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95% of this forum thought neither would make the team.

Ahhhh.......
 
I think one of those guys will separate themselves to be our backup PF. I'd say their play at SL has been the highlight of our offseason so far.
 
I can't wait to see Pendergraph bring his high-energy style of towel-waiving to the bench!

Ed O.
 
Ed O said:
I can't wait to see Pendergraph bring his high-energy style of towel-waiving to the bench!

Ed O.
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westnob said:
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Sarcasm? Me? Nah.

I can't wait to have a couple of four year seniors with no apparent NBA-ready skills holding down the end of the bench. They lack upside but aren't ready to contribute to a winning team... and there are two of them!

Yay!

Ed O.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Good for both of them, I have no idea if they are going to be quality reserves or not, but there is "something" about both of them that I like.
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They both have a Mark Bryant quality I like a lot. And guys with their approach tend to do well in Nate's system. I'm pleased they both get a chance.
 
Ed O said:
Sarcasm? Me? Nah.

I can't wait to have a couple of four year seniors with no apparent NBA-ready skills holding down the end of the bench. They lack upside but aren't ready to contribute to a winning team... and there are two of them!

Yay!

Ed O.
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Aren't they way better than Ike Diogu, Michael Ruffin or Travis Outlaw at the 4?
 
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westnob said:
Aren't they way better than Ike Diogu, Michael Ruffin or Travis Outlaw at the 4?
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Not in my opinion. Ruffin is irrelevant... but Outlaw and Ike are both markedly superior in my opinion.

Except, of course, in the ability to "bring energy" and "waive the towel", which seems to be all Pendergraph has been praised for by the Blazers.

Cunningham, at least, gets credit for his defense (in summer league) and credit that, if he can hit a jumper, he could be a player in the NBA.

Of course, Outlaw already has proven he can hit jumpers. Diogu, for all of his time on benches in the NBA, has been very effective in the minutes he's received over time.

We'll see. Cunningham and Pendergraph are cheaper, but if we were going to get guys for the end of the bench I'd rather have players that are younger with more upside OR more experienced guys who are more capable of contributing right away. We have two that I see with low ceilings and that aren't good enough to help now.

Ed O.
 
I can't remember what website it was, but it compared Cunningham with George Lynch. I can certainly live with that - a starter on a finals team (Philly).

Just so long as he's not Ed O'Bannon...

And I think Pendergraph will look a lot better alongside better players. He's not going to look good as your third best player. But as the fifth best player on the floor he's good. The thing about our scrub PFs of the past couple of years - Diogu, S. Randolph, Ruffin - is that they were the stars of their college teams and at least in the case of the first two, early entry guys. Whereas the ones we've just picked already know how to play second fiddle. Like George Lynch! (Or Eric Snow, or Alvin Williams, et. al.)
 
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Rastapopoulos said:
I can't remember what website it was, but it compared Cunningham with George Lynch. I can certainly live with that - a starter on a finals team (Philly).

Just so long as he's not Ed O'Bannon...
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I think they called him a George Lynch-like player on a Blazers' broadcast, too. Not sure which came first. :)

Ed O.
 
I liked what I saw of Dante Cunningham in summer league. Efficient and hard worker. Reminded me a bit of a Buck Williams.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
And I think Pendergraph will look a lot better alongside better players. He's not going to look good as your third best player. But as the fifth best player on the floor he's good. The thing about our scrub PFs of the past couple of years - Diogu, S. Randolph, Ruffin - is that they were the stars of their college teams and at least in the case of the first two, early entry guys. Whereas the ones we've just picked already know how to play second fiddle. Like George Lynch! (Or Eric Snow, or Alvin Williams, et. al.)
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George Lynch was the 12th overall pick. I think you're underestimating the career he had at UNC.

Ed O.
 
I am not excited about either player, but am fine with them on the end of the bench and will hope they prove me wrong. I will cheer for them if they ever make it onto the court, but I will be hoping that a move will be made that give us either better prospects or more mature players.
 
Nothing more then practice players.
 
Pie-chart?

What about Penderhughes?

For you Kid-n-Play fans (Class act)

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And 95% of the people on this forums guessed we'd win under 54 games last season, whats your point?

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Nothing more then practice players.
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Exactly what we need, some hard nosed energy guys to help toughen up our core team, raise the level of practice, and push the very same players who won 54 games last year to become even more solid.

While the Lakers have gotten better, the Rockets are done for, I believe a stronger version of our team last year can challenge the West. Bring it on!
 
I'm fine with the signings. Low risk, likely low reward. However, you never know with these second rounders, some of them could surprise us.

Out of Pendergraph, Cunningham and Mills, who's more likely to stay long term? My gut feeling says Mills.
 
HailBlazers said:
And 95% of the people on this forums guessed we'd win under 54 games last season, whats your point?
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Two different things.

95% of the people didn't like the draft picks because they had never heard of them so they automatically thought they suck. Essentially they were basing their opinion off of nothing.

They ended up being wrong. Who would have thought.
 
RoyToy said:
Two different things.

95% of the people didn't like the draft picks because they had never heard of them so they automatically thought they suck. Essentially they were basing their opinion off of nothing.

They ended up being wrong. Who would have thought.
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Who are these 95%? I thought you were kidding. I don't recall anyone saying that they wouldn't make the team, let alone 19 of every 20 people.

Further, these are two guys who were in college for four years. They played in major conferences and were on TV pretty regularly. Someone not knowing anything about Claver makes sense, but I don't think that people had "never heard of them" if they followed college basketball at all.

I don't think they were good selections, but it has nothing to do with ignorance.

Ed O.
 
Ed O said:
Who are these 95%? I thought you were kidding. I don't recall anyone saying that they wouldn't make the team, let alone 19 of every 20 people.

Further, these are two guys who were in college for four years. They played in major conferences and were on TV pretty regularly. Someone not knowing anything about Claver makes sense, but I don't think that people had "never heard of them" if they followed college basketball at all.

I don't think they were good selections, but it has nothing to do with ignorance.

Ed O.
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It has more to do with...opinion? Blair missed some Summer League games. Why?
 
Ed O said:
Sarcasm? Me? Nah.

I can't wait to have a couple of four year seniors with no apparent NBA-ready skills holding down the end of the bench. They lack upside but aren't ready to contribute to a winning team... and there are two of them!

Yay!

Ed O.
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Presuming you're being serious: NBA ready qualities...

Cunningham's midrange game is absolutely NBA ready. His defense may be NBA ready. At the very least it will be comparable to Outlaw.

Pendergraph provides 6 NBA ready fouls.
 
What I'm curious about is, why announce now that they'll be signed prior to the season? Did they do anything at spectacular in summer league? (I admit to being down on the picks, so that may color my opinion.) Don't fringe 2nd rounders usually have to earn spots in training camp? The message I'm getting from Pritchard, reading between the lines, is it's a saving face statement to let everyone know they were good picks, after the PR hammering the team has taken this off-season.
 
Cake said:
Cunningham's midrange game is absolutely NBA ready.
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Let's wait and see how he gets those shots off against real NBA defenders first... Bayless looked like a capable shooter last summer, too.
 
handiman said:
Let's wait and see how he gets those shots off against real NBA defenders first... Bayless looked like a capable shooter last summer, too.
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He did? I remember him struggling.
 
I don't remember what his average was, but he made his share of outside shots. The main thing is getting a volume of shots with minimal defensive pressure ... really helps for getting into a groove. When Cunningham gets 2-3 contested shots spread out over an entire game, it might be a tad tougher to knock them down with consistency.
 
handiman said:
What I'm curious about is, why announce now that they'll be signed prior to the season? Did they do anything at spectacular in summer league? (I admit to being down on the picks, so that may color my opinion.) Don't fringe 2nd rounders usually have to earn spots in training camp? The message I'm getting from Pritchard, reading between the lines, is it's a saving face statement to let everyone know they were good picks, after the PR hammering the team has taken this off-season.
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I imagine that he was just answering a question. If he held a press conference to announce that, then that does seem a little odd.

It isn't any surprise that they'd be signed - we have five open roster spots. They'd have to suck not to qualify.

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