Stotts: "We're going to change our principles"

[Shooter]

Interesting insight on the new defensive approach that Portland will employ this year:

“We’re going to change our principles,” Stotts says. “We’ll have a style of play defensively that our team lends itself to -- changing our pick-and-roll schemes, not getting out and extending our bigs very much. The principle being we need to do a better job of protecting the rim and forcing midrange jump shots. We were in the bottom of the league in attempts at the rim and in attempts being converted at the rim.”

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/63392/setting-expectations-for-the-trail-blazers

 

[magnifier661]

Well I hope the changes work cause I won't be able to stomach the terrible defense of last season. I mean even winning; it was hard to watch!

 

[Shooter]

Well I hope the changes work cause I won't be able to stomach the terrible defense of last season. I mean even winning; it was hard to watch!

So true. And it looks like the new defensive strategy is already paying off, based on the results of last night's game.

 

[maxiep]

"We're going to change our principles...we're actually going to try to play defense this year."

 

[jlprk]

Stotts will go to Hell for abandoning his principles.

 

[Shooter]

"We're going to change our principles...we're actually going to try to play defense this year."

Well, there is that.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Interesting insight on the new defensive approach that Portland will employ this year:



http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/63392/setting-expectations-for-the-trail-blazers

I am seeing a difference on this end of the floor. I don't know if it is technique or if it's personal. Having the right personal make a difference. There are a couple of guys they picked up cover up a lot of space in a very short time on that end of the floor.

 

[BlazerWookee]

What about our vice principles?

 

[StumptownHoliday]

What about our vice principles?

This school needs stability! We can't keep changing principals all willy-nilly!

 

[magnifier661]

What about our vice principles?

Boooooo! Bad form! The wook is funny than this!

 

[BlazerWookee]

Boooooo! Bad form! The wook is funny than this!

Okay, what about our Victoria principles?

 

[BBert]

Changing our principles?

Trade coming soon?