I think waiting until we have 3 new starters and a brand new bench to measure the effectivness of a coaching changes impact on the defensive end...
Here is where Portland ranked in November of 2021 when we were still trying to win. I don't consider 29th out of 30, a significant improvement....
I did mention earlier there was data in the first 30ish game of last season that also had our defensive rating near the bottom (before Dame was out...
I've been pretty consistent (I've probably slipped a few times) that I don't use "effort" "heart" "caring" and all these other meaningless terms when...
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Correct. Comparing raw offensive or defensive ratings would probably not be the best measure. For example, in Billups two years the defensive...
1) I like Billups - I think we're doing some very good things. 2) I disagree with your assumption that Billups is trying harder (or less) than...
How can one know? The beauty of moving away from data and citing "process" is that it is vague enough, you can always be right. You've seen both...
How can you attribute the marginal uptick in defensive rating to a "process" when the roster itself improved from a defensive standpoint? You have...
We can live with 17th!
You just wake up from a 4 day nap?
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Blazers were/are the better team, especially with the Spurs missing the two best bigs. Dame and the Blazer offense was far too versatile for the...
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I'm still upset at Sean Elliot. Nothing he can do to change that.
Obvi0usly the 3rd quarter was sub-optimal, but the group to start the 4th kept the lead near 10, so the starters could come in, with minimal...
The sketchy (at times) group to start the 4th quarter is holding up ok so far.
Lets get this bad boy back to double-digits ASAP.
I'm not allowed to comment on Blazers who are no longer with the organization.
Watford with two really bad defensive possessions, giving up 7 points.
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