Dragic, against the Trailblazers, is usually very good. Whiteside, man, not only is he not bad - he's quickly becoming the best center in the league. I was sitting next to a couple of guys from LA last night at the game, and we were talking about how well Whiteside would fit in Portland. It was depressing watching him dominate in the paint.
This team has shown it can beat bad teams, but hasn't proved it can beat good teams. When the second bit turns, then I'll be "thrilled."
21 games on a new team, in a new system....I knew he could play better...he's talked about it...his shooting slump seems to have passed. Was thrilled to see AC finally put a stamp on a win.
they hold their opponents to worst FG% in league Too bad. Last 2 were great. We beat Utah and Memphis. But that's not the point. The team has improved.
Good passers cant implement their skills until they know where the receivers are going to be. good passers can pass on the move with the receiver also on the move, but you HAVE to know each other well for that to be successful and not be turnovers and miss communication. Getting to know the different players sweet spots, where they like the ball takes time. Harkless likes it in one spot. Crabbe another. Dame anywhere. To me, it just looks like Evan is getting to know his teammates.
Man, Whiteside saying his 2nd choice was POR was depressing. We could be thrilled about Blazers being a 2nd tier team right now instead of taking comfort in beating other struggling teams.
I don't usually take advice from my gardener but my tomatoes were plentiful last summer. Okay, I'll walk it back some. 7-2
Flip it. This is basically a 9-game road trip almost exclusively against superior teams. We'll beat Denver and Sacramento at the end. We should be the underdog in the other 7 games. We might actually be favored at home against the Thunder, but it'll be the 6th game in 9 days, 2nd half of a road-home back-to-back, so we shouldn't be. HCP is being a bit of a homer calling for 3-6.
