Game Day (In-Season Tournament): Trail Blazers (3-10) @ Suns (7-6), Tues 11/21/23

[Superbone]

Did Booker hurt his hand?

It's good to see Metu and Little getting minutes.

Grant has been impressive in the 2nd half. Ayton has receded a bit.

Cooking in the first quarter, teammates ignore him the rest of the game. Same old, same old.

Why do you think his teammates ignored him in the 2nd half? He seemed to really have the touch in the first half. Why would they stop going to him when it was working well for them?

[specialsauce]

Did Booker hurt his hand?

It's good to see Metu and Little getting minutes.

Grant has been impressive in the 2nd half. Ayton has receded a bit.

Cooking in the first quarter, teammates ignore him the rest of the game. Same old, same old.

Why do you think his teammates ignored him in the 2nd half? He seemed to really have the touch in the first half. Why would they stop going to him when it was working well for them?

As usual, it’s not DA it’s everyone else just hayton

[Superbone]

Cool. Some good memories through the 2021 playoffs.

That's it? Like he did nothing for us after that?

I think he was pretty inconsistent after that and regressed.

[Flagrant Fowl]

[Superbone]

Ayton with the most Aytony game ever: 18/8/4, faded down the stretch, didn't take over, didn't determine the outcome of the game. Nurk rallied to basically match or slightly pass Ayton with 18/12/0 and made an impact in the 2nd half and 4th quarter. IMO they both played well.

Nurk also had 4 blocks.

[Kryptonic]

The dude in the hamburger costume wanted to talk shit and celebrate early and other hamburger guy won. That’s what you get for taking your eyes off the prize and not finishing the job!

I'm pretty sure that was scripted.

I have absolutely no idea what you guys are talking about. And I think I’m glad about that.

You are missing out on some tasty hamburger justice.

Don’t think it was scripted because the one guy completely messed up and laid down at the start instead of racing to the other side to lay down… then the promo team kept helping the other guy catch up to mske it somewhat respectable and the other guy didn’t realize it and was getting cocky. Served him right lol.

[Superbone]

We know why you really posted this, Duane. You're not fooling anyone.

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I don’t get it. And Ayton hugged himself?

KD and Booker walk by in the background. Not even a glance by any of the three guys.

Picking on Duane is a joke, but the pettiness is also kinda funny.

Ah, I missed that. Will watch again. Didn’t know it was personal between the 3. Doesn’t Jeremy have a quote from Durant saying Ayton works hard or something like that?

[Flagrant Fowl]

The dude in the hamburger costume wanted to talk shit and celebrate early and other hamburger guy won. That’s what you get for taking your eyes off the prize and not finishing the job!

I'm pretty sure that was scripted.

I have absolutely no idea what you guys are talking about. And I think I’m glad about that.

You are missing out on some tasty hamburger justice.

Don’t think it was scripted because the one guy completely messed up and laid down at the start instead of racing to the other side to lay down… then the promo team kept helping the other guy catch up to mske it somewhat respectable and the other guy didn’t realize it and was getting cocky. Served him right lol.

Or you underestimate how much Mat Ishbia is willing to pay for entertainment. Those are professional competition fixers.

[Kryptonic]

I'm pretty sure that was scripted.

I have absolutely no idea what you guys are talking about. And I think I’m glad about that.

You are missing out on some tasty hamburger justice.

Don’t think it was scripted because the one guy completely messed up and laid down at the start instead of racing to the other side to lay down… then the promo team kept helping the other guy catch up to mske it somewhat respectable and the other guy didn’t realize it and was getting cocky. Served him right lol.

Or you underestimate how much Mat Ishbia is willing to pay for entertainment. Those are professional competition fixers.

Listen… I’m the only one who’s allowed to have that level of paranoia.. I had a couple gummies to wash my beer down.

[specialsauce]

Lollllllllll

[Split T]

That’s quite telling

[JeremyG]

Cool. Some good memories through the 2021 playoffs.

That's it? Like he did nothing for us after that?

I think he was pretty inconsistent after that and regressed.

'21-'22 may have been his best season defensively, franchise record number of wins, averaged 17/10, won us a playoff series.

[Flagrant Fowl]

Can we please keep the revisionist history stuff where it belongs?

[Superbone]

Here’s the Ayton tribute video:

[Flagrant Fowl]

Buddy, there were boos basically every time you touched the ball.

[Flagrant Fowl]

So petty.

[JeremyG]

Buddy, there were boos basically every time you touched the ball.

Also Gerald:

[Wally_West]

Lollllllllll

Bruh god damn

[Flagrant Fowl]

They definitely cheered during the video, so if that's the context of the quote then fine.

He was also booed all game and not to the same degree as an average opponent.

[Superbone]

What about Camara vs. Little, is that another one to look for?

Sure. Although I think Camara is starting now.

He's starting but not playing more minutes nor putting great numbers (he's averaging 5.6pts, 4.3rbs in 24mpg)

Good call, Cap.

Camara 7/4 vs Little 13/5