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This guy is better than I expected. He’s very smooth, very graceful, quite athletic. He has a nice game. I think we ARE better because of the trade. Am impressed by how easily he meshed with the team.

For what it’s worth, Charles Barkley said on TNT that he has always liked Rodney Hood, and that this trade may be a sleeper.
 
Your basing this off of 1 game hes played? Haha.
 
Not that I base all my opinions off of radio talking head commentary, but this one I heard this morning made sense.

Ever got a new job? You walk in day one full of energy, pep in your step, ready to take on the world? You kill it that first day, and think to yourself, "That's right, I got this all dialed in." Then, day 2 rolls around, and some of that new situation energy wears off, and then things begin to operate more like normal.

We saw Stauskas kill it day 1 in Portland; eventually he fell out of the rotation altogether. Not saying that's going to happen to Hood, but we would be wise to assume that what we saw last night was closer to the top than the norm.
 
To be fair, Stauskas had several months to learn the team and become oriented with the system. That game was clearly an aberration to his season and career.

Hood is being thrown into the fire. That’s not saying I expect him to perform as he did last night every night. Or be something huge for this team. I’m just saying I don’t expect what he saw to be “closer to the top”. Points-wise, he’s averaged 11-16 ppg and 3 boards over 25-30 minutes per game over his career. Seems like his stat-line last night of 14 and 3 in 25 minutes is pretty much in-line for his career.

If last night was “closer to the top” of his expecatations, then color me disappointed with this deal (I’m not disappointed).
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
To be fair, Stauskas had several months to learn the team and become oriented with the system. That game was clearly an aberration to his season and career.

Hood is being thrown into the fire. That’s not saying I expect him to perform as he did last night every night. Or be something huge for this team. I’m just saying I don’t expect what he saw to be “closer to the top”. Points-wise, he’s averaged 11-16 ppg and 3 boards over 25-30 minutes per game over his career. Seems like his stat-line last night of 14 and 3 in 25 minutes is pretty much in-line for his career.

If last night was “closer to the top” of his expecatations, then color me disappointed with this deal (I’m not disappointed).
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I'm guessing 'closer to the top' was meant in terms of his efficiency last night.
 
First day on the job? My own experience has been quite different.

The first day is always kind of shaky. Where’s the copy machine? Where’s the bathroom? What’s that person’s name again? What’s her title? Where’s Conference Room A? Where do I sit at the big table? Who’s really running things around here?

By the third or fourth day you’re hitting your stride, and within a week you finally feel like you belong.
 
I'm not disappointed either, but I did see some glimpses of "I got this"-ball last night that I also attributed to "it's my first night, and I have no idea how many minutes I'm going to get, so let me show what I can do". On one he got the rebound, went down, semi-posted in the midrange and fired up a turnaround without anyone else in a Portland jersey getting close to the ball.

It's not crippling, (ET, for one, does it a bunch and I don't love it, but it's usually in "bench is killing us" mode), but I don't know if going IsoRoy is going to get him the integration with Dame/Cj/coach that he wants. Or, I'm reading too much into one play. ;)
 
BrianFromWA said:
I'm not disappointed either, but I did see some glimpses of "I got this"-ball last night that I also attributed to "it's my first night, and I have no idea how many minutes I'm going to get, so let me show what I can do". On one he got the rebound, went down, semi-posted in the midrange and fired up a turnaround without anyone else in a Portland jersey getting close to the ball.

It's not crippling, (ET, for one, does it a bunch and I don't love it, but it's usually in "bench is killing us" mode), but I don't know if going IsoRoy is going to get him the integration with Dame/Cj/coach that he wants. Or, I'm reading too much into one play. ;)
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Yes, :smiley-smiley-049:
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
To be fair, Stauskas had several months to learn the team and become oriented with the system. That game was clearly an aberration to his season and career.

Hood is being thrown into the fire. That’s not saying I expect him to perform as he did last night every night. Or be something huge for this team. I’m just saying I don’t expect what he saw to be “closer to the top”. Points-wise, he’s averaged 11-16 ppg and 3 boards over 25-30 minutes per game over his career. Seems like his stat-line last night of 14 and 3 in 25 minutes is pretty much in-line for his career.

If last night was “closer to the top” of his expecatations, then color me disappointed with this deal (I’m not disappointed).
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It's interesting actually, because if you look at his individual shifts, they were kind of a microcosm of what his career has tended to look like.
Q1: 4 minutes, 2 shots, 2 points, mostly invisible.
Q2: 6 minutes, 3 shots, 7 points, 2 boards, seemingly in the middle of everything
Q3: 6 minutes, 0 shots, 1 rebound, was he even out there?
Q4: 9 minutes, 2 shots, 5 points, 1 steal, good contributor.​

I think mostly what I was referring to as "closer to the top" was the 2nd quarter burst. But yes I would agree that the game as a whole may in fact be closer to the mean than I initially suggested.
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
To be fair, Stauskas had several months to learn the team and become oriented with the system. That game was clearly an aberration to his season and career.

Hood is being thrown into the fire. That’s not saying I expect him to perform as he did last night every night. Or be something huge for this team. I’m just saying I don’t expect what he saw to be “closer to the top”. Points-wise, he’s averaged 11-16 ppg and 3 boards over 25-30 minutes per game over his career. Seems like his stat-line last night of 14 and 3 in 25 minutes is pretty much in-line for his career.

If last night was “closer to the top” of his expecatations, then color me disappointed with this deal (I’m not disappointed).
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Fair? There’s no fair in message boards! [/Tom Hanks]
 
Nice to see Hood get in the game and produce. I think he's going to be a nice addition and will give us even more depth. Looking forward to seeing him play after the all star break when he has had a better chance to get acclimated.
 
Two observations from last night concerning Hood:

1) It was one play but on defense he spun out of getting picked and recovered to his man in a pick and roll. I forget who the big was at the time but they had automatically switched and was giving the Spur the typical wide open mid range jump shot. When Hood fought through the pick it caught the defender off guard and he threw a bad pass for a turnover. Obviously Hood isn't aware that we don't do that here in Portland with Stotts as our coach, ha ha. It's a perfect example of why the Blazers need to throw different looks out there in our pick and roll coverage.

2) In the 4th quarter I turned to my buddy and mentioned that the lineup I saw out there was going to be really good. It was Dame, CJ, Hood, Layman, and Nurk. Sure enough they immediately went on a run to put the game away, at one point forcing turnovers on I think 4 possessions in a row. I'd love to see more of that lineup.
 
hoopsjock said:
2) In the 4th quarter I turned to my buddy and mentioned that the lineup I saw out there was going to be really good. It was Dame, CJ, Hood, Layman, and Nurk. Sure enough they immediately went on a run to put the game away, at one point forcing turnovers on I think 4 possessions in a row. I'd love to see more of that lineup.
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Would you prefer to see that group starting, or brought together mid-game?
 
BrianFromWA said:
I'm not disappointed either, but I did see some glimpses of "I got this"-ball last night that I also attributed to "it's my first night, and I have no idea how many minutes I'm going to get, so let me show what I can do". On one he got the rebound, went down, semi-posted in the midrange and fired up a turnaround without anyone else in a Portland jersey getting close to the ball.

It's not crippling, (ET, for one, does it a bunch and I don't love it, but it's usually in "bench is killing us" mode), but I don't know if going IsoRoy is going to get him the integration with Dame/Cj/coach that he wants. Or, I'm reading too much into one play. ;)
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I agree with this. Part of it could also be the Spurs weren't ready for him. Teams will likely adjust. That said, Rodney can do things Nik could not. He is far better at creating a shot. He is stronger at at attacking the basket. He can bring the consistency Portland has lacked and make defenses pay. He is excited for a chance to win and get to the playoffs. Let's hope that energy continues.
 
I'm also counting games until Hood gets his first assist as a Blazer. Not sure what the over-under on that should be. All-star break, perhaps?
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Would you prefer to see that group starting, or brought together mid-game?
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I'm really torn on that. I think part of the reason I was disappointed yesterday was that I was hoping for a player that made it more obvious the starting lineup needed an adjustment. It was also weird to have Nurk out there at the beginning of the 4th. If you read my post in the game thread, it really looked like Layman wasn't supposed to be in the game because Hood was coming in and ran back to the locker room. By the time he got back there was no way Stotts could take him out and chose to sit Collins instead. Who knows what would've happened if Hood was ready to go in the game right away? It worked out pretty good though.

I think I would like at least one if not both of Hood and Layman coming off the bench to provide offense with the 2nd unit rather than starting. In the 4th quarter though, especially against smaller teams I like the idea of that being our finishing lineup.
 
Hood within his self last night he didn't force anything he took what the defense gave him. He back down a smaller guy down in the post he hit a wide open 3 and hit a 3 when brought the ball down. Another good thing he another ball handler. He can get rebound and come and lead the break like seen him do last night. Now is going have a bad game here there sure but who doesn't. Last night was more like the Utah Hood then the Cleveland Hood.
 
hoopsjock said:
I'm really torn on that. I think part of the reason I was disappointed yesterday was that I was hoping for a player that made it more obvious the starting lineup needed an adjustment. It was also weird to have Nurk out there at the beginning of the 4th. If you read my post in the game thread, it really looked like Layman wasn't supposed to be in the game because Hood was coming in and ran back to the locker room. By the time he got back there was no way Stotts could take him out and chose to sit Collins instead. Who knows what would've happened if Hood was ready to go in the game right away? It worked out pretty good though.

I think I would like at least one if not both of Hood and Layman coming off the bench to provide offense with the 2nd unit rather than starting. In the 4th quarter though, especially against smaller teams I like the idea of that being our finishing lineup.
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Actually it was a good thing that happened it showed how good that Layman and Hood play together and maybe that's why Stotts went with in 4th because they did so good in the 2nd. I give credit for Stotts for observed that in the game.
 
James lamphear said:
Actually it was a good thing that happened it showed how good that Layman and Hood play together and maybe that's why Stotts went with in 4th because they did so good in the 2nd. I give credit for Stotts for observed that in the game.
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I agree that Stotts deserves credit for going to that lineup but I think the rotation got messed up and then he was almost forced to keep Hood and Layman out there because they were playing so well.

This is the other reason that no consolidation trade happening is going to become a problem. Meyers hits two shots right away and then barely plays again. Collins doesn't play at all in the 1st half. Did Curry play in the 2nd half? I don't remember him being out there. It's going to be very difficult to keep everyone happy.
 
Chris Craig said:
I agree with this. Part of it could also be the Spurs weren't ready for him. Teams will likely adjust. That said, Rodney can do things Nik could not. He is far better at creating a shot. He is stronger at at attacking the basket. He can bring the consistency Portland has lacked and make defenses pay. He is excited for a chance to win and get to the playoffs. Let's hope that energy continues.
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This isn't saying much, but Hood's defense is also better. On the down side, Nik was a good and willing distributor. I don't think we'll see that from Hood.
:cheers:
 
James lamphear said:
Actually it was a good thing that happened it showed how good that Layman and Hood play together and maybe that's why Stotts went with in 4th because they did so good in the 2nd. I give credit for Stotts for observed that in the game.
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Yeah, I really liked having both Hood and Layman on the court at the same time.
 
Well we know Hood will not keep shooting 85% from the field. But what he provides is a better option for Terry when he wants to play "small ball" .
Last year when he felt he needed more shooting and more ball handlers he went with Napier next to Dame and CJ. This year he has used Curry and ET in that role. Now he has a taller option in Hood.

At 6'8" Hood puts the ball on the floor better than Hark and Aminu and he shoots better than ET, and he is bigger than Curry. Not saying those 3 do not do things better than Hood, but I think that if we weighed out all the strengths and weakness of those guys in crunch time, Hood is the best option against many teams. Then you add Jake at PF and we suddenly have 4 scorers on the floor who can do multiple things offensively. (shoot the 3, shoot the pull up mid-range, and put the ball on the floor and score around the basket.)

Now of course there are many teams where we will need Hark or Aminu in there during crunch time to cover certain players but Hood (and Jake) at least give Terry another option to use.
 
1) I am excited about Hood's play. I want him to do well, and he killed.
2) Of course, Sauce did the same.
3) I think it's easier for a scorer to come in and make plays. The reason? If you don't know the offense, just shoot!
I'm sure Stotts gave him the "if you don't shoot when you're open, you're a detriment to the team" speech, and RH took it to heart.
4) He's not going to continue his 85% shooting
5) The rotation is nowhere near figured out. Collins will get more than 7 mpg.
6) Hood got more minutes last night than anyone outside of Layman and the Big 3. People were worried about Layman's minutes being
cut - they weren't. It's fun that the whole team seems to be looking for Layman alley-oops.
 
hoopsjock said:
I agree that Stotts deserves credit for going to that lineup but I think the rotation got messed up and then he was almost forced to keep Hood and Layman out there because they were playing so well.

This is the other reason that no consolidation trade happening is going to become a problem. Meyers hits two shots right away and then barely plays again. Collins doesn't play at all in the 1st half. Did Curry play in the 2nd half? I don't remember him being out there. It's going to be very difficult to keep everyone happy.
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I disagree. As long as we're winning the guys will be happy. Personally I think a consolidation trade would have been disastrous.
 
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