The blazers had 93 FG attempts. 19 more shots than the Suns. You always have some forced shots, but for the most part they had good looks. The fact that LMA only took 9 of those 93, does not scream "joke" (Although you do)
9 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, a block and only 2 TO's.........was just fine in a 14 pt victory.
You're letting stats and facts get in the way of a good rant.
The worst parts about last nights game was the teams help defense and pick-n-roll defense.
I personally don't care if LaMarcus averages 10+ boards a night, if he's playing smart defense, smart offense and scores 17-19 ppg (eventually..that's why it's called "average"), I'm happy.
there were some negatives to last nights game. Mostly the defending of the pnr, and transition, but overall it was a good game. Phoenix isn't as good as they were last year, but they're still a good team. Portland played like they did 2 years ago, in the sense that even though Phoenix lead by 6 after the 3rd quarter, they came back and won.
Although it was kind of nervous time, I personally never felt like the game was "lost".
there needs to be some polishing of the team, but that's true of every team that played last night. The Celtics need work, the Heat need work, the Lakers barely beat Houston (on a three pointer that Derek Fishers white twin made) and Houston needs work. So does Portland and Phoenix.
I don't think the lack of "killing Aldridge" really means that people are blind to the deficiencies in the team. But glorifying them (or blowing them out of proportion) doesn't do anything but get attention to yourself.
