Suns @ Blazers game thread

[Nikolokolus]

Ha! Lamar Aldridge ... I love shonz, but' he's cracking me up.

 

[PapaG]

Whoa, so the ignore actually does ingore!

 

[B-Roy]

Roy...is not really doing anything.

 

[Natebishop3]

It's tough when the ballhog Miller is hoisting up shot after shot.

17 points off 7-13 shooting, 6 assists, 4 boards....... yeah....... terrible.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Miller with a pretty good game.

Indeed... It looks like he goes aggressive on offense like this only if he's frustrated with his teammates fumbling like the Keystone Kops. Not bad (because he's pretty damn good at it), but that is typically when Roy would do exactly the same thing.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

17 points off 7-13 shooting, 6 assists, 4 boards....... yeah....... terrible.

I think Papa was being sarcastic too.

 

[PapaG]

17 points off 7-13 shooting, 6 assists, 4 boards....... yeah....... terrible.

Team losing to a non-playoff team ...

 

[Boise Blazer]

I know that they say not to worry about Roy getting it together so Im not going to worry yet. I am giving him till say ... the 27th to figure it out. He is saying the right things but his pay needs to show it too.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

blazerbanter: Fernandez out with sore back, will not return.

 

[hasoos]

Portland is actually played into Phoenix hands all game long. Phoenix wants to run. Portland has never been so great at running, but is trying to get better at it. Right now if they run with PHX they still loose. That's just the facts.

 

[RoyToy]

Miller with a 3!

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Miller for three. I wish the other four guys on the court would play a little better.

 

[Natebishop3]

Team losing to a non-playoff team ...

If you think the Suns are not a playoff team this year......

 

[BlazerCaravan]

"Miller lickity brindle up the middle"

 

[VanillaGorilla]

If you think the Suns are not a playoff team this year......

I don't think they are.

 

[PapaG]

Wow, it's the Andre Miller Show!

Why resign Aldridge or Roy when the Blazers have Miller to dominate the offense?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

If you think the Suns are not a playoff team this year......

Yeah they look spry with this return to the running game, huh?

 

[PapaG]

If you think the Suns are not a playoff team this year......

They aren't a playoff team this year, and they were not last year.

Hey, at least Andre Miller is dominating the ball!

 

[MAS RipCity]

Brandon Roy..any day now bud...time to show up..I know its preseason but ave 9ppg..really?!
Really starting to believe we are going to have a hornets type let down season..ugh

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Miller scores again on a goaltend. And he's fouled. Only down 6.

 

[PapaG]

Why resign Roy when Andre Miller is going to dominate the ball?

 

[RoyToy]

Roy with a poor shooting % this pre-season.

He'll figure it out though.

 

[Eastoff]

Clearly Brian Schonely is a Jinx. Lamar Aldridge and the Blazers were doing so well until he started talking.

 

[PapaG]

Brandon Roy..any day now bud...time to show up..I know its preseason but ave 9ppg..really?!
Really starting to believe we are going to have a hornets type let down season..ugh

Should not have signed the introverted ballhog Miller. Things will get worse from here. Miller has won jack shit in his career, and no team keeps him after his contract is up.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Wow, it's the Andre Miller Show!

Why resign Aldridge or Roy when the Blazers have Miller to dominate the offense?

Yeah Miller clearly is the problem.

 

[Natebishop3]

Wow, it's the Andre Miller Show!

Why resign Aldridge or Roy when the Blazers have Miller to dominate the offense?

Aldridge - 18 points off 8-16 shooting, 6 boards, 3 assists

Oden - 17 points off 8-10 shooting, 13 boards, 3 blocked shots.

Andre - 25 points off 9-15 shooting, 6 assists, 5 boards

Yeah....... it's all Miller. Blame the loss on him. The guy was on fire. He shot a great percentage, and he still had a solid all-around game.

 

[RoyToy]

Should not have signed the introverted ballhog Miller. Things will get worse from here. Miller has won jack shit in his career, and no team keeps him after his contract is up.

We get it.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

You know, there's two ways of looking this (damn, Nash with a miss at the FT line?) -- Miller's dominating because Roy is stinking it up, or Miller's dominating which is making Roy stink it up the court. I really think it's the former; against LAC and here against PHX, he hasn't "turned it on" until we drop down by double-digits. That he's a one-man running game is pretty cool, too. If anyone bothers to get up the court before him, they'll probably profit.

 

[PapaG]

Aldridge - 18 points off 8-16 shooting, 6 boards, 3 assists

Oden - 17 points off 8-10 shooting, 13 boards, 3 blocked shots.

Andre - 25 points off 9-15 shooting, 6 assists, 5 boards

Yeah....... it's all Miller. Blame the loss on him. The guy was on fire. He shot a great percentage, and he still had a solid all-around game.

Miller took 5 more shots than the 80% shooter Oden, plus Miller's offense came as he was bing torched on defense.

 

[Boise Blazer]

So basically if take care of the ball against the defensive juggernut that is the Phoenix Suns and Roy shows up we win this game.