GTJ sitting

[Natebishop3]

What better way to showcase a player than to play him against team that might be traded to

We don't really need to showcase GTJ. The league has seen what he can do.

Simons on the other hand..... hasn't shown much in a year or so.

 

[James lamphear]

It's going to get down to either they are going to keep Trent or Simons after this year but will go. Especially when Stotts shift Simons to the 2 in the 2nd half with CJ at point. By olshey picking up Simons 4 year and Trent restricted at the end of the year and olshey bragging about Simons then I going to predict either Trent will be traded before dead line or they will let him walk at the end of season.

 

[Natebishop3]

The problem I’m seeing with Trent is that he isn’t fully embracing the three point shooter role. He thinks he can take the ball off the dribble and all I want to see is him moving without the ball and running off screens.

 

[B-Roy]

The problem I’m seeing with Trent is that he isn’t fully embracing the three point shooter role. He thinks he can take the ball off the dribble and all I want to see is him moving without the ball and running off screens.

He always had a bit of chucker in his game, and now it looks like playing off the bench or playing with Melo is starting to emphasize his tendency to want to shot create.

In the bubble, he was strictly 3&D, but he was playing along side Dame and CJ most of the time.

 

[Natebishop3]

He always had a bit of chucker in his game, and now it looks like playing off the bench or playing with Melo is starting to emphasize his tendency to want to shot create.

In the bubble, he was strictly 3&D, but he was playing along side Dame and CJ most of the time.

And that's the role he should be embracing. The guy is a good shooter and good defender. Everyone wants to be Dame and CJ. We don't have a true 3/D guy right now. Someone that just posts up on the perimeter and punishes teams. Maybe because our team is trash at swinging the ball until we find the open man.

 

[B-Roy]

And that's the role he should be embracing. The guy is a good shooter and good defender. Everyone wants to be Dame and CJ. We don't have a true 3/D guy right now. Someone that just posts up on the perimeter and punishes teams. Maybe because our team is trash at swinging the ball until we find the open man.

Yeah, I agree, but at the same time the bench unit is kind of a mess, so I don't blame him for freewheeling it half of the time. The entire bench unit is 1 on 1 scorers, so him running off screens and hunting for threes is not easy when guys aren't going to be able to find him.

Something I think we should do is change up the rotations a bit to get him first off the bench. Maximize the time he spends on the floor with Dame, since Dame is the best playmaker on the team.

 

[1 Eye Jack]

We don't really need to showcase GTJ. The league has seen what he can do.

Simons on the other hand..... hasn't shown much in a year or so.

that’s my point maybe Houston wanted to see Simons and what better way then play him against Houston

 

[julius]

I would think if Houston wanted to see Simons they would've wanted to see more out of him than 10 minutes.

As for Harden possibly being traded to Portland, I have a strong suspicion that it's more of a Portland fans thing than a reality thing.

 

[BBert]

Yeah, I agree, but at the same time the bench unit is kind of a mess, so I don't blame him for freewheeling it half of the time. The entire bench unit is 1 on 1 scorers, so him running off screens and hunting for threes is not easy when guys aren't going to be able to find him.

How can his teammates be expected to find him with those shitty floor-level camera angles? I can't find him either!!

 

[Natebishop3]

I would think if Houston wanted to see Simons they would've wanted to see more out of him than 10 minutes.

As for Harden possibly being traded to Portland, I have a strong suspicion that it's more of a Portland fans thing than a reality thing.

Mostly because I don't think we have what they want. Unless they're still trying to win now.

 

[Blazinaway]

that’s my point maybe Houston wanted to see Simons and what better way then play him against Houston

or perhaps with Simons finally healthy Stotts wanted a better ball handler in. And there's the possibility that with GTJ having turned down his extension and Simons under more control we prefer in some situations to give Simons more minutes. And frankly given how bad Hood and Melo have looked I'd rather GTJ takes more of Hood's minutes and Melo gets a lot less as well.

 

[blazedanugz]

Not a bad start for someone sitting on the bench last game

 

[blazedanugz]

Anyone...?
No?

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Bwaaaaahahahhahaaaaaaa

 

[blazedanugz]

Checking in again

 

[Haakzilla]

Hey Stotts, never again.

 

[ehizzy3]

Great response to being benched

 

[Haakzilla]

Great response to being benched

...did he flip everyone off? Benches the hottest guy in the arena for the final 6mins, awesome!!

 

[TBpup]

Trent with the big time middle finger to Stotts for sitting him.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Damn Stotts got all sorts of defensive to Quicks questions about the decision to play Trent vs not play him.

 

[Natebishop3]

Stotts sucks. Period.

 

[blazedanugz]

Damn Stotts got all sorts of defensive to Quicks questions about the decision to play Trent vs not play him.

i think the angriest Ive ever heard Stotts

 

[Natebishop3]

i think the angriest Ive ever heard Stotts

He’s testy because Gary made him look stupid.

 

[julius]

Damn Stotts got all sorts of defensive to Quicks questions about the decision to play Trent vs not play him.

That was pretty funny to listen to.

 

[TBpup]

Only 2 other players in Blazer history have hit 7 3-pointers off the bench.

Tonight, Trent did it for the 3rd time.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Obviously Trent isnt going to score 28 points a night however I think when you have a player that CAN do that on any given night AND is willing to play defense then the plan needs to be for him to play well over 20 minutes a game. If he IS playing well then there is no reason those minutes can't come from a combo of Lillard and CJ. If he isn't playing well then Trent needs to understand that we can't afford to take those minutes from Dame and CJ unless we are blowing someone out. The only caveat to that is if he is having one of those games where he is dominating defensively. Unfortunately I think the current version of Melo makes that plan very difficult for Gary to get the shots he needs to see where he was at.

 

[Natebishop3]

Obviously Trent isnt going to score 28 points a night however I think when you have a player that CAN do that on any given night AND is willing to play defense then the plan needs to be for him to play well over 20 minutes a game. If he IS playing well then there is no reason those minutes can't come from a combo of Lillard and CJ. If he isn't playing well then Trent needs to understand that we can't afford to take those minutes from Dame and CJ unless we are blowing someone out. The only caveat to that is if he is having one of those games where he is dominating defensively. Unfortunately I think the current version of Melo makes that plan very difficult for Gary to get the shots he needs to see where he was at.

If CJ continues to pass the fucking ball like he did tonight, then I think Gary will continue to do well.

 

[Boise Blazer]

If CJ continues to pass the fucking ball like he did tonight, then I think Gary will continue to do well.

Absolutely agree. I've always felt that CJ could get a lot of assists if he wanted to but that's normally not his mentality.

 

[Natebishop3]

Absolutely agree. I've always felt that CJ could get a lot of assists if he wanted to but that's normally not his mentality.

I have never seen anyone more in love with his own handles.

 

[Pinwheel1]

i think the angriest Ive ever heard Stotts

He probably thought the whole thing was ridiculous and overblown. I know I did.