Game Thread GAME# 71: ROCKETS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 20, 2018 - TUESDAY, 7:30 PM (PDT), TNT

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Who should win Coach of the Year?

Poll closed Mar 23, 2018.

  1. Steve Kerr

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    0.0%

  2. Dwane Casey

    17 vote(s)
    25.4%

  3. Brad Stevens

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%

  4. Mike D'Antoni

    14 vote(s)
    20.9%

  5. Tom Thibodeau

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  6. Greg Popovich

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  7. Terry Stotts

    32 vote(s)
    47.8%

  8. Quin Snyder

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%

  9. Other

    2 vote(s)
    3.0%
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  1. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    And that Moda Center crowd is behind him 100%.

    BNM
     
    Boob-No-More, Mar 19, 2018
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    Great way to spend a bday...have a great one Eastoff!
     
    riverman, Mar 19, 2018
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    Hope I'm wrong but I feel kind of pessimistic about this game. I feel like the Rockets have the exact kind of team and style of play that we don't match up well against.

    I think two kinds of teams match up well against their small-ball slashing/3-point shooting style:
    (a) Warriors type team, with a similar small ball lineup that can just outdo them at their own game. Better 3 point shooters, better defenders. Draymond and KD as their big men. Same-size players who can switch and still defend.
    (b) Team with a punishing big man (Shaq-like) who can bully score in the paint and crush those midgets with offensive rebounds.

    We have neither of those. Our big men are not efficient punishing scorers. Love Nurk and Ed, but they are not that. We have great interior defense, but I fear Nurk will get in foul trouble from the sheer number of drives. After that, our interior defense drops off with Ed and if we have to go to MyLe our interior D becomes non-existent. Our 3-point shooters are just not as efficient.

    It's gonna take totally disciplined team game on D and O to beat them.
     
    bobf, Mar 19, 2018
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  4. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Personally, I've already chalked this game up as a loss. If it ends up that way, I won't be upset. If a win, I'll be elated.
     
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    bobf Well-Known Member

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    Same here. I have a bunch of Rocket nephews in Houston to deal with too. They still can't bear to think or talk about Dame's 0.9 shot.
     
    bobf, Mar 19, 2018
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    But you said there were no easy wins in the NBA.
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Bump that, I'd bring it up to them within .9 seconds of seeing them.

    "Hey uncle!"

    ".9!"
     
    Strenuus, Mar 19, 2018
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    As to the poll I voted Stotts....think D'Antoni will win it but Nate McMillan probably deserves to be in the conversation after losing his franchise player and making the 3rd seed in the east
     
    riverman, Mar 19, 2018
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    Nate got another franchise player in return though.
     
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    We got nothing for Roy, Oden, or Aldridge. Just take that in. And yet we never missed the playoffs thanks to Dame. And we're already 3rd in West.
     
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    Bingo !!! Do we credit it to Neil or to Stotts?
     
    joeBlazers, Mar 19, 2018
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    Clutch fans acting like they already won this game. I would love to beat the Rockets down and see all of the excuses they come up with.
     
    theprunetang, Mar 19, 2018
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    We never missed the playoffs...

    Except for 2011-2012.

    And 2012-2013.
     
    BonesJones, Mar 19, 2018
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    There hasn’t been a good thing to come out of Houston since Devin the Dude. Fuck those cockroaches.
     
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    ah right but we still had Aldridge those years; once we lost him (i.e. all 3), we stayed in the playoffs.
     
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    The Blazers can win this game and gain the strategy for winning in the Western Conference Finals if several key factors can be devised. The Rockets average 15.4 swish3s made on over 41 attempts per game, which scoring needs to be matched or exceeded by the Blazers. This will depend on using the best swish3 shooters and taking the additional 12 or more attempts if necessary to reach 16+ swish3s made.

    The Blazers need to play determined defense, especially preventing open swish3 attempts, and avoiding fouls of the Rockets FG shooters. We must hold Harden to less than his average number of Free Throws.

    The Blazers must minimize turnovers and look for steals, blocks, and offensive rebounds. And the Blazers need to win the overall rebound contest. Some of these defensive triumphs need to be immediately turned into quick layups. And the spread court can add to opening the lanes to add to our points in the paint advantage.

    For all of this to work, the Blazers need to substitute to keep the energy level consistently high and the probability for scoring maximized. The Blazers need to achieve at least 26 point per quarter scoring. I imagine that this is possible distributing minutes and shooting among the top 11 scoring leaders on the team.

    This is one game and opponent strategy where using all 3 centers, Jusuf, Ed, and Meyers, at key times can open possibilities for swish3 scoring by Dame, CJ, Mo, Chief, Shabazz, Zach, and Meyers to beat the Rockets at their own swish3 strategy. This game can be the learning curve prelude to the Championship!
     
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    xin_040903271621554016040.gif The Blazers -(want)- the Holy Grail.
     
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    The Blazers showed they can beat a winning team on their court and kept the streak going. Now it’s the rockets turn to malfunction and push the streak to 14, LETS GO BLAZERS!!!

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    But we have Meyers.... Everyone seems to forget that. Where is that green font? Dammit Man!
     
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