Game Thread 2023-24 Game #21 - BLAZERS VS MAVERICKS - DECEMBER 8, 2023 - FRIDAY - 7:00 PM PST - ROOT

What? You want to deny it? Scoots shooting is historycal bad, not even Shaedon was on that level

 

When Sharpe turns 24 we're going to be hearing the same ridiculous slander. It's like clockwork.

 

Maybe I don't know what that word means, but I'm going to go out on a limb and mark your post as:

 

well, we've heard a ton of the context-free 'how Ant performed without Dame' over the last 2 years, so some context-free 'how the team performs with Ant' seems like a match

 

Agreed... both are equally over-simplistic and provide minimal value.

I don't know if this is even allowed, but I'm going to say it anyway: Ant and Sharpe were both very good tonight.

 

Duop Reath won the Alaska Airlines dunk of the game. I think it was the only Blazers dunk tonight. Dallas outscored Portland 62-30 in the paint.

 

I enjoyed the game.

 

Blazers got the edge in a few categories. Steals, rebounds, fast break points, 3pt%. Portland just gave up a whole lotta filthy Mavs dunks, layups, and bunnies. Dallas shot 52% FG compared to Portland's 37% FG Nurkic nightmare flippers around the hoop.

 

He’s shooting 40%. Our opponents have nothing to do with it. Our own team isn’t getting him the ball. Someone shooting 40% should get more than 5 looks.

 

This is just ridiculous. People have been slandering Simons for years. Not sure why 24 matters.

 

We didn’t draft Scoot for his shooting. Were you under that impression?

 

Size was a huge issue. I was watching the game in person and it was noticeable. We lost this game when we didn’t continue to attack the bigs and get them in foul trouble. The tides turned in the third when Lively had 4 fouls and Powell had 5. Game pretty much changed when Morris was on the floor.

 

Yup. Not having Grant and Ayton really throws our whole rotation out of whack.

 

Not if you plan on him making them every game.

 

Our opponents do have something to do with him shooting 40% though. His teammates in Portland have got him more FGA and 3FGA (per game) than any other teammates in his entire career.

I like Thybulle. His shooting in his first 40 games in Portland has been fantastic. His other 250 games suggest he's unlikely to maintain 40% shooting and I don't think he needs/wants to be a volume shooter. I do think our opponents would prefer Thybulle taking a large volume of shots over Ant/Sharpe/etc. and for good reason.

 

Yes, some started early (just like some are with Sharpe). By the time Sharpe is 24, there will be plenty of Sharpe slander on here, and it will be silly. I don't make the rules.

 

Portland shot more 3's then deuces.
53-52. That game was wild. Blazers unleashed 105 total shots this evening.

 

Then you let him keep shooting until he proves it’s an anomaly. 40 games in this system is plenty proof that he can hit them and he looks extremely confident when he shoots. Gotta keep feeding him until he proves otherwise. Especially if they keep leaving him wide open.

 

Or... if it's working, don't mess with it!

Two brownies taste good and are a nice treat. Ten brownies will make you sick!

 

wait... whaaaah??? I wasn't in P-Town for a couple years back then. Fricken Neil throwing Allen Crabbe contracts at the wall, see which one might stick.