Comments on: A good team is struggling but hey, who exactly is it that is panicking?

By: Fritz Focccacia

Fritz Focccacia — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:58:39 +0000

Here’s a little clip that shows how one master player can teach another. It would be productive if Brandon would talk with MJ or if Greg spent some time with Kareem or Bill Walton:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Kobe-putting-Olajuwon-s-post-moves-to-work?urn=nba,200710

By: limelight10e

limelight10e — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:19:58 +0000

Yea I dunno. I agree that Millers shot is not right at this stage. It is horribly flat and not quite right. However I Don’t think this game really had anything to do with Miller’s shot. When Miller was in with Blake and Roy. The floor spacing was better. The motion on offense was way better. Even the second unit with Rudy et. all. Was just better. Man the energy on defense was so much better. Roy was better tonight because of Oden and Miller taking pressure off as well as Blake, LA and Trout. He took over in the 4th cuz of the sucsess of Oden in the post early on. Cuz of Miller, Blake, Roy. Oden and LA playing as a first team improving the motion and energy. Don’t sell short the attacking aggressive play of Bayless either. They attacked the rim. The defense was more energized. Pick and roll D still stunk; But cuz of Miller some obvious coaching the last few days. Roy was kicking the ball out on outlet passes and dishing off to Miller, Oden and options beyond himself in the early going. It made him more effective when the time came that he needed to take over the game late. Miller’s shot? yea, it is not there at this time. But don’t sell short Miller’s impact on Roy. Oden, Blake, LA and the game as a whole.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:40:03 +0000

The Blazers win when the ball is in Roy’s hands. He has to be the one to make the call whether to pass or to shoot.

If teams double Roy then his teammates need to help out and take advantage of the mismatch.

The Spurs game once again showed that Miller cannot make a shot beyond the free throw line. When the shot clock is winding down and a shot needs to be taken, the player taking that shot should not be Miller. With Roy that shot more often than not is a basket with Miller it isn’t.

By: limelight10e

limelight10e — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:12:16 +0000

OK Nate, I am apologizing. It worked. Notice I am not saying he got away with it for one game. I am saying IT WORKED. The starting line up of Roy, Blake and Miller worked. It improved the motion on offense, the floor spacing, it improved the energy on defense. It worked Nate. Nothing more I can say. I swallow down all the crow I can eat. It worked. I give you credit. Will it work on thru the season? I doubt it. Pick and roll D was still atrocious. Once teams figure it out they will figure it out. It worked tonight. It at least gave the team a different look. It gave them a different vibe.

Honest to God however; the difference tonight was Oden! Dude stepped up tonight. After the 2 early fouls. He played great. Outplayed the aging yet hall of famer, Timmy Ducan. Lord have mercy. I enjoyed that. I have waited and been expecting that for three long years. Greg Oden. Ya made us proud. Nate Mac, this is a bit hard to swallow. But ya actually looked better than Pop tonight. One of the best coaches in the league. You got it done. Keep it going dude, Don’t shy away from change. Don’t hold back from putting the best players on the floor. Let Oden play. It will kill ya some nights. In the end it will keep you in the coaches seat.

MYbe more on Roy later? He played well tonight too. He played within himself. He was making outlet passes. He took over the game when the game needed taking over. Credit due to our All-Star. It is a fine line. Nate, Roy, Oden, Miller, LA-they walked the fine line it well tonight. Spurs are in a ruff patch right now. The second game of a back to back. Utah handed them their hat the night before. I give the team their due. They made the adjustments. They accepted the challenges. They beat the Spurs. Not an easy feat to do. It is a building block. It was just a flat out entertaining game.

By: limelight10e

limelight10e — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:49:02 +0000

Well I got the go Oden part right. less than 4 minutes in and Oden is gone … 2 fouls … cripes

By: limelight10e

limelight10e — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:36:42 +0000

Oh yea, Go Blazers. GO ODEN!!… this is a test…

By: limelight10e

limelight10e — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:32:55 +0000

Got this tweet from the trailblazers

“pdxtrailblazers McMillan just said he would in fact start Blake, Roy AND Miller tonight vs. Spurs. Martell will come off the bench”

Any one think this is going to work? I don’t. Talk about making a decision that is no decision at all. I take back what I said in my earlier post. I think Nate may well be stupid. If this works I will apologize afterwards.

By: JD

JD — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:33:07 +0000

In all honesty, just how good is this coaching staff if we as fans and the media have to tell them how they can improve? If they make the change, it’s only when we stepped up and voiced how we felt they could improve.

To me this is mickey mouse. The coaching staff and team should have been way ahead of us when it comes to making offensive adjustments. Why they haven’t might suggest just how large or small their BBIQ is or isn’t.

Ridiculous

By: JD

JD — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:24:04 +0000

I have to say that I have watched Andre closely here in the first five games and seems like he has NO problem deferring to Roy. I don’t get what the problem is here. The dude is deferring to him.

Andre has received a bad rapp by many.

By: Panama

Panama — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:06:39 +0000

Like Roy, Martell is a rythmn player. What this new Blazer team is struggling with is on this year’s squad there doesn’t seem to be enough touch’s to go around.

Guess it is another reason why Batum is so missed

Fernandez, Oden, Miller, and Webster all want the touches too. LA and Roy both at times seem real lost when they share the ball

what to do?