Game Thread GAME# 71: BLAZERS @ SUNS - MAY 13, 2021 - THURSDAY, 7:00, TNT & NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, May 12, 2021.

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In your opinion, who's the better coach?

Poll closed May 19, 2021.

  1. Terry Stotts

    9 vote(s)
    23.1%

  2. Monty Williams

    30 vote(s)
    76.9%
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  1. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I'm not gonna deny all that.

    Like I said earlier, worst 4.4 seconds of stotts career - again, that's saying something.
     
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    Roco is a career 80%+ free throw shooter. He choked.
     
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    I’m sorry Dame. You deserve better.
     
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    EGame "You're the only one of these fools I trust"

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    Ok and? What is our record against top teams this year, especially those in the west? Our defense is putrid and while Dame is always amazing in the playoffs, teams still put all there focus on stopping him and dare the others to beat them, and almost always they never do. Dame and CJ can't do it alone.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Yeah he did. He has been choking in clutch free throw situations all season. The only answer there was to run something to get the ball to Dame. RoCo shouldn't have been an option.
     
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    This is just inexcusable for the playoffs.

    Couple that with dumb out of bounds plays, subs, and the putrid defense...... its just a recipe for a painful playoff series.
     
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    It was a pretty weak call.....they normally let that go in the closing seconds. However, Powell did have his right arm riding Booker's left side as he drove and then reached through and hit his elbow on the shot. It wasn't a lot of contact but enough that Stotts should have NEVER challenged it.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    This all but guarantee's play ins or Clippers. Clippers is a first round exit in 5. But I guess that's not terrible because it guarantee's that Stotts is also out the door.
     
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    Clippers would demolish us dude it wouldn’t be close
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Was it a foul? Yes.

    Should it have been called on the last shot of the game? Nope.
     
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    Only way to get 5th is to win and have both Dallas and LA lose.

    Just fucking win Sunday so we don't go to the play in... I dont trust this defense in 7 games let alone 1 game lol.
     
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    say it again
     
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    Yup. Clippers will do quick work on us. I actually liked our chances against denver with Murray out. But we blew it today
     
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    End of the day, we didn't play like a team. The Suns absolutely did. Basketball is a team sport and the Blazers usually don't play like one. That's why us civilized folks want Stotts out.
     
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    It was a pull up not a drive so a lot less contact is allowed at the end of the game.
     
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    his free throw percentage is better in the second half of games than the first, so idk about all that.
     
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    Dame has shot game winning free throws with questionable calls this season. I don't blame the refs for calling it.

    However, I blame the terrible execution of the team. We HAD this game. We NEEDED this game. Dame WANTED this game, and every single one of the guys on the floor let him down in the final minute.

    CJ miss.

    Nurk foul 2x.

    Powel foul

    RoCo....sigh

    Stotts terrible challenge

    Even Dame himself missed a shot

    The only one that actually didn't fuck up was Melo. Melo actually forced a turnover.
     
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    We were a made free throw away from pulling it out dude. Lack of teamwork wasn't why we lost, stupidity in the last 5 seconds ruined what was otherwise an excellent game.
     
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    Stotts says he wouldn't have challenged it if there was 2.4 seconds on the clock. But that it was 0.9 he said thats why he said he challenged it.
     
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    EGame "You're the only one of these fools I trust"

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    I feel so bad for Dame on those two bricks by Roco with the work he did in thr 4th, just once he want to put trust in his teammates and they failed him. Roco really just needed to make 1 and at least wed be going in OT. Jesus Stotts and Roco.
     
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