Glaring stat

[illmatic99]

In games which have been decided by 5pts or less: 1-7

And that one win was an anomaly, as Philly made some bullshit threes to make the final score seem closer than it actually was.

Why don't we win on the road? They games are closer, and we don't have a closer.

 

[B-Roy]

In games which have been decided by 5pts or less: 1-7

And that one win was an anomaly, as Philly made some bullshit threes to make the final score seem closer than it actually was.

Why don't we win on the road? They games are closer, and we don't have a closer.

No we don't, but Nate plays Felton and Crawford like they are. FFS stop the madness.

I'm sure we could actually pull off some of these wins if they just play a little differently in the 4th. (eg. Crawford and Felton don't shoot everything in the clutch)

 

[MickZagger]

That has a lot to do with coaching.

 

[illmatic99]

No other options. I hate them too, but Nolan and Armon are trash.

 

[ehizzy3]

but we're better without brandon

 

[illmatic99]

That has a lot to do with coaching.

This too, I suppose. Nate had Brandon to bail him out before, but his absence now truly indicative of how bad Nate is.

 

[Sinobas]

What's sad is that if we could have just split those games at 4-4, we'd be in 2nd place in the conference and probably feeling a lot better about ourselves. 3 games....3 baskets. You can chalk that up to our guards pathetic shooting and bone headed plays.

Do you guys ever see any other team blow 3-1 fast breaks? I only see the Blazers doing it.

 

[illmatic99]

Do you guys ever see any other team blow 3-1 fast breaks? I only see the Blazers doing it.

Twice! Even Jarrett Jack doesn't fuck up two 3 on 1s!

 

[brooklynballer]

What's sad is that if we could have just split those games at 4-4, we'd be in 2nd place in the conference and probably feeling a lot better about ourselves. 3 games....3 baskets. You can chalk that up to our guards pathetic shooting and bone headed plays.

Do you guys ever see any other team blow 3-1 fast breaks? I only see the Blazers doing it.

True. I know Matthews doesn't have Blake Griffin's jumping ability, but to be stuffed by Isaiah Thomas and Marcus Thornton on fast breaks is just embarassing. I like Matthews but he should not be starting. He would make a good 7th or 8th man off the bench.

 

[Rhal]

at the end of games teams just deny LA the ball and wait tell our guards fuck up and lose it for us. We desperately need a Manu type player which Wallace seems to be at home but who can be it on the road that we can get?

 

[magnifier661]

I miss broy bad.

 

[Tince]

We have no closer. You can't go inside to LMA over and over in clutch situations because teams will double and dare Wallace or Felton to beat them.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I think, of players we have, Batum could be a candidate. He played that role in Europe and was actually really good in close games down the stretch. Before he went down with injury he had just hit three threes in the fourth. But what would that say about Crawford, who was supposedly signed for that purpose?

Here is an old list of stats per quarter - can anyone find a more recent?

 

[BlazerBeav]

It has to be Batum - it's evident it won't be any of our guards.

 

[illmatic99]

I think, of players we have, Batum could be a candidate. He played that role in Europe and was actually really good in close games down the stretch. Before he went down with injury he had just hit three threes in the fourth. But what would that say about Crawford, who was supposedly signed for that purpose?

Here is an old list of stats per quarter - can anyone find a more recent?

Nic is definitely a good selection. I just don't think Nate trusts him enough as he should. And what's more glaring is that Felton and Crawful trust him even less (I mean, come on. He's fucking better than you guys. Give him the ball!)

 

[Boise Blazer]

Sometimes there is a tiny part of me that wished that the team was stripped down to LMA and Batum just to see how far we could develop Batum into that role since we would be pretty much forced to at that point.

 

[BBert]

No other options. I hate them too, but Nolan and Armon are trash.

Yes. Nolan and Armon are not better. The bigger problem IMO is that, for example last night, Felton and Crawford were completely out of control when it mattered. I haven't yet been able to remove the painful image of the entire team clearing out the lane for Crawford to run the Iso-Roy offense -- over and over again, to the same ineffect. Crawford was decent when he was spotting up in the corner. Just fucking leave him there to shoot threes and NEVER Iso him one-on-five again!

 

[BBert]

This too, I suppose. Nate had Brandon to bail him out before, but his absence now truly indicative of how bad Nate is.

It was always Brandon bailing out Nate. For example, I recall there was a stat about how effective the Blazers were scoring out of time outs 'back in the day'. No shit. They just gave the ball to Brandon and got out of the way. It didn't take a genius to call that play.

 

[BBert]

Do you guys ever see any other team blow 3-1 fast breaks? I only see the Blazers doing it.

The spacing was so bad it was laughable. Or it would have been had it not been my team. I watched a 10-year old girls basketball game last weekend with similar spacing. That's the only similar comparison that comes to mind.

 

[BBert]

Nic is definitely a good selection. I just don't think Nate trusts him enough as he should. And what's more glaring is that Felton and Crawful trust him even less (I mean, come on. He's fucking better than you guys. Give him the ball!)

Simply amazing how often those two FAIL to give Nico the ball in the right place at the right time. Even LaMarcus misses him sometimes when he's cutting baseline with a step on the defender. Ah! I have to go get my mind off this.

 

[BBert]

Sometimes there is a tiny part of me that wished that the team was stripped down to LMA and Batum just to see how far we could develop Batum into that role since we would be pretty much forced to at that point.

A 'tiny' part? Those are the only two players on this team worth keeping (I love Crash, but he's trade bait at this point). Keep LMA and Nico and trade the entire supporting cast (including Nate) for D-Will, and back-fill the roster this summer in free agency and the lottery.

 

[Boise Blazer]

A 'tiny' part? Those are the only two players on this team worth keeping (I love Crash, but he's trade bait at this point). Keep LMA and Nico and trade the entire supporting cast (including Nate) for D-Will, and back-fill the roster this summer in free agency and the lottery.

I guess I was referring to a strip down team of LMA and Batum that could really struggle if we didnt get D-Will. But I agree that if we are going to start over thats all I really would want to keep. And if we could get D-Will and keep LMA and Batum then Im on board 1000%. I just dont think its possible on a trade. And conversely I dont think that duo is attractive enough to lure him in free agency.

 

[magnifier661]

Batum is the perfect third fiddle and Aldridge is a good robin. We need batman!

 

[B-Roy]

Batum is the perfect third fiddle and Aldridge is a good robin. We need batman!

Aldridge's PER is 24.05, that suggests he's perfectly capable of being a Batman. Problem is, all championship teams need a great wing that handle the ball in the 4th. Because teams work much harder to deny Aldridge when the game is on the line. It's not LA's fault that he's a big man.

Nic is the closest thing we have to that, because god knows Felton and Crawford aren't. Miller was an adequate filler last year though.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

Aldridge's PER is 24.05, that suggests he's perfectly capable of being a Batman.

I disagree, Chris Bosh had great numbers while in Toronto but he is not Batman, he is Robin. Put Robin on a bad team without a real Batman and Robin will look at lot better but the mentality is not a consistent kill-the-other-guy-and-stuff-him-in-the-trash mentality which means, they are an intermittent Batman. Inconsistency in your Batman instincts means you are Robin.

That is how I'm increasingly viewing Aldridge. Very talented yes. Batman, not so much.

Gramps...

 

[B-Roy]

I disagree, Chris Bosh had great numbers while in Toronto but he is not Batman, he is Robin. Put Robin on a bad team without a real Batman and Robin will look at lot better but the mentality is not a consistent kill-the-other-guy-and-stuff-him-in-the-trash mentality which means, they are an intermittent Batman. Inconsistency in your Batman instincts means you are Robin.

That is how I'm increasingly viewing Aldridge. Very talented yes. Batman, not so much.

Gramps...

Bosh was stuck in the same position as Aldridge, very talented, but no lead wing to help him when it becomes much harder to get the ball.

When was the last time a team made the finals, let alone with the title with only a good big? This team just isn't very talented, and it's not Aldridge's fault.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

When was the last time a team made the finals, let alone with the title with only a good big? This team just isn't very talented, and it's not Aldridge's fault.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/1999.html

 

[B-Roy]

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/1999.html

They had 2 good bigs.

 

[MickZagger]

Bosh was stuck in the same position as Aldridge, very talented, but no lead wing to help him when it becomes much harder to get the ball.

When was the last time a team made the finals, let alone with the title with only a good big? This team just isn't very talented, and it's not Aldridge's fault.

Hakeem the Dream.

 

[B-Roy]

Hakeem the Dream.

Geez, Clyde Drexler anyone?

Aside from the fact that Hakeem is a lot better than LMA, who the hell on this team has even close to the ability the Glide had? Even at that age?