I don't think Oden was in foul trouble. He ended with 5, but he was never really taken out of the game because of fouls.
Well, to be honest, I can understand some of the criticism but man is it getting old. Yeah, Blake is slumping badly. But maybe we should just make sticky thread where people who hate him can voice there permanent displeasure, like a wailing wall. I thought MM's harping on Nate in every thread and every post was old but sheesh..now there are threads devoted to bashing on Blake popping up. It's like some posters want him to fail and as soon as he does anything wrong they jump all over him. God forbid he was with the other team the way you guys treat our team. You'd think we all lived in Pittsburgh or something. Blake is playing, get over it. If you don't like it go write Nate and tell him what an assclown he is (that's just for you MM). Call up the radio show, tell them what an assclown Nate is and what a butt pirate Blake is. Maybe there will be such an outpouring of hatred that Nate benches Blake. Then you can draw lots to see who the next player is you nail to the cross after every game.
I don't think Oden was in foul trouble either.. didn't he get his 4th in OT? And the Hawks got so many offensive rebounds because of that zone. That is the main reason I didn't like it.
Rudy is the reason we play zone...every time he is in the game we play zone at some point...You could say it's because he is good at playing passing lanes or you could say he can't play man defense to save his life.
Portland lost for the following reasons" 1.) Fatigue - 5th game in 7 nights is a tough one to get. 2.) Turnovers - Everyone kept turning down decent shots to make a terrible pass. 3.) Backup Small Forward - Martell came into the game and sucked the energy out of the team. 4.) Non-Clutch shooting for everyone not named Rudy - Blake, Roy, LMA, Oden and Miller all bricked decent shots. 5.) Zone Defense - In an effort to hide the small lineup they went into a zone. The zone gives up 3's and defensive rebounds. What was it that killed Portland in the end? I hate Blake, but the loss isn't just on him. The whole team pretty well stunk in the 4th quarter. Ran out of gas, simple as that.
Or maybe we should continue to post whenever he fucks up another game for us. Like last night. Of course, some people (not necessarily you, yak) will continue to defend him and his 8.9 PER. Ed O.
It's very difficult to get defensive rebounds out of a zone and it tends to be easier to shoot over one, too, as far as I can tell. Did the zone cut down on drives to the middle? Probably. Did it help Joe Johnson get better looks and the Hawks get more offensive boards? Almost certainly. Ed O.
11 assists and the only player that attempted any sort of offensive flow + only starter with postive plus-minus for the game = scapegoat. This place is ridiculous at times.
I am telling you that I am unimpressed with Miller and Blake this season. Just mediocre on the floor, with flashes of good things. Who knows, it may just be we suck so badly at SF, that it's making our guards play out of position most this season. As much as a fan of the Roy @ 3 I was, I will openly admit it's not helping. There is nothing wrong with Blake, as long as he is a role player. The way he was used last night was as if he was our #2 option. Where was Aldridge? How come he wasn't feed in the post? How come Roy didn't get some easy back picks for a "catch and shoot"? These are all questions I ask Nate. I can't blame "One player" for this loss. It was a combined "Team Effort"
