2/27 Blazers vs. Hawks Game Thread - Welcome Gerald Wallace!!!

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    I don't like our chances as we will have to gel orba few games, and atlantas defense is no joke. We are favored by 4.5

    Also we have lost 4 straight to Atlanta which screams bad matchup for Portland.
     
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    Talking about the ball going through LA; people have probably noticed that when Mathews or Batum feeds LA, that then they drive in past him to the left (outside) of him, and sometimes if they beat their man then LA hands it off to them and they go for a dunk. Well teams have adjusted and go hard to try to stay ahead of the "driver". (When Roy feeds LA he then goes directly towards the basket.)

    Anyway, two ideas. First, the driver is sometimes beating his man and not getting a handoff, maybe LA has just forgotten because this has been guarded so well usually. Second, could they work up some variations on this play. For example could the driver suddenly pull up and cut inside LA for a handoff going to the basket? (although this might result in a collision if an early double team was coming?).

    Or what if Roy also always drove to the outside and if he sometimes just stopped and stepped back and LA tossed it to him for a short jump shot (unguarded because Aldridge acts as a screen). Seems like Roy would make a large percent of those. Anyway just seems as if more could be done around this simple setup.
     
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    Nate McMillan said it during his postgame interview - thought Camby would play Sunday.
     
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    Now, that's just plain lazy posting.

    http://sportstwo.com/threads/179539-Nuggests-Blazers-Game-Thread-2-25-11/page13

    If that is the way Brandon Roy is gonna play, then we have a chance. He scored within the offense, and didn't dominate the ball one time. Great overall game by the team. The ball still has to go through LA
     
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    Good post, Ukraine. Aldridge is predictable, but he still succeeds because of his height.
     
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    No way we beat Atlanta tonight. Sorry.
     
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    Bickerstaff on the radio damns Wallace with faint praise. "He's another option." "He gives coach another option". "He's another option on both ends of the floor" "He's not a panacea".

    Shit, I'd be another option, if they'd just sign me to a contract. I'm no panacea either.

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    predictably unstoppable!
     
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    This Knicks vs. Heat game better not go into OT.

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    do you partake in the predictions game?? It would be nice to get a % on how close/far off you are with each prediction
     
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    Debut of Gerald Wallace. Can't wait!
     
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