Game Thread GAME# 46: BLAZERS @ RAPTORS - MARCH 28, 2021 - SUNDAY, 4:00, NBCSNW

Glad we rested Dame against the Magic. Let’s Go beat the Raptors

 

If you listened to the interview he didn’t necessarily say they would start

 

I did not listen to the interview. What did he say? Fentress reporting Fake News?

 

Man Little has been brutal offensively. I think his shooting is what we knew it was. Not great. He’s 26.1% on his threes during his last 10 games.

Good defender tho. But starting to get overrated around here..

 

Looks like Trent and Hood played awful tonight. Is Trent the next Allen Crabbe but without the big contract? I think Gary's gonna regret turning us down in the offseason.

 

Did you listen to the part about Nurk going rogue in trapping players on D?

Coach Stotts gave a terrible answer. No wonder this team is abysmal on that end of the court

 

27-18

 

Nurkic said he got frustrated watching Melo and Kanter drop and feels like sometimes it's a good thing to be more aggressive but Stotts doesn't want to do it that often.

 

Terry ?

 

What I took from that wasn't that Nurk was unimpressed with Kanter and Melo dropping, but the he feels comfortable doing his own thing, away from the gamplan the other 4 players on the court are expecting. Stotts did not appear happy with it, but if Nurk is willing to do his own thing, that would be the first real sign of lack of respect and Stotts losing his voice with the team.

I don't think players doing their own thing is going to improve the defense, though I understand why Nurk wants to be more aggressive. Hopefully Stotts and him can get on the same page and Nurk can continue to prove he can play defense out at 30ft without fouling or putting his teammates in difficult positions.

 

So Nurk gets to do his own thing on defense
And CJ gets to do his own thing on offense

what a coach

Amazing accountability

Sad that Nurk would be a better defensive coach than Stotts tho cuz he’s right lol

 

Nurk wants to play to what he thinks is his strengths being quick a feet a creating havoc on the perimeter, which is OK if everyone is in sync. Kanter's strengths are different than Nurks as he is more active with O boards and put backs and has a much nicer touch. Nurk is a better defender and him going rogue is his one of his ways of showing it. I think Nurk knows he must show some differentiation to Kanters game and impact the game differently. They will all get on board. May have to stroke Nurks ego some but they will. And he will listen to Dame.

 

Agree that having a player do their own thing is a bad precedent.

I dont think Nurk was implying anything about Melo / Kanter. I think it's more of a damning indictment of Stotts coaching.

He's too passive on his defensive philosophy, which let's the opposition get any shot they want.

No wonder we frequently hear, 'Well, they hit their shots and we didn't"

 

exactly what i thought and confirms all our notions of Terry being completely inept in coaching defense.