This article was already posted and discussed in the other Harkless thread. http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/moes-big-night.323554/
While yes he having his struggles but he not out line what he said. Our guards don't get everyone involve in the game. But Harkless needs to play hard no matter what that what he gets paid for.
That’s crap. CJ doesn’t get anyone else involved but Dame does. Most times I wish dame would be more selfish. Don’t bunch him in with CJ who’s without a doubt a ball hog.
2 assists total last night while taking 41 shots between the two of them. I'd venture to see neither of them was looking for much other than their own show for most of the night.
Very well aware of what he averages. For as much as he and CJ have the ball in their hands, it is a very low combined total. Also, many of those assists from Dame are to CJ so it is still just the two of them while everyone else is left uninvolved.
Most of Dame assists goes through Nurk not through Harkless or Vonleh and that what Harkless complaint about. Dame shot 27 times last night our foward s got 5 shots last night. A point guard is suppose to get everybody involve now some games he has got players involve and guess what the team actually play better when he does that but it like okay I needs my points so he looking to score to gets his. Now CJ well he 2 guard and yes he try to get his also. Now your properly saying I don't like Dame well than your wrong about that but I also believe point guards are out there that to make everyone job easier on offense end. I also believe Harkless is not quiting on Stotts but on Dame and cj he is and he saying through his play I don't want play with 2 guys at all.
If i gotta tell you why this is a Quick issue then there is little hope you would understand in the first place. This story is timed exactly when we all know Moe is done in the starting rotation. He has never even hesitated to create problems for this franchise. It would be best if no Blazer ever talked to Jason Quick.
Might help if they had a forward that could actually make a shot. Or do you like scoring 2 points in the first 8 mins of a game?
Give it a rest. You just watched (or maybe you missed the game last night?) 2 points in 8 minutes to start a game. This is not on Dame. Maybe Harkless should make a fucking shot.
Dame is #14 in the league in Assists (tied with Reggie Jackson and Spencer Dinwiddie) despite playing more minutes than everyone ranked in front of him other than LeBron James. He is barely ahead of players like Jarrett Jack and DeMarcus Cousins. http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/player/_/stat/assists/sort/avgAssists/year/2018/seasontype/2 CJ is tied for #96 at 2.4 Assist per game...behind Domantas Sabonis. COMBINED they are behind Harden, Westbrook, Wall, and just ahead of LeBron. That whole being last in the league in Fast Break points takes away from the few offensives strengths players like Harkless and Aminu have. Just don't get that part.
Again. Give it a rest. Maybe Harkless, Vonleh and Nurkic could make a shot. Don't even go all stat monkey and try to prove assist when players all around him are missing shots from 2 foot out.
Only way Moe makes an impression is to find a willing ear to cry to. Enter Jason Quick to save the day.
If I remember right it was Napier that score first in that 1st 8 minutes not Dame. That whole 1st unit was bricking the ball.
Okay fine, I'm convinced by the "give it a rest" crowd. Dame and CJ look to set up their teammates most of the time and hardly ever shoot first. I'll just ignore all the video that is so easy to go over to see teammate wide open right at the rim over and over again while those two are taking step-back 20+' jumpers. I'm not saying the options around are great shooters but that hasn't stopped true playmakers from setting up teammates for decades. Part of this is on Stotts and the type of offense he runs but there are countless opportunities of players being wide open that never get the ball. Then when they finally do, they don't have a rhythm or much confidence. When that goes on all season long, confidence declines as do shooting percentages...especially of players who weren't great shooters to start with.
