This is not on Stotts

[BonesJones]

I would play Crabbe, Henderson and Harkless (all 3) every time either Dame or CJ sit. I would bench Aminu until he's able to hit a wide open shot. I would play only either Harkless or Vonleh at the 4, maybe also give Aminu a chance but only if he proves he's worth it.

None of that is relative to the results on the floor. He's a bad coach because he's not playing those exact 3 guys together a little more often?

Benching Aminu is an obvious change, and Vonleh would play more as a result. But would that change things? Probably not.

You just suggested 2 things you'd do that would have no impact on the final result. You said nothing about scheme changes, offensive philosophies, or matchups.

 

[Orion Bailey]

I would play Crabbe, Henderson and Harkless (all 3) every time either Dame or CJ sit. I would bench Aminu until he's able to hit a wide open shot. I would play only either Harkless or Vonleh at the 4, maybe also give Aminu a chance but only if he proves he's worth it.

And what is your foundation of thought that this would change anything?


Did we not forget that Vonleh was our starter for over half the season and though I saw progress in him,. Im also willing to admit, like many others, that he is simply not ready for the playoff type of ball. Im pretty sure Stott's feels the same or he would get more minutes.
What do you think will happen if we start Vonleh, What type of impact do you think he will have compared to what we have now?

So CJ usually comes out of the game first. When he does so, your saying we should also bench Aminu, because Harkless is already the starter, so the lineup is Dame/Crabbe/Hendo/Harkless/Plums or Davis.

What is that lineup going to do that is so different than this lineup?

Dame/Crabbe/Aminu/Harkless/Plums or Davis? You really think that this type of move is the answer? Further more, I'm willing to bet that both lineups have been utilized with little success already.

Your only as good of a craftsman as the tools you have on hand. Same principle applies to coaching. Stotts doesn't have a dependable big that is a two way player. This is what we are missing. a two way big.
Coach doesn't have that any no amount of lineup changes is going to solve this....

 

[Blazer4ever]

None of that is relative to the results on the floor. He's a bad coach because he's not playing those exact 3 guys together a little more often?

Benching Aminu is an obvious change, and Vonleh would play more as a result. But would that change things? Probably not.

You just suggested 2 things you'd do that would have no impact on the final result. You said nothing about scheme changes, offensive philosophies, or matchups.

Aminu is not hitting anything, Harkless at least brings more energy, attacks the rim more, Vonleh at least has good size, he sets picks, plays solid defense, allows us to not always play small-ball.
When we play just one of CJ/Dame I think we need all 3 swingmen (Crabbe, Henderson, Harkless) to be on the floor, for the offense to not stagnate

 

[jlprk]

Well then you'll love the video I'll post tomorrow breaking down how the philosophy Stotts has on guarding screens is killing its, and what he should do instead.

What is tomorrow, Christmas? I'll check a calendar.

 

[Sedatedfork]

Almost everything the Clippers do on offense seems easy. Almost everything the Blazers do on offense seems awkward and difficult. We are being outplayed on both sides of the ball. A big part of the reason is that the Clippers have the beef down low and the Blazers don't. The only thing you can try to do to fix that situation is hit outside shots to stop the collapse when a player drives in the paint. We aren't hitting those shots. We have been exposed. We need some physical players down low. Ed Davis kind of fits the bill, Plumlee is occasionally serviceable, but there can be no doubt that we are seriously outmanned in the front court. Something to address in the offseason.

What an idiot!

 

[Sedatedfork]

What an idiot!

Personal Attack! Personal Attack! Attack the post, not the poster!

 

[Nate]

Well unless you can magically come up with a guy who can go through a fucking Jordan pick, then good fucking luck defending Redick.

Especially when Reddick grabs on to his own teammate to pull himself around the screen. I noticed him doing that last night at the game. He pretty much slingshots himself around those picks.

 

[oldmangrouch]

What an idiot!

Not really.

Not one person I can recall was predicting that Plums was going to have a break-out series. Even at that he is a work in progress. The rest of our big men WERE out-matched.