GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ THUNDER - 12/31/13, TUES, 5 PM (PST), KGW & NBATV

[julius]

The fact they're only down 12 seems like a miracle.

 

[B-Roy]

I admire Stotts sticking to his defensive philosophy....but what happens when that philosophy is getting you constantly shit on defensively? I'm not asking him to change his philosophy completely, but at least mix it up a bit to throw off the other team. Throw some doubles at Durant, implement some traps when you're down, etc. etc. You aren't going to win games against the Thunder by allowing Durant to go 1v1 every time he catches the ball.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Bad defense + 3-for-19 on treys.

Are you kidding me?

 

[blue9]

Missing shots will lose you games, sure. But over the course of a season you'll still win more than you lose. The defense is the issue.

It's not an either/or - both are an issue. We could more easily survive our perimeter-oriented offense if we had good defense. Or we could more easily survive our poor defense if we had more variety in the offense. Both would be ideal.

 

[RoyToy]

"We just have to make more shots"

Nate McMillan

 

[magnifier661]

I admire Stotts sticking to his defensive philosophy....but what happens when that philosophy is getting you constantly shit on defensively? I'm not asking him to change his philosophy completely, but at least mix it up a bit to throw off the other team. Throw some doubles at Durant, implement some traps when you're down, etc. etc. You aren't going to win games against the Thunder by allowing Durant to go 1v1 every time he catches the ball.

Especially when Westbrook isn't in the game. You double the shit out of Durant and force the rest of the team to win it for you. Of course they will score, but score more efficiently than Durant going one on one?

 

[B-Roy]

It's not an either/or - both are an issue. We could more easily survive our perimeter-oriented offense if we had good defense. Or we could more easily survive our poor defense if we had more variety in the offense. Both would be ideal.

We have the number one offense in the league shooting jumpers. I'm not sure how much more efficient you want them to be.

 

[Rhal]

I'm actually not to worried at the moment, down 12 at half but I liked the movement and the way the offense is providing open looks we just aren't hitting them. If we start hitting them it'll be a different game. If we keep missing them then we lose because our D sucks ass and can't make up for our offense sucking. Losing games vs teams that are at best a toss up doesn't bother me, now if we lost to the bobcasts i'd be pissed beyond belief.

 

[blue9]

Just between you and me, I still wish we would have drafted Jeremy Lamb instead on Meyers Leonard.

I still wish we had drafted Drummond AND Lamb.

 

[BrianFromWA]

We have the number one offense in the league shooting jumpers. I'm not sure how much more efficient you want them to be.

just spitballing, but maybe efficient enough to cover one of the worst defenses in the league?

 

[BrianFromWA]

I still wish we had drafted Drummond AND Lamb.

And rolled with Felton at PG the last two years?

 

[Rhal]

I still wish we had drafted Drummond AND Lamb.

Drummond and Lamb without Lillard or somehow getting Drummind/Lamb/Lillard?

 

[riverman]

Shooting 16% from 3 is killing us in the first half. Now let's see a 40pt 3rd qtr and hold them to 12 pts!

 

[magnifier661]

I'm actually not to worried at the moment, down 12 at half but I liked the movement and the way the offense is providing open looks we just aren't hitting them. If we start hitting them it'll be a different game. If we keep missing them then we lose because our D sucks ass and can't make up for our offense sucking. Losing games vs teams that are at best a toss up doesn't bother me, now if we lost to the bobcasts i'd be pissed beyond belief.

This reminds me of the Chicago game badly. Hopefully we turn things around in the second half.

Until this team can step up their defense, I don't feel comfortable about any game any longer. I really thought we were gonna take pride and come out strong.

 

[KingSpeed]

Watson drilling corner threes in warmups


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[B-Roy]

just spitballing, but maybe efficient enough to cover one of the worst defenses in the league?

That's unreasonable. It's much more likely they improve their 105 defensive efficiency than improve their 110 offensive efficiency.

 

[oldmangrouch]

So, when the 3 pointers don't fall - do we have a "plan B"??

Time for Stotts and his staff to step up.

 

[riverman]

Hey, losing a couple in a row really sucks but fuck this shoulda, coulda woulda drafted somebody else in the past. Get over it! Lot of game left and it ain't over yet folks!

 

[TBpup]

We have the number one offense in the league shooting jumpers. I'm not sure how much more efficient you want them to be.

Some of that is Fool's Gold being done against this historically bad East. Now that they are starting to play better teams overall and tougher teams on the road, those outside shots don't fall as often.

 

[BrianFromWA]

bench played a combined 28 minutes, 1-8 (0-5 from 3), 2pts, 6reb, 1ast

 

[TBpup]

Good movement to start the 2nd half.

And Durant just hits another 'easy'.

 

[OdenIsStillGod]

Double Durant Stotts, YOU GOONIE!

 

[BrianFromWA]

Some of that is Fool's Gold being done against this historically bad East. Now that they are starting to play better teams overall and tougher teams on the road, those outside shots don't fall as often.

Yeah, they're 11-1 against the east, but 13-6 in-conference. The majority of their stats are against the west.

 

[magnifier661]

Goaltend!

 

[TBpup]

Goaltending!

 

[TBpup]

Yeah, they're 11-1 against the east, but 13-6 in-conference. The majority of their stats are against the west.

Yes but so many of those good wins are at home. Not they start to play those tougher teams on the road.

 

[BrianFromWA]

"I challenge most mere mortals to be better than an NBA official in that moment."

Every futhamucking person watching this game saw it. It's not atomic photography.

 

[magnifier661]

Where's the foul?!

 

[magnifier661]

We should be down only 9

 

[OdenIsStillGod]

Jesus Matthews. Hit a shot