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Royce White jawing with Matthews and Ibekwe after Nolan went down. Guess we know what kind player he's going to be.
 
That was one ugly game. Hopefully Smith is OK and hopefully the Blazers players can learn some things from this.

Eek.

Ed O.
 
The loss doesn't bother me. We only had one big guy and they dominated us in the post. That was to be expected.
 
ironcrotch said:
Royce White jawing with Matthews and Ibekwe after Nolan went down. Guess we know what kind player he's going to be.
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Watching Royce White is painful. How many underhanded passes does one man need to attempt in a single game?

Ed O.
 
Ed O said:
Don't post links to pirated content. Personally, I think it's pathetic that you would rather steal the content than pay $5 for all the games, but setting that aside I don't want the site to get in trouble for people posting links to pirated content.

Ed O.
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I've paid for nbatv twice in the past, and always got blacked out.:tsktsk:

Until they start acting like a legitimate business I'll use the free links.
 
Ed O said:
Watching Royce White is painful. How many underhanded passes does one man need to attempt in a single game?

Ed O.
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Flashy as hell and is going to own the summer league. But he'll be a novelty act in the reg. season.
 
Every time Chris Haynes opens his mouth, he sounds like a completely idiot.
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
It's cool. Our SL team lost to what is essentially the Rockets real team.
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Yup. I was hoping Leonard would show a little more, but he didn't do half bad considering they started three guys that could start in the frontcourt.
 
Lamb playing like I knew he would

Leonard better be something
 
RoyToy said:
Lamb playing like I knew he would

Leonard better be something
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I think it's funny when people say, "well he can score... but that's it." Shit, that's most of the shooting guards in the NBA. Brandon Roy didn't exactly do much on defense either. If he ends up averaging 20+ ppg, I think we'll regret passing on him.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I think it's funny when people say, "well he can score... but that's it." Shit, that's most of the shooting guards in the NBA. Brandon Roy didn't exactly do much on defense either. If he ends up averaging 20+ ppg, I think we'll regret passing on him.
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Brandon Roy had the best crossover in the game, could finish at the hoop with either hand, was great at facilitating the offense and unselfish. His step-back jumper was filthy.

I don't see that in Lamb.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I think it's funny when people say, "well he can score... but that's it." Shit, that's most of the shooting guards in the NBA. Brandon Roy didn't exactly do much on defense either. If he ends up averaging 20+ ppg, I think we'll regret passing on him.
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Nothing Lamb does is going to make us regret passing on him, its all about what Leonard does.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Houston definitely has an embarrassment of riches ... errr ... Summer League rookies ... in the front court. White, Motiejunas, Jones.... those guys are all solid. I like White a lot though. That guy is fun to watch.
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An embarrassment of riches? Really???
 
MickZagger said:
Brandon Roy had the best crossover in the game, could finish at the hoop with either hand, was great at facilitating the offense and unselfish. His step-back jumper was filthy.

I don't see that in Lamb.
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What does any of that have to do with not playing defense? Lamb has a smooth jumper, he has deep range, and he can drive. I'm not saying he's going to be a super star (Roy was), but I think he could easily average 20+ ppg. Let's face it, we're not exactly set at shooting guard right now. We are, however, in much better shape in the post. Between Aldridge, Hickson, and Freeland, we actually have a pretty good rotation right now. Instead of drafting Lamb and potentially being set for many years to come at that spot, we instead went with a project at center. Hey, it might turn out okay. The guy has potential and I think he can be a very solid starter for us down the line, but I think center is one of the least important positions in the league right now. You can get away with a guy who is 6'10, and teams regularly do it. I get the reasoning, but like I said, I think we might regret the decision.
 
Natebishop3 said:
What does any of that have to do with not playing defense? Lamb has a smooth jumper, he has deep range, and he can drive. I'm not saying he's going to be a super star (Roy was), but I think he could easily average 20+ ppg. Let's face it, we're not exactly set at shooting guard right now. We are, however, in much better shape in the post. Between Aldridge, Hickson, and Freeland, we actually have a pretty good rotation right now. Instead of drafting Lamb and potentially being set for many years to come at that spot, we instead went with a project at center. Hey, it might turn out okay. The guy has potential and I think he can be a very solid starter for us down the line, but I think center is one of the least important positions in the league right now. You can get away with a guy who is 6'10, and teams regularly do it. I get the reasoning, but like I said, I think we might regret the decision.
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An All-Star PF, a PF waived by his last team, and a guy from England who hasn't played a single game even in the summer league, and who also seems like a PF instead of a C.

Yeah, the front-court is loaded.
 
PapaG said:
An All-Star PF, a PF waived by his last team, and a guy from England who hasn't played a single game even in the summer league, and who also seems like a PF instead of a C.

Yeah, the front-court is loaded.
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Compared to..... Wes Matthews and a guy who hasn't been able to play a full season since he was drafted? Which area is weaker right now?
 
Lamb has a chance to be a poor man's Klay Thompson. That's pretty good, actually.
 
Natebishop3 said:
What does any of that have to do with not playing defense? Lamb has a smooth jumper, he has deep range, and he can drive.
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Because there is more to being a dynamic scorer like Brandon Roy was than being a spot shooter as Lamb is. The defense thing has nothing to do with my comment. You're right, both suck at defense.

Lamb was a 34% shooter from 3 in college. I'd say he has below average deep range. I still say, his best case scenario is Kevin Martin. Even that might be a stretch.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Compared to..... Wes Matthews and a guy who hasn't been able to play a full season since he was drafted? Which area is weaker right now?
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You passed right over Will Barton. I get that being negative is your new deal, though.
 
Lamb had a nice game, but seriously, they basically beat us by 9 points (11-2) while outrebounding us by 19.
 
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