Game Thread GAME# 22: NUGGETS @ BLAZERS - NOVEMBER 30, 2018 - FRIDAY, 7:30 PM , ESPN & NBCSNW

[B-Roy]

Vanterpool is right. This team does need an attitude adjustment.

 

[DUB]

Yes Chief!

 

[JDC]

For those tired of watching the Blazers. Give the Grizzlies a shot.

Jaren Jackson is a super fun rookie. Conley and Gasol's 2 man game is basketball poetry, and Bickerstaff has them running a lot intricate sets, filled with back cuts, duck ins and high low looks.

This year's Jazz for me.

These rough Blazer stretches make me glad I'm a basketball fan and not just a Blazer fan...

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

The screen and roll is consistently the best play for the Blazers in terms of points per possession. Why do you think they run it so much? Why do you think it looks like the Blazers struggle on offense when they play an opposing team specifically takes away the high pick and roll?

You dont have to have Dame run it if the other team is selling out to trap him, you could have a plan b. You can have an outlet valve. You can have Dame not go back on his heels when a trap comes but coach him to attack. They used to do that to a young Dwade til he learned to split the trap and get to the rim by the time he was in his 2nd or 3rd year teams stopped trapping him like that.

 

[brooklynballer]

For all you Stotts defenders watch our team on offence. Really watch them. Dame and CJ running 1.5+ miles a game and for what? It’s all 1-on-1 and iso sets on the offensive end. Denver’s getting easy shots off of simple, college-level ball movement. The defence is just atrocious (matador?) so I’m not even gonna touch that. Stotts needs to go. Ship off Aminu, Turner and half the roster with him.

 

[B-Roy]

You dont have to have Dame run it if the other team is selling out to trap him, you could have a plan b. You can have an outlet valve. You can have Dame not go back on his heels when a trap comes but coach him to attack. They used to do that to a young Dwade til he learned to split the trap and get to the rim by the time he was in his 2nd or 3rd year teams stopped trapping him like that.

Literally all of these solutions require players with the actual ability to implement them. Do you not think that if Dame could split every double team he would?

 

[Rozay]

Wow Harkless is really bad guys

 

[tester551]

Vanterpool is right. This team does need an attitude adjustment.

Where did he say that?

 

[Strenuus]

Man, if only we had a consistent 3 and 4.

 

[DUB]

Vanterpool is right. This team does need an attitude adjustment.

I think we need a vocal vet on the roster to hold everyone (and I do mean everyone) to account. Sometimes Dame's quiet "lead by example" style of leadership just doesn't motivate people.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Has Harkless made a 3 since hes been back?

 

[B-Roy]

Has Harkless made a 3 since hes been back?

Something tells me Harkless is still injured. Quick mentioned that he's still on a 20 mpg minute restriction.

 

[Rozay]

Aminu is always sooooo wide open it’s hilarious

 

[Strenuus]

God damnit Nurk.

 

[LayneStaley]

We need better starting forwards period, ours should be key bench guys not starters.

 

[JDC]

Accept the trap, bigs slip and make a play out of the 4 on 3.

Don't make it harder than it has to be...

 

[HailBlazers]

Aminu is always sooooo wide open it’s hilarious

Needs to drive More

 

[Rozay]

Wow Denver is really good. They play hard and are really in tune with their ball movement

 

[B-Roy]

Accept the trap, bigs slip and make a play out of the 4 on 3.

Don't make it harder than it has to be...

We have one player on this team that has the ability to take advantage of a 4 v 3.

It's Dame.

 

[JDC]

Wow Denver is really good. They play hard and are really in tune with their ball movement

It shouldn't be a surprise either.

They were really good with Millsap last year.

 

[Rozay]

See Stotts take a clue from Mike Malone. See how fast he called that timeout

 

[JDC]

Now can we sustain this run...

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Can we get something going for fucks sake?

 

[Rozay]

Now can we sustain this run...

Malone was very smart there. He didn’t allow that run to go nowhere quick lol

 

[JDC]

We have one player on this team that has the ability to take advantage of a 4 v 3.

It's Dame.

Nurk has the potential to with his passing, but I agree with you for the most part.

His decision making and his outlets out of it are both hit and miss.

 

[Strenuus]

Malone was very smart there. He didn’t allow that run to go nowhere quick lol

So it's going somewhere then?

 

[LayneStaley]

I’d rather see Sauce with the starters for more stretches than Moe, he brings more of everything imo.

 

[Rozay]

So it's going somewhere then?

You should be an editor lol

 

[Rozay]

I’d rather see Sauce with the starters for more stretches than Moe, he brings more of everything imo.

Mo is hella trash he shouldn’t even play

 

[twobullz]

Can they stop trying to make the fancy passes. How many bounce passes have been stolen tonight as they try to make the fancy pass. Take care of the ball.