How would we have done against Warriors if Nurkic had played?

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joeBlazers said:
Who is the closest player we have to Siakam? Would it be Collins? Aminu, Harkless, Jake or Skal?
There are lots of players in the league with his measurable. But what makes him unique. I mean ... he schooled Draymond Green, who killed us.
Siakam took a few years for him to develop. He was in the same draft class as our own Skal.
Siakam is 6'9 with a 7'3 wingspan. Can handle the ball. Can finish at the rim.
Aminu is between 6'9 - 6'10. Poor handle, Poor finisher ... mostly now spots up at the 3 to shoot.
Zach is a legit 7' with a 7'5 wingspan . Great help defender. Slow feet
Jake is also 6'9, can shoot, handle the ball, good help defender, slasher, ... I can see him signing with the Raptors next year.
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None. We have nobody like him.
 
joeBlazers said:
Who is the closest player we have to Siakam? Would it be Collins? Aminu, Harkless, Jake or Skal?
There are lots of players in the league with his measurable. But what makes him unique. I mean ... he schooled Draymond Green, who killed us.
Siakam took a few years for him to develop. He was in the same draft class as our own Skal.
Siakam is 6'9 with a 7'3 wingspan. Can handle the ball. Can finish at the rim.
Aminu is between 6'9 - 6'10. Poor handle, Poor finisher ... mostly now spots up at the 3 to shoot.
Zach is a legit 7' with a 7'5 wingspan . Great help defender. Slow feet
Jake is also 6'9, can shoot, handle the ball, good help defender, slasher, ... I can see him signing with the Raptors next year.
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Siakim scored 32 points in >80% FGA shooting that reminded me a lot of Meyers scoring 30 points in 75% FGA shooting, and added a lot to our effort. Meyers even bested Steph in the 1st half taking only 6 shots to score 5 swish3s when Steph required 7. My answer is Meyers, who can be a major factor in a 2020 NBA Championship. Alternating Meyers with Nurk (when he is back) can give us 36+ point Center scoring, open shots from high post passes and screens, and maintained hustle on the court that optimizes play from both. We are on the way to the Championship!
 
swish3 said:
Siakim scored 32 points in >80% FGA shooting that reminded me a lot of Meyers scoring 30 points in 75% FGA shooting, and added a lot to our effort. Meyers even bested Steph in the 1st half taking only 6 shots to score 5 swish3s when Steph required 7. My answer is Meyers, who can be a major factor in a 2020 NBA Championship. Alternating Meyers with Nurk (when he is back) can give us 36+ point Center scoring, open shots from high post passes and screens, and maintained hustle on the court that optimizes play from both. We are on the way to the Championship!
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No, Meyers is nothing like Siakam.
 
Kerr would start Green at Center, Nurkic can't keep up with him or switch on Klay\Curry, our transition defense still sucks, Stotts still sees things in 5 minute delay.

So things would be pretty much the same, maybe his presence could stop the bleeding in game 3 or game 4.

It was a pleasure seeing defensive players like Gasol (who gets away with fouls more often than our bigs),Siakam,Kawai and Ibaka put a body on GS scum. I really hope they will win, though it will probably give KD an excuse to stay because "they need him now". :smiley-blownose:
 
Nurk wouldn't matter. Dame actually killed us with his drives into the paint even though he was defended like a coffin for a corpse. He made horrible ("just horrible'-aka BWalton) decision making in the GS series.
 
Kerr knows we are poor decision makers. And it starts at the top.
Extend a coach ... who got swept by a team missing their best player.
Playing the Warriors the last 12 playoff games and still learned nothing ... Then extend the coach ...
Getting up by 17 3 games in a row, then blow the lead each and everytime ... Great coaching, isn't it?
stampedehero said:
Nurk wouldn't matter. Dame actually killed us with his drives into the paint even though he was defended like a coffin for a corpse. He made horrible ("just horrible'-aka BWalton) decision making in the GS series.
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joeBlazers said:
Kerr knows we are poor decision makers. And it starts at the top.
Extend a coach ... who got swept by a team missing their best player.
Playing the Warriors the last 12 playoff games and still learned nothing ... Then extend the coach ...
Getting up by 17 3 games in a row, then blow the lead each and everytime ... Great coaching, isn't it?
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Oh Yeah, Stotts is a big part of that pie chart.
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
Probably Zach. Zach has a lot of the physical tools, especially if he fills out. Needs to get more comfortable with the ball though.
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Go out and look at some of Skals highlights in College & Sac, he is the closest thing, imo, we have to Siakam. Skinny & rangy, inside out game, shot blocker.
 
Hoopguru said:
Go out and look at some of Skals highlights in College & Sac, he is the closest thing, imo, we have to Siakam. Skinny & rangy, inside out game, shot blocker.
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Agreed. However, Im not sure Skal has the desire/attitude/competitiveness to become that
 
Here the difference we wouldn't went 7 games with Nurk so we would been more rested. We wouldn't have up so many offensive rebounds. We could play through Nurk with his passing skills and that would relieve the pressure of Dame but not CJ because cj would continue to dribble the whole shot clock until he has the shot contested or uncontested. We probably would better if Stotts was smart enough to play Nurk and Zach together.
 
Sure is a large amount of Stottsbashing going on here.
I think losing Nurk handicapped Stotts immensely. And it showed.
 
Do you believe we should have been more competitive against the Warriors?
We have been losing to them for 5 years. Losing is a nice way to put it. Did they even break a sweat?
Wade Garrett said:
Sure is a large amount of Stottsbashing going on here.
I think losing Nurk handicapped Stotts immensely. And it showed.
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joeBlazers said:
Do you believe we should have been more competitive against the Warriors?
We have been losing to them for 5 years. Losing is a nice way to put it. Did they even break a sweat?
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That series was extremely competitive.
I seem to recall the Blazers building huge leads only to have GS come back ( and forth) and win in the final minute or even seconds. That's competitive to me.
Everybody has been losing to them for five years.
I believe in patience grasshopper...patience and continuity...and Nurkic.
 
Clippers , Rockets won 2 games each.
That is competitive.
We got swept for the 3rd time by the same team?
You call that competitive? You can't be serious.
Wade Garrett said:
That series was extremely competitive.
I seem to recall the Blazers building huge leads only to have GS come back ( and forth) and win in the final minute or even seconds. That's competitive to me.
Everybody has been losing to them for five years.
I believe in patience grasshopper...patience and continuity...and Nurkic.
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Mediocre Man said:
Lost
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Wade Garrett said:
Sure is a large amount of Stottsbashing going on here.
I think losing Nurk handicapped Stotts immensely. And it showed.
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These goddamn excuses... theres always so many excuses for Stotts running one basic pick n roll/screen defense and tunning slow-ass basic pick n roll offense.
 
BonesJones said:
These goddamn excuses... theres always so many excuses for Stotts running one basic pick n roll/screen defense and tunning slow-ass basic pick n roll offense.
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I think what many are saying that you may not get is whats the point?

Your not going to fit a square peg into a round hole.

Stott's did what he could with the tools.

Im just saying, some things you call excuses are facts man. some not. But with some of them being facts, it DOES limit your options. THATS a fact.
 
Wade Garrett said:
That series was extremely competitive.
I seem to recall the Blazers building huge leads only to have GS come back.
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snapshots of the scoreboard 20-30 minutes into the game don't mean much at all. It's the NBA

the series was NOT "extremely competitive". If it had been the Blazers would have won 2 or 3 games. The Blazers didn't embarrass themselves by losing games by 30 points, but there are no moral victories in the playoffs. The series with Denver was extremely competitive; getting swept doesn't fit the template
 
wizenheimer said:
snapshots of the scoreboard 20-30 minutes into the game don't mean much at all. It's the NBA

the series was NOT "extremely competitive". If it had been the Blazers would have won 2 or 3 games. The Blazers didn't embarrass themselves by losing games by 30 points, but there are no moral victories in the playoffs. The series with Denver was extremely competitive; getting swept doesn't fit the template
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and we finished with a better record and went further in the playoffs than those two teams.
 
BonesJones said:
These goddamn excuses... theres always so many excuses for Stotts running one basic pick n roll/screen defense and tunning slow-ass basic pick n roll offense.
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you mean making excuses like "I don't shoot well outdoors" or "the ground wasn't level"? :devilwink:
 
CupWizier said:
you mean making excuses like "I don't shoot well outdoors" or "the ground wasn't level"? :devilwink:
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The Weird thing about shooting outdoors compared to indoors is how much arc you gotta put on your shot. Indoors (where I normally play) I guess my shot is flat, but when I play outdoors always thinking while I shoot about oh this has to go higher.
 
hoopsjock said:
You always have to make it personal huh? You just can't fucking resist.
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and you always have to butt in where you weren't involved. It was a fucking joke so next time, just mind your own business ok.
 
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