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riverman said:
Phoenix is a really good defensive team and they shot the ball well. They deserve some credit for the win. We missed a lot of shots and couldn't get to the rim and finish most of the second half.
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They are .2 better than us on Defense. So, are we a really good defensive team too?
 
Gretta said:
As a basketball fan, but without much technical knowledge of the game, I'll still make the following observation...it seems the moment that Portland becomes "expected to win", they have the most trouble. And when the odds are stacked against them, with people spewing negative comments, they perform better.

It's as if the "chip on the shoulder" drives their performance as much as the x's and o's that everybody writes about.

This all comes back to the "mentality" of the game. When the x-facor is there (call it what you will, confidence, mo-jo, swagger, belief)....the Blazers are unstoppable. They can literrally beat anyone when this side of the team is present. But, when they get spooked, or when they have their lead contested (what was it, 10 points last night???)....it turns off like a light switch. Like a switch.

This is mental. How do you fix mental? How do you teach mental fortitude in the face of adversity?

Yes, all teams lose from time-to-time, even good ones. And yes, a true fan needs to remember the good wins, as well as the bad losses.

But how do you fix mental? How do you prevent the switch from flipping during the playoffs, when you can't even prevent it from being flipped late-in-the-game-with-a-10-point-lead in your home court (which we won't have in the playoffs).

Here's hoping for one hell-of-a-chip-on-their-shoulder to be placed soon!
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Nice post, please post more when you have chance.
 
PapaG said:
He just had 6 assists the previous game, and many open threes originate from LMA passing out to the perimeter when double-teamed, and then the ball rotates to the open shooter. Get the fuck out of here with this weak shit. It's nonsense.
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I would say he's probably average for a power forward, but do you really think he's a good passer like a Sabonis, Vlade, or Walton? I'm merely saying he doesn't have the best passing instincts.
 
Natebishop3 said:
He's not a good passer, and his teammates probably know it. If I've noticed anything, it's that players recognize when they're playing with a good passing big man and they usually take advantage. LA is not a good passing big man. This could also be part of Stotts' offense because there's a ton of standing around when LA has the ball.
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So why is it that the players are saying that having LMA back opens up space and creates better ball movement? Because they know he's a shitty passer?
 
Natebishop3 said:
I would say he's probably average for a power forward, but do you really think he's a good passer like a Sabonis, Vlade, or Walton? I'm merely saying he doesn't have the best passing instincts.
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No, he's not one of the best passing big men in history. If you are basing him on that expectation, that's on you, not LMA. I find the part about his teammates not thinking he's a good passer to be nonsense that you are making up in your head to try and justify your opinion.
 
PapaG said:
So why is it that the players are saying that having LMA back opens up space and creates better ball movement? Because they know he's a shitty passer?
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It opens up space because teams actually have to defend him. Even as an average passer, when teams double it's still going to create opportunities. He also plays in the post, while Wright did not. They could single cover Wright while he just spotted up on the three point line. Did I say he's a shitty passer? No, but I think he's probably average for a power forward, which is to say that he does pass but not always at the right time and he doesn't always see the open man. I don't think he has great passing instincts. He's better than Zach Randolph ever was.

It's funny because Thomas Robinson has actually displayed some real heady passes in his time here.
 
PapaG said:
No, he's not one of the best passing big men in history. If you are basing him on that expectation, that's on you, not LMA. I find the part about his teammates not thinking he's a good passer to be nonsense that you are making up in your head to try and justify your opinion.
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Okay, so you offer up an explanation for why everyone stands around like statues when he has the ball in the paint. I highly doubt it's because they're lazy. It's either on Stotts or it's on LA.
 
Gretta said:
As a basketball fan, but without much technical knowledge of the game, I'll still make the following observation...it seems the moment that Portland becomes "expected to win", they have the most trouble. And when the odds are stacked against them, with people spewing negative comments, they perform better.

It's as if the "chip on the shoulder" drives their performance as much as the x's and o's that everybody writes about.

This all comes back to the "mentality" of the game. When the x-facor is there (call it what you will, confidence, mo-jo, swagger, belief)....the Blazers are unstoppable. They can literrally beat anyone when this side of the team is present. But, when they get spooked, or when they have their lead contested (what was it, 10 points last night???)....it turns off like a light switch. Like a switch.

This is mental. How do you fix mental? How do you teach mental fortitude in the face of adversity?

Yes, all teams lose from time-to-time, even good ones. And yes, a true fan needs to remember the good wins, as well as the bad losses.

But how do you fix mental? How do you prevent the switch from flipping during the playoffs, when you can't even prevent it from being flipped late-in-the-game-with-a-10-point-lead in your home court (which we won't have in the playoffs).

Here's hoping for one hell-of-a-chip-on-their-shoulder to be placed soon!
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Fixing mental is easy. Make them work a fucking dead end job for 2 years they can barely scrape by on. Maybe then theyd appriciate they get well payed to play a fucking game and all fans want is 48 minutes of your best when youre at work.
 
PapaG said:
So why is it that the players are saying that having LMA back opens up space and creates better ball movement? Because they know he's a shitty passer?
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It's because The Big Decoy attracts the defense away from them. Of course they know he's a shitty passer.

I answered this post because it's your only post in the thread in which your goal isn't to critique posters instead of the team.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Okay, so you offer up an explanation for why everyone stands around like statues when he has the ball in the paint. I highly doubt it's because they're lazy. It's either on Stotts or it's on LA.
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Because if he's doubled, the shooters are already spaced to reverse the ball and get an open look. You've watched this team before, right?
 
PapaG said:
Phoenix wanted last night's game more than Portland did. They were playing for their season, to some degree, and Portland just needs a win or two to make the playoffs. After 4 straight wins, it was a letdown game. It happens, and I know this is hard for some posters to believe, but even good teams lose games at times.
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A letdown game with 5 games to play with a chance at the 4 seed

That's comforting

It's more like the Blazers are 3-13 vs western conference playoff teams in 2014. Last night was actually the norm for Portland these days, except this time they were outplayed/outclassed by the #9 seed in the west.

Excuses need to stop being made and people need to accept the fact that this Blazers team isn't that big of a threat in the playoffs.
 
jlprk said:
It's because The Big Decoy attracts the defense away from them. Of course they know he's a shitty passer.
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I disagree, but you're a gimmick poster, so what does it matter?
 
Not only did they have a chance at the 4 seed, they need to fight off the Warriors to stay in the 5th spot. Plenty of reasons to come out fired up.

So if they did have a letdown, boy........... this team is in trouble. At this point in the season that's worse than getting your ass kicked.

With that said I don't think it was a letdown game. I think the Blazers struggle with the good teams in the west and last night was just another example of that. They're just not good enough.

I think the playoffs will come and the Blazers will be outmatched big time. I think Stotts will be exposed as a guy that can't make adjustments to the offense once the jumpers aren't falling, and the Blazers offense will be shutdown.
 
RoyToy said:
Not only did they have a chance at the 4 seed, they need to fight off the Warriors to stay in the 5th spot. Plenty of reasons to come out fired up.

So if they did have a letdown, boy........... this team is in trouble. At this point in the season that's worse than getting your ass kicked.

With that said I don't think it was a letdown game. I think the Blazers struggle with the good teams in the west and last night was just another example of that. They're just not good enough.

I think the playoffs will come and the Blazers will be outmatched big time. I think Stotts will be exposed as a guy that can't make adjustments to the offense once the jumpers aren't falling, and the Blazers offense will be shutdown.
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Something happened in the 4th quarter. Maybe the Suns just played very well? I don't know what happened, other than they lost a game, and the usual pantshitters are flailing away for reasons again.
 
Phoenix is fighting for a playoff spot and lost by 16 points to the Lakers a few days ago. Indiana can't score right now.

I say fire all coaches!
 
I think the Suns match up perfectly with us. Kinda like how we match up so well with the Spurs, but that doesn't make us the better team. Playoff success will come down to just that, matchups.

Personally, I like our chances against Houston, HCA or not.
 
PapaG said:
Phoenix is fighting for a playoff spot and lost by 16 points to the Lakers a few days ago. Indiana can't score right now.

I say fire all coaches!
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The straw man finally comes out
 
HailBlazers said:
I think the Suns match up perfectly with us. Kinda like how we match up so well with the Spurs, but that doesn't make us the better team. Playoff success will come down to just that, matchups.

Personally, I like our chances against Houston, HCA or not.
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I think it's a myth that the Blazers match up well with the Spurs
 
PapaG said:
Something happened in the 4th quarter. Maybe the Suns just played very well? I don't know what happened, other than they lost a game, and the usual pantshitters are flailing away for reasons again.
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:sigh: :bored:
 
My question is when do we start blaming Stotts like we did Nate?
 
i cant wait for the blazers to lose in the playoffs so all of you can brag about how right you are, like it means something

good times
 
3RA1N1AC said:
i cant wait for the blazers to lose in the playoffs so all of you can brag about how right you are, like it means something

good times
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I don't think its about being right, it's about seeing issues that continually crop up game after game and talking about them.

I love my Blazers, but it's definitely disheartening seeing the same stupid shit happen game after game.
 
BigGameDamian said:
My question is when do we start blaming Stotts like we did Nate?
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Have you been out of the country? During our losses the last few weeks, Stotts was Public Enemy No. 1 for a number of posters here.
 
blue32 said:
I don't think its about being right, it's about seeing issues that continually crop up game after game and talking about them.

I love my Blazers, but it's definitely disheartening seeing the same stupid shit happen game after game.
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Like the 49 wins? Or the games lost by less than 5 points? The games with a full roster? I'm not buying the game after game exaggeration here. The Suns really played an excellent end game and made shots. We didn't. Top teams have been losing games since the allstar game except the Spurs and they just lost one. Somebody loses a game every night, you don't fire a coach with this record and this much success. This is really short term sensationalism.
 
3RA1N1AC said:
i cant wait for the blazers to lose in the playoffs so all of you can brag about how right you are, like it means something

good times
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Sometimes your favorite team wins. Sometimes your favorite team fails. What confuses me is that so many people get so pissed off when the team, or individual players, fail.
 
BBert said:
Sometimes your favorite team wins. Sometimes your favorite team fails. What confuses me is that so many people get so pissed off when the team, or individual players, fail.
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You said it BBert! In the end it's a game played with a big ball by men in shorts. It's fun to watch but sometimes people act like it's an election campaign. Way too serious and I wonder how some can enjoy the sport on any level?
Any fan of the Blazers has to have thick skin if you've followed them from the start. This is a good season to be a Blazer fan, I've cheered for the Blazers under much uglier circumstances. My suggestion is for some folks to maybe try to enjoy the skill of the game and cheer for your favorite. I still can appreciate when the bad guys play great basketball because I love the sport. I was never a Rocket fan but I loved seeing the Alajuwon play. Thing of beauty. This kid Green along with Bledsoe played great last night.
 
riverman said:
Like the 49 wins? Or the games lost by less than 5 points? The games with a full roster? I'm not buying the game after game exaggeration here. The Suns really played an excellent end game and made shots. We didn't. Top teams have been losing games since the allstar game except the Spurs and they just lost one. Somebody loses a game every night, you don't fire a coach with this record and this much success. This is really short term sensationalism.
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Memphis is on line one when you are ready.
 
riverman said:
Sorry, I have no idea what you're talking about, makes zero sense to me. when I'm ready for what? Memphis what?
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Did you see the part I bolded? There is an extraneous example of a team having good success and still firing their coach.

I was just jabbin' ya. Calm down. :)
 
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