Game Thread GAME# 47: BLAZERS @ HAWKS - JANUARY 30, 2015 - FRIDAY, 4:30 PM (PST), CSNNW

I see we wasted another big performance by Aldridge. So glad to see the second and third scorers could barely score in the teens. I fear if our team keeps this up and we were to lose in the first round or even worse, miss the playoffs, Aldridge will leave town.

 

When Rolo and Freeland are back healthy after the allstar break, this will all calm down.

 

A lot of the blame has to fall on Stotts I think. He's over played the starters, and they are exhausted.
Stotts'll probably turn around and say that he can't play the bench because he can't trust them, they're not good enough. Well no shit stotts, you have to actually play them so that they have some confidence and they actually develop from some, no, ANY court time. (Claver, Crabbe)
FFS how is Batum on the court the way he's playing, and anyone on the bench is deemed to be a worse option??

Also, the Stotts offense has looked very stagnant, and predictable lately. Not effective at breaking down a defense at all. It's got a lot of passing around the outside, but just doesn't create defensive break downs. We need a slasher/attacker in the worst way.

FREE CLAVER!!!

 

What? That can't be! Stotts is an offensive genius!