Game Thread GAME# 60: MAVERICKS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 5, 2015 - THURSDAY, 7:30 PM (PST), TNT

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Starters played heavy minutes in OT against the Clips. How many points will our bench score tonight?

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  1. BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94

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    It works so well because it forces LA to take shots from no further than 12 feet. I just don't understand why we don't run our offense like that all the time... When the double comes deep in the post LA could hit an open man and then they could swing the ball and get the best shot possible. Kinda like the Spurs in last years playoffs. We run way too many plays were LA sets a rub off screen and looks for a contested 18 footer or Dame has to create with everyone running around trying to shake their defender.
     
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    No cable. I use LP broadband.

    But I have links, so it's not too bad. Just annoying
     
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    I can give you my tnt log in information if you want
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Thanks for the offer, but I'm good.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Time for Afflalo to have a decent offensive game.
     
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    Nailed it. Batum is the wild card here. Teams are consistently trapping Dame, forcing him to pass. It's been difficult at times to initiate any offense once he throws it out on the perimeter. Wes is a great catch and shoot guy, but not a playmaker. Nic is really the only other option (maybe AA situationally). You can live with a few careless t/o's when he's creating offense like he did last night. We need to be more dynamic offensively to make noise in the playoffs. LA shooting fadeaways from 18' and Dame forcing contested shots isn't going to get it done. But if Nic truly has turned the corner it, it adds another dimension. When he's "right" he can score on pull-ups or off the dribble, and he can create offense for others. Watching him and LA in pick & roll last night was a thing of beauty. We don't need that from him every night, just enough to keep defenses from throwing the kitchen sink at Dame & daring somebody else on the perimeter to make a play.
     
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    I really am starting to see why Mo was a really important player for us as he was that third creator on our team. He drove us crazy but he was a threat and took a lot of heat off of Dame. I think Signing Nate Robinson could really help us for the playoffs in Mo-ish role.

    Playoff rotation would work great too:

    Dame (36) / Robinson (8) / Blake (4)
    Wes (30) / Afflalo (12) / Robinson (6)
    Nic (32) / Afflalo (12) / Wes (4)
    LA (38) / Freeland ( 10)
    RoLo (30) / Kaman (10) / Leonard (8)

    It's an 11 man rotation which may be a bit heavy for the playoffs but I think it would work.
     
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    Take a look at this...
    http://stats.nba.com/team/#!/1610612757/lineups/advanced/
    From this story by Mike Richman he picks out a stat on the small line up of Aldridge, Batum, Affalo, Matthews, and lillard.
    http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...alo_finds_role_in_crunch_time_small-ball.html
    "In a very short time together the group has been lights out on both ends. In 13 minutes across three games, the Aldridge-Batum-Afflalo-Matthews-Lillard lineup is scoring 134 points per 100 possessions and conceding a ridiculously stingy 55 points per 100 possessions on defense."
    Pretty cool huh?
     
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    TNT games can be watched on NBA.com. they give you some wierd camera angles though.
     
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    Now that's good info right there!
     
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    Yes. TNT overtime. No replays, and extremely headache-inducing. I don't recommend it, but it can be watched on the NBA Gametime App as well.
     
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    YES! I actually like it! You can spread the monitor on 4 angels (one on the main player of both teams, the backboard and the ball angle). Sometimes its really cool to watch. A different and more "live feel"
     
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    Yes it can be a little hard to adjust to, but once you do, it's pretty cool.
     
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    TNT is the best, I really wish they could partner with NBC/FOX and basically push ESPN out of the spotlight. (Especially for the playoffs!)
     
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    Hmmm I've never tried this I'll have to check it out tonight.

    For some unknown reason ESPN cut out last night during timeout right at end of regulation. Of course every other channel was fine. I frantically got on watchespn just in time to see most of it.
     
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    The HCP has the night off! He will be enjoying this with his FAM on the couch....... FAMS!


    Sent from my Baller-Ass 5.5" iPhone 6+......... FAMS
     
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    No Reggie Miller tonight on either game it seems. Fuck yeah! Marv Albert and Brent Barry will call the game with Rebecca Haarlow on the sidelines. Hopefully she gets to interview LA haha ;)

     
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    YES!!! Brent Barry baby!
     
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