Tiago Splitter is now an Assistant Coach for the Blazers

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riverman said:
I'd be surprised if Deni doesn't speak some French..growing up in North Africa he was surely exposed to it daily.
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It’s pretty common for most people from anywhere other than the USA to speak multiple languages.
 
kjironman1 said:
It’s pretty common for most people from anywhere other than the USA to speak multiple languages.
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definitely. That is the most interesting thing to notice when traveling to the US. Rarely do people speak other languages. Or maybe some Spanish.

not a generalization but an observation from several road trips through the US.
 
lawai'a said:
if he could get ayton to either set picks like he did to free manu and parker or defend the P&R as well as he did i would be ecstatic. both and i would be happy to give up one of my nights for him @ the mrs. HCP's.
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What I’m learning about Splitter is that he couldn’t reach gave helped hide Dame on defense, and we would have been better for it
 
e_blazer said:
I have to say I’m a bit sleep deprived today and trying to figure out what you meant to say in this post isn’t helping my headache.
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I'm glad I wasn't the only one confused by it.
 
I believe I read that Patrick St. Andrews was hoping the team as well. This would be fantastic news for our offense
 
lawai'a said:
if he could get ayton to either set picks like he did to free manu and parker or defend the P&R as well as he did i would be ecstatic. both and i would be happy to give up one of my nights for him @ the mrs. HCP's.
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We need to be focused off getting Ayton off the team. If he STILL can't set good screens...
 
GoZers said:
I am confident that Ayton has been taught how to set an effective screen since he was in 9th grade. the problem might be him
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Why do so many bigs have a problem with it then?

Setting screens gets them scoring opportunities. Every big wants to score.

There is a disconnect somewhere.
 
Phatguysrule said:
Why is it so hard to teach a big to set a screen? Honestly, it really makes me question the quality of coaching...
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I think it's part coaching, but also part the players makeup.

Especially if you've already received your big contract. Not everyone likes physical play, or doing the dirty work that is needed. Not a knock on him (or any other player who fits that description). It's a rare player who does that.

I don't know if he (DA) able to change his game (in this manner). I mean, physically he could, but I don't know if he will. Even with a better assistant coach.
 
Phatguysrule said:
Why do so many bigs have a problem with it then?

Setting screens gets them scoring opportunities. Every big wants to score.

There is a disconnect somewhere.
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Not really 100% sure. But sometimes its not the screener, of course. Can be the player using the screen doesn't do a great job either - setting it up/timing/rubbing off the screen. Screeners know he cant move so he is hopefully stationery, it is up to the guy getting screened to use it correctly. You can see a lot of times the screener is there, set, nice base, ready to set it and the other player fucks it up.
 
GoZers said:
Not really 100% sure. But sometimes its not the screener, of course. Can be the player using the screen doesn't do a great job either - setting it up/timing/rubbing off the screen. Screeners know he cant move so he is hopefully stationery, it is up to the guy getting screened to use it correctly. You can see a lot of times the screener is there, set, nice base, ready to set it and the other player fucks it up.
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True. However, in this case we're talking about Dame who has been super effective in the pick and roll with much lesser players here in Portland.

That is a good point though that often times the big maybe getting the blame when the guard may not be using the screen properly (getting hip to hip with a screener, etc).
 
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