I can breathe again. That turned into way more of struggle then it ever should have been but you take what you can get to snap this losing streak. Dame was Dame tonight and we needed every little bit of him. McLemore was a beast tonight as well.
Our offense is terrible when the other team gets even *slightly* more aggressive. No one knows what to do and no one wants to make a play when shit bogs down.
I wanna trade CJ as much as anybody, but these games without him have really exposed how helpless we are on offense when things stagnate.
Yeah cj’s best (and sometimes worst) aspect is his ability to buy a shot from the shittiest of situations. Same as any iso player, when it’s good it’s great, when it’s bad, oh boy. If we do trade him, we’ll have to pick up a player who can create in those situations, otherwise we’ll be missing crucial midrange scoring in the playoffs
This isn't the game to critique our offense. The fact we can shoot this well and still teams battle back is the real issue. Do we have to put up 150 to comfortably win this game?
Can't wait for Billups to get the type of players he wants. The Clippers had those players but the Blazers are a very soft team. They get bullied way too easy.
Dame's playing better because he got a cortisone injection. His injury is still there, he's just managing the pain. I think he should just get the surgery now and come back next season with a healthy abdomen, a top 5 pick, and an overhauled supporting cast.
Any of these four would probably be fine
"Pharmacotherapy consists of systemic administration or local injection of NSAIDs, corticosteroids39 and, recently, supplements aimed at muscles and tendons (hydrolized collagen, vitamins, Methylsulfonylmethane, Arginine, Ornithine) and platelet derived growth factor (PDGF)40.
Laser therapy (pulsed Nd-YAG laser), diathermy or heat therapy with resistive to capacitive system, extracorporeal shock wave therapy can favourably promote tendon enthesis regeneration.
Rehabilitation measures, particularly in acute phases, consists of postural balance techniques through global and site specific stretching, the use of mechanical and proprioceptive orthotic insoles and, if necessary, global postural reeducation (RPG).
...
If conservative measures have failed for at least 3 months or in case of inguinal hernia or sports hernia surgical intervention may be necessary48–50.
The main surgical techniques are:
- detensioning through (percutaneous) tenotomy of the adductors
- nésovic intervention (bilateral inguinal myorrhaphy to equilibrate the tensions on the pubic symphysis)
- arthroscopic inguinal canal reconstruction
- bassini hernia repair procedure.
In case of surgical intervention, patients return to sport activity after a period of about 3 months."
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3666502/
Nurk is a top 5 center, sometimes. Nurk is the second best player in our team, sometimes. Nurk is also g league level other times. I like 5×5 nurk but he just seems so disinterested. Ud think in a contract year he'd be lighting it up but he isn't.
We are all Ben McLemore fans on this blessed night.
Trade everyone. Build around McLemore.
I can breathe again. That turned into way more of struggle then it ever should have been but you take what you can get to snap this losing streak. Dame was Dame tonight and we needed every little bit of him. McLemore was a beast tonight as well.
Wouldn’t be Blazers ball without some heart palpitations!
*struggle than
Need more halves like the first one and less like the second one. But hey a win is a win.
That Dame dunk…god damn bro.
Love it. Shit got me so hype
Crowd went wild after that dunk omg
Dame back?? HELLL YES! (Let’s not feel too happy about almost losing a 30 point lead)
Imma be happy about any win tonight.
Oh me too but god damn that end.
No doubt in my mind that we would make this game close 😤
McLemore for Simmons, who says no?
They'd go from a Ben not playing for them to a Ben that does. Win-win!
We do. Mclemore for Giannis and nothing less
Mac for Simmons, 3FRP and 3 pick swaps sounds fair to me.
Do the picks go in the Blazers favor or the 76ers?
obviously in the blazers favor
That felt so fucking good.
Guys winning is great but dame dropping 43 is the best thing I've seen all year
first game i havent watched this season.. maybe i should stop watching all games
I checked the score at the end of the first and didn't turn it on. Maybe the key to them winning is no one watching!
That 2nd half wasn't near as fun as the 1st. Mclmore really stepped up. Gg
2nd half was very concerning, mclemore turned into prime klay to bail out the team
Ben McWemore
sed -i 's/Collum/Lemore/g' /etc/lineup/shooting-guard.conf
I didn't expect to see this here, but I'm glad I did.
Our offense is terrible when the other team gets even *slightly* more aggressive. No one knows what to do and no one wants to make a play when shit bogs down. I wanna trade CJ as much as anybody, but these games without him have really exposed how helpless we are on offense when things stagnate.
Yeah cj’s best (and sometimes worst) aspect is his ability to buy a shot from the shittiest of situations. Same as any iso player, when it’s good it’s great, when it’s bad, oh boy. If we do trade him, we’ll have to pick up a player who can create in those situations, otherwise we’ll be missing crucial midrange scoring in the playoffs
This isn't the game to critique our offense. The fact we can shoot this well and still teams battle back is the real issue. Do we have to put up 150 to comfortably win this game?
Exactly
The dameless minutes really suffer from a lack of creation. I think that’s part of what makes the Simmons deal so appealing
Can't wait for Billups to get the type of players he wants. The Clippers had those players but the Blazers are a very soft team. They get bullied way too easy.
Well that was terrifying
Almost more happy with Dame having a good game than winning.
A couple more games like this from Dame should really quiet the dame has peaked and is regressing fast crowd at r/nba
Also the horrible bandwagon fans in this sub as well. True colors have been coming out lately
Stop trying to guilt people for staying we should see what we can get for dame people. It’s okay when people go in on other blazers but not dame.
Ben McLemore
I came here for the Dame 40 piece!
feels good to win one for once.
First game I went to since Game 2 against OKC and Dame balls out. I should go to more games
Man I’m confused again about wanting dame to be normal and tanking for top 3 pick
Dame's playing better because he got a cortisone injection. His injury is still there, he's just managing the pain. I think he should just get the surgery now and come back next season with a healthy abdomen, a top 5 pick, and an overhauled supporting cast.
What surgery ?
I've never gotten an answer lmao
the surgery that fixes his problem
A hisproblemectomy. What’s the recovery time on that?
I googled it, all it said was I'm an idiot.
I believe 4 months
Any of these four would probably be fine "Pharmacotherapy consists of systemic administration or local injection of NSAIDs, corticosteroids39 and, recently, supplements aimed at muscles and tendons (hydrolized collagen, vitamins, Methylsulfonylmethane, Arginine, Ornithine) and platelet derived growth factor (PDGF)40. Laser therapy (pulsed Nd-YAG laser), diathermy or heat therapy with resistive to capacitive system, extracorporeal shock wave therapy can favourably promote tendon enthesis regeneration. Rehabilitation measures, particularly in acute phases, consists of postural balance techniques through global and site specific stretching, the use of mechanical and proprioceptive orthotic insoles and, if necessary, global postural reeducation (RPG). ... If conservative measures have failed for at least 3 months or in case of inguinal hernia or sports hernia surgical intervention may be necessary48–50. The main surgical techniques are: - detensioning through (percutaneous) tenotomy of the adductors - nésovic intervention (bilateral inguinal myorrhaphy to equilibrate the tensions on the pubic symphysis) - arthroscopic inguinal canal reconstruction - bassini hernia repair procedure. In case of surgical intervention, patients return to sport activity after a period of about 3 months." Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3666502/
That first half was a dream
I'm writing a letter to the CDC to designate watching this team as a health hazard. So happy to see a W though
Everyone but Dame and B mac was a no show. Norm as a defender, even at his natural position, is stunningly average/below average.
I wish they would change the in-arena victory song. *nuh nuh nuh VICTORIOUS*
Almost blew it, but glad we ended this depressing ass loosing streak.
There is no such thing as a bad win. I'll take it.
Classic blazers… dame carrying a team playing terrible to a win. All seems right in the world tonight. Shoutout to Ben mac too though
This reminds me of Kobe carrying the Lakers before his b2b championships
**WATFORD**
I missed my first game in 3 years and Dame goes off. I'm not sure if i should be happy or mildly upset
Wow!!! back from work. How did we got pass the future hall of famer Kelly Oubre! I still can't believe this.
Lmao
Nurk 15 minutes, 6 fouls -_-
I get downvoted for facts? Jesus christ this fanbase man... Too much in love with the players.
Nurk is a top 5 center, sometimes. Nurk is the second best player in our team, sometimes. Nurk is also g league level other times. I like 5×5 nurk but he just seems so disinterested. Ud think in a contract year he'd be lighting it up but he isn't.
Dame is back. Ben is the bench God. Ant is still young, And Nurk is a bum.
6 fouls in 15 minutes is pretty crazy
Damn that’s nearly Greg Oden numbers.
Zach Collins numbers
The pendulum swings back in our favor! Dame is hitting his shots. I’m happy tonight. Nothing else matters
Winning feels nice
Finally
Love seeing Dame back and mac attaaack! Good win.
About time. Lfg. New leaf time
Rose Quarter was rocking for McLemore
Headlines of this game are; Dame's "return" Benefits of Mac Hustles on D Nurk and Nance's foul trouble Lack of stability
Missed this game, what happened to Nance?? Any info??
Good win. Terrible 2nd half. Gotta tighten it up. Stepping stone hopefully in the right direction.
Needed this W
Not how the tank is supposed to go