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Originally Posted by ABM
I don't believe the disparity in records is entirely attributable to Theo's presence, or not.
Do you?
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To Theo specifically? No. I think it would be very interesting to look at our record with Joel in vs. out and then combine the two. I think a big key to the Blazers is having someone who can play the middle and play it well. Unfortunately, both Joel and Theo have been hurt much of the year and Joel for many of the games he has played has looked less-than-healthy.
When I say play the middle well, I am not necessarily looking at scoring (as we know neither Joel or Theo are offensive juggernauts) but rather at defensive presence and rebounding. I think with either Joel or Theo in the middle, the defense automatically improves as at least there is someone in the middle to provide some deterrent whereas now who's going to stop them? Zach?
Gramps...