I strongly disagree with Scalma. Simons is the least likely prospect for Blazer scoring. Basketball-reference shows Simons with an ORtg of 61, the lowest on the team, who missed all 5 of his 3 point attempts, made only 1 of 4 FT, and has a PER of -2.5. Jake has better numbers. The scoring from the bench instead should come from Meyers and Seth, both of whom have better numbers. Meyers is 43.8 FG3% and 50.8 FG% and 86.7 FT% with the best ORtg 127 of the Blazers and 17.1 PER. Seth is 49.3 FG3%, 41.0 FG%, 100 FT, and a PER of 7.1. Both Blazers have shown that they can contribute scoring. As Meyers has repeatedly shown, he can contribute 12-24 points when receiving assist passes, I suggest that he is the greatest underutilized resource of the Blazers. I can visualize Meyers averaging 16 PPG. If the floor rotation that was successful previously with him setting screens at the top of the key and moving around the arc, including the corners, were emphasized in the offensive strategy, there could be a better team FG3% and about 12 additional points scored. Getting back to an average of 112, 113, 114 or even 115 PPG is within reach. With Meyers setting screens, Dame, CJ, Chief, Mo, Seth, Jake, and Nik will get open 3 point attempts. Seth can improve his scoring contribution in this scenario. Bench scoring has not yet been optimized. But with attention to recognizing which Blazers can score the points, improvements can be sufficient to get back on track for more than 50 wins this season.
