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TorturedBlazerFan said:
Not hatin on russ here but Steph is one of the most unique talents in the history of the NBA I think he’s the 2nd best player in the league on his offense alone. I think no one player alters another teams defense as much as Steph, it is crazy how good that guy has become. I dont like GS at all but he’s pretty incredible.
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Yes he does but he don't do anything else really well. He is in the league because he can shoot the hell of ball.
 
James lamphear said:
Yes he does but he don't do anything else really well. He is in the league because he can shoot the hell of ball.
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Definitely but he has perfected it. He’s excellent at moving when the ball isnt in his hands, rubbing guys off on screens, and getting that sliver of space he needs to get the shot off. I dont like GS, KD, Draymond especially but the way Curry effects the game is absolutely incredible for a slight framed 6’3 guy, that cant jump out of the gym.
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
Definitely but he has perfected it. He’s excellent at moving when the ball isnt in his hands, rubbing guys off on screens, and getting that sliver of space he needs to get the shot off. I dont like GS, KD, Draymond especially but the way Curry effects the game is absolutely incredible for a slight framed 6’3 guy, that cant jump out of the gym.
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I totally agree with you I seen him in college and I knew he would be a special player as a shooter.
 
James lamphear said:
Yes he does but he don't do anything else really well. He is in the league because he can shoot the hell of ball.
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:confused: :smiley-puzzled: He's one of the best ball handlers in the league. He's an excellent passer. He's routinely near the top of the league in steals. Yet "he doesn't do anything else well"? :sigh:
 
PtldPlatypus said:
:confused: :smiley-puzzled: He's one of the best ball handlers in the league. He's an excellent passer. He's routinely near the top of the league in steals. Yet "he doesn't do anything else well"? :sigh:
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Yea he also commits turnovers because at times he real loose with his passes and to me he below average man to man defender.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
:confused: :smiley-puzzled: He's one of the best ball handlers in the league. He's an excellent passer. He's routinely near the top of the league in steals. Yet "he doesn't do anything else well"? :sigh:
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Im not sure he’s an “excellent” passer, he’s a willing passer which is critical and he’s ok at driving and hitting guys, maybe its splitting hairs? I actually think Dame is a better passer than Curry is. Curry’s a good all around player, he gambles a ton on defense which leads to a lot of steals or open shots for his man. Mainly though his shooting is amongst the best of all time (he probably is shooter ever), and he does every thing else good enough!
 
Pinwheel1 said:
The Rockets always seem to find cheap back ups in the middle of the season
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I remember a few years ago I really wanted Kenneth Faried, that's me being wrong!
 
AD out for 1-2 weeks with finger injury. This guy just can’t get healthy for a full 82 games.
 
Houston is unwatchable. This is not a good showcase for the first NBA primetime
 
wizenheimer said:
I'm really jealous that OKC had what it took to land PG13 in trade.
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If we were actually willing to part with CJ at the time, combined with a pick which we had three of at the time, we would have probably landed him. CJ’s value was higher than Oladipo’s back then (not anymore) and nobody really knew what Sabonis was (he’s awesome).
 
Sarni said:
If we were actually willing to part with CJ at the time, combined with a pick which we had three of at the time, we would have probably landed him. CJ’s value was higher than Oladipo’s back then (not anymore) and nobody really knew what Sabonis was (he’s awesome).
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probably close to true, although the wild card is not knowing exactly how Indiana's front office was evaluating Oladipo and Sabonis. The Pacers have seemed to place a higher than normal priority on defense, and that was an Oladipo strength. And Sabonis had just finished his rookie season so 3 years were left on his rookie deal. It might be that Indiana thought a lot more highly of the pair than the rest of NBA punditry

I just think how much better Portland would be right now with Dame-PG13-Nurkic as the big-3 than with Dame-CJ-Nurk; it's not a close call. Paul George would fit perfectly and the mesh between him and Dame would be quite a bit better than him and Westbrook, IMO. And PG13/Nurk would be a lot better than CJ/Nurk. And that's true even with Zach being a casualty of the trade.

for the 'it's-a-perfect-world-fun' (and agony), assume CJ + 15th pick + future protected 1st for PG13. Blazers use 20 + 26 on Kuzma and Josh Hart; or on Jarrett Allen and Kuzma. After all, in this perfect world, in order to do the CJ trade we'd have a different GM and he wouldn't have sat on his hands afterward...he would have secured Portland a functional SG!
 
wizenheimer said:
probably close to true, although the wild card is not knowing exactly how Indiana's front office was evaluating Oladipo and Sabonis. The Pacers have seemed to place a higher than normal priority on defense, and that was an Oladipo strength. And Sabonis had just finished his rookie season so 3 years were left on his rookie deal. It might be that Indiana thought a lot more highly of the pair than the rest of NBA punditry

I just think how much better Portland would be right now with Dame-PG13-Nurkic as the big-3 than with Dame-CJ-Nurk; it's not a close call. Paul George would fit perfectly and the mesh between him and Dame would be quite a bit better than him and Westbrook, IMO. And PG13/Nurk would be a lot better than CJ/Nurk. And that's true even with Zach being a casualty of the trade.

for the 'it's-a-perfect-world-fun' (and agony), assume CJ + 15th pick + future protected 1st for PG13. Blazers use 20 + 26 on Kuzma and Josh Hart; or on Jarrett Allen and Kuzma. After all, in this perfect world, in order to do the CJ trade we'd have a different GM and he wouldn't have sat on his hands afterward...he would have secured Portland a functional SG!
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I liked your post, even though it makes me sad.

Forget PG13 for a moment. Imagine having a GM smart enough to offer CJ for *one* of Sabonis or Oladipo. (yes, there would need to be cap filler involved) We've had bad GMs in the past (way too many) but none of them seemed to over-rate our players as badly as Olshey.
 
wizenheimer said:
probably close to true, although the wild card is not knowing exactly how Indiana's front office was evaluating Oladipo and Sabonis. The Pacers have seemed to place a higher than normal priority on defense, and that was an Oladipo strength. And Sabonis had just finished his rookie season so 3 years were left on his rookie deal. It might be that Indiana thought a lot more highly of the pair than the rest of NBA punditry

I just think how much better Portland would be right now with Dame-PG13-Nurkic as the big-3 than with Dame-CJ-Nurk; it's not a close call. Paul George would fit perfectly and the mesh between him and Dame would be quite a bit better than him and Westbrook, IMO. And PG13/Nurk would be a lot better than CJ/Nurk. And that's true even with Zach being a casualty of the trade.

for the 'it's-a-perfect-world-fun' (and agony), assume CJ + 15th pick + future protected 1st for PG13. Blazers use 20 + 26 on Kuzma and Josh Hart; or on Jarrett Allen and Kuzma. After all, in this perfect world, in order to do the CJ trade we'd have a different GM and he wouldn't have sat on his hands afterward...he would have secured Portland a functional SG!
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Yeah if I were to build a player that fits in perfectly with Lillard and Nurkic then Paul George would probably be very close to what I would have built. Just perfect.
 
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