Seems like a great assessment. You see his defense being so good that he ends up being a starter in the league? 6th man? occasional role player?
For those who have watched Gabriel a decent amount and think he should play more. What do you project his highest season PER, PPG, RPG, or any...
Could the Blazers have beat the Hawks? Yes. Any team can beat another team in the NBA, we've seen 60+ win teams lose to 20 win teams even when...
Personally, something like the media "making a big deal" (not even sure what that means) about something has zero impact on judging if the Blazers...
Sorry, I thought you were saying that because Trent watched film on his own that's why he got better on defense. I think I took what you said wrong....
The assessment that I questioned was when someone (can't remember who) said "Stotts teams never improve defensively throughout the season." or...
Sorry, I'm not questioning that Trent said it, I'm sure he did. My point is that because someone says they did something: 1) Doesn't mean they did...
He was referring to Trent. The logic that Trent gets credit for his improved defense because he said he watched film on his own isn't very strong...
Don't you think over a large enough sample size that injuries, schedule strength, and roster make-up should average out and therefore make the...
The eye test is tough because we all see things through a different lens.
I agree with all the variables you listed above. I'm just looking for data that can confirm/disprove the claim that Stotts' teams don't improve on...
You're correct, my math was wrong. Improving 3.5 spots is the correct number. What metric would you suggest is a good measure of determining if...
If you're implying talent matters, I would agree. Even if you omit 2016-2017, the data I pulled would not suggest Portland gets worse on defense...
That would make sense in theory, wonder if the data backs that up. Wish there was an easy way to run that query.
I just did some pre/post all star team defensive rating comparisons. 2018-2019: Down 2 spots 2017-2018: Up 7 spots (#3 in the NBA in 2nd half)...
Great point, I agree with this. Do we have data that shows the Blazers defensive rating by month over the past few years and if there is a trend...
I agree Trent is the only one that has shown strong signs of improving this season, which is too bad. What examples do we have of players leaving...
That's not true. And me saying that is not true, is not semantics either. A lot of people disagree with me, but only a couple people think its...
Before this post (where you brought up effort) where did I mention anything about effort?
You don't think some individual players have shown improvement on the defensive end this year? I've been impressed with Trents growth on that end....
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