Trail Blazers Lose to Kings + How Portland Can Maximize Scoot Henderson and Deni Avdija
Okay so yeah a bad loss. Let’s talk about Scoot Henderson (who looked okay) and Deni Avdija (who has not looked great yet) and how the Trail Blazers can get the most out of their two youngsters.
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Really looking forward to the upcoming draft maybe we get Flagg Bailey or vj and we can bench them for Walker Murray Banton Rupert 🎉
My top 5 LEAST liked "Blazers" over the past 20 years. 1. Carmelo 2. Simons 3. Gp2 4. Felton 5. Ariza/Gasol
The crowd really pushed them over the top. Sounded like a party in SACtown!
"How Portland Can Get Maximize Scoot"
Scoot is the only true Point guard on the roster. Meaning when he’s on the floor he gives the other 4 a chance to be better. He makes others better plain and simple. The key to unlocking Deni is Scoot. He gets it. Don’t give up on scoot. He’s gonna be in the league for a long time.
Trade Grant for Knecht and parts to fill salaries. Don’t even need a first round pick. Count him as your first rounder and evaluate the talent you bring in.
Agree with ur take on Deni, he absolutely need the rock in his hands with the starters.
Also, spacing is the key – not only for Deni.
I noticed when scoot has good games we lose , but when he plays bad we win and it’s always trade him 😂. He’s the only good part about this team tbh and he plays both ends something we haven’t had in a longtime
We’re coming off a back 2 back against a team who is better on paper but has yet to see a win this season and they are at home. The refs had some one side calls that night but none the less you can’t expect this team to win in that scenario
Can Scoot Shoot? I root for him to not get the boot as he leaves for the loot
deni needs to shoot better, no doubt. but if you want to maximize deni's abilitys, you have to move the ball more, run on every chance and play team basketball.
Chauncey needs to go. At the end of the season. Good coaches aren’t available mid season.
Dude Deni has been terrible but you start by analyzing Scoot…just talk about Deni struggles. The fact that we gave up 2 first round picks for a bench player. The Deni trade makes the Robert Covington trade seems awesome
Deni need rime to find him self in the new team we saw it in past give him 1 year to give him the time to match him self with the team
Once Scoots 3 ball starts falling more often and teams have to respect him out there, he’s gonna be really good. We also need to surround him with more shooters. Trade Ant and Ayton to bring in 2 solid 3 and D guys. We are in DESPERATE need of shooters.
The team just have to move the freakin ball.
The team main problem is spacing. DA parks in the paint, and no one is a real threat behind the arc… If Scoot & Avdija can raise their 3pt shooting to around 35% it will be easier for them & everyone to get in the paint. DA should also make more off ball movement and stop being so soft on the P&R if you dont really block the way for the defender so the player with the ball gonna get stuck.
Why not play duop more if they need more shooting?
Please come play us, come play us; signed….The Wiz (e.g. fellow Cooper Flagg Sweepstakers).😂
The reality about this team is they stink. Twenty wins is their ceiling this season. Bad ownership, bad management, bad coaching, bad roster. Going be tough to stay positive this season. Trade talk, draft hopes and coaching prospects are the only topics to sustain this conversation.
Here are some facts to build upon
Through the first 4 games of the season
Simons is getting outplayed by his back up. Simons is in his 7th year in the league vs Scoots 2nd. For being the best shooter and scorer on the team, he just simply isn’t doing that very well.
Portland needs to move on from him and open the reigns to Scoot. Losses will come regardless, so open it up and let the youth with Scoot, Sharpe (when healthy, Deny and Clingan unleash.
Anfernee Simons
33.3 mpg
19.5 ppg
4.8 asts
1.5 reb
37.7 % FG
30% 3Pt
3.8 TO
Scoot Henderson
28.8 mpg
16 ppg
5.5 asts
3.5 reb
41% FG
20% 3Pt
3.2 TO