Game Thread GAME# 74: CLIPPERS@ BLAZERS - APRIL 1, 2015 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), KGW & NBATV

[MickZagger]

Haha. Barnes was getting pissed cause a couple guys were heckling him all game.

Saying he was the softest guy on the court. Barnes was super pissed. Kinda funny if you ask me.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I don't mean to be a debbie downer, but this just feels like a first round exit team to me.

Don't give me this I don't mean bullshit.

 

[KingSpeed]

It's games like these where I question of Stotts is really the coach for us.

What about all the big games we won?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Ditto

Yep, we definitely poorly constructed this team when we let Wes go out with an injury.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

I don't mean to be a debbie downer, but this just feels like a first round exit team to me.

Without HCA I agree.

 

[S550]

So when we lose games, that's how we'll be in the playoffs but when we win games, you just quietly ignore that?

Sorry the must win games is what counts.. We blew a huge one tonight. This is just a preview

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Without Wes I agree.

FTFY

 

[brooklynballer]

Yes, because the best point guard in the league had to score 40 to beat us by less than 5? Definitely some poor coaching.

It's how he got the 40. Have you not noticed a pattern in how we get torched by the pick and pop over and over again? Where's the in game adjustments?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

It's how he got the 40. Have you not noticed a pattern in how we get torched by the pick and pop over and over again? Where's the in game adjustments?

Other than signing a better defensive point guard what's your fucking suggestion?

 

[KingSpeed]

Clippers played a hell of an end game. Get the next one. Go Blazers!

Absolutely

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Yes, because the best point guard in the league had to score 40 to beat us by less than 5? Definitely some poor coaching.

No, his rotations, lack of screen and fastbreak offense+defense is seriously frightening. I know statistically the mid range shot is the worst in the NBA but that doesn't matter when we allow so many wide open shots from that range. We really shouldve won this game by 15+.

 

[santeesioux]

Don't give me this I don't mean bullshit.

Fine, this team just doesn't have "it" anymore, at least not since Wes went down. Unless we play the Mavs, I think we're fucked.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

FTFY

Sure would be nice. But no. With Home Court we would win imo. Problem is I not sure we are going to have it.

 

[KingSpeed]

Without HCA I agree.

We will have HCA. We have easy games coming up and we have the tiebreaker with the Clippers. This was more important for them than us.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Fine, this team just doesn't have "it" anymore, at least not since Wes went down. Unless we play the Mavs, I think we're fucked.

And you said this intentionally to be a debbie downer. SAY IT!

 

[ChadWick]

A chair could drop 30 on Lillard.

 

[KingSpeed]

Fine, this team just doesn't have "it" anymore, at least not since Wes went down. Unless we play the Mavs, I think we're fucked.

Dude. We just won 4 games in a row!

 

[chris_in_pdx]

#4 seed without HCA against either LAC, Houston, or SA. Not too confident.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

No, his rotations, lack of screen and fastbreak offense+defense is seriously frightening. I know statistically the mid range shot is the worst in the NBA but that doesn't matter when we allow so many wide open shots from that range. We really shouldve won this game by 15+.

What changed in our gameplay between 2 seconds before Kaman shoved Chris Paul and woke the dragon, and two seconds after?

NOTHING.

We lost because we fired up a good team by acting like bitches.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

We will have HCA. We have easy games coming up and we have the tiebreaker with the Clippers. This was more important for them than us.

If you want to talk easy schedules then there is none easier than what the Clippers have.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Dude. We just won 4 games in a row!

Against teams the Blazers should blow out 9 times out of 10.

 

[MickZagger]

Awful defense loses games for you.

Chris Paul absolutely abuses us. That's 2 games against the Clippers this year where we were up big and let them come back.

 

[KingSpeed]

#4 seed without HCA against either LAC, Houston, or SA. Not too confident.

We will have HCA. We have tiebreaker against the Clippers and Spurs.

 

[kingslayer]

We will have HCA. We have easy games coming up and we have the tiebreaker with the Clippers. This was more important for them than us.

The Clippers just have one tough game left and that's against the Grizz in LA. They will probably win out. We still got tough games at Golden State, OKC, and Dallas.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

A chair could drop 30 on Lillard.

What's frustrating is he looked improved defensively early in the season.

 

[brooklynballer]

Other than signing a better defensive point guard what's your fucking suggestion?

Oh, I don't know - maybe try fucking trapping on the pick and roll like the Spurs and just about every other team do?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

What's frustrating is he looked improved defensively early in the season.

I blame Stotts.

Right? That's what we're doing now, yeah? Did I do that right?

 

[LuckyShot]

I don't mean to be a debbie downer, but this just feels like a first round exit team to me.

We will if we play the Clippers and refuse to tailor our defense to our opponent, rather than literally letting them play to their strengths. Letting Chris Paul to the paint with little resistance, then collapsing is exactly what he wants. We collapse and give up a wide open shot, or we let him shoot an open FT line jumper. It's not a coincidence that he has killed us all year. It would be like other teams deciding to always go under the screen against Dame and let him shoot open 3s all game. He'd average 40 a night.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Oh, I don't know - maybe try fucking trapping on the pick and roll like the Spurs and just about every other team do?

If it works so fucking well, why does Chris Paul even average 20 points a game? Obviously, if trapping the point guard is so fucking foolproof, he'd average 9 a game, right?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I blame Stotts.

Right? That's what we're doing now, yeah? Did I do that right?

I'm not saying Stotts is terrible, I just think we can do better. He is a top half nba coach but he has his flaws and they're pretty obvious. I wish I had an answer for what the team should do but I don't and only Olshey can change anything. This will be one of the biggest summers in Trail Blazer history though.