Game 1: Portland @ Memphis 5:00PM TNT

[GreenRiddler]

Just a simple trap and Beno can't do anything on offense, he is not a good passer, only scores from 1 area of the floor, can't make 3s either. Yet we insist on going under, well we will see if Stotts will change things up. I said I didn't mind in the regular season, because it is a grind and you don't change things up for 1 player, but we can't let Conley take a break when he is clearly hurt.

Yes offense is the problem, but we could stand to not give up 60 pts to a bad offensive team in 1 half.

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[Case2012]

I understand. Some of us just can't stand our biases challenged with reality. You are just being human.

Since you've got so much free time, maybe we can meet up and discuss reality? Feel free to pm me. Or you could keep making snide remarks to me from behind your computer screen, if discussing your opinion in person isn't a reality you want to deal with. Up to you.

[Epicurus]

I understand. Some of us just can't stand our biases challenged with reality. You are just being human.

Since you've got so much free time, maybe we can meet up and discuss reality? Feel free to pm me. Or you could keep making snide remarks to me from behind your computer screen, if discussing your opinion in person isn't a reality you want to deal with. Up to you.

LOL! An implied threat of physical violence. Just wave the white flag of intellectual surrender, School Yard Macho Man. Yes, it is up to me how I respond to nonsense.

[Case2012]

I understand. Some of us just can't stand our biases challenged with reality. You are just being human.

Since you've got so much free time, maybe we can meet up and discuss reality? Feel free to pm me. Or you could keep making snide remarks to me from behind your computer screen, if discussing your opinion in person isn't a reality you want to deal with. Up to you.

LOL! An implied threat of physical violence. Just wave the white flag of intellectual surrender, School Yard Macho Man. Yes, it is up to me how I respond to nonsense.

I wasn't actually threatening you, I just wanted to see what you'd say. It's always funny to call out trolls and watch them retreat when challenged to a to a real face to face debate. Which of course you did, because you would never speak with such hubris and cander to posters in person.

Anyways, feel free to ignore my posts. And if you want to take me up on it, my offer still stands. I'll even buy you a beer.

[The Sebastian Express]

Epicurus isn't a troll. They often offer level-headed insight. They're not unlike a more optimistic Wizenheimer.

However, Epicirus you do need to lay off the thinly veiled personal insults towards other people. You're able to construct your arguments without resorting to that.

To others, please do the same and do stop implying physical violence and labeling people trolls just because you have differing opinions or they become snide and condescending.

[GreenRiddler]

Man re-watching this game and there where so many times Lillard took the ball to the rim and got tunnel vision, taking 2013-2014 shots at he rim that have no chance of going in. If he would just pass and not feel bad about having low scoring nights. He use to be good at finding other ways to be effective when his shot wasn't falling. What happened to that Damian?

LMA just rushed too many shots in the 1st qtr, the team struggled to get a good look so they used LMA as a crutch and iso'd him to death. That cant happen again.

Lopez is so useless on offense this game, I hope that changes, or more Kaman/Meyers if it continues, its not like we can get worse on D with Lopez. We posted a D-Rtg of 108.1 with him and the rest of the starters. Not advocating a change to the starting 5, but if it does stay the same, expect the same struggles to score out of the opening gate as team overload on LMA in the lane and Damian on drives and PnRs.

If that happens we should pull the plug on Rolo and put in Kaman Early.

[GreenRiddler]

Look at their different coverages on Dame out of the PnR.

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Not as much Hedges, or the traps are not very hard hedges. Lillard also split the only Hedge we saw, made some 3s off the dribble too...Where HE at?