I wish they'd highlight some of the defense instead of just making it look like they're hitting on all cylinders offensively. We all know that the Blazers defense can make even the worse offensive players look like all stars....
Stotts essentially called Jones the best athlete he’s ever coached. He also thinks he will improve as a shooter. Brought up Harkless and Aminu as examples. If Jones shoots anywhere near their percentages he’s gonna be big time, because he’s more dynamic than them off the ball.
Watching the Ducks tonight and they were talking about how Altman's teams always get a lot better as the season goes on. And it seems like that's what some NBA coaches like Pops do; prepare their teams for the playoffs over the season. Sometimes they put improving the team over winning games. Aren't we talented enough now that we could do that? But it doesn't seem like that is Stotts' plan. He was asked yesterday if they would use more zone since Jones was so effective at it in Miami. He seemed to acknowledge that the zone was very effective for Miami and could be for us, but he said there would not be time to learn it. He said they would be playing every other day and needed rest days. What if, instead of shootaround on game days, they did a walkthrough, learning zone defense (or something else new), then practiced it 5 0n 5 for 10 minutes, then in the game tried it out for 15 minutes? It just seems to me that the Stotts' attitude is more suited for making sure we get in the playoffs, it's not the getting into the finals attitude.
Ahhhhh, if you look close at the :45 second mark, you can see him parking CJ's car. Again at 1:05, you see him folding Nurk's laundry. Close as he is going to get helping us on or off the court in the 2 years he'll be here.
Someone here will be saying we need to give him a chance by mid-season. "He can't be worse than <insert player>..."
What the fuck ever! This type of stuff actually upsets me every season. We bring in some random ass practice players and dorks on here start pumping them up like they are going to help us win. No. That's not how it works. How many fools on here thought Hoard/Brown and Gabriel should be starting and playing down the stretch of tight games. There is a reason they were stranded in the G-League. There is a reason wherever the hell they went, they will be guarding the gatorade on the bench before they are guarding a player on the court. I'd just love to know who will be sitting on the bench when this kid will be out there getting PT.
If Elleby sucks that bad, why are they wasting a roster spot on him? Somebody must have thought he has a chance to play at the NBA level - or spending even a 2nd round pick on him was stupid.
