Evan Turner becomes a Blazer (2 Viewers)

[0-Our!]

Why cant Turner be our PG? Dame our Shooting Guard and CJ our 6th man?

Watching that vid makes me think he would be just fine at point

Turner should be mostly AND CJ our 6th man (the latter I've been saying since forever & STILL believe we'd b DEADLIER as a team this way)! I love that we got Turner, bringing his defense/actual defense alone in the backcourt is gold BUT he gives us more than just that! He's a solid playmaker & threat to attack the rim (teams must stay honest w/ him out there) & when the matchup calls for it (aka when opposing superstar/star sg or pg show up, Dame moves to the position that has the weaker threat while Turner gets his defense on & vise versa for offense), we'll be ready!

CJ can handle backup pg duties when needed but primarily, let CJ do what he's much better @; let CJ murder the opposition from the bench (again, THIS is how we become a better/championship team! Suck it up CJ! Take 1 for the team & become the ultra-6th-man! There's no shame/demotion w/ this). I like CJ BUT IF he won't take the 6th-man role... I would trade his ass; however, things are unknown/hypothetical right now; let's see what people's roles are/how our guys mesh & then we'll talk more about what needs to happen/who needs to go where

 

[Pinwheel1]

Why cant Turner be our PG? Dame our Shooting Guard and CJ our 6th man?

Watching that vid makes me think he would be just fine at point

I don't think it makes a difference how you label him. Technically he could start at SF and still share the point guard duties with CJ and Dame. Mix it up to keep the defense off balance.

Or like you allude to, he could start at SG and run the point and bring CJ off the bench.

Remember though we are watching highlights. He is quicker than many SF's and SG's, but would he struggle against quicker PG's?

Bottom line is Terry has options. I like having 3 ball handlers on the floor against some teams. Other teams, I prefer to have 3 outside shooters.

 

[dviss1]

I ain't gonna lie. When the signing was announced I was disappointed. Now I'm Pretty damn pumped.

 

[Denny Crane]

I was pumped by this signing. He's a two-way player with a great motor. Roy-light, but we don't need a Roy.

The fit here is excellent.

 

[0-Our!]

I was pumped by this signing. He's a two-way player with a great motor. Roy-light, but we don't need a Roy.

The fit here is excellent.

We can call him... "Roy-RIGHT!"

 

[Wizard Mentor]

• Big man Kelly Olynyk believes the club will miss swingman Evan Turner in a number of ways this season, Forsberg reports in a separate story. Turner, whosigned a four-year contract with the Trail Blazers as a free agent this summer, was not only a rotation player but a strong influence in the locker room, according to Olynyk. “He’s somebody who really helps guys out. I think that his voice, that’s something that people respect,” Olynyk told Forsberg. “He just keeps it real, keeps it 100 (percent) every time you talk to him. You know what you’re getting from him.” The link to the interview can be found here.

https://amp.twimg.com/v/e8cb3c3b-1bef-496c-b79a-dabe17b68607

 

[theprunetang]

https://amp.twimg.com/v/e8cb3c3b-1bef-496c-b79a-dabe17b68607

I think people have slept on him since he hasn't lived up to his draft selection of 2nd overall pick. But we didn't select him and don't have to worry about perceptions. We are getting a damned fine player and it seems as if his personality will fit right in with what we are building.

 

[dviss1]

“He just keeps it real, keeps it 100....

- Kelly Olynyk

Sig worthy.

 

[BonesJones]

I wish we had Kelly Olynyk

 

[dviss1]

I wish we had Kelly Olynyk

Rather have him than Meyers.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Rather have him than Meyers.

You wipe that blasphemy from your breath!!!

 

[dviss1]

You wipe that blasphemy from your breath!!!

Meh. I hope Meyers improves. I really do. But I was disappointed when we re-signed him. Especially for 10+ per. This may prove to be the big mistake of NO's off season. Olynyk, while not nearly as athletic, is much more skilled. Does MyLe even use that athleticism anymore?

 

[riverman]

Meh. I hope Meyers improves. I really do. But I was disappointed when we re-signed him. Especially for 10+ per. This may prove to be the big mistake of NO's off season. Olynyk, while not nearly as athletic, is much more skilled. Does MyLe even use that athleticism anymore?

I'm hoping practicing against Festus is going to be good for Meyers ...this is his season to make a leap, whether he does or not...we'll find out soon enough.

 

[illmatic99]

This is surprisingly good given what we've seen from BEdge lately.

http://www.blazersedge.com/2016/8/2...rail-blazers-evan-turner-2016-nba-free-agency

 

[BBert]

This is surprisingly good given what we've seen from BEdge lately.

http://www.blazersedge.com/2016/8/2...rail-blazers-evan-turner-2016-nba-free-agency

I liked the author's analysis as to how Turner will be effective and make the Blazers a better team. I personally think it was a slam dunk signing. What I didn't like was the over the top straw man he kept knocking down that seemingly everyone (but him) thinks this was an absolutely horrendous, terrible, awful, bad signing. Where the hell did that come from?

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Meh. I hope Meyers improves. I really do. But I was disappointed when we re-signed him. Especially for 10+ per. This may prove to be the big mistake of NO's off season. Olynyk, while not nearly as athletic, is much more skilled. Does MyLe even use that athleticism anymore?

Of course he does.

You have to be pretty athletic to swat as much air as he does.

 

[riverman]

It takes good instincts to close your eyes tightly whenever someone swats at him too....he'll never need eye surgery

 

[jlprk]

It takes good instincts to close your eyes tightly whenever someone swats at him too....he'll never need eye surgery

Astounding! Someone agrees with me!

All through his Interminable Seasons 2 and 3, I posted that when Leonard is under the basket (where he used to live before Stotts gave up on him), and an opponent possessing the ball approaches, Leonard always turns around to present his back, cowers into a ducking posture by bending over, and clamps his eyes shut to avoid the horrendous viewing of the unguarded dunk.

No one else saw it, and by Interminable Seasons 4 or 6 or whichever century his career is now in, he no longer behaved like this, because he was no longer ever near the hoop, probably due to old age.

Someone finally saw it! I will bake a cake emblazoned with a capital "R."

 

[0-Our!]

Astounding! Someone agrees with me!

All through his Interminable Seasons 2 and 3, I posted that when Leonard is under the basket (where he used to live before Stotts gave up on him), and an opponent possessing the ball approaches, Leonard always turns around to present his back, cowers into a ducking posture by bending over, and clamps his eyes shut to avoid the horrendous viewing of the unguarded dunk.

No one else saw it, and by Interminable Seasons 4 or 6 or whichever century his career is now in, he no longer behaved like this, because he was no longer ever near the hoop, probably due to old age.

Someone finally saw it! I will bake a cake emblazoned with a capital "R."

Mild Leotard does have a film credit to his name that most ppl don't know about...

 

[Trackjack]

Mild Leotard does have a film credit to his name that most ppl don't know about... View attachment 10017

Lol

 

[Orion Bailey]

Mild Leotard does have a film credit to his name that most ppl don't know about... View attachment 10017

Man, you just sent me through a bipolar moment of emotions as im getting red faced and pissed and laughing my ass off at the same time. GOD DAMMIT!

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I want to believe this guy will fit well and improve his shooting and be a great addition, but I keep reading stuff like this: https://hardwoodhoudini.com/2016/08/30/gerald-green-upgrade-over-evan-turner/

 

[BonesJones]

I want to believe this guy will fit well and improve his shooting and be a great addition, but I keep reading stuff like this: https://hardwoodhoudini.com/2016/08/30/gerald-green-upgrade-over-evan-turner/

No one who knows basketball thinks Green is better than Turner. Basically the only point he made against Turner was he can't shoot. That's about it.

 

[Chris Craig]

Mild Leotard does have a film credit to his name that most ppl don't know about... View attachment 10017

Man, you just sent me through a bipolar moment of emotions as im getting red faced and pissed and laughing my ass off at the same time. GOD DAMMIT!

He actually did another movie



Yeah baby yeah!

 

[dviss1]

I want to believe this guy will fit well and improve his shooting and be a great addition, but I keep reading stuff like this: https://hardwoodhoudini.com/2016/08/30/gerald-green-upgrade-over-evan-turner/

Meh. This sticks out to me:

"So, why is Herald Green a better fit for the Celtics than Evan Turner?"

Evan is a better fit for our team than the Celtics. With Stotts as a coach and teams sagging off of him a la Aminu, Turner will have a record year from 3. You heard it here 1st.

 

[Sinobas]

Meh. This sticks out to me:

"So, why is Herald Green a better fit for the Celtics than Evan Turner?"

Evan is a better fit for our team than the Celtics. With Stotts as a coach and teams sagging off of him a la Aminu, Turner will have a record year from 3. You heard it here 1st.

Is Herald Gerald's dad?

 

[theprunetang]

Meh. This sticks out to me:

"So, why is Herald Green a better fit for the Celtics than Evan Turner?"

Evan is a better fit for our team than the Celtics. With Stotts as a coach and teams sagging off of him a la Aminu, Turner will have a record year from 3. You heard it here 1st.

Yeah. This guy can fuck off. I can't read a piece and take it seriously when his first line looks like this, and I didn't change anything,
"Gerald Green Could Just Be the Soultion to the Celtics Biggest Probelm".

 

[dviss1]

Is Herald Gerald's dad?

Damn autocorrect...

 

[Eastoff]

Yeah. This guy can fuck off. I can't read a piece and take it seriously when his first line looks like this, and I didn't change anything,
"Gerald Green Could Just Be the Soultion to the Celtics Biggest Probelm".

Come on now, he's just a student at Connecticut college. He's still learning how to type and spell check.

 

[Boob-No-More]

I want to believe this guy will fit well and improve his shooting and be a great addition, but I keep reading stuff like this: https://hardwoodhoudini.com/2016/08/30/gerald-green-upgrade-over-evan-turner/

Lol, if Gerald Green is the answer to your biggest problem, you have a new, even bigger problem.

That article is pure wishful thinking by a Celtics fan that is butt hurt over losing Turner. Gerald Green has shot above league average from 3-point range twice in the last 6 seasons he's played - which is actually twice in the last 8 years, as two of those years he didn't even play in the NBA.

I also like the way he criticizes Turner for being turnover prone (averaged almost 2 TOVs per game and minimizes his assists (only averaged 4.5 APG coming off the bench). While failing to mention that the last time Green played as many minutes as Turner he averaged 1.8 TOV and a whopping 1.5 APG. For his career, Green has far more TOVs (610) than AST (498), yet Turner, who averages more than 2 AST/TOV is the one that is turnover prone and ONLY gets 4.5 APG last year and 5.5 APG the year before.

Right. Does the author not realize that nearly half the starting PGs in the league have averaged fewer APG than Evan Turner has the past two seasons? Apparently not, because he thinks Gerald "The Chucker" Green is a better player and a better fit for the Celtics. Yeah, good luck with that.

For a player who relies on athleticism, Green is now on the wrong side of 30. His performance peaked at 27, typical for players who rely on athleticism, and has been in decline since and will continue to decline. The author mentions he had a bad year last season in MIA and brushes it off as an anomaly, like it won't happen again. Wrong, it's not a one time thing, it's part of a trend. Get used to it.

Turner is now 27 and relies on skills, not athleticism. He will continue to improve, while the older Green, who has never been more than a high USG% chucker, will continue to decline.

BNM