Do we have the worst starting PF/C combo in the league?

[Orion Bailey]

It can't just be your way though. It's just as annoying for me to come on here and have everyone farting rainbows when we have obvious flaws.

I don't think anyone is disappointed with how well the team has played, at the end of the day we are fans.

Some of us just like talking about what improvements we need to take that next step.

I totally understand... Did you miss this part?

"Yayuza, his point is not that its irrational or whether you are correct or not. His point is amidst all the positives going on, why focus on the few negatives right now?

This was kinda my point too. Your bringing the forum down by only picking out the negatives... Try to be more positive or find more positive topics to discuss within the negative and you will get better responses.

I'm not trying to argue, or even continue the conflict. Just trying to help YOU understand how some others feel about the constant negativity, just as you and some others made a point to let me know how annoying I can be.

I'm not the only one who feels this way, as has been pointed out by likes and others' comments. You are also not the only one who feels the same way about me (though I was this way purposefully).

You say this place has gotten shitty because you feel you cant post your opinion. You certainly can, but what makes this place shitty is not being able to respond to your post in kind without you thinking this place has gotten shitty.

I hope you see that, and with that said, I don't think I can express it any clearer for a better understanding, so I will eave it at that and move on.
I seriously meant no ill will or personal issues with you, or anyone else... Just trying to prove a point about how annoying all the negative comments can be amidst such a successful season.. Again.. I hope your level headed enough to see that."


Its all good man. I tried to make a point and fucked it all up and pissed people off in the process...

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I totally understand... Did you miss this part?

"Yayuza, his point is not that its irrational or whether you are correct or not. His point is amidst all the positives going on, why focus on the few negatives right now?

This was kinda my point too. Your bringing the forum down by only picking out the negatives... Try to be more positive or find more positive topics to discuss within the negative and you will get better responses.

I'm not trying to argue, or even continue the conflict. Just trying to help YOU understand how some others feel about the constant negativity, just as you and some others made a point to let me know how annoying I can be.

I'm not the only one who feels this way, as has been pointed out by likes and others' comments. You are also not the only one who feels the same way about me (though I was this way purposefully).

You say this place has gotten shitty because you feel you cant post your opinion. You certainly can, but what makes this place shitty is not being able to respond to your post in kind without you thinking this place has gotten shitty.

I hope you see that, and with that said, I don't think I can express it any clearer for a better understanding, so I will eave it at that and move on.
I seriously meant no ill will or personal issues with you, or anyone else... Just trying to prove a point about how annoying all the negative comments can be amidst such a successful season.. Again.. I hope your level headed enough to see that."


Its all good man. I tried to make a point and fucked it all up and pissed people off in the process...

It happens. We all get a little butthurt around these parts. That's why it's cool doing forum meet ups to put a face with the poster so you know someone is a real person lol.

Just as long as it's not the butthurt when @SlyPokerDog is around..... whatever you do, don't fall asleep first when drinking with him.

 

[H.C.]

Lakers & Suns starting pf/c are pretty bad.

 

[chzbrgr]

It happens. We all get a little butthurt around these parts. That's why it's cool doing forum meet ups to put a face with the poster so you know someone is a real person lol.

Just as long as it's not the butthurt when @SlyPokerDog is around..... whatever you do, don't fall asleep first when drinking with him.

you made that mistake too, huh?

 

[ripcityboy]

• I think every time we rate the players on the team, somewhere Neil Olshey is screaming at his cell phone....."but I was buying at the bargain bin, you *******!"

 

[B-Roy]

Hey look, Stotts actually made adjustments that were called for by two controversial threads, and it worked!

Props to Stotts for sitting Vonleh's ass to the bench and playing Harkless extended minutes. Playtime is over, it's time to think about the playoffs.

 

[illmatic99]

Just a completely different dynamic not being down 5 midway through the first quarter. It just sets a tone for the rest of the half.

Even bigger impact in the second half when we extended the lead to start the third quarter.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Per 36 minutes: .. Pts...Rebs...Ast...Stls...Blks...TO's
Amine.................10.6...8.4.....1.8....1.5....0.9.....1.9
Vonleh..................9.3...9.8.....0.9...0.8...0.8.....1.5

You're right...pretty close.

Aminu: +0.3
Vonleh: -0.8
both are starters

 

[blue9]

Hey look, Stotts actually made adjustments that were called for by two controversial threads, and it worked!

Props to Stotts for sitting Vonleh's ass to the bench and playing Harkless extended minutes. Playtime is over, it's time to think about the playoffs.

The funny thing is that Aminu gave us a pretty good Vonleh impression during the first half. Aminu/Vonleh - there really is no difference. The difference was Harkless knowing where to be in order to create passing lanes and come up with the ball in his hands.
Also, I'm not sure Stotts deserves props for making a change that a bowl of cornflakes could have made. I mean, yeah I'm glad he did something but it's been an obvious move for the past several weeks.
And changing the pick/roll defense has done NOTHING to improve the pick/roll defense. Aminu isn't turning the ball-handler back in the slightest - so he's leaving his man wide open while still letting the ball-handler get right into the middle of the floor. That's actually a step backwards.

 

[B-Roy]

The funny thing is that Aminu gave us a pretty good Vonleh impression during the first half. Aminu/Vonleh - there really is no difference. The difference was Harkless knowing where to be in order to create passing lanes and come up with the ball in his hands.
Also, I'm not sure Stotts deserves props for making a change that a bowl of cornflakes could have made. I mean, yeah I'm glad he did something but it's been an obvious move for the past several weeks.
And changing the pick/roll defense has done NOTHING to improve the pick/roll defense. Aminu isn't turning the ball-handler back in the slightest - so he's leaving his man wide open while still letting the ball-handler get right into the middle of the floor. That's actually a step backwards.

You have good takes sometimes but often you're so blinded by your agenda you just see what you want to see.

Aminu did a good job on defense last night. If you only choose to see the negatives, that's what you'll see.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I generally prefer the "farting rainbows" to the "Debbie Downers." Perhaps one of the reasons is that the former only occurs for about a week at a time during the season. But, I can see the point of the Downers. Being a fan of the Blazers is a lot like watching your kids grow. They tend to do pretty well, but you can see first hand that their potential is through the roof, and if they only applied themselves.....

 

[blue9]

You have good takes sometimes but often you're so blinded by your agenda you just see what you want to see.

Aminu did a good job on defense last night. If you only choose to see the negatives, that's what you'll see.

He did a good job on defense MAYBE 50% of the game - thankfully, when we really needed it. But he was also pretty bad on defense for much of the game.

The good rarely outweighs the bad (2+ bad for every 1 good) - but the good is far more visible than the bad, so he gives the appearance of being better than he is.

 

[Orion Bailey]

The funny thing is that Aminu gave us a pretty good Vonleh impression during the first half. Aminu/Vonleh - there really is no difference. The difference was Harkless knowing where to be in order to create passing lanes and come up with the ball in his hands.
Also, I'm not sure Stotts deserves props for making a change that a bowl of cornflakes could have made. I mean, yeah I'm glad he did something but it's been an obvious move for the past several weeks.
And changing the pick/roll defense has done NOTHING to improve the pick/roll defense. Aminu isn't turning the ball-handler back in the slightest - so he's leaving his man wide open while still letting the ball-handler get right into the middle of the floor. That's actually a step backwards.

Honestly... we lost to the team 4 nights ago. We made adjustments. We then beat the same team..... how is that taking steps backwards...

I'm perplexed how some can just see negatives... truly perplexed....

 

[B-Roy]

He did a good job on defense MAYBE 50% of the game - thankfully, when we really needed it. But he was also pretty bad on defense for much of the game.

The good rarely outweighs the bad (2+ bad for every 1 good) - but the good is far more visible than the bad, so he gives the appearance of being better than he is.

Ok.

 

[blue9]

Honestly... we lost to the team 4 nights ago. We made adjustments. We then beat the same team..... how is that taking steps backwards...

I'm perplexed how some can just see negatives... truly perplexed....

Small picture vs big picture. We see the game from different perspectives. Very glad to have gotten the win, but how we played didn't inspire any confidence.

 

[B-Roy]

Honestly... we lost to the team 4 nights ago. We made adjustments. We then beat the same team..... how is that taking steps backwards...

I'm perplexed how some can just see negatives... truly perplexed....

Aminu is blue9's new whipping boy (Thanks LMA!). Which means 90% of his posts are just to rag on Aminu, and even when the thread is not about Aminu he's going to find a way to make it about how Aminu sucks.

 

[blue9]

Aminu is blue9's new whipping boy (Thanks LMA!). Which means 90% of his posts are just to rag on Aminu, and even when the thread is not about Aminu he's going to find a way to make it about how Aminu sucks.

True, true. But I consider him my new Travis Outlaw.

 

[blue9]

And don't forget - Stotts is my new McMillan!

Never mind the fact that (despite lapsing into a bit of over-embellishment from time to time) my points are valid. I've got a good eye for picking out bad talent!

 

[Draco]

And don't forget - Stotts is my new McMillan!

Never mind the fact that (despite lapsing into a bit of over-embellishment from time to time) my points are valid. I've got a good eye for picking out bad talent!