Event Blazers (#3) vs Thunder (#6): Revenge!

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Who wins?

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  1. wizenheimer

    wizenheimer Well-Known Member

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    it's standard to test the opponent for weakness. All 15 other teams in the playoffs would test PG13's shoulder by running him thru plenty of screens, especially screens designed to hit is injured shoulder, as well as blind side picks....ouch

    problem is that OKC will likely not move PG off of defending Blazer SF's; and Harkless/Turner are no threats from deep so PG would probably run under all the screens instead of fighting over them. Portland doesn't run a lot of screen action for those two anyway
     
    wizenheimer, Apr 12, 2019
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    The smart move would be for PG's guy to start as the screener to force a switch of PG onto Dame or CJ, and then run him into a second screen from a big in a situation when fighting over the screen is the right play.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Apr 12, 2019
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I have previously suspected you may be an evil genius.

    Or at least the evil part.
     
    BBert, Apr 12, 2019
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    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    He's least evil acting person. But maybe he just controls all of his evil thoughts. Tell Terry all of your evil plans this time.
     
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    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    The OKC Dunked on podcast was a really good listen. They all called OKC in 5 or 6, but had good, fair descriptions of the series.
     
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    Paul George may not play Game 1. Shoulder hurts. Listed as “day to day.”
     
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    Shenanigans... it's more than just restaurant from the movie Super Troopers!
     
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    He'll play
     
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    IDK if this has been posted anywhere but it's kinda cool imo.
     
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    The smart move if they do that, is to not screen with pg’s man. :)
     
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    Westbrook and George may have to much pride to double team and believe (rightfully so in George's case) that they are fine playing defense on their own. That may limit the double-teams right there. If Dame starts to hit shots though, expect them to perhaps not even hedge or blitz the PnR and flat out send either defender of Harkless or Aminu in Dame's direction.

    I wish Stotts would do the same and make Ferguson or Grant win the game for the OKC....but that seems like wishful thinking. Terry seems to be more of the ilk of let George get 45 and try to limit Grant and Ferguson from getting theirs. Damn that seems backwards.....and certainly not what Dame faces on a nightly basis.
     
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    Reading around other teams fourms. Pretty much everyone is picking the Thunder. Can't blame them since we got swept the last two seasons. I don't want to get my hopes up because I really want to defeat Westbrook. But we haven't won a fair series since we had Lamarsha.
     
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    You think he'll sit this one out?
     
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    If the objective is to set hard screens on PG's bum shoulder, they absolutely should screen with PG's man.
     
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    True but if they’re trapping and its successful then they shouldnt.
     
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    We know they are going to try and trap Lillard and CJ everytime. If Chief and Harkless can step it up and reliably hit some shots the Thunder are going to have to play CJ and Dame 1v1 which is in our favor on the offensive side. OKC bench is very inconsistent and their biggest weakness, its an area we need to win Our bench > theirs by a long shot theoretically.
     
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    On "The Jump," there was a guy who said he was "fairly confident" the Blazers will win the series and that it won't be close. Cited OKC's shooting problems and how bad they've been since the All Star break.
     
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    We'll see. Apparently, he was unable to play on Wednesday. It wasn't just rest. He couldn't play.
     
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