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STOMP said:
Height isn't as important a measurement as weight, wingspan and standing reach as you don't play hoops with the top of your head. Little has legit NBA SF size in what matters.

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Just to nit pick I think Height is fairly important. Height can really help with seeing the floor, seeing over defenders, changing your passing lanes. Id agree its not vastly important, but outside of Stockton, the best passers in NBA history are probably Bird, Magic, Lebron and Bill Walton, I think their height sure helped them see things, make cross court passes, etc.
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
Just to nit pick I think Height is fairly important. Height can really help with seeing the floor, seeing over defenders, changing your passing lanes. Id agree its not vastly important, but outside of Stockton, the best passers in NBA history are probably Bird, Magic, Lebron and Bill Walton, I think their height sure helped them see things, make cross court passes, etc.
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Nash was a good passer, as was Kidd, Maravich, Thomas and I'm sure others. I don't know if height matters as much as skill and basketball IQ.
 
julius said:
Nash was a good passer, as was Kidd, Maravich, Thomas and I'm sure others. I don't know if height matters as much as skill and basketball IQ.
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Nash had to run under the rim and probe and probe and probe, CP3 is a good passer too, I am not saying that height is the only factor, but I believe it helps.
 
I’ve got an itch to see Little get rotation minutes. Portland’s rebounding suffers when Whiteside is on the bench. Labissiere is a power forward that’s forced to play the five with Collins out. Little is an excellent rebounder and that usually translates. Stotts cut the rotation to 9 against the Spurs, but it’s still early in the season, so if there was a time to give Little a look, it’d be now. If Simons can get a look last year considering how raw he was, so can Little.
 
riverman said:
college success doesn't always translate...see Adam Morrison and Jimmer Fredette. Long list of guys who had great college programs and success but couldn't hang with the big boys in the NBA....TRob was another....Royce White ..then second round picks or one and done college guys like Will Barton or first rounder Zach Collins come into the league and get it. There are some guys who are serious students of the game...others just want a million bucks and a disco.
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Ralph Sampson was pretty much a bust.
 
Scalma said:
I’ve got an itch to see Little get rotation minutes. Portland’s rebounding suffers when Whiteside is on the bench. Labissiere is a power forward that’s forced to play the five with Collins out. Little is an excellent rebounder and that usually translates. Stotts cut the rotation to 9 against the Spurs, but it’s still early in the season, so if there was a time to give Little a look, it’d be now. If Simons can get a look last year considering how raw he was, so can Little.
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Labissiere looks lousy to me.
I anxiously await the return of Nurkic and Gasol which will transform this team.
 
Young Gerald Wallace showed up. Outside of Dinwiddie blowing past him one time he was steady defensively, pretty impressive for a rookie. Crashed the boards and brought energy. He should be playing over Tolliver at the least. Still only 19, what’s he going to look like after a year in an nba strength program?
 
Shit coaching aside, Little has earned playing time. He held his own against one of the better players in the league right now, a power forward that had a considerable size advantage, at least height/length wise. Still only 19 with an nba body. His energy and play in transition is really Gerald Wallace all over again. Hopefully he develops into a better shooter than crash but he should be fine regardless. If we’re gonna suck/be injured all season, may as well develop guys like Little and Anfernee.
 
His IQ on both ends is night and day different than what he showed at UNC.

He's a demon on the court with elite rebounding instincts.

He has the makings of a young Ron Artest.

His iso defense is already above average.
 
Fez Forthright said:
His IQ on both ends is night and day different than what he showed at UNC.

He's a demon on the court with elite rebounding instincts.

He has the makings of a young Ron Artest.

His iso defense is already above average.
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I think the style of the NBA game suits him much better. College is more structured, half court sets, slow and methodical. Where in the NBA it’s faster and more spread out it allows him to use his skill set much better.
 
Little hitting those threes was very exciting for me, as the rest of his game is raw but energetic. Being able to hit open threes definitely helps him get more minutes. I'm very happy for him and hope he can fill our gaping hole as a strong 3/4 defender.
 
I am really liking Nas. I want to see him go up against top notch teams/player consistently so he can learn, develop and grow. I think he was an outstanding draft pickup for Portland.
 
The offense we have is not conducive to Nassir and he's still breaking through and doing good things. In the Stotts offense, he's relegated to park in the corner for a 3 which is an absolute waste. Let's get him some cuts to the basket. His handle looks to be really good too.
 
Trying to think of the best comparison for him. I toyed with Kersey, but he's more like a non-asshole Ruben Patterson?
 
SIeepwalker said:
We got back to back steals so at least that's a bright spot in this pretty awful start
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We might even get another huge upgrade with the lottery pick this year. I really think this will be a blessing in disguise having this very temporary tank season this year as well. Simons, Little and this pick this season? We might be on to something
 
Isn't he really a Kawhi-lite? Similar height and weight, wingspan only differs by 1-2", shows he can hit the three, play good defense and rebound. Not sure there is anyone closer.
 
Who was better after his first few nba games, Collins or Little ?
 
Labinot41 said:
Who was better after his first few nba games, Collins or Little ?
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We will have to see after Little has a few NBA games. Obviously on a small sample Little looks better across the board.
 
Reep said:
Isn't he really a Kawhi-lite? Similar height and weight, wingspan only differs by 1-2", shows he can hit the three, play good defense and rebound. Not sure there is anyone closer.
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Kawhi is a mid ranger sniper. Little I don’t think will have that.
 
It's too fucking bad that just as Nassir Little is showing a little of what he can do, we add Carmelo Anthony. It's very disappointing.
We also saw some nice passing from Anfernee Simons against the Pelicans. It was kind of shocking how quickly he whipped the ball to Bazemore, I'm glad Bazemore caught the passes.
Simons seems to have as good or better (or maybe he's just more willing?) vision as Lillard and McCollum. Maybe he doesn't feel the pressure to score as much. Whatever it is, he could make the Blazers more dangerous on offense by being less predictable and quicker in execution. He does not seem to play favorites as to whom he's passing to (which is great if he's playing with all shooters.) Even when he got in a jam near the hoop, instead of taking a difficult contested shot, he made a un-panicked pass to Labissiere who missed a pretty easy mid-range shot.
 
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