Raptors @ Blazers - GAME THREAD

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Nice assist

 

[VenomXL]

Nic with the dagger.

 

[mgb]

Now this is how you finish out a game!!

 

[Darkwebs]

Nic for 3 again! Nice pass by Roy.

 

[ehizzy3]

omg nico have my babiez

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Batum. Ball game.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

game

Set

MATCH

 

[Darkwebs]

4 straight wins baby! 4 days off after tonight

 

[craigehlo]

I don't know why the Raps don't have Bosh face up 90% of the time. It's by far their best play.

 

[FeloniusThunk]

Thank you Mrs. Turkoglu, a 1000 times. Sincerely, Nic and Andre.

 

[MickZagger]

Batum has been awesome. I was skeptical (and not exactly creaming myself prematurely like most Blazer fans) about including him as "untouchable" when it comes to trade talks, but now with a jumper he could be near that. He had virtually no offense last year which is why I never thought he was untouchable, but he looks more and more like it everyday.

Its not a matter of creaming yourself over small glimpses. Its about understanding the big picture, age, intangibles. Everything. Don't feel bad though, few fans outside of some Blazer fans understand the stud that is Batum.

 

[mgb]

Thank you Mrs. Turkoglu, a 1000 times. Sincerely, Nic and Andre.

You are so right I rep ya!

 

[Darkwebs]

Hahaha. Batum blocks the lay up.

 

[MARIS61]

Nic has hops.

 

[EGame]

Its not a matter of creaming yourself over small glimpses. Its about understanding the big picture, age, intangibles. Everything. Don't feel bad though, few fans outside of some Blazer fans understand the stud that is Batum.

Uh huh, I'm sure. Sorry that I would rather see it on the court then all about the small glimpses and potential.

 

[MickZagger]

Uh huh, I'm sure. Sorry that I would rather see it on the court then all about the small glimpses and potential.

We've beaten this dead-horse 1,000 times, but 21 year olds, especially those missing half the season because of a shoulder injury aren't going to be models of consistency all the time. It doesn't take a basketball novice to understand that. Once he develops the ball-handling aspect to his game he's going to be a star.

 

[VenomXL]

Solid win.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

If I was Bosh, I'd be pissed. Toronto is going nowhere with that roster. They obviously aren't serious about keeping him.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Uh huh, I'm sure. Sorry that I would rather see it on the court then all about the small glimpses and potential.

Says the captain of 'team Bayless'?

 

[ehizzy3]

We've beaten this dead-horse 1,000 times, but 21 year olds, especially those missing half the season because of a shoulder injury aren't going to be models of consistency all the time. It doesn't take a basketball novice to understand that. Once he develops the ball-handling aspect to his game he's going to be a star.

plus, some of us were seeing this last year

 

[EGame]

Says the captain of 'team Bayless'?

And your point is?

 

[EGame]

plus, some of us were seeing this last year

Congrats to you, I did not, I guess that I have no knowledge, eh?

 

[mgb]

I'm so glad we got Miller instead of Turk!! Bet Turk wish he had sign with us.

 

[EGame]

I'm so glad we got Miller instead of Turk!! Bet Turk wish he had sign with us.

Me too. I was high on Turk at the time of free agency because of him being able to relieve Roy of doing everything, helping Oden out (although that obviously wouldn't be the case today since he got hurt), and he is/was clutch. However, I am really glad we got Miller, so smart, great player.

 

[ehizzy3]

miller really stopped taking jumpers..almost all his points are in the paint now...earlier in the year he was taking to many jumpers/ugly fadeaways

 

[FeloniusThunk]

Great win. The Raptors were just hitting everything all game long - or at least up until the last couple of minutes. The Blazers had to take it from them and did, with offensive boards and raining threes. Good all around games from lots of guys, good passing, good effort. The 4th threatened to turn into Roy-on-5, on a night where he really wasn't hitting, but ultimately didn't. I liked that, and hope to see it continue well into the playoffs.

 

[RoyToy]

At no point was signing Turk a good idea. Old, declining, too big of contract. No thank you. I also didn't like that it would have blocked Batum.

I really just don't know what KP was thinking. Glad it didn't happen.

 

[The Other Guys]

The only bad part about tonight was that Batum had 22 points on 9 shots, and LA had 22 points on twenty one shots. But a W is a W.

 

[andalusian]

Every day we get to see Batum - we need to remind us what a world-class pritchslap it was to get him and not let him go to the Spurs.

Kid is something else. I know I have said over and over - but before Oden was out - we were #2 in the league in defensive efficiency. Just imagine how we would look with both big Greg and Nic playing at the same time this year. Ay Caramba!

 

[craigehlo]

I really just don't know what KP was thinking. Glad it didn't happen.

Let's relax with the KP was insane talk. Hedo was coming off being a huge contributor to a team that just made the NBA Finals.

I'm glad it didn't happen, but it not like KP was signing Bruce Bowen to a max deal.