Gary Trent Sr. and Jr.

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jlprk said:
As Blazers, Crabbe played too introverted, and Barton too extroverted. Crabbe depended on the playmaker's pass before his catch-and-shoot. Barton dribbled aimlessly looking to pass like a playmaker. Under their new coaches, they may have changed; I don't know.

We all hope that Trent will combine the best, not worst, traits of those two. Olshey drafted him as a 1-dimensional shooter. So in Summer League, Trent was told to brainlessly shoot with no hesitation or conscience. He dribbled thundering down the court, knowing in advance that he would pull up and shoot without looking to pass, and missed most.

Maybe Olshey told coaches to develop Trent this season in this order: 1) Remove any Crabbe-like overthinking, 2) polish off any Barton-like goofiness. In Summer League, we saw 1).
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C Billups would call challenge you big time about GT2...whats your take on Billups evaluation of talent, Id like to hear it?
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
I think Turner will play a lot up until the trade deadline; Olshey will be making an all-out to trade him then.
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He can make an all-star effort or a HOF effort. Olshey isn't getting rid of that contract unless he attaches something of value to it. Turner is a sunken cost at best.
 
ripcityboy said:
He can make an all-star effort or a HOF effort. Olshey isn't getting rid of that contract unless he attaches something of value to it. Turner is a sunken cost at best.
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I really hate playing shitty players to "showcase" them for a potential trade. Come on, everyone knows who Evan Turner is:

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Can we just give those minutes to someone else who has a future with this team? We're already $70 million in the hole on this one. By benching him, we'll at least save a couple hundred on replacement rims.

BNM
 
Boob-No-More said:
I really hate playing shitty players to "showcase" them for a potential trade. Come on, everyone knows who Evan Turner is:

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Can we just give those minutes to someone else who has a future with this team? We're already $70 million in the hole on this one. By benching him, we'll at least save a couple hundred on replacement rims.

BNM
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I really don’t think teams “showcase” anyone. I feel like most GMs and people in the know have enough knowledge of players throughout the league. I do think showcasing is a concept made up by fans.
 
SheedSoNasty said:
I really don’t think teams “showcase” anyone. I feel like most GMs and people in the know have enough knowledge of players throughout the league. I do think showcasing is a concept made up by fans.
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I still have sour grapes about the Blazers showcasing "former all star" Jamaal Magloire during Aldridge's rookie year. Aldridge was clearly so much better, and of course, figured heavily in the team's future plans (he was picked ahead of Roy, after all), but they kept giving minutes to Magloire, right up until the trade deadline. Aldridge first played significant minutes in mid-November when Joel Przybilla was injured. He played well, much better than Magloire, but as soon as Joel came back, Aldridge's minutes dropped to single digits as Magloire was still eating up about 25 MPG that should have been going to Aldridge.

Anyway, different coach, different GM, but I still fear Turner will get more minutes than he deserves just because of what he's paid. Newsflash, we're not catching and passing GSW this year, or next. By the time we are ready to, Evan Turner will be long gone. As with Aldridge/Magloire I'd rather focus on developing the young guys who are part of our future than an inferior (but admittedly more experienced) talent who isn't.

BNM
 
tester551 said:
What was Billups evaluation of GT2?
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Ver positive and commented he could very well be one of the steals of the draft.
Said, he's a legit 1st rounder and mature made for the NBA. Has a good feel for the game knows how to get a shot off and get good position on a defender, just really talked him up.
 
Boob-No-More said:
I still have sour grapes about the Blazers showcasing "former all star" Jamaal Magloire during Aldridge's rookie year. Aldridge was clearly so much better, and of course, figured heavily in the team's future plans (he was picked ahead of Roy, after all), but they kept giving minutes to Magloire, right up until the trade deadline. A

BNM
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I get what you are saying and I agree for the most part, ET does not fit well in Stott's system and they might as well develop the younger wings who do. (i.e can shoot from deep) But at least ET works his ass off when he is on the court. Magloire could barely move.

ET looks like has lost some weight, hopefully he is a little quicker. We need his attitude on the court and we always need a guard who can defend. I think the coaches owe it to Dame to play whoever helps them win now. At least until the all star break. But hey if Trent can beat him out then give him the minutes. I just don't think he will on the defensive end. Not the first year. Next year is another story. I like the way they eased Collins into the lineup. Do the same with Trent.
 
I actually believe Olshey when he says that they had Trent and Simons similarly graded on their board. I think playing at Duke surrounded by elite talent put Trent in a box. There’s more to his game.
 
I just hope we can blow out some teams and get the end of the bench some burn in the end game this season...we've been battling close games for a couple years without getting the 3rd string on the court much. Mario, Skal, Gary, Nassir, Tolliver and Hoard.....not getting much fan ink so far leading into the season. All of them can contribute in my view given a shot
 
wow, reading through some of these old posts in this thread could be embarrassing to some.
 
Grammar police: Shouldn't this read like this?

(from Quick Twitter)

Been told there has been one Blazers player who has been at the facility as much as, if not more than, Collins this summer - Gary Trent Jr.
 
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