From their Bobcat days: [video=youtube;Noqxq-nvTgo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Noqxq-nvTgo[/video] [video=youtube;WRnfkfntGlw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRnfkfntGlw[/video] [video=youtube;ArHxxF9jitY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArHxxF9jitY[/video]
The problem I see is that while those were great plays, they were these things called fast breaks. (I looked it up) I don't see that happening here
I think that the trade for Felton signals an increase in pace for the Blazers. I guess we'll have to wait and see, but it seems to me that the team has matured and picking up a PG who likes to push the pace would be pretty consistent with opening things up a bit.
Mmmm ... *stifle* ... mmmmmmmm ... *snort* ... mmmmmwhahahahahahahahahaha. You know what will signal a change of pace for the Blazers? When Nate quits or is fired.
Dude? 11 years as a head coach. He will NEVER change 2001-2002 pace 89.0 (24th of 30) SEA 2002-2003 pace 88.0 (27th of 29) SEA 2003-2004 pace 89.9 (15th of 29) SEA 2004-2005 pace 87.9 (27th of 30) SEA 2005-2006 pace 87.6 (28th of 30) POR 2006-2007 pace 88.3 (29th of 30) POR 2007-2008 pace 87.9 (29th of 30) POR 2008-2009 pace 86.6 (30th of 30) POR 2009-2010 pace 87.7 (30th of 30) POR 2010-2011 pace 87.9 (30th of 30) POR
Probably not. I think it's funny that people assert that Andre Miller was the reason the team hasn't run in the last couple of years. Ed O.
Yeah, I don't see things changing. Nate exerts far too much control over the team to have things change now.
Felton Roy/Mathews Batum Wallace LMA Looks like a running team to me. I don't think we sprint for 48 like GS/D'antoni style but we will be faster depending on the lineups we have in there.
I wonder how many times we'll hear that 'Nate wants to run' and that with Felton he'll finally have that 'fast break' PG he's wanted for years.
I've been hoping for a more uptempo offense since we got rid of Z-Bo. Maybe Z-Bo wasn't as big of a black hole as I thought he was & it was just Nate's stagnant offense(maybe a little of both). I am under no illusion that Nate is actually going to push the ball. We have him talking about Felton playing SG so that Roy can play PG. I love that. We can have our gimpy SG play as PG & let our PG play as an undersized SG. While we're at it, let's make our SF play at SG too! Bravo! Nothing like players playing out of position to make for excellent cohesion and unconfused offensive plays! Sounds like speed to me. We'll probably see a handful of plays like this next season. Glimpses of what could be, but unfortunately never will, so long as we have McSluggish as our coach.
This reminds me of something [video=youtube;JHpvpcCJmVw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHpvpcCJmVw&feature=related[/video]
I think Nate will play to his team's strengths. When Roy was the team's best player and most of the roster was composed of guys with little experience, that was a slow down, iso-oriented game. Now, the roster is full of guys who have much more experience and who will thrive in the open court. Our best player is a gazelle at PF and his wing-man at SF can fly. The team went out of its way to get a running-oriented PG and Nate was fully involved in that process. The handwriting is on the wall, but some of you refuse to see it because of your omnipresent cynicism about Nate. Keep pointing to stats from the past, I'm looking at the roster and the moves that the front office is making. I'm not looking for the Blazers to be in the top 3rd of the league in pace, but they're not going to dog it anymore either. The proof will be seen on the court next season either way. Until then, by all means don't stifle yourself too much. You might hurt something.
I didn't realize Brandon Roy played for the Seattle Supersonics.... that would explain why Nate had such a slow offense back when he coached in Seattle... The truth is, Seattle was built to run with Rashard Lewis, Luke Ridnour, and Ray Allen, but they didn't.
I'll jump in with e (great post). The proof will be next season, but I believe the Blazers will push the pace. The starters are in their prime and want to run and have enough experience to make good decisins. There will be a concentrated effort to get up and down the floor and run. Of course these thoughts will be mocked all summer with Nate comments. Personally I'm not that excited about Felton as I don't know much about him. But I understand he likes to run and with Felton, Matthews, Aldridge and Batum all young and probably looking to run, looking forward to see what this team can do . . . and I don't think they are done yet. No more projects, time to get players that will compliment Aldridge.
Why? Andre Miller was famed as an up-tempo point guard. If McMillan really planned on changing his philosophy, why would they trade away a guy known for being excellent at pushing the pace?
Shit. I'll bet anybody, right here, right now, 20 bucks that the Blazers finish in the bottom 5 in pace next year (assuming there's a season). Going once? Going twice? ...
