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The good news is Lillard is due to come out of his shooting slump anytime now
 
Roger Templeton said:
He was horrendous against San Antonio in the playoffs last year too. 17.4% from three in that series. This whole year his FG% and 3pt% numbers have been down. The slump started after The Shot against Houston.
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He led the NBA in 4th qtr scoring this year so I don't buy this theory
 
riverman said:
He led the NBA in 4th qtr scoring this year so I don't buy this theory
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Volume and efficiency are not the same. His shooting percentage in the last five minutes of a game this year is far worse than his first or second year in the league.
 
Sinobas said:
Yes, it could be his back. But when Batum was in his slump, he was all to eager to blame it on his back. Maybe Damian doesn't want to make excuses or whatever, but I don't hear him, or anyone close to the team bringing it up. So it's pure speculation.

Even when he was cold shooting, he didn't seem to have a problem taking it to the rim with abandon. Not sure that is something a guy with a gimpy back would want to do.
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I think if he was ill. They would have sat him.

As I said, I think it's more mental
 
Actually, I would like to see him do what he can. He has terrific handles so use them for team mates. This 0 for 6 from three looks like standard box for him and it doesn't need to happen.
Tonight, I was watching him intently when Meyers gets on the court. He flat out won't pass the ball to Meyer even when he is wide open. What the fuck is up with that? Meyers is the best
three ball man we have and everybody but Lillard knows it. Hell, when we were down 20, Meyer should get the ball and shoot the fucking thing every trip down the court.
 
I will admit that Dame has been playing absolutely horrible this last month. I wish he would get out of this funk
 
magnifier661 said:
I will admit that Dame has been playing absolutely horrible this last month. I wish he would get out of this funk
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It seem to me that this is a big part of coaching. Dang Coach, what you doing???
 
Roger Templeton said:
Volume and efficiency are not the same. His shooting percentage in the last five minutes of a game this year is far worse than his first or second year in the league.
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We're actually using the bench for the first time in those 3 seasons. I get it..he's in a shooting slump but to throw his season away is a bit of a stretch from my view
 
riverman said:
We're actually using the bench for the first time in those 3 seasons. I get it..he's in a shooting slump but to throw his season away is a bit of a stretch from my view
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Doesn't matter what the majority think. He's going to be back next year given the opportunity to redeem himself.

As he should.
 
OneLifeToLive said:
I remember way back when when you liked Terry :)
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He is absolutely the best coach we have had since Mike Dunlevy. Not sure he is doing his job with Damian though. An He does not have the best offense I have ever seen either,
just a whole hell of a lot better than McMillan.
 
I don't think Damian is as terrible on defense as some people say though. It's the way the Blazers play the pick and roll. On most teams, the center will come out more to give the PG more time to recover, but the Blazers have Rolo sit back...partially because he's not to fleet a foot.
 
MarAzul said:
He is absolutely the best coach we have had since Mike Dunlevy. Not sure he is doing his job with Damian though. An He does not have the best offense I have ever seen either,
just a whole hell of a lot better than McMillan.
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I know you're an offensive guru and have no doubts you know what you are talking about, Marz. You've watched a ton of basketball.
 
Sinobas said:
I don't think Damian is as terrible on defense as some people say though. It's the way the Blazers play the pick and roll. On most teams, the center will come out more to give the PG more time to recover, but the Blazers have Rolo sit back...partially because he's not to fleet a foot.
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Lopez has to hang back because Aldridge won't cover him. All Blazer problems lead to that softy Aldridge.
 
Lopez already had a rap before he came to the Blazers that he wasn't good at stepping out and defending the pick and roll. And the defense is designed to play to his strength and let him sit back and defend the rim. It's really not a bad strategy, but perhaps they could tweak it when we play guys like Udrih and Dragic who feast on us in the mid range.

LA has not been a softy since the thumb injury. He's the heart of the team now, and it doesn't look like he'll be enough. Too bad Matthews is hurt. I think all of Damian's problems are stemming from his shitty shooting. He couldn't even attack a hobbled Conley.
 
Udrih became the first player to record at least 20 points, seven assists and seven rebounds off the bench in the NBA playoff since Nick Van Exel in 2003.


Damn that's ridiculous. Point guards torch us.
 
Sinobas said:
LA has not been a softy since the thumb injury. He's the heart of the team now, and it doesn't look like he'll be enough. Too bad Matthews is hurt. I think all of Damian's problems are stemming from his shitty shooting. He couldn't even attack a hobbled Conley.
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Conley is a great defender, hobbled or not, but getting by him was not the problem. The problem was what he incurred when he got to the rim. I read your comment on Canzano's article. You were "dumb-founded as to why he wasn't trying to attack Conley and his sore foot tonight.". How can you say he did not try to attack? He took 25 shots (counting the ones he was fouled on.) Only six were three pointers. That leaves a lot times where he tried to attack. He may have looked bad trying to force things, but why go on on multiple forums and make shit up?
 
Good lord. Lillard is fucking amazing. He's been playing for a year non-stop and all the people who can take the pressure off of him are injured.

If we don't make it out of this series, Lillard will be back to his old self next year.
 
Nikolokolus said:
It may not happen by the end of the series with Memphis, but I strongly suspect that whatever is hampering his game is fixable and by next season he will have regained whatever health/mojo/whatever that he's missing.
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I think so, too.
 
MarAzul said:
He is absolutely the best coach we have had since Mike Dunlevy. Not sure he is doing his job with Damian though. An He does not have the best offense I have ever seen either,
just a whole hell of a lot better than McMillan.
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Fully Agree. Not hard to best McMillans schemes though. . .
Having said that, this is probably the worst "preperation" for the play-offs I have seen the Blazers undertake in recent memory.
Lillard clearly needed rest - yet Stotts played him into the ground, late into decided games, as if we had a goal to catch - only to turn around and casually throw home court away - without a second thought.

Overall I think Terry has set-up the Blazers to fail. Discounting the injuries for a moment, the team looks ill-prepared anyway. Terrible offensive/defensive schemes & horrid fundamentals are the results of players that look dis-interested & drained - mentally and physically. Now add the injuries and the emotions of the play-offs to an already physically fatigued team . . .Well, a lot of the underachieving, from Damian, and the team as a whole, has to rest solely with the Coach not preparing the team more effectively IMO.
 
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