Game Thread GAME# 74: BLAZERS @ PELICANS - MARCH 27, 2018 - TUESDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), NBCSNW

[KingSpeed]

We're playing decent defense. Or Pels are missing shots.

 

[BonesJones]

This is what I CAN'T STAND about us.

We're 8 minutes into the game. Can't make a 3, yet we've already shot 10 OF THEM!

We're on pace to shoot 6/60 from 3pt so far.

And then look, right after I start typing this, we attack the rim and get two layups.

We settle too much.

 

[KingSpeed]

Gotta get something inside. Try and get Davis to switch on a pick n roll then attack him and try to get him in foul trouble.

And.. we did that. Good call.

 

[H.C.]

Zach, if you're that deep against a 6'4 guy.
Just square up and kiss it off the glass man.

Not to mention if you squared up, you would've seen a wide open Ed on the other block.

 

[BonesJones]

We're playing decent defense. Or Pels are missing shots.

We are. Our offense is settling for too many 3s. We've gotten some good ones, but they're not falling. We finally decided to attack the rim and got two buckets.

It'd be nice to attack Davis and get him into foul trouble, but we settle too much.

 

[KingSpeed]

This is what I CAN'T STAND about us.

We're 8 minutes into the game. Can't make a 3, yet we've already shot 10 OF THEM!

We're on pace to shoot 6/60 from 3pt so far.

And then look, right after I start typing this, we attack the rim and get two layups.

We settle too much.

Dude. You gotta keep shooting. You don't just stop shooting good shots. Yes, we need to go inside. And we're obviously not going 6/60. That per36 stuff like is bullshit.

 

[DDolla]

Not a good start, feels like last year when we got blown out and can’t make a shot.

 

[KingSpeed]

We are. Our offense is settling for too many 3s. We've gotten some good ones, but they're not falling. We finally decided to attack the rim and got two buckets.

It'd be nice to attack Davis and get him into foul trouble, but we settle too much.

Almost all the threes have been wide open. You have to shoot them. If we made the last 4 after missing a bunch early, you wouldn't have a problem with it.

 

[BonesJones]

Zach, if you're that deep against a 6'4 guy.
Just square up and kiss it off the glass man.

Not to mention if you squared up, you would've seen a wide open Ed on the other block.

Ehhh, Zach doesn't have confidence in the refs calling a foul when someone like Clark steps up under him on that shot. I've seen it many times where the defender just walks into Collins on that shot and nothings called.

Can't wait for him to get strength. Two years from now, Zach is scoring that easily against Clark. He's just not strong enough to back someone down yet.

 

[KingSpeed]

Not a good start, feels like last year when we got blown out and can’t make a shot.

only down 7

 

[BlazerBeav]

Good thing is we are hanging around despite missing almost every shot.

 

[BonesJones]

Almost all the threes have been wide open. You have to shoot them. If we made the last 4 after missing a bunch early, you wouldn't have a problem with it.

No, they haven't. CJ's pullup after we shot two earlier in the possession wasn't wide open.

And it's not like they aren't closing out. If they're not falling, hit the open guy, and then he should attack the closeout.

Was that Pat 3 open? No. And he was 5 feet behind the line.

 

[LuckyShot]

Expended too much energy the other night I guess.

 

[VenomXL]

Blazers starting a masonry business.

 

[kingslayer]

5/21 overall and fortunate to be just down 7. Hopefully we find some rhythm offensively soon.

 

[KingSpeed]

yeah Dame

 

[kingslayer]

That's it Dame. Take it to the basket.

 

[BonesJones]

Pat is as bad of a 3pt shooter as Turner right now. That's a bullshit shot he took. Early in the clock, contested, and deep.

 

[KingSpeed]

Yeah Davis!!

 

[PHXBlazer1]

We got this..not making anything and only down 7

 

[BonesJones]

Lets see, we could take semi-open early 3s that aren't falling... Or attack the rim where we've had success, and use the 3 (which is there all possession) as a late-in-the-shot-clock bail out.

 

[BonesJones]

Yeah Davis!!

But we gotta shoot more open brick3s...

 

[H.C.]

Nice cut Zach.

 

[LuckyShot]

We are much better than these guys. Just not playing like it tonight.

 

[ripcityboy]

Nice one Zach.

 

[BonesJones]

Great cut by Zach. We can slice these guys up inside. Other than Davis, they don't got shit in there.

 

[KingSpeed]

YEAH NAPIER

 

[kingslayer]

Bazz!!

 

[LuckyShot]

Would be nice if our bench decided to contribute tonight.

 

[KingSpeed]

Not bad