Blazers need 3 point scoring (1 Viewer)

[swish3]

MEM Grizzlies literally won the game with swish3 shooting scoring 13 of 27 vs the Blazers 9 of 29 in the Mar 5 loss 120-111 in Memphis. After leading for 7/8ths of the game, the Blazers failed to put swish3 shooting talent on the floor and allowed Mike Conley to surge ahead for the MEM victory making 6 of 7, assisted noticeably by biased reffing that allowed MEM to have a 9 point FT advantage. Numerous fouls of Dame and Nurk were not called and there were phantom fouls against Nurk, Mo, Jake, and Seth.

CJ led scoring 3 of 5, Dame scored 3 of 10, Rod scored 1 of 1, Mo scored 1 of 3, and Chief scored 1 of 5. Nurk wasted 1 (now down to 11.1% 3P%!), and Seth and Jake were each 0 of 2. The 4th Q was a coaching failure as the Blazers failed to call on highest % swish3 shooters and the good ball movement and floor patterns that were successful in the first quarter to provide offense and defense. The lack of defense and 3 turnovers by Enes should have resulted in bringing in the Blazers leading 46.5% swish3 shooter, Meyers, to provide the 3 swish3s to tie or 4 to win this game. It must be frustrating if you are Meyers to know that you scored an NBA record 76.9% scoring against MEM in the Playoffs, and then not to be utilized as part of the winning solution.

To be competitive against the OKC Thunder, the Blazers need to be ready to use the talent on the bench, including putting in the leading swish3 talent. Enes had his chance in the 1st half; then the substitution of the 3rd Center strategy needs to be there in the 2nd half to have the chance to win these games. This game should have been a Blazer win!

 

[swish3]

The Blazers made 1 more swish3 than OKC in the Mar 7 home overtime loss 129-121 scoring 9 of 41 (a terrible 22%!) vs OKC 8 of 27. This was a terrible loss that depended on key missed shots, sporadic defense, and horrible game-changing calls by an incompetent group of referees that so offended Blazer fans on our home court that a protest to the NBA is called for.

Nurk was unbelievably tossed from the game for questionable tech fouls after himself twice being fouled by what should have been called as flagrant2 fouls--2 of them--by Westbrook and George. If the 2 OKC had been ejected at the time of those fouls instead of Nurk, the game would have been won by the Blazers. This was a terrible travesty of a game by Enes, who made only 1 of 6 shots, and played awful defense, rebounded poorly, and should not have been on the court for more than 8 min given his pathetic game.

Dame led scoring 3 of 10 (and totaling 51 points in 47 min), CJ scored 3 of 11, Rod scored 2 of 6, and Seth scored 1 of 4. Nurk was 0 of 1 (now 3 of 28 for the season, just irresponsible!), Mo was 0 of 2, Jake was 0 of 3, and Chief was 0 of 4. Meyers, the Blazers best swish3 shooter, did not attempt any! In fact, Meyers, who should have been substituted for Nurk in the 2nd half, was only in the game in the final minute. This Blazer coaching mistake of playing a losing Enes instead of calling on Meyers for at least 4 (preferably 6) swish3 attempts cost us this loss.

Blazer coaches need to work harder to optimize the talent for better scoring, screening, assists, and bench contributions depending on the game action. There is no excuse for losing the rebound contest 37 to 42, the bench points 21 to 28, and playing Blazers who are missing shots and failing to rebound and hustle. And there is no excuse for not immediately raising a loud protest to having Nurk flagrantly fouled on our own court and being treated like a villain. There should be complaints made to the NBA about this game, and perhaps Malloy ought to be unselected as a ref.

This was a game with a Playoff atmosphere, and this needs to be analyzed for the improvements to be made to allow success all the way to the NBA Finals. Chuck Barkley is right on track in stating that the Blazers can be there, but only if we can find a way for Blazer coaches to adjust to play the most productive choices, keep fresh legs in the game, and support Blazers for a fair shake. This was a terrible loss that should not have been a loss. Let's look for no more games with less than 35% swish3s, less rebounds, or unfair disqualification of our stars, and win the NBA!

 

[swish3]

The Blazers won scoring 13 of 29 vs PHO 9 of 27 in the Mar 9 win 127-120 in Phoenix. The power of the swish3 was evident in the PHO recovery from being 29 points down to 5 points based mostly on making a number of swish3s. The Blazers still need to aim for 15+ swish3s per game.

CJ led scoring 4 of 7, Seth scored 3 of 6, Dame scored 2 of 4, Mo scored 1 of 1, Meyers scored 1 of 2, and Chief and Simons each scored 1 of 3. Zach was 0 of 1 and Jake was 0 of 2. Simons scored his first swish3 (now 1 of 12 for the season) on an assist from Dame that was much celebrated.

For the LAC, NOP, SAS road trip next Tues, Fri, Sat, the Blazers will need high efficiency swish3 shooting to get these needed wins. Let's count on our most efficient shooters and win!

 

[THE HCP]

Whoever you are, will you please let this thread go away?

 

[swish3]

The Blazers won the swish3 contest scoring 12 of 31 vs 9 of 15 in the Mar 12 win over the LA Clippers at LA. The game was a 4th Q masterpiece for CJ who scored 3 swish3s and 3 FT from a swish3 shot foul in about 2 min. From just under 10 min left in the 4th Q, CJ scored 19 points over the next 5 min, finishing with 35 points in 35 min. Dame scored 20 points with 12 assists and Nurk scored 20 points with 12 rebounds.

CJ led scoring 6 of 11, Dame scored 3 of 6, Seth scored 2 of 5, and Jake scored 1 of 3. Mo and Enes were each 0 of 1. Chief and Zach were each 0 of 2. Although 12 swish3s were enough to win over the Clippers, the Blazers will need to reach the goal of 15 in coming games and the Playoffs and should program at least 4 swish3 attempts by Meyers (our best swish3 shooter) in each game.

 

[tlongII]

I mean where would we be without Meyers???

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I mean where would we be without Meyers???

The post was going so well until it got to the Meyers bit.

Meyers has been better this year but it looks him and Zach are basically done outside of injury and / or end of the bench minutes.

 

[illmatic99]

The post was going so well until it got to the Meyers bit.

Meyers has been better this year but it looks him and Zach are basically done outside of injury and / or end of the bench minutes.

Give Meyers credit. He was playing well and was having his best year by pretty much every measure. Even his defense was improved.

And now he's benched because Terry is forcibly feeding Kanter minutes. But Meyers is still engaged on the bench and stays ready while not creating drama. This is really understated how good he is for chemistry.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Give Meyers credit. He was playing well and was having his best year by pretty much every measure. Even his defense was improved.

And now he's benched because Terry is forcibly feeding Kanter minutes. But Meyers is still engaged on the bench and stays ready while not creating drama. This is really understated how good he is for chemistry.

I did give Meyers credit...

 

[swish3]

The Blazers won scoring 10 of 27 vs NOP 8 of 30 in the 122-110 win Mar 15 in New Orleans. Swish3 scoring was accomplished by the often excellent back court of Dame (totaled 24 points) and CJ (totaled 23 points). Rod and Enes each totaled 17 points, and Zach totaled 12 and played good defense. Nurk totaled 11 and fouled out. Randle had a career high 45 point total.

Dame led scoring 4 of 9, CJ scored 3 of 4, Rod scored 2 of 2, and Seth scored 1 of 5. Chief and Zach were each 0 of 2, and Jake was 0 of 3. NOP started with 37 points in the 1st Q with 74% FG% led by Randle who had 21 on 9 of 12 shooting. Blazer defensive intensity switched on in the 2nd Q, and was sufficient in the 2nd half to allow better swish3 shooting and rebounds to get the win.

This was an important road win that brings the road record to 17-17, even though swish3 scoring remains well below the 15 per game target. For remaining games and the Playoffs, Blazers need to add distributed scoring from the bench talent on the way to the Championship.

 

[swish3]

The Blazers lost scoring 7 of 28 (a terrible 25% 3P%) vs the SA Spurs 8 of 17 in the 108-103 loss in Texas. This game was lost by the poor coaching decision to fail to move beyond Enes who contributed 0 points and poor defense while keeping the Blazers best swish3 scorer (46.6%), Meyers, on the bench. The Blazers need at least 12, or better 15, swish3s scored to win against stronger teams, and would have won this game if Meyers had been on the court in the 2nd half shooting at least 4 swish3 attempts. Those 6 predictable points would have won the game. This win would have occurred even in spite of the obvious ref bias that gave the Spurs 16 additional points via FT, and with many fouls not called to give FT to Dame, CJ, Nurk, Mo, Chief, Rod, Seth, and Evan.

Rod led scoring 3 of 7, Dame scored 3 of 10, and Seth scored 1 of 3. Chief, Jake, and Nurk (oh no!) were each 0 of 1, Mo was 0 of 2, and CJ was 0 of 3. Enes and Evan failed to score any points. Blazer coaches need to use the talent for more production from the bench and at the key Center position, both of which are solved by using Blazer swish3, points/FGA, TS%, and eFG% leading Meyers as the 3rd Center offense option in games like this in which Enes is not scoring, screening, spacing, defending, and hustling as much as Meyers showed in the Jan 30 Jazz win he can do.

Like the coaching failure loss to OKC Mar 8, this loss hurts, as the chance for the 14-2 finish of the season is now a lot less likely. Let's aim for wins by optimizing use of talent to maximize the number of wins in the season and Playoffs. With the best use of talent and continuing to emphasize strength in the Center position, the Blazers can win this NBA Championship!

 

[swish3]

The Blazers won scoring 13 of 32 vs IND Pacers 10 of 24 in the 106-98 home win without CJ. This was a slow starting game for the Blazers who missed 10 consecutive swish3s up to the last few min of the 2nd Q when Dame and Rod got the lid off from the arc to score 3 swish3s and give us the 55-48 lead at the half. After not scoring in the first half, Chief had an excellent 2nd half.

Chief led scoring 4 of 5, Dame scored 4 of 9, Seth scored 3 of 6, Mo scored 1 of 3, and Rod scored 1 of 4. Zach and Enes were each 0 of 1, and Jake was 0 of 3. While the 13 swish3s were enough to outlast the Pacers, substitutions to take advantage of our best swish3 scoring will be needed to beat the Mavs, and getting to 15+ swish3s and 130 points will help get to the 54-28 objective.

 

[swish3]

Blazers won scoring 16 of 36 vs DAL Mavs 10 of 30 in the 126-118 home win in the 2nd game without CJ. This was a good game for Dame, Mo, Seth, and Jake that relied on defensive effort to have command of the game until the 4th Q when the bench players allowed a lot of easy Mav points. We held on for the win and avoided a repeat of the last game Mavs 4th Q comeback.

Dame led scoring 6 of 12, Seth scored 4 of 7, Jake scored 3 of 6, Mo scored 2 of 2, and Chief scored 1 of 4. Gary was 0 of 1, and Zach and Rod were each 0 of 2. We are 11-1 in games in which we scored 15+ swish3s, and need to keep this goal for wins to get to the season 54-28 on the way to the NBA Championship.

 

[bobf]

Give Meyers credit. He was playing well and was having his best year by pretty much every measure. Even his defense was improved.

And now he's benched because Terry is forcibly feeding Kanter minutes. But Meyers is still engaged on the bench and stays ready while not creating drama. This is really understated how good he is for chemistry.

Mad respect for Meyers Leonard on this front.

 

[swish3]

This is the swish3 % statistic through the Mavs game Mar 20. Let's feed the top 6 on this list for scoring efficiency to maximize wins now and through the Playoffs.

3P%
▼
1 Meyers Leonard .466
2 Seth Curry .447
3 CJ McCollum .380
4 Damian Lillard .373
5 Rodney Hood .365
6 Al-Farouq Aminu .358
7 Nik Stauskas .344
8 Jake Layman .333
9 Zach Collins .300
10 Gary Trent .300
11 Maurice Harkless .289
12 Wade Baldwin .222
13 Caleb Swanigan .200
14 Evan Turner .152
15 Jusuf Nurkic .103
16 Anfernee Simons .083
17 Enes Kanter .000
18 Skal Labissiere
Team Totals .360
Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/22/2019.

 

[THE HCP]

You won't let this die will you?

 

[swish3]

The 46.6% means leading the NBA, except that Meyers does not qualify because of insufficient shot attempts. This is the missing factor that needs to be solved for the Blazers to optimize the chance for the NBA Championship. Let's see Meyers scoring 9 points or more from swish3s every game for the additional points that will make those wins probable!

 

[swish3]

The Blazers lost the swish3 contest scoring 11 of 26 vs the DET Pistons 14 of 34 in the Mar 23 home win 117-112. The game showed the Blazers can play intense defense in the 4th Q to save the win after trailing most of that Q. This was an excellent game for Chief, with similarities to his notable IND game Mar 18, in which he made key plays and scored a total of 22 points. The 4th Q included another of the Blazer Symphony 5 pass plays that got DET off balance and behind, opening scoring creases in the last minutes. That was again fun to watch!

Dame led scoring 6 of 10, Chief scored 2 of 5, Mo scored 1 of 2, and Seth and Zach each scored 1 of 3. Jake was 0 of 1 and Rod was 0 of 2. Blazers won rebounding 42-29 and bench points 40-37. Although DET swish3s kept them competitive for most of the game, the Blazers held them off. To stay on the winning streak, we need to aim for 15+ swish3s scored per game.

 

[tlongII]

Yes, but who do we have on our team that can make all of those extra swish3’s?

 

[beast blazer]

If the NBA ever gets rid of the 3 pointer, would you go insane?

 

[swish3]

What is crazy is the Blazer coaches failure to rely on the most efficient swish3 scoring in the NBA by using available talent. Meyers and Seth are above 40%, with Meyers 46.6% leading the NBA if he had more shots, and yet the Blazers are 18th in scoring 3P and in 3PA (11.1 of 30.7) when they should be 15 of 42 or less.

Swish3s are becoming progressively more important, and are not in danger of disappearing. The Blazers have offensive weapons that can win the NBA Championship if we will just rely on them.

 

[swish3]

We lost Nurk to a lower left leg fracture in the BKN Nets home game Mar 25 and that catastrophe dominates Blazer posts. In a game in which Nurk was having a best game 32 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks, and 2 steals, Nurk landed injuriously in the 2nd OT of this 148-144 win that captured a Playoff slot. We fans are shocked, saddened, and deeply supportive of Nurk.

The swish3 analysis is a Blazer loss scoring 14 of 45 vs the Nets 15 of 42 in a game in which Blazer defense was sporadic, allowing a number of uncontested layups and the Nets to win rebounding 59-55. Refereeing was unacceptable allowing a lot of contact that should have been kept under control. If obvious fouls of Dame, Nurk, Mo, Chief, Rod, Zach, Enes, and Seth had been called, the 10 point FT Nets advantage in the 1st half would not have kept them even at 62-62 at the half. And calling the fouls by consistent criteria at both ends would have resulted in a Blazer win without OT and probably the awful injury to Nurk.

Dame led scoring 4 of 16, Seth scored 3 of 7, Enes scored 2 of 3, Zach scored 2 of 4, Mo scored 2 of 5, and Rod scored 1 of 5. Jake was 0 of 1 and Chief was 0 of 4. High efficiency swish3 shooting by the Nets was important in getting to the ties at the end of regulation and OT1. The Blazers need to increase swish3 scoring to 15+, even more so now that Nurk will be missing.

Our prayers are with you, Nurk!

 

[THE HCP]

Not tonight man......

 

[swish3]

The Blazers without Nurk or CJ won scoring just the team average 11 (of 32) at the CHI Bulls (5 of 23) Mar 27 in the 118-98 win. This was a good team effort as the bench scored a season high 70 points with 30 assists and only 8 turnovers with all Blazers who played scoring. We led the entire game after the first few min with a lead maximum of 28.

Seth led scoring 4 of 7, Zach scored 2 of 3, Rod scored 2 of 4, Simons scored 1 of 1, Gary scored 1 of 3, and Dame scored 1 of 6. Jake was 0 of 1, Chief and Mo were each 0 of 2, and Meyers was 0 of 3. It is good to see distributed swish3 scoring. The Blazer average will need to increase it for wins in the coming games.

 

[swish3]

The Blazers scored 9 of 32 (poor 28.1%) vs ATL Hawks 9 of 38 in the 118-98 win Mar 29 at Atlanta. This was a game that the Blazers led consistently after the first few min led by Dame who had 36 points and 7 assists with strong games by Chief who scored 17 points with 11 rebounds and Enes who scored 14 points with 8 rebounds.

Dame led scoring 4 of 10, Seth scored 2 of 4, Chief and Zach each scored 1 of 2, and Rod scored 1 of 5. Meyers, Jake, Evan, Gary, and Simons were each 0 of 1, and Mo was 0 of 4. Evan is now 7 of 47 (below 15%) and should not waste another swish3 attempt! The Blazers swish3 attempts should be concentrated in the 6 men who lead the swish3% shooting to get the 15+ swish3s that may be needed to beat the Pistons, TWolves, Grizzlies, and Nuggets in games ahead.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Not tonight man......

Why...? Swish3 said nothing about ML is gonna replace Nurk, or anything crazy. I mean it absolutely sucks what happened to Nurk, More for Nurk then and of us even though a lot of us are taking it hard. Just dont think anything said was bad. Even considering the timing, was a decent post.

 

[swish3]

The Blazers lost pathetically scoring only 4 of 21 (19%!) at DET Pistons who were 5 of 25 in this loss 99-90. This game was a major Blazer coaches failure to adjust to the cold 1st Q shooting by Dame, Chief, Mo, Jake, and Rod when swish3 shots should have been mandated for Blazers shooting 35%+ to get scoring going. The Blazers were 0 of 7 swish3s in the 1st Q and scored an unprofessional 14 points, 15 less than the recent average, and failing to take advantage of the cold DET who missed their first 14 FGA and shot only 14% (11 points) in the 1st Q. The Blazer coach paralysis to put swish3 scoring talent in play in the 1st Q is a problem going forward, especially for the Playoffs. Let's find the hot hand and insist on at least 6 swish3s per half and get back on track!

Dame led scoring 3 of 8 and Seth scored 1 of 4. That is all the swish3 scoring! Mo, Meyers, and Rod were each 0 of 1, and Chief and Jake were each 0 of 3. Jake has dropped below 32% and should stop attempting swish3s. Seth and Meyers are the top 2 swish3 % shooters who should be featured (i.e., get 6+ swish3 attempts each/game) based on efficiency and should have plays to assist them with catch and shoots. Meyers should be in at the 1st Q 4 min mark, especially when the swish3 scored are needed, relieving Enes, to keep Center scoring at 30+ points, and Zach should be playing Forward. Meyers has best % swish3 scoring when shooting early in the game. To win against stronger opponents, Blazers need to be planning to shoot at least our 31 3PA/game average, and working to get our average up to 38%+.

Despite early effective defense, the Blazers let down in the 2nd half allowing 35 points in the 3rd Q and 31 points in the 4th Q that included several uncontested shots. Along with the 10 FT point deficit, this was enough to allow the Pistons to win the game. Blazer coaching must respond to blown defensive assignments and signs of tired legs with more substitutions. This was a winnable game! All of the next 4 games, TWolves, Grizzles, and Nuggests twice should be wins if the Blazer coaches will put Blazers on the court who are scoring and defending. Let's go Blazers!

 

[swish3]

The Blazers won scoring 15 of 30 at MIN who scored 11 of 29 in the road win 132-122 Apr 1. This was a perfect game for Evan (5 of 5 FG) who had a triple double with 13 points in 25 min and for Meyers (4 of 4 FG) with 9 points in 13 min, and a notable game for Rod (21 pts in 29 min), Enes (20 pts in 26 min), and Seth (19 pts in 22 min). Dame had 15 points and 12 assists in 34 min.

Seth led scoring 5 of 9, Rod scored 3 of 4, Dame scored 3 of 6, Meyers and Evan each scored 1 of 1, Chief scored 1 of 2, and Jake scored 1 of 3. Mo and Enes were each 0 of 1 and Zach was 0 of 2. The distributed swish3 and FG shooting and passing (31 assists!) contributed to a multiple threat offense as FG% shooting was good at 54.9% and enough to hold off the 4th Q run by the TWolves. The 15 scored swish3s and the total 132 points are the kind of scoring that we will need to get wins in remaining games (to go 54-28) and get wins in the Playoffs.

 

[swish3]

The Blazers lost scoring 10 of 31 (32.3% and 1 less than average) at home vs MEM Grizzlies 11 of 33 Apr 3 in the 116-89 win. Evan had his 2nd consecutive triple double (13 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists in 28 min), a new Blazer record, and Enes led Blazer scoring with 21 points and 15 rebounds in 26 min. Dame scored 20 points with 10 assists in 29 min. Zach scored a season high 18 points with 6 rebounds in 22 min.

Swish3 scoring was distributed. Dame was 2 of 7, Zach was 2 of 2, Seth was 2 of 6, Evan was 1 of 1, and Chief, Rod, and Simons were each 1 of 3. Enes and Jake were each 0 of 1, and Mo and Gary were each 0 of 2.

The Blazers neglected to execute effective defense in the 1st Q and the 2nd Q allowing 30 and 29 MEM points, but adjusted after the half, allowing only 10 points in the 3rd Q and 20 points in the 4th Q to get a lead as large as 32 on the way to the 27 point victory against an injury depleted MEM team. The Blazers were only 4 of 13 swish3s at the half, and struggling against hot MEM swish3 shooting that should be used as a lesson of what not to do (sleeping in the 1st half) for the 2 upcoming games against the much more competitive DEN Nuggets.

The Blazers now have 50 wins, and with a sweep of the next 4 that is well within reach, can finish at 54-28, which was the record that I favored. Let's keep up the swish3 shooting disciplined to be by our most efficient scorers and aim for 15+ and total scoring of 130+ on the way to that record, Home Court Advantage, and the Championship!

 

[swish3]

The Blazers won scoring 10 of 29 (34.5%) at DEN Nuggets 7 of 27 Apr 5 in the loss 119-110 in Denver. After the Blazers gained an early 11 point lead, the refs took the lead away by greatly uneven foul calling that gave DEN 16 FT vs our 2 FT to go to halftime down 56-52. Although we recovered to gain the lead by the end of 3rd Q, the refs again failed to call fouls of Dame, Enes, Rod, Chief, Evan, and Jake, and called phantom fouls on the same players that decided the game in favor of the Nuggets.

Jake led scoring 3 of 5, Evan scored 2 of 3, Chief scored 2 of 6, Mo and Zach each scored 1 of 2, and Rod scored 1 of 4. Simons was 0 of 1 (and is now 2 of 15 for 13.3% for the season). Simons is the worst swish3 shooter on the team. Dame was 0 of 6. The Blazers played hard in this game, Paul Milsap had an excellent game, and Jokic and Murray also had good games, and the Blazers could have won if the game plan of the 1st Q could have been carried out again in the 4th Q. For the return match on Apr 7, let's get the home court advantage and the win!