The scary part...

[Natebishop3]

We are winning games and our two best players are not shooting well at all.

What happens when Dame and LMA find their stroke?

Dame was 6-20.

Aldridge was 7-21.

 

[Strenuus]

If aldridge can go 50% from the field, and get to the line 12-14 FT's... he'll be untouchable.

 

[magnifier661]

We are winning games and our two best players are not shooting well at all.

What happens when Dame and LMA find their stroke?

Dame was 6-20.

Aldridge was 7-21.

I have a feeling Stotts will rethink how he uses Aldridge. I can see a laMonster type performance in December

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Let's not forget Wessy Wes is on another level at the moment. Not being a downer, just think we're on our level at the moment.

 

[Strenuus]

Let's not forget Wessy Wes is on another level at the moment. Not being a downer, just think we're on our level at the moment.

So. Many. Weapons.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Imagine if Dame and LA get hot in the playoffs...

 

[Further]

Adding to that point, of the 14 games played so far, Blazers have shot below 45% in 10 of those games, 8 of which we still found a way to win. Considering how well our guys can score, I think there is a lot of room for the Blazers to improve their FG%.

Also interesting, the Blazers have shot better from 3 than their FG % in 5 of their games to date, all victories.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

Dame is shooting under .400, pretty bad actually

 

[HailBlazers]

Dame is shooting under .400, pretty bad actually

Regardless, he continually shows up when needed most

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Dame is shooting under .400, pretty bad actually

Not to be a wet blanket because I'm stoked about the team, we are seeing Dame chuck some good shots that just aren't going in. Tiredness, probably, like he hit the rookie wall two weeks into his second year maybe? But regardless, I feel like he can pull out of it and he's still showing up on the stat sheet when we need it most.

Thank God for Matthews right now, though.

 

[Strenuus]

I'm not worried about Dame. All shooters go through slumps, he'll find it.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

68wins to go until post season. i cant wait for blazers 1 vs warriors 8 round 1, someone might die.

 

[jlprk]

68wins to go until post season. i cant wait for blazers 1 vs warriors 8 round 1, someone might die.

SI just said that GS will have Chris Mills signed by our next meeting. Can we get Bonzi in time?

 

[DaLincolnJones]

68wins to go until post season. i cant wait for blazers 1 vs warriors 8 round 1, someone might die.

repped

I used to look forward to playing LA..fuck LA..bring on GS

 

[Rastapopoulos]

There are some reasons to doubt that we're as good as our record: we've had a fairly soft schedule and good teams we've faced have been without important players (Iguodala last night, for example, and Jimmy Butler for Chicago).

ALSO: Stotts is again not trusting the bench beyond Mo Williams much at all (Wright and Freeland could both complain of being underused) which means our starters are playing against their bench quite a bit.

BUT: I think what this team is showing is that it is a team. It's really gelling and showing an admirable ability to turn it up when necessary. No doubt we'll hit a rough patch but this team is once again easy to love.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

How good will we be when we finally trade Aldridge? :MARIS61:

 

[Pinwheel1]

I'm not worried about Dame. All shooters go through slumps, he'll find it.

I am not concerned with his percentage either. I know he is going to be forced to take a lot of bad shots throughout the course of a game. He and LMA are our bail out guys when the shot clock is winding down. If their % is down, it is because the offense was not flowing well on the possession. This will happen when the opponents play great D on a possession.

 

[Strenuus]

There are some reasons to doubt that we're as good as our record: we've had a fairly soft schedule and good teams we've faced have been without important players (Iguodala last night, for example, and Jimmy Butler for Chicago).

ALSO: Stotts is again not trusting the bench beyond Mo Williams much at all (Wright and Freeland could both complain of being underused) which means our starters are playing against their bench quite a bit.

BUT: I think what this team is showing is that it is a team. It's really gelling and showing an admirable ability to turn it up when necessary. No doubt we'll hit a rough patch but this team is once again easy to love.

I am worried a tad about the minutes. But, if 30-35 games into the season we have some guys in the top 15 in minutes, then I can see it starting to be a bit more worrisome.

 

[Strenuus]

I am not concerned with his percentage either. I know he is going to be forced to take a lot of bad shots throughout the course of a game. He and LMA are our bail out guys when the shot clock is winding down. If their % is down, it is because the offense was not flowing well on the possession. This will happen when the opponents play great D on a possession.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking, too. Good post!

 

[hhhoggg]

Dame gets into the key easily but defenders know his game and wait for him to get to the rim and send the shot and Dame out of bounds. For his health and games sake he should get with Mo and develop the stop and pop from 12 ft , the kid can stop on a dime and would be unstoppable with PIP and raining 3s IMO.

 

[magnifier661]

Wanna know the real scary part?! What happens if this team can always play the second halves like we've had the last 5 games?

 

[Natebishop3]

Dame gets into the key easily but defenders know his game and wait for him to get to the rim and send the shot and Dame out of bounds. For his health and games sake he should get with Mo and develop the stop and pop from 12 ft , the kid can stop on a dime and would be unstoppable with PIP and raining 3s IMO.

In the early games he was using a floater, but I haven't seen him use it in a while. I'm wondering if he lost his confidence in that shot.

 

[Pinwheel1]

In the early games he was using a floater, but I haven't seen him use it in a while. I'm wondering if he lost his confidence in that shot.

I saw him make one in one of the last two games. (Can't remember which) I remember it for the reasons stated above, it is a huge difference maker. Hopefully he keeps working at it.

 

[THE HCP]

How 'bout we just smash NYC tomorrow from the get go and get our starters some rest and our bench some quality PT.

 

[hhhoggg]

How 'bout we just smash NYC tomorrow from the get go and get our starters some rest and our bench some quality PT.

I'm all for that, keeps the blood pressure down. I read butterball is day to day, if he's smart he would just head down to VooDoo Donuts and avoid the RG.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

In the early games he was using a floater, but I haven't seen him use it in a while. I'm wondering if he lost his confidence in that shot.

He was missing them pretty much always so yeah I bet he has because he's not good at the shot yet

 

[Nikolokolus]

Wanna know the real scary part?! What happens if this team can always play the second halves like we've had the last 5 games?

They can't ... and won't. We've seen this kind of thing from teams before and those that consistently try to play from behind, eventually run out of whatever mojo or energy it takes to come back from double digits deficits night after night.

 

[Natebishop3]

He was missing them pretty much always so yeah I bet he has because he's not good at the shot yet

He needs to develop it. It's one of the reasons why Curry is so unstoppable.

 

[Nikolokolus]

How 'bout we just smash NYC tomorrow from the get go and get our starters some rest and our bench some quality PT.

That would be nice. All of these come from behind wins are thrilling and fun to watch, but they take a fuck ton of energy out of our starting unit and eventually that's going to come back to haunt us.

 

[blue9]

He needs to develop it. It's one of the reasons why Curry is so unstoppable.

Watching the game the other night left zero doubt about just how much better Curry is than Lillard. I like Lillard - REALLY glad we have him. But he isn't even close to Curry's level. Only similarities are their 3-point shooting. Still, I don't think I'd swap him for Curry because Curry is so slight and can get injured if someone just looks at him the wrong way.