[NBA] Comments that don't warrant a thread (AUG)

[chief bromden]

Wenyen Gabriel is good enough for the Blazers, eh? Interesting.

WENYEN!!!!

Always nice to see the old Kings projects get some run

 

[Joshoua]

What’s melo and whiteside purpose on the floor there embarrassing themselves

 

[Tetsujin]

Dame remains ridiculous but the Blazers defense is so awful that it's hard seeing them giving the Lakers much of an issue

 

[Tetsujin]

What’s melo and whiteside purpose on the floor there embarrassing themselves

Whiteside is apparently in for defensive purposes but its not working

 

[Joshoua]

Whiteside is apparently in for defensive purposes but its not working

He might be a worse defender than Giles dude doesn’t try

 

[Joshoua]

Fox isn’t touching Morant man sad to say it but it’s true

 

[Tetsujin]

Melo stealing possessions from Dame like he doesn't realize he's like the 4th option on offense at this point.

 

[Tetsujin]

Fox isn’t touching Morant man sad to say it but it’s true

We literally just saw De'Aaron have this same sort of performance a couple of times in the bubble.

 

[Tetsujin]

Also Memphis's offense is so clearly built to maximize its players talents/ when they design plays for Jonas they don't forget to also get Ja involved as well

 

[Tetsujin]

Meanwhile the only difference between Stotts and Walton's offensive schemes is that Dame is enough of a hero baller to just ignore him

 

[Tetsujin]

Portland's defense however remains just as crapty as the Kings

 

[Tetsujin]

Grayson Allen gonna Grayson Allen

 

[Tetsujin]

Any non-Ja Grizzly has apparently never successfully passed the ball before lol

 

[Tetsujin]

Jeez, refs calling ALL the fouls on Nurk right now

 

[Tetsujin]

I realize his leg is probably still not 100% but Nurk is super sluggish on defense right now.

 

[Joshoua]

We literally just saw De'Aaron have this same sort of performance a couple of times in the bubble.

The intensity of the game wasn’t close to this at all going toe to toe with a future y’all if fame player in a playoff game as a rookie. Completely controlling the offense something fox doesn’t do as well

 

[Joshoua]

I realize his leg is probably still not 100% but Nurk is super sluggish on defense right now.

still worlds better Than whiteside

 

[Tetsujin]

The intensity of the game wasn’t close to this at all going toe to toe with a future y’all if fame player in a playoff game as a rookie. Completely controlling the offense something fox doesn’t do as well

I realize fetishizing any non-Kings player/coach/GM/uniform/soft drink/color/sound effect/state of emotional being is sorta your brand but Ja hasn't so much controlled the Memphis offense so much as managed to score points through the mass chaos that is Portland's awful defense clashing with Memphis running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

What I will say is that Ja has shown more aggression at times here in spots where De'Aaron would probably be more willing to pass the ball off to a teammate.

 

[Tetsujin]

still worlds better Than whiteside

Nurk also has the Boogie issue where he is just physically incapable of playing a pick and roll without making the exact one wrong choice every time.

 

[Tetsujin]

Wait, Ja's already 21?

 

[Tetsujin]

At the same time, McCollum also destroying Ja on defense.

 

[Tetsujin]

Really feels like the Blazers are winning this despite the contributions of every single player they acquired over the last year

 

[Tetsujin]

Why are the Grizzlies playing Grayson in crunch time?

 

[Tetsujin]

LOL CJ drank Dame's special stuff during the 3rd quarter

 

[Tetsujin]

Nurk having a 20/20 night with 6 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks the day his grandmother passes away from COVID-19 is a special performance.

 

[Joshoua]

I realize fetishizing any non-Kings player/coach/GM/uniform/soft drink/color/sound effect/state of emotional being is sorta your brand but Ja hasn't so much controlled the Memphis offense so much as managed to score points through the mass chaos that is Portland's awful defense clashing with Memphis running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

What I will say is that Ja has shown more aggression at times here in spots where De'Aaron would probably be more willing to pass the ball off to a teammate.

Morant has that “it” factor and I don’t see Fox being able to control an offense as good as Morant. Both are huge for star players

 

[Tetsujin]

How is Marc Jackson just now realizing the western conference is loaded?

 

[LoungeLizard]

Blazers might not win that 1st round series but Lakers gonna sweat.

 

[Tetsujin]

Morant has that “it” factor and I don’t see Fox being able to control an offense as good as Morant. Both are huge for star players

I think they both have "it". The issues with Ja for me is his body (he's skinny in a way that doesn't suggest him being too capable of adding muscle over the years) and his defensive awareness. Even though Fox hasn't been a consistent defender over his career, it's also hard seeing him getting absolutely nuked like Ja has been in the fourth quarter of this game.

Make no mistake though, both guys are going to be great players for the next decade plus

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Portland wins games despite Terry Stotts' coaching. I'll never be convinced otherwise.