Learn From It, Then Move On...

[ABM]

There will be more just like that.

I like their responses..............

From: The Columbian

It was messy. At times, it was downright ugly. In the end, it was a loss. And Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan said it was a lesson learned.....

.....McMillan did not spend his postgame press conference blaming the refs or wondering what if. In fact, he said he was in no way surprised by how the game played out. Before the contest, McMillan told his team that it would face exactly the type of tightly called contest it did against the Mavericks. And it would be up to the Blazers how they responded.

“Every call is going to be questioned, and you’ve got to stay calm out on that floor and get to the next possession,” McMillan said. “You’ve got to be able to play that style of basketball, and you’ve got to be able to get to the next play.”....

...“There were a lot of calls (where) guys felt that they were getting hit. And you’ve got to play through that in situations like that,” McMillan said. “A week from now, and I would say definitely our next three games ... it’s going to be that type of atmosphere, and you’ve got to be able to play through that.”...

...Howard said McMillan hit dead center with his observations. Teams will increase their intensity and aggressiveness in the playoffs, and Portland must be mentally and physically prepared.

“You may see the referees allow a little bit more physical play than they allow early in the season,” Howard said. “So, this is a game that we’re going to learn from and move on.”

...“Even during the game, I thought, ‘This is a good game for us,’ ” Roy said. “I’d rather face it tonight than the first game of the playoffs. We wanted to win this game, but I thought it was a really good game for our team. It was a nasty game.”...

 

[julius]

How many more years are we going to hear about the team having to "learn" how to play through shitty reffing?

 

[ABM]

How many more years are we going to hear about the team having to "learn" how to play through shitty reffing?

No worries, Phil Jackson has made a career of this. No, wait! Invariably, he finds a way to blame the refs.

 

[craigehlo]

How many more years are we going to hear about the team having to "learn" how to play through shitty reffing?

Blame the refs as much as you want, the Blazers simply could execute for long stretches when the Mavs were playing solid D. Welcome to the harsh reality of Nate's offense when introduced to playoff intensity.

 

[ABM]

Blame the refs as much as you want, the Blazers simply could execute for long stretches when the Mavs were playing solid D. Welcome to the harsh reality of Nate's offense when introduced to playoff intensity.

Zones still very much bother this team. Good outside shooting helps overcome zones. Unfortunately, the Blazers' has been sporadic.

 

[Blazerfan22]

Blame the refs as much as you want, the Blazers simply could execute for long stretches when the Mavs were playing solid D. Welcome to the harsh reality of Nate's offense when introduced to playoff intensity.

Or the fact our players were getting smacked in the face on there drives and NO CALLS all night!

Then Dirk would fall on his own and they would blow instantly. Nope didnt hurt the outcome at all.

 

[julius]

Blame the refs as much as you want, the Blazers simply could execute for long stretches when the Mavs were playing solid D. Welcome to the harsh reality of Nate's offense when introduced to playoff intensity.

I'm not blaming the refs. I was asking how many more years are we going to hear that the team has to learn how to play through stuff like that.

It's not really comforting knowing how easily this team is knocked off it's feet, when it comes to playoff style defenses being used against them.

 

[craigehlo]

It's not really comforting knowing how easily this team is knocked off it's feet, when it comes to playoff style defenses being used against them.

That's true. Last night's game reminded me of the Nuggets losses with BRoy forcing shots and not enough ball movement when the D took away your first option.

 

[Kaydow]

Blame the refs as much as you want, the Blazers simply could execute for long stretches when the Mavs were playing solid D. Welcome to the harsh reality of Nate's offense when introduced to playoff intensity.

True. But the Blazers defense was good too. The Mavs weren't getting good shots either. It wasn't just the refs. We should have been up by about 10 points early in the 4th quarter.
We could have put that game away in the 3rd quarter. Stupid turnovers, missed FT's, just sloppy play kept the game close - We just didn't play well offensively last night. But the refs did take that game away from us in the 4th. I don't know if we'd have won, but it would have came down to the last second had the 4th quarter not been called so poorly.

 

[MIXUM]

E X C U S E S

 

[OddEnormous]

No worries, Phil Jackson has made a career of this. No, wait! Invariably, he finds a way to blame the refs.

What does Phil Jackson have to do with this?

 

[MIXUM]

E X C U S E S

 

[OddEnormous]

I'm not blaming the refs. I was asking how many more years are we going to hear that the team has to learn how to play through stuff like that.

It's not really comforting knowing how easily this team is knocked off it's feet, when it comes to playoff style defenses being used against them.

Absolutely bang on.

How people can watch a game like last night and still have faith in this staff is just astonishing to me.

Not a clue how to execute late. Same old standing around waiting for Roy or Miller to ISO. Playing at 5 mph without ever raising their intensity at any point during the game.