Dynasty note from Donatello:
Keep in mind that I play 6 minute quarters. This means that there are 24 minutes in a game. I realized after this game that I need to turn up the CPU substitution slider a bit, with all the DNP:CDs the Bucks got.
Sorry if this isn't going to be very exciting, but I just wanted to start posting again.
Enjoy.
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Game one.
In
Portland, hosting Michael Redd and the
Milwaukee Bucks.
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Sunday, November 5th, 2006
A near-sellout crowd came to support the new Portland Trailblazers on opening night of the 06-07 season. There has been great buzz in the city since the Miles/Randolph trades, and the arrival of Ben Gordon. Many fans believe the road is paved to success now, with Nate McMillan and a more stable roster, even if they are quite young. But then there are the sceptics. Perhaps, based on the outcome of tonight's game, both the hopeful and the hopeless have arguments to who was right.
In the post-game press conference, Coach McMillan stressed that this is a very young team:
"We have an excellent opportunity here. Yes, we're young, but that also means we aren't jaded. We don't really have the selfishness we had with some guys last year. I think we're really going to be a team. We had some foul trouble tonight, Ben (Gordon) had 3 in the first half, and Telfair right behind him. I think that hurt us more than anything in the end.
Tyson Chandler was the surprise of the night- he had an incredible game. Ben and Martell also lit it up pretty well for us. We had a few rough spots.... Sebastian had a rough game, so did Rick Tapiro, he was pretty inefective- but it was his first NBA game, after all... I'm sure things will improve on that end.
Overall, I'd say staying out of foul trouble and working on our interior defense are the most important things for us right now."
Portland did lose the game, 88-80.
Positives:
Tyson Chandler- 16pt, 10rb, 3ast, 3blk, 2stl
Ben Gordon- 21pt, 4rb, 2ast, 3stl
Martell Webster- 16pt, 2rb, 3ast, 1stl
Negatives:
Sebastian Telfair- 2pt, 2rb, 1 ast, 1blk, 1stl
Rick Tapiro- 2pt, 3rb, 4ast
Next game: Home vs. Dallas Mavericks