2024 Training Camp thread

[Natebishop3]

Is this the same shoulder he hurt at rookie summer league?

Yes I think so.

 

[handiman]

I already feel like we'll be overpaying for the free OTA broadcasts this year.

 

[Chris Craig]

Heeeeeere we go

We going to have any uninjured players come the regular season?

 

[Mediocre Man]

I already feel like we'll be overpaying for the free OTA broadcasts this year.

Solid roast

 

[MickZagger]

At least last year I was excited to see what Brogdon and Williams would bring…

 

[MickZagger]

I'm totally fine with tanking. But usually the fun part of tanking seasons is getting to watch your young guys figure things out on the court. Tanking sucks if you watch G-League scrubs play all year because your young guys are injured.

I don’t think we’re coincidentally injured every year. We’ve milked injuries for years

 

[Phatguysrule]

At least last year I was excited to see what Brogdon and Williams would bring…

I was not. They were never going to help us compete except for the draft capital they could bring in trade.

 

[MickZagger]

I was not. They were never going to help us compete except for the draft capital they could bring in trade.

which has been nil

I was a Brogdon fan long before he was a blazer and knew we’d suck anyways

 

[Phatguysrule]

which has been nil

Traded for another good player that I don't think we'll be able to compete with. Not because he's incapable but because we won't have enough talent around him in time.

 

[THE HCP]

Remember on here when the self appointed experts of everything, used to blame our old athletic training staff for our injuries? Yeah, they all gone…..now who ya blaming?

 

[Driew]

Remember on here when the self appointed experts of everything, used to blame our old athletic training staff for our injuries? Yeah, they all gone…..now who ya blaming?

The training staff still. We obviously didn't hire the right people...again lol.

 

[Eastoff]

Remember on here when the self appointed experts of everything, used to blame our old athletic training staff for our injuries? Yeah, they all gone…..now who ya blaming?

If the athletic staff has changed, the coaches has changed... what hasn't changed? The replay dude!

 

[handiman]

Remember on here when the self appointed experts of everything, used to blame our old athletic training staff for our injuries? Yeah, they all gone…..now who ya blaming?

If I'm not mistaken, it was a new staff after the Oden/Roy debacle, and they did quite well for several years and then were replaced? The current staff doesn't seem to be doing particularly well.

 

[kjironman1]

Heeeeeere we go

This probably was to be expected.

 

[jlprk]

Do you know what his 3pt% was for last season? 29.9%.
But when we take a closer look, he improved almost every single month, except Feb where he shot 7% and killed his overall percentage for the season. But every other month he improved. If you drop Feb, he is a near mid 30’s% shooter already.

He shot 35% and 38% in the last two months of the season.
We just need him to be consistent 37-38 percent and i think he can hit that.

to verify...Jabari Walker:
.400 Oct
.258 Nov
.286 Dec
.333 Jan
.071 Feb
.353 Mar
.381 Apr
.295 total

http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketbal...rs/players/jabari-walker/profile/24/25/435/29

 

[jlprk]

are these weights correct?
Scoot lost some weight. I like that (196)
Simons continues to add a couple of lbs. I like that. (195)
Deni up to 240? Not sure how I feel about that. That is a big jump.

I find 215 for Jabari Walker hard to believe.

Deni's arms look huge. Much bigger than I was expecting. He's now listed at 240lbs. Dude is going to be a physical problem for most small forwards.

In other pictures this week, they look more normal.

I seriously doubt he'll be playing at 240. I'm skeptical that's his weight right now

 

[THE HCP]

If the athletic staff has changed, the coaches has changed... what hasn't changed? The replay dude!

Thats that military survival training FAMS!

 

[jlprk]

Thats that military survival training FAMS!

My instant reaction was the same, about who to replace to stop the injuries. After you, we get to the assistant moderators, then the big tuna, Sly himself!

 

[THE HCP]

I find 215 for Jabari Walker hard to believe.



In other pictures this week, they look more normal.

Just to make it official…. @THE HCP is down to his lowest weight in 23 years. Still got along way to go. See pics of myself and I don’t see much difference (goes to show how heavy I was). Have had 4 or 5 people this summer ask me if I’ve lost a bunch of weight. That and my clothes fitting different is a pretty good feeling. Didn’t become Big John really until the kids were born. Nowhere near happy, so gonna keep grinding.

 

[wizenheimer]

I’m now the 2nd longest tenured employee traveling with the team after a coworker on the broadcast crew…..ain’t no replacing me FAMS! (Although some have tried)

when was your first year?

 

[THE HCP]

when was your first year?

I was born on a beautiful summer day in 1972.

 

[THE HCP]

when was your first year?

My first game working……May ‘99

 

[CJ_is_Gone]

If I'm not mistaken, it was a new staff after the Oden/Roy debacle, and they did quite well for several years and then were replaced? The current staff doesn't seem to be doing particularly well.

That was my recollection as well

 

[e_blazer]

I’m now the 2nd longest tenured employee traveling with the team after a coworker on the broadcast crew…..ain’t no replacing me FAMS! (Although some have tried)

MRS HCP seems intent on continuing the replacement search.

 

[THE HCP]

My first game traveling with the team …..April ‘05

 

[handiman]

That was my recollection as well

Which probably means we remember right, because HCP didn't double down on that.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

My first game traveling with the team …..April ‘05
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Jesus Christ - and we complain about THIS era of Blazers. At least they're likeable...

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

Remember on here when the self appointed experts of everything, used to blame our old athletic training staff for our injuries? Yeah, they all gone…..now who ya blaming?

You’re still here….

 

[andalusian]

Just to make it official…. @THE HCP is down to his lowest weight in 23 years. Still got along way to go. See pics of myself and I don’t see much difference (goes to show how heavy I was). Have had 4 or 5 people this summer ask me if I’ve lost a bunch of weight. That and my clothes fitting different is a pretty good feeling. Didn’t become Big John really until the kids were born. Nowhere near happy, so gonna keep grinding.

I think we understand your longevity, you did not take advice from the previous Blazers athletic trainers.

Honestly, good on you for getting in better shape.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Just to make it official…. @THE HCP is down to his lowest weight in 23 years. Still got along way to go. See pics of myself and I don’t see much difference (goes to show how heavy I was). Have had 4 or 5 people this summer ask me if I’ve lost a bunch of weight. That and my clothes fitting different is a pretty good feeling. Didn’t become Big John really until the kids were born. Nowhere near happy, so gonna keep grinding.

If you are happy, I am happy. This is fantastic news. The anti Mike Barrett post for the win. Still not enough to get my first like though.