Game Thread GAME# 51: MAVERICKS @ BLAZERS - FEBRUARY 3, 2017 - FRIDAY, 7:30 PM (PST), KGW & ESPN

[Rhal]

Absolutely, Lillard was phenomenal in that early stretch but has been mediocre since.

Almost like he got injured and hasn't been the same since

 

[santeesioux]

They got lit up by another d league player on a 10 day contract, if they don't make some kind of trade at the deadline Neil absolutely needs to be gone. We always hear how the upcoming summer or trade deadline is where something is always going to happen, and it never does, he's a do nothing gm outside of overpaying for mediocre talent.

 

[Trackjack]

We can blame the coach but it the players out there that need to want to play the defense end. There not one player can shut down a offense player by hisself it has to be team effort and the majority of the time I didn't see it. On offense I seen good things but Dame had a bad game on both side of the ball.

 

[riverman]

I thought we'd be blown out in the first half...actually glad we made a game of it...Turner had a great game

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[MAS RipCity]

We're not getting past the 8 seed (if we make it) are we?

 

[Trackjack]

There few player had good game my suprise after Vonleh hit his first two shot grab a couple Reb early he didn't see the court again.

 

[Chris Craig]

We're not getting past the 8 seed (if we make it) are we?

no

 

[illmatic99]

Almost like he got injured and hasn't been the same since

Convenient excuse

 

[EGame]

We're not getting past the 8 seed (if we make it) are we?

aka we dont want to make it.

 

[Chris Craig]

There few player had good game my suprise after Vonleh hit his first two shot grab a couple Reb early he didn't see the court again.

Because Stotts doesn't know what he's doing. Why start a guy if your not gonna play him.

 

[TBpup]

There few player had good game my suprise after Vonleh hit his first two shot grab a couple Reb early he didn't see the court again.

Vonleh had 4 points and 3 rebounds in 7 minutes when no one else was doing a damn thing. Then he doesn't play again. #facepalm

 

[Trackjack]

Because Stotts doesn't know what he's doing. Why start a guy if your not gonna play him.

Well I am one is really puzzle how he coaches he look like he get lost during games. He is set in his ways on his sub patterns and really don't matter if a guy is hot when the time comes to take him out he is out.

 

[Haakzilla]

...such a disheartening loss just when things were starting to look up!

 

[Chris Craig]

Yogi Ferrell and Seth Curry combined for 51 points

 

[MAS RipCity]

There few player had good game my suprise after Vonleh hit his first two shot grab a couple Reb early he didn't see the court again.

And people wonder why Vonleh isn't progressing as quickly as we all hoped ... Terry needs to give him consistent minutes.

 

[Trackjack]

We need coach going to hold everyone accountable especially his star players. Can you see what POP would do has our coach. I bet you our two guards would get ear full all the time about there defense.

 

[Cippy91]

and how do we get quality starters with those two said players and the rest being borderline ok or overpaid scrubs?

We trade those players for ones that actually contribute.

 

[Cippy91]

Funny how we praised stotts a year ago and now we want him gone. Either that or seriously change of the strategy on defense because I just watched a man on a 10 day contract put up like 9 threes and 32 points. Sure we can put that on the players and part of that is true but I think the coach has a job of making sure they work on defense just as stotts tried to make aminu a three and D player

 

[Chris Craig]

We trade those players for ones that actually contribute.

Apparently not

 

[Chris Craig]

Funny how we praised stotts a year ago and now we want him gone. Either that or seriously change of the strategy on defense because I just watched a man on a 10 day contract put up like 9 threes and 32 points. Sure we can put that on the players and part of that is true but I think the coach has a job of making sure they work on defense just as stotts tried to make aminu a three and D player

I at least want to see Olshey gone. He's making millions sitting on his ass doing nothing.

 

[Nhawz]

A coaching change may be in order, Stotts system leaves people way too open and forces us to switch too much. I'm tired of that.

Dude no. Keep stotts and hire a defensive minded assistant to help on that end. Obviously our current roster has holes and it doesn't seem a deadline trade is likely. We need a assistant who brings a new defensive philosophy we currently do not have.

 

[Minstrel]

Stotts had a good defense when he had good defensive personnel. Stotts has a bad defense when he has bad defensive personnel.

Stotts had a title contender when he had a talented roster. Stotts has a borderline lottery team when he has an untalented roster.

That's how it goes. Most coaches aren't significant difference-makers and that includes Stotts (in both the positive and negative direction). If you want a good or great team, put together a good or great roster.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

We need coach going to hold everyone accountable especially his star players. Can you see what POP would do has our coach. I bet you our two guards would get ear full all the time about there defense.

I think if I was Paul I would tell Neil so this is your hornets nest. You created it. You have two and a half months to show me why signing each and everyone of these players was a good idea and what your vision was when you signed them. Even if it's a glimpse of what it was you were vision was. I want to see this on the court. And you are going to do it as coach.

I think Neil was shortly but surely being exposed for being the inept GM that he is. He cracked and took the easy way and defaulted to signing players he knew would sign because he had their rights and could offer them more money than anyone else. And players that he knew he could sign because no one was coming with that kind of money. Very little creativity goes into his game. And hasn't since day one of his arrival.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Wait, when did Stotts have a title contender? Be honest. We haven't had a title contender since 2000. May be mid-2001 until the massacre at the Moda by LA.

 

[Minstrel]

Wait, when did Stotts have a title contender? Be honest. We haven't had a title contender since 2000. May be mid-2001 until the massacre at the Moda by LA.

The 2014-15 team, until Matthews went down, was one of the top teams in the NBA, record-wise. They were well-balanced, excellent offense and about a top-ten defense. I think that they'd have been the second-best team in the West that year if they had remained healthy and been a good match-up for the Warriors.

 

[MarAzul]

I think if I was Paul I would tell Neil so this is your hornets nest. You created it. You have two and a half months to show me why signing each and everyone of these players was a good idea and what your vision was when you signed them. Even if it's a glimpse of what it was you were vision was. I want to see this on the court. And you are going to do it as coach.

I think Neil was shortly but surely being exposed for being the inept GM that he is. He cracked and took the easy way and defaulted to signing players he knew would sign because he had their rights and could offer them more money than anyone else. And players that he knew he could sign because no one was coming with that kind of money. Very little creativity goes into his game. And hasn't since day one of his arrival.

Does this mean a new Avatar is in the works?

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Does this mean a new Avatar is in the works?

Probably. But I'm keeping the name

 

[BlazerBeav]

The 2014-15 team, until Matthews went down, was one of the top teams in the NBA, record-wise. They were well-balanced, excellent offense and about a top-ten defense. I think that they'd have been the second-best team in the West that year if they had remained healthy and been a good match-up for the Warriors.

The team that was led by mental midget LMA? They were dangerous at times, but even in my heart of hearts I didn't think a title was a possibility.

 

[blue9]

That was the dumbest game I've ever watched.