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Domihatin

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Apparently Jerami is a guard now???

"Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara are penciled into Billups’ starting lineup at forward. Donovan Clingan will join them at center. That leaves Jrue Holiday, Jerami Grant, Matisse Thybulle and Sharpe to jockey for playing time in the rotation at guard. The Blazers had been contemplating a few starting backcourt combinations, including pairing Holiday and Henderson together, featuring Holiday alongside Grant or Sharpe, or mixing Henderson with Grant or Sharpe."
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Who writes this crap? Or is this possible? Can Grant be a guard? What am I missing?
 
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Jrue is going to start for sure, probably was very likely anyways but with the Scoot injury its guaranteed.

I bet Grant starts. He rebounds like a small guard so its all fine there.

Blazers would rather make the mistake of starting Grant when he shouldn't but then have Sharpe or someone else take his place during the year. If they started someone else who later didn't outplay Grant they can't really move the Grant as the longest tenured Blazer back into the starting role easily as he will be insulted. Not saying I agree with it that's just how the league and veterans work.
 
The only way I see Grant (or Tou for that matter) working at SG is because Deni gives the Blazers that 2nd ball handler. Essentially, they would be playing a positionless line-up (other than Clingan and Jrue)

I kind of want to see how that lineup would work, but not in the starting lineup. I prefer Sharpe starting.
 
Domihatin said:
"Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara are penciled into Billups’ starting lineup at forward. Donovan Clingan will join them at center. That leaves Jrue Holiday, Jerami Grant, Matisse Thybulle and Sharpe to jockey for playing time in the rotation at guard. The Blazers had been contemplating a few starting backcourt combinations, including pairing Holiday and Henderson together, featuring Holiday alongside Grant or Sharpe, or mixing Henderson with Grant or Sharpe."
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Who writes this crap? Or is this possible? Can Grant be a guard? What am I missing?
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Well, he was never a PF so why not?
 
I am thinking it will make sense to start the season with Sharpe off the bench as back up PG minute. If you put Sharpe in the starting line up, I am not sure who we have that can remotely run the second unit if you put all of our capable ball handler in the starting unit. We know Holiday is probbaly going to be limited to 30 mins a game max and even at that, he might start breaking down a month into the season.
 
Domihatin said:
"Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara are penciled into Billups’ starting lineup at forward. Donovan Clingan will join them at center. That leaves Jrue Holiday, Jerami Grant, Matisse Thybulle and Sharpe to jockey for playing time in the rotation at guard. The Blazers had been contemplating a few starting backcourt combinations, including pairing Holiday and Henderson together, featuring Holiday alongside Grant or Sharpe, or mixing Henderson with Grant or Sharpe."
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Who writes this crap? Or is this possible? Can Grant be a guard? What am I missing?
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What you're missing is that a post is not a thread.....there's a starting 5 thread already.
 
THE HCP said:
Looks like the future HOFer Yang will definitely be in with the REMIX this year.
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Wait? I thought he was Jokic jr? the great Chinese Hope! I was certain he was going for the Point Center position now that Scoot is out.
 
RW isn’t even cleared for contact yet.
 
Jelloman said:
I am thinking it will make sense to start the season with Sharpe off the bench as back up PG minute. If you put Sharpe in the starting line up, I am not sure who we have that can remotely run the second unit if you put all of our capable ball handler in the starting unit. We know Holiday is probbaly going to be limited to 30 mins a game max and even at that, he might start breaking down a month into the season.
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I think it needs to be Deni as the backup PG. I would slide Deni over to the point at the 7-minute mark in the first quarter
and sit Jrue while replacing him with either Tou or Grant (whoever doesn't start)

Then you bring Jrue back to start the 2nd quarter.
 
That’s how little they think he’s ready?
 
CB says they are going to definitely push the pace and get the ball up the court! Good to hear.
 
THE HCP said:
Looks like the future HOFer Yang will definitely be in with the REMIX this year.
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I listened to the whole Chauncey interview, except for a couple of minutes where the feed was bad. So what did he say about Yang and the Remix? All I heard him say about Yang is that he was progressing and will be playing for the Blazers.

Not that getting minutes with the Remix is a bad idea for a rookie.
 
Demi said he’s going to go to his left more this season. That’s what he’s been working on. Says his role on this team is to continue where he left off. Be a leader, more vocal and “do what I do”
 
Pinwheel1 said:
I listened to the whole Chauncey interview, except for a couple of minutes where the feed was bad. So what did he say about Yang and the Remix? All I heard him say about Yang is that he was progressing and will be playing for the Blazers.

Not that getting minutes with the Remix is a bad idea for a rookie.
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Joe just mentioned that he could see if Yang hasn’t played in a couple weeks, they would send him down.
 
Tumani and Dame both had great things to say about Yang’s personality and demeanor. Said he’s going to be a great teammate.
 
Camara said he played center in HS. Looks like we found our backup.
 
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