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Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW

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Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

Post#1 » by Brandon-Clyde » Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:48 am

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Time: 5:00pm
Place: New Orleans
TV: SNW




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Re: Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

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Re: Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

Post#5 » by monopoman » Wed Feb 12, 2020 1:26 am

Blazers really showing NO they want this game.
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Post#6 » by monopoman » Wed Feb 12, 2020 1:35 am

I love what I am seeing from Gabriel+Swanigan they are showing a lot of hustle and activity.
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Re: Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

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Re: Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

Post#8 » by Roy The Natural » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:00 am

The NBA is just moving entirely too fast for Simons at this point. You have to play him if you think he has a future. It's the only way he'll get used to NBA speed. But it's rough right now. Really wish we had better options so that we could do a better job of scaling back his minutes.
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Re: Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

Post#9 » by monopoman » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:09 am

Zion is the benefit of some of the most BS calls in the league, NBA really showing their hand trying to manufacture this **** guy into a Superstar in the fastest time possible.

If Lillard got calls like Zion he would score 35 PPG on average.

I hope one day some refs speak up about the bull we know goes on behind the scenes. We need more than one ref with a conscious to come forward.
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Re: Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

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Re: Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

Post#11 » by Roy The Natural » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:31 am

Whiteside looks absolutely AWFUL. How does the guy still not box out? He's one of the worst players I've ever seen at doing the little things. His screens are still pure trash, he doesn't box out.... ever. And my god he needs to stop being the laziest guy in the world at getting back on defense.
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Re: Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

Post#12 » by Moonbeam » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:35 am

Oof - this is getting ugly.
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Re: Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

Post#13 » by Roy The Natural » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:36 am

I really wish half the team wasn't in the infirmary. This would be a great time to bench Whiteside for playing like a lazy piece of ****. The guy isn't moving his feet AT ALL. He's not boxing out... he's just pure unadulterated trash out there right now. Would be great to have anything at all of value behind him.
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Re: Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

Post#14 » by Roy The Natural » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:37 am

Moonbeam wrote:Oof - this is getting ugly.


I'm noted as someone who is hard on Whiteside and doesn't like him as a player much. Maybe I'm too hard on him at times. But he's one of the primary issues out there. His shoes might as well be filled with lead tonight. He's also playing about as lazy as humanly possible out there.
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Re: Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

Post#15 » by monopoman » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:38 am

Roy The Natural wrote:Whiteside looks absolutely AWFUL. How does the guy still not box out? He's one of the worst players I've ever seen at doing the little things. His screens are still pure trash, he doesn't box out.... ever. And my god he needs to stop being the laziest guy in the world at getting back on defense.

Yet, people tell me we should sign him and start him over Nurkic! I agree 100% you can see why the Heat became a better team when he left.
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Re: Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

Post#16 » by Roy The Natural » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:42 am

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Roy The Natural wrote:Whiteside looks absolutely AWFUL. How does the guy still not box out? He's one of the worst players I've ever seen at doing the little things. His screens are still pure trash, he doesn't box out.... ever. And my god he needs to stop being the laziest guy in the world at getting back on defense.

Yet, people tell me we should sign him and start him over Nurkic! I agree 100% you can see why the Heat became a better team when he left.


To be clear, he does have his moments. But he's been completely unaccetpable tonight, and his overall delusions worries me GREATLY... This guy is sooooooooooo **** delusional, he thinks he can play the 4. He's a moron.
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Re: Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

Post#17 » by Roy The Natural » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:46 am

Portland's bigman rotation is completely unacceptable. Just absolutely unacceptable.
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Re: Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

Post#18 » by Roy The Natural » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:48 am

Why couldn't have been Hezonja and Tolliver who got injured. Portland had to lose 50% of their useful players while the guys who won't be in the NBA next year are healthy as oxen.
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Re: Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

Post#19 » by Brandon-Clyde » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:48 am

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Re: Game 55: Portland vs New Orleans 5:00pm SNW 

Post#20 » by Roy The Natural » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:49 am

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Huge money on the Blazers tonight. In Lillard i trust.


Bad bet hahahaha. As wonderful as Dame is... can't win when the only playable bigman decides he doesn't give a **** about basketball for the night.

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