We just dont have enough offense... its really that simple.

The problem wasn't due to lack of scorers last night. The problem was standing around and watching the ball instead of moving it, and flat out missing open shots. That's what hapens when you stand around. There is still plenty of scoring on the team. It just didn't happen last night, against one of the best teams in the league, on their home court because the Blazers didn't execute. You will notice that in every game over the last 5 or so, that the Blazers have won every quarter that they out rebounded their opponent. That speaks to a lack of effort being the culprit in every loss we have had. The same last night. There was a lack of effort, and because of it, we lost.

 

Yeah, let's trade our injured players for a legit third scorer. I'm sure it can be done.

 

The problem is HOW we score. We don't have enough players that can slash to the rim, bang in the paint and get the FT line. We have mostly jump shooters, and streaky ones at that.