Game Thread 2023-24 Game #24 - BLAZERS VS MAVERICKS - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - SATURDAY - 6:00 PM PST - ROOT

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  1. TBpup

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    Coincidentally, when did that happen?
     
    TBpup, Dec 16, 2023
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    They're all depressed that the Ducks lost. It's obvious.
     
    Natebishop3, Dec 16, 2023
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    42N8Bounce Red Hot And Rebuilding

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    Nice to see Scoot have a few solid drives in the second half. I love it when he takes it hard to the basket.

     
    42N8Bounce, Dec 16, 2023
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    He makes impact plays. Both good and bad. There is no middle ground. Whatever he does is either so terrible that he becomes unwatchable, or he's contributing towards a win with intangibles.
     
    illmatic99, Dec 16, 2023
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    And that's why he needs to play. He has to work through that stuff. He's not going to learn from the bench.
     
    Natebishop3, Dec 16, 2023
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Yeah, that's a great way to describe it. When he looks good you see the top pick potential. When he plays bad the mistakes are so bad it makes you question if he's ever played ball before.
     
    B-Roy, Dec 16, 2023
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    And by different, the team will be even worse... at least in the short term, which is fine, I guess.
     
    Tince, Dec 16, 2023
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Also:

    The three guard lineups are awful and have no chance of stopping anyone. Getting killed in all the minutes with any 3 player combo of Ant/Brogdon/Scoot/Shae. So I guess in that sense it is the fault of some of the players coming back.

    Camara/Thybulle/Walker had a lot to do with the defensive connectivity, and now it's usually just one of those on the floor at any time.
     
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    The Blazers shot 7 of 32 on 3-pointers.

    The Blazers shot 40 of 62 on 2-pointers, 64.5%.

    If the Blazers had taken all of the 32 three-point attempts as 2-pointers instead, and made them at the same rate as their other 2-pointers, they would have scored 41 points on those shots (0,645 x 32 x 2).

    They made 7 three-pointers, which is 21 points.

    41 points minus 21 points = 20 more points they could have scored (theoretically).
     
    blazerfan11, Dec 16, 2023
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    Yup. That's why our defense is shit now.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Yeah, this game was actually winnable. It was lost on the 3 point % between both teams, which stats have told us you really don't have much control of.
     
    B-Roy, Dec 16, 2023
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    Wasn’t able to watch the game had Christmas parties. Sharpe with 7 shots wtf?! Was he protesting?
     
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    yes. They need a constant scope on the future obviously
     
    MickZagger, Dec 16, 2023
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    Chauncey's win loss record is pretty anemic. They're giving him a lot of rope.
     
    riverman, Dec 16, 2023
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    & rebounding.
    With Grant being anemic and a smaller lineup makes securing the rebound even more difficult
     
    CJ_is_Gone, Dec 16, 2023
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    His record sucks and the roster they give him continues to get worse.
     
    Tince, Dec 16, 2023
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    Scoot is confident this team will click. Wants us all to know to be ready for it.

     
    Whyachi, Dec 16, 2023
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    Like @Natebishop3 said... we're only 2 superstars away from being good!
     
    Tince, Dec 16, 2023
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    I see Ant with great numbers again. But let me know when Ant impacts winning.. dame had these numbers with scrubs and always had us in the playoffs. For some reason Ant style of play doesn’t translate to winning.. idk what it is
     
    AldoTrapani, Dec 16, 2023
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    with how bad the Pistons are playing, practically every head coaching job is safe in the NBA
     
    Whyachi, Dec 16, 2023
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