The Official 2019 NBA Finals Thread

Lovely.

It's not a gimmick either. The other players play the gaps, and help lines so seamlessly, all while trapping and getting into the passing lanes when he gets the ball..

It's beautiful to watch...

 

Terry could have-but did not- rely on Meyers who made 5 swish3s in a row in the 1st half. This decision to not run plays for catch and shoots from Meyers in the 2nd half cost us 9+ points that could have won the game. When you have 25 points and better than Steph shooting in the 1st half, Terry you need to notice and continue to feed the hot hand. We can beat GSW given better coaching!

 

Sigh...

NO... They... Didn't....

They're playing man to man this entire video. Again... Playing the gaps and the help line does not equal a zone trap...

 

at 13 seconds GS passes up a wide open shot, at 14 seconds gs misses a wide open shot, at 30 seconds Curry gets by the trap and has an opportunity to make a play and loses the ball, at 42 seconds they pass up another shot, at 45 seconds they pass up another pretty open shot and dribble into a weird fade away jumper.

I guess my point is, the defense was good on steph but other guys had plenty of opportunities that they passed up. Blazers actually run into similar problems when their role players don't take the shots that are there.

edit: this was a response to the video @Labinot41 posted.

 

Elle has a lot of time on her hands. She be DEFENDING her man!!!

#burneraccount

 

Also I want to point out that DMC did a bad job at setting screens, especially off the ball he was setting them late, and at least two times in this video Curry made his cut before the screen for him was set (off the ball).

I love breaking down video.

I think this was a good defensive strategy in spurts. GS made a lot of the right reads, but then passed up shots they should've taken, but part of the reason that defense was worked was GS didn't have guys out there that Toronto thought could beat them and was willing to find out.

 

Break down those above that posted.

Tell me if you see ONE 3-2 halfcourt trap.

 

Will do. For the record I wasnt arguing that OKC played 3-2 half court traps, that was someone else lol. I’ll go through and look though.

 

I know I'm just ribbing @kjironman1

 

C'mon bro. Your video is three minutes long.

 

I actually actually not only agree with you on this but i called for him to do it after game one of the Warriors series. I wanted both Leonard and Collins on the court. Warriors were not in a position without Boogie to go Big the way the Blazers were. He took too long to go to Meyers and sit Aminu. Definitely a mistake on Stotts's part.

 

He always ribs me like this. So does Bones and Hoops.
There is a fine line. They never cross it. They all know what they want and i can respect that. They want the best possible coach with the best possible outcome.
As far as i am concerned that is what this place is all about.

 

Yes, and waiting too long to bring on and move ahead with hot swish3 shooting lost the WCF. As we saw in WCF Game 4, starting Meyers instead of Enes who was running down, injured, and fasting, was the productive move that could win. If Terry would only have started earlier and continued with it. Having Meyers and Zach together against GSW is a winning strategy for next season!

 

Sigh...

Hopefully these are long enough for you. Enjoy!:

VS OKC

Game 1:


Game 2:


Game 3:


Game 4:


Game 5:


VS DEN

Game 1:


Game 2:


Game 3:


Game 4:


Game 5:


Game 6:


Game 7:

 

Why does ESPN insist on torturing Blazers fans? Not only are we eliminated from the finals, but they insist on rubbing salt in our wounds with this crap:

 

tell me about it...

 

He crossed the SHIT outta Pip...

"You gotta play better D than that!!!!"

I yelled at the fucking screen while my championship hopes were dashed...

Fuck...

 

Got nothing to do with the length bro.
Not one of those videos shows The Blazers successful in breaking any kind of defense. They are collage type videos. Let alone showing anything but a highlight. They show Lillard making a shot but not how he got there. They show Kanter making a nice spin move and scoring but not the combination move Lillard made to get him the ball. They show nothing. I am talking about specific attempts that failed. Those will never be on a highlight reel.

 

We know, you'll never criticize him for anything, even if it means denying whats right in front of your eyes.

 

Except "Right in front of your eyes" i just did.

Sorry but facts are facts.