Game Thread 2022-23 Game #6 - BLAZERS VS ROCKETS - OCTOBER 28, 2022 - FRIDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

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If Dame sits this game out, who should get the start?

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I would go with a 3 guard rotation of Ant, Hart, and Keon
I would start Nas and have Sharpe back him up. I think we need SS's offense off the bench.
Continue to play Nurk at the beginning of the 2nd quarter with the bench.
 
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Pinwheel1 said:
I would go with a 3 guard rotation of Ant, Hart, and Keon
I would start Nas and have Sharpe back him up. I think we need SS offense off the bench.
Continue to play Nurk at the beginning of the 2nd quarter with the bench.
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wow...you put a lot of thought into this...were you at work?
 
Normally I would say Justise Winslow because I love what he does on defense, but Sharpe is already clearly better than Winslow on offense so the tie goes to the rookie who will only get better.
 
It's obvious that Simons is not comfortable breaking down a zone defense. With Dame out, If I had to choose, I'd rather have Sharpe start and play 30-35 than win the game against Houston.
We need a Brandon-Roy-type player who can dribble penetrate and is skilled enough to score in traffic, and is willing to do that.
I'm OK with the Blazers using their 4 wins as a cushion to work towards where they want to be by the end of the season. Sharpe getting playing time should be item #1 on that list.
 
Shouldn't GP2 be ready to be reevaluated by now?
 
Sharpe is not a bench player. He's a starting 2-guard or 3. Every game he does something (or two) that's ridiculous.

In the game against Miami, after Simons bricked a 3-pointer, Sharpe went way up into the sky to grab the rebound, way above Josh Hart knocking Hart to the ground, landing near the 3-point line.
What does he do? Look around like a deer in headlights? Nope. He calmly starts his dribble, splitting two defenders. But there is a defender waiting for him right under the hoop. So what?
Sharpe elevates between the trailing defender and the one under the hoop and lays it in gently, like he's playing ball in his backyard. Like it's NOTHING.
Go to the 0:40 mark of this video for that one. Feel free to also watch his steal / coast-to-coast layup 3-point play, and the side-step 3-pointer that also looked like it was nothing to him.

 
Sharpe is the real deal. You can see a little bit of the rookie stuff on defense, like the time Butler caught him looking away and drove past him last night. He also needs to work on his handle - once his handle is tighter - he is going to be a Problem with a capital 'P'.

Otherwise, super impressed with him. He does a bit of the BRoy change of pace in a straight line to get players surprised and get fouls, he is not afraid to get into the defender's body and his awareness of the defenders to avoid them and do a simple one step adjustment for a clean look - is veteran like. Very, very impressive.
 
blazerfan11 said:
Sharpe is not a bench player. He's a starting 2-guard or 3. Every game he does something (or two) that's ridiculous.
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So you are saying every game off the bench he is doing something that is ridiculously good, yet he is not a bench player? Seems to me he is a pretty good bench player. So why rush him into the starting unit? It has only been 5 games. As long as he is getting minutes each game...... he will develop.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
So you are saying every game off the bench he is doing something that is ridiculously good, yet he is not a bench player? Seems to me he is a pretty good bench player. So why rush him into the starting unit? It has only been 5 games. As long as he is getting minutes each game...... he will develop.
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He's not a bench player because he's better than some of our starters.
Do you also want to see how effective Lillard is coming off the bench?
 
blazerfan11 said:
How many games did you predict the Blazers would win to start the season?
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So you are one of those that think us, Utah, San Antonio are going to finish ahead of the Nuggets and Warriors too?
 
Ohhh or are we a week into the season and shit hasn’t settled down yet?
 
blazerfan11 said:
He's not a bench player because he's better than some of our starters.
Do you also want to see how effective Lillard is coming off the bench?
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Yeah, let's compare a 10-year vet who played 4 years of college to a 19-year-old who has played 5 games since high school.
He will eventually start, just not sure why you are so obsessed with him starting right away. I agree he needs the minutes, and he will get more in the next couple of games.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Yeah, let's compare a 10-year vet who played 4 years of college to a 19-year-old who has played 5 games since high school.
He will eventually start, just not sure why you are so obsessed with him starting right away. I agree he needs the minutes, and he will get more in the next couple of games.
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He could play against Houston and be fine. This will be a glorified summer league game anyway with the team they roll out. But I am just fine with him coming off the bench. Give this kid some time to adjust to the league right?
 
THE HCP said:
He could play against Houston and be fine. This will be a glorified summer league game anyway with the team they roll out. But I am just fine with him coming off the bench. Give this kid some time to adjust to the league right?
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Does Sharpe look like he needs time to adjust? (No.) The dude looks like a rebounding machine. Sharpe had 8 rebounds in 21 minutes. Showing his effort along with his skill.

Simons had 0 assists, edit: 3 turnovers, and 4 personal fouls. That's a Trail Blazer that looks like he needs some time to adjust.
 
THE HCP said:
He could play against Houston and be fine. This will be a glorified summer league game anyway with the team they roll out. But I am just fine with him coming off the bench. Give this kid some time to adjust to the league right?
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Normally, I would completely agree with this line of thinking. However, Sharpe seems to have shown in these first few games that he's already pretty well-adjusted to the league, even despite his lack of experience. In all reality, giving him a chance to start a game--against a presumably tanking team like the Rockets--would probably be a great thing for his development. Perhaps he continues to impress, or maybe he gets a rude awakening. Either way, we--and he--learn a lot.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Normally, I would completely agree with this line of thinking. However, Sharpe seems to have shown in these first few games that he's already pretty well-adjusted to the league, even despite his lack of experience. In all reality, giving him a chance to start a game--against a presumably tanking team like the Rockets--would probably be a great thing for his development. Perhaps he continues to impress, or maybe he gets a rude awakening. Either way, we--and he--learn a lot.
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If there is a team to throw him out against it would be the Rockets. I agree with you there.
 
THE HCP said:
So you are one of those that think us, Utah, San Antonio are going to finish ahead of the Nuggets and Warriors too?
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I won’t be surprised if Denver finishes 4th in the NW Division. Division is tough this year. Minnesota improved a lot since they drafted Anthony Edwards. Even without this off-season they were on their way up. Utah didn’t do so horribly in the off-season even though they lost Gobert and Mitchell. Lauri Markannen is legit.
 
I think it will be Keon, just so the rotation stays the same.
 
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