Game Thread GAME# 5: BLAZERS @ JAZZ - NOVEMBER 4, 2015 - WEDNESDAY, 6:00 PM (PST), KGW

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Which current Blazers jersey do you like most?

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blue9 said:
Not on D, but he's got a better all around game.

Aminu:
Defense = 9/10
Offense = 5/10

Harkless:
Defense = 7.5/10
Offense = 8/10

Harkless is still quite good on defense, but clearly Aminu is better. However, Aminu is horrible with the ball in his hands. I don't mind him taking shots when he receives a pass, but when he dribbles more than twice something bad is going to happen.
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Those are your personal ratings. I guess I just don't agree with them. Also, saying Al Farouq Aminu is horrible with the ball this something I simply don't agree with either.
 
dviss1 said:
Those are your personal ratings. I guess I just don't agree with them. Also, saying Al Farouq Aminu is horrible with the ball this something I simply don't agree with either.
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Yeah, of course this is all personal opinion. I think most people like Aminu as much as they do because they hated Nic. But from an objective POV Aminu is not better than Nic or Harkless on offense. If he sticks to shooting when open, and playing for garbage-man points he'll be perfect. But when he tries to create offense it's ugly - like way worse than Gerald Henderson ugly.
 
blue9 said:
Yeah, of course this is all personal opinion. I think most people like Aminu as much as they do because they hated Nic. But from an objective POV Aminu is not better than Nic or Harkless on offense. If he sticks to shooting when open, and playing for garbage-man points he'll be perfect. But when he tries to create offense it's ugly - like way worse than Gerald Henderson ugly.
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Here's a few reasons to like Aminu.

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With Nic, there was always this sense of lack of commitment and playing without desire. I appreciate guys like Aminu that might suffer a a very slight deficit of natural talents and gifts, (compared to elite players) but make up for it with sheer pluck and determination.

I see a lot of Kersey in Aminu.
 
Don't get me wrong - I like Aminu, I just like him a lot more on the defensive side of the ball than when he has the ball in his hands. I think Stotts is the one that's telling him to try to create offense - during the summer he said he planned on using him similarly to how he used Nic. But, I think Stotts is an idiot and should focus on what players do well rather than trying to force them to be clones of players he's previously coached. Give Aminu the green light for spot-up 3s, run him off lots of screens moving towards the basket, and have him crash the offensive boards for put-backs, but don't pretend he can create off the dribble.

I tend to like players who have well-rounded games better than specialists, so personally I think I'll probably like Harkless more than Aminu. With that said I think Aminu fits in the starting line-up very well, and Harkless can be (yet another!) 6th man candidate.
 
Great win last night..only saw the first qtr and had to go to work but saw the highlights after the game...where I work they were watching the GS Clippers game which was an awesome game as well
 
Tunchi said:
He's soft and scared out there. I hate this young guy exuses how come Julius Randall kills ? He missed his whole rookie season and is the same age? I just don't see vonleh as anything special
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Julius Randall? How is he even relevant? Where were Damian and CJ at the age of 20? They were still in college. CJ got hurt his rookie year and look how he played at first, and that was at the age of 22. People development at different rates and ages, so don't just arbitrarily compare him to a random player that fits your argument.

The guy has now played in a total of 30 games in limited minutes, give him some time. He looks unsure and unconfident, but I think the way to go is to continue to give him consistent minutes and he'll work through it, as opposed to sending him away from the team and down to the d-league.

Lets remember the purpose of this season is to development the young guys and see what we've got. We're not exactly in win now mode.
 
I was Re-watching the game last night and then it hit me. The Clippers would be winning championships right now if Olshey was still their GM. Maybe we should be thankful that Sterling is a worthless old bigot? Or was it 100% PA's deep pockets?
 
blue9 said:
But, I think Stotts is an idiot and should focus on what players do well rather than trying to force them to be clones of players he's previously coached.
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I think your posts are idiotic.
 
Fonzthecpt1 said:
I was Re-watching the game last night and then it hit me. The Clippers would be winning championships right now if Olshey was still their GM. Maybe we should be thankful that Sterling is a worthless old bigot? Or was it 100% PA's deep pockets?
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It was Sterling. He let Olshey's contract expire before signing him to a new one. Paul took advantage of Sterling's mistake.

I'll give Paul Allen some credit too; he went through 3 GM's in a couple years and was seemingly leading a dysfunctional organization. But he knew those other individuals lacked what he was looking for long term in a GM. Maybe he was right to keep searching for the right person even if there were a few rough years in the process.
 
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