Game Thread GAME# 20: CLIPPERS @ BLAZERS - NOVEMBER 25, 2018 - SUNDAY, 6:00 PM, NBCSNW

No question a bunch of wide open shots did not fall.

 

They were not the best team tonight. They won the game but i do not think they were the best team on the court.

 

Yeah i'm a little tired of Stotts always being nice. He needs to blow a gasket every once in while.

 

The difference was having Nurk, the first half he helped with spacing, rebounding, screening and scoring on the inside. Adjustments were made, we just didn't hit shots.

 

What do you mean? He wouldn't have ended up in Harrell, since we were every pick n roll. People advocating for Melo don't realize just how bad his defense it. That'd just be redistributing our issues, not solving them.

 

Well i'm not one of the people advocating for him but i also don't think people who are saying his defense is terrible are giving him quite enough credit. The guy has years of experience and he has been on the court enough. If a coach knows how to use him he can be effective. Melo does not like to bang. He is not gonna stop Harden. But he can be used in the lanes and he can defend the three pretty well.

 

Coming into tonight , Curry has a PER of 5.6 and a VORP of -0.1. Both of which probably fell further with his 2/7 performance tonight. He also now has a remarkably low 3 free throws attempted in 16 games. He's been trash this season and a major disappointment. +/- is a silly stat when you take it at face value.

 

And multiple misses in the clutch. Dame is a good player, but this "play like crap and let Dame win it for us" gameplan is braindead. Stotts and the rest of the roster need an ass kicking!

 

We got tons of ticky tack fouls and they weren't calling it the same to us as they were for the Clippers. Of course i'm biased but 24 FTA disparity and a 11 foul disparity is pretty insane no matter how you look at it.

 

Just woke up. Why i'm not surprised by this loss?

 

Who was the third team?

 

Dude why do u keep mentioning Lowry? What are you talking about? His team is number 1 in the East, he’s been voted STARTING East point guard before, made it to the eastern conference finals before, and I think he leads the league in assists right now...

I love Dame too and especially what he does for the city of Portland, his leadership style and overall personality but the guy can’t shoot 3s. That’s all I’m saying. He plays in a conference that’s extremely tough so I understand that part.

All I’m saying is his 3 point shooting is terrible this year..

 

Besides Stauskas, I’d also rather play Layman. Maybe even the rookies. At least they have developing to do.

 

He was 37% last year. For his volume that's great, and that's not even mentioning how much it opens up Nurk on the pick n roll, how many fouls he draws off of it, and how far defenses have to extend.

But this will all probably go through one ear and out the other (metaphorically).

 

Man it’s not that serious. It’s just a game. We can all be mad and disagree with one another but at the end of the

Would u admit he’s bad from 3 this year

 

100%. Hes slumping. Doesnt make him bad overall like you seem to be stating. All those things are factors that make him a more effective 3pt shooter than his percentage would otherwise indicate.

 

I never said he’s bad overall. He’s great from the mid range and finishing at the rack.. he’s also very good at drawing fouls.

Only thing I hate about Lillard is he isn’t good from beyond the arc.

Btw he’s not “slumping” his 3 point shooting is at about his career number

 

You're the one who threatened violence against another member not I. Which led to your first ban.
You're right it's not that serious so maybe you shouldn't threaten to track someone down like you did.

 

I meant that doesnt make him bad from 3pt. Hes a career 36.7% 3pt shooter and currently shooting around 34%. That's the difference of about 10 points per 100 possessions which is a huge amount. Also, 36.7% is a solid percentage, but as I said, theres more that goes into being a good 3pt shooter than percentage, and I listed all the factors that make him better than his percentage would otherwise indicate. Hes not a bad 3pt shooter at all. Hes quite good.