The Portland Trail Blazers were once again one of the best offensive teams in the NBA in 2018-19. They improved a lot of their critical rankings in comparison to last year: most importantly, Portland's points per possession went up relative to the rest of the NBA. Combined with stellar years from Damian Lillard and Jusuf Nurkic, the Blazers finished with a top three offensive rating.



But it didn't feel like the Blazers were an unstoppable offensive juggernaut in the postseason, and that's been one of the issues with Terry Stotts’ tenure here in Portland.



The Blazers were ninth out of 16 teams in the postseason in terms of points per possession, and they went from having a top quintile halfcourt offense to being smack dab in the middle.

So can some extra juice be added to Portland's offense? And if so, why hasn't the coaching staff done so already, when they know postseason defenses will zero in on their tried-and-true methods?



It's possible that Stotts doesn't want to give up his offensive rebounding, and that any additional movement might clog up what goes right for Lillard and McCollum during the regular season. Portland's offense is very good, and its main Achilles heel is that they don't have enough shooters to release defenders from trapping star guards. That's first and foremost, but I would expect to see even more additions to this offensive system next year.



Watch the full video breakdown above to see where things go wrong for the Blazers, and to see some suggestions on little wrinkles that could improve their off-ball movement.