Blazers post game analysis

[Rerisen]

Deng's TS% is now .590 on the season. Right back in line with preseason.

[The Big Dog]

Luolz at Batum being a good defender

So glad to beat this player-hating franchise

[Al Swearengen]

Pip at another game? It seems like he is heavily involved with the team this year. I'm liking it!

Pip is thinking "Nic Batum, eh? Pfff."

[RedBulls23]

I've never seen a more fickle fanbase in my life than Chicago fans with Luol Deng.

Love him one minute, hate him the next. Remind me of my chicks.

When was the minute when they loved him? I must have been walking my dog.

There was that one pre-season game were he went 5-7 from the arc. Then this other time his rookie year...ummm...that's all I got.

[davhern]

the blazers gave up playing when deng got the hot hand...
and they still managed to put a run together every now and then... I think they could have taken this game if they tried...

Maybe i'm being to harsh on my bulls because I want them to be better....

you think they lost because they didn't try?

[BJ43]

I'm really annoyed right now. I avoid the scores while I'm at work so I can watch the replay on league pass when I get home, as if I'm watching it live. And my friend just HAD to text me and tell me the outcome. I would have been shocked watching Luol drop 40 on the Blazers and would have really enjoyed watching it...it's not the same now that I know

Anyway, I called it in the game thread that Korver, Taj and Deng would play well...I'm awesome

[TeamMan]

So I wasn't able to tune in till later and missed Brewer. Did he look good out there?

Not sure what the point of playing him 6 minutes a game is. Either play him over Bogans or don't play him till he's ready.

Kind of what I was thinking. If he's healthy enough to be out there then he needs to get all of Bogans minutes or atleast the vast majority of his 16 minutes. Doesn't make much sense to only play him 6 minutes.

Had to get back to this...

In this game, I believe that Brewer showed flashes of the athleticism that we're expecting from him. But I think that the rest of the team is still getting used to what he can do (maybe Thibs too).

What I keep remembering in the back of my mind is that Brewer is a career 52% shooter, and IMO Thibs is trying to get him back to that, but is still figuring out what plays to put in for him.

At some point, it'll come together, but I think that Thibs was trying to force Brewer into to the rotation, and has now decided to back off and let Brewer and the rest of the team adjust to each other.

But, for me, he showed good mobility on defense, and good lift on offense. So IMO those reports that he's lost a step just aren't true. Maybe he's still got some lingering effects from the injury. But I remember that Thabo had the same type of injury, and it took him a long time to come back.

So, IMO Brewer just needs time.

[Benedict Miller]

that kid armon johnson's a player, I see the potential

[The Big Dog]

I've never seen a more fickle fanbase in my life than Chicago fans with Luol Deng.

Love him one minute, hate him the next. Remind me of my chicks.

It's irrational to blame the fanbase.

One game Deng scores 9 points on 2-10 shooting and the next night he scores 40 points, this is a microcosm of Deng. It only makes sense to be hot and cold on him because he's inconsistent.

[DuckIII]

I can only make out her nose, chin and some hair, but Batum's wife looks kinda hot.

[mccluskey]

Uh...Rose had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists. Noah had 10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and a block. How are those "meh" or 'ok' games?

yeah, seriously - Deng was great, but Noah, Rose, Asik, Gibson and Korver all had very nice contributions. It looked to me like the only guys that were off tonight were Scalabrine and Watson.

Props to Lu for tonight and overall a good defensive effort from the team despite so many fouls.

agree on the defensive effort. Although Aldridge was destroying Joakim - man, I almost felt bad for him he was playing damn good defense but Aldridge was just in the zone there, couldn't miss. But it was a good solid performance tonight by the whole team, they got out early and really never let Portland back in it.

[RedBulls23]

I can only make out her nose, chin and some hair, but Batum's wife looks kinda hot.

I see what you did there...

[The Big Dog]

Props to Bogans for his D on Roy, too.

[RedBulls23]

that kid armon johnson's a player, I see the potential

If you're looking for a trade...they said Noah would be acceptable!

[DuckIII]

One game Deng scores 9 points on 2-10 shooting and the next night he scores 40 points, this is a microcosm of Deng. It only makes sense to be hot and cold on him because he's inconsistent.

Its actually the exact opposite of what Deng is like. He rarely has a completely unproductive game, and rarely has a dominant one. All three of these games are utter outliers for him.

He's remarkably consistent in an unspectacular way, plodding along with his 15-19 pts and 6-8 rebounds a game.

[DuckIII]

that kid armon johnson's a player, I see the potential

If you're looking for a trade...they said Noah would be acceptable!

If we include the Charlotte pick as well. Otherwise, Portland says no dice.

[Rerisen]

Deng is shooting 40% from three now @ 3.3 attempts a game.

His ducks are in order, he just has to level it out night to night. He's passing all the benchmarks to make me satisfied.

[The Force.]

Asik is quietly becoming one of the better defensive 2nd unit Centers in the league. He is seriously going to have a huge impact on this team if he continues to improve.

[Blue Note]

Lastly, I want to highlight Thibs coaching style, hands on and active, I think it really helps with a young team like this. He keeps the intensity of the team on the floor up, and puts constant pressure with his yelling to keep them doing the right thing. Especially when our bench is on the same side as we are defending, guys cannot get lazy with him practically bum rushing the floor with his arms outstretched. I don’t know if he can keep it up for 82, but so far, he’s doing a great job.

For any team, but especially one that historically is prone to night-and-day-like lapses, this is a great approach. The defensive intensity was exciting tonight and bodes well for Thibs' tenure. Overall, I'm really impressed with the Coach so far, as much as a distant observer can be.

[TheAdmiral]

I can only make out her nose, chin and some hair, but Batum's wife looks kinda hot.