Really interesting article from the O: http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...ers_get_defensive_in_week_one_under_coac.html fta: A lot of the switching under McMillan was really due to shitty guard defense. Matthews was fine, but when you had guys like Miller, Felton, Crawford and Blake, you had to live with switches. Batum and Crash were decent on smaller players, so the thinking was you could live with it. Now, though, we've got potential for good defenders at every position, including PG. Defense was by far the least impressive aspect of Lillard's game this summer, but rather than cater to that I like the idea of starting off by requiring he really work on keeping his man in front of him. If all that effort makes him half a step slower on the offensive end, well, that's why they're trying to do a lot more passing and a lot less dribbling. I'd rather Lillard be a solid defender and playing in the Rookie game on All Star Weekend than him being ROY with poor defense.
With a motion offense and a straight up defense, this will be the first year in over a decade that the Blazers will look like a real basketball team. I really hope fans don't get too discouraged by the win/loss record because they are young and have no depth....yet
I thought they said they are going to play man and straight up. No leading players to the baseline or mid trap.
...Lillard has committed to defense --> check out his fan page --> https://www.facebook.com/TeamLillard
The fact that we will actually try to defend the pick and roll and not just let other teams abuse the shit out of us is great news. And, it wasn't just the Nashes, Westbrooks, and Roses of the league. I remember a few years back, J.J. Barea and Brandon Bass just killing the Blazers by running a simple high post pick and roll over and over and over, with the Blazer completely unable to stop them from scoring. BNM
I hated every time he didn't open up and let the PG through. And that IMHO had nothing to do with Nate. LA's P&R Defense has always been abhorrent.
No switching in picks and we're now fighting over screens instead of going behind? Thank jeebus. IV been yelling at my tv for the last 4 years over those issues. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2
Whether or not our PG fights over the pick or goes underneath, depends on who he's guarding. There are some PGs who cannot hit that jumper off of a screen. I would wager to say that Tony Parker is one who you would want to go underneath the screen than fight over.
Well yea there are times to go underneath but way way way to many times the last few years we have gone under screens and had a wide open 3 hit on us.
