Game Thread GAME# 44: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - JANUARY 13, 2019 - SUNDAY, 5:00 PM, NBCSNW

Do we?

 

Generic crap is the only counter. Try talking basketball fams.

 

Now we know that at least 15 people loves to vote on this forum while being drunk.

 

Is that what explains all your posts?

 

I don't think it's even a debate anymore. Somebody has to be blind to suggest otherwise. Jokic is like 5th in the MVP race.

 

I think we are getting there due to other players besides Dame and CJ that actually playing very well. Players on the bench are playing well and you got Layman that's playing well either starting or coming off the bench.

 

That is exactly what Stotts did last night. They were trying to get him to shoot mid range or pass out when he got in close. Jokic had a good game but if he misses one or two of the mid range the Blazers win that game.

 

Just finished the Game on League Pass. Wow, we're down 3 with 3 seconds left, and genius Stotts brings Nurkic on the court. LMAOOOOOOOO. Why not Stauskas or Curry? Or even Meyers? But why Nurkic???? WHY???????? Stotts has no idea what he's doing. What pathetic Coaching

 

Boy i'm fucking angry right now. This shit blows my mind

 

Not mad. It happens losing happens.

 

Did you perhaps missed that Evan Turner was also out there ?

 

I think people are mad because we lost a winnable game.

 

Mhh ET was just the passer, so i'm okay with that, but not with Nurk on the court when we need a fucking 3...

 

How is having an undersized tweeter forward on him and not throw a single double or even a dig at Jokic inviting him to shoot mid range shots or pass out?

The one time they invited him to pass out they had 4 help side defenders all in the key and allowed a wide open 3.

It was a terribly coached game.

 

We're had time to get the inbounded open, which might've been the best option.

 

Obviously different things couldve happened but if he simply coached a solid game, we win. Makes a difference of about 4 or 5 games at the end of the year, and then we get killed in the post-season because of him.

 

If the best defensive gameplan you can come up with is to force (allow) an elite player to score, then you shouldn't be a head coach.

If your scheme is to allow insanely wide open shots from 10-15 feet, you shouldn't be an NBA head coach.

 

Nah that isn't what i watched on a bunch of occasions. Most of the time it was Nurk on Jokic. When he pushed down low they broke off either Aminu or at some times Turner for help. That is throwing a double. Jokic passed the ball well but he also was able to score despite the double in some cases.
Did it happen every play? No. Did it happen a bunch? Yes.
I even watched CJ jump in and try to "quick hand" Jokic. He was successful once knocking the ball loose but i don't think he got credit for a steal.
These are all different looks that the Blazers tried on Jokic. You may not want to give Stotts credit but in the end he tried about 6 different looks. He ended up going with what seemed to work best but nothing was working well. Jokic was having another awesome night. He has had many this year against some very good teams. At some point you have to give him credit instead of trying the blame game again.
In the end the Blazers were one shot from forcing OT and a couple plays from winning this game on their court. This is against arguably the best team in the west. Now come again with the Stotts did a terrible job. It just doesn't hold water. Good coaches keep their teams in a position to win at the end of the game. Stotts cannot go on the court and shoot the ball for his players or set a screen or keep them from fouling as Nurk did at the end when he lost the rebound to Jokic. This loss was anything but on Stotts. The BLAZERS as a team lost this game.

 

Well I'll have some film broken down for you tonight thatll show otherwise but I'm sure your find an excuse or a way to explain it differently then too! Because you've been known to make stuff up to defend Stotts in the past...

He didnt try 6 different looks. He doubled maybe once. Once again making stuff up because you like Stotts so you dont want to admit when he does a bad job.