Game Thread GAME# 4: BLAZERS @ SPURS - OCTOBER 28, 2019 - MONDAY, 5:30 PM, NBCSNW

Watched Simons try a few times. Sometimes going at the rim takes another player to help out and be an outlet. He didn't get that kind of support. The second unit needs work. These are issue i presume they are working on. At least i hope so?

 

Yeah i read it and gave it a like already.

 

A/M stat.... Really? You do realize the entire team was missing shots right?

 

Its crazy with Lillard it’s never ever over. He can have worst shooting night ever and go 1-25 and then last 5 min he can get hot and not miss a shot! It sucks ball came out but people will be shocked to know The Goat Jordan missed more than 50% of buzzer beaters and shots in last 10 seconds, and kobe missed 73% , Dame just gotta keep doing what he has been doing he does have the clutch gene, we saw kyre miss back to back last second shots

 

They need shots they can make, not one's they will miss! Coaching, play design, execution.

 

I'd love to see some backscreens for wings, UCLA cuts, cross screens for bigs, backdoor cuts (where have these gone?), a guard to reject the flare screen and cut (which they never do and Stotts could instruct them to do on a dead ball when they're in the middle of missing a bunch of jumpers), or something to give guys a chance around the rim or going to the rim with a pass. That way, when we're missing jumpshots, we can get the ball inside for closer shots, and that also might create inside-out passes, which are the easiest passes to shoot off of, which might get us going on jumpshots too. Very frustrating for me that we don't regularly do any of that or switch up our style of play when jumpers aren't falling.

 

Oh, hell man, that is Pete Carril sort of stuff.

 

No, you're not. On average, shots within 10 feet are much more efficient than shots outside of 10 feet. We shouldn't settle for going 0 for 14 on jumpers because we're scared of Aldridge and Poeltl..

Good set designs can get solid interior shots against any rim protection. And if not? Fine, at least we didn't settle for going 0 for 14 on jumpshots!

 

I think you should come visit the MarAzul!
See what we can do.

I suspect the power is with the fans to move this mediocrity off the spot. If we focus.

 

What're the percentages when being hit by two guys though, because they're were multiple occasions where they did. I'm not really making an excuse for them, they should work for good shots and when the jumpers aren't going in they need to have more action in the paint (though if it was that easy teams would just run lay up drills).

 

So if you're taking it inside and continuing to get hacked with no calls resulting in missed shots you should keep doing it?

 

They were constantly driving into two guys. I'm not advising that... I'm advising an offensive system with sets that can free guys up for quality shots inside. I see many NBA teams do it much better than us.

 

Lay up drills run on your backside are devastating when it's your back.
Damn man! It's grand when your team can sync in like that! Basketball!

 

Franco, where have I said they should keep driving 1 on 2?

 

Down Hill, in motion!

 

Got problem with the truth.

 

Well, unfortunately, Stott's seems to like his action's 25 feet away from the basket, for the most part, I get what you're saying, but also while they're frustrating at times, the offensive "system" is mostly fine in the regular season. I actually think Stotts is a pretty good regular season coach. It's the playoffs I get concerned about if he's a "championship" level coach.

 

It was nice to see CJ get a handfull of assists tonight. Mario pissed me off collapsing the defense at the rim and throwing up a clunker instead of dishing to Skal.

 

The system is fine during the regular season because of how talented our backcourt is, not because of Stotts. When teams gameplan hard for it in the postseason, it's much harder for us to consistently score. Then again, our backcourt is still so ridiculously talented that they can make a WCF anyway.