Talking about yourself? Because you sounded like a troll in that post above, telling 3 people who had watched the game that they were trolls when you apparently hadn't watched.
Not sure if this applies here but apparently we have lost to the top team in the NBA and this years Phoenix Suns" so Im not sure if that helps at all. [TWEET]529342316318699520[/TWEET]
From the game thread: We started out well in both areas, but failed miserably as the game wore on, especially in the 4th quarter. We had: 8 FTA and 3 TOV in the 1st Quarter 4 FTA and 3 TOV in the 2nd Quarter 2 FTA and 5 TOV in the 3rd Quarter 0 FTA and 8 TOV in the 4th Quarter We just stopped attacking the basket. Aldridge was setting up further and further from the basket as the game wore on. He got hot in the 4th, but we need him to put more pressure on the opposing defense. Draymond Green was denying him the ball, which made LaMarcus drift further and further out. If LaMarcus would have received the ball deeper, Green would not have been able to stop him, LaMarcus can simply shoot over him. Three things to counteract Green overplaying and denying the ball: 1) Run an occasional backdoor lob to Aldridge for an easy dunk. 2) Hard V-cuts (fake the backdoor) to drive Green under the basket and cut back to the ball to receive it closer to the basket (10 - 12 feet instead of 18 - 20 feet). 3) Two or three quick passes instead of holding the ball until Aldridge finally gets open 20 feet from the basket. Keep the ball moving and pass into the post from different entry angles. Last night almost all entry passes came from the left wing with the entry passer holding the ball for several seconds until Aldridge finally broke free from Green 18 - 20 feet from the basket. If Aldridge isn't open within 15 feet of the basket pass the ball back to the top or to the corner and allow Aldridge to establish lower post position. Keep the ball moving between the top of the key, the wing and the corner so the defender doesn't know where the pass into the post is going to come from. That makes it much harder to deny the entry pass and will allow Aldridge to catch the ball closer to the basket. That will get him a higher percentage shot and he will also be much more likely to draw fouls, get the opposing bigs in foul trouble, get to the line for some easy points and get your team in the bonus - something the Blazers failed to do for the last 3 quarters last night. BNM
