Where did our offense go? rant thread

[Tince]

Our offense left about the same time McMillan came on board....coincidence?

We were an offensive juggernaut under Mo Cheeks?

I'm shocked that Nate's teams weren't scoring 110/game with Telfair, Dixon, Khryapa, Zach, and Joel

 

[Tince]

I agree. We're a terribly streaky shooting team. Problem is we still rely too much on our outside shooting. My complain with Nate is he's not utilizing our athleticism nearly enough. We should be a running and slashing team, not a half court perimeter shooting team. I'll give Nate a break that he hasn't had enough time to fully incorporate Wallace and re-designing our offense.

I agree, we are better off running. And that kinda goes back to the Roy issue, because Roy prevents us from running more than anyone on our roster.

 

[LittleAlex]

We have to be one of the worst perimeter shooting teams in the league. Combine that with only 1 scoring post and it allows teams to clog the middle and make our weakest players beat us. Not to mention we have on of the worst benches in the league, it's fairly amazing we've had the season we've had.

I remember reading somewhere that Portland was the second worst 3 point shooting team in the league this year, just ahead of the T'Wolves.

So yeah, one of the worst and by far the worst in the post season.

 

[Blaze01]

Our offense left about the same time McMillan came on board....coincidence?

I don't think this has as much to do with Nate as it does with the personnel....

This team struggles to score WAY too often to be a consistent winner, and there are far too many long scoring droughts. POR desperately needs some better offensive players, or how about some players who can at least hit the outside shot more consistently?

Look at Dallas....they have Jason Terry coming off the bench, a guy who is an instant offense type of player who can create his own shot AND is a good shooter, Peja Stojakavic...near the end of his run, but can nail an open jumper, even Barea as much as despise him, can create offense..

Who does POR have that can do that? Rudy seemingly can't hit an open jumpshot....Mills? shooter in college, bricklayer in the NBA....and guys like Matthews\Batum and Wallace who are far too inconsistent, particularly from the perimeter to make teams pay for packing the paint\zone.

and if Aldridge isn't\can't pound the ball in the paint and his jumper isn't falling.....

and Roy as great as he was in Game 5 cannot carry this team to the finish line as much as he used too, and jumpshooting which never was his forte to begin with, has become a large part of his offense now, thus large inconsistencies in his play.

POR, desperately needs to add some offensive scorers (preferably shooters) this offseason....

 

[magnifier661]

I agree, we are better off running. And that kinda goes back to the Roy issue, because Roy prevents us from running more than anyone on our roster.

Mental note... The third quarter was when the game slipped away from us. Roy didn't check in until 4 minutes left in the 3rd. We didn't put the pressure on at the start of the third, and we were trying. The offensive rebounds killed us. You can't run unless you get the boards. Then the dominance on those offensive boards now forced Nate to concentrate more on rebounding the ball, then running after a missed shot.

It amazes me that you blame our lack of running on Roy, when actually the lack of running was due to our inability to rebound off a Dallas miss.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Mental note... The third quarter was when the game slipped away from us. Roy didn't check in until 4 minutes left in the 3rd. We didn't put the pressure on at the start of the third, and we were trying. The offensive rebounds killed us. You can't run unless you get the boards. Then the dominance on those offensive boards now forced Nate to concentrate more on rebounding the ball, then running after a missed shot.

It amazes me that you blame our lack of running on Roy, when actually the lack of running was due to our inability to rebound off a Dallas miss.

I think over the course of the season, the Blazers seemed to run a lot more when Roy was out. That has nothing to do with last night though.

 

[BrianFromWA]

For Game 6 and 7, stay big and suffer with ugly offense if required. Make defense the priority, b/c if they're able to not turn the ball over and shoot with impunity and get to the line we're finished...we just have not shown the firepower this series to match that--small lineup or no, "shooters" in or no.

Therefore, have two of LMA/Camby/Johnson on the floor at all times. Make Dirk make fadeaway jumpers, not gimmes and FTs.
Have Wallace playing a lot of minutes, but tell him not to fall in love with his 3pt jumper. He can run on misses and turnovers and hound on D.
Have Wes or Batum on the court for 48 minutes.
Have Andre play as much as he can, and stick him on Barea or Kidd when in the game.
Give Roy a heat check in the 2nd and ride him as long as he's producing (more likely in game 6 than in 7), and see if we still need him in the 4th. Repeat as necessary.

PG: Miller
SG: Wes/Batum
SF: Wallace
PF/C: Two of LMA, Camby and Johnson at all times.
with Roy backing up at the wing for his 10-24 minutes.

 

[Tince]

Mental note... The third quarter was when the game slipped away from us. Roy didn't check in until 4 minutes left in the 3rd. We didn't put the pressure on at the start of the third, and we were trying. The offensive rebounds killed us. You can't run unless you get the boards. Then the dominance on those offensive boards now forced Nate to concentrate more on rebounding the ball, then running after a missed shot.

It amazes me that you blame our lack of running on Roy, when actually the lack of running was due to our inability to rebound off a Dallas miss.

I think my post simplified things too much and the conclusion you've jumped to isn't how I feel.

I do not think Roy lost us the game last night. I've stated multiple times on here I thought its our roster full of streaky shooters, no bench, and only one post that is a threat on offense. I never once blamed Roy for this loss, or any loss this series.

When I talked about running, I'm thinking more big picture. Guys like Wallace, Batum, Aldridge, Matthews, Miller, and Rudy all function better in an up-tempo style. Roy, however, is much better in the half court, for multiple reason. Now maybe there is a way to mix up units and change speeds.

 

[Tince]

I think over the course of the season, the Blazers seemed to run a lot more when Roy was out. That has nothing to do with last night though.

That's pretty much what I was getting at. Overall, we run much better without Roy. That's no knock on Roy, its just not a style that he plays well doing.

 

[magnifier661]

I think my post simplified things too much and the conclusion you've jumped to isn't how I feel.

I do not think Roy lost us the game last night. I've stated multiple times on here I thought its our roster full of streaky shooters, no bench, and only one post that is a threat on offense. I never once blamed Roy for this loss, or any loss this series.

When I talked about running, I'm thinking more big picture. Guys like Wallace, Batum, Aldridge, Matthews, Miller, and Rudy all function better in an up-tempo style. Roy, however, is much better in the half court, for multiple reason. Now maybe there is a way to mix up units and change speeds.

Oh okay... No worries man. I do agree with this.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Free throw shooting is a great weapon for us, and we've been denied it in the playoffs. I believe we were the 3rd-best FT percentage team in the league, and when you only have 1 first half attempt, that's taking away a definite strength.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I need to go to more games. The one I attended was the only one with decent offensive numbers.

I'm sorry for letting you guys down.

 

[TripTango]

I need to go to more games. The one I attended was the only one with decent offensive numbers.

I'm sorry for letting you guys down.

I think we can all agree that PtldPlatypus has been soft this series.

 

[BrianFromWA]

That's not what Mrs. HC....nevermind