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• Podcast Locked On Blazers · 3 points · 7 h ago
  • Mike Richman: Sidy Cissoko kept the team afloat in the second quarter, scoring 10 of his 15 first-half points and playing 11 of the quarter's 12 minutes. at 3:19
  • Mike Richman: The host says, hedged with "I think", that Sidy Cissoko's total is a career high and that he is unlikely to do it regularly. at 23:12
  • Mike Richman: Instead of using a third center, the Blazers went small for a stretch in the second quarter, which gave Sidy Cissoko extra minutes. at 3:52

  “Trail Blazers' 3rd Quarter Surge Enough to Down Kings | The Depth Delivers & Crunch Time Choices” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Blazers · 2 points · Oct 22
  • The host says Sidy Cissoko will be the ninth man and play a lot this year. at 24:45
  • The Suns treated Cissoko as a non-shooter and gave him long closeouts. Instead of shooting, he attacked them and had three first-half assists. at 25:13

  “Trail Blazers Scorch Suns in Season Opener | Damian Lillard's Return to Portland & Ja Morant's Debut” · listen ↗

• X Underdog NBA (@UnderdogNBA) · Report · Oct 21

  Lineup alert: Sidy Cissoko will start if Deni Avdija (ankle) is ruled out Wednesday, per coach Nori.

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• Podcast Locked On Blazers · 2 points · Oct 19
  • Mike Richman: Micah Nori gave each available point guard a solo stretch without the other stars, alongside Vit Krejci, Toumani Camara, Sidy Cissoko and a center. That center was mostly Carlson with some Donovan Clingan. The solo guards were Scoot Henderson, Lillard and Morant. The host reads this as intentional experimentation. name not confirmed at 16:43
  • Mike Richman: Backup centers rotated by quarter: Yang Hansen took the first-quarter minutes and Branden Carlson the second-quarter minutes. In the third, Portland went small with Camara and Sidy Cissoko as the bigs, alongside Krejci, Morant and Scoot Henderson. at 17:25

  “Trail Blazers Struggle in Preseason Finale vs Golden State Warriors | Portland Waives Jeremy Sochan” · listen ↗

• Podcast Mike Richman, Locked On Blazers · Analysis · Oct 14 wording unclear in audio

  Now the non-shooter is Ja Morant, whom the host calls far more dynamic on the catch.

  “What We Have (Not) Learned About Deni Avdija, Damian Lillard & Ja Morant in Trail Blazers Preseason” at 6:53 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Blazers · 4 points · Oct 13
  • Mike Richman: The game was non-competitive. Portland's main players played about 15 minutes. Sidy Cissoko and Vit Krejci played a bit more than that. at 9:08
  • Mike Richman: Sidy Cissoko hit three catch-and-shoot threes, mostly from the high corner and slot areas. at 3:08
  • Mike Richman: The host still thinks Sidy Cissoko is a bad offensive player, even after these makes. He notes Cissoko shot under 30% from three last year. at 2:51
  • Mike Richman: Because of how the roster is built, the host expects Sidy Cissoko to rarely have the ball and to play as a spacer. at 4:43

  “Trail Blazers Roll Over London Lions | Portland's Biggest Swing Skills” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Blazers · 3 points · Oct 12
  • In preseason game one, the first subs at the under-seven timeout were Jrue Holiday and Sidy Cissoko. The resulting lineup was Ja Morant, Holiday, Camara, Cissoko and Clingan. at 16:53
  • Host opinion: he didn't like the Morant– Sidy Cissoko minutes. He calls Cissoko a bad offensive player and a non-shooter, and says pairing Ja with Cissoko and Clingan ("D.C.") looks like a clogged-paint problem. at 18:52
  • Host says Cissoko earned his way up last season from a two-way contract to a standard NBA deal, on the strength of his hustle. at 19:08

  “Can the Trail Blazers Find Their Best Lineups In Preseason? | A Sabonis Comes to Portland” · listen ↗

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