Game Thread GAME# 37: BLAZERS @ HEAT - JANUARY 5, 2020 - SUNDAY, 3:00 PM, NBCSNW

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Do you miss Meyers Leonard at all?

Poll closed Jan 10, 2020.

  1. Yes

    13 vote(s)
    24.5%

  2. A little bit

    15 vote(s)
    28.3%

  3. Yeah, but only the off-court/personality/social media stuff

    6 vote(s)
    11.3%

  4. No

    11 vote(s)
    20.8%

  5. Hell no!

    8 vote(s)
    15.1%
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  1. James lamphear

    James lamphear Well-Known Member

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    I am expecting he will be a throw in a trade either at deadline or the off season.
     
    James lamphear, Jan 5, 2020
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    Yes it was, but they still won, because they had more talent. Same coach same system worse talent (by a long ways with injuries) and this is what they are.
     
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    It’s over once Dame sits down
     
    DDolla, Jan 5, 2020
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    I'm blown away that people think he doesn't care.
     
    Tince, Jan 5, 2020
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    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

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    Huh? Blazers team rating was 11th in the playoffs last year out of 16 teams.

    Maybe we'd actually have a legit chance to win a title if it was better.
     
    hoopsjock, Jan 5, 2020
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    Dame is literally their only shot of being in games like this, he's a great player.
     
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    Dragic the killer ... called it
     
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    Do you know that Dame most his shots are from a pick or just iso. Plus a lot of them shots are contested shots. But not going complain about because that the type of offense he is dealt with.
     
    James lamphear, Jan 5, 2020
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    Shaqtin' the Fool ... on defense.
     
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    So it was our great offensive scheme? I got lost last year because half the people say the offensive scheme was horrible, the other half said it was the defense, some said both, and I just watched them go to the WCF with one all-star.
     
    Tince, Jan 5, 2020
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    Rest Dame and Hassan now
     
    DDolla, Jan 5, 2020
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    Heat fans don't appear to be upset they no longer have the "best rim protector in the NBA."
     
    Tince, Jan 5, 2020
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    Ant looks worse game after game. It's almost to a point I'd like to shut him down before he picks up even worse habits.
     
    PCmor7, Jan 5, 2020
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    :shitstorm::smiley-bonk::smiley-hmm:
     
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    Heat hit too many threes
     
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    Aminu + Nurkic lineups ranked in the 77th percentile last year and 76th with Lillard and CJ alongside them.

    108.2 pts/100

    Over 2 points better than league average
     
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    I would like to see Dame resting next game against the defending champs
     
    DDolla, Jan 5, 2020
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    Offensive rating was only 7th, but better than the defense.

    We won the Thunder series because Dame had one of the best series of all-time. We won the Thunder series because Harkless got a cramp and CJ got hot.

    Then we got to witness the Blazers actual game plan in Game 1 of the WCF to leave the best shooter in NBA history wide open. Then fail to adjust to Green grabbing rebounds and going coast to coast without anyone picking up ball.
     
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    And the thing is Stotts has tweaked the system throughout the year. Trapping some side ball screens and even in middle ball screens with tolliver...even with Whiteside--which I would never recommend.

    Communication has sucked all year though and we lack the necessary, forceful, smart and athletic help defenders to execute it.
     
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    Dragic has hit 7/9 3's yet we're still sagging the big 10 feet off of him when he gets a pick resulting in a wide open 3, yet it's not the scheme?

    How can anyone defend this?
     
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