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I'm also worried about the game tonight also for the exact same reasons you guys alluded to. Hopefully Nate makes the Knicks adjust to our big lineup and our halfcourt sets.

That is what I've been trying to hammer in since posting on this forum. Defense wins championships. For some reason a lot of folks are so enamored with the fast break up tempo offense. It is fun to watch (I do watch the Warriors for fun, but I cringe of the thought of our Blazers using such a...

You hit the nail on the head! We will never be a fast breaking team like everyone wishes we could, which is a good because other than the Sergio and Rudy we just don't have that type of personnel. However, once everyone consistently play solid hard-nosed defense and our bigs dominate in...

Adelman's Blazers were not terrible. I'm sorry to make it sound they were, but had they played defense we would have three titles. If you are just happy to getting to the dance fine, but winning first place is always better. I agree with you on the Blake and Frye part (Travis is improving on...

Yikes! No Suns please! None of those players play defense. Just look at how they are struggling to adjust to Porter's "balanced" system. Our defense will just get worse. Now I'm getting flashbacks of the Adelman days with the matador defense. Right now we just need to stay with the current...

Right on MrJayremmie. Great defensive teams always give themselves a chance to win ball games. Jordan era Bulls, Bad Boy Pistons, and Spurs (Duncan era) were great defensive teams. Hopefully, the Blazers follow suite to make defense the first priority, in that I would hate to see them go the...

It's obvious that Blake and Sergio are not doing a good job of staying in front of the ball-handler, which puts more pressure on our bigs on the defensive end. In Blake's case I wonder if the preseason injury is affecting defensive capabilities. In previous years, the guy seemed to be a pretty...

The defensive effort from our point guard seems to be there at times, because they are contesting passes and swiping at the dribbles resulting in some steals. But on the whole, I agree with those who say that the on ball defense is atrocious. It just seems whoever is starting the offense for...

Re: Blazer Roll Call How long have you been a fan? Since 1971 Who is your current favorite player? Roy Who is your All Time favorite player? Roy (his mental toughness seperates him from Drexler) What was your favorite moment? The year before the Blazers won the title. It was the...