Rastapopoulos
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This thread probably re-appears every year, but it's slow at the moment, and we have only non-Blazer teams to watch, so...
I have to say I've always loved watching Ginobili (except when he was killing the Pistons, [second-fave team at the time] in the finals, when he had the long hair in an attempt to hide his incipient bald-spot). And I don't care how many people say that Rondo is an asshole, he's a MAGNIFICENT asshole, and he totally brings it in the playoffs.
Those two are in the overlap between "fun to watch" and "wish they were on the Blazers". Players that are in the former but not the latter might be people like Monta Ellis and (in the old days) another GState second-rounder, Gilbert Arenas. For completely different reasons I also enjoy watching Luis Scola, because he has awesome moves for a comparatively short unathletic ugly white guy. Watching him dominate international competitions is a trip. In the "wish they were on the Blazers" circle alone would be people like Joakim Noah and Anderson Varejao because they're great +/- guys, and also because that would mean I wouldn't have to watch such annoying players on the other team.
I'm torn on James Harden. I think if he wasn't on the Thunder (a team that I loathe so much I actually found myself rooting for the Lakers) I think I would like him: he's quirky, smart and a lot like Ginobili (not as flashy). But I don't like the fact that so much of his offense is drawing fouls.
I like Dragic when he's on a roll (like the latter half of this season) because he's like a smaller, lesser Ginobili. But I'm not sure how much he helps his team.
Oh, and of course Steve Nash. I used to like Chris Paul but he's just too punk-ish these days and I hate that whole Clippers team. They deserve Sterling.
I have to say I've always loved watching Ginobili (except when he was killing the Pistons, [second-fave team at the time] in the finals, when he had the long hair in an attempt to hide his incipient bald-spot). And I don't care how many people say that Rondo is an asshole, he's a MAGNIFICENT asshole, and he totally brings it in the playoffs.
Those two are in the overlap between "fun to watch" and "wish they were on the Blazers". Players that are in the former but not the latter might be people like Monta Ellis and (in the old days) another GState second-rounder, Gilbert Arenas. For completely different reasons I also enjoy watching Luis Scola, because he has awesome moves for a comparatively short unathletic ugly white guy. Watching him dominate international competitions is a trip. In the "wish they were on the Blazers" circle alone would be people like Joakim Noah and Anderson Varejao because they're great +/- guys, and also because that would mean I wouldn't have to watch such annoying players on the other team.
I'm torn on James Harden. I think if he wasn't on the Thunder (a team that I loathe so much I actually found myself rooting for the Lakers) I think I would like him: he's quirky, smart and a lot like Ginobili (not as flashy). But I don't like the fact that so much of his offense is drawing fouls.
I like Dragic when he's on a roll (like the latter half of this season) because he's like a smaller, lesser Ginobili. But I'm not sure how much he helps his team.
Oh, and of course Steve Nash. I used to like Chris Paul but he's just too punk-ish these days and I hate that whole Clippers team. They deserve Sterling.
