I think the idea that the Blazers have to make a big move depends upon the interpretation of what the sweep by the Pelicans meant. If you go all "Gronk", then the third seed meant nothing and the sweep is indicative of major shortcomings with the Blazers' roster. If you go all "NO", then you don't ignore the great success of the regular season and "overreact" to the sweep. You look at the Pelicans and say they were a bad match-up and you look at how they were able to dominate (lack of scoring from the PF/C position, lack of scoring from the backup guards, injuries to ET & Mo). Once you've done that, then you try to address those specific issues. What we've seen NO do is get better perimeter shooters for the backup guards and let Ed go in order to get Zach more minutes, presumably to address the front court scoring. Assuming ET and Harkless are healthy, is that enough to resolve the Pelican advantage? It seems to me like both Zach and Mo are too hit and miss in the scoring department to say that those moves have adequately addressed the issues. If I'm Gentry, I'm still having Davis double on Dame and CJ until the Blazers prove that they can score consistently from the SF and front court positions.
