Game Thread GAME# 38: HAWKS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 5, 2018 - FRIDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), NBCSNW

[DUB]

Fine, we love having a poor AST:TO ratio.

We have a league equal (with Phoenix) worst 1.34 A/TO ratio.

This game we had a 1.67 A/TO ratio, which (if we could do it consistently) would be equal with Boston for 11th in the league.

Making it a point of emphasis to move the ball more, share the scoring, whilst improving our A/TO ratio? Sounds good to me.

You should be happy. No?

 

[BonesJones]

Yeah, it's silly to determine how good a player is based on PT. Napier barely played last year.

 

[DUB]

Oh lord.

I know you're so flustered that you took the Lord's name in vain, but he's a married man. Down boy!

 

[Mediocre Man]

25-14 FT advantage for Atlanta.

 

[Mediocre Man]

He's a beautiful specimen. After dumb GMs stop giving him 10 million per year to DNPCD, maybe he could play the half brother of the Mountain and the Hound on GOT. Meyers Clegane, the Bust

 

[Mediocre Man]

It literally makes no sense, even the most ardent Meyers detractor could see he earned at least spot minutes...

Offensively yes. He is horrible defensively

 

[stampedehero]

That's the way! 110-89.

 

[Mediocre Man]

From one scoring defensive sieve to another.

 

[Mediocre Man]

WE HAVE THE BETTER COLLINS !!!!!!!!

???

 

[calvin natt]

Oh lord.

God he’s pathetic

 

[TBpup]

Blowing out a bad team....exactly what should be done.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

He's a beautiful specimen. After dumb GMs stop giving him 10 million per year to DNPCD, maybe he could play the half brother of the Mountain and the Hound on GOT. Meyers Clegane, the Bust

Hahahahahahahaha oh shit. He'd be a great bond villain too.

 

[calvin natt]

Yeah, it's silly to determine how good a player is based on PT. Napier barely played last year.

No.
Napier plays behind Lillard and McCollum - the teams strengths.
Layman plays behind Mo, AFA, Rvan - the teams weaknesses.

So if Jake cant play on this team he is a terrible NBA player. Which he is.

 

[Mr. Robot]

Blowing out a bad team....exactly what should be done.

I dont agree, I wanted to see more of the Nurkules

 

[KingSpeed]

No.
Napier plays behind Lillard and McCollum - the teams strengths.
Layman plays behind Mo, AFA, Rvan - the teams weaknesses.

So if Jake cant play on this team he is a terrible NBA player. Which he is.

AFA is not a weakness. But who is Rvan?

Edit: Oh Evan Turner

 

[calvin natt]

AFA is not a weakness. But who is Rvan?

Edit: Oh Evan Turner

Yeah the teams small forwards are a strength not a weakness. Right.

 

[KingSpeed]

Yeah the teams small forwards are a strength not a weakness. Right.

Small forward is absolutely a weakness but AFA himself is not a weaknesses. AFA and Davis were outstanding signings by Neil. They work their asses off and Davis' finishes and Aminu's threes are directly connected to our wins.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

I'm even more confused about how Jake ever got the reputation of being a basketball player.

That first game he played was amazing... didn’t he hit like 4 or 5 threes?

 

[e_blazer]

That first game he played was amazing... didn’t he hit like 4 or 5 threes?

 

[SIeepwalker]

That first game he played was amazing... didn’t he hit like 4 or 5 threes?

five 3s and a dunk I think. 17 points in like 7 minutes
He actually had the highest career points/36 in NBA history after his first game I think !

 

[Optimistic Bob]

God I hope we keep Pat and Davis and Collins..... and Shabazz !!

 

[Optimistic Bob]

They don't? Fans didn't say Pat needed to go try baseball because he had no future in the NBA...all based on garbage time last year? We do it every year.

Pat is the genius Irishman in the Tribe. He doesn't always execute what his brain is thinking, but his effin mind in totally in the game !!

 

[KingSpeed]

So confident, beautiful stroke, so easy. What. The fuck. Happened? He's been awful ever since. Even in D League and Summer League.

 

[BonesJones]

No.
Napier plays behind Lillard and McCollum - the teams strengths.
Layman plays behind Mo, AFA, Rvan - the teams weaknesses.

So if Jake cant play on this team he is a terrible NBA player. Which he is.

Yet, there's still 24 guard minutes to be had behind Lillard and McCollum. So by extension, Napier basically played behind the same guys because Crabbe and Turner could play SF and yet still got guard minutes over Napier, as Stotts elected to use Crabbe at the 2 and Moe at the 3 a lot instead of Crabbe at the 3 with Napier at one of the guard spots.

Using lack of PT isn't a logical basis to claim a player is bad. Using the eye test and his god awful (actual) production is.

 

[riverman]

Even in D League

He wasn't awful in the D league...I watched him...broadcasters said he was the only guy on the D league team with a real NBA game...

 

[calvin natt]

Yet, there's still 24 guard minutes to be had behind Lillard and McCollum. So by extension, Napier basically played behind the same guys because Crabbe and Turner could play SF and yet still got guard minutes over Napier, as Stotts elected to use Crabbe at the 2 and Moe at the 3 a lot instead of Crabbe at the 3 with Napier at one of the guard spots.

Using lack of PT isn't a logical basis to claim a player is bad. Using the eye test and his god awful (actual) production is.

Ok whatever way you want to twist it. He sucks is what I’m saying.

 

[Strenuus]

So confident, beautiful stroke, so easy. What. The fuck. Happened? He's been awful ever since. Even in D League and Summer League.

It will be a question that will haunt sports fans for the rest of time. It just looks so pretty!

 

[jlprk]

So confident, beautiful stroke, so easy. What. The fuck. Happened? He's been awful ever since. Even in D League and Summer League.

It will be a question that will haunt sports fans for the rest of time. It just looks so pretty!

Watch the video. In his first game, Layman played catch-and-shoot. Since then, Stotts has him dribbling around like a SG, looking for a shot. All that fancy dribbling makes him miss. Stotts makes players play faster than they are capable of.

Instead of demanding that shooter forwards be 1-dimensional, let them play all facets (rebounding) and they may survive (see Babbitt in NBA, Rudy Fernandez in Europe).