Game Thread GAME# 54: CELTICS @ BLAZERS - APRIL 13, 2021 - TUESDAY, 7:00, TNT & NBCSNW

I wonder if Coach Stevens will trap Dame....

 

Never! He's a terrible coach!

 

nurk said he wants to play more as a facilitator and focus on defense in order to help the team, rather than look for his own points

that also tells you how nurk feels about our offense and defense

 

No way we win that

 

The poll question is tough. I don't think he will sign here unless Stotts and CJ and Melo are gone.

 

what Nurkic ought to do is learn how to finish around the damn rim:

 

And, in other news today:

 

I can't imagine this game will turn out well. No way will Powell stay unless major shake-ups happen; odds are they will not. He would be a target of many teams, contenders.

 

and I'd be willing to bet that no team that would target Powell would be planning on him playing SF

 

finishing around the rim is overrated

 

I don't think of that as a learning thing. I just think he has to have a coach that uses every tool he has to get him to dunk it every time he gets it around the hole. Unlike Enes, Nurk is perfectly capable for dunking powerfully every time he does one of his flip shots. Others in here have said this doesn't work but I would make it clear to him that if he doesn't slow down his game, just when he gets to the rim and dunk the ball that he'll lose playing time. I would call timeouts when he blows layups and remind him that his PT is on the line and then if he continued I'd put him on the bench for a five minute rest when did it. That's not benching the guy, I'd still get him his minutes, I would just change up my rotation so we could get the most out of Nurkic and teach him how important it is for him to get the highest percent shot when he can. That's all Nurk needs to learn, is that it's unacceptable for him not to do the most efficient thing he can do and he can do it. It doesn't take more out of him, we've all seen him do it before and since the big injury and he dunks it with ease.

It's the worst part of his game and I think it's easily correctable.

 

I hope you're wrong about the odds of a shakeup. The odds would say that GMs and especially coaches (since Stotts's tenure is already unprecedented) don't get to average a first round exit and keep their jobs on a team with a superstar and a lot of talent. McGowan can't see Olshey and Stotts the way he sees Pete Caroll. Pete Caroll has brought a superbowl ring and two conference championships to the Seahawks. I think to prospective buyers and probably just to themselves that it has to be really getting hard for Jody and the Vulcans to retain the employment of both Olshey and Stotts.

 

I'm impressed with Elleby!

 

Interesting that Covington doesn't take many of his shots at the rim.

 

lets go celtics, blowout road win would be nice!

also, terry stotts can go fuck himself

 

Full heel turn... bold move. I mean, I like the attitude that Stotts needs to go. The Celtics will probably beat us. I don't know about cheering for the opponent though... even if you are saying we need to get blown out to expedite the changes you see as necessary "lets go (insert opponent)" might not be the best indicator that you're a Blazers fan.