Blazers after Greg Monroe

I'm saving my "trade Damian" threads for when he has a few bad games.

 

That'll build some Spurs like chemistry

 

If they could get open corner 3s every possession they would take them. They'd be stupid not to.

 

You know, everyone talks about the Spurs chemistry, but I think people undersell the fact that they have arguably the best power forward of all time. Plus, Pop is probably the second best coach to Phil Jackson in our era.

 

Your question is a total non sequitur. The fact is that shots in the paint and 3 pointers are much more efficient than mid range shots. This is not a debatable point, it's a mathematical fact.

Where a shot can be taken is another matter, a less efficient shot should only be taken if a team can't get a better one. And with teams gearing their defense to defend the 3 and paint (like the blazers), of course you take a mid range every once in awhile. But when your star's favorite shot is a low percentage shot, and you call his number to be the primary option, I think you have a problem. LA got incredibly hot with a low percentage shot in the Houston series, which is a big reason why we won.

 

no coincidence that coach and power forward have been together for almost two decades eh?

 

Even if you throw 3 pointers out of the equation, LaMarcus 2pt FG% would is only better than 1 team in the NBA, the bottom ranked Bulls (by .4%)

 

Exactly my point.

 

Neat story bro.... Amazing he's a all star and all NBA player. The dude shouldn't even break the D league

 

I define chemistry in part as guys who fit a coaches system in terms of play, style, capability and personality. There's no denying how a team jells with instincts about each other that are second nature. Same as a good band, they just know where they're going at all times. I think the new look Blazers are on exactly that track.

 

Exactly right. I have been in bands that had technically great musicians. I'm talking amazing individual talent. The band never gelled and making songs took forever.

My last band I was in had amazing chemistry. We had moments of writing 20-30 songs in a few months. All of us were decent musicians, but not even close to amazing. We had chemistry.

 

Chemistry is no random accident. It's imposed by a strong Coach, who is willing to change his system to fit his players, but beyond that takes no guff.

This is why I should be Coach.

 

The state mental hospital has a team?

 

Pow! Zing!

 

How do you generate open 3 point shots and easy points in the paint? A key is having quality mid range jump shooting spreading out the defense and giving the offense spacing.

 

Spurs completely killed us because they had great mid range shooting.

 

I think it was the spurs defense that separated them from the rest of the league.