Can we get a Nassir Little appreciation thread?

[Haakzilla]

 

[riverman]

Nas is a keeper and he's learning alot from guys like Melo and Roco now...the game has slowed down for him now ....he'd have had more burn but he's had a lot of health and injury issues until recently....he is always listening to Melo on the bench....Nas is bright. He just needs to stay healthy...the kid is definitely a future starter

 

[mook]

Nassir Little is leading the team with a TS% of 70.8%.

If he played enough minutes to qualify, he'd be tied for 4th in the entire league. Every single guy above him is a center.

I kind of feel like he needs some more shots.

He's in the 50/50/80 club right now. Granted, some of that is coming against backups and in garbage time. But you have to really wonder how those numbers would play out with starter minutes.

 

[royo]

Having in mind he is The Zion Stopper and contributing to the team when has a chance I pray we can acquire some coach before Stotts waste his time in the league, like he wasted Lillard's time.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

he is always listening to Melo on the bench....

Noooo!!!!

 

[Minstrel]

I enjoy when he slashes to the rim.

Basketball is my favorite sport. I like the way they dribble up and down the court.

 

[julius]

Basketball is my favorite sport. I like the way they dribble up and down the court.

Just like I'm the king of all I know
So is LBJ and Giannis Antetokounmpo!

 

[Scalma]

It's lazy and sloppy. Nas is so awesome. He doesn't have any weaknesses.

I love Little, but I don’t think even Nas would agree with this. He’s got weaknesses, specifically getting lost defensively, but most of it is fixable with experience. He just needs to play. But his offense is definitely ahead of his defense right now, which is the exact opposite of his scouting report coming into the league. That’s encouraging.

 

[julius]

If you just use the games where he got over 10 minutes (9 total so far), I think his per 36's would be 19.5 points per 36 minutes.

And that includes three games where he scored a total of 2 points. 4,5,30,2,13,18,0,0,11

Here is how I did my math (it's early, so I'm probably doing this completely wrong):

In the 9 games I mentioned:

152 minutes
83 points

For an average of:

16.8 minutes (let's just round up to 17)
9.2 points

So to get 17 to 36, we * it by 2.117, so we should do the same to the points (9.2 * 2.117 = 19.5), right?

 

[Minstrel]

If you just use the games where he got over 10 minutes (9 total so far), I think his per 36's would be 19.5 points per 36 minutes.

And that includes three games where he scored a total of 2 points. 4,5,30,2,13,18,0,0,11

Here is how I did my math (it's early, so I'm probably doing this completely wrong):

In the 9 games I mentioned:

152 minutes
83 points

For an average of:

16.8 minutes (let's just round up to 17)
9.2 points

So to get 17 to 36, we * it by 2.117, so we should do the same to the points (9.2 * 2.117 = 19.5), right?

Yeah. The clearer way to put this (IMO) is to first convert into points per minute (9.2 / 16.8) and then multiply the result by 36.

 

[julius]

Yeah. The clearer way to put this (IMO) is to first convert into points per minute (9.2 / 16.8) and then multiply the result by 36.

nerd.

 

[julius]

Yeah. The clearer way to put this (IMO) is to first convert into points per minute (9.2 / 16.8) and then multiply the result by 36.

honestly tho, I knew there was a simpler way to do it, but totally and absolutely brain farted.

 

[Minstrel]

honestly tho, I knew there was a simpler way to do it, but totally and absolutely brain farted.

You basically did the same thing, but in a way that's maybe less obvious to follow.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

I love Little, but I don’t think even Nas would agree with this. He’s got weaknesses, specifically getting lost defensively, but most of it is fixable with experience. He just needs to play. But his offense is definitely ahead of his defense right now, which is the exact opposite of his scouting report coming into the league. That’s encouraging.

And some people are adamant that he was a "project." haha

So silly.

 

[julius]

You basically did the same thing, but in a way that's maybe less obvious to follow.

That's what she said

 

[Minstrel]

That's what she said

If only.

 

[damianlillard]

I love Little, but I don’t think even Nas would agree with this. He’s got weaknesses, specifically getting lost defensively, but most of it is fixable with experience. He just needs to play. But his offense is definitely ahead of his defense right now, which is the exact opposite of his scouting report coming into the league. That’s encouraging.

I honestly don’t think he get lost. He just busy trying to make sure the guards aren’t getting beaten

 

[julius]

He should work on his handle but I do like his game.

 

[MickZagger]

2.5 years ago before he went to UNC he was considered a top 5 pick

 

[damianlillard]

He should work on his handle but I do like his game.

Definitely. I think he should also use the pick and roll more often to help him with that. If he can do that oh boy look out

 

[Scalma]

But he and Coach Stotts are looking at his defensive contributions right now.

That’s where the focus is at the moment.

“I think defensively, I’m starting to understand how to be aggressive and also to be a little bit more smart and understand the schemes better,” Little said.

While Coach Stotts added, “he still has a lot of room to grow from an experience standpoint, particularly at the defensive end, where I think he has good ability, but he needs some experience in certain situations. But like a lot of our guys that we’ve had here, he’s worked hard and he’s ready to make the next step.”
https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest...little-wants-be-best-two-way-player-he-can-be


Hopefully the minutes keep rising.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

But he and Coach Stotts are looking at his defensive contributions right now.

That’s where the focus is at the moment.

“I think defensively, I’m starting to understand how to be aggressive and also to be a little bit more smart and understand the schemes better,” Little said.

While Coach Stotts added, “he still has a lot of room to grow from an experience standpoint, particularly at the defensive end, where I think he has good ability, but he needs some experience in certain situations. But like a lot of our guys that we’ve had here, he’s worked hard and he’s ready to make the next step.”
https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest...little-wants-be-best-two-way-player-he-can-be


Hopefully the minutes keep rising.

I'm just glad there's no Tolliver or Hezonja on the roster or we wouldn't be seeing play.

 

[Scalma]

I'm just glad there's no Tolliver or Hezonja on the roster or we wouldn't be seeing play.

I still don’t trust that Nas will get minutes with everyone healthy. Ideally Olshey would trade Hood to open up playing time, but it’s Olshey so I’m not holding my breath.

 

[twobullz]

What I have noticed these last couple games is Nas is still not sure on Defense on when to switch and when to fight over screens. Lots of times he seems to be going with the wrong guy. Hopefully as he plays more he will figure this out.

 

[Scalma]

What I have noticed these last couple games is Nas is still not sure on Defense on when to switch and when to fight over screens. Lots of times he seems to be going with the wrong guy. Hopefully as he plays more he will figure this out.

Nas isn’t a vet, so when that happens Stotts almost always benches him shortly after. He’ll learn more by sitting on the bench and watching defensive savants like Melo and Hood play instead.

 

[twobullz]

Is Nas snake bite? or injury prone? Hard to figure out what the Blazers have in him if he is out ever other month.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Is Nas snake bite? or injury prone? Hard to figure out what the Blazers have in him if he is out ever other month.

Dude that’s what I said. He doesn’t even do much out there to get hurt all the time like this.

what’s up with this dude ?

 

[damianlillard]

In an interesting move today, Stotts played Little at the 2 giving us more length and athleticism. His shooting is what is allowing him play there too. Stotts said to expect more of this in the future. To me I kinda liked it. It allow Little to use his superior length and athleticism against smaller players. If he can keep up his shooting around 38% from 3 point land, then that would be awesome. What y’all thoughts?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nb...rd-nassir-little-won-new-position-blazers?amp

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I struggle to read through these threads, given the lack of cohesiveness.

I mean, most of it is a struggle due to lack of common sense, but we sometimes take these threads to new levels.

 

[mook]

In an interesting move today, Stotts played Little at the 2 giving us more length and athleticism. His shooting is what is allowing him play there too. Stotts said to expect more of this in the future. To me I kinda liked it. It allow Little to use his superior length and athleticism against smaller players. If he can keep up his shooting around 38% from 3 point land, then that would be awesome. What y’all thoughts?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcsports.com/northwest/trail-blazers/enes-kanter-got-rebounding-record-nassir-little-won-new-position-blazers?amp

Little is the kind of shooting guard that should've always been paired with Dame.

We haven't had a properly matched shooting guard for Dame since Wes Matthews ruptured his Achilles.

It's crazy that we've gone that long when there's this crystal-clear example in Golden State of how important it is to have a complementary back court pairing.