Stotts changing defense. Finally

[e_blazer]

Don't forget my man CJ Elleby, the best defender on the team!

He’s going to defend the hell out of the G League.

 

[James lamphear]

I thought so too; but then I went back and read the Stotts quote again. And he is actually claiming we have always used multiple coverages, and are now just going to be more "aggressive". I guess it's still confusing. Lillard seems to think we are doing something completely new, but more simple. Stotts seems to be saying we are doing the same thing, but more aggressively? I guess Stotts is saying we have done some of this stuff in the past, but now we will do a lot more of the multiple coverages.

Yes he had played different coverage but his drop defense where he drop his big man under the basket was his premier defense though and that was use 90 percent or more in games. He did change how he played Houston against Harden. Blazers defense was not aggressive type defense under Stotts since he been here.

 

[Labinot41]

The fact that Terry Stotts said it was a "difficult decision" to change the Defense after finishing 27th in defensive ranking is worrisome

 

[Zach Collins Enthusiast]

He’s going to defend the hell out of the G League.

He's gonna earn some minutes on the actual team with his defense, not many defenders at his level

 

[e_blazer]

He's gonna earn some minutes on the actual team with his defense, not many defenders at his level

I don't see any minutes for him because there are too many established players ahead of him. You think he's going to get minutes ahead of Trent, when he can both defend and shoot? Stotts is going to have a hard enough time finding minutes for the vets on the team, let alone worrying about playing a rookie. My bet is that Little and Elleby will both be end of the bench or assigned to G League for awhile to get some PT. In this Covid environment, you never know when an opportunity is going to arise to move up in the chain. Getting some actual game minutes at the G League level may be in their best interests for now.

 

[blazerkor]

The fact that Terry Stotts said it was a "difficult decision" to change the Defense after finishing 27th in defensive ranking is worrisome

I think eventually you're going to regret questioning Coach Stopps.

 

[riverman]

Stotts has had 2 top ten defensive teams to coach in 8 years here...I think injuries and some weak rotation players factor into it. In my view Terry hasn't looked this animated about a season since we had Chris Kaman and Mo Williams coming off the bench

 

[Labinot41]

I think eventually you're going to regret questioning Coach Stopps.

I'm just wondering why he struggles to change a bad defense

 

[blazerkor]

I'm just wondering why he struggles to change a bad defense

I'm just kinda kidding and being very hopeful at the same time but if he can start to make adjustments because he has more versatile personnel, I'll be there praising him and calling him Coach Stopps.

 

[BonesJones]

I'm just kinda kidding and being very hopeful at the same time but if he can start to make adjustments because he has more versatile personnel, I'll be there praising him and calling him Coach Stopps.

That shouldn't be the reason he makes adjustments though, he could've made adjustments all last year, and there was no reason not to considering how horrible our primary defense was.

 

[riverman]

That shouldn't be the reason he makes adjustments though, he could've made adjustments all last year, and there was no reason not to considering how horrible our primary defense was.

To me the problem last year besides injuries to our better defenders was having to use 19 different starting lineups trying to find someone who could make a shot and defend well enough to stay on the court....was a rough year on that side of the ball

 

[wizenheimer]

well, the changed defense gave up 52% FG's, 41% three's, and 39 assists tonight

maybe they should change back

 

[riverman]

we played like cold dogshit tonight on both sides of the court...was a butt ugly Blazer game...Dame had a terrible game as well...just a clank fest

 

[BonesJones]

well, the changed defense gave up 52% FG's, 41% three's, and 39 assists tonight

maybe they should change back

You really thought they were going to effectively implement a completely new defense in a couple days?

 

[Tince]

You really thought they were going to effectively implement a completely new defense in a couple days?

To be fair, Stotts said "we'll still have multiple coverages... but our primary coverage will be more aggressive." Doesn't sound like he's implementing a wholesale change by any means. In the past, many have said being more aggressive wouldn't be that hard to do.

 

[BonesJones]

To be fair, Stotts said "we'll still have multiple coverages... but our primary coverage will be more aggressive." Doesn't sound like he's implementing a wholesale change by any means. In the past, many have said being more aggressive wouldn't be that hard to do.

So you just pulled a random quote from nowhere without any context behind it...

They also ran drop coverage at least 95% of the time last year, they didnt really run "multiple coverages" and the base scheme they've ran this preseason they didnt run last year.

 

[Tince]

So you just pulled a random quote from nowhere without any context behind it...

They also ran drop coverage at least 95% of the time last year, they didnt really run "multiple coverages" and the base scheme they've ran this preseason they didnt run last year.

That quote from Stotts saying they will continue to run mutliple coverages is in this thread and you were the one who posted it, how is that out of context?

 

[BonesJones]

That quote from Stotts saying they will continue to run mutliple coverages is in this thread and you were the one who posted it, how is that out of context?

I'm referring to the " In the past, many have said being more aggressive wouldn't be that hard to do.".

As far as the Stotts thing, we didnt run multiple schemes last season. We ran drop scheme constantly.

 

[BonesJones]

To me the problem last year besides injuries to our better defenders was having to use 19 different starting lineups trying to find someone who could make a shot and defend well enough to stay on the court....was a rough year on that side of the ball

It was definitely a problem, and a problem we couldnt control. What we could control was how we responded to that and what we did defenisively.

 

[JoshuaHall]

To me the problem last year and this year is Stotts is a terrible coach

Fixed

 

[BonesJones]

Fixed

Not with this tbh. The defensive philosophy this year is exactly what we needed for years
If he sticks with it, it'll be a good thing in the long run, even though there will be some growing pains and some fans will get impatient.

 

[mook]

To be fair to Stotts, let's all rewind for the past few years and remember the centers we've been playing. A much heavier Nurkic, then an often injured Nurkic, Whiteside, Kanter, Leonard....it's not like he's had a lot of mobile centers to work with. (Nurkic when healthy is surprisingly nimble though.) Dropping back was really our best option, sadly.

And to be fair to management, Olshey has had to do a lot of bargain bin shopping. Non-mobile big men have been available, so he took what he could get. (The Meyers contract is entirely on him though, and is one of the reasons he was force to bargain bin shop.)

All that said, I'm glad we've moved on to a more modern defensive system. It was always painful to watch us run the same defensive scheme that Dame loved exploiting the most on the other end.

I think the big adjustment will be for Dame and CJ. Those guys have never played any differently in the NBA, and they've got a ton of miles in the old system. Luckily, they are also our two smartest players so it shouldn't be that hard for them to adjust. But it will force them to break habits.

The one round peg among the square holes is Kanter. He's a nice guy for us to have situationally against Jokic and maybe Embiid, but if he can't carry his weight (figuratively and literally) in the new system, he'll get consigned to 9th or 10th man like he often was in Boston. He may not be thrilled, but it's the new reality for guys of his type. He's a good locker guy and seems smart, so I don't think it'll be a big issue.

In the new system I think it'll often be a battle between Giles and Collins for backup center minutes on most nights.

 

[wizenheimer]

You really thought they were going to effectively implement a completely new defense in a couple days?

you really think people won't be sarcastic around here?

 

[Labinot41]

Bro I saw zero difference. I'm so fucking tired to see our opponent hit 3 after 3 after 3 against us.

 

[riverman]

Fixed

nah.....I think Stotts is a good coach...you can disagree...I'm used to it. He's a coach I can cheer for....I like loyalty in the front office. Not a fan of the revolving coaching door that people scream for after a couple losses...see the Knicks

 

[BlazerBeav]

We were playing in Denver - we've looked bad there more often than any other road venue (possible exception of SLC).

 

[BonesJones]

you really think people won't be sarcastic around here?

Hard to tell man. Theres some people seriously freaking out about this.

 

[Tince]

Might be SLIGHTLY out of context, but...

 

[blazerkor]

Might be SLIGHTLY out of context, but...

Yeah, his Raiders... I don't think Dame is trippin over a "preseason game" which if I'm not mistaken was like the eighth day of training camp.

 

[TBpup]

Might be SLIGHTLY out of context, but...

Applies to his own team last year, his football team this year, and hopefully not his own team this year. (Remains to be seen)