Game Thread 2022-23 Game #13 BLAZERS @ MAVERICKS - NOVEMBER 12, 2022 - SATURDAY - 5:30 PM (PDT) ROOT

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B-Roy said:
No one is asking him to stop Luka. He needs to just not be automatic food to the point they bring a double immediately. Dame was on Doncic a few possessions this game and was a lot better.
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it's no secret that Ant is the weakest defender in our starting lineup. Even Steph Curry gets subbed out for defensive possessions. I don't see the need to continually trash him. He had a decent game.
 
OneSport3 said:
Funny that people criticizing Ant’s defense on Luka. Luka is arguably the best player in the league right now and has 5o lbs on Ant. It wasn’t like Ant was letting Luka blow by him or missing rotations. He was checking a player that has started the season absolutely on fire.
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Go watch that fourth it wasn’t just Doncic. Ant got cooked by Dinwiddie too and was not making rotations on shooters. That’s fine if he’s giving you offense on the other side but he wasn’t doing that either.
 
illmatic99 said:
it's no secret that Ant is the weakest defender in our starting lineup. Even Steph Curry gets subbed out for defensive possessions. I don't see the need to continually trash him. He had a decent game.
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It’s not trashing him to say his defense cost us the game. It did, but it’s fine, it’s a regular season game. This should be a learning experience for him because if this team wants to be better he’s gotta get better on defense.
 
OneSport3 said:
Funny that people criticizing Ant’s defense on Luka. Luka is arguably the best player in the league right now and has 5o lbs on Ant. It wasn’t like Ant was letting Luka blow by him or missing rotations. He was checking a player that has started the season absolutely on fire.
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I don't recall seeing Chauncey coaching up Simons like he did Little and Grant earlier in the game.
Pretty sure if he was as shitty as some say, no doubt, we would have seen the Coach agree.
 
OneSport3 said:
Funny that people criticizing Ant’s defense on Luka. Luka is arguably the best player in the league right now and has 5o lbs on Ant. It wasn’t like Ant was letting Luka blow by him or missing rotations. He was checking a player that has started the season absolutely on fire.
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It’s not just his Post-D against Luka he DID miss rotations Dinwiddie and others leaving wide open threes no hand up. He also looked off Sharpe open on the three point line at least twice. I love Ant but he’s been gaining some bad habits (lack of effort at times on D and selfishness on offense). I’ve legit been wondering if he’s jealous of/threatened by Sharpe. I swear he never passes Sharpe the ball.
 
Last of a long road trip. Short handed. Dallas just lost two and badly wanted this. I am disappointed. But when you looked at the schedule at the star of the season, did you think 4-2 on this trip would be disappointing?
 
Portland2014 said:
Honestly we accepted the switch too easily

Should have make it harder
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something about dallas. we used to give up switches to Dirk at the foul line against a guard as if that was our plan back in the day too. dude hit so many turnaround jumpers over a shorter defender against us all the damn time
 
B-Roy said:
Go watch that fourth it wasn’t just Doncic. Ant got cooked by Dinwiddie too and was not making rotations on shooters. That’s fine if he’s giving you offense on the other side but he wasn’t doing that either.
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That’s absolutely incorrect. Ant did not get cooked by Dinwiddie. How can he get cooked by Dinwiddie when he was covering Luka? Dinwiddie had 4 baskets in the 4th and 3 of them were those 3s he hit in a row when Ant was on Luka.
 
blazerfan11 said:
I don't know if I want lillard to pass or shoot.
He should pass sometimes but he's telegraphing a bunch of them so far this season.
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The teams star and lead scorer needs to shoot. Unfortunately, he didn't shoot well tonight.
 
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I would like to open a thread about it but at the same time I don't want to make it maybe bigger than it is BUT.....

Is it just me or there's a bunch of teammates who DON'T PASS THE BALL TO SHAEDON?

Is it Shaedon's fault for moving too little or.....?
 
illmatic99 said:
how come you werent saying this after the miami game last weekend?
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I'm saying overall. It's good he's netting assists and all, but sometimes we need him to take over.

In the Heat game he was hitting shots late and then got it to Hart for the winner which was great.
 
MadeFromDust said:
What do you think his role should be? Making a statement like that doesn't mean it's reactionary.
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He's been really good most of the season and he has so much room to get better. Going after him and questioning his role after losing without arguably our three best defenders.

We're a much better team. While I'm frustrated that we lost, every indicator from today's game tells me we're much better.
 
KSF-ERIC said:
Ant and Hart ignored Sharpe
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It's not just Ant and Hart. This will be considered sacrilege to some, but how the Blazers played tonight reminded me way too much of Dame/CJ. A couple of players taking most of the shots, having 'good' games, while not getting their teammates involved. One thing about Dame being out, the ball moved more and everyone was involved. Dame is incredibly talented, but nothing irritates me more when the ball completely stops, 4 guys are standing around watching, and it becomes Iso ball. That is a good way to lost. Dame and Ant put up a lot of points, but were a combined 15-36 from the field. Sharpe, Little and Watford, were a combined 6-9...but couldn't get any shots. Grant was at least efficient when he was shooting a lot of shots....big props.

Ant and Dame seem to just take turns when they are in the game together....to the exclusion of the rest of the team outside of Grant. Win or Lose, tonight's style was not as enjoyable as many of the games have been so far this year. No one on the Blazers will be able to out-Luka Mr. Doncic. It will take a team effort....and the Blazers didn't really get a chance to do that tonight.
 
TBpup said:
It's not just Ant and Hart. This will be considered sacrilege to some, but how the Blazers played tonight reminded me way too much of Dame/CJ. A couple of players taking most of the shots, having 'good' games, while not getting their teammates involved. One thing about Dame being out, the ball moved more and everyone was involved. Dame is incredibly talented, but nothing irritates me more when the ball completely stops, 4 guys are standing around watching, and it becomes Iso ball. That is a good way to lost. Dame and Ant put up a lot of points, but were a combined 15-36 from the field. Sharpe, Little and Watford, were a combined 6-9...but couldn't get any shots. Grant was at least efficient when he was shooting a lot of shots....big props.

Ant and Dame seem to just take turns when they are in the game together....to the exclusion of the rest of the team outside of Grant. Win or Lose, tonight's style was not as enjoyable as many of the games have been so far this year. No one on the Blazers will be able to out-Luka Mr. Doncic. It will take a team effort....and the Blazers didn't really get a chance to do that tonight.
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Ball movement wasn't great but it makes sense. Tired players drop focus and stop passing.
 
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