Canzano tweets

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[Natebishop3]

What exactly is a "driveway" player?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

What exactly is a "driveway" player?

 

[BBert]

What exactly is a "driveway" player?

Good question.

 

[Minstrel]

Functions well in highly structured environments, but not in a loose, jump-in-and-play-however environment? That'd be my guess for "driveway player."

 

[Nhawz]

Canzano is a driveway journalist.

 

[Natebishop3]

Canzano is a driveway journalist.

This would insinuate that he gets anywhere near a basketball hoop.

Canzano is a bathtub journalist.

 

[B-Roy]

Caleb is probably going to be better than Zach for quite some time.

 

[Cippy91]

It's like if you gave MM a twitter account, those tweets would be the same

 

[BonesJones]

Canzano is a driveway journalist.

One level up from basement journalist.

 

[andalusian]

One level up from basement journalist.

Actually one level up from basement journalist is ground floor journalist - these are the cream of the crop. I hope you are not accusing that dude of being one of those.

 

[H.C.]

Can someone explain to me why JC is reporting on this big man camp when he obviously didn't go himself?
Is this common in reporting? Someone doing the work for you, while you sit on your ass and collect a paycheck?

 

[Minstrel]

Can someone explain to me why JC is reporting on this big man camp when he obviously didn't go himself?
Is this common in reporting? Someone doing the work for you, while you sit on your ass and collect a paycheck?

He also doesn't visit the Blazers locker room or facilities. He's a columnist, which apparently means he functions off of "what he's told."

 

[H.C.]

He also doesn't visit the Blazers locker room or facilities. He's a columnist, which apparently means he functions off of "what he's told."

He's a columnist? Like Peggy Hill was?

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Can someone explain to me why JC is reporting on this big man camp when he obviously didn't go himself?
Is this common in reporting? Someone doing the work for you, while you sit on your ass and collect a paycheck?

It's common in JC's reporting. That was well-acknowledged by the Blazers' front office a few months back.

 

[BBert]

It's common in JC's reporting. That was well-acknowledged by the Blazers' front office a few months back.

By "reporting" I presume you mean uninformed opinioning?

Hell, I can do that.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Swa-Bo and Z-Co!

 

[riverman]

Can someone explain to me why JC is reporting on this big man camp when he obviously didn't go himself?

He can't take the constant heckling and nobody likes him? Just a guess...

 

[riverman]

He also doesn't visit the Blazers locker room or facilities. He's a columnist, which apparently means he functions off of "what he's told."

A restraining order is a restraining order!!!

 

[Boob-No-More]

I'm told...

by unnamed sauces.

BNM

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

It's like if you gave MM a twitter account, those tweets would be the same

OH. MY. GOD.(experiencing a revelation) Is MM actually Canzano?

Would explain sooooooooooo much.

 

[Schilly]

Canzano tweeted that what he meant by not a driveway player is he plays really hard and tough he's not just playing HORSE

 

[RR7]

The only reason I can see for Canzano reporting positively about something is to eventually turn negatively on it when others are feeling positive, or were positive because of his commentary. Build them up, and then mock others for supporting him during the struggles, essentially.

"This is a franchise that has Dame and CJ in their prime clamoring for another star, and you added Swanigan as your piece? This is why the sky is falling"

Lather, rinse, repeat.

 

[Mediocre Man]

What exactly is a "driveway" player?

Will play better in a structure. In coach speak, it means role player. That's not meant to be a slight on Collins. Superstars are driveway players.

 

[SIeepwalker]

Will play better in a structure. In coach speak, it means role player. That's not meant to be a slight on Collins. Superstars are driveway players.

Or it just doesn't mean shit



Seriously wtf is that "report"

 

[julius]

While it's true that "superstars" tend to be able to play well in a "driveway" type atmosphere (see: All Star games), I don't think this is meant as an insult. At least, overtly.

 

[Minstrel]

Plenty of non-superstars are good at playing in "driveway" games (see: summer league). Jerryd Bayless proved to be an excellent driveway player. Qyntel Woods too. Being good at unstructured one-on-one isn't the same as having high-level NBA talent.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Keep in mind that in the 2.25 summer league games we saw of Collins he was playing with Pat Connaughton at PG and RJ Hunter at shooting guard. I cant wait to see how he looks playing with Dame and C.J. Hell, even Turner and Napier would be a big improvement over his summer league back court.

I also look forward to seeing both Swanigan and Collins playing next to Nurk. Vonleh looked so much better playing with Nurk. His presence should also benefit our rookie big men.

BNM

 

[Mediocre Man]

While it's true that "superstars" tend to be able to play well in a "driveway" type atmosphere (see: All Star games), I don't think this is meant as an insult. At least, overtly.

Not at all

 

[H.C.]

Or it just doesn't mean shit



Seriously wtf is that "report"

Worst analogy ever.