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inconceivable said:
PG: Scoot / Malcolm / Skylar
SG: Anfernee / Shaedon / Matisse
SF: Jerami / Knox / Rayan / Badji
PF: Kris / Jabari / Camara
C: Ayton /Timelord / Conditt

Can play PG and SG:
Anfernee / Malcolm / Skylar

Can play SG and SF:
Shaedon / Matisse

Can play SF and PF:
Jerami / Knox / Kris / Camara

Can play PF and C:
Timelord / Jabari / Conditt

Not a bad team
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I think Jerami at the 4 with Shadeon or Mattisse starting the three.

Badji at small forward? Maybe John Butler Jr.
 
THE HCP said:
Just now listening to these pressers…… I think I saw on here some people post about Matisse and feeling like he didn’t want to be here by the way he was answering questions….no way FAMS! Thats him, that’s his demeanor.
This dude is different and he might be my favorite Blazer right now. The guy is just eloquent in how he handles life. Polite, well spoken……great fucking dude and I will forever be a fan!
I think I posted on here how we met once we acquired him. Towards the end of the season in NOLA. I was walking along the river catching the sunset and look up and he is literally sitting under a tree reading a book of poetry. Chatted for a bit…..he is good people and I hope he is a Blazer for a long time.
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Grant said he was close with Matisse and they traded books, etc. Both introspective guys who son't seem to waste words for no reason.
 
riverman said:
Grant said he was close with Matisse and they traded books, etc. Both introspective guys who son't seem to waste words for no reason.
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both guys who will most likely be traded at the deadline...
 
Shaedon sounded like he had a bit of a head cold. But it could've been the audio.
 
inconceivable said:
Yes i meant butler.

Jerami at 4 is an issue with rebounds. I prefer him at 3
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rebounding for the Blazers is actually kind of scary. If you assume that the starters will be Scoot-Ant-Thybulle-Grant-Ayton, and then add them up by their career rebound rate (giving Scoot a huge benefit of the doubt);

Scoot 7.0%
Ant 5.1% (4.3% last season)
Thybulle 5.4%
Grant 8.1% (7.2% last season)
Ayton 18.8%

that would mean, optimistically, assuming the starter grab somewhere around their average, that the Blazer starters would lose the rebounding battle 56%-44%

and that really illustrates that it's important for all players to rebound well. For instance, it you replaced Ant with last year's Brogdon (8.8%) and Thybulle with last year's Josh Hart 14.1%, the 56-44 disadvantage flips to a 57-43 advantage. Obviously Hart is something of an outlier as a rebounder, but the 10.5% combined rebounding of Ant/Thybulle might be the weakest rebound pairing in the league at the wing positions. Denver's starting wings were at 16%; Golden State's were 15.5% which is weak but Draymond is much better than Grant; LAC's were 18.8%; Kings were 18.8%. Utah wings were insane at rebounding with 31.2% and that's one big reason they surprised so many people

I have no doubt at all if the Blazers start Ant-Thybulle-Grant that will be the worst rebounding trio in the league at SG-SF-PF
 
BankTeller said:
Thybulle could easily play into being traded there if he wants to. As long as he makes his 3s, Dallas is going to want him. “How much do you want Doncic to stay, Dallas?”
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Cant be traded to Dallas until July
 
wizenheimer said:
rebounding for the Blazers is actually kind of scary. If you assume that the starters will be Scoot-Ant-Thybulle-Grant-Ayton, and then add them up by their career rebound rate (giving Scoot a huge benefit of the doubt);

Scoot 7.0%
Ant 5.1% (4.3% last season)
Thybulle 5.4%
Grant 8.1% (7.2% last season)
Ayton 18.8%

that would mean, optimistically, assuming the starter grab somewhere around their average, that the Blazer starters would lose the rebounding battle 56%-44%

and that really illustrates that it's important for all players to rebound well. For instance, it you replaced Ant with last year's Brogdon (8.8%) and Thybulle with last year's Josh Hart 14.1%, the 56-44 disadvantage flips to a 57-43 advantage. Obviously Hart is something of an outlier as a rebounder, but the 10.5% combined rebounding of Ant/Thybulle might be the weakest rebound pairing in the league at the wing positions. Denver's starting wings were at 16%; Golden State's were 15.5% which is weak but Draymond is much better than Grant; LAC's were 18.8%; Kings were 18.8%. Utah wings were insane at rebounding with 31.2% and that's one big reason they surprised so many people

I have no doubt at all if the Blazers start Ant-Thybulle-Grant that will be the worst rebounding trio in the league at SG-SF-PF
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Exactly why I want Grant at SF and either Kris, Bari, or Rob at PF
 
inconceivable said:
Exactly why I want Grant at SF and either Kris, Bari, or Rob at PF
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One possible issue with going big with those guys is you have 3 players on the court who can't handle the ball. I think you can get away with it in small doses, but once the other team starts to press you need a 3rd ball handler. No matter how good of a ball-handler Scoot is. But against bigger teams I like it.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
One possible issue with going big with those guys is you have 3 players on the court who can't handle the ball. I think you can get away with it in small doses, but once the other team starts to press you need a 3rd ball handler. No matter how good of a ball-handler Scoot is. But against bigger teams I like it.
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Good point.

Also, Shaedon needs to improve his dribbling skills before he can start over Ant at SG
 
wizenheimer said:
rebounding for the Blazers is actually kind of scary. If you assume that the starters will be Scoot-Ant-Thybulle-Grant-Ayton, and then add them up by their career rebound rate (giving Scoot a huge benefit of the doubt);

Scoot 7.0%
Ant 5.1% (4.3% last season)
Thybulle 5.4%
Grant 8.1% (7.2% last season)
Ayton 18.8%

that would mean, optimistically, assuming the starter grab somewhere around their average, that the Blazer starters would lose the rebounding battle 56%-44%

and that really illustrates that it's important for all players to rebound well. For instance, it you replaced Ant with last year's Brogdon (8.8%) and Thybulle with last year's Josh Hart 14.1%, the 56-44 disadvantage flips to a 57-43 advantage. Obviously Hart is something of an outlier as a rebounder, but the 10.5% combined rebounding of Ant/Thybulle might be the weakest rebound pairing in the league at the wing positions. Denver's starting wings were at 16%; Golden State's were 15.5% which is weak but Draymond is much better than Grant; LAC's were 18.8%; Kings were 18.8%. Utah wings were insane at rebounding with 31.2% and that's one big reason they surprised so many people

I have no doubt at all if the Blazers start Ant-Thybulle-Grant that will be the worst rebounding trio in the league at SG-SF-PF
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If I was Billups I would experiment with a Scoot, Brogdon, Grant, Ayton, Williams lineup. that would help the rebounding a lot.
 
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