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I think he going to battle against Baldwin and Nik for playing time. It going be a lot depends how Stotts going to use CJ if he going to use him with the 2nd unit. If he does that will take opportunity away from Trent Nik and Baldwin to get any serious minutes.
 
I hope Trent Jr rolls to Wunderland so I roll up father and son at video game basketball
 
Pedigree with a capital P.

The Trents moved from Columbus, Ohio, to Minneapolis when Gary Jr. was in fourth grade. Since then, he has been a star on elite teams at local, national and international levels. He helped Apple Valley High to the state prep championship as a sophomore, was a member of three clubs that won AAU age-group national titles and played on the U.S. team that won gold at the U-17 World Championships.
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I really believe this young man is going to end up being a steal at where he was drafted. That doesn't mean I'm predicting he's going to be an all star and maybe not even a starter (at least not early in his career). But, I believe at the very least, he will be a rotation player and prolific scorer off the bench. And that's a pretty damn good get at No. 37 in any draft.

I also think he'll be part of the rotation sooner than expected - like maybe even the second half of this season, or beginning of next. Our pattern in recent years has been that our 2nd round picks finally crack the rotation in their 3rd season, and even though Trent Jr. is much younger than Crabbe, Connaughton and Layman were as rookies, I think he'll earn his spot in the rotation sooner than they did.

BNM
 
THE HCP said:
Who's minutes do you think he'll take?
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Smart ass answer: Connaughton's. Same role, better player.

Serious answer: Hopefully some of Turner's. Totally different players, but we need shooters on the floor, both with the second unit and to take defensive pressure off Dame and C.J. when we go small.

BNM
 
Connaughtons replacement is Curry.

The only way Trent plays is if Terry takes CJ off the second unit. That kind of trust would only come with time. Another option could be to move Turner to PF. That would depend on matchups but it’s not that crazy of an idea. He’ll give up some length but he’s stronger than the average wing and is a smart defender.

CJ
Curry
Trent
Turner
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Scalma said:
The only way Trent plays is if Terry takes CJ off the second unit. That kind of trust would only come with time.
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Which long term I think is better for us as a team. Staggering CJ and Dame so that one is always on the court only gets you so far in this league. It hurts the flow of the second unit imo having CJ in it. We need a solid five that come off the bench each night and let our starters rest together so they can talk and what ever on the bench.
 
Driew said:
Which long term I think is better for us as a team. Staggering CJ and Dame so that one is always on the court only gets you so far in this league. It hurts the flow of the second unit imo having CJ in it. We need a solid five that come off the bench each night and let our starters rest together so they can talk and what ever on the bench.
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Every team in the nba attempts to keep at least one of their main offensive kogs on the court at all times.
It makes everyone's job on the second unit easier if this is the case.
Not doing this is going against what has been trending in the NBA since really the turn of the decade.

You don't have to like CJ in this position because in your opinion it's not natural for him to make plays for others.
By having him run with the second unit prevents ball movement due to CJ's tenancy to pound the rock.
But having the opinion there should be two separate units is no longer relevant in basketball. Only in video games.
 
H.C. said:
Every team in the nba attempts to keep at least one of their main offensive kogs on the court at all times.
It makes everyone's job on the second unit easier if this is the case.
Not doing this is going against what has been trending in the NBA since really the turn of the decade.

You don't have to like CJ in this position because in your opinion it's not natural for him to make plays for others.
By having him run with the second unit prevents ball movement due to CJ's tenancy to pound the rock.
But having the opinion there should be two separate units is no longer relevant in basketball. Only in video games.
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Idk I'm sure Pop runs a full bench unit at times. I get what you're saying about teams keeping a starter but with our team I think we rely on CJ and Dame too much for offense. When CJ is on the floor with the bench he's the number one option. No one else steps up they just defer to CJ lol. I hope we run a ton of bench only second units in the preseason to see if we can produce without CJ and Dame on the floor. I think in the long run Ant and Gary will be able to step up.
 
Driew said:
Idk I'm sure Pop runs a full bench unit at times. I get what you're saying about teams keeping a starter but with our team I think we rely on CJ and Dame too much for offense. When CJ is on the floor with the bench he's the number one option. No one else steps up they just defer to CJ lol. I hope we run a ton of bench only second units in the preseason to see if we can produce without CJ and Dame on the floor. I think in the long run Ant and Gary will be able to step up.
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Pending health.
Curry is a clear upgrade from really any bench player Portland had on the team last year.
By adding him to the roster he alone will allow Portland to rely on Lillard & CJ less.
But I still don't see Portland having both Lillard & CJ on the bench for lengthy stretches over a game. If at all.

Spurs are different. They've had the luxury of Manu for a long time now.
 
I'd say Layman and Biggie and Baldwin will get the early nod before the rookies sniff much court time
 
H.C. said:
Pending health.
Curry is a clear upgrade from really any bench player Portland had on the team last year.
By adding him to the roster he alone will allow Portland to rely on Lillard & CJ less.
But I still don't see Portland having both Lillard & CJ on the bench for lengthy stretches over a game. If at all.

Spurs are different. They've had the luxury of Manu for a long time now.
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The Spurs are different and Curry will thrive with us. But he's gone after next season unfortunately.
 
H.C. said:
Pending health.
Curry is a clear upgrade from really any bench player Portland had on the team last year.
By adding him to the roster he alone will allow Portland to rely on Lillard & CJ less.
But I still don't see Portland having both Lillard & CJ on the bench for lengthy stretches over a game. If at all.

Spurs are different. They've had the luxury of Manu for a long time now.
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Curry is the best guard off the bench we've had since Steve Smith his last season here. I know Curry missed last season but that's been such an underrated move.
 
Driew said:
Idk I'm sure Pop runs a full bench unit at times. I get what you're saying about teams keeping a starter but with our team I think we rely on CJ and Dame too much for offense. When CJ is on the floor with the bench he's the number one option. No one else steps up they just defer to CJ lol. I hope we run a ton of bench only second units in the preseason to see if we can produce without CJ and Dame on the floor. I think in the long run Ant and Gary will be able to step up.
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Bench only second units would be a big mistake because it wouldn't give Curry enough minutes. There's only 25 minutes behind Dame and CJ, and that's if you stagger them. Take them off the court at the same spot and you only have ~12min per player since you have to play 2 backup guards.
 
BonesJones said:
Bench only second units would be a big mistake because it wouldn't give Curry enough minutes. There's only 25 minutes behind Dame and CJ, and that's if you stagger them. Take them off the court at the same spot and you only have ~12min per player since you have to play 2 backup guards.
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Well I guess some staggering would be required but a least moments of a bench only would be nice. I'm thinking during long road trips and such.
 
BonesJones said:
Curry is the best guard off the bench we've had since Steve Smith his last season here. I know Curry missed last season but that's been such an underrated move.
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I know he was the forum whipping boy, but I'd go for a more recent guard.
Moe Williams. Hopefully Curry shows up for more than just 1 game in the 2019 playoffs.
But still.
 
Driew said:
Well I guess some staggering would be required but a least moments of a bench only would be nice. I'm thinking during long road trips and such.
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I think you'll generally see a 3 guard rotation with Lillard/CJ/Curry.
WB4 will prolly(who was it that hated people saying prolly? @BonesJones ) get minutes as well.
Everyone else is on the outside looking in and better be ready to outwork Lillard if they want PT.
 
H.C. said:
I know he was the forum whipping boy, but I'd go for a more recent guard.
Moe Williams. Hopefully Curry shows up for more than just 1 game in the 2019 playoffs.
But still.
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How?

Mo Williams in his year here:
41.7FG% (worse than Currys career 3P%)
36.9 3P%
50.7 TS% (Curry is a 60TS% player)
-2.0 BPM (Curry was 3.4 better in his year in DAL)

Shabazz was better than him.
 
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