Jazz vs Blazers

[Ellipse]

Yikes.. wtf? Those stats are strange and not what I would have expected, win or lose.

Corbin is learning what lineups DON"T work ............................................ I hope!

 

[jope]

machado 2 to's in 3 mins

 

[BYE]

Machado is killing it!

 

[jope]

kanter and 4 scrubs on the floor, lead growing fast for portland

 

[Flc]

Why is this game so much less fun than the first one? I don't think it's because we're losing - it's how we're losing. Or maybe it's just the radio and lack of stream.

 

[Weezur]

Good thing we couldn't watch this

 

[Ben10]

We get it to single digits and Portland gets serious and starts hitting 3's.

A lot of TO's from some of our hopefuls

 

[Ellipse]

Why is this game so much less fun than the first one? I don't think it's because we're losing - it's how we're losing. Or maybe it's just the radio and lack of stream.

I don't know if it's just me, but I can't visualize the game at all from Locke's play-by-play.

 

[Sneakers]

So Burke shot 3-9 (+ one half-court heave). All things considered I'll take it...

Hope he starts getting to the line soon though

 

[jope]

5 scrubs on floor

a collective 0/6 shooting with 5 to's

 

[UGLI baby]

Like 90% of Jazz road games in Portland are total disasters.

 

[BYE]

Well, Corbin knows that those line-ups do not work.
Evans should never start.
Burks is the 6th man.
Machado seems to suck.
Guards and small forwards have got to rebound. Hayward has always been a crappy rebounder for his size.
We need Rush. I like him as the starting sf.
I don't know who sucks more, Gobert or Beans.

 

[Doublea]

I kind of hope some scrubs are cut after the game. It looks like Michael, McGuire, and Holiday are the ones that are showing the most promise to make the team.

 

[Flc]

For ****s and giggles:

Lillard's 2012 preseason stats:
Oct 10, 2012 – vs LA Lakers: play 23:34 minutes, 14 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists
Oct 12, 2012 – vs Phoenix Suns: play 34:43 minutes, 15 points, 5 assists
Oct 16, 2012 – vs Sacramento Kings: play 28:02 minutes, 20 points, 3 assists
Oct 19, 2012 – vs Golden State Warriors: play 30:51 minutes, 15 points, 7 assists
Oct 22, 2012 – vs Utah Jazz: play 33:25 minutes, 21 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds
Oct 25, 2012 – vs Utah Jazz: play 38:19 minutes, 12 points, 5 assists

Burke's 2013 stats:
October 8, 2013 - vs Golden State Warriors: play 26:01, 13 points, 3 assists
October 12, 2013 - vs Portland Trail Blazers: play 25:15 minutes, 7 points, 5 assists

 

[BYE]

Why is this game so much less fun than the first one? I don't think it's because we're losing - it's how we're losing. Or maybe it's just the radio and lack of stream.

I attribute it to the weird line-up. Evans was annihilated!

 

[jope]

this lineup is now a collective 1/13 (7%) shooting

 

[UGLI baby]

For ****s and giggles:

Lillard's 2012 preseason stats:
Oct 10, 2012 – vs LA Lakers: play 23:34 minutes, 14 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists
Oct 12, 2012 – vs Phoenix Suns: play 34:43 minutes, 15 points, 5 assists
Oct 16, 2012 – vs Sacramento Kings: play 28:02 minutes, 20 points, 3 assists
Oct 19, 2012 – vs Golden State Warriors: play 30:51 minutes, 15 points, 7 assists
Oct 22, 2012 – vs Utah Jazz: play 33:25 minutes, 21 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds
Oct 25, 2012 – vs Utah Jazz: play 38:19 minutes, 12 points, 5 assists

Burke's 2013 stats:
October 8, 2013 - vs Golden State Warriors: play 26:01, 13 points, 3 assists
October 12, 2013 - vs Portland Trail Blazers: play 25:15 minutes, 7 points, 5 assists

I don't think anyone thinks Trey will be as good as Lillard, if that's what you're inferring.

 

[BYE]

For ****s and giggles:

Lillard's 2012 preseason stats:
Oct 10, 2012 – vs LA Lakers: play 23:34 minutes, 14 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists
Oct 12, 2012 – vs Phoenix Suns: play 34:43 minutes, 15 points, 5 assists
Oct 16, 2012 – vs Sacramento Kings: play 28:02 minutes, 20 points, 3 assists
Oct 19, 2012 – vs Golden State Warriors: play 30:51 minutes, 15 points, 7 assists
Oct 22, 2012 – vs Utah Jazz: play 33:25 minutes, 21 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds
Oct 25, 2012 – vs Utah Jazz: play 38:19 minutes, 12 points, 5 assists

Burke's 2013 stats:
October 8, 2013 - vs Golden State Warriors: play 26:01, 13 points, 3 assists
October 12, 2013 - vs Portland Trail Blazers: play 25:15 minutes, 7 points, 5 assists

Lillard had two years on him. I'm not saying that Burke will ever be Lillard, but two years is a huge deal sometimes.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Back to reality!
But isn't this what we expected? Inconsistency from the starters and little contribution from the bench. Seriously, the Jazz might only win 6-10 road games this year. I still say Portland's team last season is the benchmark for what to expect. With a strong starting line-up and a weak bench, Portland was 22-19 at home and 11-30 on the road. I expect the Jazz to be under that total as the Blazers had an all-star caliber player (Aldridge), ROY (Lillard) and two proven, veteran starters (Batum, Matthews).

I expect the Jazz to play some good, competitive basketball at home and look lost at times on the road.

 

[Sneakers]

For ****s and giggles:

Lillard's 2012 preseason stats:
Oct 10, 2012 – vs LA Lakers: play 23:34 minutes, 14 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists
Oct 12, 2012 – vs Phoenix Suns: play 34:43 minutes, 15 points, 5 assists
Oct 16, 2012 – vs Sacramento Kings: play 28:02 minutes, 20 points, 3 assists
Oct 19, 2012 – vs Golden State Warriors: play 30:51 minutes, 15 points, 7 assists
Oct 22, 2012 – vs Utah Jazz: play 33:25 minutes, 21 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds
Oct 25, 2012 – vs Utah Jazz: play 38:19 minutes, 12 points, 5 assists

Burke's 2013 stats:
October 8, 2013 - vs Golden State Warriors: play 26:01, 13 points, 3 assists
October 12, 2013 - vs Portland Trail Blazers: play 25:15 minutes, 7 points, 5 assists

Lillard dominated his SL man. So not really a poignant point here