Game Thread GAME# 42: MAVERICKS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 21, 2021 - SUNDAY, 7:00, NBCSNW

there's a lot at work. The Nets don't have good defenders except for maybe Jordan. Two of their best defenders, Dinwiddie is injured and Jarret Allen was traded

now, when you say the Nets are nearly as bad as Portland on defense....not really. The Nets are 3.6 points better on defense and that's huge. For perspective, know that the Nets are closer to the 10th ranked team on defense than Portland is to the 25th ranked Nets

something else, if you look at the defensive rating rankings, it's kind of discouraging to see that since the break, Portland has played the 6 games against 3 teams in the bottom-7 in the league in defense. Four of those games were at home and the combined winning percentage of the 3 teams is .400. The combined winning percentage of the 30 teams left on the schedule is .524, and Portland has 2 more games on the road than at home. They also have 7 back-to-backs left. The road ahead is about to get rockier

 

He already knows that. This conversation is over. He knows situations change drastically if the team is hitting threes. He knows the defense would loosen up and they would be able to get drives to the basket. He knows the Blazers defense would have more time to get back and defend on the other side of the court thus creating more opportunities for better offense.
He already knows all this. He already knows the Starters would indeed be playing in the fourth quarter.

 

The 40-point margin was the largest defeat at home for the Trail Blazers in franchise-history.

CJ tweeter after game? "NBA players making wine more inclusive."

That's where we are. Been telling this for some time, bc you can see it: Sleeping on money happy fellas. Funny thing is, I would probably have the same attitude work wise, but I would probably hide it.

This shit is as disrespectful as Bonzi's was, CJ. Fuck your wine.

 

I hate this useless clown with passion

 

im telling you it comes from the coach. He showed no reaction to the loss in his postgame. Dame didn't either, it was more of a "this stuff just happens...." ugh

 

Why is the wine any diff from Dames or anyones hobby?

 

You right. Posting his hobby right after largest defeat in Blazers history is spot on.

 

CJ really loves to tell the world how much money he makes

 

Thats what young people do nowadays yeah it bugs me as well.

 

We were not getting wide open looks.

 

Not every look was wide open. But a bunch were good looks that fall pretty consistent for this team.
Like I said the shot chart has been posted and more than 70% were considered open looks.

 

I'd give some of the media a break. Nice guy Stotts sure turns on any one of them that give him a valid question. Then he gives them one word bullshit answers for a while after that.