Yeah, seriously. Can you (Wizard Mentor) post a link? According to 82games.com, the Blazers have outscored their opponents by +61 points and win 58.7% of the minutes when Mo is on the court. Here's the link: http://www.82games.com/1314/13POR3.HTM Look at the very first table, Floor Time Stats to see the numbers I quoted above. So, how can the Blazers, as a team, be outscoring the opponents by 61 points for the season, but get outscored by 8 points per 100 possessions when Mo is on the court? I suppose we could be getting a lot more possessions (rebounding the ball better, not turning it over, forcing the other team to turn it over) than our opponents when Mo is on the court, but I doubt that's the case. We usually have a small line up when Mo is in the game and TOs are one of the things people here are always bitch about when Mo is in the game. In any case, bottom line the Blazers have outscored their opponents by 61 points when Mo has been on the court and that's a positive net contribution in my book. BNM
The best thing about there being a glut of point guards in the league: there are always a lot of point guards out there who need a contract and are willing to come off the bench. We'll just pick "playmaker" over "scoring guard" next time.
If deep means having a bunch of young unproven players with potential . . .. then I think every NBA team is deep. I think Neil has a bunch of players on decent contracts that he is looking to move if the right big trade comes along. The big guys Leonard and Robinson are athletic and developing but have a ways to go, Mo is inconsistent but someone the Blazers need off the bench, Barton can score but needs to show he can play within the system and not be careless with the ball, CJ looks good but will need minutes to figure out how to be consistently effective on the court. Wright is an experienced vet but nothing more than to give the starters a rest and hope he can help maintain the lead. I rate the bench average to a below average. I may be wrong about my analysis, but we really think Fratello brings anymore analysis to the table by saying "the Blazers are deep?" Thanks Mike, I think we are about 2-3 steps ahead of you.
