And your point.... And your second reason...rebounding, is not true. Offensive rebounding improves offensive efficiancy. Portland is just above average this in year in that department, way below where they were last year, yet the Blazers are trending towards becoming a top 5 effecient offense again. And people we'll say, "look what happened to our offense in the playoffs...", to be fair the Blazers still ranked 5th for the playoffs in offensive effeciency and that was with Brandon and LMA carrying too much of the offense. It was virtually 2 on 5 in that series (go look at the usage %'s of those two in the playoffs compared to the regualr season, then go look and compare the champion Lakers roster) Long story short we didn't have the expeirience and consistent weapons to win that series. With Andre Miller, we easily win that series, and give the Lakers a run for their money.
I see a lot of folks acting like this is something special Nate is going through. I think it is a lot more important when you lose a star, then when you lose a role player. I also think that Nate hasn't done anything special, he has done what he had to. He would have never shortened the rotation, or given any of the young guys playing time if it were not for the injuries. They were a blessing in disguise. The question I think is most important is, how does he handle it when guys come back, and is there any discontent when players who show they can help this team win, are suddenly no longer getting any minutes.
So Nate is smart for playing an efficient pace, designing an offense that forces teams to help, leaving weak-side rebounders open, and getting the ball to his best player. I'm failing to see the negative...
