Blazers @ Indy game thread

[Darkwebs]

Cavs have a 10 point lead on the Grizz. Hope that lasts.

 

[mgb]

Hopefully we'll beat the Cavs.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I see Paul George as an Ariza clone in a few years.

 

[Darkwebs]

Let's all be Cavs fans for this night and Cavs haters tomorrow night.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Ugh, Babbitt sucks so bad...

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Marks, too....

 

[Darkwebs]

Ugh, Babbitt sucks so bad...

The consolation is that he is in his rookie year. Perhaps he'll break out next year because this year, he's looked like a complete bust.

 

[Darkwebs]

36% shooting for the Blazers. Wow.

 

[illmatic99]

The consolation is that he is in his rookie year. Perhaps he'll break out next year because this year, he's looked like a complete bust.

I doubt he'll be in the league next year.

Oh wait. He was a first round pick.

KP got the last laugh.

 

[illmatic99]

Babbitt has been the worst rookie picked in the first round we've had on our roster since Travis Outlaw.

 

[PapaG]

Babbitt has been the worst rookie picked in the first round we've had on our roster since Travis Outlaw.

Travis put up a 16.4 PER his rookie season. Granted, he only played in 8 games, but at least when he played, he wasn't a total embarrassment.

By comparison, Martell had an 11 PER.

Hands down, though, the "worst" first-round pick the year they were picked was Greg Oden, since he didn't even play a game, yet took up a roster spot.

 

[illmatic99]

Travis played 19 total minutes his rookie season. He didn't do shit.

I give Greg a free pass because he couldn't control his injury. He would have contributed had he played.

 

[Darkwebs]

I doubt he'll be in the league next year.

Oh wait. He was a first round pick.

KP got the last laugh.

Looks like we got Pritch-slapped.

 

[PapaG]

Travis played 19 total minutes his rookie season. He didn't do shit.

I give Greg a free pass because he couldn't control his injury. He would have contributed had he played.

He did more than Oden did. If you're going to slag on Outlaw being a late first-round pick out of HS and not seeing much PT, I'm going to slag on Oden being the #1 pick and contributing jack shit.

 

[PapaG]

I have to laugh at 'Psycho T' going 1-8 from the field, yet getting 12 FTA and fouling out LMA.

Did Tim Donaghy ref this game?

 

[BBert]

Patty is the best PG in the league in end of quarter situations.

 

[jlprk]

I, too, was thinking that Mills was our best player. He was, in comparison to the other screw-ups. He was the only Blazer who could make a shot.

 

[BBert]

I, too, was thinking that Mills was our best player. He was, in comparison to the other screw-ups. He was the only Blazer who could make a shot.

Oh. I missed the first half. What I saw was Mills missing about 6 shots in a row, throwing the ball away, and generally playing like a rookie third stringer. Like usual.

 

[hasoos]

Travis put up a 16.4 PER his rookie season. Granted, he only played in 8 games, but at least when he played, he wasn't a total embarrassment.

By comparison, Martell had an 11 PER.

Hands down, though, the "worst" first-round pick the year they were picked was Greg Oden, since he didn't even play a game, yet took up a roster spot.

The hell he wasn't. Travis didn't look like he even belonged on the court his rookie year.

 

[PapaG]

The hell he wasn't. Travis didn't look like he even belonged on the court his rookie year.

Well, Travis managed to do enough in his few minutes to put up a 16.4 PER, so he clearly did belong on the court the few times he was on it.

Oden didn't either, at least when he cared to show up to the games during his first year.

I have to put Elliott Williams alongside Oden as well. Absolutely zero impact in their first seasons on the roster.

 

[jlprk]

Travis put up a 16.4 PER his rookie season. Granted, he only played in 8 games, but at least when he played, he wasn't a total embarrassment.

Travis played 19 total minutes his rookie season.

I'm sorry!!!!!!

48 rookies in NBA history have done better. And great names all.

http://bkref.com/tiny/8ZJEG

 

[julius]

Woah, Ron Rowan..now there's a name from the past.

 

[jlprk]

Click on the team column, and you see that Kaniel Dickens and Geno Carlisle were Blazer rookies the same year as Outlaw (Dickens) or the next year (Carlisle), and had higher PERs despite fewer minutes.

So, sorry PapaG. In 2003-2005, Outlaw was only the 3rd best Blazer rookie who played at most 19 minutes and had a PER of at least 16.4.

Among all the 2003-2005 Blazer rookies who played at most 19 minutes and had a PER of at least 16.4, Outlaw was in last place. He does not deserve the trophy with which PapaG crowns him in this thread.