Damn 19 pages overnight. LMAO, I cant read them all.
My assessment of last night:
Considering Boston had 4 more games to gel than we did and thier PG played all season last year in the NBA, I thought the Blazers did better than I was expecting. I knew we would come out behind as Boston has had more time and this is our first game for many of these guys, since last season.
Second, Being Frazier was ROY and MVP, Boston, I am sure had him on his radar from the start. I thought we took a beating quick as Smart got hot, but once we gathered ourselves, Tibbets made a couple adjustments (Put Crabbe on Smart) We won the game. Just ran out of time. I was very pleased with the overall hustle and defense that went to another level in the second half. I also thought Connaughton/Crabbe/Frazier had solid games.
The ONLY thing I have concerns about Frazier is he hits the deck ALOT. If he is to make it as back up PG, it is clear we will have to run alot of screens to free him up more because, yes, he may be able to get around his guy, but his guy still seems to knock him down alot from behind. I thought he had great court awareness and was finding the right guys at the right times. Spacing seemed pretty good for the most part.
I am excited for tonight and hope we get to see Vonleh.
On the side, CJ, Dame and Leonard all on the sidelines. I need a taller love mug to hold all this in without overflowing!!!!
Question. Tonight is against Dallas. Think we might see a Dame and Wes meeting moment if Wes might be there checking out Dallas potentials? They are scrambling from every angle at the moment.