Barkely just ripped blazers

[BGrantFan]

Not mine....well, it is mine, but I was talking about Barkley.

I know, but I don't see how it is unique to the Blazers in terms of being a perceived weakness. I mean, Barkley should have said it about Utah and OKC more than Portland, since at least the Blazers tried to get an inside threat in the draft. Greg Oden was drafted to be an inside presence, since he looked/looks to have the skills/coordination to be somewhat reliable as a primary low-post scorer. Just because Greg's hurt, should it mean that the Blazers should play away from their other bigs' strengths (mid-range/high-post), and make them lesser players by asking them to be something that they are not? Especially with Brandon Roy in the back-court? Barkley knows less about the actual NBA than most posters on this board, at least in terms of what is actually going on during play. Just because he now makes commercials with Dwyane Wade doesn't mean he is watching as many games as the average poster on this board.

 

[KingSpeed]

No. Not until we have a low post scoring threat, or change the offense. Portland doesn't shoot as many jumpers as some teams in the league, but I think it's percieved by him that we are a jump shooting team because the ball rarely goes into the post and gets kicked out. Thus a "perimeter team"

We were throwing the ball into Aldridge in the post all game long against the Bucks.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I've watched CB on TNT only a little bit. In that time he has demonstrated that for games in which he is being paid to do "analysis" on that he doesn't even know who all of the players are.

CB is a moron. However, the bottom line isn't that he's wrong - it's that we won't get much national respect until we win a playoff series. In fact, we'll still have naysayers until we go to the finals. (Unless you count Mixum, in which case we still won't get respect even if we win the finals).

 

[Minstrel]

No. Not until we have a low post scoring threat, or change the offense. Portland doesn't shoot as many jumpers as some teams in the league, but I think it's percieved by him that we are a jump shooting team because the ball rarely goes into the post and gets kicked out. Thus a "perimeter team"

Boston, Miami and the Lakers being classic examples of post up/kick out.

Or wait, they're not. All three teams initiate from the wing, even though all three have a talented big man. Talent wins, not a preconceived notion of "how teams win," style-wise.

 

[andalusian]

I think Barkley still does not understand how his Rockets teams never won - despite the fact that the ball would go into him with him dribbling with his big ass to the basket for 20 seconds before he would kick it out...

"Charles will never win a championship because he never has the dedication" - Scottie Pippen.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Well, he's right. What he's saying is we don't have a post threat. Camby is primarily a rebounder/defender while LMA is a jumpshooting PF who rarely attacks the hoop.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Boston, Miami and the Lakers being classic examples of post up/kick out.

Or wait, they're not. All three teams initiate from the wing, even though all three have a talented big man. Talent wins, not a preconceived notion of "how teams win," style-wise.

I just watched the L*kers the other night and they threw the ball into Pau several times. I have not seen the other two play this season

 

[DeanMoriarty]

I'm not so sure I trust Mixum's source. The guy is a troll.

As for Barkely, I have respect for him. He's not afraid to say what he believes. And let him talk. We'll prove him wrong and he'll give us an ass kissing.

 

[BGrantFan]

I just watched the L*kers the other night and they threw the ball into Pau several times. I have not seen the other two play this season

The Blazers threw the ball into LaMarcus several times versus the Bulls and the Bucks.

 

[julius]

The Blazers didn't extend Oden, therefore he doesn't count in Barkley's world. So subtract one 7 foot center from that.

It's also Joel's last year on his contract, and they haven't offered him an extension. So subtract another 7 footer.

 

[Minstrel]

I just watched the L*kers the other night and they threw the ball into Pau several times. I have not seen the other two play this season

Several times? Really, that's how you're evaluating the character of an offense? I've seen the Blazers run the fast break several times a game. Clearly, the Blazers are a fast break team.

 

[STOMP]

Barkley ripping the Blazers the sun is still rising in the East right?

STOMP

 

[Nikolokolus]

So what did I miss? Do we have a dominant inside presence on offense? No. Do we have an all-star caliber big man? Maybe if LMA keeps up his early season tear, but ever since Sheed left we haven't (unless you count Z-bo). Do we get a lot of points in the paint or easy buckets? No, not really.

 

[Spud147]

I have less respect for Barkley's opinions than virtually any other talking head in television sports. I honestly do not believe he watches basketball beyond a few clips here and there.

The question I have is... What does Chuck know about what it takes to win a championship? He's never been affiliated with a franchise that has won one.

 

[BGrantFan]

So what did I miss? Do we have a dominant inside presence on offense? No. Do we have an all-star caliber big man? Maybe if LMA keeps up his early season tear, but ever since Sheed left we haven't (unless you count Z-bo). Do we get a lot of points in the paint or easy buckets? No, not really.

The Blazers do when Oden is in the game. Plus, even without Oden, the Blazers are one of the more efficient offensive teams, due in large part to their offensive rebounding prowess, which do lead to some easy points. I'm not sure how a team playing to the strengths of its available players is a negative, either.

Right now, Portland is 18th in Points in the Paint per game this season, and that is without adjusting for pace.

The raw number actually puts the Blazers ahead of such teams as Dallas and, amazingly, Orlando. This is all without Oden and with two "perimeter" front-court players.

http://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/points-in-paint-per-game

FWIW, Houston leads this category and has yet to win a game, and Miami is next-to last, right ahead of Orlando, and those are 2 out of the 3 best teams in the East.

 

[andalusian]

http://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/points-in-paint-per-game

Great link. Have to spread some rep...

 

[KingSpeed]

So what did I miss? Do we have a dominant inside presence on offense? No. Do we have an all-star caliber big man? Maybe if LMA keeps up his early season tear, but ever since Sheed left we haven't (unless you count Z-bo). Do we get a lot of points in the paint or easy buckets? No, not really.

Sure we do. Milleer and Roy have hit players cutting to the basket. Aldridge is attacking the paint. We get points on putbacks.

 

[KingSpeed]

Aldridge can do it all, post, drive, hook, fadeaway, pick n pop midrange, knock down 3. Let's use it all. We are very lucky to have him.

 

[maxiep]

I'm past caring what other people say about us. Winning will shut them up. And if it doesn't, then their own words make them look foolish.

 

[julius]

I'm past caring what other people say about us. Winning will shut them up. And if it doesn't, then their own words make them look foolish.

Not in todays 20 second sound bite world.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Hey, beefcake, er, Chuck- how many rings do you have? No, no, no, not around your waist, on your finger? As in NBA championship rings, smart man.

 

[44Thrilla]

since mixum was banned for 7 days, I think for posting his words, sly should be banned for 7 minutes

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Here comes Chuck on the Blazers

 

[maxiep]

I have to give it to Chuck

EJ: "What's wrong with the Thunder defensively?"

CB: "They play defense like I did."

 

[The_Lillard_King]

He talked all about OKC

 

[illmatic99]

Here comes Chuck on the Blazers

Meh, the whole segment was about OKC.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Blazers wining the game and they start out breaking down the thunder and westbrook while showing all of durant's baskets.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I would think second segment will be the afterthought of the Blazers

You know, the 4-1 Blazers beating psoter boy Durant and OKC

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Wrong . . . they are talking about the Bulls Knicks game . . . lol

 

[Nate Dogg]

Typical TNT writers avoiding the Blazers with any form of content when they came into the game with a 4-1 record. OKC... blah blah blah.