Beyond Blazers Podcast- w/620 AM's Bunker & Danforth

[Dan Marang]

Hey everyone- some of you may have noticed a couple of posts I've put up that are a bit "wordy" to say the least. There's good news, well good if you're interested in what I have to say, now there's a podcast available going over those wordy posts!

Episode 1- Mason Plumlee can be found here: http://www.ripcityradio.com/onair/rip-city-mornings-56071/beyond-blazers-podcast-ep01-14272394/

Going forward, I'll have a weekly post that will come out, and a few days later a podcast with the guys from RipCity Radio- Bunker & Danforth - covering that post as well as a myriad of other things related to the Blazers.

For those unaware- I'm a stats geek. I love numbers. I try to take what my eyes and ears tell me and then take a look at the numbers to see where the correlation, does or doesn't exist and then I try to make my points from there. Beyond wanting this venture to be successful, I really look to you all for feedback. This can be focused on the content, how I've presented it, my style, whatever. I'm really looking to involve the Blazers community because you're all the ones that care the most- that have the largest vested interest.

I truly hope you enjoy it and I look forward to doing this for a long time!
Thanks,

Dan

 

[THE HCP]

Those two tools know nothing about basketball. Post away, but they bring no knowledge of hoops to the podcast world.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Those two tools know nothing about basketball. Post away, but they bring no knowledge of hoops to the podcast world.

I have to say I'm disappointed in this rookie hazing. You're losing your edge. You should be all over this guy like Rice on popcorn.

 

[Denny Crane]

Hey everyone- some of you may have noticed a couple of posts I've put up that are a bit "wordy" to say the least. There's good news, well good if you're interested in what I have to say, now there's a podcast available going over those wordy posts!

Episode 1- Mason Plumlee can be found here: http://www.ripcityradio.com/onair/rip-city-mornings-56071/beyond-blazers-podcast-ep01-14272394/

Going forward, I'll have a weekly post that will come out, and a few days later a podcast with the guys from RipCity Radio- Bunker & Danforth - covering that post as well as a myriad of other things related to the Blazers.

For those unaware- I'm a stats geek. I love numbers. I try to take what my eyes and ears tell me and then take a look at the numbers to see where the correlation, does or doesn't exist and then I try to make my points from there. Beyond wanting this venture to be successful, I really look to you all for feedback. This can be focused on the content, how I've presented it, my style, whatever. I'm really looking to involve the Blazers community because you're all the ones that care the most- that have the largest vested interest.

I truly hope you enjoy it and I look forward to doing this for a long time!
Thanks,

Dan

If you seriously are going to post an article once a week, I'd be happy to create a RipCityRadio subforum for your content exclusively.

 

[Dan Marang]

Whatever you think is best- I'm just here so I don't get fined

 

[SlyPokerDog]

If you seriously are going to post an article once a week, I'd be happy to create a RipCityRadio subforum for your content exclusively.

Whatever you think is best- I'm just here so I don't get fined

I think fewer people will view his posts if they are in a subforum. I would like them here in the main forum.

 

[Denny Crane]

I think fewer people will view his posts if they are in a subforum. I would like them here in the main forum.

Keep in the main forum. Move last week's to the sub forum.

 

[Strenuus]

Whatever you think is best- I'm just here so I don't get fined

HAHAHAHAHA.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I think fewer people will view his posts if they are in a subforum.

YAY!

I would like them here in the main forum.

BOO!

This guy just wants to hawk his product on this forum. When I hawked my product, I did it on a subforum like a goddamned gentleman.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

YAY!



BOO!

This guy just wants to hawk his product on this forum. When I hawked my product, I did it on a subforum like a goddamned gentleman.

All you had to do was include one song about the Blazers and you could have "hawked your product" on the main forum.

 

[Dan Marang]

YAY!



BOO!

This guy just wants to hawk his product on this forum. When I hawked my product, I did it on a subforum like a goddamned gentleman.

I'm not hawking... I'm slinging. There's a difference haha

 

[Denny Crane]

New threads in the new subforum are moderated. This means a moderator has to approve any new threads. People can reply to Dan's threads as usual.

 

[illmatic99]

Great note about Wes' and AC's third seasons. The numbers are very similar, and Crabbe might be the better offensive player.

Wes (age 25): 33.8 mpg, 41% FG, 38% from 3 on 5 attempts, 13.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.7 apg, 110 ORTG, 14.1 PER
AC (age 23): 26.0 mpg, 47% FG, 37% from 3 on 4 attempts, 11.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, 111 ORTG, 13.0 PER

http://bkref.com/tiny/TaVOe

Can he be our full time SF?

The defense we saw from him last night has been downright Wes-like. And he's gonna get PAID this summer. 12+ mil can be a guarantee if he keeps this production up.

 

[B-Roy]

Crabbe isn't 25, he's 23.

I saw that and was like WOW, Crabbe is old. Then I looked it up, knew it was fishy!

Crabbe is totally a keeper though.

 

[Dan Marang]

Great note about Wes' and AC's third seasons. The numbers are very similar, and Crabbe might be the better offensive player.

Wes (age 25): 33.8 mpg, 41% FG, 38% from 3 on 5 attempts, 13.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.7 apg, 110 ORTG, 14.1 PER
AC (age 25): 26.9 mpg, 47% FG, 37% from 3 on 4 attempts, 11.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, 111 ORTG, 13.0 PER

http://bkref.com/tiny/TaVOe

Can he be our full time SF?

The defense we saw from him last night has been downright Wes-like. And he's gonna get PAID this summer. 12+ mil can be a guarantee if he keeps this production up.

Yeah, this is why I'm planning on doing a piece on Crabbe. There's a lot there to take a look at. I remember earlier this year, when Crabbe started to show his improvements I wondered, how does his development stack up to Matthews and it was down right spooky. They came at it from different angles- offense --> defense in Crabbe's case and defense --> offense in Wesley's case.

Considering Aminu's contract- I almost wonder if the Blazers FO saw this coming and locked up a cheaper option, who may not be as dynamic as Crabbe offensively but tends to show up a bit more often defensively. I'll go into that a bit more when I dive down that rabbit hole- in the meantime if you have any questions along those lines, don't hesitate to ask!

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Great note about Wes' and AC's third seasons. The numbers are very similar, and Crabbe might be the better offensive player.

Wes (age 25): 33.8 mpg, 41% FG, 38% from 3 on 5 attempts, 13.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.7 apg, 110 ORTG, 14.1 PER
AC (age 25): 26.9 mpg, 47% FG, 37% from 3 on 4 attempts, 11.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, 111 ORTG, 13.0 PER

http://bkref.com/tiny/TaVOe

Can he be our full time SF?

The defense we saw from him last night has been downright Wes-like. And he's gonna get PAID this summer. 12+ mil can be a guarantee if he keeps this production up.

He should be our starting 3 depending on the matchup, say we play Golden State he should start, Aminu to the 4. He is playing a lot like a young Francisco Garcia.

 

[illmatic99]

Crabbe isn't 25, he's 23.

I saw that and was like WOW, Crabbe is old. Then I looked it up, knew it was fishy!

Crabbe is totally a keeper though.

Sorry, got those ages wrong.

 

[illmatic99]

Yeah, this is why I'm planning on doing a piece on Crabbe. There's a lot there to take a look at. I remember earlier this year, when Crabbe started to show his improvements I wondered, how does his development stack up to Matthews and it was down right spooky. They came at it from different angles- offense --> defense in Crabbe's case and defense --> offense in Wesley's case.

Considering Aminu's contract- I almost wonder if the Blazers FO saw this coming and locked up a cheaper option, who may not be as dynamic as Crabbe offensively but tends to show up a bit more often defensively. I'll go into that a bit more when I dive down that rabbit hole- in the meantime if you have any questions along those lines, don't hesitate to ask!

I don't think POR would develop this guy and just let him go because he costs too much to keep. That's a problem we WANT to have (developing young players to the point where they will get a lot of $), especially given how far below the salary floor we are.

 

[B-Roy]

For Crabbe, it's really interesting that he went two seasons without scoring double digits EVER (literally). Now he's AVERAGING double digits in his third year. Obviously he's playing more minutes, but it's not like Crabbe wasn't a part of the rotation for a long time last year. He went almost 70 games without scoring double digits in a single game!

 

[illmatic99]

More bball ref fun: Crabbe is 16th in the league in 2pt FG% at 53.5%. Crazy for a guy who shoots mostly jumpshots. Majority of his attempts in 2pt land come from 16' and out.

Also 16th in eFG%

Dude's a keeper.

 

[blue9]

For Crabbe, it's really interesting that he went two seasons without scoring double digits EVER (literally). Now he's AVERAGING double digits in his third year. Obviously he's playing more minutes, but it's not like Crabbe wasn't a part of the rotation for a long time last year. He went almost 70 games without scoring double digits in a single game!

That is crazy! I woulda thought he had at least a handful of double-digit games. Huh!

Crabbe has certainly been the biggest surprise this season. Watching him last night I too was getting some Wes-vibes from his defense. And his offense has really progressed nicely - good first step, nice pull-up J. Much like how Aminu reminds me of Outlaw's lack of intelligence, Crabbe's game looks like what Outlaw's game would have looked like if he had a brain in his noggin.

 

[Tunchi]

Crabbe is def a keeper. hes hella nice

 

[B-Roy]

That is crazy! I woulda thought he had at least a handful of double-digit games. Huh!

Crabbe has certainly been the biggest surprise this season. Watching him last night I too was getting some Wes-vibes from his defense. And his offense has really progressed nicely - good first step, nice pull-up J. Much like how Aminu reminds me of Outlaw's lack of intelligence, Crabbe's game looks like what Outlaw's game would have looked like if he had a brain in his noggin.

My only issue with Crabbe is that sometimes his defense is offset by the number of bad fouls he makes. He loves reaching in for steals an hacks a lot on drives. If he could just play solid on-ball defense without fouling he'd be so much better.

 

[illmatic99]

That is crazy! I woulda thought he had at least a handful of double-digit games. Huh!

Crabbe has certainly been the biggest surprise this season. Watching him last night I too was getting some Wes-vibes from his defense. And his offense has really progressed nicely - good first step, nice pull-up J. Much like how Aminu reminds me of Outlaw's lack of intelligence, Crabbe's game looks like what Outlaw's game would have looked like if he had a brain in his noggin.

He only played in 51 games last year, and his career high was 11 pts,

It's funny. In two seasons prior, he played in 66 games and 783 minutes total. This season, he has played in all 41 and totaling 1064 minutes.

All about that opportunity-- he certainly has earned it.

 

[Dan Marang]

He should be our starting 3 depending on the matchup, say we play Golden State he should start, Aminu to the 4. He is playing a lot like a young Francisco Garcia.

What's really strange about the NBA is that unlike soccer/baseball - that management of lineups doesn't really factor in (by coaches) typically until late game situations. With all the advancements in coaching, analytics, video editing, etc it's really interesting that that dynamic really hasn't changed. That's one paradigm that seems to be taboo- and no one at the professional level seems willing to mess with that too much because the risk outweighs the reward at this point. It would be really interesting if a Billy Beane type came through the NBA in the coaching ranks and shook things up a little bit.

 

[blue9]

My only issue with Crabbe is that sometimes his defense is offset by the number of bad fouls he makes. He loves reaching in for steals an hacks a lot on drives. If he could just play solid on-ball defense without fouling he'd be so much better.

I'm not gonna hold it against him (yet). He's halfway through his first season as a REGULAR member of the rotation. He appears to be a smart player, and I expect him to clean up his mistakes by the time it really matters.

 

[blue9]

He only played in 51 games last year, and his career high was 11 pts,

I must have mis-read what was initially posted, because I thought whoever wrote it said that Crabbe had NEVER scored double digits, and is now averaging double digits. Still, I would have expected a higher career high, and more double digit scoring nights.

 

[illmatic99]

Another comparison is Demarre Carroll in his 5th season (age 27), his first with ATL. Came out of nowhere and put up essentially the stats AC is putting up now. He got his HUGE payday last summer.

http://bkref.com/tiny/m3qMz

 

[B-Roy]

He only played in 51 games last year, and his career high was 11 pts,

It's funny. In two seasons prior, he played in 66 games and 783 minutes total. This season, he has played in all 41 and totaling 1064 minutes.

All about that opportunity-- he certainly has earned it.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/crabbal01/gamelog/2015/

You're right, he scored 11 in April of last year. So one game over double digits.

Still crazy, but I think everyone saw marked improvement during summer league this past year. Whereas I think CJ was just someone who was held back by not playing enough minutes, I think Crabbe really improved as a player.

 

[illmatic99]

I must have mis-read what was initially posted, because I thought whoever wrote it said that Crabbe had NEVER scored double digits, and is now averaging double digits. Still, I would have expected a higher career high, and more double digit scoring nights.

It was close. He had 1 double digit scoring game his first two seasons.