The Bench Had 7 Points in 61 Minutes

[PapaG]

Either trade Hickson for cap space at the deadline, or stop killing the starters before one of them gets a major injury.

If the idea is to tank, start limiting the minutes of Lillard, Batum, and LMA now. Get them all under 35 mpg and just call it good after a trade for cap space or a pick.

What is the plan here?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

THE SOLUTION IS TO TRADE HICKSON, A PRODUCTIVE STARTER FOR MORE MEDIOCRE BENCH PLAYERS WHO HAVEN'T GONE ANYWHERE IN THE LEAGUE!

 

[3RA1N1AC]

there are guys out on the market that keep getting snatched up by other teams, didnt toronto just sign pietrus? he would get 30 mpg here

 

[PapaG]

THE SOLUTION IS TO TRADE HICKSON, A PRODUCTIVE STARTER FOR MORE MEDIOCRE BENCH PLAYERS WHO HAVEN'T GONE ANYWHERE IN THE LEAGUE!

Hickson is the most valuable trade asset on the team. Package him with Babbit and Smith, who don't have options next year, and it's around $9 million more in cap space depending on what is available.

 

[PapaG]

there are guys out on the market that keep getting snatched up by other teams, didnt toronto just sign pietrus? he would get 30 mpg here

Pietrus isn't a "plan", though. Can somebody tell me the last time Hickson made a big shot near the end of a game? He was benched against OKC, and should have been on the bench tonight. LMA hit him IN THE FREAKING HANDS on a play that would have been an easy dunk. JJ was wide open!

 

[3RA1N1AC]

just meant to give the starters some rest

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE JJ HICKSON WE COULD JUSTIFY TRADING ALDRIDGE FOR BECAUSE HE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT?

 

[PapaG]

just meant to give the starters some rest

Yeah, not a bad decision. Is this the worst bench in NBA history? If so, can Olshey at least start using it to tank the season before he injures one of his main players?

The Blazers have 3 out of the 11 players in this category this season.

Batum #3 - 39 mpg
Lillard #6 - 38.4 mpg
LMA #11 - 37.9 mpg

Somebody is going to wear down with these minutes and get a major injury.

 

[PapaG]

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE JJ HICKSON WE COULD JUSTIFY TRADING ALDRIDGE FOR BECAUSE HE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT?

LOL

HICKSON HAS THE PER-FECT PER!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Either trade Hickson for cap space at the deadline, or stop killing the starters before one of them gets a major injury.

If the idea is to tank, start limiting the minutes of Lillard, Batum, and LMA now. Get them all under 35 mpg and just call it good after a trade for cap space or a pick.

What is the plan here?

Trading Hickson will put more of a tear on the starters. Need to bench him and start freeland or Leonard

 

[PapaG]

Trading Hickson will put more of a tear on the starters. Need to bench him and start freeland or Leonard

That actually not a bad plan. Reduce LMA's minutes with Hickson on the court instead of LMA, and then just throw Nolan Smith and Babbit out there because their trade value can't go much lower at this point.

OPERATION TANK!!!

 

[3RA1N1AC]

its either play the good players and win half the time or play the scrubs and get blown out every night

 

[PapaG]

its either play the good players and win half the time or play the scrubs and get blown out every night

Is a .500 record worth overplaying the young core?

It's just bizarre to me that Batum, Lillard, and LMA are in the top 12 in the NBA in minutes per game. I know players want to play, but at some point, the coach has to be realistic about how many minutes his future core is playing.

 

[PapaG]

Hell, Wes is #32 at 35 mpg!

30 teams in the league, yet the Blazers have 4 in the top 32 in mpg.

Is Stotts in over his head?

http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/player/_/stat/minutes/sort/avgMinutes

 

[3RA1N1AC]

its tough man, he takes them out and the bench gets killed, so he puts them back in...need help on the bench

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I honestly don't give a fuck how much Lillard, LA and Batum are playing. They are our cornerstones. If San Antonio was bad a few years ago, do you think they would want to "preserve" duncan and not be competitive? What kind of bullshit is that. Play to win.

Rest of the team blows donkey cock, so you have to play the starters.

 

[PapaG]

PF mpg

LMA #1

http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/player/_/stat/minutes/sort/avgMinutes/position/power-forwards

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

well, he is the best PF in the league.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

Rest of the team blows donkey cock, so you have to play the starters.

yup

 

[PapaG]

I honestly don't give a fuck how much Lillard, LA and Batum are playing. They are our cornerstones. If San Antonio was bad a few years ago, do you think they would want to "preserve" duncan and not be competitive? What kind of bullshit is that. Play to win.

Rest of the team blows donkey cock, so you have to play the starters.

Duncan hasn't played over 36 mpg since he turned 27.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/duncati01.html

LMA is at 38 mpg right now.

 

[PapaG]

well, he is the best PF in the league.

No argument here. I'm just wondering if the coach knows what the hell he's doing.

Know your roster and just tank already.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Duncan hasn't played over 36 mpg since he turned 27.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/duncati01.html

LMA is at 38 mpg right now.

well, he has talent around him. LA doesn't.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

No argument here. I'm just wondering if the coach knows what the hell he's doing.

Know your roster and just tank already.

so...a coach who knows what the hell he's doing...say Jerry Sloan or....Greg Popvich, would be resigned to tanking and limiting his starter minutes so he could get some burn from borderline D-league talent?

 

[Nikolokolus]

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE JJ HICKSON WE COULD JUSTIFY TRADING ALDRIDGE FOR BECAUSE HE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT?

Those people were fucking high or stupid.

 

[jlprk]

Duncan hasn't played over 36 mpg since he turned 27.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/duncati01.html

I expected to see these parameters with no data.

http://bkref.com/tiny/9CJLW

 

[Sinobas]

Stotts should make the bench play a whole game once, just so we can see how unbelivably crappy they are. I bet they'd lose 120-20.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Stotts should make the bench play a whole game once, just so we can see how unbelivably crappy they are. I bet they'd lose 120-20.

I know that's hyperbole, but ...

 

[PapaG]

Stotts should make the bench play a whole game once, just so we can see how unbelivably crappy they are. I bet they'd lose 120-20.

It's obvious how crappy they are without seeing them play an entire game.

 

[jlprk]

If Stotts announced the novelty in advance, the Garden would sell out, and the crowd noise would propel them to a close game.

 

[noknobs]

I honestly don't give a fuck how much Lillard, LA and Batum are playing. They are our cornerstones. If San Antonio was bad a few years ago, do you think they would want to "preserve" duncan and not be competitive? What kind of bullshit is that. Play to win.

Of course you play to win, but are they? So if they're not going to win like that in the long run, what's the point in playing them 40 minutes a game?

Take Batum, Lillard and Aldridge. One is a rookie who's already played nearly 400 more minutes than he did last year as a senior, one spent the summer competing in the summer olympics, and the third spent the summer recovering from hip surgery. And they're all in the top 11 in minutes played in the entire league? That's just fucking stupid.