Game Thread GAME# 65: THUNDER @ BLAZERS - MARCH 7, 2019 - THURSDAY, 7:30 PM, TNT

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Of the following Blazers, who is the worst defender?

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hoopsjock said:
I hate playing the "well other teams are doing this so it's okay that the Blazers aren't winning either" card.

All your post shows me is that the Blazers last 2 games have been a colossal failure considering if they won those two games they'd be all alone in 3rd place with a 2 game lead on OKC and 1.5 up on Houston while only being 2.5 games behind Denver (with 2 games against them remaining). So instead of sitting in great shape with 17 games left we now have no margin for error to even get home court in the 1st round.
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Have you told Dame that?
 
Cugel said:
The bottom line is how well will Stotts do facing the same team night after night i.e. the playoffs?Can he adapt? I just don't see it happening. There is a mental block in place. Seen recently in the failure to double Leonard in Toronto (another playoff like atmosphere game), making Conley look like an MVP in Memphis, and last nites complete lack of offense, AND this teams' historic inability (its one of this team's most quoted stats ) to comeback late in games tells me we are fawked in the playoffs.
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That concerns me. He hasn't shown he is willing or able to do that.
 
Cugel said:
The bottom line is how well will Stotts do facing the same team night after night i.e. the playoffs?Can he adapt? I just don't see it happening. There is a mental block in place. Seen recently in the failure to double Leonard in Toronto (another playoff like atmosphere game), making Conley look like an MVP in Memphis, and last nites complete lack of offense, AND this teams' historic inability (its one of this team's most quoted stats ) to comeback late in games tells me we are fawked in the playoffs.
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I agree, but I see it a little differently: it seems Stotts doesn't change things in game, or from game to game as in the playoffs, because he has this crazy affinity for consistency, as if changing something here or there would make the whole structure collapse. This is bullshit for at least three reasons: 1. it makes us predictable, especially in a playoff series, which allows teams to scheme against us instead of having to guess what we're going to do next; 2. it implies he has no faith in our players to adapt and that's fucked; and 3. it keeps us from taking advantage of other teams' weaknesses because we are left like a deer in the headlights just waiting to get smashed to bits.
 
Propagandist said:
I agree, but I see it a little differently: it seems Stotts doesn't change things in game, or from game to game as in the playoffs, because he has this crazy affinity for consistency, as if changing something here or there would make the whole structure collapse. This is bullshit for at least three reasons: 1. it makes us predictable, especially in a playoff series, which allows teams to scheme against us instead of having to guess what we're going to do next; 2. it implies he has no faith in our players to adapt and that's fucked; and 3. it keeps us from taking advantage of other teams' weaknesses because we are left like a deer in the headlights just waiting to get smashed to bits.
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This. He is obstinate with that note card to the greatest fault. A coach should be flexible, be able to make lineup/player changes based on match ups, be able to adjust when the opponent is on a run, building a lead, certain match ups aren't working, etc. Stotts struggles dearly with all of that. He doesn't understand or seem to value to the concept of defense. He is very overrated as a coach
 
Are the players just having a multitude of bad shooting nights, or is it more a matter of they are not being utilized correctly.

If Stotts would go to Nurk as much as he should, Blazers would be up 5 or 6 more wins
 
hoopsjock said:
I'm not playing games, I merely stated why the numbers you posted make losing the last two games even more unacceptable.
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and I merely posted numbers that showed we really haven't lost anything after those 2 losses. Sure it would have been nice to win, but doing better than many all the teams competing for the playoffs in a 10 game span is a good thing, not a bad thing. I guess I tend to look at the positives in things rather than dwell on the negatives.
 
CupWizier said:
and I merely posted numbers that showed we really haven't lost anything after those 2 losses. Sure it would have been nice to win, but doing better than many all the teams competing for the playoffs in a 10 game span is a good thing, not a bad thing. I guess I tend to look at the positives in things rather than dwell on the negatives.
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I can see it now. The Suns will somehow beat us tomorrow and this will be your post:

"The Suns swept the Bucks this season and beat the Lakers last week so stop being negative guys!"
 
hoopsjock said:
I can see it now. The Suns will somehow beat us tomorrow and this will be your post:

"The Suns swept the Bucks this season and beat the Lakers last week so stop being negative guys!"
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Wanna bet? :drinkapint:
 
hoopsjock said:
I've made it clear I don't care how other teams are playing. I care that the Blazers have lost 3 of 4. Instead of having a legit shot at the 2 seed we are now a game behind that team that has lost 5 of 7.
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I understand, but I think we're playing fine. We need to tune up some things, but I believe we're capable of beating anybody.
 
Propagandist said:
I just watched the video associated with this and my blood got pumping again. Man, fuck that game.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26193205/nba-refs-missed-pg-elbow-head-nurkic

I'm so tired of OKC and not because they are good. I'd actually like to meet them in the playoffs.
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My favorite part:

"We're accountable to our actions. We try to be excellent. We know we're going to be imperfect at times, you know. And this is one of those times."
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I hear this all the time after the officials fuck up and determine the outcome of a game. How exactly are they held accountable? Cause I see the same guys year after year and every year they suck.
 
noknobs said:
My favorite part:



I hear this all the time after the officials fuck up and determine the outcome of a game. How exactly are they held accountable? Cause I see the same guys year after year and every year they suck.
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Im sure they have an objective way to measure a Ref's performance, it would be nice to know how they evaluate a ref's overall performance regardless of season play or playoffs.
 
One thing I took from that game. Dame has surpassed Westbrook. He’s clearly the better player.
 
Omg fuck me. I didn’t know Kanter is a four year $70 million deal. We’re fucked. ET 2.0. Our management is moronic.
 
bobf said:
Omg fuck me. I didn’t know Kanter is a four year $70 million deal. We’re fucked. ET 2.0. Our management is moronic.
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Calm down, he's not. That was the contract he was on before NY bought him out. He's on the vet min (or just above it) for the rest of the season here.
 
Hoopguru said:
Im sure they have an objective way to measure a Ref's performance, it would be nice to know how they evaluate a ref's overall performance regardless of season play or playoffs.
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I'm sure they're constantly evaluated, I'm more interested in how they are held accountable (i.e PUNISHED!)
 
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