Who will be 8th seed? Thunder vs Pelicans

[WarriorFan]

GS does have a chance, so does Portland.
But with all due respect, Green is listed at 6"7...
He may be in the running for DPoY but really.. he's undersized... To ask him to solo coverage a 6"11 PF for 4 straight games at least is a little silly.
What goes unnoticed in the playoff series last year is that Lillard lit up Houston as well.
In game 1&2 they had their defense keyed in to stop the 3 ball and layups. Letting Aldridge go 1 on 1..
Not only did Aldridge light them up..
But Lillard dropped 31 in game one on 9-19 shooting with 9 rebounds and 5 assists.
In game two he nearly got a triple double. Wasn't the best shooting night for him, but he did other things.
This is also when Bev was considered "The Lillard Stopper".
Lillard finished the series shooting 48% from 3, and 46% from the field.. With two less FTA than Aldridge.

Aldridge had a huge series, but with the defense keyed on a playoff rookie Lillard in game 1 and 2.. He more than showed up.
He's better this year too.. Especially defensively.

And 6'7" may be generous. But, he's one one the smartest defenders I've ever seen and has really strong, quick hands. Lma can certainly post up but then he'd be going against bogut.

Lillard is the guy I'm scared of. Aldridge will get his points, but I think Lillard will win or lose the game for you.

 

[WarriorFan]

Very true... Imagine if we had WE$ too?! Klay would most likely be in foul trouble the entire series

He certainly would, he's a good defender but not the most disciplined.

 

[Strenuus]

And 6'7" may be generous. But, he's one one the smartest defenders I've ever seen and has really strong, quick hands. Lma can certainly post up but then he'd be going against bogut.

Lillard is the guy I'm scared of. Aldridge will get his points, but I think Lillard will win or lose the game for you.

Watch out for Batum too. He has been amazing the last couple of weeks. CONSISTENCY. That's all we've asked, and we've been finally getting it. Adding that to Afflalo, we are a tough matchup for a team.

That being said, I'm still nervous facing you guys. I was at the game last year in the Rose Garden in that thriller where Curry was going off.

 

[KingSpeed]

The FG% didn't tell the entire story. Before the ejections, Aldridge was like 1-12. Then after the ejection, Aldridge went beast mode and got to the line like 7 times and completely dominated you guys in the low post.

And the game earlier this season was a win by us. We were jobbed by the refs 3 times on that last play. They didn't call a time out when Batum asked for it, then they fouled Wes, then they failed to give us the ball when it was clearly off of livingston's foot.

And guess what? Dame had a shitty game, Wes was average and Batum sucked. Guess who was dominating your PFs and Center?

Let me give you a hint.

10/20, 26 points, 13 rebounds. He held your PF you praise to 2/7 and 5 rebounds.

Exactly. The refs jobbed us. That is why we won't sweep GS. There's bound to be a game we get screwed. We'll win in 5.

 

[KingSpeed]

And 6'7" may be generous. But, he's one one the smartest defenders I've ever seen and has really strong, quick hands. Lma can certainly post up but then he'd be going against bogut.

Lillard is the guy I'm scared of. Aldridge will get his points, but I think Lillard will win or lose the game for you.

How old are you? 12?

 

[WarriorFan]

How old are you? 12?

Really, guy? I've been nothing but respectful in these threads, so what's your problem? How about talking about basketball instead of bullshit hyperbole (go ahead, get a dictionary). You said a player can't be stopped by a particular team, I asked why. I'm actually to hear about the game from fans who know their team. I wanted to know if he does something particularly well that the w's can't defend. Maybe the Blazers run their offense through Aldridge and he's more than just his stats. How about some actual content to your posts?

Green is undersized, slow, not athletic, and has an average wingspan yet leads the league in defensive rating; how do you think that is possible?

 

[Strenuus]

Really, guy? I've been nothing but respectful in these threads, so what's your problem? How about talking about basketball instead of bullshit hyperbole (go ahead, get a dictionary). You said a player can't be stopped by a particular team, I asked why. I'm actually to hear about the game from fans who know their team. I wanted to know if he does something particularly well that the w's can't defend. Maybe the Blazers run their offense through Aldridge and he's more than just his stats. How about some actual content to your posts?

Green is undersized, slow, not athletic, and has an average wingspan yet leads the league in defensive rating; how do you think that is possible?

If he could be HyperboleSpeed, he would.

 

[magnifier661]

Really, guy? I've been nothing but respectful in these threads, so what's your problem? How about talking about basketball instead of bullshit hyperbole (go ahead, get a dictionary). You said a player can't be stopped by a particular team, I asked why. I'm actually to hear about the game from fans who know their team. I wanted to know if he does something particularly well that the w's can't defend. Maybe the Blazers run their offense through Aldridge and he's more than just his stats. How about some actual content to your posts?

Green is undersized, slow, not athletic, and has an average wingspan yet leads the league in defensive rating; how do you think that is possible?

Maybe because he's a good, smart, heady player?

Don't mind Kingspeed... We love him here, but his hyperbole is strong.

 

[KingSpeed]

Really, guy? I've been nothing but respectful in these threads, so what's your problem? How about talking about basketball instead of bullshit hyperbole (go ahead, get a dictionary). You said a player can't be stopped by a particular team, I asked why. I'm actually to hear about the game from fans who know their team. I wanted to know if he does something particularly well that the w's can't defend. Maybe the Blazers run their offense through Aldridge and he's more than just his stats. How about some actual content to your posts?

Green is undersized, slow, not athletic, and has an average wingspan yet leads the league in defensive rating; how do you think that is possible?

You said Green is one of the best defensive players you've ever seen. That suggests you're young and haven't watched much basketball. That wasn't an insult. It was a question. If you're 12, it makes sense that Green is one of the best defensive players YOU have ever seen. But if you're 40 like me, it's a ridiculous statement.

 

[Draco]

You said Green is one of the best defensive players you've ever seen. That suggests you're young and haven't watched much basketball. That wasn't an insult. It was a question. If you're 12, it makes sense that Green is one of the best defensive players YOU have ever seen. But if you're 40 like me, it's a ridiculous statement.

Wrong. He said Green was one of the smartest defenders. He backs his argument with facts instead of insults. Learn the game then post.

 

[dviss1]

And 6'7" may be generous. But, he's one one the smartest defenders I've ever seen and has really strong, quick hands. Lma can certainly post up but then he'd be going against bogut.

Lillard is the guy I'm scared of. Aldridge will get his points, but I think Lillard will win or lose the game for you.

What makes you think this? What happens if Green is on him at half court and Fropez is on the other side of the key? Aldridge then goes to the post and then there's the mismatch.

 

[Strenuus]

You said Green is one of the best defensive players you've ever seen. That suggests you're young and haven't watched much basketball. That wasn't an insult. It was a question. If you're 12, it makes sense that Green is one of the best defensive players YOU have ever seen. But if you're 40 like me, it's a ridiculous statement.

 

[blue9]

Lillard is the guy I'm scared of. Aldridge will get his points, but I think Lillard will win or lose the game for you.

You've got a good grasp of the game. Let LMA get his, but bottle up Lillard, and you've got a great chance at beating us. But then, you probably won't even see us in the POs anyway as it's essentially impossible for us to fall into a 1/8 seed or 2/7 seed battle.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

You've got a good grasp of the game. Let LMA get his, but bottle up Lillard, and you've got a great chance at beating us. But then, you probably won't even see us in the POs anyway as it's essentially impossible for us to fall into a 1/8 seed or 2/7 seed battle.

If we drop to the 4, we could have the privilege of playing the dubs in the second round.

 

[Further]

You've got a good grasp of the game. Let LMA get his, but bottle up Lillard, and you've got a great chance at beating us. But then, you probably won't even see us in the POs anyway as it's essentially impossible for us to fall into a 1/8 seed or 2/7 seed battle.

This is exactly why Wes was so important. A common strategy to beat us was exactly as you say, let Aldridge get his and bottle up Lillard. But having Wes with such a quick deep and prolific 3ball, it made that strategy very hard since it's usually the SG helping over onto Lillard. If we are to go deep, Batum and AA need to pick up the slack and make teams pay for sending too many men at Lillard.

 

[KingSpeed]

Wrong. He said Green was one of the smartest defenders. He backs his argument with facts instead of insults. Learn the game then post.

I didn't insult him,

 

[Natebishop3]

Really, guy? I've been nothing but respectful in these threads, so what's your problem? How about talking about basketball instead of bullshit hyperbole (go ahead, get a dictionary). You said a player can't be stopped by a particular team, I asked why. I'm actually to hear about the game from fans who know their team. I wanted to know if he does something particularly well that the w's can't defend. Maybe the Blazers run their offense through Aldridge and he's more than just his stats. How about some actual content to your posts?

Green is undersized, slow, not athletic, and has an average wingspan yet leads the league in defensive rating; how do you think that is possible?

No offense, but you think hyperbole is a big word?


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[Strenuus]

No offense, but you think hyperbole is a big word?


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Around here, it's as common as "Wrong."

 

[dviss1]

This is exactly why Wes was so important. A common strategy to beat us was exactly as you say, let Aldridge get his and bottle up Lillard. But having Wes with such a quick deep and prolific 3ball, it made that strategy very hard since it's usually the SG helping over onto Lillard. If we are to go deep, Batum and AA need to pick up the slack and make teams pay for sending too many men at Lillard.

That's not it at all. The screener's man is the double team guy not the opposing SG.