Now Bayless is injured?

[BlazerBenner]

The stats tell a different story. Travis has always drawn fouls at a much higher rate then Martell, and Rudy at about the same.

I knew it might get missed if I didn't emphasize it, but I said, "if Martell wants to do it, he can do it like this on a regular basis". Martell needs to keep doing what he did last night, not what he's been doing in the past. I've seen him do it more this year than in the past, but it needs to be every night, not one in five nights.

In their histories, Martell has been as horrible as Outlaw when it comes to not playing physical and driving to the basket. Martell can do it. Outlaw simply can't do it.

 

[BlazerBenner]

09/10 Martell WS 2.6 Usage 18.3... 44 games in his Win Share projects out to 4.8 for the year
08/09 Travis WS 5.3 Usage 22.0
08/09 Blake WS 5.8 Usage 17.0
08/09 Rudy WS 6.1 Usage 18.4

Stats like that for basketball are completely meaningless.

They absolutely don't mean a thing.

 

[THE HCP]

He is out there warming up right now, testing the ankle.

 

[EGame]

Bayless is not playing according to the Blazers Twitter.

 

[BrianFromWA]

He is out there warming up right now, testing the ankle.

HCP, Did Patty make it in from Albuquerque for tonight's game?
EDIT: Disregard. I just read it in the later thread.

 

[STOMP]

I knew it might get missed if I didn't emphasize it, but I said, "if Martell wants to do it, he can do it like this on a regular basis".

??? how did I miss it? I repeated your wording in directly answering this question. See post #22 for that.

In their histories, Martell has been as horrible as Outlaw when it comes to not playing physical and driving to the basket. Martell can do it. Outlaw simply can't do it.

one can hold an opinion on just about anything... it doesn't have to be based on reality. For their respective careers Travis has averaged going to the line once every 9 minutes, Martell once every 13.3... which is exactly what he's averaging this year as well. 51% of MW's career FG attempts have been from 3 point range, while 15% of TO's have. Travis rebounds and blocks shots at a much higher rate. To say that they've been the same at avoiding inside play is just wrong. I really doubt that all Martell has to do is flip a switch to leapfrog Travis's ability to drive and draw fouls as they've both had enough time establishing a body of work for us to have a pretty good idea as to what their game is.

STOMP

 

[BlazerBenner]

??? how did I miss it? I repeated your wording in directly answering this question. See post #22 for that.

one can hold an opinion on just about anything... it doesn't have to be based on reality. For their respective careers Travis has averaged going to the line once every 9 minutes, Martell once every 13.3... which is exactly what he's averaging this year as well. 51% of MW's career FG attempts have been from 3 point range, while 15% of TO's have. Travis rebounds and blocks shots at a much higher rate. To say that they've been the same at avoiding inside play is just wrong. I really doubt that all Martell has to do is flip a switch to leapfrog Travis's ability to drive and draw fouls as they've both had enough time establishing a body of work for us to have a pretty good idea as to what their game is.

STOMP

It's all he has to do....is flip that switch. It's harder to do on a Nate McMillan team, as Nate discourages driving to the basket more than any Coach in the NBA. Martell may have to do it with another team. His time is disappearing though if he doesn't turn on that switch soon. When he "chooses" to drive, he does it fairly well. When Travis "chooses" to drive, he SUCKS at it. That's all I said, nothing more.