Daniel Diez a Blazer

[santeesioux]

http://www.marca.com/2015/06/26/baloncesto/nba/noticias/1435288180.html

We're the "cursed" Blazers, lol.

 

[Jade Falcon]

This is just NO trying to pander to the illegals and undocumented in Hillsboro and the like.














I keed, I keed....

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Amazingly, the Blazers managed to draft one of the few Spanish Players I have absolutely no interest in. I actually checked him out a while ago, because his name kept cropping up on ACB.com and decided: "nah" - he's one of those players whose game would never translate. He's slow and a bit clumsy, but super intense. He THROWS himself about and waves his hands in the air a lot. He's sort of a less-talented Brian Scalabrine type.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

More like Damjan Rudez.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

Amazingly, the Blazers managed to draft one of the few Spanish Players I have absolutely no interest in. I actually checked him out a while ago, because his name kept cropping up on ACB.com and decided: "nah" - he's one of those players whose game would never translate. He's slow and a bit clumsy, but super intense. He THROWS himself about and waves his hands in the air a lot. He's sort of a less-talented Brian Scalabrine type.

Well shit.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

6'8" with a 6'5" wingspan....can that be right? Bayless 2.0.

 

[illmatic99]

^ Plums is similar. 7' with a 6'11 wingspan

 

[Rastapopoulos]

If you're looking for positives, he was voted ACB "young player of the year".

Video here.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Y'know there's a running theme with all the players Olshey has acquired recently:

"scrap".

 

[Rastapopoulos]

^ Plums is similar. 7' with a 6'11 wingspan

And he hasn't even got GIANT HANDS.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I read he's a free agent in Spain, may as well bring him over to be the 15th man like Claver was.

If you gave Claver his attitude you'd actually have a really good player. But if you gave him Claver's attitude, you'd have a guy who would just be a fairly tall non-athlete.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Damn, we gave up Federico Kammerichs AND Steve Blake? This is a dark day for Blazerdom.

barfo

Kammerichs may have been the longest-tenured Blazer of all time.

 

[retroblazers]

Amazingly, the Blazers managed to draft one of the few Spanish Players I have absolutely no interest in. I actually checked him out a while ago, because his name kept cropping up on ACB.com and decided: "nah" - he's one of those players whose game would never translate. He's slow and a bit clumsy, but super intense. He THROWS himself about and waves his hands in the air a lot. He's sort of a less-talented Brian Scalabrine type.

I can't say I know anything about Diez, but based on your description of him and the videos of him online, he is literally the anti-Batum player. He's thicker without the lanky reach that Batum had, he's a consistent shooter. He looks like he plays with a lot of heart and is super competitive. I for one would prefer somebody with more heart, I was sick of watching Batum just kind of coast out there on the court.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

According to ESPN's international analyst Fran Fraschilla, Diez wants to play in the NBA badly. "He would swim across the Atlantic to play in the NBA," Fraschilla said.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I can't say I know anything about Diez, but based on your description of him and the videos of him online, he is literally the anti-Batum player. He's thicker without the lanky reach that Batum had, he's a consistent shooter. He looks like he plays with a lot of heart and is super competitive. I for one would prefer somebody with more heart, I was sick of watching Batum just kind of coast out there on the court.

Well, that won't be a problem for Diez, because he won't be on the court.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

According to ESPN's international analyst Fran Fraschilla, Diez wants to play in the NBA badly. "He would swim across the Atlantic to play in the NBA," Fraschilla said.

Well, he can play in Portland. Maine, that is.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

The Rasta reverse curse.

Watch Diez come over and turn into a Kyle Korver.

 

[riverman]

Well, that won't be a problem for Diez, because he won't be on the court.

Or he'll drain half a dozen 3's in garbage time

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Korver: 6'7.75" | 8'6.5" reach

Diez: 6'8.5" | 8'6" reach

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Korver: 6'7.75" | 8'6.5" reach

Diez: 6'8.5" | 8'6" reach

Diez chews his fingernails.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

The Rasta reverse curse.

Watch Diez come over and turn into a Kyle Korver.

Oh be still my fluttering heart.

 

[magnifier661]

We are going hard after Gasol and he will need a buddy to convince him to come.

Being in Sergio too and we could house 3 Spanish players! If only we kept Claver!

 

[BrianFromWA]

That's why I love RC2. Because I highly doubt any other forum has a 50+ post thread on the #54 pick (who wasn't illegally drafted from the Qatari League), and that there are multiple people who have looked up and can intelligently speak about the #30-or-whatever rated Euro on the board.

And that most of us can speak intelligently about Frederico Kammerichs.

 

[Schilly]

He's our new starting SF

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Kammerichs may have been the longest-tenured Blazer of all time.

What about Marcelo Nicola?

 

[riverman]

Being in Sergio too and we could house 3 Spanish players! If only we kept Claver!

Being in Sergio? eewwww

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Being in Sergio? eewwww

Maybe Danny Ferry will find a not so little African in him.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[TBpup]

Fairly quick release and good mechanics. Looks like he totally needs to be set up and is very one dimensional....the epitome of a 'stand in the corner and wait for an open 3' guy. I like the intensity but he is going to need players around him that can create mismatches and get him open shots.

 

[magnifier661]

Fairly quick release and good mechanics. Looks like he totally needs to be set up and is very one dimensional....the epitome of a 'stand in the corner and wait for an open 3' guy. I like the intensity but he is going to need players around him that can create mismatches and get him open shots.

Dude don't you know?!?! We are bringing in Spanish players so Marc Gasol comes to Portland! Sergio will be up next!