Game Thread GAME# 3: BLAZERS @ MAVERICKS - OCTOBER 27, 2019 - SUNDAY, 4:00 PM, NBCSNW

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Do you foresee Dallas making the Playoffs this season?

  • Yes.

    Votes: 17 47.2%

  • No, they will battle for a Playoff spot late into the season, but will ultimately come up short.

    Votes: 15 41.7%

  • No!

    Votes: 4 11.1%
  • Total voters
    36
  • Poll closed .

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B-Roy said:
Blazer's need a defensive leader. I've said this for a long time. Someone who is going to direct people where to go on defense and not be afraid to call guys out. When I'm watching these last 3 games and the preseason ones, Zach is the only guy that is actually in the correct defensive position on every possession. I wish he would talk more.

None of the other guys, particularly the guards, play defense as a first priority. They only know how to switch a basic screen and roll. When guys on the weakside need to switch off ball because someone is running around the perimeter it always takes him a few seconds before the rotation happens. When teams are running in transition no one goes to pick up their man, because they all expect someone else to. Instead of recognizing that they are on a fast break, taking initiative by picking up the nearest guy, and telling your teammate to go run to the guy in the corner everyone just kind of jogs backwards expecting the other guys to know exactly what they should do. When there is a double screen, forget about it, two guys run towards the ball while an opponent flares to the corner or the angle. Everyone is so focused on what they're gonna do on the next offensive possession.

Individually we don't even have bad defenders. They all play isolation defense pretty well. They can make reads in the passing lanes, we have shot blockers. But they don't play as a unit, they need to TALK.
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Defense is TEAM ball. Yep they need to play together.
 
B-Roy said:
Why, because of stats? The eye test is telling me that Zach is by far the best defensive player on the team this game. That's why he's a +. The best defensive lineup right now is Zach at center and Hassan out of the game.
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My eyes have seen him not boxing out, getting cooked (not completely his fault) by Porzingis, and generally being a net negative on offense. I mean I know he will have better games, but he’s not playing great basketball tonight.
 
Damn why doesn’t the Rose Quarter develop like how this Dallas arena area looks like. Looks dope
 
B-Roy said:
I like Nurk, and he's a great rim protector, but he's not a talker either. Blazers were not particularly good on defense last year even with Nurk.
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We were really good defensively with Nurk last season man, it’s easy to forget because we went deep in the playoffs but he was an absolute force in the middle and we were rotating well because of it.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
But wouldn't you be willing to swap Lillard/CJ for Doncic/Porzingis? I would, even if they were the same ages.
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I have to say i would love to have Doncic for sure. I will also say we are very blessed to have Lillard and CJ.
As far as KP goes? Don't want him here. Don't care how good he is.
 
kjironman1 said:
I have to say i would love to have Doncic for sure. I will also say we are very blessed to have Lillard and CJ.
As far as KP goes? Don't want him here. Don't care how good he is.
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why?! He’s so fuckifn good
 
There's Dame
 
Lillard knows what he has to do, I have faith in him.
 
Porzingas and Doncic literally doing everything for Dallas this quarter
 
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