How Would You Feel If....

[ABM]

..the Blazer signed Jeff Pendergraph?

In other words, might he be better than any PF the Blazers may have selected (without a trade) in this year's draft?

 

[barfo]

I'd feel...


nothing.


Welcome back, Jeff.

barfo

 

[jlprk]

We need a Big Bruiser for the next time Camby goes down. He says his shoulder still hurts. Pendergraph's cheap. Like to find a Better Big Bruiser.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Joke of a front office if guys like Pendergraph, Johnson, Barron get any significant playing time next season

 

[Bob Dobalina]

I'd feel...


nothing.


Welcome back, Jeff.

barfo

You do see that?
What did you feel when you saw him?
I felt nothing.
He wounded you deeply, didn't he?
No more than I wounded him.

What movie is it?

 

[julius]

If they sign Pendergraph, it's not a good sign.

Although I think Johnson could be a decent big, I hope they have something planned for a backup 4/5. Someone who is like 6'10" and has a body like Brendan Haywood or Kwame Brown.

Getting the PG was nice, but what about the bigs?

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

If they sign Pendergraph, it's not a good sign.

Although I think Johnson could be a decent big, I hope they have something planned for a backup 4/5. Someone who is like 6'10" and has a body like Brendan Haywood or Kwame Brown.

Getting the PG was nice, but what about the bigs?

Agreed.

Pendy was a weak PF who never really showed he belongs in the NBA. His last Summer League was embarrassing and had he not a contract I doubt he would have made the team. We HAVE to address how to spell LA this next season so he doesn't burn out at the end like he did this past one.
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[Blazinaway]

I'd really like to get Chuck Hayes, he's a UFA. Plays very good D and plays C.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Living in Houston, as I do, there is no way Houston doesn't re-sign Chuckwagon

 

[Draco]

I'd rather sign Chris Johnson or look for an undrafted player. Jeff was atrocious, I don't want him on the team.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Blurg.

 

[Minstrel]

I'd feel the total lack of interest that the necessary but ultimately not-that-important moves to bring in summer/training camp fodder inspires in me.

If he was brought in as some kind of "big man depth" solution, I'd feel like the team is in a lot of trouble.

 

[Wheels]

his tooth to gum ratio is a little scary.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I'd be fine with it. better than Babbitt.

 

[Rhal]

Agreed.

Pendy was a weak PF who never really showed he belongs in the NBA. His last Summer League was embarrassing and had he not a contract I doubt he would have made the team. We HAVE to address how to spell LA this next season so he doesn't burn out at the end like he did this past one.
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Pendy is a very strong PF but had to play in the center position all the time. No way he can match up with a center who is 3 inches taller and 40 pounds heavier but there are very few true centers in the league anymore, as for a backup PF I wouldn't mind him for 10-15m a night. He isn't anything special but he is a banger type in the mold of Bass. Again he is nothing special but it wouldn't kill me to see him on the court as a PF, if we put him as a center were just asking to have him to get out muscled much like Cunningham was.

 

[Spud147]

his tooth to gum ratio is a little scary.

That's his GAME FACE.

"The better to eat you with my dear."

It's supposed to look scary!

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Pendy is a very strong PF but had to play in the center position all the time. No way he can match up with a center who is 3 inches taller and 40 pounds heavier but there are very few true centers in the league anymore, as for a backup PF I wouldn't mind him for 10-15m a night. He isn't anything special but he is a banger type in the mold of Bass. Again he is nothing special but it wouldn't kill me to see him on the court as a PF, if we put him as a center were just asking to have him to get out muscled much like Cunningham was.

He had his moments, but all-in-all he didn't show me any true NBA talent. Now, to be sure, that doesn't mean he can't be with hard work. I mean, I love his attitude. But he'd have to make wholesale improvements before we'll see him again.

 

[Rhal]

He had his moments, but all-in-all he didn't show me any true NBA talent. Now, to be sure, that doesn't mean he can't be with hard work. I mean, I love his attitude. But he'd have to make wholesale improvements before we'll see him again.

I'm not saying he is a true NBA talent, but with the FA out there i'm not really excited about any of the PF options (chuck hayes is a great player but his SUCKS at rebounding mostly because of his size) and I can see us bringing in Jeff for another look. Guy can rebound to a decent extent and if he is in vs the backup PF of other teams then I can see him getting a decent rebound rate. I keep bringing in rebounding because it seems to be our second biggest flaw from our bench (first being scoring). Guy is tough and will knock someone on there ass and grab an open board, pretty much all i want from a backup 4.

 

[ABM]

I'm not saying he is a true NBA talent, but with the FA out there i'm not really excited about any of the PF options (chuck hayes is a great player but his SUCKS at rebounding mostly because of his size) and I can see us bringing in Jeff for another look. Guy can rebound to a decent extent and if he is in vs the backup PF of other teams then I can see him getting a decent rebound rate. I keep bringing in rebounding because it seems to be our second biggest flaw from our bench (first being scoring). Guy is tough and will knock someone on there ass and grab an open board, pretty much all i want from a backup 4.

Basically what I think, as well.

 

[B-Roy]

I'm not saying he is a true NBA talent, but with the FA out there i'm not really excited about any of the PF options (chuck hayes is a great player but his SUCKS at rebounding mostly because of his size) and I can see us bringing in Jeff for another look.

Chuck's career RBD% is on par with guys like Serge Ibaka and Kendrick Perkins. He's not a great rebounder by any means, but he's perfectly adequate. With Aldridge and Wallace beside him, rebounding shouldn't be that big of an issue.

 

[Wheels]

That's his GAME FACE.

"The better to eat you with my dear."

It's supposed to look scary!

ah gotcha... now imagine if he did his Haka pregame rituals with that face... opposing teams would run away!

 

[Rhal]

Chuck's career RBD% is on par with guys like Serge Ibaka and Kendrick Perkins. He's not a great rebounder by any means, but he's perfectly adequate. With Aldridge and Wallace beside him, rebounding shouldn't be that big of an issue.

The rebounding of our bench has been a problem and Hayes would have to be in the game with Wallace/Aldridge/Camby to make up for the fact he gives up a huge amount of defensive rebounds.

 

[Ed O]

The rebounding of our bench has been a problem and Hayes would have to be in the game with Wallace/Aldridge/Camby to make up for the fact he gives up a huge amount of defensive rebounds.

What do you mean by this?

Ed O.

 

[B-Roy]

The rebounding of our bench has been a problem and Hayes would have to be in the game with Wallace/Aldridge/Camby to make up for the fact he gives up a huge amount of defensive rebounds.

I don't understand what you mean by he gives up a huge amount of defensive rebounds, his DRB% for his career is 21.3%. Also, he would most certainly be on the floor with one of Wallace/Aldridge/Camby/Oden at all times, because of the thinness in the frontcourt.

 

[Spud147]

ah gotcha... now imagine if he did his Haka pregame rituals with that face... opposing teams would run away!

Exactly... making up for lack of athleticism with smart play. That, my friend, is what we call High Basketball IQ.

 

[Rhal]

What do you mean by this?

Ed O.

Chuck Hayes only gets 20.7 rebounds available to him on a team that doesn't have any great rebounders. That is sixth worst for starting centers in the league.

 

[Rhal]

I don't understand what you mean by he gives up a huge amount of defensive rebounds, his DRB% for his career is 21.3%. Also, he would most certainly be on the floor with one of Wallace/Aldridge/Camby/Oden at all times, because of the thinness in the frontcourt.

I was saying if he wasn't on the court with 2 of the 4 at all times he is going to be a liability on the rebounding end(i'd say defensive end but he is one damn pesky defender for his size). He had a huge spike on rebounding last year going from an avg of 5.2 to 8.6 with a spike of only 8 minutes in pt but that was starting for a team with no elite rebounders and because of that they gave up more offensive rebounds then everyone but 5 other teams. I don't think he would rebound that well for us and he would give up offensive boards to taller players all the time.

 

[B-Roy]

I was saying if he wasn't on the court with 2 of the 4 at all times he is going to be a liability on the rebounding end(i'd say defensive end but he is one damn pesky defender for his size). He had a huge spike on rebounding last year going from an avg of 5.2 to 8.6 with a spike of only 8 minutes in pt but that was starting for a team with no elite rebounders and because of that they gave up more offensive rebounds then everyone but 5 other teams. I don't think he would rebound that well for us and he would give up offensive boards to taller players all the time.

His rebounds didn't spike, his minutes did. His career TRB% is 16.4%, in line with his TRB% last season. There's nothing bad about that at all, and puts him among the top 20 players in the league that play significant minutes.

I think it's funny you gripe about his offensive rebounding since he was 9th in ORB% last year and was better than our own LaMarcus Aldridge, who's got almost half a foot on him. He obviously plays bigger than his size. Chuck is also one of the best post defenders in the game and doesn't require any plays run for him. He's the type of player that would fit on almost any team