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Game 64: Portland vs Phoenix 6:00pm SNW

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Game 64: Portland vs Phoenix 6:00pm SNW 

Post#1 » by Brandon-Clyde » Fri Mar 6, 2020 5:41 pm

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Time: 6:00pm
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Re: Game 64: Portland vs Phoenix 6:00pm SNW 

Post#7 » by Matt800 » Sat Mar 7, 2020 3:58 am

trent jr with somewhat consistent good play is one of the best parts of this season so far
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Re: Game 64: Portland vs Phoenix 6:00pm SNW 

Post#8 » by Roy The Natural » Sat Mar 7, 2020 4:07 am

I hope to god Melo and Whiteside aren't coming back. They're just not good players. Especially Melo. I gave him the benefit early, but overall... he plain stinks.
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Re: Game 64: Portland vs Phoenix 6:00pm SNW 

Post#9 » by Matt800 » Sat Mar 7, 2020 4:26 am

Seems like Baynes likes playing against portland
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Re: Game 64: Portland vs Phoenix 6:00pm SNW 

Post#10 » by d-train » Sat Mar 7, 2020 4:27 am

Blazers never had a defensive stand. We had some good offensive runs but no d to back it up.
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Re: Game 64: Portland vs Phoenix 6:00pm SNW 

Post#11 » by d-train » Sat Mar 7, 2020 4:28 am

Matt800 wrote:Seems like Baynes likes playing against portland

Nobody defended him all night.
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Re: Game 64: Portland vs Phoenix 6:00pm SNW 

Post#12 » by d-train » Sat Mar 7, 2020 4:31 am

Matt800 wrote:trent jr with somewhat consistent good play is one of the best parts of this season so far

He plays nba defense. Ariza played good defense tonight but the team effort was week.
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Re: Game 64: Portland vs Phoenix 6:00pm SNW 

Post#13 » by d-train » Sat Mar 7, 2020 4:36 am

For all good Whiteside does, some of our worst defensive games usually start with Whiteside not defending his man out to the perimeter and our rotations are either slow or nonexistent.
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Re: Game 64: Portland vs Phoenix 6:00pm SNW 

Post#14 » by monopoman » Sat Mar 7, 2020 5:09 am

d-train wrote:Blazers never had a defensive stand. We had some good offensive runs but no d to back it up.

That has been the problem with the team throughout the entire year, they try to outscore teams to win our defense consists of mostly hoping the opposing team misses.

Our best defensive players are either injured or no longer with the team so it makes it very difficult to get stops.
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Re: Game 64: Portland vs Phoenix 6:00pm SNW 

Post#15 » by zzaj » Sat Mar 7, 2020 5:58 am

Tonight showed how important it is to have EVERY position able to hit 3pters in today's NBA. It's a big reason why "traditional" centers are getting undrafted, or DNPs.

I'll say it again...coach Vanterpool left for Minny, Tibbetts was promoted and the Blazer perimeter defense has looked terrible all year. Obviously, not having Zach on stretch Centers and the length of Aminu, Harkless has been a big part of the Blazer woes defensively...but I still feel that coaching change has had an effect on the attitude. Whiteside is a great rim protector, but the team needs to think of that as an asset to good team defense not a fail-safe. Of course having poor defensive players like Melo and CJ at key positions doesn't help either...
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Re: Game 64: Portland vs Phoenix 6:00pm SNW 

Post#16 » by Wizenheimer » Sat Mar 7, 2020 6:04 am

with Portland, it's not defense....it's defensieve
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Re: Game 64: Portland vs Phoenix 6:00pm SNW 

Post#17 » by PDXKnight » Sat Mar 7, 2020 2:24 pm

Gosh on Facebook if you so much as hint at melo being inefficient and not wanting him back people label you a bafoon. I don’t blame him for our problems but I sure wouldn’t mind if he rode off in the sunset in nyc
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Re: Game 64: Portland vs Phoenix 6:00pm SNW 

Post#18 » by PDXKnight » Sat Mar 7, 2020 2:27 pm

zzaj wrote:Tonight showed how important it is to have EVERY position able to hit 3pters in today's NBA. It's a big reason why "traditional" centers are getting undrafted, or DNPs.

I'll say it again...coach Vanterpool left for Minny, Tibbetts was promoted and the Blazer perimeter defense has looked terrible all year. Obviously, not having Zach on stretch Centers and the length of Aminu, Harkless has been a big part of the Blazer woes defensively...but I still feel that coaching change has had an effect on the attitude. Whiteside is a great rim protector, but the team needs to think of that as an asset to good team defense not a fail-safe. Of course having poor defensive players like Melo and CJ at key positions doesn't help either...


whiteside gets blocks but That doesn’t make him the best defender I’d say. I’m curious what he asks for contract wise but after the Miami stuff I’m very leery of giving him a contract like he has now for 4 years so he’d better be cheap if we get him. 5-10 mil range and 2-3 years at most
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Re: Game 64: Portland vs Phoenix 6:00pm SNW 

Post#19 » by Wizenheimer » Sat Mar 7, 2020 5:10 pm

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zzaj wrote:Tonight showed how important it is to have EVERY position able to hit 3pters in today's NBA. It's a big reason why "traditional" centers are getting undrafted, or DNPs.

I'll say it again...coach Vanterpool left for Minny, Tibbetts was promoted and the Blazer perimeter defense has looked terrible all year. Obviously, not having Zach on stretch Centers and the length of Aminu, Harkless has been a big part of the Blazer woes defensively...but I still feel that coaching change has had an effect on the attitude. Whiteside is a great rim protector, but the team needs to think of that as an asset to good team defense not a fail-safe. Of course having poor defensive players like Melo and CJ at key positions doesn't help either...


whiteside gets blocks but That doesn’t make him the best defender I’d say. I’m curious what he asks for contract wise but after the Miami stuff I’m very leery of giving him a contract like he has now for 4 years so he’d better be cheap if we get him. 5-10 mil range and 2-3 years at most


whiteside may be the best defender on the Blazers...there's not a lot of competition

Portland opponent FG% at Rim (0-3') & league rank:

2018-19 - .633 (6th).....Nurk + Kanter + Zach + Aminu + Meyers
2019-20 - .614 (2nd).....Whiteside + Skal (23 games) + Tolliver + Melo

Portland opponent FG% in the 3-10' zone & league rank:

2018-19 - .411 (24th)
2019-20 - .377 (6th)

I can't really think of a way to look at those numbers other than those being the zones on the floor most impacted by a rim protector's defense. Whiteside definitely has his faults including slower reactions and limited mobility, but he protects the paint really well

meanwhile, opponent FG% in the mid-range 16-23' zone has gone from .399 last year to .409 this year. And, more importantly, Portland's opponent 3pFG% has jumped from .359 last season to .374 this season. There's a price to pay when a GM sacrifices perimeter defense in favor of perimeter offense that doesn't really show up enough to offset the defensieve loss
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Re: Game 64: Portland vs Phoenix 6:00pm SNW 

Post#20 » by Wizenheimer » Sat Mar 7, 2020 5:55 pm

for those wanting to blame Whiteside for Baynes having a career night:

https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/portland-trail-blazers/hassan-whitesides-teachable-moments-could-be-key-trail-blazers

the defensieve problem really wasn't Whiteside, it was perimeter rotations. Any doubt that is the PF had been Aminu rather than Melo, Baynes wouldn't have had so many open looks

I really don't want Melo back next year

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