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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  2. Dwane Casey

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    25.4%

  3. Brad Stevens

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  4. Mike D'Antoni

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  5. Tom Thibodeau

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  6. Greg Popovich

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  7. Terry Stotts

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  8. Quin Snyder

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    1.5%

  9. Other

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  1. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Wait you had hair?
     
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    Yes my Deutschlandian amigo, yes it is........
     
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    Dammit Man! Next time you will be chained down and made to watch the game!
     
    kjironman1, Mar 21, 2018
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    apparently we weren't cookin' enough
     
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    IMO this game is a positive for the Blazers.

    Yes, Aminu and Harkless shot way over their heads. But CJ and Dame shot way under. Overall we shot 39% from three, slightly better than we can expect. On the flip side, Houston shot 53% from three. Well over their heads.

    CJ and Dame's shooting was just variance. You can't do anything about that. That's not what cost us the game. We lost because:
    a) We committed about 3 to 4 times as many "bonehead" plays as we did in recent games.
    b) We misdefended Harden.

    The right way to defend Harden is the way Wes Mathews defended him when we beat the Rockets in the playoffs. He stayed between Harden and the basket. Period. That means backing off as much as you need to, to stay between him and the basket. Stay as close as you can to defend the three without allowing him to blow past you. A Harden 3 is a not shot you'd like to give up, but it's better than two 87% free throws or a kick-out to a wide open 3 pointer, or an easy layup, or an "and one".

    IMO Blazers played ridiculous defense on Harden, guarding him super-tight well beyond the three point line. Harden broke that down again and again, beating his man with an open path to the hoop. I don't know why we did that.
     
    bobf, Mar 21, 2018
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Fixed for you. :cheers:

    P.S. It's a must win.
     
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    This looks like fun. Let's blame the Iron Man.
     
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    That's not what happened. We guarded him close and he hit two step back threes that beat us. Harden is better than Wes guarded him 2014. The stepback three, when on, makes Harden unguardable.
     
    KingSpeed, Mar 22, 2018
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    Not tonight. Hard on is poopin' his pants versus Detroit. Figures. And they weren't UP for PDX. Yah righttttt.
     
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    He's extremely hard to guard, but he's not unguardable. He may be better than in 2014 but that's still the correct way to guard him.

    1. He's a 37% three point shooter. But in 2017 he added a whopping 14% to that efficiency by fooling defenders into fouling him 16.7% of the time on 3's. That is in contrast to the meager 1.6% league average. That's down to about 9% in 2018 due to rule changes, but he still gets fouled on threes at twice the rate of Damian who is 2nd in the NBA. First key is never foul him on the 3 pointer.

    2. His drive is also deadly. He can drive and finish, drive and get fouled (and finish), or kick to an open 3-point shooter. Blazers gave him 15 free throws. 86% x 2 is way more than 37% x 3.

    Good defense tries to minimize and equalize both of these threats. You don't over-defend one and leave the other wide open.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    This is an awesome stat. May I ask where you got it from?
     
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    bobf, Mar 23, 2018
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    No more layups...sigh

    Good for a laugh.
     
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    Like i said back in march, Lillard looks helpless when he get's double teammed against small Ball Teams with good Defenders, you did not belive it, now you saw it against Jrue Holiday
     
    Labinot41, Apr 25, 2018
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