GAME THREAD: Blazers vs. Bulls

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jlprk said:
What? Someone's blaming Claver? He was double teamed! We put it into McCollum's hands to shoot and he passed to Claver who was way out at the 3, well covered, and is a bad shooter.

You guys blame Claver? Whuhhh???
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Claver lost track of the clock.
 
I think CJ expected a give and go. Bulls had it covered. CJ shoulda just taken it one on one from the top of the key
 
blazerboy30 said:
Wow.

Posters criticizing TRob for his rebounding and "stealing" rebounds?

You. Must. Be. Kidding.

If you want to criticize a player, criticize the teammate that let somebody steal a rebound from them.
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yessir!
 
Damn it, I was going to make a killing off of selling Blazers Summer League Champions t-shirts.
 
jlprk said:
What? Someone's blaming Claver? He was double teamed! We put it into McCollum's hands to shoot and he passed to Claver who was way out at the 3, well covered, and is a bad shooter.

You guys blame Claver? Whuhhh???
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You know the game less than your favorite player, Claver. And we just watched him hold onto the ball as the game clock expired, while losing.
 
Remember also that their best big (who had 22 rebounds last game) sat this one out.
 
Watching this Summer League team, I draw the following conclusions:

Clear rotation players:
Claver, CJ

Will get minutes because the starters absolutely can't play every minute:
Leonard, Freeland

Will be in and out of the rotation because they will make the coaches lose hair:
TRob, Barton

DNP-CD:
Crabbe.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Watching this Summer League team, I draw the following conclusions:

Clear rotation players:
Claver, CJ

Will get minutes because the starters absolutely can't play every minute:
Leonard, Freeland

Will be in and out of the rotation because they will make the coaches lose hair:
TRob, Barton

DNP-CD:
Crabbe.
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That looks about right, but I think T-Rob will get his share of minutes because all of our other bigs are mediocre or slightly below mediocre rebounders. We need someone who will hustle and go after the out-of-your-area rebounds.
 
yuyuza1 said:
TRob will play 20mpg this year.

Book it
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i say 15, but it's a good 15 miutes which will allow LaMarcus to get some rest, thus prolonging his season/career and our hopeful ru into the playoffs.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Watching this Summer League team, I draw the following conclusions:

Clear rotation players:
Claver, CJ

Will get minutes because the starters absolutely can't play every minute:
Leonard, Freeland

Will be in and out of the rotation because they will make the coaches lose hair:
TRob, Barton

DNP-CD:
Crabbe.
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That looks about right. I wanted to see more from Crabbe, as he got enough minutes to contribute. His stroke didn't look as smooth as his youtube clips. He's not getting as many kickout looks as he would in the regular season. Maybe that will be his forte.

T-Rob showed running the court is one of his strengths. I hope he works as hard on his game as he does in the weight room. Maybe add a little more year after year like Zach did.

I don't understand Meyers. Always a step and instinct behind. Might be cured with more experience. Or he just might lack that genetic chip.
 
Leonard's physique looks like man among boys, but he plays like a 8th grader among college kids.
 
pardon the typos ... my phone hates acknowledging the 'n' when i type it.
 
jlprk said:
Why the hell did McCollum pass off? He sucks! He shot about 5-19, then the refs bailed us out at the end og regular and OT time on McCollum screwups, then he loses us the game passing off with 4 seconds left.

McCollum is 5% the player Lillard is. There is no equivalence and never will be.
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Yeah didn't you also say he couldn't shoot free throws? Then he hits how many in a row in the clutch?
 
Drttimmy said:
T-Rob showed running the court is one of his strengths. I hope he works as hard on his game as he does in the weight room. Maybe add a little more year after year like Zach did.
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We can dream, but remember that Zach was Summer League MVP after one year of minimal playing time at Michigan. Zach and T-Rob are kind of opposites: Zach has zero athleticism but is incredibly skilled with awesome hands. Of course, both of them have tunnel vision.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
We can dream, but remember that Zach was Summer League MVP after one year of minimal playing time at Michigan. Zach and T-Rob are kind of opposites: Zach has zero athleticism but is incredibly skilled with awesome hands. Of course, both of them have tunnel vision.
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Zach was MVP of the summer league when we were still playing in that ridiculous Los Angeles pickup league. He was MVP back when nothing was televised. The quality of players has improved drastically since then. The number of teams have also improved. Now it's a sure thing that the lotto picks play in SL, but back then it was mostly just projects and guys who needed a lot of work.
 
It's not just his rebounding, dude. For someone who claims to watch so much bball, I figured you'd get the other nuances of the game. Look at how he hedges on D, and finds cutters and sets screens. The guy knows how to ball. Just needs to channel his energy and play to his strengths. I saw someone compare him to Ben Wallace and I can totally see that.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
You're a moderator?



So he can rebound. Woo woo. Do you know how many guys who go undrafted could do that? Like Malcolm Thomas, for example.
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What exactly were you expecting from the guy? 30 points? He got 12 and 18. I think that's pretty good for a second year power forward playing in a league that favors guards. I guess we'll have to see how he does during the regular season, because the guys who go undrafted won't be grabbing 18 boards against actual NBA players.
 
yuyuza1 said:
It's not just his rebounding, dude. For someone who claims to watch so much bball, I figured you'd get the other nuances of the game. Look at how he hedges on D, and finds cutters and sets screens. The guy knows how to ball. Just needs to channel his energy and play to his strengths. I saw someone compare him to Ben Wallace and I can totally see that.
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I'm thinking Brian Grant. He just needs to work on his mid-range game. If he could knock down a jumper from 12-15 feet I would be psyched.
 
yuyuza1 said:
It's not just his rebounding, dude. For someone who claims to watch so much bball, I figured you'd get the other nuances of the game. Look at how he hedges on D, and finds cutters and sets screens. The guy knows how to ball. Just needs to channel his energy and play to his strengths. I saw someone compare him to Ben Wallace and I can totally see that.
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He is also very athletic and runs the floor very well.
 
yuyuza1 said:
It's not just his rebounding, dude. For someone who claims to watch so much bball, I figured you'd get the other nuances of the game. Look at how he hedges on D, and finds cutters and sets screens. The guy knows how to ball. Just needs to channel his energy and play to his strengths. I saw someone compare him to Ben Wallace and I can totally see that.
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Okay, but you can also acknowledge that he's a turnover machine who tries to score just about every time he gets the ball. He wouldn't last 20 mpg because he'd foul out. Many more people have compared him to Reggie Evans, and I can totally see THAT.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Okay, but you can also acknowledge that he's a turnover machine who tries to score just about every time he gets the ball. He wouldn't last 20 mpg because he'd foul out. Many more people have compared him to Reggie Evans, and I can totally see THAT.
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I'd be stoked if he turned out like Evans too!
 
Natebishop3 said:
What exactly were you expecting from the guy? 30 points? He got 12 and 18. I think that's pretty good for a second year power forward playing in a league that favors guards. I guess we'll have to see how he does during the regular season, because the guys who go undrafted won't be grabbing 18 boards against actual NBA players.
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If only this wasn't his rookie year and he'd in fact played an entire season. Where his coaches gave him minutes at first, but then gave up on him.

Oh wait, that actually happened.

But of course that was just because those other teams were stupid and misused him/didn't realize his greatness.
 
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