On this week's podcast Dan calls up the numbers to find out just how bad the Trail Blazer's have been close to the basket these first 6 games, and we try to figure out why. Fortunately, thanks to contributions up and down the roster and consistent defense, they've managed to keep a winning record. But how long do we wait to see Damian Lillard and Jusuf Nurkic return to form? Other topics covered this week:

-The Patty Buckets nickname debate

-Dame has more to offer than just shooting

-Is Aminu the 3rd most important player right now?

-Playing time for Swanigan and Collins--how much longer will we see either of them on the floor?

-Where exactly are the Blazer's struggling in offense, why and how do they fix it?

-Upcoming game predictions

References

Scoring percentages are from NBASavant.Game recap and other statistics from Basketball Reference.

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