Game Thread GAME# 11: BLAZERS @ KINGS - NOVEMBER 12, 2019 - TUESDAY, 7:00 PM, NBATV & NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Nov 10, 2019.

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Which Blazers jersey is your favorite this season?

Poll closed Nov 17, 2019.
  1. White "Association" jerseys

    7.1%
  2. Black "Icon" jerseys

    9.5%
  3. Red "Statement" jerseys

    2.4%
  4. Red "Classic" jerseys

    64.3%
  5. I can't decide. They're all great!

    11.9%
  6. I can't decide. They're all meh

    2.4%
  7. I can't decide. They're all underwhelming.

    2.4%
  1. riverman

    riverman Writing Team

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    I do...definitely do. Contrary to some folks take on Stotts, it's enjoyable to admire and respect the process and there's no need to be judged for having that opinion, I don't care how many fucking games somebody watches ...Stotts will have his team better as the season progresses, he always does. It's been a rough start with some bad injury luck. By this team you mean with Nurk, Pau, Hood and Zach healthy I assume
     
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    Tince Well-Known Member

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    That is a great question. Could he be the head coach of a championship team? Sure, I think a good chunk of coaches could be depending on how dominant their roster is. I don't think their is a coach in the history of the NBA that could win a championship with this current roster. Do you think we could hire a coach this year to replace Stotts that would lead us to a championship season this year?
     
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    AmirIcon Well-Known Member

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    Post of the night.
     
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    Tince Well-Known Member

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    Why would I waste my time to pull a ridiculously small sample size of clips in attempt to prove something that isn't true? That doesn't make sense.

    Ok, sorry, I didn't think you thought assists was the far superior measure of offensive success vs adjust offensive rating, My bad.

    I'm off to bed. Love the debates and I respect anyone such as yourself who can disagree so strongly but not make it about personal insults, so cheers to you! We all want the same thing in the end!
     
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  5. riverman

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    I think it's a skewed post because nights when a trash roster shoots lights out from 3 is not always because of coaching and we've seen that happen...also not being able to make a shot or free throw isn't on coaching either...it's all about execution
     
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    I've honestly never understood why people think there's such a huge difference between 35 mpg and 38 mpg. Of course I understand that 3 extra minutes over 82 games adds up, but it seems like mostly an arbitrary difference. Unless there is specific proof of an exact minute cutoff, which I don't think is really even possible, the argument could be made for 33 mpg, or 30 mpg, and so on.
     
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    OneSport3 The Knowledge Hoarder

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    I don’t believe Stotts is a championship caliber coach and I don’t believe we can hire someone this year that could lead to a championship. Without a full training camp it would be difficult to integrate a new coach. However, I believe that process of finding a new coach should have started about 2 seasons ago.

    I believe keeping Stotts is maintaining the status quo and I don’t believe you can improve maintaining the status quo. I would much rather risk the change. Now, is there a chance the next coach is Vinny Del Negro status? Sure, but that’s a risk I’d be willing to take to find the next Steve Kerr, Nick Nurse, etc
     
  8. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    It's literally running 3 more minutes a day. That's not going to kill you. Over the course of 82 games and 6 months it's like running 2 extra hours TOTAL. Now I get that it's 2 hours of extra time where they can get into a freak accident, but for conditioning....these guys are professional athletes. And from everything I've seen Dame and CJ are guys that take nutrition and health very seriously. They aren't Dwight Howard eating candy bars every day, or Raymond Felton binging on donuts. As long as they avoid a freak accident I really don't think they will be more tired come April playing 38MPG vs 35MPG or 32 MPG.
     
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  9. riverman

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    fair enough, that's a sensible take from your point of view. Appreciate actual baskeball posts that aren't divisive in nature. I understand not being a fan of a coach...I didn't like Nate ball much.
     
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    wtf is Whiteside doing really? this possession is pathetic.
     
  11. VanillaGorilla

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    The screens are bad but CJ isn't helping either by jogging slowly and not trying to run his defender into the screen at all.
     
  12. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I just want stotts fired. It needed to happen 3 years ago.

    Dame and cj got us to the wcf in spite of stotts. All the success this team has had the last few years is in spite of stotts.

    Thats just facts. Theres no argument, its already true.
     
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    I haven’t read this thread but it’s pretty obvious we have Downgraded at the forward positions imo. I realize Zach being hurt has a lot to do with that but I don’t think Tolliver or Mario are rotational pieces on a good team.
     
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    The amount of color analysts from opposing teams calling our games that gush about Stotts as a coach is enough for me to understand he's fine as a coach.

    I do think it'd be interesting to take a chance on David Vanterpool if we did fire stotts but Stotts isn't the issue.
     
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    That's what you got out of that video?

    1) Those type of screens rarely work, I don't care who it is.

    2) if you set a good screen there the refs will probably call you for an illegal screen anyway.

    3) Why are we not playing to Whiteside's strengths if he's such a bad screener?
     
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    We also needed someone to fill in for Nurk. The thing is we need that big contract for trades.
     
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    With Nurk out we couldn't afford an injury to Collins. We'd be fine right now if he was healthy.
     
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    Have you guys played basketball either in high school or college? Your legs get tired as the season goes on and they start to feel dead after awhile no matter how conditioned you are. That's only 1/3 of the NBA season. It absolutely wears on guys to play heavy minutes.

    Are we not remembering Dame getting worn out at certain points during the season and in the playoffs every year?

    Plus those extra 3 minutes means he's fresher during each game at the end. Take tonight for example, they built an 11 point lead in the 1st quarter. Stotts could've taken Dame out with 4 or 5 minutes left in the 1st and then if the team is sucking you can put him back in. But he left both Dame and CJ in tonight and they blew the lead so what was the point of keeping them out there? I realize Dame sat much of the 2nd so it's basically the same thing but I think the early you can sneak minutes for him the better it could turn out later on. If he comes out in the 3rd quarter maybe some games the team would build or maintain a lead so he might not even have to go back in or when he does he doesn't need to exert so much energy trying to carry a whole franchise on his back. Of course most games he will still have to because our team sucks right now but if he rested 8 minutes in the first half and came out around 3 minutes left in the 3rd then every once in awhile his minutes would be in the low to mid 20's.
     
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  19. stampedehero

    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    Well, that proves it. We are worse than the Kings. Herzonja scores 2 and Bazemore 8 , I think. The bench contributes 17 among the five Terry used. What the team needs is a better output from the benchmen. I am not used to this mediocrity. We are only a few steps away from "Knicks" status for seasonal impotence.
     
  20. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Dont see what you said that makes my post "skewed".
     

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