Hollinger: Felton "Really Needs To Get That Potbelly Under Control"

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RoyToy said:
My other name is SKempFan
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I just love how you guys overlook that this team has been decimated by injuries, but it's Miller's fault that we haven't made it out of the first round, or improved on the sacred 54-win team that Miller destroyed when he was signed.

No, he shouldn't have been given the starting role over a guy that he has outplayed his entire career. No, he obviously was a bad fit next to Roy, even though the stats disprove that, or that he and Roy barely played together because of injuries to Roy.

Everything was Miller's fault and it's fan-fucking-tastic that he's gone now. The era of Felton has begun! Happy days!!!
 
Natebishop3 said:
I just love how you guys overlook that this team has been decimated by injuries, but it's Miller's fault that we haven't made it out of the first round, or improved on the sacred 54-win team that Miller destroyed when he was signed.

No, he shouldn't have been given the starting role over a guy that he has outplayed his entire career. No, he obviously was a bad fit next to Roy, even though the stats disprove that, or that he and Roy barely played together because of injuries to Roy.

Everything was Miller's fault and it's fan-fucking-tastic that he's gone now. The era of Felton has begun! Happy days!!!
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Dude! That 54-win team was EPIC!
 
Natebishop3 said:
I just love how you guys overlook that this team has been decimated by injuries, but it's Miller's fault that we haven't made it out of the first round, or improved on the sacred 54-win team that Miller destroyed when he was signed.

No, he shouldn't have been given the starting role over a guy that he has outplayed his entire career. No, he obviously was a bad fit next to Roy, even though the stats disprove that, or that he and Roy barely played together because of injuries to Roy.

Everything was Miller's fault and it's fan-fucking-tastic that he's gone now. The era of Felton has begun! Happy days!!!
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It's not my fault Andre Miller showed a lack of respect for what the Blazers did w/o him.

And yes, Miller was not a good fit at all next to Roy. Not a big secret.
 
He sure did

Showed a lack of respect for McMillan by refusing to accept his new role on a 54 win team while also alienating Brandon Roy. Miller just had to have it his way.
 
What I will miss most about Miller is the fact that he came out of his shell and allowed himself to be emotional on and off the court.

Miller as a player, there are parts of his game I will miss but also welcome other aspects another PG will bring.

Miller as a person, I will miss the person that took me a year or so to figure out and took him about a year to start to feel comfortable with his team. Watching him go after playing solid for 2 years and starting to enjoy his team . . . I understand why Andre has his guard up and keeps to himself when it comes to the NBA.
 
tlongII said:
He reminds me of Kelvin Ransey.
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My first thought was also Kelvin "Butterworth" Ransey.

I have a feeling this will not end well. :sigh:

Then again, we need a great PG who can shoot and a solid backup center/PF.

We traded Ransey for ooper and Porter.

Maybe we can get the same deal for Felton? :dunno:
 
RoyToy said:
It's not my fault Andre Miller showed a lack of respect for what the Blazers did w/o him.

And yes, Miller was not a good fit at all next to Roy. Not a big secret.
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The stats prove otherwise, and like I said, Roy was injured for a large part of the two seasons that Miller was on the team.
 
Well, here's a quote from Herb Brown, Blazer assistant coach: "He is the consummate professional," Brown said. "He comes to practice everyday and just works his butt off, whether he's hurt or hurting. He has this tremendous desire to get better, and if you suggest something for him to work on, he will work on it relentlessly. He's just an outstanding basketball player and an outstanding human being."

So, why doesn't someone suggest that he needs to work on that potbelly?
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
Well, here's a quote from Herb Brown, Blazer assistant coach: "He is the consuming professional," Brown said. "He comes to practice everyday and just eats, whether he's hungry or not. He has this tremendous desire to get fatter, and if you suggest something for him to eat, he will eat it relentlessly. He's just an outstanding basketball-shaped player and an outstanding huge being."
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FTFY.

barfo
 
The potbelly thing to me is way overblown. Everything else that I've heard from past coaches suggestes he has great work ethic and is super professional, and being that he is in the prime of his career I don't think he'll need any extra motivation to win games and to be ready by the start of the season (whenever that maybe). I like that in the interview he said that he has a trainer in NC that he'll be working out with all summer and that he wants to have the other guys out there to play ball with.

Andre was a great PG for us, maybe better than Felton, but everyone knows that and knows that this was a lateral move. As long as Felton signs with us, he can be a long term solution to our PG position. And based on the interview I heard on 1080, sounds like he wants to resign with portland because he'll be starting and he's heard great things about our organization and fan support. Even I bitched about the trade and thought we gave up too much for him, but that's over now, we have him and complaining about dre being better than him does nothing. I'm excited to see how he runs our team, and hopefully gets us more easy buckets. Lamarcus runs the break like a dear sprinting through the woods, the duo could be a perfect fit.
 
barfo said:
Well, here's a quote from Herb Brown, Blazer assistant coach: "He is the consuming professional," Brown said. "He comes to practice everyday and just eats, whether he's hungry or not. He has this tremendous desire to get fatter, and if you suggest something for him to eat, he will eat it relentlessly. He's just an outstanding basketball-shaped player and an outstanding huge being."
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FTFY.

barfo
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:lol: Alright, that was quality work.
 
When will Hollinger come out with a Player Potbelly Rating (PPR)?

Hollinger needs to stick with crunching numbers, because his real world basketball analysis seems to always leave me disappointed in its factual content.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
The big question on everyone's mind is, will it be used to generate an OFFENSE PER POUND (OPP) rating? I'd be down with that.
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I think the PlayerPotbellyRating could be merged with the OPP.

Rashard Lewis could be the OPP lab rat?
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
Well, here's a quote from Herb Brown, Blazer assistant coach: "He is the consummate professional," Brown said. "He comes to practice everyday and just works his butt off, whether he's hurt or hurting. He has this tremendous desire to get better, and if you suggest something for him to work on, he will work on it relentlessly. He's just an outstanding basketball player and an outstanding human being."
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Major mancrush to be sure.
 
Don't they measure percentage of body fat at the pre-draft camps? How about someone who loves those lists run a spreadsheet and tell us college efficiency divided by body fat?
 
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