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Nikolokolus said:
I just hope he doesn't cede alpha dog status whenever Roy comes back (if he comes back) or if the Blazers somehow acquire another dominant scorer.
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There's absolutely no reason for him to. McMillan should not go away from LMA now that he's rolling.
 
everyone playin wel, Patty-Nic-Dante besides the usual from Camby and LMA, helluva game!
 
How come Nate hasn't taken all the starters out yet?
 
Camby almost a double double, 13 rbs, 8 ast
 
VenomXL said:
Batum is ballin' tonight.
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The thing I liked best was that he finally forced the issue on the fast break. I think Miller got on him in the first quarter for passing it back to him. With Nic's length he just needs to be more aggressive. Even if he is being closely guarded, he still needs attack.
 
That was a good win for us tonight. Not a huge Nate fan, but his substitution pattern was better tonight. Overall pretty good flow. Batum had a good all around game, could of played a little stronger on defense, now if we could just get this consistently out of him on a regular basis it would open our offense up even more.

A win is a win. Go Blazers
 
Pinwheel1 said:
The thing I liked best was that he finally forced the issue on the fast break. I think Miller got on him in the first quarter for passing it back to him. With Nic's length he just needs to be more aggressive. Even if he is being closely guarded, he still needs attack.
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Absolutely. He's my favorite player on this team, but he frustrates the hell out of me when he pulls it back or starts posting up guys on a fast break. He's got a crazy good ability to finish around the hoop with either dunks or really pretty layups, and he chooses to be passive. Same with the times when he either has a WIDE OPEN LANE and settles for a three, or when he gets open off curls.... he needs to take it to the rim (like below). And he does have a handle. He's just not confident with it yet.

[video=youtube;Zx_kAgsOLuA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx_kAgsOLuA[/video]

I think it's coming slowly but surely. It took 4 seasons and Roy to go down to finally force LA to get more aggressive. Once Nic finds that confidence and aggressiveness, he's gonna be really good. It's why I don't want us to trade him.
 
This chubby fella is pretty fun to watch...they ought to keep him on the show.
 
Yes we need to be patient with Nic. Blazer fans see all the inconsistencies with our players but only the highlights of the players they want to trade for. The grass is not always greener. The other players are inconsistent too. I sure wouldn't trade him for a 33 year old Battier at this point.
 
Looking at the January schedule the Blazers could have a decent chance of being 6-7 games above .500 by the end of the month.
 
This team is getting really hard to predict. Who woulda thought that we'd lose to teams like Philly, NJ, and WAS, and then come out and beat Utah twice in one week? I hope we do get better and build on this little run we've had recently, because this middle of road spot we're at now is the last place I want to be.
 
Real solid win. Now lets take at least 2 of 3 on the road and I'll be impress.
 
Little doubt in my mind the team as constructed would make the playoffs.

Better than the Rockets
Phoenix will die off
Denver's done when they trade Melo

Denver is the damn 6th seed right now. I could see the Blazers grabbing that spot if things keep going the way they are. The team seems to be getting stronger, which I love. Maybe the most resilient team I've ever followed. They simply won't quit.
 
Ya, making the playoffs isn't the issue in my mind. After we got the tiebreaker vs. PHX, I felt that we had a really good chance of guaranteeing a spot. It's what we do in the playoffs that gets me. I don't want us to simply be first round fodder for the better the teams. Unless BRoy makes a miraculous comeback and we integrate him into this system with LA at the helm, I don't see our ceiling any higher than the first round. And that's a bad spot for a team with no capspace to be in, because it can't really get much better, and it's too good to get a decent pick.
 
mgb said:
Real solid win. Now lets take at least 2 of 3 on the road and I'll be impress.
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It was a fun game. Thanks for the tickets. My daughter had a great time - Batum is her favorite player and she wore her new I (pinwheel) Batum! shirt tonight. She also likes Patty Mills. Man, that guy was everywhere tonight. So, with both of them playing well and the Blazers winning, she was guaranteed to have a good time.

Camby and Miller only scored a total of 6 points, but they were the key to the excellent ball movement tonight. They combined for 15 assists and 19 rebounds. Not bad for a couple old guys.

BNM
 
Boob-No-More said:
It was a fun game. Thanks for the tickets. My daughter had a great time - Batum is her favorite player and she wore her new I (pinwheel) Batum! shirt tonight. She also likes Patty Mills. Man, that guy was everywhere tonight. So, with both of them playing well and the Blazers winning, she was guaranteed to have a good time.

Camby and Miller only scored a total of 6 points, but they were the key to the excellent ball movement tonight. They combined for 15 assists and 19 rebounds. Not bad for a couple old guys.

BNM
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Glad she had a great time! I actually got a shot of you guys when the Rockets were taking a foul shot. She was to your left with two of the clapper foul shot balloons.
 
mgb said:
Glad she had a great time! I actually got a shot of you guys when the Rockets were taking a foul shot. She was to your left with two of the clapper foul shot balloons.
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Cool! This is one of the few times she hasn't made it onto the jumbotron. She usually makes some big elaborate sign, but we were out of poster board, so she had to use a sheet of 11x17 paper - not quite enough to get the attention of the cameramen. She made it onto jumbotron multiple times at the Hornets game. Her personal record is 7 times in one game. I'll have to remember to get some more poster board.

BNM
 
We've won what 6 of 8 and it doesn't seem like anyone even notices.
 
10-5 since the big losing streak. 8-3 on the season without Roy, I think?
 
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