I'm not ready to give up on Leonard, but I am ready to give up on him playing more than mop up minutes this year. I still think the Blazers defense is their kryptonite. They'll be up and down all season until they can be consistent with defense. A good defense will cover up for a poor/struggling offense. I wonder if they need a better system of defense OR if they actually need a defensive system implemented.
I don't get how some fans seem to not get this. Right now, he is behind Freeland (and LaMarcus) at backup center, and he's behind TRob (and Freeland) at backup PF. No one should expect Leonard to contribute this season. I do however expect him to figure some things out by next year. BTW: What's up with Claver?
November 8, 2013 NOTES • Damian Lillard’s 20 3-pointers are the most by a Trail Blazer through the team’s first five games of any season. • Wesley Matthews now ranks fifth on Portland’s all-time made 3-pointers list with 465, surpassing Clyde Drexler (464). • Damian Lillard is only the second NBA player ever to record three or more 3-pointers in each of his team’s first five games (D. Stoudamire – 1996, TOR). • LaMarcus Aldridge has scored 20-plus points in each of the Trail Blazers’ first five games, the first time that has happened since Clyde Drexler did it in 1988, and only the fifth time in Trail Blazers history. • LaMarcus Aldridge is the first NBA player to record at least nine field goals in each of his team’s first five games since Vince Carter (2006, N.J.). • Damian Lillard is the first NBA player to ever record 100 points, 25 rebounds, 25 assists and 20 3-pointers in his team’s first five games. • LaMarcus is the only player to record 54 field goals in his team’s first five games this season and the first since 2011-12 (LeBron James). • Portland and Sacramento both entered tonight’s game averaging 40.75 rebounds per game. The Trail Blazers finished the game with 47 rebounds while the Kings were held to 31. • Thomas Robinson scored a season-high 10 points. Robinson scored eight points on 4-for-4 shooting in his first 5:53 of action. • The Trail Blazers went on a 12-0 run from the 9:11 mark in the third quarter to the 5:56 mark of the third. • Through the first five games of the season, Damian Lillard and Wesley Matthews have scored 33 of the team’s 49 3-pointers. • DeMarcus Cousins scored a season-high 33 points in 33 minutes. • Every Trail Blazer who played in tonight’s game scored. • Nicolas Batum dished out the first four assists for the Trail Blazers.
Well I'm happy to see that our 3PA and 3P% ranking are finally close to each other. I seem to recall during Nate's years we were something like Top 10 in 3PA but Bottom 10 in 3P% - not sure on the actual numbers, but pretty sure there was a wide gap between the two.
Trail Blazers PR @TrailBlazersPR Over the past five games, Wesley Matthews has averaged 19.8 points on 60.0% FG and 57.7% 3-PT.
Trail Blazers PR @TrailBlazersPR The Trail Blazers have now defeated the Pistons in each of the last six meetings in Portland.
Trail Blazers PR @TrailBlazersPR Portland's streak of seven straight games with at least eight 3-pointers is the team's longest streak since 3s were instituted in 1979-80.
