Game 2 Preview & Thread: Nuggets at Blazers (8:30pm MDT)
by Nate Timmons on Oct 29, 2009 1:19 PM MDT
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What's the kid going to do for an encore? We'll quickly find out tonight how Ty Lawson, Carmelo Anthony and the rest of the Nuggets respond to their emotional opening night victory over the Utah Jazz. The Nuggets travel to the Rose Garden tonight to face their division rivals, the Portland Trail Blazers, in the Nuggets first back-to-back of the season.
Quick note: Blazers fans are plentiful on the internet ... please ignore any trolls, but feel free to get into some healthy debate and smack talk with opposing fans.
The "Rook" ...
I'm a stat man ... I love to look at numbers ... I don't know what they really mean, but they are always fun to look at. So, how did Ty Lawson's debut compare to the debut of another hearalded Denver rookie (Carmelo Anthony) ... let's see:
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Date |
Min |
Points |
Shooting |
Rebounds |
Assists |
Turnovers |
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| Ty Lawson |
10/28/09 |
26 |
17 |
7-13 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
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Carmelo Anthony |
10/29/03 |
29 |
12 |
4-15 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
Sure, Melo's numbers weren't great, but they came against the defending champion San Antonio Spurs in a 80-72 win. The common theme here ... both Melo and Lawson helped their teams win the home opener and both guys started their careers a perfect 1-0. The other common thread ... Anthony Carter! A.C. started and played 10 minutes for the defending champs against the Nuggets in Melo's debut (Carter went 0-6 from the floor and had three turnovers ... no wonder he only played five games for the Spurs in the 2003-04 season.)
On the game thread last night I saw a couple of nicknames being discussed for Lawson. The name "Teleport" was being thrown around ... when Lawson enters the game one reader commented that we should call it, "Laying down the Lawson." In the game recap on ESPN they discussed Lawson's childhood nickname "Sparkplug" for his ability to come in and energize his teammates. Lawson commented in the story, "That might come back now."
(Feel free to toss out some nicknames in the game thread tonight ... let's see what sticks as the season wears on ...)
What's definitely coming is a big showdown tonight in Portland. Lawson will learn quickly that the NBA is a "what have you done for me lately?" business. The debut was great, but that was last night ... it's already time to look ahead.
I thought the most important thing for Lawson was getting his confidence going early on. When he first stepped on the floor he looked like he was trying to get rid of the ball as fast as he could. As the game wore on you could see that he was realizing that he belonged on the floor and he began to dominate.
Lawson will not face too many guards this season that he's matched up great with size-wise, but he is a strong kid. When he was covering Jazz shooting guard Ronnie Brewer in the post, Lawson was able to get under Brewer and wasn't allowing him to gain post position. Lawson may not be the biggest dog in the fight, but like the saying goes ... it's about the size of the fight in the dog and Lawson seems to have plenty. Steve Blake, 6'3'' and 175 pounds, and Andre Miller, 6'2'' and 200 pounds, will look to post up Lawson some, especially Miller who is a great posting guard. But Lawson will show us once again that his blinding speed and vision creates just as much of a mismatch.
I can't wait to see what Lawson does for an encore.
The Bigs
I was not overly impressed with the play of the Nuggets big men last night. Outside of Kenyon Martin's 16 points and 11 rebounds (6 offensive boards) I thought Nene and Chris Andersen could have played much better. Nene had a nice game scoring 16 points on 7-11 shooting, but his three misses could have been converted had he been more aggressive attacking the rim. Birdman got off to a slow start and he looks well ... slow. I know Bird was bothered early in the pre-season with a leg injury and that could be why he looked like he bathed in concrete before the game, but Denver will need him tonight against Portland's twin towers and athletic power forward.
Denver must control the boards tonight. In Portland's first game against the Rockets October 27th, they dominated Houston on the glass to a 51-33 advantage. Former number one overall draft pick Greg Oden grabbed 12 rebounds (4 offensive) and collected 5 blocks ... he also turned the ball over 7 times and committed 5 fouls. Denver must find a way to get Oden out of sync and must get a body on him as soon as shots are going up.
The Stars
Denver got 55 points from Melo and Chauncey Billups last night, 30 and 25 respectfully, which accounted for 48% of the scoring load. It'd be nice to see the bench catch a little fire outside of Lawson tonight and score more than a combined 25 points. But the stars are there to shoulder the load ... it'll be interesting to see how Portland decides to defend the Nuggets.
Reading the great work done by Ben Golliver over at Blazers Edge it appears the Blazers are concentrating more on defense this season and did a great job rotating to the ball against the Rockets. Oden commented that he felt like he was part of an energetic and cohesive unit. The Nuggets must get out and run and get themselves some easy buckets to combat against this "newfound" Portland defense.
And speaking of defense ... Brandon Roy didn't enjoy too much success against the Nuggets last season. Roy recorded his second lowest scoring average against the Nuggets with a modest 13.8 points per game last season. The only team he scored worst against was the Boston Celtics, but he played Boston only once and scored 12 points. Roy faced Denver four times and of the eight teams Roy faced four times last season, he put up his worst scoring numbers by far against Denver. To wit, Roy torched the seven other teams for a scoring average of 25.1 points per game (the Spurs and Jazz among them) ... nearly three points above his season average of 22.6 ppg. As Roy goes ... so usually goes the Blazers, it'll be important for Denver to continue to defend Roy well. (But who will get that assignment?)
Final Thoughts ...
It was great getting the first win out of the way early because the Rose Garden is a very difficult place to play in. The Blazers were 34-7 last season at home and are already 1-0 there this season. If Melo continues to play with the fire we saw last night and the team can rally around its star then a early season road win could be in the works ... a win could go a long way towards re-capturing the Northwest division title come April. To paraphrase Billups last season, every game determines playoff seeding.
Opposition's take: Dave at Blazers Edge
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Looking forward to this.
I am eager for the Nuggets to put Portland and their fans in their place, but I would not be surprised if Portland put us in ours. I do believe we can win tonight, but I would be satisfied with a close loss so long as we see some more effort out of Nene and Birdman.
Swats.
by BeefySwats on Oct 29, 2009 1:39 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
As a blazer fan
I believe this will be one of our hardest games. Glad the nuggets are coming off a draining match up against the jazz the night before. Nene and Birdman are not what concern me as a blazer fan, it is melo. Ever since Billups joined up with him the nuggets went from a fast paced losing team, to a team that can win in almost any situation. Our biggest weakness in Portland is perimeter defense. If Billups and Melo both have all star level games, the odds are against Portland. However if either one of them loses their rythem, the Blazers are likely to defend home court. In this matchup, I would consider the home team the favorite every game. I would be really shocked if this game is not close and hard fought in the fourth quarter with several high light reel plays. The most likely weakness for Denver is that the bench is relatively short. The first few players are very good, but after that it goes downhill quickly. If the nuggets get whistled for more than a few fouls in the first quarter, the blazers will have a strong edge to push. Andre bringing the post up game against Lawson should be very effective. If we can force the nuggets to play more than nene/mart/birdman at the 4/5 slots we’ll have a good shot at controlling the boards and dictating the flow of the game. If that happens, it will be up to Melo to show why he is a better basketball player than KD. (It’s because he finds ways to win)
by lurtsman on Oct 29, 2009 3:15 PM MDT up reply actions 3 recs
3 things
1. Ty Lawson nickname idea: Nightcrawler? Yeah, a bit wierd, but it follows that teleportation idea. I’m not a huge X-Men fan but I always thought Nightcrawler was bad ass. Bonus; he also is made up of blue skin and yellow eyes! http://marvel.com/universe/Nightcrawler
2. I am not an insutling type of a person, but I have come to the conclusion that Portland fans are a complete joke. So if you do want to take trash to them, be careful, logic doesn’t really apply to thier arguments.
4. We are better than Portland. From every aspect of the game. Each player we have is better then theirs at each position, including the bench. The only advantage they have is at the coaching position. We should be able to beat them tonight and I expect us to beat them tonigh.
by GoldenNugget on Oct 29, 2009 2:01 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
Love the 1, 2, 4 numbering on your 3 things! haha
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by Nate Timmons on Oct 29, 2009 2:05 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Ouch
Pretty broad statement there Mr. Nugget.
I like the statement that logic does not apply to Blazer fans, but that every player and every aspect of the Nuggets are better (mascot too I suppose). Great balanced objectivity.
You should be very proud of the Nuggets, and emerging last year atop the Northwest Division meatgrinder is a special achievement.
Good luck tonight.
by AZBlazerFan on Oct 29, 2009 2:34 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rocky in the Bomb
In terms of mascot, there is no doubt that Rocky is better than whoever they have in Portland. Rocky is in the mascot hall of fame. He is by far the best mascot I’ve seen live. Rocky has even been invited into opposing teams facilities for games. How often do you see an opposing teams mascot at road games?
by KarlSucks on Oct 29, 2009 2:43 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
if you don't know who our mascot is
how do you know?
I’m positive you happen to be right though. i freaking hate the mascot and would just prefer the blazer dancers and stunt team.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
"I told Pau the Lakers never win here in Portland; I think it's great." -- Rudy Fernandez
by ratbastird on Oct 29, 2009 3:11 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Because I don't know who he is
If he was better than Rocky, he would be well known…
What is the Blazer’s mascot? Ghost Rider would be cool with the flaming head, but difficult to replicate live.
by KarlSucks on Oct 29, 2009 3:16 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Blazer fan here... don't know Rocky.
Sorry. Is he a raccoon or a mountain?
by levelhed on Oct 29, 2009 4:35 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
He's a Rocky
They are an awesome breed of mascot. A special, highly-paid one too.
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 4:49 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
right
you CLEARLY have the Blazers beat at the Shooting Guard position.
Clearly.
I mean it’s not even close, Roy is sooooo overrated…
"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"
by cloudydays on Oct 29, 2009 2:46 PM MDT up reply actions 5 recs
I’m not crazy enough to say we have you beat, but I do think its a pretty close matchup with JR/Afflalo against Roy/Rudy.
by CCH on Oct 29, 2009 4:08 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
JR is slightly better than Outlaw
"Goals are good. Plans are better." -Ben.
by Sabonis4Ever on Oct 29, 2009 4:35 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
JR is way better
Can Outlaw shoot around 40% from the 3? No.
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 4:49 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
maybe if we're playing prison ball
IWR
by The Most Interesting Man in the World on Oct 29, 2009 4:54 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
SERIOUSLY are you FRIEKING kidding me?
Roy>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Smith(who also isn’t even playing)
Rudy>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Afflalo
Put down the crack, you ain’t better at the sg position.
You could make arguments for all the other posotions but the Blazers depth is superior and they have a clear advantage at sg.
by philthebballplayer on Oct 29, 2009 5:19 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Imagine if it only took two recs to turn a post green over at BE.
Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Oct 29, 2009 4:12 PM MDT up reply actions 3 recs
NICE!
Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Oct 29, 2009 5:18 PM MDT up reply actions 3 recs
Being a Blazers fan...
I just got to say that was a well-written Preview. I get so tired of reading previews that just bash the other team instead of saying the things that your team needs to do to win.
Now in response to #4 of your three things. I will give you the SF spot, Carmelo is a top 10 talent in this league but after that… it gets harder for me to agree with you. stat wise I would have to say that a Miller-Billups comparison is a wash, and Aldridge is statistically better than Martin as well as being more durable. Center is yet to be determined, based on various stats and such Pryzbilla is a better rebounder and shotblocker than Nene but obviously is an inferior offensive option, and Oden is unproven. Now who exactly on your team is a better SG than former R.O.Y, 2x All-Star, and All-NBA 2nd teamer Brandon Roy? Just wondering…
by SamGoody on Oct 29, 2009 2:53 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
I assume... everyone of course!
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
"I told Pau the Lakers never win here in Portland; I think it's great." -- Rudy Fernandez
by ratbastird on Oct 29, 2009 3:05 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Blazers dominate at SG, Nuggets dominate at SF.
I’d take LA over Kmart, but Billups is a stud. Better than Andre, and much better than Blake. When Billups is off the floor and Andre is on it, that will provide a real challenge for Denver D. Nene and Birdman are a good combination, but I’d give the edge to Oden/Prizbilla, though Oden has yet to prove if that call is correct.
by lurtsman on Oct 29, 2009 3:20 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Miller and Billups a WASH?
you are smoking crack. you have to remember that those of us that are multiyear season ticket holders had to watch teams play 2-3 zone tight defense when Miller was here because he CANT hit a 3 to save his mom. With Billups teams can’t do that…and BTW he was a FINALS MVP.
by The U.N. Fab Five on Oct 29, 2009 3:41 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Miller so far on the year is... ughhh... 1 for 1 on his 3's.
But I see where you’re going with this.
Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Oct 29, 2009 3:49 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
We know Miller, as he played here for several years
He is great on lay-ups but can’t shoot to save his life. His defense is mediocre at best and absolutely terrible at worst. He usually over-dribbles and always wants to be the person who brings the ball up-court.
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 3:52 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
However, I don't see this being a common trend.
Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Oct 29, 2009 3:53 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Blazers won't have an issue with that
because so many other players can hit the three.
However, I would definitely rate Billups at a much higher level. Not only that, but he’s meshing with his team and Miller/Roy aren’t yet.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
"I told Pau the Lakers never win here in Portland; I think it's great." -- Rudy Fernandez
by ratbastird on Oct 29, 2009 3:50 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Can you PLEASE convince KP to give us Fernandez for Anthony Carter and a future first round pick?
It would be absolutely amazing if that happened. Nuggets would win title. On the other hand, the Blazers would win a championship if they traded Greg Oden for Kevin Durant…
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 3:54 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
I don't even know who Denver's shooting guard is...
but I guess he’s better then Brandon Roy.
by jenstcy on Oct 29, 2009 3:17 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
J.R. is out because of suspension
Brandon Roy is better than him.
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 3:48 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
I shall reply in Order
1. Nightcrawler has a tail… doe Lawson have a tail?
B. incorrect
VII. Roy (all-star) is better than Smith who is not even playing
Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it
by The Arkitect on Oct 29, 2009 3:21 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
if we lose we’ll just blame the refs lol
My team is twice as qualified and three times as expendible!
by Jadon on Oct 29, 2009 4:12 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
I respectfully scoff
at the comment that the nuggets are better at every position. I’d have to cede you the PG position, anybody who’s been awake over the past decade knows how good Chauncey is, and as for SF, Melo is a beast, but Brandon Roy is the best player on the court. No question. Blazers also win at PF, sorry, but K Mart is past his prime and LaMarcus barely outside the top 5 PFs in the league (Gasol, Garnett, Dirk, Bosh, Boozer). As for the bench, Lawson had a good night, the Birdman is a fairly good rebounder and defender, but c’mon, you can’t be serious to say that Ty is better than Andre Miller, and Prizzy will always beast the Birdman. After Prizzy and Dre, we’ve got T Law and Rudy. I suppose that the claim is that Renaldo Balkman has talent and that Afflalo can hold a candle to even a fatigued Rudy. Gotta give the Blazers the edge in individual match ups.
And if that ain’t enough logic for you, home court. I will be at the Garden screaming my face off with 20,000 other fans, and Denver knows just how loud we can make our house.
Nice dunk for Melo btw, I don’t think that’ll be topped for a bit, but I can only hope that this season gets even more exciting and we get top 10’s full of that kind of facializing beastery!
Let’s gear up for some awesome ballin from the two of the top four in the conference!
by sparks89 on Oct 29, 2009 5:19 PM MDT up reply actions 3 recs
+1
Well said.
Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Oct 29, 2009 5:22 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Actually, Melo versus Roy is a huge ?
With fans of both teams pretty sure their guy is “the Man”. . that is why they play the games.
Melo and Roy are both fighting to move from the second tier super stars (Dirk, Pierce, etc) to the Wade/Lebron/Kobe range . . .this season both could get their or niether.
by Frontrange on Oct 29, 2009 5:25 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Round 1: Melo
Roy looked good, but ’Melo earns the props tonight . .
Roy the best player on the court? Thats laughable considering he’s never even won a playoff series. Get lost
by CCH on Oct 29, 2009 6:33 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Fernandez tattoo ...
Wonder if Bird can pull this off again tonight?
Denver Stiffs.com: Defending the sovereignty of Nuggets Nation.
by Nate Timmons on Oct 29, 2009 2:03 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
wich was followed
by this
bayless leaves over my dead body
andre miller>hedo, blake
by thomasikehara on Oct 29, 2009 7:00 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
As I told my work, I'm very ''sick''
I just didn’t tell them it was with Nuggets fever, so it’s no work and all Nugs for me tonight!
J.R. is my homeboy
by Greyson on Oct 29, 2009 2:15 PM MDT via mobile reply actions 2 recs
i told my work
i thought i had the swine flu and then asked them if they wanted me to come in… they said no
My team is twice as qualified and three times as expendible!
by Jadon on Oct 29, 2009 4:21 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Ty Lawson=FINALS
Time for a classic beatdown in Portland…time to put all thes Blazers fans in thier place…and that’s the back of the playoff/division bus…I’VE HAD IT! They have little knowledge of basletball and have gotten WAAYYYYYYYY ahead of themselves…..beat them down NUGS…END iT
by PURSnLAKERhater on Oct 29, 2009 2:39 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
you're right
I have very little knowledge of basletball.
Should be a good litmus test for Portland. Frankly, I haven’t been happy with how the Blazers came out the gate against Houston. That should have been 30 point demolition even with the Houston players playing scrappy and to their full potential (I was impressed with their desire to win that game). The new players definitely seem more disruptive than I expected it to be. Injuries during preseason definitely didn’t help the blazers find a groove.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
"I told Pau the Lakers never win here in Portland; I think it's great." -- Rudy Fernandez
by ratbastird on Oct 29, 2009 3:09 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Its true personally I have never even heard of *basletball* please educate me.
Go Blazers!
"BEER IS LIVING PROOF THAT GOD LOVES US"
- Benjamin Franklin-
by We-B-Dunkin on Oct 29, 2009 3:11 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Nickname
I loved how Karl kept calling Ty “the little guy”. How about that for a nickname?
Go get em little guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by CCH on Oct 29, 2009 2:54 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
He's not THAT small
He just seems small around seven-footers…
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 3:44 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
A surprising resemblance
All Karl has to do is lose his left eye.
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 3:33 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
MR. T- ty lawson
i pity the foooo. denver will need rebounding from the 2 guard position. graham played well in limited minutes and afflalo was on the court during the 4th quarter rally against utah. billups, ac and ty can dominate miller and blake while graham and afflalo will try to contain roy. allen and balkman did not play last night but if nene and kmart have foul trouble karl might not have a choice about playing them. read where nene had a strained calf muscle toward the end of the first half which limited him in the second half. blocking out by the bigs will be key. joel THE VANILLA GORILLA pryzbilla had 16 boards last game with 6 on the offensive end.
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
by nohoops4u on Oct 29, 2009 3:16 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
The Blazers
Have a number of new players in the mix.
Batum is out injured. YOu might scoff at a guy who only played 16 minutes or so a game, but this guy was the perimeter defensive specialist. He would guard 1-4 and generally had great success at tossing the star player off their rhythm. With him gone the starting unit is a little disjointed and weakened defensively. Surprisingly this defense was picked up a little by the two SF’s that were behind him.
Webster is back. He looks good but definitely rusty and a little out of place at times. Athletically he’s great, his rustiness is more about position and spacing.
Outlaw played defense??? This is a guy the blazer fans have ragged on for being a one dimensional scorer. Against Houston he showed a game that was not only excellent on offense, but decent on defense. I don’t suspect a repeat performance, but if he did the nuggets could be in trouble. His knock is also consistency as in he doesn’t have it.
Oden is back in the starting line up after a failed attempt at it last year. He’s been staying out of foul trouble nicely during preseason and the first game and the calls are no longer ones that make blazer fans want to kick him in the shins. Oden had a rough game against Houston, or rather they were fantastic with him. They didn’t have bigs to man up on him, but worked position and poking the ball away for the turnovers. I expect he’ll be more on guard for that tonight. he will be difficult to contain as his main damage is defense and the shots he alters. offensively he takes care of the trash, but isn’t an offensive focus yet (and some blazer fans would argue he should be).
Aldridge looks decent. I’d say he’s the key. If he gets hot, no one can stop him…
Roy has been off and still looks off. Not only his play, but he’s not meshing with all the players. It’s created stagnation and this is something Denver should capitalize on.
Miller is in the mix. He and Roy have not blended yet and there are issues when they’re both on the floor together.
Rudy has a sore back. He’s a spark plug off the bench and has helped his Spanish team in putting a lot of points in people’s faces (something he’s claimed he loves to do).
Overall the blazers are still figuring out the pecking order and plays. It hasn’t been as smooth as the fans would like and in this state Denver has a good chance of winning against the Blazers on their home court.
Most Blazer fans are watching this expecting the game to go either way and really using this as a measurement as to where the team is at, at the moment. The Blazers surprised fans with their decent play for 3 quarters against houston (surprise because the preseason was painful), and lamented the killer instinct need to just shut the door in Houston’s face.
Should be a good game. I am now returning to my regularly scheduled illogical program.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
"I told Pau the Lakers never win here in Portland; I think it's great." -- Rudy Fernandez
by ratbastird on Oct 29, 2009 3:32 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
Blazers-rest
Nuggets-scrambled out of a snowstorm (like over 16 inches accumilation where I live).
I see guys like Afflalo and Graham and Naldo that didn’t play much yesteraday contributing a lot. Chauncey is too old to have two straight 25-point games. I’m expecting about 11 points and 4 assists per game in 20 minutes for Lawson if GK can continue to, in his words “ride whoever’s hot.” (/turns off pervert machine)
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 3:37 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
The Blazers surprised fans with their decent play for 3 quarters against houston (surprise because the preseason was painful)
surprised the fans that put any stock in the preseason
bayless leaves over my dead body
andre miller>hedo, blake
by thomasikehara on Oct 29, 2009 7:11 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
T-t-t-t-tyyyyyy Laaaaaawson!!!
I use “Enforcing the Ty Law”
It’s really cheesy, so I just shorten it to TyLaw. I’m so uncreative…
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 3:34 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
By the way
I just read your preview over at BlazersEdge.
The Nuggets aren’t thugs. If you think they’re thugs, then you haven’t met Denver’s REAL thugs.
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 3:58 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
On a serious note....
I am worried about the fatigue from the back to back. Thankfully I don’t think TLG knows what the word fatigue means.
by CCH on Oct 29, 2009 3:59 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
If Ty Lawson scores 30 points on Andre Miller, I'll buy myself a Ty Lawson jersey and a large poster of him
If he score 40+, I’ll wear that jersey every time I watch a Nuggets game. And you have to consider that I also have a Mutombo, Melo, ‘Dre, NENE, and Chauncey jersey. I’d have some of the ‘80s players if I was alive back then (my parents don’t care a thing about the NBA/basketball)
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 4:03 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
You know, I may just wear my Miller jersey today
It’s a size at least two sizes too small, but who cares…
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 4:04 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Juwan Howard will play if it becomes a blowout
He’s about 1/100 as good as he was in 2001-02 with the Nuggets.
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by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 4:00 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
also
I have a feeling Andre is gonna be chucking all night trying to show the team up that traded him( did it twice with 76ers last year if I remember right). And that I am ok with, take all of LA and Broy’s shots you can buddy.
by CCH on Oct 29, 2009 4:04 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
Gosh I hope you're wrong...
But i notice his shot selection is not the best. It’s not limited either…
Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Oct 29, 2009 4:06 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
MiLLer and Blake Cant guArd LAWSOn!!!!!!!!
by 3ple2Ble on Oct 29, 2009 4:06 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
Or Billups
The Blazers are going to be introduced to Nugget dominance tonight!
by Gasus on Oct 29, 2009 4:07 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
or most point guards.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
"I told Pau the Lakers never win here in Portland; I think it's great." -- Rudy Fernandez
by ratbastird on Oct 29, 2009 4:12 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
That's like saying the sky is blue or water is wet.
πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς, οὐ γὰρ οἴδασιν τί ποιοῦσιν.
by T Darkstar on Oct 29, 2009 6:17 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Or vice-versa
Can’t wait for Miller to take the ’lil guy in the post and school ’em.
by Tiparillo on Oct 29, 2009 7:22 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Afflalo or Graham should start against Roy
Other than that we need to hang tough in the rebounding battle, we shouldn’t get killed as bad as Houston considering we have a much more athletic frontcourt.
by runningdonut on Oct 29, 2009 4:11 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
If anyones bored....
i stumbled upon this today, It’s a very interesting read about Tim Donaghay’s book.
http://deadspin.com/5392067/excerpts-from-the-book-the-nba-doesnt-want-you-to-read?skyline=true&s=i
by CCH on Oct 29, 2009 4:11 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
Read it
and to me it’s a “no duh” although the blazers could have prevented their 2k loss if they’d played harder. The kings on the other hand… blatant robbery. I was swearing up and down at that game.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
"I told Pau the Lakers never win here in Portland; I think it's great." -- Rudy Fernandez
by ratbastird on Oct 29, 2009 4:17 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
are all the angry nug fans over on BE right now?
IWR
by The Most Interesting Man in the World on Oct 29, 2009 4:42 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
there's just the one, right?
I am an oasis of Blazer fandom in a bleak desert of Laker fans.
by RenoBlazerFan on Oct 29, 2009 4:42 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
so far... but he's an angry little guy
IWR
by The Most Interesting Man in the World on Oct 29, 2009 4:43 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
the Nuggets fans here seem reasonable
where did purse-hater come from?
I am an oasis of Blazer fandom in a bleak desert of Laker fans.
by RenoBlazerFan on Oct 29, 2009 4:47 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
My guess is 8th period French.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
by LeafHawk on Oct 29, 2009 4:52 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Or 6th period Biology...yuck
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by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 4:58 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
None of my comments seem to be posting...
I’m going to blame the snowstorm.
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 4:49 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
we'll have to see
If Karl is willing to let Lawson loose tonight.
by InboundingLobPass on Oct 29, 2009 5:21 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
Ok he can really dribble the ball so...
how about
CROSSEN LAWSON
by InboundingLobPass on Oct 29, 2009 5:25 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
But you have to spell it Crosson Lawson so that it visually rhymes
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by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 5:28 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
OK, seriously?
Everything is green.
Green is the color of the Celtics.
Bad luck for the Blazers.
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 7:35 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
I hope that whoever rec'd all these comments realizes
That it’s worse than not reccing any of them at all. Now I don’t know which comments are better than others without having to actually read them. I’ll stop whining.
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Oct 29, 2009 7:38 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
What the fuck
Someone needs to start a petition to get Portland a WNBA franchise or an arena football team.
These people really need something else to blabber about.
Seriously?
by runningdonut on Oct 29, 2009 7:50 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
I hear were getting some other pro sports team in a few years
i forget which one
bayless leaves over my dead body
andre miller>hedo, blake
by thomasikehara on Oct 29, 2009 7:53 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Two hundred and thirty three comments and the game hasn't even started.
Most from Blazer fans.
Of course, they don’t have a GDT thread up, so that could be why.
Swats.
by BeefySwats on Oct 29, 2009 7:59 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
the BE game day thread is up
you guys should come visit …. best game day thread out there… you’d see we’re pretty good to hang with
I'm gonna put the kibosh on you. You know I've kiboshed before. And I will kibosh again.
by bow4meow on Oct 29, 2009 8:11 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
What happened to the San Antonio Spurs?
I thought the MSM was giving the Spurs the Western Conference? While the nuggets are over the hill?
Lookin forward to an exciting game. When this Bulls one finally finishes that is…
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Yeah I watched them a bit last night and thought the same, even though they won. Kinda switched over to the WS for now just to see if the Yanks can close this one out.
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Affalo
Should have started instead of the dip shit.
GREAT PASS AC
IM SO GLAD YOU’RE STARTING
J.R. is my homeboy
by Greyson on Oct 29, 2009 8:56 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
Go Nuggets!!
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I have a crazy theory...
Is the front office having a say here, maybe to boost AC’s trade value? He could be a “Bruce Bowen” for a sucker team?
AC is playing like he wants to show he's better than Lawson
and he’s not! and he’s playing like shit! which isnt any different…but he’s forcing shit…trying to be Ty. Joey should be starting…he only played like 12 mins last night…he should be guarding Brandon Roy!
Wow
We’re getting dominated on the glass right now.
by the real stranger on Oct 29, 2009 9:07 PM MDT reply actions
Rebounds...
are what is killing us right now. If we had a couple of defensive rebounds that rolled through our fingers we would be at least tied if not winning right now.
by ColoradoAggie11 on Oct 29, 2009 9:08 PM MDT reply actions
So AA needs to "work his way into a starter"?
WTF did we pick him up for? Work his way, eventually? Sheesh.
AA with instant energy
Should have started.
Also, when AC was in the game he was switching off Roy onto Webster, if Portland would have run everything through Roy we’d be down by 20 right now
WHEre the FUKK is LAWSON????
I thought KARL LEARNED his LESSON!!!!!!!!
haha
thats a laugher. u know gk will never get over his AC man love!
by Nuggs Philosophizer on Oct 29, 2009 9:12 PM MDT up reply actions
He's an effin' MORON!!!!
Ty had arguarably the best night of the rooks yesterday (along w/ Jonny Flynn), yet Karl sees fit to have him watch.
Liking the fact that Portland can't seem to get out from under itself.
Also, defensive rotatiosn are there, mostly because Portland doesn’t run a fucking rub screen every play like Utah does
Swats.
There's Lawson!
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Hey!! I'm switching back and forth...
and be back after the WS is over..
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Goodbye AC
Hello Ty. First lead too. cool.
by the real stranger on Oct 29, 2009 9:15 PM MDT reply actions
Do Melo and Pryzbilla have a history?
I think they do but don’t remember. I see some tension here tonight in any event.
Maybe Tim Donaghy's book spooked em!
You guys hear about that? He basically confirmed that Game6 LA vs Sac was FIXED- like we all thought it was!
was that the excerpt up on Deadspin earlier today?
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as in betting his kid’s college fund on that game…
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U know the Assocsh
will never let that book come out
by Nuggs Philosophizer on Oct 29, 2009 9:23 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't see how Andre Miller will be good off the bench
He’ll shoot a lower percentage and his production will take a serious hit coming from a guy who’s numbers were always inflated from playing 35+ mins a night
i read something up on Slam recently that said he had one of the slowest times on the team in the running dept. Something like how he didn’t even meet team conditioning standards, but since he was already a proven NBA player he got the pass.
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he met the requirement
but just barely.
by Nuggs Philosophizer on Oct 29, 2009 9:24 PM MDT up reply actions
Ah all right. Couldn’t remember exactly what the article said.
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so pretty much
like he always plays?
by Nuggs Philosophizer on Oct 29, 2009 9:25 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm at work guys
Sooo keep me as informed as possible. Looking at he gamecast, it looks like were getting outboarded by a lot…
by Nuggs Philosophizer on Oct 29, 2009 9:29 PM MDT reply actions
Man, Lawson is quick!
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good play by T-Law to get that basket, even if it was sloppy as hell
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Birdman is getting beat up
I’m really not liking his game so far. Playing very soft and not even close to where he was last season.
Swats.
Nah.
Don’t be like Portland fans. Our bigs are being beaten by theirs, and they should not be. Refs got nothing to do with it at this point.
Swats.
agreed
we need to more physical on the boards. Of course right when I say that we get called for a stupid foul for being physical.
We also need to drive to the basket more and feed the ball to Melo.
by ColoradoAggie11 on Oct 29, 2009 9:46 PM MDT up reply actions
that was just ridiculous. not that i’m complaining the ball didn’t drop, but how many chances do they need to put it in?
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more accurately, how many chances are the nuggets going to give them?
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Please, don't bitch.
There have been some bad calls but this is in Portland. You’re not going to get the benefit of the doubt, so we need to suck it up and play through it.
Swats.
Not really
The Nugs are playing like shit with or without the refs help. It’s just a bad effort
by runningdonut on Oct 29, 2009 9:49 PM MDT up reply actions
I mean I agree with Beefy
Quit bitching
by runningdonut on Oct 29, 2009 9:49 PM MDT up reply actions
I get the feeling that we dont practice them much.
Even CB has been missing them
by Nuggs Philosophizer on Oct 29, 2009 9:47 PM MDT up reply actions
why was Balkman suspended?
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oh! I forgot....
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I did find it weird
that he was in a warm up last night, not a suit. (??)
by Nuggs Philosophizer on Oct 29, 2009 9:50 PM MDT up reply actions
Tonight its the same thing
I thought when you were suspended you weren’t allowed in the building like JR
I think he is available
The game notes don’t say he is out and he wouldn’t dress unless he is on the active roster.
Not that Karl will play him tho
by runningdonut on Oct 29, 2009 9:53 PM MDT up reply actions
but he was suspended right?
I mean everything we read all summer said 2 game suspension I’m almost positive of that.
by Nuggs Philosophizer on Oct 29, 2009 9:55 PM MDT up reply actions
And why isn't he chasing Roy?
Why can’t balkman be another Artest-like player for us? I wish the media would get around to asking Karl some of these questions. Its like he’s never gotten a chance since he got here.
well, at least Melo is having a good 1st half
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Nugs could really use a guy like....
PRYZBILLA when battling teams like LA, SA, Portland, Boston, Orlando, and Cleveland. We really need to add another big!
We can say it all we want...
…but this is the team we’re gonna have on November 4, and, barring injury, the team that we’ll have after the trade deadline…
…they’ll just have to play like they were bigger than they are…
Melo is on fire!!
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Damn Melo
Pickin up where he left off from last night.
by the real stranger on Oct 29, 2009 9:54 PM MDT reply actions
Graham>afflalo so far
When you eat a candy bar or have a wonderful dessert, have a diet drink. The calories are cancelled out by the diet drink.
Did Graham get away with a travel on that play?
I think he might have.
by the real stranger on Oct 29, 2009 9:55 PM MDT reply actions
Shoot I hope Melo is okay...that was a hard fall
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well he sold me on the flop!
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Yeah same with Nene
At least we are still in the game, someone besides Melo really needs to step up
by runningdonut on Oct 29, 2009 9:57 PM MDT up reply actions
Sluggish
C’Mon, offense
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
Refs on their side
Not enough rest too
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
Chauncey looks like he is ailing
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oh right I forgot about the weather
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With this year's flu pandemic...
…he might be sick, too…
…and we better hope not, ‘cause if he’s got it, the whole team will be sick for the next week or two…
that's what I was actually wondering..
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No Excuses
Every team does back to back. If we are going to be elite we play the game and suck it up
Also, notice that we haven't seen Carter since his start
I hope you guys finally understand that he’s only going to be playing until JR is back.
Swats.
Not with those polaroids, he's not!
As long as he has that in his back pocket, karl will have to play him!!!
by Verbal Kint on Oct 29, 2009 10:01 PM MDT up reply actions
Melo
Anyone else think that he’s on pace for 40 tonight? Melo’s putting up MVP numbers and hopefully he finally gets the recognition he deserves.
by Agaliarept on Oct 29, 2009 10:01 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
I was thinking that as well...50 maybe?
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Bit of a stretch...
but whatever it takes to win. He’s been the only one on it so far tonight, and if he’s really in the running for MVP, he’ll carry his team on his back if they need it.
That is a pretty embarassing stat.
If only we trade trash for treasure and send AC away for a decent big man.
by the real stranger on Oct 29, 2009 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions
With Melo and JR
If we had a Center where as we could have an inside out game we would be awesome
theory....
I have a theory about 30 year old Running Backs and 30 something 7 (ish) footers, which usually states that they don’t have much left in the tank and you will see a rapid decline in their play.
Are we seeing this in Birdman? He looks a step slower and his leaping is not what it once was. I hope I’m wrong bcuz I really like CA but he doesn’t look very good.
maybe...
but to be honest…he was never very good in the first place. EXTREMELY good help-defender, but poor on-ball defender coupled with no offensive game other than cleaning up garbage explains why he’s never sniffed a starting lineup, even if he was 2nd in the league in blocks last year. And if he’s a step slower and he can’t leap as well, he’s basically lost the one thing that justified his PT, which was his exceptional help defense. Hopefully it’s just offseason rust though.
Hopefully because that really is his whole game. We shall see
by Brandon Kite on Oct 29, 2009 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Martell Webster
has really improved! He is playing with some confidence too. I always thought of him as just a guy that sat outside and bombed 3’s but he is taking it to the rack and playing hard D as well. He must be in a contract year. lol
GK always falls in love with someone
that we cant stand. Remember his man crush on Yakhouba Diawara? I remember when Kouba chucked like 10 or 12 3’s one game and Reggie Miller was cracking jokes on the broadcast, saying that he never even got to shoot that many in one game
by Brandon Kite on Oct 29, 2009 10:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Can we make some freethrows?
Huge FT disparity and we’re still losing because we can’t hit a pair to save our lives.
We’d be up 6-7 now if we could.
Swats.
Maybe they need to hire...
…Rick Barry as a FT-specialist coach?
Oh, wait, that would actually cost money…
Honestly though, I have to say that I'm happy that the game is as close as it is
Portland is VERY tough at home, and we’re still within one point in the third on the second night of a back to back.
You have to acknowledge Denver’s effort.
Swats.
This game is really ugly on both sides of the court
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Time to step it up denver, take it to the post
I still don’t fucking understand why we’re not able to run Nene against JUWAN FREAKING HOWARD
Swats.
Lmao
At LAldridge immediately raising his hands in ‘no foul’ after bumping into his own player getting a rebound. This is the attitude of the NBA, don’t piss off the refs. _
Really disappointed in Nene tonight
Portland bigs in foul trouble? Great I’ll just hang out on the perimeter and miss foul shots all night
by runningdonut on Oct 29, 2009 10:50 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
yeah
no real excuse for Nene’s play tonight, he wasn’t worked that hard vs. Utah and getting stalemated by Juwan Howard is just sad
Swats.
Nene is a no-show, & CB
looks 147 yrs old. Too bad it took so long for Karl to bring in AA to shadow Roy.
Ummm, weren't u telling me aboutthe refs? LOL
Have u joined the dark side?
by Verbal Kint on Oct 29, 2009 10:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Huh?
When the HECK did Chauncey get 20 points? All i remember was him hitting one 3, and like 10 FTs. o_o
Exactly.
Portland was 34-7 at home last year and this a travel back to back game for the Nugs. You have to applaud the effort tonight.
Swats.
All we need is a burst
Last night it was just 4-5 minutes of hustle that gave us a win
by runningdonut on Oct 29, 2009 11:01 PM MDT up reply actions
hmm...
everyone is saying how great we’d be with JR back…but he’s killed our games occasionally too.
Wow...I was even a minute late on my thoughts...
…and Bird is gonna get retroactive flagrant points for that…
Guys. 7 points and 7 minutes to play. Don't panic yet.
If it gets to 14, then we can resign it.
Swats.
Love the positive attitude ... sounds like me last night.
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by Nate Timmons on Oct 30, 2009 11:59 AM MDT up reply actions
Melo
playing okay, but he needs to learn to pass. He’s reminding me of the Melo of the past tonight. It’ll be interesting to see how many FG’s he has taken. These officials are questionable as well.
not saying he's hurting us.
obviously he’s keeping us in the game but he seems to be taking the challenge that Webster’s giving him might be getting too personal.
by higgyhoops12 on Oct 29, 2009 11:11 PM MDT up reply actions
If we traded for Rudy would that be something you might be interested in?
-Entourage
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by Nate Timmons on Oct 30, 2009 12:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Theyve been calling that all game
Time to adjust
by runningdonut on Oct 29, 2009 11:11 PM MDT up reply actions
YES
At least Petro is going to foul rather than just give up the second shots
by runningdonut on Oct 29, 2009 11:12 PM MDT up reply actions
Dhantay Jones
definately missing him right about now. Afflalo isn’t close to him
Actually
Pullup transition 3s are really what got us momentum and all when we were down most of last season…just doesn’t work as well on the road.
Blake and AC in
Epic battle for who’s worst
by runningdonut on Oct 29, 2009 11:14 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
couldn't
agree more. He was pretty good back in the day with the Nugs
by higgyhoops12 on Oct 29, 2009 11:16 PM MDT up reply actions
I was just saying
Blake is having a miserable day, he hasn’t given the Blaze anything tonight. AC has at least done a few things well
by runningdonut on Oct 29, 2009 11:21 PM MDT up reply actions
lol
not sure, and if he wasn’t.. It’s still his fault!
by higgyhoops12 on Oct 29, 2009 11:18 PM MDT up reply actions
I think we're trying to stop Roy and Rudy from burying us
Not that AC is the answer or anything
by runningdonut on Oct 29, 2009 11:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Melo is an absolute beast
when he is in shape!
Why in the hell did GK put Carter in for Lawson?? Get AAA on Fernandez!!! For the life of me I wish that we wouldn’t have resigned AC so that we didn’t have to deal with this BS again this year!
Alright all tied up with 4 left. Go NUGS!!!
This
would be a huge win. Especially without J.R.
refs
have f’d up a ton of calls tonight. I wouldn’t mind the ticky tack shit if it wasn’t so inconsistent.
by higgyhoops12 on Oct 29, 2009 11:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Hmm...
Anyone else notice that Melo’s shot stroke looks a little different this year? It looks like he’s shooting from even HIGHER above his head or elevating his body even HIGHER and STRAIGHTER…or something. Just me?
yeah
he doesn’t seem to fade as much as he used to.
He’s also going to the rim stronger than ever. We’ll see if it stays the same the rest of the season.
by higgyhoops12 on Oct 29, 2009 11:22 PM MDT up reply actions
Preseason is going to haunt us
Petro should have gotten so significant pt just for this occassion
Nice
Bad foul on Miller. Now Portland fans get to see the joy of Andre Miller and late game situations
Both teams
need to work on staying on their feet. There have been tons of calls because of being off balance after a pump fake
pray
that it doesn’t go into over time
by higgyhoops12 on Oct 29, 2009 11:25 PM MDT up reply actions
And Melo's
on fire from the charity strike. 16-17
by higgyhoops12 on Oct 29, 2009 11:26 PM MDT up reply actions
LMAO
“Jeremy (Roundball Mining Co./TrueHoop Network):
This game may not end until it is time to take my daughter trick or treating.”
Nene had position
Such a weak effort on that rebound, nice job by Oden but Nene is fucking pathetic right now
damn right. was thinkin the same thing. If only one offensive board, let that be the one (or, hopefully, the next one)
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NENE!!
two offensive rebounds and a bucket! I never thought I would see this happen. Pinch me!
Only if we win!!
Which would be a miracle the way we’ve rebounded.
by Verbal Kint on Oct 29, 2009 11:29 PM MDT up reply actions
ALRIGHT DENVER
Something need to be done now. SOMEONE, GK OR CHAUNCEY, draw up some kind of play out of this timeout!
AC
what the hell is he doing in the game?
it kills me when after a play like that at such a crucial time thye all walk back to the bench with a smile on their face. I’m making up my own combination of curses and they’re smiling.
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I don't think they're smiling cause they're happy
That’s a shot that Chauncey will make 9 times out of 10. They all know it. Yelling and cursing doesn’t help anyone. They knew they had to just forget about it and worry about making a stop.
IF
we put AC on Roy I give up on Karl. again
Haven't we had this discussion on the Row?
I was convinced that we’d see both Blazer FTs drop, not miss…
Well now Oden is on the line. I’ll take that of anyone
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lol i called it
great foul by K-Mart.
Thank you refs.
think that’s what they were just sayin. He shot left-handed too.
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eh, why risk the foul? let Melo take the hot shot. He’s feelin it tonight
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Ok We're safe for now.
ONE stop D!!!!
by the real stranger on Oct 29, 2009 11:39 PM MDT reply actions
DAMN
I had a flashback of Roy vs. Houston just then. Almost the exact same spot. Sigh…I called the 40 pt game though. Phew
Overtime without Nene and Kenyon
We had no chance. Seriously huge win props Melo props
by runningdonut on Oct 29, 2009 11:45 PM MDT up reply actions
I can't believe we won that game.
Right now- 2 gms in, Melo’s MVP. He’s a diffrent player- talk about “eye of the tiger”? LOL
by Verbal Kint on Oct 29, 2009 11:43 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
OHHHHHHHHHHH YEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHh
The taste of victory is sooooooooooooo sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
How’s the bitter taste portland?
This is what good teams do.
Even though they get beat statistically in most categories they grind it out and find a way to win.
by CombatChuk on Oct 29, 2009 11:47 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
GK coached this game well
Good win good composure not the best effort but CLUTCH play wins it
by runningdonut on Oct 29, 2009 11:47 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
This is a guy who won the NCAA as a freshman!!!
We now see the “Syracuse-version” of Melo, absolutely focused & unstoppable.
by Verbal Kint on Oct 29, 2009 11:48 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Can we bend the laws of the NBA
And extend the game length to 101 minutes so he can set a new scoring record?
LOL
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
WOW WOW WOW
We play on the road on the 2nd night of a back 2 back after getting in at 5 am, No JR Smith, take 20 less shot’s than the opponent, and only 2 players in double digit scoring. Can you say championship caliber team?
And gotta love melos interview, " All that matters is the gold ball."
Amazing
Melo's on Fire
and no one’s going to douse him. I was on my LDS mission in 2003 and had no time for sports (that sucked) so I don’t have any recollection of his exploits at Syracuse. Nevertheless, he is unshakable, much like Brian Dawkins for my beloved Broncos. Let’s hope the Broncos go 7-0 and remain unbeaten like the Nuggets! Ty Lawson is a special player as well and Billups remains unflappable. Portland will matter well into the postseason so this was a huge win for Denver, especially considering the extent to which they were on the ropes.
Brad James
by the Bradfather on Oct 30, 2009 1:20 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
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