Game Thread GAME# 5: BLAZERS @ HEAT - OCTOBER 27, 2018 - SATURDAY, 5:00 PM (PDT), NBCSNW

[BonesJones]

It's one half of basketball...

I swear you'd think some of you guys haven't watched basketball before with these knee jerk game thread takes.

See you guys once the buzzer sounds...

Bye.

 

[JDC]

If we get beat by 90 year old Dwayne Wade, that's very concerning.

Every shot minus the baseline drive on Nik have been shots you absolutely live with.

Sometimes it just doesn't matter...

 

[Jade Falcon]

It's one half of basketball...

I swear you'd think some of you guys haven't watched basketball before with these knee jerk game thread takes.

See you guys once the buzzer sounds...

LMAO. I promise you Stotts doesn't make adjustments in the 2nd Half. Watch.

 

[BonesJones]

Ed Davis was good at doing that.

He also wasn't a scorer, so he wouldn't have helped our 42 first half points.

 

[BonesJones]

CJ shooting 2/9 fg...

Everyone except Dame is shooting bad.

 

[ripcityboy]

CJ shooting 2/9 fg...

Yeah. I can't remember the last time CJ's +/- has been consistently this bad. Something is off.

 

[BonesJones]

Yeah. I can't remember the last time CJ's +/- has been consistently this bad. Something is off.

Probably second-guessing his shots because he knows he needs to more more unselfish. He's been hesitating and passing on wide open 15 footers...

 

[H.C.]

We don't learn man... You beat physical defense with ball movement, player movement, good screens, and running in transition. For some reason, when teams play physical defense, we get worse at all of those things. We completely shut down (except for Dame).

I just want to see some team effort.
Outside of Lillard & Harkless. No one was helping do the little things.
That last possession was a perfect example of that.
Nurk dealing with Whiteside and Lillard was the only one coming back into help rebound.
If you team rebound, Wade doesn't get that shot off.

 

[ripcityboy]

Stotts' usual advantage is game velocity, but they are faster. Dragic learned the fast break under the faster master, Steve Nash.

There's the comment of the night.

 

[TBpup]

I dont get Stotts rotation. Layman plays a good couple minutes on both ends of the floor then gets benched and is that it...?
He used to do that with Vonleh all the time and I just dont get it.

Stotts is just set in his ways and consistently over his coaching time here, has benched guys when they are the hottest player on the court. He is the exact opposite of someone like Chuck Daly who would ride a hot player until they burned themselves out....and made the opponent suffer.

It's like Stotts wants to give the other team a break.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Yeah. I can't remember the last time CJ's +/- has been consistently this bad. Something is off.

Coaching. You can't tell me that 1 minute into the 2nd half playing that bad isn't on Stotts.

 

[Shaboid]

Way worse. Layman isn't bad defender at all. He's one of the best athletes in the NBA.

Idk. You might be right that he's a better defender, but the rest sounds like a stretch.

 

[riverman]

Butt ugly first half...I'd trot Jake back out..he played good in the first qtr..

 

[Gronk Brady]

Everyone except Dame is shooting bad.

But CJ is only one shooting under 25%, and has 2nd most attempts on team

 

[Labinot41]

Yeah. I can't remember the last time CJ's +/- has been consistently this bad. Something is off.

Or Maybe he is not as good as everyone always think

 

[Jade Falcon]

Or Maybe he is not as good as everyone always think

But but but....NUMBERS!

 

[Labinot41]

We don't learn man... You beat physical defense with ball movement, player movement, good screens, and running in transition. For some reason, when teams play physical defense, we get worse at all of those things. We completely shut down (except for Dame).

Yep, if Playoffs would Start tomorrow we would probably get sweept again

 

[BonesJones]

Coaching. You can't tell me that 1 minute into the 2nd half playing that bad isn't on Stotts.

It's like, we had all training camp to correct bad habits... The first couple of games and that Orlando game, it showed. That WAS game and this game, we've reverted back to our old ways... Problem is, it seems like Stotts can't see the issue during the course of the game, and needs a whole off-season to understand the issues that have plagued us throughout the past few seasons.

 

[TBpup]

LMAO. I promise you Stotts doesn't make adjustments in the 2nd Half. Watch.

Really going out on a limb there. Stotts will only make an adjustment if his 3x5 card that he had made before the game tells him to.

 

[BonesJones]

Yep, if Playoffs would Start tomorrow we would probably get sweept again

Why are you talking about playoffs? It's game 5.

 

[jlprk]

Nurkic had 1 foul... shows how much you pay attention.

You didn't notice why Stotts pulled out Nurkic. It was both fouls and his defense. That wasn't my point, which was that for whatever reason he was pulled out, we have no substitute without Ed Davis. The reason for pulling him out doesn't matter.

When it comes to getting the point, you are no Ed Davis.

 

[Jade Falcon]

It's like, we had all training camp to correct bad habits... The first couple of games and that Orlando game, it showed. That WAS game and this game, we've reverted back to our old ways... Problem is, it seems like Stotts can't see the issue during the course of the game, and needs a whole off-season to understand the issues that have plagued us throughout the past few seasons.

You should do a video on this. Seriously.

 

[KingSpeed]

Maybe we should play Meyers. He's shooting 100% from the field this season.

 

[BonesJones]

You didn't notice why Stotts pulled out Nurkic. It was both fouls and his defense. That wasn't my point, which was that for whatever reason he was pulled out, we have no substitute without Ed Davis. The reason for pulling him out doesn't matter.

When it comes to getting the point, you are no Ed Davis.

"Fouls" He had 1 foul. He played 18 minutes, the most on the team (he's on pace for 36 min). Collins played 6 minutes and has been killing it all season... Now somehow that's the reason we shot 37%? So ridiculous.

 

[BonesJones]

Layman 3/4.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Jake doing a good thing again, how soon does he get benched...?

 

[BonesJones]

So sluggish on defense.

 

[TBpup]

Layman with a quick bucket. Now Stotts should be yanking him in a couple of minutes.

 

[Labinot41]

Fuck Dame is hurt

 

[BonesJones]

So sluggish on defense.

Aminu shows some energy though.