I actually kind of understand... Even as a fan, I have to admit while I'm extremely disappointed in how they played in the WCF, getting there especially after Nurk went down fulfilled my expectations (and probably more so) this year. I'm like trying to find the right balance of both being really proud of what they accomplished because let's admit it, I bet most of us saw Nurk go down and thought they're done. Most of us can look at their roster and say they've got holes. However as a fan when you give those games away the way they did it definitely doesn't feel good.
I actually think Stotts improved this year in the playoffs especially with making adjustments between games, what he really lacked was making those adjustments mid-game. If I was the Blazers "brass" I'd say next year they need to practice defensively multiple schemes and styles well enough they can mix it up mid game and not look lost. I think what really stuck out was that when they made adjustments the players at times looked completely lost because they hadn't really practiced it, or ran it that way in the regular season. On offense, I thought with Nurk they had started to look like a pretty balanced offensive attack, they still need more consistency from their forwards, but when Nurk was healthy, and even for a time with Kanter their offense was more than just Dame and CJ.
I dunno how long it'll just suck what GS did to them, but it still doesn't sit well with me.
