Aminu is not a Starter!

[Labinot41]

Aminu is a MUCH better small forward than he is a power forward. He's playing out of position.

On defense Yes, but on Offense you need a Good ballhandler at the 3, and Aminu is absolutely terrible on ballhandling, that would be a disaster to let him play at the 3 offensivly

 

[Natebishop3]

Expand? Dont know what that was. I was in NY at the time.

I was there man.... when the whole crowd started singing, that shit was crazy. It was easily one of the most moving things I have ever seen.

 

[SIeepwalker]

On defense Yes, but on Offense you need a Good ballhandler at the 3, and Aminu is absolutely terrible on ballhandling, that would be a disaster to let him play at the 3 offensivly

thank god we have ball handling juggernaut Mo Harkless ready to step in !

 

[bobf]

FTFY sans the analytics.

Sans Dame's FT% he's an overrated free-throw shooter.

 

[H.C.]

Aminu played pretty well tonight.

 

[Labinot41]

Aminu played pretty well tonight.

That means he sucks the next 5 Games

 

[mook]

Aminu played pretty well tonight.

The guy he was guarding went 35/6/14 , 15-25. LeBron was just insanely good tonight, and we clearly had no better option than Aminu. But this was not a great game for him.

 

[H.C.]

The guy he was guarding went 35/6/14 , 15-25. LeBron was just insanely good tonight, and we clearly had no better option than Aminu. But this was not a great game for him.

Aminu had 11/9/3 and a block.
He was 3/6 from three.
He had several hustle plays saving possessions for Portland.

I don't know what else you want out of a role player like Aminu.
He's not a star, he's a role player who does just fine starting.

I'm not even a huge fan of Aminu and was very vocal saying it was the wrong signing.
But anyone who doesn't give credit for the quality role player he's proven to be, is clearly blind.

Also, LBJ wasn't only get guarded by Aminu. It was a combination of ET, Harkless & Aminu.
But if you expect any player on the planet to slow down the best player in the world by themselves. Then you're expectations are off.

 

[swish3]

This was an excellent game for Chief! I imagine several more like it on the way to the Championship. Defending LeBron, or Anthony Davis, or other power scoring threats is indeed a team effort. It is great to see the effectiveness of Blazer defense when the focus is on, and the minimized turnovers, and rebounding. With determined effort and team play, this Blazer team is the real deal.

 

[H.C.]

Another good game by Aminu as per usual for him.(good week or two, followed by bad week or two)
His defensive work against Griffin who usually dominates Portland is something which shows why Aminu is a starter in this league.

 

[Natebishop3]

Another good game by Aminu as per usual for him.(good week or two, followed by bad week or two)
His defensive work against Griffin who usually dominates Portland is something which shows why Aminu is a starter in this league.

I saw Harkless on Griffin quite a bit as well.

 

[H.C.]

 

[HailBlazers]

Pelicans sure wish they had him starting next to AD.

 

[Lanny]

I would start Collins. I'm good with that. Let him work it out. I wish we had done that with Jermaine many years ago.

Jermaine never knew what to do on the court. He also never knew where to be. He looked like a lost, confused kid to me.

Some people mature later in life.

 

[Lanny]

He’s consistent; it’s just that consistent is shooting 40%... great if that’s from three, not so great if it’s from two.

His forte is the three point shot and he's pretty good at it.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

His forte is the three point shot and he's pretty good at it.

Yeah since I posted that he’s seemed to have gotten the message (not from me obviously); much less driving, much more spot up shooting.