Game Thread GAME# 19: BLAZERS @ BUCKS - FEBRUARY 1, 2021 - MONDAY, 5:00 PM, NBCSNW

Right but he didn't identify anything they were targeting besides getting guys back, to get better at defense. With those guys we're still terrible at defending the three, unless you think Zach is the missing link from this team going from bad to great defensively.

Oh and so we're clear, just because we're still bad with CJ out doesn't make CJ any better at defense. We lost Nurk right around the same time and he is important as a backstop in this ill-conceived defensive scheme.

If you don't think that it's time for Olshey to go at this point and have someone capable of doing more than selling excuses come in here and clean up this mess, I don't know what to tell you.

 

we're talking three's right?

Wesley tore his Achilles in Portland too. That changes the narrative a bit because he was a good enough shooter to carry that over in Dallas if he hadn't been injured

to continue...Seth Curry has shot better since he left Portland; Will Barton has shot a lot better since he left Portland; Layman has actually shot better in Minny than in Portland; big sample size difference though. Luke Babbitt shot better after he left Portland. Mo Williams shot better before he got to Portland; Dorrell Wright shot better before he came to Portland; Alonzo Gee had the worst shooting 'season' in his career in Portland; Gerald Henderson shot the same in Philly as he did the previous season in Portland.

that said, I really don't think coaching has much of an impact on three point shooting. I guess maybe if a coach has a green light for anybody open to take the shot that might help guys who lack confidence

 

Dwight Jaynes? He always comes across poorly. He was Canzano before Canzano

what was said? never mind

 

Who has the Little highlights?

 

The Who shot better before or after being a blazer discussion is crazy to me.

 

that's such a sane post

 

I thought Jason Quick was the only one in Blazers Media who has the balls to ask critical questions to Terry Stotts. I was wrong, Dwight Jaynes is keeping it real. He describes Terrys "Defense" as "hope-they-miss" defense lmao so true

 

I'd expect a 50/50 split of better and worse if coaching has no affect. That's what it seems to be.

 

Replaced CJ with Trent, perimeter defense still sucks. Now everyone is saying we need Nurkic back to help with our perimeter defense. Doesn't make sense.

 

I was just bringing up the past 2 years! We can add to my list if we go back to his entire tenure here!

 

If build confidence in the kid I really don't care when he got them. Matter fact most of them went to Little so it show me he noticed the hot hand.

 

Your right about that.

 

Stotts sucks.

We had a stretch in the first half where there was 0 ball movement, and every possession was someone walking up the court and taking a contested 3. THAT'S WHEN YOU TAKE A TIMEOUT YOU FUCKING MORON

 

Seems reasonable to me. Glad you're slowly coming on board!