Game Thread Game #16 - BLAZERS VS BULLS - NOVEMBER 17, 2021 - WEDNESDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT SPORTS

[Tince]

also.... halftime adjustments!!!

thank GOD we have a professional coach on the sidelines now.

How quickly things change.

http://www.sportstwo.com/posts/5261847/

Stotts would've got blasted for allowing a WIDE open 3 to LaVine at the end, but I'm not sure it was Billups fault.

 

[illmatic99]

How quickly things change.

http://www.sportstwo.com/posts/5261847/

Stotts would've got blasted for allowing a WIDE open 3 to LaVine at the end, but I'm not sure it was Billups fault.

who the fuck cares what that guy said? why are you even posting that as response?

 

[wizenheimer]

watching that game tonight; and watching games around the NBA; and watching how the NBA has evolved...

I can see where teams will only be carrying one or two big men.

the Bulls Tony Bradley is 6'10, but he's a rim-runner who only played 21 minutes. They didn't have Vucevic' and that changed who they went with, but still...traditional C's are becoming dinosaurs and the three point line is the comet

 

[Tince]

who the fuck cares what that guy said? why are you even posting that as response?

I don't know who cares, but it appears you do not. I posted it because there were a lot of people in the thread debating the coaching chops of Billups earlier this week.

I'm glad we both like Billups, I hope that continues!

 

[illmatic99]

I don't know who cares, but it appears you do not. I posted it because there were a lot of people in the thread debating the coaching chops of Billups earlier this week.

I'm glad we both like Billups, I hope that continues!

that dude has been hating on chauncey from day 1 but OK. let me enjoy this win without your stotts love fest once, god damnit. stop responding to my posts with your bullshit please

 

[Tince]

 

[wizenheimer]

about halftime adjustments:

* this season Portland's net differential is +0.2 points in 3rd Q's. Last season it was +0.7

* this season Portland's net differential is +0.1 points in 2nd halves. Last season it was +1.1 points

of course, last season Portland was 12 games over .500. This season they are just .500.

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/team-stats/

 

[Tince]

that dude has been hating on chauncey from day 1 but OK. let me enjoy this win without your stotts love fest once, god damnit. stop responding to my posts with your bullshit please

You brought it up, I was just responding. Don't bring it up and I won't have anything to respond to.

Great win!

 

[Tince]

about halftime adjustments:

* this season Portland's net differential is +0.2 points in 3rd Q's. Last season it was +0.7

* this season Portland's net differential is +0.1 points in 2nd halves. Last season it was +1.1 points

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/team-stats/

No stats please. Eye test only!

 

[illmatic99]

this place is toxic man. ruining my mood.

if people can't see the improvement and change in this team (at home anyway), they're fucking blind.

we get blown out by 25+ last year in a game when dame and CJ are 1/13 at halftime. but let's continue to be oblivious.

 

[illmatic99]

about halftime adjustments:

* this season Portland's net differential is +0.2 points in 3rd Q's. Last season it was +0.7

* this season Portland's net differential is +0.1 points in 2nd halves. Last season it was +1.1 points

of course, last season Portland was 12 games over .500. This season they are just .500.

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/team-stats/

at one point tonight, we were up 52-27 in the second half. finished it 66-44.

 

[OneSport3]

How quickly things change.

http://www.sportstwo.com/posts/5261847/

Stotts would've got blasted for allowing a WIDE open 3 to LaVine at the end, but I'm not sure it was Billups fault.

That was not Billups fault. In his press conference, Chauncey said he told Nas exactly what was going to happen. He joked that Nas still somehow found a way to run right into the screen (definitely a moving screen).

 

[MickZagger]

Billy Donovan was chewing that gum extra hard at the end of the game as he blew a 20 point lead to a rookie head coach

 

[Tince]

That was not Billups fault. In his press conference, Chauncey said he told Nas exactly what was going to happen. He joked that Nas still somehow found a way to run right into the screen (definitely a moving screen).

Thanks for that info, I assumed it wasn't his fault as well. Also agree, it was a moving screen.

 

[Scalma]

this place is toxic man. ruining my mood.

if people can't see the improvement and change in this team (at home anyway), they're fucking blind.

we get blown out by 25+ last year in a game when dame and CJ are 1/13 at halftime. but let's continue to be oblivious.

Large portion of the fan base is so against olshey it’s infested them into actually rooting against the team. Same thing on Twitter.

 

[wizenheimer]

at one point tonight, we were up 52-27 in the second half. finished it 66-44.

Blazers were definitely a different team in the 2nd half. But I didn't notice any schematic adjustments. What I saw was it looked like Billups lit a fire under their collective asses and Nance, RoCo, and Nurkic set the tone

 

[OneSport3]

Large portion of the fan base is so against olshey it’s infested them into actually rooting against the team. Same thing on Twitter.

All over Twitter.

 

[Tince]

Large portion of the fan base is so against olshey it’s infested them into actually rooting against the team. Same thing on Twitter.

Same thing we dealt with last year, just different targets. Part of the deal unfortunately.

We even saw people bitching while we were in the WCF.

 

[DDolla]

Btw…. Tomorrow’s film will show how Larry left Zach Lavine wide open for 3. Nass was caught on the screen and he did not switch.

 

[illmatic99]

Blazers were definitely a different team in the 2nd half. But I didn't notice any schematic adjustments. What I saw was it looked like Billups lit a fire under their collective asses and Nance, RoCo, and Nurkic set the tone

1. we started blitzing P&R more and played a pseudo zone to clog up the lane. larry and Ant both got steals off it. while it wasn't some grand difference, it was enough to make them uncomfortable, and we are all too familiar with how rigid Donovan is in adjusting his game plans. (he's one of the few coaches who Stotts repeatedly outsmarted).

2. lighting a fire under guys IS what coaching is about. we had a fucking robot on the sidelines the past decade. this is a welcome change.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Watching this team is driving me insane, but I do love walking out of the Moda Center after a win, so whatever.

 

[wizenheimer]

We even saw people bitching while we were in the WCF.

my guess is they were bitching more after game 4 than they were before game 1

 

[Tince]

my guess is they were bitching more after game 4 than they were before game 1

Absolutely. Always the loudest after we get bounced.

 

[OneSport3]

Same thing we dealt with last year, just different targets. Part of the deal unfortunately.

We even saw people bitching while we were in the WCF.

Except for the fact that the Olshey haters are more righteous.

 

[Tince]

Except for the fact that the Olshey haters are more righteous.

That's certainly an opinion. I always feel like the anit-coach crowd is the most righteous, but there is no way of proving it one way or the other.

Probably just depends on if you agree with the opinion or not on how righteous you feel the group is.

 

[blazerfan11]

watching that game tonight; and watching games around the NBA; and watching how the NBA has evolved...

I can see where teams will only be carrying one or two big men.

the Bulls Tony Bradley is 6'10, but he's a rim-runner who only played 21 minutes. They didn't have Vucevic' and that changed who they went with, but still...traditional C's are becoming dinosaurs and the three point line is the comet

The Warriors roster for example. The only center they play is 6'9" Kevon Looney, averaging 17 minutes per game and makes $5 million.
The starting center for the Wizards is 6'9" Daniel Gafford and the backup is 6'7" Montrezl Harrell.

 

[boredinsalem]

At their best I still think nance is the better player/fit with the starters. He can switch onto the perimeter but is much stronger in the post than Roco. Roco might be the better shooter but its not likes he’s much better. Nance is also the better playmaker and rebounder.

I just don't think Roco should play 4 with a three guard lineup ever. We give up way too much size. Roco with Nas at 3 is OK or Roco at 3 with Nance at 4.

 

[blazedanugz]

From what I’m watching I think billups is a good coach.
That was the most collective fight this team has shown in years

 

[wizenheimer]

Except for the fact that the Olshey haters are more righteous.

I dispute that

I'm an Olshey hater, but unlike the vague generalization earlier, I have never rooted for Portland to lose. Never

 

[MickZagger]

Btw…. Tomorrow’s film will show how Larry left Zach Lavine wide open for 3. Nass was caught on the screen and he did not switch.

Btw…. Let’s not dwell on it too much. If it wasn’t for Nance we would’ve lost by 20