Dorrell Wright? WTF?

[Blazinaway]

Bone head plays, poor D and for a guy who is supposed to be a shooter he is 38.2 FG% and 36.8% from 3 - very disappointing

 

[Carlito]

Absolute bust

 

[Blazinaway]

Absolute bust

is he really beating out Claver and Crabbe to the point they don't even get a shot?

 

[jlprk]

Neither McMillan nor Stotts use their SFs very effectively.

 

[TBpup]

is he really beating out Claver and Crabbe to the point they don't even get a shot?

That is something I wonder as well. Not that they would be instant success but he is SO one-dimensional and that dimension is not very good right now. Would giving another guy a shot really that much of a risk?

 

[dviss1]

Neither McMillan nor Stotts use their SFs very effectively.

And this is why Batum is having career numbers in Rebounds and Assists?

 

[jlprk]

...and in turnover % too.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

And some of you are worried about finding time for CJ

 

[Blazer Fanatic]

He was a legit pitching prospect in HS before focusing on hoops his junior year. In 2006, he helped the Miami Heat win an NBA championship.

 

[TBpup]

He was a legit pitching prospect in HS before focusing on hoops his junior year. In 2006, he helped the Miami Heat win an NBA championship.

"Helped"....that is being extremely generous. He score 58 points that season.

 

[craigehlo]

Philly let him walk for nothing. That should tell you all you need to know.

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

I don't post here a lot, obviously, but I think Wright's main problem this year is Mo is not giving him opportunities to succeed. Mo only seems to give him the ball when his defender is draped all over him and that causes bad shots. I think if you had Lillard or McCollum running the point Wright would have a lot more success with his shot.

 

[craigehlo]

I think if you had Lillard or McCollum running the point Wright would have a lot more success with his shot.

CJ looked awful running the point in Summer League. Lillard hasn't learned to deal with double teams all that well yet either. If he needs a great assist to succeed, he's going to have a long season.

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

CJ looked awful running the point in Summer League. Lillard hasn't learned to deal with double teams all that well yet either. If he needs a great assist to succeed, he's going to have a long season.

Summer league is no more than glorified street ball, there is no structure in summer league it's just a free for all. Plus in summer league his teammates were rookies, second year and d league players not players who would actually be playing in the season.

I really believe in a set offense playing with guys like Wes and Batum and Aldridge etc. who will be better than what he showed at summer league.

As for Lillard, sure he has problems with double teams, but it seems like he gets Wes, Batum, and Aldridge a lot of high quality or open shots, which he could do the same for Wright. Mo does not.

Also correct me if I'm wrong; but the game where Wright made 5 three three-pointers I think Lillard was the guy who got the majority of those assists. (I think it was against Philly.)

 

[craigehlo]

Summer league is no more than glorified street ball, there is no structure in summer league it's just a free for all. Plus in summer league his teammates were rookies, second year and d league players not players who would actually be playing in the season.

He didn't have the court vision or decision making in SL to make an impact PG. He got caught off his feet with nobody to pass to and would often dribble into traffic for a bonehead turnover. He's got a lot of upside, but he's not ready for a ton of minutes running the point for a winning team.

Also correct me if I'm wrong; but the game where Wright made 5 three three-pointers I think Lillard was the guy who got the majority of those assists. (I think it was against Philly.)

Philly didn't double Lillard that game much and they paid the price.

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Philly didn't double Lillard that game much and they paid the price.

That's not the point. The point is Wright had made those threes because Lillard and NOT Mo was the guy passing him the ball.

That is all I'm trying to say.

 

[magnifier661]

CJ looked awful running the point in Summer League. Lillard hasn't learned to deal with double teams all that well yet either. If he needs a great assist to succeed, he's going to have a long season.

CJ had no one to pass to. You are forgetting that he had Claver, Leonard, Barton, T. Rob, Crabbe and Freeland. How many of those players earned minutes this season?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

DW: 5.1 PPG (13 PPG per/36) | 39 FG% | 37 3PT% | 11.5 PER | 109 DRtg | 14 MPG

LB: 3.9 PPG (12 PPG per/36) | 37 FG% | 35 3PT% | 9.4 PER | 109 DRtg | 12 MPG

Not a ton of difference between Wright and Babbitt so far.

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

CJ had no one to pass to. You are forgetting that he had Claver, Leonard, Barton, T. Rob, Crabbe and Freeland. How many of those players earned minutes this season?

Thank you, you summed up what I was trying to say about CJ perfectly.

 

[MickZagger]

I'm simmering on Wright. Give Crabbe some burn. I've always liked that guy. He'll make it rain better than Wright and has upside.

 

[Natebishop3]

I would really like to see what Crabbe can do. I'd like to see Crabbe and CJ get some burn.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Philly let him walk for nothing. That should tell you all you need to know.

Apparently Philly didn't want to tank hard enough, or they'd have kept him.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

DW: 5.1 PPG (13 PPG per/36) | 39 FG% | 37 3PT% | 11.5 PER | 109 DRtg | 14 MPG

LB: 3.9 PPG (12 PPG per/36) | 37 FG% | 35 3PT% | 9.4 PER | 109 DRtg | 12 MPG

Not a ton of difference between Wright and Babbitt so far.

Biggest difference: Babbitt was likable.

 

[Strenuus]

Biggest difference: Babbitt was likable.

Well, apparently, Freeland didn't like him too much.

 

[Strenuus]

I was a supporter of Wright in the beginning... but everything I was high on him with has turned out to be what I'm not liking about him now... smart plays, good shots. Then he started thinking he could drive to the hoop, and that all went away.

 

[Draco]

I was a supporter of Wright in the beginning... but everything I was high on him with has turned out to be what I'm not liking about him now... smart plays, good shots. Then he started thinking he could drive to the hoop, and that all went away.

Yeah I'm souring on him too. I think he had a few struggles and now he's trying to make up for it by doing things outside his comfort zone. All he needs to do is take open shots and play hard on D.

 

[magnifier661]

I have more hope that wright will come around with the right bench player, than Mo being able to run the second unit. We need a playmaker for our second unit, IMO. I think we need Batum to play point on the second unit and have wright in.

I propose using a line-up of Batum, Wright, Mo (as a SG), Leonard and Lopez or Aldridge and Freeland or T. Rob.

If Mo wants to be a scorer, let Batum decide when to use him. I don't like giving Mo the keys to the second unit any longer.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

The idea of subbing DW early, then have Batum on the court with him when Wes rests sounds interesting. Not for sure if that would make him box out or be in position defensively though.

I have little faith in CJ being the answer to getting guys involved on the second unit. As others have said, he gave no indication in summer league and his turnover rate in college was pretty bad.

 

[BBert]

I'm tired of Damian playing SG with Mo at PG. Just stop, or get a real backup PG, or use Watson. I would much rather have Mo play SG than PG. But would he get abused even more on defense? CJ, like Mo, seems more like a small SG who can create a mid-range shot, than a PG. We'll see, I guess. It would seem pointless to play Mo and CJ together, with Mo playing the point. Pointless as in CJ would have nothing to do but run around like a decoy. If they play together, I hope CJ can handle PG duties and distribute the ball to Mo and Wright.

 

[Samuel]

Philly let him walk for nothing. That should tell you all you need to know.

To be fair, it doesn't tell much of the story at all. Philly was in active tank mode in the offseason, getting rid of vets left and right in favor of cap savings and a better shot at the '14 draft class. The way you've positioned it makes it seem like poor play was the entire story.