Blazers need more 3 point scoring

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In my view, give credit where credit is due. Zach did well, and is included as you see. The Blazers need to use swish3 talent to continue winning, and should include those who can do it. There is no way that I would exclude Meyers from the list after he averaged 60% of swish3s in the first part of the season.

This is an exceptional season for the Blazers. I would like to encourage great play by acknowledging success by every player. Team wins and Championship will follow.
 
In the win over the Cavaliers Mar 15, the Blazers scored 12 swish3s which is short of the 15 that would be optimal and flirted with losing the lead in the 4th quarter. Mo, Chief, Shabazz, and Pat shot swish3s at 50%, but Dame and Jusuf had an off night.

This winning streak can and should continue if the Blazers use the best shooting talent and keep the swish3 scoring at 15 or more per game. With Ed not scoring and Jusuf only scoring 3 FG, I saw an opportunity to add 3-5 swish3s with Meyers, who remains the Blazers best swish3 shooter. As Dame said, we need for teammates to step up in these 2nd half situations. I imagine continued wins with using the talent and continued determination.
 
swish3 said:
In the win over the Cavaliers Mar 15, the Blazers scored 12 swish3s which is short of the 15 that would be optimal and flirted with losing the lead in the 4th quarter. Mo, Chief, Shabazz, and Pat shot swish3s at 50%, but Dame and Jusuf had an off night.

This winning streak can and should continue if the Blazers use the best shooting talent and keep the swish3 scoring at 15 or more per game. With Ed not scoring and Jusuf only scoring 3 FG, I saw an opportunity to add 3-5 swish3s with Meyers, who remains the Blazers best swish3 shooter. As Dame said, we need for teammates to step up in these 2nd half situations. I imagine continued wins with using the talent and continued determination.
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I used to have a drinking game based around guessing Meyers stats with a friend of mine. Since Meyers rides the pine it makes it an inconsistent game to play just like Meyers inconsistent stats!

Now my friend and I can't get a free shot from Meyers any more, both of us are okay with that!

I do like the balanced scoring and team effort all across the board. It's a harder game to defend. When the swish3 are flying this is a very deadley team.

I don't see our win streak ending any time soon!
 
Magoo said:
I used to have a drinking game based around guessing Meyers stats with a friend of mine. Since Meyers rides the pine it makes it an inconsistent game to play just like Meyers inconsistent stats!

Now my friend and I can't get a free shot from Meyers any more, both of us are okay with that!

I do like the balanced scoring and team effort all across the board. It's a harder game to defend. When the swish3 are flying this is a very deadley team.

I don't see our win streak ending any time soon!
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Meyers is extremely consistent. He's guaranteed to shoot 50% from three points, according to swish3.
 
The Blazers got the win over the Pistons and the 43rd win taking the winning streak to 12, which is the good news!

However, the Blazers scored only 8 (of 31) swish3s and were shooting only 20% of swish3s in the first half, and this is not enough for the upcoming 5 games. Only Mo shot swish3s well. This game was a time to put in swish3 shooting talent with the mandate to shoot, and thus an example of when Meyers adding 3-5 swish3s would bring the strategy back to 11-12 of the 3 pointers and keep the point total around 112. Increased scoring will be needed to win over the Clippers, Rockets, Celtics, Thunder, and Pelicans in the upcoming games.

When the swish3s are not falling for the Blazers, a better strategy would be to substitute and authorize the best swish3 shooters, especially Meyers, to make the swish3s to insure a minimum of 12 of them. Meyers played well (including defending Drummond) and could have added swish3 scoring when played for more minutes.
 
swish3 said:
The Blazers got the win over the Pistons and the 43rd win taking the winning streak to 12, which is the good news!

However, the Blazers scored only 8 (of 31) swish3s and were shooting only 20% of swish3s in the first half, and this is not enough for the upcoming 5 games. Only Mo shot swish3s well. This game was a time to put in swish3 shooting talent with the mandate to shoot, and thus an example of when Meyers adding 3-5 swish3s would bring the strategy back to 11-12 of the 3 pointers and keep the point total around 112. Increased scoring will be needed to win over the Clippers, Rockets, Celtics, Thunder, and Pelicans in the upcoming games.

When the swish3s are not falling for the Blazers, a better strategy would be to substitute and authorize the best swish3 shooters, especially Meyers, to make the swish3s to insure a minimum of 12 of them. Meyers played well (including defending Drummond) and could have added swish3 scoring when played for more minutes.
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I forwarded this to SwishStotts and I am eagerly awaiting his response.
 
OK. Thanks! Terry acknowledged that we need better swish3 scoring in his quoted comments. I hope that we will see substitutions that give great swish3 scoring, defense, and minimized turnovers in the Clippers game tomorrow.
 
Nards played well.
Didn't just settle for his three point shot.
More of that, could possibly get him more PT. IF Nurk/davis are in foul trouble.
But make no mistake, Nards won't be playing ahead of Nurk, Davis, Collins on the depth chart.
 
In the win over the Clippers, the Blazers scored 14 swish3s and reached 122 points, which is good, but short of the 15 or more that are likely to be needed for wins over the Rockets and following 3 games. That was good swish3 shooting by Mo, Chief, CJ, and Shabazz, and another pleasing defensive effort by Jusuf.

To keep the wins coming, the Blazers need to favor shooting by the hot hands, keep the turnovers down (there were 13 in this game, which is too many), keep playing determined defense, and make substitutions to keep the energy level up.

With Ed fouled out and Zach having an off night, I would have played Meyers for at least 8 min, and taking several swish3s, as I imagine will be needed for a win over the Rockets. The Blazers can win 50 or more games and keep the number 3 seed. The Rockets game Tuesday can be a preview of the Western Conference Finals and a step on the way to winning the Championship!
 
Yes, Sarni, I am a Meyers fan, and think it makes sense to point out that he is still the Blazers leading swish3 shooter. But he should have more playing time and shots to keep up the Blazer power (swish3) scoring. When we include him, the Blazers have a higher probability of winning the Championship. This is the year!
 
swish3 said:
Yes, Sarni, I am a Meyers fan, and think it makes sense to point out that he is still the Blazers leading swish3 shooter. But he should have more playing time and shots to keep up the Blazer power (swish3) scoring. When we include him, the Blazers have a higher probability of winning the Championship. This is the year!
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I don't think the 9 or 10 three pointers he has made this season are really a proof of anything but I admire your enthusiasm. If there was one GM with the same sort of Meyers obsession in the league, we would probably get a top 10 pick or a star in return for him instead of possibly having to attach picks to get rid of his contract.
 
swish3 said:
Yes, Sarni, I am a Meyers fan, and think it makes sense to point out that he is still the Blazers leading swish3 shooter. But he should have more playing time and shots to keep up the Blazer power (swish3) scoring. When we include him, the Blazers have a higher probability of winning the Championship. This is the year!
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Small sample size is more subject to randomness. His 9/19 or whatever it is has no merit. Two threes is the difference between 30 and 40%.
 
swish3 said:
In the win over the Clippers, the Blazers scored 14 swish3s and reached 122 points, which is good, but short of the 15 or more that are likely to be needed for wins over the Rockets and following 3 games. That was good swish3 shooting by Mo, Chief, CJ, and Shabazz, and another pleasing defensive effort by Jusuf.

To keep the wins coming, the Blazers need to favor shooting by the hot hands, keep the turnovers down (there were 13 in this game, which is too many), keep playing determined defense, and make substitutions to keep the energy level up.

With Ed fouled out and Zach having an off night, I would have played Meyers for at least 8 min, and taking several swish3s, as I imagine will be needed for a win over the Rockets. The Blazers can win 50 or more games and keep the number 3 seed. The Rockets game Tuesday can be a preview of the Western Conference Finals and a step on the way to winning the Championship!
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How is Meyers supposed to shoot 3s when defenses guard him at the 3pt line? His release is slow and defenders get 2 inches away from him when he catches the ball out there. So how is he supposed to shoot "several" 3s in 8 minutes?
 
Nards didn't deserve to play in the second half. He deserved to be pulled for his lack of defensive effort. Which he was.

Nards took a wide open three, and he didn't get back on defense.
Instead he let his man(who didn't contest his three) beat him down the court.
Which lead to a wide open Lou Williams layup because Nards was sealed by Boban.

Literally any coach at any level would pull a player for not getting back on defense.
Being that in your own posts offense didn't win this game, instead defense did.
Why would you want a player whom you can't trust to do a basic defensive concept?
This concept is drilled into you at elementary school...
 
BonesJones said:
How is Meyers supposed to shoot 3s when defenses guard him at the 3pt line? His release is slow and defenders get 2 inches away from him when he catches the ball out there. So how is he supposed to shoot "several" 3s in 8 minutes?
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His equations don't consider that. Meyers is guaranteed to shoot 50%. If he shot twice from the halfway line guarded by 5 players he will still score 1 of them because he is GUARANTEED to score 50%.
 
OK Honkicracker, thanks for the clip. When Meyers is on the court for enough minutes to shoot, the 60% probability of swish3s that he showed in early season competition can return. He must play determined defense, and is improving. I think that he can contribute 3-5 of the swish3s needed to beat the Rockets.

To respond to the idea that making shots are guaranteed, please note that I have never said that shots are guaranteed. I have only pointed to the statistics, which are probabilities of the best estimate of what to expect given past performance. It is not valid to twist what I have said into "guarantees".

The Rockets shoot more swish3s than anyone else in the NBA, and will need to be countered by swish3 scoring by the Blazers on Tuesday and in the Western Conference Finals. When the spread court, passing strategy is working, Meyers will have swish3 shots from his sweet spots on the court that can add to power (swish3) scoring and beating the Rockets. Using the optimized combination of players, that should include Meyers and Zach on the court in the 2nd half, the Blazers can keep scoring 15-20 swish3s per game.
 
The Blazers lost the swish3 contest to the Rockets which made 19 (of 36) swish3s to the Blazers 11 (of 28) for a swish3 scoring deficit of 24 points. This was a game lost due to the swish3 contest as noted by Terry, Dame, commentators, and fans.

What I think can be learned from this loss, and how to beat the Rockets in the upcoming games (including the playoffs) is that in the 2nd half, the Blazers shooting the swish3s need to be those with the hot hand. In this game, that was Chief, Mo, Shabazz, and Pat. It would have made more sense and possibly have allowed the win if the 4th quarter shots had been taken by Chief, Mo, Shabazz, and Pat--not by Dame and CJ who were cold--to score the additional points. Only 2 more swish3s would have won this game!

In the next Rockets encounters, the Blazers need to go the swish3 shooters with the hot hand, who could have countered those 4th quarter swish3s from Harden to allow the win. Jusuf had another outstanding game, and the front court was a delight, especially in quarters 1-3. The mistake is in who was taking the shots in the 4th quarter, and this flaw can be fixed. End of game scoring need not always come from the guards.

The Blazers need more swish3 scoring to win the Championship, and need to carefully analyze who should be taking the shots based on who has the hot hand. This can still be the year!
 
The Blazers again lost the swish3 contest in the loss to the Celtics, shooting only 8 swish3s (33 attempts) while the Celtics scored 11 in 18 attempts. The Blazers did not find the hot swish3 hand, and did not even make a swish3 in the 2nd half.

This Celtics 2nd half game is a good example to illustrate the need to substitute the leading scoring talent, particularly in the last 2 quarters of the game which is when the Blazers show weakness and lose it. In this game in which Ed scored only 4 points in 17 min and Zach scored 0 (shooting 0 for 3 FG and 0 for 2 FT) in 15 min, I would have called on Meyers for at least 8 min during which we might have scored the additional 2 or 3 swish3s in the 4th quarter.

The Blazers have to come up with a new strategy for substitution in the 2nd half that increases powerful swish3 scoring by the best players and at the same time keeps the energy level up and the defense aggressive for the end of the game to finish with wins. The Blazers should be scoring 29+ points in the 4th quarter to be competitive in the next games and through the playoffs. This Celtics game was one in which the Blazers won the first 3 quarters and then lost the 4th quarter allowing 38 Celtic points (while scoring only 23)!

Evan (0 for 2) and Pat (0 for 6) should not have been taking those swish3 attempts when other Blazers are more probably able to make those 3-4 additional swish3s in the 4th quarter that would win the game. It should be solvable to ramp up at this time in the season to averaging 29 points per quarter, and making 4 or more swish3s in the 4th quarter, to win these games, and the Championship.
 
The obvious way to increase swish3 shooting is to add @BonesJones and @KingSpeed to the active roster. @KingSpeed is 3/3 all time with swish3s at the Rose Garden. @BonesJones is 5/5 lifetime swish3 shooter at the Rose Garden as well. Both players would help us get the 15 swish3s needed for victory.
 
More swish3s. Fewer clank3s.

Sounds like a great recipe for a win today.
 
The Blazers won over the Thunder today making only 9 of 34 swish3s which was 1 better. This 26.5% swish3 shooting is very weak, and coupled with the 8 point deficit in free throws, was dangerously close to a loss. The Blazers need to be scoring at least 12 swish3s per game, and making 4 or more in the 4th quarter.

The only Blazer to shoot swish3s well was CJ (5 of 9), but Evan, Ed, and Pat should not have been attempting swish3s. In the 4th quarter, when Jusuf and Ed were slowing down, I would have played Meyers who remains the Blazers leading swish3 statistical percentage shooter. I remember that up to mid February, before he was being limited to less than 8 min per game, Meyers led all scoring categories, with 9 of 17 (53%) swish3 shooting and 60.6% FG. With those real numbers, Meyers should have taken at least 10 times as many swish3 shots by that time. In situations when the team leading swish3 scoring is needed, especially 4th quarters, it makes sense to play the best talent.
 
The Blazers scored 10 swish3s of 32 to beat the Pelicans who shot only 4 of 24 (16.7%!) with hot shooting by Shabazz and Evan. That is great, but the first half swish3 shooting was weak. It is great to see Dame hot in the 4th quarter and good determined play by Jusuf.
 
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