A few observations 3 games in...

[Carlito]

- I already prefer lillard taking any game tieing or winning shot over anyone on this roster.... that's all u need to know about LA

- If this team had even a half way decent bench we would be fighting for playoffs

- Blazer fans got screwed by managment not putting together a more competitive bench together. Almost like they called it quits on season back in July.

- Would like to see lillard penetrate more, he's been amazing but hope he doesn't become a jump shooter like rest of team.

- Wes looks awesome

- I can't take anymore Nolan Smith. Please play Barton

- And they need to play Freeland

- Lastly Hickson is a keeper

 

[Blazinaway]

I was surprised (pleasantly) to see Barton play so much last night, and I think overall he did a pretty good job. He can get a bit out of control at times but he is aggressive and has the ability to score, I really hope he develops as he could be a huge plus off the bench.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

How do we know if we've got a bad bench? Stotts never plays them! The starters are going to burn out pretty quickly.

A bench of:
Price, Barton, Claver, Freeland, Leonard (substitute in Jeffries for Claver or Freeland if they're getting burned defensively) shouldn't be terrible. They just need to establish an identity.

 

[Carlito]

Sadly Barton is our best player off bench. That's pretty telling. And price and Jeffries are absolutely worthless.

 

[KingSpeed]

- I already prefer lillard taking any game tieing or winning shot over anyone on this roster.... that's all u need to know about LA

- If this team had even a half way decent bench we would be fighting for playoffs

- Blazer fans got screwed by managment not putting together a more competitive bench together. Almost like they called it quits on season back in July.

- Would like to see lillard penetrate more, he's been amazing but hope he doesn't become a jump shooter like rest of team.

- Wes looks awesome

- I can't take anymore Nolan Smith. Please play Barton

- And they need to play Freeland

- Lastly Hickson is a keeper

Lillard gets good looks because of LA and that's all you need to know about LA. The two depend on each other. LA is one if the reasons Lillard will win ROY.

How do we know if we've got a bad bench? Stotts never plays them! The starters are going to burn out pretty quickly.

A bench of:
Price, Barton, Claver, Freeland, Leonard (substitute in Jeffries for Claver or Freeland if they're getting burned defensively) shouldn't be terrible. They just need to establish an identity.

Stotts played all 12 guys yesterday.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Lillard gets good looks because of LA and that's all you need to know about LA. The two depend on each other. LA is one if the reasons Lillard will win ROY.

Dead on - LA continually drew the double team, then kicked it to Lillard or Matthews for the open look. LA dominated that game last night - absolutely dominated.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Shocking how good an offense looks when the primary ball-handler has a good shot.