Definitely not a pretty game last night, but at this time of the season wins are important and we got the win. Thankfully we had a superstar performance from Lillard to carry us but we will need to be better moving forward.
They mentioned last night he was 1-19 in his last 19 3 point attempts. We will need much more out of him so hopefully he can find that grove again.
well, he did come into the season averaging 24% on three's. Small sample size, but still, it was an indicator. He only shot 36% from the college 3 point line and that was on 547 attempts so there was no sample size issue. It's possible he won't be a good 3 point shooter.
I think the addition of Hood and especially Enes really had him struggling to adjust. He needs the paint to be open and the ball to be swinging around for him to find his groove.
Trying to extrapolate anything from an extremely small sample size of inconsistent garbage time would be a foolish way to come to any conclusion though.
I don't hate the guy but his poor decisions/execution on passes is amazing to watch sometimes. The only time he seems to complete a pass is if his teammate makes a circus-like one-handed catch that requires elite athleticism. I went back and paused that inbounds "pass" with about half a minute left last night. I have no idea what he saw. He's got Curry open on his right, he's got Dame open on his left, and instead he lobs it to a guy with three defenders in position to knock it away. It's just not good enough and it's been going on far too long for him to continue to be rewarded with playing time.
So 24 assists last night, which is a little over 1 more than we average, and we held them 8 points lower than their average. Better ball movement Better defense Someone wise said that might happen
The issue is that he is not getting them in the same kind of way he did before - he is a rhythm player - he needs the movement to get in the groove - and with the interior congested - he does not get it - so he basically becomes a 3pt spot shooter - and that's unfortunately, not his game. He needs to adjust, but this is 100% the reason for his recent struggles.
Well if true, that’s a major weakness in his game at it will cost him a chance at a big contract this summer.
Well, I love Jake's game, but he certainly has flaws in his game - consistency is one of them and not being a standing catch and shoot player is one of them. The good news is he has lots of athletic gifts and seem to be willing to work on his game. I still hope we keep him long-term.
Oh you were serious? I thought you were being sarcastic. I didn't think anyone who watched the beginning of the 1st quarter and the end of the 4th quarter (times of the game CJ always plays) could possibly think that the defense and ball movement was an improvement.
I will say this, as much of a CJ fan as I am, I hope Terry starts Hood and the team plays exceptionally well in his absence. So well that Terry is forced to bring CJ off the bench in the playoffs in order not to disrupt things. I would love to see CJ evolve into our 6th man, much like Jason Terry in his Dallas days. It is an extremely important role that every good team needs filled. Either way he will play in crunch time, but I would be curious to see how it works out for the Blazers.
Yeah but who actually has to live on a measly $75,000 a year? C'mon at least be a little reasonable in the accounting.
