I'm So SICK & TIRED of Neil Olshey

Fractions of seconds.
That's what our offense is designed to get us - fractions of seconds.

So, when Dame is doubled, they're freely giving us many fractions of seconds. But, if you're a
mediocre shooter or have a slow release, you dribble. When ET/Harkless/Aminu begin their
slow dribble, they're giving back those fractions of seconds. If we had an SF who could dribble,
they could make the defense pay for doubling Lillard, by attacking the rim. The defense would
then have to collapse leaving guys open in the corners.

Basically, that's one good way to defeat the "Jordan Rules", or should I say the "Lillard Rules."
Have players that can dribble. It's one reason teams go for the 3-guard lineup.

btw, no way Minny trades Butler

 

The thing is that your views are well thought out and well written also. So there is a reason i respond.
But i try to respond in a way that includes your view and tries to take in account the work you put into it.

 

I gotcha, but you kinda sidestepped my expanded thought.

Baldwin seems to have good handles. Jimmy has a quick release and can dribble.

 

Nope. Nobody is saying that at all. Even my first post was all about 6 or 7 people on the forum.

 

I love how you keep falsely claiming I'm over-emotional. That's a lie. Oh no, I'm being condescending towards you? I wonder why! Maybe it's because you're being condescending by falsely claiming I'm over-emotional and over-reacting as if I'd put no logical thought into this? That's insulting. That's condescending. Not me saying that I've broken it down more than others who want him gone. I'm not talking about those who don't. But that's what you have an issue with? Do you realize how you're acting towards me?

 

Oh yeah i realize. I realize very well how i am acting. This post was not about basketball or the Blazers. GM or Coaching staff.
Have a nice day Bones.

 

Yeah, it was you whining about how I posted in reaction to you being condescending and dismissive. So I had to call out the double standard and hypocrisy...

 

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What did you do to HCP? He used to be the gem of the board!

 

Someone needs to go back and read how this thread progressed. My response was a single line...

Then you wanted to push for more so i gave it to you. I even gave my views on the coaches involved.
This is what you are calling me hypocritical for.
You see where this is going. We all know you will not let this go. This happens in your game thread posts and now in your post season posts. I will not be your whipping post for the Blazer off season. Find someone else.
As a matter of fact i rarely come around after the season is over so you won't have to worry about that.
I have way too much else to do for this summer.
I hope you do well in the 3 on 3 if you represent the forum again. I'll check in and see how it goes.
I will also check in around summer league. Was kind of wanting to go down there this year.
Of course we all check in for draft.
Then you will see me again around training camp time.
Here is hoping that if they indeed get a new coach he is a good one. Messina would be my choice. But if Stotts is in fact still around he works on a bunch of the issues you have pointed out. I do agree with almost all of the problems you pointed out. Just not sure he has the players to make the changes needed.
Take care Bones. Don't quit being a great Blazer fan. We all know you bleed Red and Black.

 

Thanks for doing that, Bones. You represent a lot of people here about team changes. Don't let status quoers wear you down like they did me. And bring back HCP!

 

Lmao. That's my opinion on the situation. That's it. I never said the owe an explanation nor did I imply that. Youre running with this a weird way.

So your argument is I don't know enough?

Plastering this forum with my anger? You guys gotta quit making up emotions that you claim I'm experiencing.

So you're point is, I don't know enough, and you think I'm angry when I'm not.

This is the problem with y'all. You guys can't discuss the actual problems with the team. You could state why you think this isn't a problem or that isn't a problem, but instead of talking basketball, which is all I'm trying to do, you make the discussion into a personal one. But then the Status Quoers claim I'm the emotional one for trying to discuss basketball? For stating my opinions on our style of play? And then when someone makes it a personal issue and I take exception to that, IM the one arguing with them?! This shit is comical.

If me ATTEMPTING to discuss basketball means I think I'm am expert, than I guess I'm am expert

 

Messina would be my choice as well. This sis the problem I have with people. I can be brash sometimes, but if they kept the conversation to solely basketball, I would have issues with no one (outside of game threads, I get a little toxic and vent in there, and I know some people don't like that.)

But this is an example of why I'm treated unfairly around here. This is what I had a problem with:
- Didn't claim I thought I was the only one who knew what was going on when I've simply been stating my opinion.
- Then after I disagreed with that post in basketball terms only, you falsely-claimed "I don't like to see improvements" as if I have a grudge against Stotts. You also acted like were all saying the same stuff as if my po ints weren't thought out and were nonsense. You also made it obvious you only read half of what you were quoting.

I took exception to that, and I guess that's where the snowstorm got started. That crap annoyed me. If you can't see why then fine. It makes me look like the bad guy for taking exception. Oh well. Have a nice summer.

 

arguments are overrated! haven't seen one win anything around here yet!

 

I haven't heard one word from Stotts or Olshey that they either think major changes are needed in the offense or that they plan on making major changes. So I am not expecting much under present management.

 

Agreed. But despite the playoffs revealing to a lot of people the glaring weaknesses in our players and, more so, in our tactics/schemes; it seems Stotts and, to a degree, Olshey, are oblivious to this or refuse to acknowledge/address it.
They seem to be fine continuing with the status quo which produces inefficient, terrible to watch, non-assisting, inept defense basketball.
If they really are content to continue on without major changes, then they are chugging their own Kool-aid (after taking the tide-pod challenge), are out-of-touch and should be fired.

 

Be careful, people might think you're being over-emotional.

 

Lol.
After that showing in the Playoffs I am!
It was traumatic!

 

"But you have to be measured. Obviously 49 wins means we're great we just got unlucky."