DUNK NURK, DUNK!

[tykendo]

I figured I'd try my luck again. I love Nurk. Just want him to succeed, and if he dunks instead of laying it up in close, He will become a dominant force in the league. Go Jusaf.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I figured I'd try my luck again. I love Nurk. Just want him to succeed, and if he dunks instead of laying it up in close, He will become a dominant force in the league. Go Jusaf.

Jusuf would appreciate if you could spell his name correctly.... until then, he refuses to dunk.

 

[Labinot41]

it's just annoying with nurkic, instead to dunk he takes emberrasing ballerina shots, and lately he's brutally inefficient, even a worse version from last year. I have never Seen a 7'0 260 pounds guy that is afraid to dunk. In the last 3 Games he is 8/39FG! say what you want but that's pathetic for a Center. At least he has 7 Assists tonight

 

[TBpup]

It's not that he can't dunk because when he first came over and went full Nurk Fever, he was dunking on everyone. So it's more that he just doesn't put in the effort on most occasions.

 

[BonesJones]

it's just annoying with nurkic, instead to dunk he takes emberrasing ballerina shots, and lately he's brutally inefficient, even a worse version from last year. I have never Seen a 7'0 260 pounds guy that is afraid to dunk. In the last 3 Games he is 8/39FG! say what you want but that's pathetic for a Center. At least he has 7 Assists tonight

Hes actually having his most efficient season of his career.

 

[Labinot41]

Hes actually having his most efficient season of his career.

I'm talking about his last 3 Games.

 

[BonesJones]

I'm talking about his last 3 Games.

Will yeah, obviously in a slump he's gonna be worse than normal... haha.

 

[CupWizier]

I'm talking about his last 3 Games.

Well of course his last 3 games is a better representation than a whole career. I have never understood why a player can't be consistent every game.

 

[calvin natt]

I completely agree with the original intent of this post and thread that Nurk is too often soft at the rim. If he went strong every time he’d live at the line and get guys in foul trouble. And score more points which I think is the goal.

 

[Labinot41]

Will yeah, obviously in a slump he's gonna be worse than normal... haha.

Worse is an understatement, his shooting is pathetic, but at least he can find different ways to have an impact, not like Meejay McCollum

 

[Chris Craig]

Stotts doesn't get Nurk the ball enough.

 

[e_blazer]

Stotts doesn't get Nurk the ball enough.

Yup. Terry’s assist stats suck.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

This is exactly like Przybilla's first few months with Portland.

You know what fixed it? Nate McMillan demanding that he dunk anything and everything near the rim.

And it sparked his breakout.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

This is exactly like Przybilla's first few months with Portland.

You know what fixed it? Nate McMillan demanding that he dunk anything and everything near the rim.

And it sparked his breakout.

So you're saying we need to trade Nurk to Indiana?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Nurk has been our best player over the past few games. Even last game they were running everything through him and it worked great. So we can forgive him some flubs.
(There have also been more than a few cases when I literally couldn't believe that the ball came out - it would roll around twice and then somehow jump out of the basket.)

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

This is exactly like Przybilla's first few months with Portland.

You know what fixed it? Nate McMillan demanding that he dunk anything and everything near the rim.

And it sparked his breakout.

Przybilla's first coach as a blazer was Mo Cheeks. Joel was pretty successful running the pick and roll with Van Exel and Damon, but under Cheeks, McMillan stopped using Joel on pick and rolls as much as Cheeks did. It was baffling.

 

[BonesJones]

Nurk has been our best player over the past few games. Even last game they were running everything through him and it worked great. So we can forgive him some flubs.
(There have also been more than a few cases when I literally couldn't believe that the ball came out - it would roll around twice and then somehow jump out of the basket.)

What? Do you need stats...?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

What? Do you need stats...?

Just one:

 

[BonesJones]

Just one:

Do I seriously have to explain why +/- is flawed and not truly indicative of a players impact? Nurk gets the benefit of only playing when Dame & CJ are both on the floor..... If he played with the bench, it'd be a -5.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Do I seriously have to explain why +/- is flawed and not truly indicative of a players impact?

No, you need to change your view to the correct one.

 

[BonesJones]

No, you need to change your view to the correct one.

In delusion isnt a correct way to view things.

 

[riverman]

It's not that he can't dunk because when he first came over and went full Nurk Fever, he was dunking on everyone. So it's more that he just doesn't put in the effort on most occasions.

yeah but if I remember correctly he broke his leg too that year...notice high flying dunkers often get injured? I think like Aldridge...the bigs these days want to stay healthy and pace themselves for the playoffs instead of land hard from a dunk against the Suns in December. 300 pounds falling that extra two feet from the dunk takes a toll. I want him to master the glass and the angles like Duncan did....Duncan played to 40 and didn't go for highlight reel dunks..the bank shot or reverse layup will do the same job most of the time. Nurk's young...he's improving...he just had one really bad game shooting against one of the best defenders in the world...his floater and hook shot have been money all season. Not his layups...that can improve

 

[tykendo]

Jusuf would appreciate if you could spell his name correctly.... until then, he refuses to dunk.

Jusuf would appreciate if you could spell his name correctly.... until then, he refuses to dunk.

I should know better since i'm one of his biggest supporters. Jusuf Please Dunk the ball. You don't have to sky walk when a foot of lift gets it done.