Game Thread 2023-24 Game #10 - BLAZERS @ JAZZ - NOVEMBER 14, 2023 - TUESDAY - 6:00 PM PST - ROOT

I’m wish I could beat the dead refs while I grind my axe!

 

Couple observations.

Sharpe is TRYING to go left. I have seen three takes where he went left.

It’s sad that we couldn’t keep Ayton involved the rest of the second half. He looked so good in the first half and the start of the third.

 

I think given time Ayton, Scoot, and sharpe will be dangerous.

 

You can't say regardless of roster. They go cold because they are tired. Next man up isn't good at all. They have no depth. You put three starter/rotational players back on this roster and they have a little depth to handle the fourth quarter. We've seen this for years. Teams without any depth don't end games well at all.

 

I thought teams were using feeds from other teams now? This is a question for the local Blazer Broadcasting Guy that posts here every once in a while? @The BBG

 

And the one that they want to trade that is playing defense and making shots.

 

Billups ball. Fourth quarter collapse.

 

Clear out of the way? That kind of sounds like ISO ball to me. Isn't that what we have been trying to get away from? I would like to see him add a few more pounds before we run him into the ground. Those hits he would take by attacking the basket even more than he does....will add up. He is already playing 40 minutes a game and with the injuries, we need him out on the floor. I am sure they can find a few more possessions for him to attack, but is that really the issue right now? We need Scoot, Brogdon, and Simons back.

 

This is what I'm talking about. Call it what you want. I call it "Sharpe making the defense react, then he decides what to do."
Lebron James has been very effective with these kinds of situations.

Do you see where Ayton is? OUTSIDE THE 3-point line. So many people have re-iterated that there's no spacing. Then what is this?

In this particular possession, Camara's defender has sagged off Camara and that's exactly where Sharpe puts the ball, to Camara, who drains a 3-point shot.

If Camara's man doesn't help defend, Sharpe will continue forward. If nobody else helps, Sharpe will score or be fouled.

If Grant's man helps, Sharpe will throw the ball to Grant.

Sharpe's at-his-own-pace play style is huge in these situations.

Why is this not our typical offense?

I am SO TIRED of our "point guards" dribbling the clock down for a "Play" or whatever the hell it is.

This offense below makes other team worry. It gets fouls on their players. It gets open 3-pointers.

I watch Billups' offense and wonder, what the hell is he trying to accomplish, and why is he making it so difficult?

 

My guess is if we were running it all the time then other teams would know if was coming and adjust to it. Got to mix it up

 

Making the other team adjust is the whole point.

Right now with Mays dribbling the clock out, the other team needs to adjust diddly squat.

When Nikola Jokic has the ball in his hands, are you thinking, oh well, all we need is a little adjustment?
Then you adjust and he and his team screw you over in a different way.

 

Your two examples so far are two MVPs and future Hall of Famers. (LBJ and Jokic) . I love Sharpe but he is not quite there yet.
I am not saying don't utilize Sharpe in that role, but IMO it needs to be in moderation. Granted I would rather have him in that role over Bouyea, but that is not saying much.

 

Sharpe isn't Jokic or Lebron, but that defense isn't Scottie Pippen or Giannis either.

Sharpe can be very effective one-on-one against Lauri Markannen. Putting their best player in a bad position defensively should be a ancillary goal of the offense.

We already saw Sharpe go right at Rudy Gobert several times last season and score and get fouled.

I'd like to see what the defense does after Sharpe cooks them a few times.