Game 11: Portland vs Sacramento 7:00pm SNW

Roy The Natural · Post #21 » by **Roy The Natural** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:13 am

What Portland is throwing out there at the 4 is unteneble. This team won't break 35 wins without getting something better than the Hezonja/Tolliver rotation that's happening.

Brandon-Clyde · Post #22 » by **Brandon-Clyde** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:15 am

3rd quarter GLB pic

Spoiler:

monopoman · Post #23 » by **monopoman** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:41 am

Complete **** reffing in this 3rd quarter as usual.

Fitz303 · Post #24 » by **Fitz303** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:43 am

Losing by double digits in the 2nd half to a sub .500 Kings team with no Fox or Bagley..... This team is in serious trouble

Goldbum · Post #25 » by **Goldbum** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:45 am

Roy The Natural wrote:What Portland is throwing out there at the 4 is unteneble. This team won't break 35 wins without getting something better than the Hezonja/Tolliver rotation that's happening.

Without a trade that leaves Little.

Roy The Natural · Post #26 » by **Roy The Natural** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:52 am

Goldbum wrote:
Roy The Natural wrote:What Portland is throwing out there at the 4 is unteneble. This team won't break 35 wins without getting something better than the Hezonja/Tolliver rotation that's happening.

Without a trade that leaves Little.

Might be the best thing for the blazers though. It's starting to look like we'll end up with a top 10 pick which is actually good for the franchise.

Brandon-Clyde · Post #27 » by **Brandon-Clyde** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:55 am

4th quarter GLB pic

Spoiler:

Epicurus · Post #28 » by **Epicurus** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:16 am

I thought the idea for this season was to punish with good distant shooting opponents trying to double Lillard. Not happening--no reason not to double, even triple,team Lillard.

Wickzki · Post #29 » by **Wickzki** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:19 am

How long until Dame demands a trade?

FMD this team is the Thanksgiving Turkey. Stick a fork in 'em, they're done.

Wickzki · Post #30 » by **Wickzki** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:21 am

Roy The Natural wrote:
Goldbum wrote:
Roy The Natural wrote:What Portland is throwing out there at the 4 is unteneble. This team won't break 35 wins without getting something better than the Hezonja/Tolliver rotation that's happening.

Without a trade that leaves Little.

Might be the best thing for the blazers though. It's starting to look like we'll end up with a top 10 pick which is actually good for the franchise.

Watch Olshey fall in love with an athletic turnstile like Collins, Leonard, Aminu, etc, etc.

Precious Achiuwa it is.

Post #31 » by **The Sebastian Express** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:21 am

This.. this is a bad loss.

Roy The Natural · Post #32 » by **Roy The Natural** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:24 am

Wickzki wrote:How long until Dame demands a trade?

FMD this team is the Thanksgiving Turkey. Stick a fork in 'em, they're done.

Dame is in no position to demand a trade. I think the whole team needs to just sit down and understand that this isn't their year. Tolliver and Hezonja won't be in the league next year, and Whiteside is looking at a TPE level contract next year. This is Portlands front court right now. If Portland doesn't make a trade for a front court player, they're not winning 35 games. This front court is too bad, and it has nothing to do with acclimation. It's talent.

Roy The Natural · Post #33 » by **Roy The Natural** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:26 am

Wickzki wrote:
Roy The Natural wrote:
Goldbum wrote:Without a trade that leaves Little.

Might be the best thing for the blazers though. It's starting to look like we'll end up with a top 10 pick which is actually good for the franchise.

Watch Olshey fall in love with an athletic turnstile like Collins, Leonard, Aminu, etc, etc.

Precious Achiuwa it is.

Collins is this teams best and most versatile defender. Try again.

Wickzki · Post #34 » by **Wickzki** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:27 am

Aside from a 20-year-old kid who because of his age is likely to have as many poor nights as good nights, this team doesn't even have anyone on the bench that is even marginally NBA talented.

These guys all belong in the G League. Little has scope to be an NBA player in a year or two but isn't there yet.

Because of Collins injury, we only have 3-NBA caliber starters and two, maybe, handy bench players forced to start. One of those three cares nothing about his team or the game so long as he gets his numbers.

Not even a healthy Nurk can save this team.

PDXKnight · Post #35 » by **PDXKnight** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:27 am

Wow another loss.

Wickzki · Post #36 » by **Wickzki** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:28 am

Roy The Natural wrote:Collins is this teams best and most versatile defender. Try again.

I agree. However, that's not saying very much. At all.

He's average at best (with scope for a lot of improvement) when compared to his position at the NBA level.

Roy The Natural · Post #37 » by **Roy The Natural** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:30 am

Wickzki wrote:
Roy The Natural wrote:Collins is this teams best and most versatile defender. Try again.

I agree. However, that's not saying very much. At all.

He's average at best (with scope for a lot of improvement) when compared to his position at the NBA level.

You called him a turnstile that's just plain not true.

Wickzki · Post #38 » by **Wickzki** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:31 am

Roy The Natural wrote:
Wickzki wrote:
Roy The Natural wrote:Collins is this teams best and most versatile defender. Try again.

I agree. However, that's not saying very much. At all.

He's average at best (with scope for a lot of improvement) when compared to his position at the NBA level.

You called him a turnstile that's just plain not true.

it's not true?

Look at his opponent's layup and dunk rates when he's been on the floor. Almost every single one of them are above their normal level.

It's nice to admire a young player putting in the work to realize his potential but the numbers do not lie.

Epicurus · Post #39 » by **Epicurus** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:32 am

Perhaps someone should change their nom de board to Henny Penny.

Norm2953 · Post #40 » by **Norm2953** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:33 am

Team however is likely to recover at some point mid-season for they still have enough firepower
with Dame/CJ and Simons and if Nurk can come back prior to the trade deadline, perhaps could
make a trade for some front court help. Going to have to limp along with what they have for it
was easy to see in early pre-season the team had lost a lot a lot when they allowed their entire
front court to leave and were counting on Whiteside to have a big season.

Assuming Zach Collins comes back strong, the team still needs a starting caliber SF and a solid
PF reserve.