Well the truth has come back to bite us...

Terrible post as usual.

 

I expect adjustments in play, but not in lineup.

We just didn't do what we've been doing between the 2 losses to Hopuston. I expect Roy to share the ball more next game rather than have a personal battle with Artest, and I expect Nate will tell Blake to push the tempo.

 

Are you some kind of post critic now?

 

Brooks is to fast for Blake and Sergio. However... when Bayless went in Brooks got bodied and pushed out to the three point line. I hope Nate was watching that! Bayless needs to be on Brooks and Wafer during the game. If Nate sticks to his rotations against this Rockets team, it's over.


Bayless, Roy, Batum, LA and Pryz. Two guards that can get to the hoop, one who plays great defense and than LA needs to exploit his size on Scola. Pryz for rebounds and easy put back points. Houston is playing amped and we are playing a nice slow half court game. We need Bayless and his energy to match that of Dixon and Wafer.

The Rockets played like they were having home court last night, energy was the difference!

 

No, it's just that you haven't got a clue. If you don't want people to respond to your posts, I suggest you invest in a typewriter.

 

Brooks stopped driving long before Bayless came in simply because they were ahead by 25 in garbage time so why work hard and risk injury, especially when you are hitting the 3 (5-8)? Bayless was unable to stay with him at all on defense.

He was 1-2 at the 3 against Bayless, had 2 of his 7 assists, and a rebound in his 4 minutes against Bayless, during which Bayless made a layup and drew a foul on Brooks, had the ball stolen by Lowry causing Frye to have to foul to stop the break, and missed a jump shot.

After Brooks left Bayless blocked Von Wafer, got fouled by Landry and made 1-2 ft, missed a 3pt shot, and missed another jumper.

Not much of an arguement there for a lineup change or even PT in the next game.

Everybody needs to step up their game, step up the defensive pressure and push the tempo.

 

Good point. If we hadn't made the playoffs, our weaknesses wouldn't have been exposed. HOWEVER, I'm holding out the slim hope that last night's performance by Houston was an abberation, and that the Blazers are going to show "who they really are" in the next game.

 

The Rocket fan speaks the truth.

It's just been so long since Portland's been in an actual playoff series, I think a lot of fans have lost perspective. It's shocking how quickly the trend goes from "We're unstoppable!" to "We are teh suck!". This is the same team that stomped strong opposition at home all year long, but they're in a new situation with elevated intensity and facing a very tough matchup. It shouldn't be that much of a surprise that there was a major speedbump in game 1.