Ugg, will teams use the beating Denver defense?

[magnifier661]

We are 4-0 when we score over 100. I know it's too soon, but I wonder if this will be a trend. If you keep us below 100, we lose way more than when we score over?

 

[TripTango]

We are 4-0 when we score over 100. I know it's too soon, but I wonder if this will be a trend. If you keep us below 100, we lose way more than when we score over?

I think that "number of wins when scoring over X" statistic gets way more credit than it should. You are bound to win more when you score more, because (wait for it) scoring leads directly to winning. Teams are going to try and keep us from scoring -- it's as simple as that. We have only just recently shown that we might like a higher pace, and you are worried that teams are going to try and take it away from us?

 

[Mediocre Man]

So you are angry teams will scout us?

 

[Draco]

Do we win because we score over 100?

Or do we score over 100 as an effect from a win?

I believe it's the latter. Kind of similar to how the Ravens almost always win when Ray Rice gets over 20 carries. Well if the team is going to win they pound the ball to him. The game has already been decided from other events, so this effect is a lagging indicator of the team already being in a strong position to win.

If opponents do whatever they can to score 100 against us that in itself won't make them more likely to beat us.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Do we win because we score over 100?

Or do we score over 100 as an effect from a win?

I believe it's the latter. Kind of similar to how the Ravens almost always win when Ray Rice gets over 20 carries. Well if the team is going to win they pound the ball to him. The game has already been decided from other events, so this effect is a lagging indicator of the team already being in a strong position to win.

If opponents do whatever they can to score 100 against us that in itself won't make them more likely to beat us.

We are winning because we are playing very good defense

 

[Wizard Mentor]

We are winning because we are playing very good defense

I believe in the old cliche of Defense and Rebounding. One of the things I really liked about the Drexler Blazers was
that rebounding was a team effort - Drexler, Kersey, Buck, and Duck all rebounded.

This team's rebounding?
Matthew's 5.3
LA 7.4
Wallace 8.0
Camby 9.4

so, I'd adding rebounding to your "great defense" comment. Yes, I'm very happy about it!

Go Blazers!

 

[Draco]

We are winning because we are playing very good defense

We're averaging 8 more points then our opponents, that's why we're winning.

When we outscore the other team, we win 100% of the time. haha

 

[magnifier661]

We're averaging 8 more points then our opponents, that's why we're winning.

When we outscore the other team, we win 100% of the time. haha

good point

 

[Draco]

But yes I do enjoy our defense so far. Felton has done a much better job of staying in front of his man then Miller did. Thus our defense isn't completely collapsing all the time from quick penetrating PG's. Last year we had to play Batum against the other PG on defense often, while Batum is acceptable in that roll he is not a good defensive PG. He is a good defensive forward and is excelling as such. Roy was a horrid defender last season. Rudy could gamble and get some steals, but overall he was below average. We had no backup bigs, but now we have Thomas who doesn't make any bad defensive mistakes.

Alridge might be our worst defender, which is more of an indicator of how improved our D is then a glaring shortcoming of LMA.

 

[B-Roy]

Alridge might be our worst defender, which is more of an indicator of how improved our D is then a glaring shortcoming of LMA.

Huh? Aldridge is not our worst defender. He's arguably our best.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Huh? Aldridge is not our worst defender. He's arguably our best.

In our starting five, all are good defenders. Arguments could be made for any one of them to be our best or worst.

That's the point.