Imagine the Pelicans stayed even remotely healthy. They would have a starting lineup of Jrue Holliday Eric Gordon ?? Tyreke Evans? Anthony Davis Omer Asik That's pretty fucking good. Last season they didn't get much out of Gordon or Holliday and they didn't have Asik. Davis was good, but I think he's at a disadvantage if he plays C too much, because he's skinny. He's KG version 2.0. Everybody says he's just about to take The Leap, and watching him play for the US, it's hard to disagree. Thoughts?
That's a whole shit ton of injury-prone-ness. Sure, if they can stay healthy, they should have a good season, but that's a huge fucking "if".
Adding Asik will be like us adding Rolo last year, vaulting them into a playoff spot. For the Blazers, another year of chemistry with a bolstered/developed bench will ensure we are the better squad overall.
Good starting lineup but ours is better. We'v got a better bench as well. Also we have shown we can be a good team, the pelicans have shown nothing but flashes so far.
Lol what? Last time I checked the Blazers were dead last in bench scoring last year, and we don't know if the bench will be improved this year
Anthony Davis is the truth. Omar Asik is a fine defensive player, a net negative on the offensive end. The other three players are very flawed even when healthy. Maybe that lineup will come together better than I expect, but I think they still need Davis to develop a bit more to his (inevitable, IMO) superstar prime and surround him with a better supporting cast. The team reminds me of the Cavs in LeBron James' first few years, except Davis isn't James yet.
I think the pelicans will be one hell of a defensive team. If they had a defensive minded coach they would definitely be dangerous. Who knows, they may surprise everyone this year, especially if Davis can stay healthy.
That's true, but the other three starters are all arguably top 5 defensive players at their positions. If Monty can get EG and TE to play semi-efficient offense, that starting 5 will be pretty darn good.
Dare I ask which team has the better front court? Anthony Davis & Omar Asik or LaMarcus Aldridge & Robin Lopez
Based on past performance, still gotta go with the Blazer duo. But if you're asking who will be better this coming season--assuming good health--I'd probably go with Omie and Anthony.
all this said, AD could become the type of player that carries any team to the playoffs as early as next year. Future is definitely bright.
Anderson is good but thats another often injured guy and he is good but how good will he be with avg 25m off the bench? also who else is on there bench, any notable besides Anderson?
