Game Thread 2023-24 Game #21 - BLAZERS VS MAVERICKS - DECEMBER 8, 2023 - FRIDAY - 7:00 PM PST - ROOT

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Not bad all things considered. Sharpe/Ant looks deadly offensively which hopefully puts Grant into more of a finishing role. Also excited to see how Ant can open up Ayton offensive game.
 
The key with Scoot is going to be if his shooting improves going into next season. Give him one year with the team to see if he starts showing some marked improvement going into next year.
 
Good thing OKC beat the Warriors tonight. I thought Golden State had that.
 
Dallas was missing some players too. But i'm sure we'll hear how the undermanned Blazers worked incredibly hard against the mighty Mavericks.
 
Bingo Bango said:
Henderson looks totally lost out there. Can’t shoot a lick, can’t avoid fouling, can’t get an assist. He is in way over his head.
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He can't get an assist because nobody can shoot.
He got the ball to Walker right under the hoop. Not Scoot's fault.
Got the ball to open shooters in the corner.
 
twobullz said:
No way Camara and Scoot should have more shots than Sharpe.
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Yes, that's unacceptable.

The "rule" that if you're open you should shoot is what Dallas was hoping the Blazers would adhere to.
 
Whyachi said:
Dallas was missing some players too. But i'm sure we'll hear how the undermanned Blazers worked incredibly hard against the mighty Mavericks.
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Well, the Mavs are a division leader and the #3 team in the conference, so they are (comparatively) mighty.

I do like how the players are showing they can play when called upon (tho Tou and Scoot need to spend the next off season working on their shooting).

I think having Grant, Malcolm and Ayton would've made a difference in the game. I don't know if it would mean they'd win, but at least there would be more depth to cope with the foul issues they had.

But holy crap, Tou shot 20 times...Scoot shot 17 times.

Both more than Sharpe did (granted, Sharpe had 4 fouls in 18 minutes in the first half). Tho if Tou shot the 3 at the same rate as the team did outside of his brick-fest (34% vs 37%) it's just a difference of about 6 points.

BUT take out Scoots 3's and Tou 3's, and the team goes from 34% from 3, to 43% from 3.

Those *16* shots should have been launched by someone else than those two.

While I'm glad they're doing a system, and I hope (believe) eventually Scoot and Tou will end up shooting respectable %'s from 3's (not necessarily this year), seeing them force up 16 three pointers tonight was brutal.
 
wizenheimer said:
I think Scoot and Toumani must own stock in a basketball rim paint company. They spent all night chipping paint with bricks

in last 2 games, Sharpe had 33 shots; Ant had 48
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I'd much rather Simons get 48 shots than Scoot and Tou getting 37 tonight.

Not being critical of Tou's game, but he's not there yet to justify having him shoot as many 3's as they did.
 
Kinda disrespectful that they answered our lack of offense with Derrick Jones Jr jumpshots

The more I think about it
 
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