Official Game Thread: Trail Blazers at Hawks

[Final_quest]

2 minutes ago, hawkman said:

Okongwu? 

My immediate answer as well.  Trae also works.  It’s like they resent him for understanding how to draw fouls.  

[niremetal]

16 minutes ago, niremetal said:

It's niremetal checking in from Portland (which is where I live now).

Just here to say that I'd stopped noticing how annoyingly homer-ish the Blazers TV commentators are until I watched them call this game tonight. Comment on Covington's dive and Dame's charge: "John Collins knocking Blazers down left and right" X-D

The commentary after they showed the replay was hilarious enough to warrant me recording/posting it. Take the 18 seconds, you won't regret it.

(Image of my daughter in a Dame jersey edited out. She's wearing a Trae shirt underneath it, tho)

[JayBirdHawk]

11 minutes ago, SalvorMallow said:

He's not even getting good shots off. He looks slower than usual out there. 

Yep, he can't beat his man off the dribble.

[MaceCase]

Trae is feelin’ it but like not feeling it

[LucastheThird]

I absolutely cannot stand Trae's early logo shots! They go in sometimes but it's just not a smart shot to do multiple times a game.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Come on knife.  Give us some solid minutes.

Just now, LucastheThird said:

I absolutely cannot stand Trae's early logo shots! They go in sometimes but it's just not a smart shot to do multiple times a game.

Look up his shooting percentage on logo shots.

[LucastheThird]

1 minute ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Look up his shooting percentage on logo shots.

I know he makes a good percentage of them. I'm not arguing against that. It just feels like a wasted possession when he shoots that and nobody is there for the (possible) rebound. 

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Just now, LucastheThird said:

I know he makes a good percentage of them. I'm not arguing against that. It just feels like a wasted possession when he shoots that and nobody is there for the (possible) rebound. 

Counting that last shot, he's 8 - 12 FG on his 35+ ft shots

[bleachkit]

4 minutes ago, LucastheThird said:

I absolutely cannot stand Trae's early logo shots! They go in sometimes but it's just not a smart shot to do multiple times a game.

That's part of his game. Hopefully he can start knocking em down.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Wow @ the shooting on both sides.

[LucastheThird]

2 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Counting that last shot, he's 8 - 12 FG on his 35+ ft shots

Yeah I'm being very nit picky and I can let it go

[TheNorthCydeRises]

KNIFE!!

 

[Marvin24Williams]

Quit crying Dame. Yeesh.

[willthepureshooter]

Solomon damn Hill goes to sleep and gives up the 3 at the end of the 3rd quarter.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

So what is the use of a defender like Kris Dunn to be on the team, if he can't play in a game like this.

Put him on Dame for about 3 - 4 minutes, to see if he can slow him down.

[Buzzard]

Trae cleaned up his act in the 2nd half. 5 turnovers in the 1st half. None so far in the 2nd half.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Did Nique say "a glaze of speed?"

 

[hawkman]

Thank goodness Schlenk added shooting this offseason. It really is a cure-all. 

[hawkman]

The bench is opening the game up. 

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Kevin "the glove" Huerter