Open Gameday Thread - Suns vs Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers at Phoenix Suns, Nov 22, 2008 7:00 PM MST
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| 8-5 | 8-5 | |
| 7:00PM Mountain / 9:00 PM Eastern | ||
| TV: FSNAZ HD | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Steve Nash | PG | Steve Blake |
| Raja Bell | SG | Brandon Roy |
| Matt Barnes |
SF | Nick Batum |
| Amare Stoudemire |
PF | LaMarcus Aldrigde |
| The Big Tweet | C | Joel Przybilla |
The watch word for tonight's game is Patience. As in:
P – Please don’t turn the ball over +15 times
A – All we need is Amare (get it? All we need is love. All we need is amore. All we need is Amare. Ha!)
T – Time to make those open shots
I – Intensity. In. Tent. City. Play hard but play free
E – Energy. Effort. Elegance.
N – No easy buckets for Roy or Rudy
C – Clean the glass. Big Daddy versus Grandpa Oden and the Vanilla Gorilla.
E – Expect more. Demand better. Live Strong. Play hard. Cliché on.
Mariska Hargatay everyone (from last night's movie with Mrs. Stan)
And finally, enjoy this little bit of victorious celebration as Ben from Blazer's Edge makes good on the bet I suckered him into a few weeks ago.
Thank you Ben for being a good sport. I almost was upset that you didn't use your real face but then I remember that I hide behind a fake identity too. I would like my Matrix jersey back some day though.
And Suns fans let's hope that some of the hope rubs off on us for a change
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I guess winning in Orlando and Miami...
is not impressive. I think they will be in the playoffs.
I just hope my Blazers can give a better showing than last time. It will fun to see Shaq and Oden going at it for the first time.
"Greg Oden is the strongest guy in the NBA" - Channing Frye.
Also they are 8-3...
Not 7-3 since that game against the Suns. Not that that is a huge difference. Despite my Blazers coming in with a lot of momentum and the Suns have been stumbling as of late, I still think Phoenix will win soundly. Portland does not look good against physical teams. Steve Blake will have to shoot 5-7 from range again for the Blazers to have a chance. They just can’t handle aggressive teams.
I'm an idiot... they are 7-3
THought they played the Spurs after Phoenix
by Salem Stephen on Nov 22, 2008 4:20 PM MST up reply actions
perty quiet over in blazer land, alot of unanswered questions going into this one.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
":) :( :) :'( :) :) :( :p Blazer’s fans fall upon trade proposals like locusts in the land of Egypt back in Moses times."
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is it all blazersedge ppl on this =)
Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.
Follow my twitter www.twitter.com/PDXBlazersFTW, @PDXBlazersFTW. Lots of random Blazer Posts from links I find around the blogosphere.
Patience young one's
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by Seth Pollack on Nov 22, 2008 5:03 PM MST up reply actions
lol...
Patience young one’s
imagining a scronnie little pheonix fan huddled between a couple of heavy weight portland fans crammed into the audience early.
no offense ;)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
":) :( :) :'( :) :) :( :p Blazer’s fans fall upon trade proposals like locusts in the land of Egypt back in Moses times."
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Phoenix people
They are out in the sun with exciting things to do, it’s Saturday night! Only in dark, drizzly PDX do we huddle by our eco-space heaters and computers and comment on NBA blogs hours before a game.
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I'm going to stop...
placing such huge emphasis on games right now. Sure, I’d like them to be better but I’d rather them peak in April/May/June than right now. My mantra will be will chill the f—k out.
It's Ba-Nash. It's a no brainer.
big game
this is actually quite a big game for both teams, both teams have high hopes and alot of questions – we are equal in the standings and one is the veteran team and one is the young buck trying to overtake the vets – alot to like about this matchup
lol!
I’ll throw my support then into the mix.
It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Nov 22, 2008 6:51 PM MST up reply actions
Me too!
Oh, wait.
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
"In vino veritas." - Latin proverb
"Ich sitze hier und trinke mein gutes Wittenbergisch Bier und das Reich Gottes kommt von ganz alleine" - Martin Luther
"μηκέτι ὑδροπότει, ἀλλὰ οἴνῳ ὀλίγῳ χρῶ διὰ τὸν στόμαχον καὶ τὰς πυκνάς σου ἀσθενείας." - 1 Timothy 5:23
uh-oh!
Sneaky….
It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Nov 22, 2008 6:58 PM MST up reply actions
nice to see NF33IH from our “destination phoenix” crew named the fan of the game in the pregame, woot!
Saw that too!
Well done mate
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by Seth Pollack on Nov 22, 2008 7:02 PM MST up reply actions
For the most part
There were a couple LaMarcus shots that were wide open but I like the effort
It's Ba-Nash. It's a no brainer.
Thats what we need Shaq to do
keep the ball alive, rebound, I like that he’s kicked the ball out a couple times
It's Ba-Nash. It's a no brainer.
Amare and Boris
both playing well. I am LOVING BORIS this year
Barnes and Bell Blow. 3 turnovers. 0-4.
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Nash out early
wonder if his back is acting up. Read somewhere that he had spasms late in the Lakers game
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he's going to need
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by Seth Pollack on Nov 22, 2008 7:36 PM MST up reply actions
Lopez
The line up I want to see right now is Lopez and Amare w/ Boris and Grant on the wing and Lil Sean at point.
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Yes
and I want to see Grant at the 2
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by Seth Pollack on Nov 22, 2008 7:37 PM MST up reply actions
guess the back is ok
Not fair to Amare to ask him to cover Oden in the post. LOPEZ!!!
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by Seth Pollack on Nov 22, 2008 7:44 PM MST up reply actions
Hill needs to start.
I understand that we want to keep him “fresh”, but he plays with Nash so much better than Barnes does. He understands positioning better, he makes the right pass/play; Barnes on the other hand seems kind of clueless.
Amare’s being really active on help D, which is nice to see, but his man to man D is still shoddy.
I hope we we see Fropez and Sweet Lou tonight.
Not to be tonight
No AmundSun nor Lopez for the 3rd consecutive game and no Dragic sighting either for a couple of games.
He's okay.
Totally, totally nitpicking right now, but he let Batum shoot two wide open 3s back to back…he’s just not on his game tonight.
That's true
He’s definitely not making a good case for the starting job…
It's Ba-Nash. It's a no brainer.
Come to think of it
IIRC Barnes was guarding Radmanovic the other night when he went crazy shooting three’s.
Nash
4 turnovers and I’m sorry but I am not seeing where the system is at fault. He just looks like he’s forcing it and they are over playing his passes. If he’s not going to be more aggressive w/ his shot…I don’t know. He just looks flat.
Fortunately, the D was active and solid early and the Blzrs are not shooting.
Officiating sucks too.
Going to Jack in the Box for a shake. Want anything?
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Like/Dislike
Like:
Shaq with 9 and 13(!) at the half.
Nash hasn’t missed anything yet.
Amare with a couple blocks and steals to go with 7 points and 4 boards.
Hill and Diaw’s play.
Controlling every Blazer not named Brandon Roy.
Dislike:
Matt Barnes on both ends.
Nash’s four turnovers.
Brandon Roy getting whatever he chooses.
True.
Forgot that one. The plus side is, we have eight of our own to combat their nine. In past seasons, that margin would be like 9-2.
I suppose a congratulations are in order at this point.
Portland can have last minute heroics, but 12 points in two minutes? I’ll concede.
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
"In vino veritas." - Latin proverb
"Ich sitze hier und trinke mein gutes Wittenbergisch Bier und das Reich Gottes kommt von ganz alleine" - Martin Luther
"μηκέτι ὑδροπότει, ἀλλὰ οἴνῳ ὀλίγῳ χρῶ διὰ τὸν στόμαχον καὶ τὰς πυκνάς σου ἀσθενείας." - 1 Timothy 5:23
I'll take it
Little unhappy with the turnovers but nice momentum heading into several games against teams we have no business losing to.
It's Ba-Nash. It's a no brainer.
good Game Suns fans….
See you in Portland :)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Hell no
It’s cold in Portland. I am staying here. At least until July.
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by Seth Pollack on Nov 22, 2008 10:12 PM MST up reply actions

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