Jusuf Nurkic Injury (Updates might be included)

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kjironman1 said:
Bones "Logo" Jones!
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Seen it in person?

I have. The thing about Bones is, you do NOT want to play him on an indoor court. But when he is outdoors, you might have a chance. He WILL let you know how much the ground and the rim is off though. You would think he is reforming the court with all the Bricks he brings. LOL!

Love ya @BonesJones :)

Ill say this too. Bones has that lazy fast drive. Slow looking first step, but then all of a sudden he is at the rim and your standing at the 3pt line wondering what happened. Actually reminds me a tiny bit of CJ. Wont be the quickest to the hole, but can weave and can be quicker than he looks or seems to be.
 
Nate Mann over at BE has some ideas how Whiteside and Nurk might work together on offense:
"1.Nurkic is the screen-setter for Lillard just like in Portland’s usual offense. But instead of having three shooters on the perimeter waiting for a kickout, there will only be two and Whiteside will set up camp in the dunker’s spot. If Lillard can’t create his own space—likely because the defenders blitzed the screen – he can find Nurkic slow rolling. Nurkic takes one or two dribbles to the free throw line and gives the opposing center a decision: step out and stop his drive, conceding the lob to Whiteside, or stay on Whiteside and let Nurkic barrel down the lane for a dunk.

Nurkic’s passing and decision-making abilities aren’t on par with Green’s, which isn’t a knock at all. But they’re better than Whiteside’s. Conversely, Whiteside’s verticality is nearly unmatched, making him the perfect target for alley-oops. It might not have the aesthetic of Golden State’s offense, but it could work.

Two: use Whiteside in the pick and roll and situate Nurkic on the strongside block. If the defenders blitz Lillard, he can find Nurkic in the post as a bailout. Whiteside continues his roll and gives the weakside wing a choice: step in front of Whiteside and sacrifice the skip pass to the corner shooter or stay in the corner and let Nurkic find Whiteside on the roll for an uncontested finish at the rim.

If the defense switches or doesn’t blitz Lillard in either of these scenarios, he’ll have his routine pick and roll setup but with even less spacing. That puts pressure on him to be a decision maker as well as to draw fouls.

In any case, Nurkic and Whiteside need to be active screeners both on and off the ball. They don’t attract defenders without the ball and certainly can’t space the floor, so they must free up their better scoring teammates with screens and constant movement."
He also discusses difficulties with both on the floor for defense: https://www.blazersedge.com/2020/7/...eside-two-center-lineup-nba-restart-questions
 
Scalma said:
If Nurk is knocking down open threes, this team doesn’t need that elusive third scorer they’ve been looking for/needing, not even joking. That would be a massive development. He’s Marc Gasol if that happens.
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Much better than Gasol who is a below average rebounder.
 
BonesJones said:
Hater.
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Hey, what did you think about those thoughts above on Nurk and Whiteside in this thread (from BE)? You have a lot of insight on tactics; would like to hear your thoughts on what the guy said (both on offense and defense).
 
Offense more likely they will use there double high like they do anyway. They could use high low post be effective. Defense will be the question mark for me if Nurk can guard stretch 4. The problem I see with them is the opposite team make them switch on to a guard. If I was a coach against Portland I would make Nurk or Whiteside switch on someone smaller that wouldn't be a good matchup for either big man that if both on the court at the same time. I see Stotts play with it in these 3 scrimmages coming then we can see if it works.
 
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