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Game 8: Portland vs Minnesota 7:00pm SNW

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Re: Game 8: Portland vs Minnesota 7:00pm SNW 

Post#21 » by whatchaknow » Sun Jan 10, 2021 10:06 pm

Epicurus wrote:
whatchaknow wrote:
Oden2 wrote:Good game. And a bit of a reality check for those who had already declared gtj the GOAT


I still love Gary’s game. I just feel like he’s underutilized with this iso heavy offense. Clearly that’s not his game
7% of the Blazer offensive possessions are ISO playtypes. That is 8th in the league as of tonight's games. Last year they were 2nd but half of leader Rockets and closer to the median than to the Rockets. I think folks are seeing other playtypes as ISOs, maybe high pick and rolls. Besides, a sharpshooter is used better if he teams with one-one drivers, even in ISos.


I don’t believe that number at all. Are we counting plays that start as pick and roll and dame and cj just get switches and play 1 on 1 after that? That happens on more than 7% of possessions alone. Aside from that the assist numbers show isolation more than anything in my book, or at least lack of ball movement. Either way Trent is not just a stand still shooter they rarely run him off pin downs as a curl man which I think is the strongest part of his offensive game

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