Lillard getting props

[crowTrobot]

On a side note, the Houston fans are going to have fun watching that team with Lin.

not to mention jeremy lin to jeremy lamb fastbreaks

 

[Spud147]

Should we start doing a countdown on his knees?

NOT funny.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Should we start doing a countdown on his knees?

Ouch. Still too soon for me.

The last three years had me as grumpy and downtrodden about the team as I've ever been (even with the Jailblazers my disappointment was mostly tempered with apathy) I want to be hopeful about the team for awhile; if I start thinking about knees and injuries that's right out the window.

 

[Spud147]

not to mention jeremy lin to jeremy lamb fastbreaks

I'm just looking forward to listening to Mike Rice try and call the Lillard to Leonard fastbreak... oh he's going to mangle that up but good! ...Or maybe he'll just decide to go with Damian and Meyers.

 

[Spud147]

Ouch. Still too soon for me.

The last three years had me as grumpy and downtrodden about the team as I've ever been (even with the Jailblazers my disappointment was mostly tempered with apathy) I want to be hopeful about the team for awhile; if I start thinking about knees and injuries that's right out the window.

So funny you say that. I sitting there all excited about the rooks after the game and then suddenly it came to me, "They hooked me again and I'm such a sucka!"

 

[mook]

So funny you say that. I sitting there all excited about the rooks after the game and then suddenly it came to me, "They hooked me again and I'm such a sucka!"

I'm right there with you. 6 months ago I wasn't sure if I'd ever attend a Blazer game again. Tomorrow night I'm catching a flight to Vegas in the middle of July to watch a couple summer league games.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

http://niagara-gazette.com/sports/x1048540334/BASKETBALL-Jonny-Flynn-named-NBA-Rookie-of-the-Month

So you're saying your Minne PG (who is coming off a serious leg injury) is going to crash and burn?

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Cool story bro, too bad hip surgery derailed him and too bad he went to Syracuse. he could have been something.

Is it a coincidence that Flynn had a decent rookie year at PG for Minne, injured his leg, and his career has been in the gutter since.

Another PG they drafted in the same draft had a good rookie year, injured his leg, and.......??

 

[Eastoff]

Is it a coincidence that Flynn had a decent rookie year at PG for Minne, injured his leg, and his career has been in the gutter since.

Another PG they drafted in the same draft had a good rookie year, injured his leg, and.......??

And now they get a SG that injured both of his legs... It sounds like they are trying to take our bad luck. That's so nice of Minne to do!

 

[PapaG]

I'm right there with you. 6 months ago I wasn't sure if I'd ever attend a Blazer game again. Tomorrow night I'm catching a flight to Vegas in the middle of July to watch a couple summer league games.

Wish I could do that as well. Have a blast. I'm interested to hear a first-hand report on how fast Lillard looks on the court. TV makes it difficult, because you can't really see spacing well on film during live action.

 

[Natebishop3]

I see Lamb looking alot like a Rudy Gay type player. His D didn't impress me; but the dude can score. Yeah we had a chance at him; but I like having a center with promise.

See, the way I look at it, the center position isn't as important as it once was. Teams with wings are dominating right now.

 

[Spud147]

I'm right there with you. 6 months ago I wasn't sure if I'd ever attend a Blazer game again. Tomorrow night I'm catching a flight to Vegas in the middle of July to watch a couple summer league games.

Sucka fool!

 

[Nikolokolus]

See, the way I look at it, the center position isn't as important as it once was. Teams with wings are dominating right now.

I have another way to look at it. Are you going to be able to out "wing" the Heat and Thunder? Probably not. So if you build something that is different and creates different kinds of matchup problems then maybe you contrast enough with them to compete?

That's not to say you can get by with substandard wings -- you definitely need good/great ones -- but maybe if you have a great point guard but can play through your big positions you get lucky that way?

Let's get real, to beat those two teams you're going to need a plethora of talent and a lot of luck, but just trying to copy them is likely to fall short.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I have another way to look at it. Are you going to be able to out "wing" the Heat and Thunder? Probably not. So if you build something that is different and creates different kinds of matchup problems then maybe you contrast enough with them to compete?

That's not to say you can get by with substandard wings -- you definitely need good/great ones -- but maybe if you have a great point guard but can play through your big positions you get lucky that way?

Let's get real, to beat those two teams you're going to need a plethora of talent and a lot of luck, but just trying to copy them is likely to fall short.

It should be noted that a Brazil team with better bigs but far inferior talent overall Hung with the US Olympic team yesterday, primarily by dominating inside. Aldridge/Freeland/Leonard could roughly compare to Nene/Splitter/Varejao (maybe). If we can do something similar--only with a much smaller overall talent gap--perhaps we might have a chance...?

 

[PapaG]

See, the way I look at it, the center position isn't as important as it once was. Teams with wings are dominating right now.

Teams with MVP-level wings are dominating.

Lamb isn't an MVP-level player, and never will be. I'm not saying Leonard will be one, either.

 

[PapaG]

I have another way to look at it. Are you going to be able to out "wing" the Heat and Thunder? Probably not. So if you build something that is different and creates different kinds of matchup problems then maybe you contrast enough with them to compete?

That's not to say you can get by with substandard wings -- you definitely need good/great ones -- but maybe if you have a great point guard but can play through your big positions you get lucky that way?

Let's get real, to beat those two teams you're going to need a plethora of talent and a lot of luck, but just trying to copy them is likely to fall short.

That was the entire idea behind offering Hibbert. He played very well against the Heat, because they had nobody to match up with him.

In other words, exactly what you said is what I'm saying. If you can't be them, become something different than them, not a lesser version of them.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

See, the way I look at it, the center position isn't as important as it once was. Teams with wings are dominating right now.

Couldn't disagree more, you're just talking flavor of the month. Right now there are not a lot of good big men, so "wings" are doing well. Of course, soon the "wing" proponents will start including PGs as "wing players" - watch fpr it.

 

[Nikolokolus]

That was the entire idea behind offering Hibbert. He played very well against the Heat, because they had nobody to match up with him.

In other words, exactly what you said is what I'm saying. If you can't be them, become something different than them, not a lesser version of them.

My bad, I missed your post.

 

[PapaG]

My bad, I missed your post.

Your post was first, though.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Your post was first, though.

Ah that partially explains how I missed it