Game Thread GAME# 53: HEAT @ BLAZERS - FEBRUARY 5, 2019 - TUESDAY, 7:30 PM, TNT

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Should Stotts have pulled Dame from last game earlier in the 4th?

  • No, Stotts should have let Dame play several more minutes than he did to get the Triple-Double

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  • No, Stotts should have let Dame play the rest of the fourth until he achieved the Triple-Double

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Nurk was lazy tonight. He brought it on himself

But Dame wasn't? Nurk is our second best player. He, like every player, will have off games, it's the coaches job to play through that the same way we do CJ and Dame. He didn't get much of an opportunity after a poor start. He could have turned it around as he has plenty before.
 
Maybe Nurk is part of a trade hahaha I’m thinking too much.
 
that's exactly what happened, even the 'players-only-idiot-dialog' broadcast crew saw that...the Heat blitzed Dame for the 1st 3 quarters. Same thing the Pels did in the playoffs and a few teams have done this season....shut down Dame and Portland struggles. CJ had great games against the Pels in the playoffs; so did Aminu. But Portland lost all 4 games because the only real engine they have is Lillard, and when he's misfiring, Portland is pedestrian

There you go. Well said.

Unfortunately, I don't see that changing any time soon.
 
that's exactly what happened, even the 'players-only-idiot-dialog' broadcast crew saw that...the Heat blitzed Dame for the 1st 3 quarters. Same thing the Pels did in the playoffs and a few teams have done this season....shut down Dame and Portland struggles. CJ had great games against the Pels in the playoffs; so did Aminu. But Portland lost all 4 games because the only real engine they have is Lillard, and when he's misfiring, Portland is pedestrian
cant be playing ET in that lineup and Nurk looked useless in the p&r when he did get the ball. We need a guy like Saric so bad.
 
And that has what to do with us playing terrible defense...?

It has to do with them not really deserving any more minutes. Aminu and Hark were not stopping anyone when they were in. Why did they deserve more minutes? I would have gone back to Collins because of his D, but the way Miami was trapping I can see why Terry felt Jake and ET deserved more minutes than Aminu and Hark.
 
Yeah, Stotts doesn't know what to do with all of this trapping or at least it doesn't look like he knows the solution.
He's seen it for YEARS and still has no counter. The one and only time he had a counter was the POs against LAC (?) where he had Plumlee come out to the top of the key to take the pass from a doubled Dame. Worked for about 4 games, then we got bounced in the next round, and the next season the league had already seen that play and took it away.
 
But one thing I know that CJ and Dame doesn't have no confidence in Harkless and Aminu on the offense end. Now they did play Layman has a stretch 4 tonight in the 2nd half. Hood going to take someone minutes and it won't be Layman. 3 players that I see minutes deducted Harkless Aminu Zach. Especially if Layman can play that stretch 4 and that not good for Zach.

Jake can get minutes at the 3 and 4. It will be Zach or Meyers who will sit depending on the matchups.
 
But Dame wasn't? Nurk is our second best player. He, like every player, will have off games, it's the coaches job to play through that the same way we do CJ and Dame. He didn't get much of an opportunity after a poor start. He could have turned it around as he has plenty before.

Dame couldn't hit the broadside of a barn tonight. He didn't get the oppurtunity because he was playing like crap.
 
Turner played almost 30 minutes while Aminu only played 17. Oh yeah forgot, Aminu can’t play small forward because..I don’t know...he just can’t.
Because he can't dribble.
 
Jake can get minutes at the 3 and 4. It will be Zach or Meyers who will sit depending on the matchups.
It should be Aminu, Turner, and Curry who see their minutes reduced. Unfortunately it'll be Zach.
 
It has to do with them not really deserving any more minutes. Aminu and Hark were not stopping anyone when they were in. Why did they deserve more minutes? I would have gone back to Collins because of his D, but the way Miami was trapping I can see why Terry felt Jake and ET deserved more minutes than Aminu and Hark.
Yes, because usually Moe and Aminu aren't bad defenders so you'd expect to pick it up compared to someone who's never a good defender.

ET didn't deserve anything. He played terrible and got absolutely cooked by Wade. You think Wade goes off like that if Aminu was on him?

And Terry has no answer to trapping defenses. There's ways we could structure an offense to take advantage of the trap but we don't, which is why we always struggle against it.
 
It should be Aminu, Turner, and Curry who see their minutes reduced. Unfortunately it'll be Zach.
Not Aminu. I'd say Harkless, Turner, and a little bit of Meyers and Curry.

Better yet, Neil makes a consolidation trade.
 
cant be playing ET in that lineup and Nurk looked useless in the p&r when he did get the ball. We need a guy like Saric so bad.

Hood...Saric...Mirotic...Prince...to me, guys like that don't really matter much. Portland needs an infusion of high end talent; that's where an upgrade will move the needle. Replacing Harkless with Hood, or Zach with Saric, or Aminu with Mirotic, those exchanges might be worth a win or two more, but they just aren't going to change the trajectory of this team enough to matter...IMO
 
And Harkless can?

No he can't either. I have said a hundred times I think Hark and Aminu should play PF.
Jake at SF and ET backing him up. (Although I am fine with trading ET)
CJ and Hood at SG
Dame and Curry at PG
Nurk and either Collins or Meyers at C
 
Dame let Wade have this last W in Portland in exchange for his jersey. Felt like our effort just wasn’t there tonight. We’ve been playing well as of late, so I’m not going to get all bent out of shape over this loss. On to the next one!

Oh, and Jake is becoming one of my favorite guys to watch out there. I’ll be livid if we trade him for anything short of a legit star before the deadline.
 
Attending the season ticket holder post game meet and greet. Trent, Aminu, and Leonard showed up for about 200 of us fans.

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Leonard spoke really well. Talked about how high he was a few years ago, then the low he got the last few years. He said his wife really helped him change up his routine and keep a positive attitude. Continuing to put in the hard work. Talked positive about the city and his teammates. Came across as a really normal nice guy, realistic about his challenges.
 

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These are the type of games you say man our Starting forwards gotta be better. I dont know how anyone could look at it the last month or so and think Moe OR aminu should start over Jake. The problem is Moe and Aminu arent good enough to carry a bench unit, so putting having one of them play with the bench doesnt really make the bench a lot better. Hopefully they make a deal for AD (hahahahhahaha) ok or just a good Forward that is more consistent. 8 Points combined from your starting forwards isnt great..:
 
These are the type of games you say man our Starting forwards gotta be better. I dont know how anyone could look at it the last month or so and think Moe OR aminu should start over Jake. The problem is Moe and Aminu arent good enough to carry a bench unit, so putting having one of them play with the bench doesnt really make the bench a lot better. Hopefully they make a deal for AD (hahahahhahaha) ok or just a good Forward that is more consistent. 8 Points combined from your starting forwards isnt great..:

How Terry played Jake tonight was perfect. Did not start but he did finish ....and that's what really counts. Played him at both forward spots as well
 
How Terry played Jake tonight was perfect. Did not start but he did finish ....and that's what really counts. Played him at both forward spots as well
I hope that didnt come off as a shot at Stotts. I agree though. It does hurt that Aminu and Moe still play quite a bit and the only thing consistent about either of them is how inconsistent that are...
 
i dont know how much more evan turner trying to create his own shot n bricking it i can take.

layman had a game, good to see him step up with the incoming competition.
 
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