The swagger is gone (1 Viewer)

[BlazerCaravan]

Boy do we look tired tonight.

 

[illmatic99]

To come out and fight balls out tonight after this stretch of tough games is amazing. I'm really looking forward to the finish. CJ is developing and Dame is slowly but surely getting his game back.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

This coddling is ridiculous. Wilt played 48 minutes a night, scored 40 a game, and banged 20 women afterwards. For 82 games a year.

I hate that argument as well. Last I checked every team has played the same amount of games.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I hate that argument as well. Last I checked every team has played the same amount of games.

Yes but the total distance traveled throughout the season is much higher than most teams. That means getting to your home or hotel later than most teams. Later means less sleep, less time to recover, more fatigue.

 

[ppilot]

I hate that argument as well. Last I checked every team has played the same amount of games.

Completely different eras as Wilt wasn't wasn't matched up against the athletes in today's nba.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Yes but the total distance traveled throughout the season is much higher than most teams. That means getting to your home or hotel later than most teams. Later means less sleep, less time to recover, more fatigue.

Maybe we get laid more than other teams. THAT'S exhausting.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Maybe we get laid more than other teams. THAT'S exhausting.

Small market = Small c*ck.

That's why Oden had to leave. Didn't fit in. Literally.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Small market = Small c*ck.

That's why Oden had to leave. Didn't fit in. Literally.

pics?

 

[Sinobas]

The blazers can still win the championship, all they have to do is make the playoffs then hit 70% of their shots.

 

[jlprk]

John Havlicek never stopped running the whole game. As Simon & Garfunkel would say, Where have you gone, Hondo?

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

John Havlicek never stopped running the whole game. As Simon & Garfunkel would say, Where have you gone, Hondo?

Loved that guy, one of my favorite players ever.

 

[ponderguy]

John Havlicek never stopped running the whole game. As Simon & Garfunkel would say, Where have you gone, Hondo?

rip hamilton is another dude that never stopped (stops?) moving when he's out there

 

[Eastoff]

pics?

 

[TBpup]

I'm still surprised/confused/amused at how discussing obvious reality is seen as negative or non-fandom. The Blazers were playing over their skiis in the first 29 games. It was a great run, fun to watch as a fan but completely unrealistic to expect continuity.

However, if anyone dared point out that the pace wouldn't continue, that there were big defensive issues, that the bench was very poor and that that shooting would inevitably decline thereby exposing many of those issues, it was greeted with, "Scoreboard....uh, check their record....#1 in the West just isn't good enough for you?"....and on and on.

It was certainly not to be negative anymore than realistic analysis and discussion is now. The positive is the bench is starting to play a little better and CJ is getting his legs under him....awesome! The dare I say negative, is the defense is still brutal (58% to the Clipps last night) and now that their 3-pt shooting has declined substantially, the ability to cover some of these weaknesses is simply gone.

Hopefully they find their way back to playing better than the last 24 games but no one is expecting a return to the first 29 game pace.

 

[BBert]

What shot notoriously abandons players late in the 4th quarter? The long jump shot due to tired legs. Is the end of the season going to be any different for us?

 

[ponderguy]

What shot notoriously abandons players late in the 4th quarter? The long jump shot due to tired legs. Is the end of the season going to be any different for us?

same thing happened to the Knicks last year too. Tremendously hot start behind great jump shooting then it fell off towards the end and they lost in the first round. I am getting worried we are headed for the same fate.

 

[Natebishop3]

What shot notoriously abandons players late in the 4th quarter? The long jump shot due to tired legs. Is the end of the season going to be any different for us?

No, it will only get worse.

 

[ppilot]

No, it will only get worse.

Some crazy stats for you.

Overall Team Clutch performance
2013
Off Efficiency - 129
Def Efficiency- 100.5
Net Efficiency - 28.4 2nd best in the NBA

1/1/14 to present
Off Efficiency - 98.7
Def Efficiency- 118.2
Net Efficiency - (-19.5) Fifth Worst in the NBA

That pretty much sums up how things are going.