Chauncey Billups coaching and basketball stuff ONLY!

Good thing we have more seasons to use as a sample size besides just the last. I feel like his usage last season was probably his lowest since in Portland. I could be wrong however. The stats show us that our field goal % as well as our 3 point % goes up when Nurk is given ample opportunity to create.

 

Maybe you're reading them upside down?

 

Nope. When the Blazers ran the offense through Nurk and tried to force feed him on the block they were #15 in offensive efficiency. Last year they were #2 in offensive efficiency. There is no doubt that Nurk's poor TS% and poor assist/bad-assist ratios are not indicators of efficient offense.

There is a lot to love about Nurk, but anyone that believes he can be the fulcrum of the offense without massive changes is deluding themselves. These changes might come from new Billups offensive schemes or Nurk's improvements - but they might not.

 

damn, better let Chauncey Billups know someone says he’s deluding himself.

 

you're drawing an unproven correlation though. The shooting percentages were up when he was on the floor, but that does not mean they were up because he was creating offense. It could have been him simply being on the floor a lot with Dame

you're correct that his usage and FGA/possession were lower than his recent norms though. I think part of that was Melo taking possessions, and the addition of Powell. Maybe also due to missed games and trying to reintegrate into the offense after coming back

 

We were consistently among the leaders in the league in attempting contested shots the past five years. Drove me insane how rudimentary our offense was and how much Dame bailed us out. He has admitted a bunch of times how difficult his attempts are and contribute to his mediocre 3pt%.

I can't wait to see what Chauncey can do to help this and implement a system to get easier shots.

Even Powell's corner 3% went downhill after the trade here. It's not just a coincidence.

 

I'd imagine Dame's shot are always going to be high contested. Teams just won't lose track of him too often

 

If he is going to do the same and expect different results, he certainly is.

But, maybe he is not. Maybe he has a scheme to unlock him - or the psychological ability to do so. Time will certainly tell.

 

Fentress is finally doing some legit beat work.

https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/...d-will-be-with-trail-blazers-next-season.html

 

Fentress is an idiot but his stock is up. For whatever reason I trust his reporting when it’s based on sources. It’s when he gives his own takes where I’m out.

 

Helps his credibility when he gets actual quotes.

I like this:

Billups believes he could help Lillard become better on the defensive end and install an offensive system that both maximizes his abilities while easing some of the burdens he carries as a scorer.

Billups said he’s had conversations with Lillard along those lines, as well as about his feelings moving forward, but chose to keep the specifics confidential. However, Billups said that the greatest players still want to be coached and that Lillard still wants to be coached.

“I think that’s one of the reasons why he wanted a former player and a point guard was to have somebody who could maybe understand where he’s … has been in his shoes and can help him advance,” Billups said. “So, that was probably part of the reason why he was on board with me being here.”

 

This is Dame's history with Fentress

https://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/damian-lillard-aaron-fentress-wizards-guards/571932

 

Quick! get the Petri Dishes cookin.

 

The only reason he didn't play over 30 mins in 2021 playoffs was that he couldn't stay out of foul trouble. His fga were lower due to how we run the offense, but i'm pretty sure Stotts wanted to play him even 35-40 minutes if that was possible as he didn't trust Kanter at all during playoffs.

In my opinion Nurk is as much to blame as Stotts. he hasn't proven to be reliable for whatever reason. He has been unlucky too, but certainly not reliable.

 

Dame out here liking Edniesha Curry’s pics, dude ain’t going anywhere lol

 

Too soon

 

remember that this is the same S5 who let a backcourt of Austin Rivers coming of the streets and Campazzo beat them