Let's see.
RJ was 6-19, 1-5 from trey
K
J Poole was 5-17, 3-8 from trey
Dame Lillard was 2-14, 1-12 from trey
Scottie Barnes was 11-29
Anthony Edwards was 7-21, 2-10 from trey
On the ther hand
Darius Garland was 16-26
Donovan Mitchell was 11-22
Still early
But hey.
Let it all out.
I won't say this is the weakest thing you've ever written.
But it's pretty bad.
So your argument is that you found a few other good ballplayers who played poorly on a particular day, and it's "negative" to call out one of our players who also played poorly.
Aside from the sin of comparing RJ, who has never proved himself a winner, with Lillard who has won Portland game after game after game. Aside from that kind of nonsense.....
You're ignoring that RJ has played terribly in multiple games, that he's been sick and still shoots the ball more than teammates who are healthy and better shot makers, and that there were quality players on the bench who weren't even called up for spot minutes.
Which is why I was questioning Thibs, not RJ. I don't expect a sick player with competitive spirit to take himself out of the lineup. That's what a (good) coach is for. Some guys can still play well when they're feeling poorly. Some can't. (You tell me which you think RJ is.)
Jesus, when Reddish went down, Thibs tightened the rotation to 8, rather than bring in anyone else. It's inexplicable.
We have talent, Chip.
We won in Denver and Salt Lake City despite the coach, not because of him.
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