The way he throws his body around will take a toll. Terry needs to limit his minutes. He was high man last night with 37. Nice to see LMA down to 35 minutes. It would be nice to get Wes and Batum down there too. Wright with only 11 minutes is not enough.
The guys been in the league a long time. He speaks the truth. Whether the Blazers maintain this pretty amazing pace matters not to me. They play a really exciting brand of basketball and they are an unselfish group of guys that are near impossible to dislike.
I have noticed LaMarcus taking a stronger more verbal leadership role. We're so used to him just letting his game do the talking in the past. He really seems to have grow into the team captain/All Star role and the responsibility that it entails. He's initiated player "meetings" right on the court. I can't remember him doing that in prior years and I love that! These players really seem to be more communicative and connected during games.
I saw some stat last night; last year we lead the league in minutes played by starters at 72%. This year we still lead the league at 72%.
Stotts is doing what he needs to to win games and 10 games in, these guys want to be on the court. When we start blowing teams out, the bench can finish more games. TRob is just getting to where you can trust him for longer. LaMarcus, Nic and Wes need to play with Mo on the court to get chemistry. So far a 9 man rotation just like Nate used to use. When you're winning, you don't need to experiment too much with the bench. Expect Wright and Robinson's minutes to increase over time and they are learning to play team defense against different opponents. Now is the time for the starters to build momentum, they've had all summer to rest except Nico.
