The name “Portland Trail Blazers” evokes images of Damian Lillard canning clutch threes, CJ McCollum working mid-range wizardry, and now Jusuf Nurkic pasting historical 5x5 performances on Willie Cauley-Stein. The name does not go hand-in-hand with depth or economical bench play. That’s the subject of today’s Blazer’s Edge Mailbag.
Dave,
The bench started out the year on fire but they aren’t performing well lately. I never doubted coach Stotts before but how many players have to cycle in before we ask whether he’s able to get the most out of them?