first two games.

 

[Darkwebs]

Dame has had by far the most deflections on D from our team through the first two games.

Really? Where did you get that stat?

 

[riverman]

We lost a game in a tough house against the best team on the planet....good news...we beat them for 3 qtrs...that's playoff experience you can't buy...the longest training camp season lives to fight again in our house

 

[KeepOnRollin]

And Dame isn't RIP so of course he isn't going to run around a million screens. He is Billups.

 

[LuckyShot]

I feel like our offense stalls into iso-ball late in games because Stotts wants to limit the chance for turnovers by limiting moving parts. He also wants the ball in his best player's hands. That's understandable. However, I think that strategy has thoroughly shown to be the perfect way for us to lose a lead. If Dame doesn't jack a rushed shot, he eventually is forced to pass it to someone who shouldn't have the ball, and then we have no plan, and a terrible offensive player handling the ball with no help against a set defense. Just run our regular damn weave or run some off ball screens to keep the defense honest. I can't take this shit anymore. Every possession has to have a purpose. We can't leave guys like Aminu out there with no clear instructions beyond watching Dame and seeing what happens. Same with Plumlee. Stotts has empowered these guys to make plays, and that's fine right up until they're out there with no structure around them and no way to keep the defense honest. /rant