Bust a Scoot?

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Will you shut up and let me be delusional about one danged thing, lol?

like zags said, rice is “enjoying” retirement and boozing it up (he was enjoying one of those two before retirement, very clearly).

 

[kjironman1]

Will you shut up and let me be delusional about one danged thing, lol?

Sorry delusion on my man.

 

[BlazerWookee]

like zags said, rice is “enjoying” retirement and boozing it up (he was enjoying one of those two before retirement, very clearly).

I'll drink to that!

 

[GoBlazersGo]

Will you shut up and let me be delusional about one danged thing, lol?

“One,” “LOL.”

 

[BlazerWookee]

Sorry delusion on my man.

Thank you.

(Ahem...) REEEEEEEEE!

 

[BBert]

Wait...you don't want a 95 year old white guy screaming "gimme the rock" yet you want Mike Rice who is actually close to 95 years old (he's probably 84/85 now)?!?

It's like watching the game with your one foot in the grave grandfather. That must be very comfortable to some people.

 

[BassPlaya]

It seems they tried to get someone younger, but they kept running into issues. Sources say that the younger broadcasters kept looking at their phone during their mock-cast. They also had a hard time staring directly at the teleprompter. Apparently they are uncomfortable with face to face interaction. Lastly, it just didn't pay enough.

 

[inconceivable]

 

[HailBlazers]

It seems they tried to get someone younger, but they kept running into issues. Sources say that the younger broadcasters kept looking at their phone during their mock-cast. They also had a hard time staring directly at the teleprompter. Apparently they are uncomfortable with face to face interaction. Lastly, it just didn't pay enough.

And for some reason nobody else from Seattle wanted to move to Portland.

 

[THE HCP]

Bust or not….. just wanted to share this. I usually wait two road trips or so to introduce @THE HCP to new players or rookies.
Had the pleasure of meeting Scoot this morning. Absolutely down to earth polite kid. You can tell he was raised right. He’s one you can root for!

 

[THE HCP]

Brogdan as well. Not sure how long he’ll be here, but very cool guy.

 

[Natebishop3]

Bust or not….. just wanted to share this. I usually wait two road trips or so to introduce @THE HCP to new players or rookies.
Had the pleasure of meeting Scoot this morning. Absolutely down to earth polite kid. You can tell he was raised right. He’s one you can root for!

This is why I’m so mad at some of the fans who seem to be rooting against this kid for some reason.

 

[julius]

Bust or not….. just wanted to share this. I usually wait two road trips or so to introduce @THE HCP to new players or rookies.
Had the pleasure of meeting Scoot this morning. Absolutely down to earth polite kid. You can tell he was raised right. He’s one you can root for!

Is that so they have time to do a background check on you?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Brogdan as well. Not sure how long he’ll be here, but very cool guy.

Almost deserves having his name spelled right

 

[Rastapopoulos]

This is why I’m so mad at some of the fans who seem to be rooting against this kid for some reason.

Be mad if you want (and you usually do) but they're not rooting against him, they're just used to preparing for the worst.

 

[Strenuus]

Bust or not….. just wanted to share this. I usually wait two road trips or so to introduce @THE HCP to new players or rookies.
Had the pleasure of meeting Scoot this morning. Absolutely down to earth polite kid. You can tell he was raised right. He’s one you can root for!

Why did you have to go and ruin scoots day?

 

[andalusian]

Bust or not….. just wanted to share this. I usually wait two road trips or so to introduce @THE HCP to new players or rookies.
Had the pleasure of meeting Scoot this morning. Absolutely down to earth polite kid. You can tell he was raised right. He’s one you can root for!

If the team really wanted the young-ones to succeed they would probably impose more than a 2 road trips restriction...

 

[HailBlazers]

That's gotta be awkward. Hey Scoot, I want to introduce you to @THE HCP. Scoot looks around... ok? There's no one here? It's me!

 

[Natebishop3]

Be mad if you want (and you usually do) but they're not rooting against him, they're just used to preparing for the worst.

How does being prepared for the worst explain people bashing on the kid?

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Almost deserves having his name spelled right

who? brogdanovic?

 

[THE HCP]

Is that so they have time to do a background check on you?

You are actually correct. Security usually gives me a thumbs up when I'm clear!

 

[THE HCP]

Why did you have to go and ruin scoots day?

I actually made him laugh. When he asked what I do for the team I told him my job. I said Dame wouldn't have made all that cash without my highlights and he laughed and said, "Well then I'm gonna take care of you so you take care of me!" HA! Good kid!

 

[Strenuus]

I actually made him laugh. When he asked what I do for the team I told him my job. I said Dame wouldn't have made all that cash without my highlights and he laughed and said, "Well then I'm gonna take care of you so you take care of me!" HA! Good kid!

For some reason the lyrics "I'll stop the world and MELT with you".

I remember the melt post game. Lmao.

 

[Natebishop3]

Clearly he has weak ankles. Bust.

 

[PDXFonz]

I gotta be completely honest and say that I think the people saying “give him x amount of time” are going to be disappointed.

What does he show which inspires you to think that 2-3 years down the road he’s going to make such a massive improvement that he will be an all-star level talent?

It’s okay to be in denial for a little bit. But this dude has flat out SUCKED so far. Let’s be real…

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I think it's near impossible to discuss a bust criteria this early, obvious some players can make massive improvements or others never do. Doubt we can answer that this year and even next year may be early.

I think a better question is what would the top5 of a 2023 redraft look like right now? I had hoped after a few months Scoot would've locked up that #2 spot.

Instead that hasn't happened or been close. I could see Scoot being closer to #10 than #5 right now and that does raise some concern if you were hoping he could be a franchise level star. I'm not sure he'd even be the top ranked Blazer.

Doesn't mean he's a bust or can't ever be a nice role player. I'm just not seeing the glimpses we normally see from stars their rookie year. Or even close to the many glimpses a raw Sharpe gave us his first games last year.

Where would Scoot rank for you in a 2023 redraft ranking?

 

[AldoTrapani]

What sucks is after years of rooting for a sniper like dame and laughing our asses off at Westbrook being a brick laying machine it’s crazy now we have scoot as our point guard of the future smh

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Last night's game was a nice microcosm of Scoot in general. For the first half he was almost cartoonishly bad. He looked like somebody who'd been plucked from the crowd and thrown into the game and was just desperate not to fuck up. He got rid of the ball like it was burning his hands, and mostly to the other team. But in the second half he seemed to find his confidence and he was a productive part of the unit that won the game. So that gives me hope. Right now he looks incredibly raw. In general, judging by the players who've been drafted from the G-League, it SUCKS as a development league. He was getting by on being a big burly, relatively athletic kid with a an intuitive feel for the game, but the step up to the NBA has been STEEP. Is he a bust? Ironically, his +/- is good, and much better than Shaedon's was last year, despite Shaedon looking much more refined and skilled.

I think good comparisons for Scoot are Jalen Suggs and Dyson Daniels. Both of them looked liked busts their rookie years, but are now starters on good teams. Neither of them looks like a star but each is finding ways to contribute. And both are big PGs for whom shooting is not a strength. So I think the truth is that we won't know what we have in Scoot until his second or third year at the earliest.

 

[Pritchslap Madness]

I gotta be completely honest and say that I think the people saying “give him x amount of time” are going to be disappointed.

What does he show which inspires you to think that 2-3 years down the road he’s going to make such a massive improvement that he will be an all-star level talent?

It’s okay to be in denial for a little bit. But this dude has flat out SUCKED so far. Let’s be real…

His play hasn't been inspiring so far and you could argue he is the 3rd best rookie on this team behind Camara and Reath. Sharpe is the best comparison recently on the team of someone who generally looked horrible at times and then started to click for him later in the season. Scoot is very young but I will admit that his play in the G-League made me think his transition to the NBA would be more smooth. I'm still in the "give him time" camp but I wish there was more moments that showcased the potential.

Scoot is not in a great situation imo with the fan base.....People wanted him to be good to great to start or are mad (+ further frustrated after seeing his play) that he wasn't traded to keep Dame happy here. He needs to work on his shot. That is going to be make-or-break for him. In today's NBA, not having any shot outside for a guard kills the offensive flow. If his shot doesn't improve then he will be a role player at best or a bench player.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

you could argue he is the 3rd best rookie on this team behind Camara and Reath.

So far, I'm not sure how anyone could argue otherwise.