Game Thread WEST FINALS, GAME 3: WARRIORS @ BLAZERS - MAY 18, 2019, SATURDAY, 6PM, ESPN (3 Viewers)

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Should the Blazers move Seth into the starting line-up?

  • Absolutley. We need more shooters in the starting line-up.

    Votes: 3 5.9%

  • Sure, why not.

    Votes: 6 11.8%

  • No, but he should get at least 30 minutes a night

    Votes: 8 15.7%

  • No, we need his scoring punch off the bench.

    Votes: 24 47.1%

  • No, he makes our starting unit too small.

    Votes: 8 15.7%

  • Heck no! He's not consistently good enough

    Votes: 2 3.9%
  • Total voters
    51
  • Poll closed .
When was the last time Lillard has played like a Superstar?
 
You hope they make more adjustments for next game and I did like the defensive activity in the 1st half. But what Kerr and there coaching staff did at half time was made in game adjustments for the 2nd half. They ramp up there defense to trap at half court and someone notice when we trap we left the backside open for easy scores. Head coach can't see everything so up to assistant to find things wrong what we doing and might getting away with at first and correct the problem before it gets notice by the other team.
 
Taking a day trip to Cannon Beach with the FAMS Saturday. Be home around 8 or 9. Will record and watch when we get home. Then like normal, will read the game thread after. This place will be a god damn circus as usual I’m sure.
 
twobullz said:
Meyer's was not exposed. What was exposed was the lack of weak side help when he went to trap Steph. He was in the right spot, his teammates weren't.
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Yeah, I agree with this. Except maybe that last play he kind of got stuck in no man's land where if he was a little closer to Curry he maybe wouldn't have had as easy of a pass to Green.

That's nitpicking though. Meyers was really bad in the first half but kept his head in the game and played well in the 2nd half. This loss was not on Meyers or because he was in the game.
 
Chris Craig said:
Why is Kanter playing/ starting. He is useless in this series.
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IDK, I would have liked to have had Kanter on the court while Stotts was running the Zero Rebounder lineup. Mo Harkless as our center? Okay. Had we gotten even two of those rebounds, we likely win.
 
BBert said:
IDK, I would have liked to have had Kanter on the court while Stotts was running the Zero Rebounder lineup. Mo Harkless as our center? Okay. Had we gotten even two of those rebounds, we likely win.
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You can't play a guy who is fasting and has no energy. He was in during the Warriors 13-0 run. He helped make it happen
 
B-Roy said:
When was the last time Dame wasn't triple teamed on every possession because the Blazers don't know how to take advantage of having three guys focus Lillard?
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When your star is being targeted like that, the coach needs to pull out the chalkboard and work up counter plays. Dame seems to have been abandoned.
 
B-Roy said:
When was the last time Dame wasn't triple teamed on every possession because the Blazers don't know how to take advantage of having three guys focus Lillard?
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I thought Dame dribbled waaaay too much leading to poor shit selection.
 
Wade Garrett said:
I thought Dame dribbled waaaay too much leading to poor shit selection.
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I know you mean shot selection, but I'm laughing because shit selection also applies in this case.

Passing to Harkless - shit.

Passing to Kanter - shit.

Passing to Aminu - shit.

Passing to Turner - shit.

Shooting contested fadeaways - shit.

Lots of shit to select here.
 
Labinot41 said:
When was the last time Lillard has played like a Superstar?
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since game 5 against OKC:

* game 1: 39 points 6 assists
* game 3: 28 points 8 assists
* game 4: 28 points 7 assists
* game 6: 32 points 5 assists
* game 7: shot like shit but 13 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals
* last night: 23 points on 16 shots, 10 assists

he's done all of that against constant doubles, occasional triples, consistent jumps of PnR, traps, hedges, and the steady and intense defensive focus of two different defenses. And all that time he's played steady solid defense

he's not a Lebron or an MJ; he's just not at that level. Anybody that tries to scapegoat Dame for Portland being in the WCF and being down 2-0 is ignorant about basketball and what one 6'2 player can do
 
wizenheimer said:
since game 5 against OKC:

* game 1: 39 points 6 assists
* game 3: 28 points 8 assists
* game 4: 28 points 7 assists
* game 6: 32 points 5 assists
* game 7: shot like shit but 13 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals
* last night: 23 points on 16 shots, 10 assists

he's done all of that against constant doubles, occasional triples, consistent jumps of PnR, traps, hedges, and the steady and intense defensive focus of two different defenses. And all that time he's played steady solid defense

he's not a Lebron or an MJ; he's just not at that level. Anybody that tries to scapegoat Dame for Portland being in the WCF and being down 2-0 is ignorant about basketball and what one 6'2 player can do
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No one player in the league (outside of Harden and maybe Kawhi) shoulders more of a load on offense than Dame.

You know who I really missed last night? Aldridge. I was looking at Dame highlights from 2014 earlier and he had so much space to work with. He's so much better now there's no way teams could sell out on him the same way they do these days if Aldridge was in the pick and roll.
 
B-Roy said:
No one player in the league (outside of Harden and maybe Kawhi) shoulders more of a load on offense than Dame.

You know who I really missed last night? Aldridge. I was looking at Dame highlights from 2014 earlier and he had so much space to work with. He's so much better now there's no way teams could sell out on him the same way they do these days if Aldridge was in the pick and roll.
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Dom Dom Dommmmm.
 
Chris Craig said:
You can't play a guy who is fasting and has no energy. He was in during the Warriors 13-0 run. He helped make it happen
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Respect for him but c'mon.
This fanchise is paying you millions of dollars for your contribution and you're just gonna be non factor because of fasting.
I understand him, but it's not fair.
 
I'd like to see them try a Lillard/McCollum/Harkless/Hood/Collins starting lineup. Let Aminu spell Harkless and Hood, and have Kanter in when Curry isn't or when Curry is in with mostly non-shooters (the Warriors do play combinations of Iguodala, Livingston, Green, Bell, Looney with either Curry or Thompson to carry the unit at times). I'd like to try giving the most minutes to a group that can have anyone switch to Curry without it being embarrassing and where everyone can potentially be an offensive threat. Harkless is a bit of a stretch as a "threat," but I generally feel better about him shooting a three than Aminu. The other option is to play Seth Curry instead of Harkless, but I think Harkless' defense is important.
 
Minstrel said:
I'd like to see them try a Lillard/McCollum/Harkless/Hood/Collins starting lineup. Let Aminu spell Harkless and Hood, and have Kanter in when Curry isn't or when Curry is in with mostly non-shooters (the Warriors do play combinations of Iguodala, Livingston, Green, Bell, Looney with either Curry or Thompson to carry the unit at times). I'd like to try giving the most minutes to a group that can have anyone switch to Curry without it being embarrassing and where everyone can potentially be an offensive threat. Harkless is a bit of a stretch as a "threat," but I generally feel better about him shooting a three than Aminu. The other option is to play Seth Curry instead of Harkless, but I think Harkless' defense is important.
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Honestly at this point I'm just down with "try something different". The Harkless Aminu shit hasn't worked since like game 2 of the Denver series.
 
B-Roy said:
I know you mean shot selection, but I'm laughing because shit selection also applies in this case.

Passing to Harkless - shit.

Passing to Kanter - shit.

Passing to Aminu - shit.

Passing to Turner - shit.

Shooting contested fadeaways - shit.

Lots of shit to select here.
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Decided not to fix it....
 
Minstrel said:
I'd like to see them try a Lillard/McCollum/Harkless/Hood/Collins starting lineup. Let Aminu spell Harkless and Hood, and have Kanter in when Curry isn't or when Curry is in with mostly non-shooters (the Warriors do play combinations of Iguodala, Livingston, Green, Bell, Looney with either Curry or Thompson to carry the unit at times). I'd like to try giving the most minutes to a group that can have anyone switch to Curry without it being embarrassing and where everyone can potentially be an offensive threat. Harkless is a bit of a stretch as a "threat," but I generally feel better about him shooting a three than Aminu. The other option is to play Seth Curry instead of Harkless, but I think Harkless' defense is important.
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My biggest concern with this is that playing the W's in the WCF (Warrior's Conference Finals) involves being within a small number of degrees of perfection. Putting a "better" starting lineup on the floor may help that, but taking players out of their normal rotation, minutes and positions, would move the opposite way.

Blazers were 0.01% off of stealing a game at Oracle. I'm not sure you make wholesale changes in that situation. If they lose the first game in Portland, then I would make those changes, but obviously it would likely be too late.
 
Gotta win the tip
 
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