Game Thread GAME# 5: BLAZERS @ HEAT - OCTOBER 27, 2018 - SATURDAY, 5:00 PM (PDT), NBCSNW

Also weird: Zach was the guy who shot the most FTs - even more than Dame. He's certainly continuing to be a bright spot.

 

CJ isn't isolating as much but his shooting has been brutal. Maybe there is a correlation and that is just the type of player he is.

 

I honestly thought the Blazers would pull this one out.

But this was not the loss that was on my mind last night. Sometimes it really is just a game.

 

+/- is absolutely shit stats. Please forget this stats

 

Or olshey will by trading Aminu away. It might be Davis situation with Aminu with Olshey.

 

Aminu might want to refund a game check for last night's performance.

2 points (0 FGs) and 2 rebounds in 20 minutes? #MilkCarton

 

Stotts said he wanted to be open minded this year, and that players had to earn there minutes... so far he has locked back into his usual patterns... CJ shoots 4/25 the other night and stays in the game with a green light, Aminu is locked into his minutes and starting no matter how poorly he plays... Jake plays great last night and still gets his predictable first 4-5 min of the quarter, Collins has taken his game to next level yet still gets benched for Aminu

 

Cool story.

This year, we are getting out offensive rebounded 62-59. So we may not be getting "killed" like I expected, but as always, your response to my assumption is completely irrelevant.

 

So we are getting out-rebounded by teams with a combined record of 11-16 so far. And we are 3-2. This SO MUCH feels like the mediocre team of the passed few years. Nothing really is changing. Given the strength of schedule, 3-2 isn't really anything to write home about. Fun team to watch when everything is easy and free flowing....but since that is not how the Playoffs are played, my optimism is not much higher than it has been in the passed few years.

 

Totally agree with this. I was actually thinking at about 3 mins that Collins should be paired with Nurk to finish out the game. But i can also understand Stotts not taking the Leonard out as he was part of the team coming back.

 

The numbers I referenced are only offensive rebounds. Total rebounds we are ahead with a 256-236 advantage. I just noticed that the last couple games our opponents seem to be getting a lot of tip backs on missed shots, while we don't use that strategy.

On a related note, when was the last time a guy had back to back 15 rebound games and then only got two in the 3rd game? (Aminu) Maybe he had a little too much fun with the bottle service in south beach Friday night, cuz he looked like doodoo.

 

You must not have watched much last night? Not sure where you are getting Collins was benched for Aminu?

 

Aminu always been trash. Thank god his contract ends this year

 

We aren’t winning the championship this year anyways

 

Of course not.

 

28 other teams arnt either!

 

Doubt it, because he's shot a higher percentage off catch and shoot than off the dribble during his career.

 

Yes but that has always only been a portion of his shots. Outside of his spot-ups, he has largely been ISO....and that is a strength of his. So if he isn't being as ISO, do those shots that are not spot-ups, become less efficient shots for him?