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October sure some crazy and unpredictable things happen.

Let's see if November can top it.
 
As Im sure most of you do this, I frequent basketball reference a lot. I'm so used to looking for the Blazers towards the bottom of the rankings that I instantly go towards the bottom of the conference rankings to find the link to the Blazers page.

Such a weird feeling.
 
if Jaime Jaquez continues his 'pace' statistically (unlikely?), he'll have the MIP award all wrapped up
 
Hey we got all these injured PG and could use a healthy one, right?

I could see Ja making sense with a high paced attack as we're doing.

However like Zion regardless of talent the offcourt stuff is probably an absolute no go for the Blazers.
 
Wow, Brandon WIlliams/ Dylan Harper out multiple weeks.
 
wizenheimer said:
if Jaime Jaquez continues his 'pace' statistically (unlikely?), he'll have the MIP award all wrapped up
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His +/- per game is ridiculous!

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But for a "shooting guard" he's not shooting many threes. Especially compared with his center.

I imagine that he's flourishing in the Heat's newfound commitment to playing super-fast. Which means he'd love it here. Maybe we should have traded Dame to Miami...........
 
Rastapopoulos said:
His +/- per game is ridiculous!

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But for a "shooting guard" he's not shooting many threes. Especially compared with his center.

I imagine that he's flourishing in the Heat's newfound commitment to playing super-fast. Which means he'd love it here. Maybe we should have traded Dame to Miami...........
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well, there was a reason that Riley got Vasquez to sign 'before' the moratorium ended....that way he couldn't be part of a Dame trade

about 2/3 of his minutes have been at forward, according to BBREF. It's true, he doesn't shoot many three's. But while his 3ptFGRate is 45% of what it was last season, his TS% is 27% higher. So it's working for him although I'd guess his conversion rates are not sustainable. To go from .543 TS% to a .689 mark is ridiculous
 
Ja Morant is going to grow up. He's going to mature and if there was a chance the Blazers could get a talent like that they better move on it.
 
kjironman1 said:
Ja Morant is going to grow up. He's going to mature and if there was a chance the Blazers could get a talent like that they better move on it.
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I appreciate the sentiment because I'm definitely someone who holds space for people to change. That being said I really don't think the odds are on the side of a player having these types of behavioral issues in his sixth year in the league, all of a sudden changing those things. I mean to me he's had a lot of chances and things that should have been wake up calls. Not saying it's impossible I just don't think he'll get there before his athleticism starts to go.
 
blazerkor said:
I appreciate the sentiment because I'm definitely someone who holds space for people to change. That being said I really don't think the odds are on the side of a player having these types of behavioral issues in his sixth year in the league, all of a sudden changing those things. I mean to me he's had a lot of chances and things that should have been wake up calls. Not saying it's impossible I just don't think he'll get there before his athleticism starts to go.
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Most of those things happened in his second and third year. What has happened in the last two? 18 months?
 
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