Notice This is the worst Blazer team I have seen in my lifetime.

[BonesJones]

Fair enough. Just understand They might not agree with you either. The point is they are in a business of giving an opinion. Respect has been earned. That's all i'm saying Bones. You have earned your respect and so have they.

Their basketball opinions haven't earned my respect because they lack a certain level of depth and/or reek of specific biases. If theyve earned yours, that's cool. But all I was doing was simply pointing that those are all guys that say Stotts is an offensive genius.

 

[Natebishop3]

They worked hard for their jobs. Nobody is saying they haven't. Doesnt mean their basketball takes are or aren't shit.

Writing is also a dying medium. Nobody wants to read anymore. The younger generation is entirely focused on streaming and/or youtube.

 

[kjironman1]

Their basketball opinions haven't earned my respect because they lack a certain level of depth and/or reek of specific biases. If theyve earned yours, that's cool. But all I was doing was simply pointing that those are all guys that say Stotts is an offensive genius.

Well we can agree Stotts is not a genius about much as of this point. Lets see what the team looks like in 20 games and see if he looks a bit better. I'm with ya this year. He has the tools to do well. Lets see if he can do it. If he can't his time has run it's course here.

 

[kjironman1]

Writing is also a dying medium. Nobody wants to read anymore. The younger generation is entirely focused on streaming and/or youtube.

This is a huge issue. If you write more than a couple sentences it seems the conversation ends in today's world.

 

[Orion Bailey]

This is a huge issue. If you write more than a couple sentences it seems the conversation ends in today's world.

lack of ability to focus on a subject.

too much instant info being jammed down the eyes and ears of the youth to the point the there is no time to stop and process. On to the next mind jam.

instant media. Instant food. Instant everything leaves no time for thought or pondering over aNother’s thought.

 

[TBpup]

We had growth up to two years ago. We had the #3 offense and an average defense. We grew from 41 wins up to 53 wins. Then injuries + terrible moves trashed what we had leaving us with hot garbage for depth and putting us back at square #1. Now we have our depth back plus some better defenders we should be back on course. But we still don't have the talent around Dame to be legitimate contenders.

You said in a prior post we have the lowest assists, lowest passing, and terrible defense. I agree with you about the defense. But our low passing/assists resulted in the #3 offense in the NBA. You pass to get better shots, yet every pass adds risk so it's a trade-off. Along with our lowest assists we had the 2nd lowest turnover rate. So maybe from an offensive efficiency POV Stott's boring offense is actually right.

Fair enough. The Blazers (Dame/CJ making difficult shots) has been pretty good in the regular season.

 

[Stevenson]

Writing is also a dying medium. Nobody wants to read anymore. The younger generation is entirely focused on streaming and/or youtube.

That is 100% not true (although maybe for you it is, but not for a lot of others.) But what is true is that people consume information in different ways -- written, verbal, auditory. That's what is great about content today, people can watch videos, listen to podcasts, read blogs or books, etc.

This board is all written and it sure ain't dying!

 

[calvin natt]

The amount of conversations I have had with people directly involved with teams who say things that fly right into the face of what “experts” and of course especially fans, say, are so frequent and numerous that I don’t believe anything I read or hear on the tv or radio. “X player is such a bad dude” - no he’s actually an awesome guy. “That GM sucks he drafted so and so”- actually he didn’t really want him but the owner did; or “that trade was so bad he is a bad GM” no, again,the owner wanted to do it. Happens ALL the time.

 

[Natebishop3]

That is 100% not true (although maybe for you it is, but not for a lot of others.) But what is true is that people consume information in different ways -- written, verbal, auditory. That's what is great about content today, people can watch videos, listen to podcasts, read blogs or books, etc.

This board is all written and it sure ain't dying!

who is the youngest person on this board? I bet the vast majority are over 30 with even more still over 40.

 

[RoseCityRebel]

Lamar is getting trashed on this board because he said a few too many times the Blazers were missing shots last game. (Which they were no question)
He also won't say out loud what a few happen to think that Stotts is the problem. (Which he may be) but it would be foolish for him to say if he wants to keep his job.
The point is there is more to it that to say "They Suck".

Viewers expecting anything controversial or advanced breakdowns about the team out of an on-air Comcast employee must not remember what happened to Isaac Ropp, and I lurked here long enough to know he gets criticized heavily here.

The average fan watching the game doesn’t give a shit about X’s and O’s, that’s for a very small audience of hoop junkies and previously mentioned, that information is available on YouTube for those people. There just isn’t a lot of demand for it to the casual fan. If there was, you’d be seeing it on Comcast. Producers put what gets them the most viewers on-air, and not many people relatively speaking care about X’s and O’s other than the minute or so of breakdowns that Michael Holton does, and even that is dumbed down for the television audience considering his level of actual basketball knowledge compared to what is dissected and allowed on-air.

 

[kjironman1]

who is the youngest person on this board? I bet the vast majority are over 30 with even more still over 40.

Is the question about actual age or how old they act? Asking for a friend.

 

[kjironman1]

Viewers expecting anything controversial or advanced breakdowns about the team out of an on-air Comcast employee must not remember what happened to Isaac Ropp, and I lurked here long enough to know he gets criticized heavily here.

The average fan watching the game doesn’t give a shit about X’s and O’s, that’s for a very small audience of hoop junkies and previously mentioned, that information is available on YouTube for those people. There just isn’t a lot of demand for it to the casual fan. If there was, you’d be seeing it on Comcast. Producers put what gets them the most viewers on-air, and not many people relatively speaking care about X’s and O’s other than the minute or so of breakdowns that Michael Holton does, and even that is dumbed down for the television audience considering his level of actual basketball knowledge compared to what is dissected and allowed on-air.

Totally agree.
I actually had that conversation at one time on this board with a couple posters.
It is what it is.

 

[Strenuus]

Viewers expecting anything controversial or advanced breakdowns about the team out of an on-air Comcast employee must not remember what happened to Isaac Ropp, and I lurked here long enough to know he gets criticized heavily here.

The average fan watching the game doesn’t give a shit about X’s and O’s, that’s for a very small audience of hoop junkies and previously mentioned, that information is available on YouTube for those people. There just isn’t a lot of demand for it to the casual fan. If there was, you’d be seeing it on Comcast. Producers put what gets them the most viewers on-air, and not many people relatively speaking care about X’s and O’s other than the minute or so of breakdowns that Michael Holton does, and even that is dumbed down for the television audience considering his level of actual basketball knowledge compared to what is dissected and allowed on-air.

This is pretty much spot on.

I love Ropp too. Doesn't sugarcoat when the blazers actually suck. Breath of fresh air.

 

[kjironman1]

The amount of conversations I have had with people directly involved with teams who say things that fly right into the face of what “experts” and of course especially fans, say, are so frequent and numerous that I don’t believe anything I read or hear on the tv or radio. “X player is such a bad dude” - no he’s actually an awesome guy. “That GM sucks he drafted so and so”- actually he didn’t really want him but the owner did; or “that trade was so bad he is a bad GM” no, again,the owner wanted to do it. Happens ALL the time.

I worked for Kenny Carr for a while. Not any longer though i would if he needs me. The things he told me would make your head spin. Changed the way i look at the game completely.

 

[calvin natt]

Viewers expecting anything controversial or advanced breakdowns about the team out of an on-air Comcast employee must not remember what happened to Isaac Ropp, and I lurked here long enough to know he gets criticized heavily here.

The average fan watching the game doesn’t give a shit about X’s and O’s, that’s for a very small audience of hoop junkies and previously mentioned, that information is available on YouTube for those people. There just isn’t a lot of demand for it to the casual fan. If there was, you’d be seeing it on Comcast. Producers put what gets them the most viewers on-air, and not many people relatively speaking care about X’s and O’s other than the minute or so of breakdowns that Michael Holton does, and even that is dumbed down for the television audience considering his level of actual basketball knowledge compared to what is dissected and allowed on-air.

I would think if a fan cared enough about X and O’s to go dig around YouTube, they would already know enough about X and O’s to not need to. Unless someone was out there who didn’t know basketball and wanted to learn something, ha

 

[calvin natt]

I worked for Kenny Carr for a while. Not any longer though i would if he needs me. The things he told me would make your head spin. Changed the way i look at the game completely.

1) I loved Kenny Carr. Loved him
2) I’m not surprised at all as you can tell from my earlier post. The amount of misconceptions or flat out untruths that the majority of fans think or believe is funny. Not fans fault, at all. But annoying when know-it-alls like to act like they got it all figured out.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Can we get back to talking about how this Blazer team (presently trailing the short-handed Rockets by 13) is the worst in recent memory?

 

[riverman]

small sample size but I've gotta say Derrick Jones Jr makes me miss Chief ...so far he has failed to impress me

 

[Natebishop3]

It took OT to beat a Rocket team with only 9 players, and no John Wall, no Boogie Cousins, and no Eric Gordon.

My feelings are not assuaged.

 

[Stevenson]

Wall hasn't played in 2 years. Ditto Boogie. Gordon is a bench player.

 

[Natebishop3]

Wall hasn't played in 2 years. Ditto Boogie. Gordon is a bench player.

He looked good in the preseason. So did Boogie. Are you going to pretend they couldn't have used them tonight?

 

[Minstrel]

He looked good in the preseason. So did Boogie. Are you going to pretend they couldn't have used them tonight?

Probably could have used them, but they're just a bunch of famous names at this point, not impact players. So yes, the Blazers beat a short-handed Rockets team, but not a Rockets team missing a bunch of talent.

 

[Natebishop3]

Probably could have used them, but they're just a bunch of famous names at this point, not impact players. So yes, the Blazers beat a short-handed Rockets team, but not a Rockets team missing a bunch of talent.

Well, that's like.... your opinion.... bro.

 

[kjironman1]

I honestly think the way Harden was playing it would not have mattered tonight. He was something special for sure.

 

[Minstrel]

Well, that's like.... your opinion.... bro.

Exactly. My opinion is that players who have not been useful, let alone great, players for quite some time are not particularly great now.

Maybe they'll have career resurgences. But I suspect if Olshey had picked them up, you wouldn't be thrilled thinking that this is the best Blazers team of your lifetime.

 

[LayneStaley]

I still can’t believe we played Melo over Trent. Stotts will never win a championships as a Head coach.

 

[Natebishop3]

Exactly. My opinion is that players who have not been useful, let alone great, players for quite some time are not particularly great now.

Maybe they'll have career resurgences. But I suspect if Olshey had picked them up, you wouldn't be thrilled thinking that this is the best Blazers team of your lifetime.

Yeah but you're just some dude on the internet.

 

[Minstrel]

Yeah but you're just some dude on the internet.

In the end, everyone dies as just some dude on the internet.

 

[Natebishop3]

In the end, everyone dies as just some dude on the internet.

False.

I'm THAT dude on the internet.

 

[GDiama]

Exactly. My opinion is that players who have not been useful, let alone great, players for quite some time are not particularly great now.

Maybe they'll have career resurgences. But I suspect if Olshey had picked them up, you wouldn't be thrilled thinking that this is the best Blazers team of your lifetime.

Maybe you didn't follow it, but they did look great in preseason. You cannot pretend they wouldn't help the Rockets that played with Tate, Nwaba, Brown and Thomas..