#4

[THE HCP]

Hollinger moved us up to 4! He was at the game yesterday, maybe he liked what he saw.


http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerrankings

 

[SlyPokerDog]

We outplayed the Hawks for 3 qrts and then ran out of gas in the 4th. I don't see what everyone is freaking out about.

 

[crowTrobot]

Hollinger moved us up to 4! He was at the game yesterday, maybe he liked what he saw.

his rankings are based on a preset formula

 

[Idog1976]

We outplayed the Hawks for 3 qrts and then ran out of gas in the 4th. I don't see what everyone is freaking out about.

I agree that was part of it. I also felt like Nate took his foot off the gas in the third quarter with questionable substitutions. He also could have played Oden a bit more in the 1st half while he was hot.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

People on this board would still complain if we where #1 & undefeated!

 

[Rodolfo]

Good job with the video montage last night HCP...that was you right?

 

[hasoos]

People aren't freaking out. There is a difference between freaking out and recognizing when a situation could be handled better. Can the Blazers improve? Yes. Can fans give their own ideas on how to improve the team? Yes. That is not freaking out.

 

[RR7]

I agree that was part of it. I also felt like Nate took his foot off the gas in the third quarter with questionable substitutions. He also could have played Oden a bit more in the 1st half while he was hot.

What substitutions in the 3rd would you consider questionable?

 

[hasoos]

I agree that was part of it. I also felt like Nate took his foot off the gas in the third quarter with questionable substitutions. He also could have played Oden a bit more in the 1st half while he was hot.

One of my biggest beefs with Nate as a coach is he fails to recognize the hot hand and ride it. Other coaches do it all the time. A guy will get hot, and Nate blindly sticks to his rotations. This guy in and this guy out at this specific time mark. Over and over and over.

 

[Blazer_Hippie]

One of my biggest beefs with Nate as a coach is he fails to recognize the hot hand and ride it. Other coaches do it all the time. A guy will get hot, and Nate blindly sticks to his rotations. This guy in and this guy out at this specific time mark. Over and over and over.

I personally think a lot of the rigid substitution patterns have to do with managing the egos and locker room dynamics of such a deep roster. Guys get pissed when they miss out on their court time... I don't think it's nearly as easy to manage as posters here believe to just "stick with the hot hand".

 

[hasoos]

I personally think a lot of the rigid substitution patterns have to do with managing the egos and locker room dynamics of such a deep roster. Guys get pissed when they miss out on their court time... I don't think it's nearly as easy to manage as posters here believe to just "stick with the hot hand".

Winning can solve a lot of locker room issues. It can also settle some arguments about the rotation, if a guy comes in and produces and out plays his competition, there is not much they can say. Allowing the hot hand to play allows those separations to happen naturally.

 

[Erroneous Subterfuge]

The way I see it the Blazers just went 4-1 on a road trip and almost 5-0. It's not a shock the Blazers ran out of gas last night. IMO they lost not because of any substitutions or anything Nate did, but because they couldn't rebound, which I attribute to being tired since they're usually pretty good at it.

 

[THE HCP]

Good job with the video montage last night HCP...that was you right?

Yes it was. Thanks man. Thought I'd slow it down a little bit and give some love to Ray Charles.

 

[Idog1976]

Yes it was. Thanks man. Thought I'd slow it down a little bit and give some love to Ray Charles.

Now that I know what you do (besides Beerboy's wife), I'm actually pretty impressed. Good job "Johnny" now FREEZE IT!