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BLAZINGGIANTS said:
Have you ever watched SL before? That's often how it is for big men in SL. Not always, but by far most of the time...
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Exactly. Barely any structure and guys trying to 'prove' themselves and sometimes players just get lost in the shuffle. Leonard will play better next game. He never really found himself against the barrage of bigs Houston had. He's not a finished product by any means, I think thats obvious.
 
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Tince said:
Lillard looked pretty good. He shot the ball very well from deep, had a couple dunks, and a nice And-1. He also missed a couple chip shots around the rim that he expected to make and from what I've seen, I would expect him to make more times than not.

He's shown to be slightly loose with the ball out on the perimeter when getting trapped and likes to try to dribble through the double team, and it led to some turnovers tonight. He doesn't seem that interested in rebounding, but nobody on the team was that interested either.

Lillard has a lot of tools that could make him a special player.
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This. I would also say that I'd like to see more of a mid-range game. Maybe some pull-up J's. He has definitely displayed some range, and we know he can get to the rim, but I'd like to see if he can get past his man and make the twelve footer.
 
If you could have your pick of Houston's four rookies (White, Jones, Lamb, Motiejunas), which one would you take for the Blazers?

It's funny: they're ALL "high risk, high reward" players. If they all pan out, Morey looks like a genius.

I'd pick Royce White. I love versatility, and he's a really interesting guy, too. He also looks like the least sulky of the four. (Seriously: they all look aggrieved or sleepy all the time.)

Lamb is probably the most likely to make an All-Star team, and might turn out to be a lot more engaged than his face looks, but I'll still go with White.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
If you could have your pick of Houston's four rookies (White, Jones, Lamb, Motiejunas), which one would you take for the Blazers?

It's funny: they're ALL "high risk, high reward" players. If they all pan out, Morey looks like a genius.

I'd pick Royce White. I love versatility, and he's a really interesting guy, too. He also looks like the least sulky of the four. (Seriously: they all look aggrieved or sleepy all the time.)

Lamb is probably the most likely to make an All-Star team, and might turn out to be a lot more engaged than his face looks, but I'll still go with White.
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Probably Motiejunas. That guy looks polished. He has range, he has a nice array of post moves, and he's big. I like Lamb too, but I haven't seen a guy with moves like Motiejunes in a while.
 
Toss up for me between White and Motiejunas. I'd probably take Motiejunas just because seven footers with that much skill just don't come around every day.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
If you could have your pick of Houston's four rookies (White, Jones, Lamb, Motiejunas), which one would you take for the Blazers?

It's funny: they're ALL "high risk, high reward" players. If they all pan out, Morey looks like a genius.

I'd pick Royce White. I love versatility, and he's a really interesting guy, too. He also looks like the least sulky of the four. (Seriously: they all look aggrieved or sleepy all the time.)

Lamb is probably the most likely to make an All-Star team, and might turn out to be a lot more engaged than his face looks, but I'll still go with White.
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This is a really tough question. Montejunas is probably who I'd pick, but I think he ends up more like Bargnani than Dirk
 
Montejunas is a legit 7'2" -- Offensively I think he's going to be Bargnani with a post game.

If I'm Orlando, I'm demanding Montejunas and Lamb.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Montejunas is a legit 7'2" -- Offensively I think he's going to be Bargnani with a post game.

If I'm Orlando, I'm demanding Montejunas and Lamb.
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What's the deal? Is it two of them and whatever for Dwight? I think I would literally take any two of them for Aldridge
 
The deal is a lot more complicated as HOU is also willing to take on all of their bad contracts allowing the Magic to start from a clean slate.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
The deal is a lot more complicated as HOU is also willing to take on all of their bad contracts allowing the Magic to start from a clean slate.
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If Houston were ACTUALLY willing to do that, I think the deal would've happened already, and we wouldn't be talking about Cleveland.
 
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