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I want Melo out there with what may be his last shot at a ring...he is playoff hungry and the clock is ticking...Nas is going to be better next season...Melo is a gold medalist for team USA...he shows up for the big games and I expect him to for this one.
 
riverman said:
I want Melo out there with what may be his last shot at a ring...he is playoff hungry and the clock is ticking...Nas is going to be better next season...Melo is a gold medalist for team USA...he shows up for the big games and I expect him to for this one.
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Melo may want that last shot at that ring. But if he want to show up for the big games he need to play within his role and not try to play superstar. All he need to do is stand in the corner and knock down 3s while posting up a couple time a game. I can see Nas playing well especially next to Collins and Nurkic. I can see Nas becoming a solid rotation player that prove why we didn’t need to sign another player
 
damianlillard said:
Melo may want that last shot at that ring. But if he want to show up for the big games he need to play within his role and not try to play superstar. All he need to do is stand in the corner and knock down 3s while posting up a couple time a game. I can see Nas playing well especially next to Collins and Nurkic. I can see Nas becoming a solid rotation player that prove why we didn’t need to sign another player
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Melo has been a solid starter, team player and he has some of the best footwork on the team....Nas is the future but he's raw....Nas will play...but Melo in my view is at the right place at the right time....he knows Lebron's game way better than Nas at this point...Melo just can't play 40 minutes a game...he'll need rest
 
riverman said:
Melo has been a solid starter, team player and he has some of the best footwork on the team....Nas is the future but he's raw....Nas will play...but Melo in my view is at the right place at the right time....he knows Lebron's game way better than Nas at this point...Melo just can't play 40 minutes a game...he'll need rest
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Are you implying that Melo could guard leBron effectively?
 
I’m sure we’ll see Melo at the four with the second unit, which will open up minutes at three for someone else, hopefully Nas and not Mario. Nas could be the long term answer at the position if he keeps improving his shot. He’s got everything else; defense, rebounding, slashing. I bet his ballhandling is better than Moe/Aminu/Ariza’s as well.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
Are you implying that Melo could guard leBron effectively?
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Next to Zach and Nurk....yeah...defense by committee ..I'm implying Melo knows Lebron's tendencies since he was a kid....and he's a vocal floor general for our team...Dame has pointed this out..he doesn't have to guard him one on one but we're really big with him on the floor..Lebron can't shoot 3's over him as easily as Trent or Nas...I like those 3 on the court with fresh legs....Melo will not stay out there for extended minutes nor need to but he's proven he's not a liability as a Blazer that everyone wanted to project...and he rebounds well...Melo is going to feast on the screens Zach and Nurk can provide him with and Melo is a good passer.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
Are you implying that Melo could guard leBron effectively?
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I mean, what are the alternatives? No one else is gonna stop him. At least Melo knows his game inside and out, and gets up for those opportunities.
 
2 half-seasons after finishing high school, covering 25 months, Little is inevitably dumb and inexperienced. He has stupendous animalistic athleticism. He is coachable, unlike some similar players on other teams I've watched over the years. A year from now, we'll be very happy with him.

This summer, we'll only get tantalizing glimpses.
 
riverman said:
Next to Zach and Nurk....yeah...defense by committee ..I'm implying Melo knows Lebron's tendencies since he was a kid....and he's a vocal floor general for our team...Dame has pointed this out..he doesn't have to guard him one on one but we're really big with him on the floor..Lebron can't shoot 3's over him as easily as Trent or Nas...I like those 3 on the court with fresh legs....Melo will not stay out there for extended minutes nor need to but he's proven he's not a liability as a Blazer that everyone wanted to project...and he rebounds well...Melo is going to feast on the screens Zach and Nurk can provide him with and Melo is a good passer.
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How is Melo harder to shoot over than Trent? Melo cant close space at all and it's easier to shoot over a 6'8 guy who's 4 feet away from you than a 6'5 guy who's a foot away from you. People think the taller players are automatically harder to shoot over just a big part of it is closing the space and being on the shooter when he shoots. Some of the best defense played on Lebron this season was done by Wesley Matthew's, who's just as undersized as Trent. Trent has the ability to body up on LeBron on the perimeter while being able to have a chance at staying in front. Melo could be 4 feet off LeBron, and still wouldn't have a chance. Why would LeBron even shoot over Melo when he'd basically have a free drive straight to the rim every time anyway? And yes we have good rim protectors, but you dont want them dealing with straight line drives every possession. Sounds like a plan to get Wenyen some PT before halftime due to foul trouble.

Our interior defense was fine all season. You know what sucked? Our 3pt and transition defense. Playing Melo at the 3 will make that even worse. It's a recipe for disaster. It makes no sense not to start Gary Trent Jr. at the 3.
 
riverman said:
Melo has been a solid starter, team player and he has some of the best footwork on the team....Nas is the future but he's raw....Nas will play...but Melo in my view is at the right place at the right time....he knows Lebron's game way better than Nas at this point...Melo just can't play 40 minutes a game...he'll need rest
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Knowing LeBrons game doesnt mean he can stop it. Lebron is the player that has a wide array of moves that he can go to, and Melonis Winslow that he could know what's coming and still wouldn't have the quickness to stand a chance defensively. Melo was too slow to stick with mediocre PFs at the end of this season. Now hes going to guard LeBron since he knows him...?
 
Nobody stops Lebron. Even if they know what is coming.
Melo needs to play less minutes but can be effective in those minutes.

Bottom line- Blazers are not even in the playoffs at this point whether Carmelo Anthony wants a shot at a ring or not. They have a lot to worry about before even thinking about Lebron. They need to worry about Morant, Tatum, Harden, Murray, Kawhi, Simmons, Luka. Not sure? Is Kyrie gonna play?
 
BonesJones said:
Knowing LeBrons game doesnt mean he can stop it. Lebron is the player that has a wide array of moves that he can go to, and Melonis Winslow that he could know what's coming and still wouldn't have the quickness to stand a chance defensively. Melo was too slow to stick with mediocre PFs at the end of this season. Now hes going to guard LeBron since he knows him...?
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I specified that it's Nurk Zach and Melo that will be the wall of defense on Lebron and Melo is a vocal floor coach...and has good footwork ...not one on one defense ...of course he's too slow for that...he also won't be banging in the post against 4s and 5s with Zach and Nurk on the court...big difference from playing next to Mario and Biggie that we saw at the end of the season....context
Melo put up good numbers with us on the fly.....and Nas isn't familiar with Lebron at all on that level....I'll stand by my assessment. Nas will play but I want Melo starting the first qtr and 3rd qtr of every game he can ....it's playoffs, not player development time...and the comment you made at the end there isn't related to my saying he knows his game....bit different from he knows him...Jamie Foxx knows him too....Melo grew up playing him. Nas grew up watching him...for what it's worth....Dame agrees with me on this
 
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BonesJones said:
How is Melo harder to shoot over than Trent? Melo cant close space at all and it's easier to shoot over a 6'8 guy who's 4 feet away from you than a 6'5 guy who's a foot away from you. People think the taller players are automatically harder to shoot over just a big part of it is closing the space and being on the shooter when he shoots. Some of the best defense played on Lebron this season was done by Wesley Matthew's, who's just as undersized as Trent. Trent has the ability to body up on LeBron on the perimeter while being able to have a chance at staying in front. Melo could be 4 feet off LeBron, and still wouldn't have a chance. Why would LeBron even shoot over Melo when he'd basically have a free drive straight to the rim every time anyway? And yes we have good rim protectors, but you dont want them dealing with straight line drives every possession. Sounds like a plan to get Wenyen some PT before halftime due to foul trouble.

Our interior defense was fine all season. You know what sucked? Our 3pt and transition defense. Playing Melo at the 3 will make that even worse. It's a recipe for disaster. It makes no sense not to start Gary Trent Jr. at the 3.
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yeah...you're welcome to that opinion....Lebron will dominate a smaller guard in my view...Melo should start...Trent will get plenty of burn...Nas however should not start over Melo in my view. Melo's bb IQ is important come playoff time. I love the depth now at any rate..Trent will be our 6 man and be more involved in the offense off the bench where we need scoring
 
riverman said:
yeah...you're welcome to that opinion....Lebron will dominate a smaller guard in my view...Melo should start...Trent will get plenty of burn...Nas however should not start over Melo in my view. Melo's bb IQ is important come playoff time. I love the depth now at any rate..Trent will be our 6 man and be more involved in the offense off the bench where we need scoring
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I think Collins/Whiteside/Nurk will be our 6th man. Whichever doesn't start.
 
Orion Bailey said:
I think Collins/Whiteside/Nurk will be our 6th man. Whichever doesn't start.
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Collins and Nurk are already going to start according to coach....I think the scorer off the bench will be the 6th man role, not the center but that's just how I see the role
 
There will be probably 6 man rotation in the front court Nurk Zach Whiteside Melo Trent and Mario or Nas. Melo will go around 6 minute mark about same time when CJ comes out and replacement will be Trent for CJ and Mario or Nas for Melo. Start of the 2nd Melo comes in for Zach and Whiteside comes in for Nurk. More likely Nurk will come out probably around the 4 or 5 minute mark in the 1st.
 
riverman said:
Collins and Nurk are already going to start according to coach....I think the scorer off the bench will be the 6th man role, not the center but that's just how I see the role
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Isn't 6th man, just the first guy off the bench? I think with potentially limited minutes on Nurk, it will be Whiteside first off the bench.

Oh wait, you are saying you consider the 6th man to be the highest scorer off the bench basically? If so, I get it now. Still not sure that will be Trent though. We have some scorers on the bench too.


I have toy say, its so much nicer to start arguing(debating) about Blazers instead of Politics! :)
 
Yeah since Trent can play either the 2 or the 3 he will need to be the first one off of the bench so that CJ or Melo can rest early on. And Whiteside can only play center so he will literally have to wait until Nurk come out which will probably be around the 4 mins mark
 
riverman said:
Collins and Nurk are already going to start according to coach....I think the scorer off the bench will be the 6th man role, not the center but that's just how I see the role
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Actually, Coach said on the radio this morning that Nurk is going to start, but it's a toss-up between Collins and Whiteside as to who will start with him.

damianlillard said:
And Whiteside can only play center so he will literally have to wait until Nurk come out which will probably be around the 4 mins mark
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Whiteside can only play center, true, but the talk seems to be that Nurk can slide down to the 4 alongside him.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Actually, Coach said on the radio this morning that Nurk is going to start, but it's a toss-up between Collins and Whiteside as to who will start with him.



Whiteside can only play center, true, but the talk seems to be that Nurk can slide down to the 4 alongside him.
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Whether Hassan starts or not I'm betting after a long layoff that Zach picks up quick fouls early...hope not but it's one of his weaknesses
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Actually, Coach said on the radio this morning that Nurk is going to start, but it's a toss-up between Collins and Whiteside as to who will start with him.



Whiteside can only play center, true, but the talk seems to be that Nurk can slide down to the 4 alongside him.
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Doesn't make sense starting Whiteside and Nurk at the same time. If that's so Melo comes out early and then goes in with Zach and that's means Zach playing center and Melo the 4. All I got to say Stotts trying to please veterans if he does that and it probably will back fire. They need to bring Whiteside off the bench one reason for rebounding due to the 2nd unit was terrible on the boards. I love Zach as a player but one area he been weak is the boards.
 
James lamphear said:
Doesn't make sense starting Whiteside and Nurk at the same time. If that's so Melo comes out early and then goes in with Zach and that's means Zach playing center and Melo the 4. All I got to say Stotts trying to please veterans if he does that and it probably will back fire. They need to bring Whiteside off the bench one reason for rebounding due to the 2nd unit was terrible on the boards. I love Zach as a player but one area he been weak is the boards.
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I agreee 100% I want to see the starting five be:

Dame
CJ
Trent/Little(not sure, but Little has size {oxymmoron?})
Collins
Nurk

I want Melo and Whiteside coming off the bench together and somewhat early unless Zach and Nurk are killing it.
 
kjironman1 said:
Nobody stops Lebron. Even if they know what is coming.
Melo needs to play less minutes but can be effective in those minutes.

Bottom line- Blazers are not even in the playoffs at this point whether Carmelo Anthony wants a shot at a ring or not. They have a lot to worry about before even thinking about Lebron. They need to worry about Morant, Tatum, Harden, Murray, Kawhi, Simmons, Luka. Not sure? Is Kyrie gonna play?
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The thing is, a lot of the guys you listed are guards that Portland would normally have the SF mat hed up against, and Trents "lack of size" wouldnt be an issue there.
 
riverman said:
I specified that it's Nurk Zach and Melo that will be the wall of defense on Lebron and Melo is a vocal floor coach...and has good footwork ...not one on one defense ...of course he's too slow for that...he also won't be banging in the post against 4s and 5s with Zach and Nurk on the court...big difference from playing next to Mario and Biggie that we saw at the end of the season....context
Melo put up good numbers with us on the fly.....and Nas isn't familiar with Lebron at all on that level....I'll stand by my assessment. Nas will play but I want Melo starting the first qtr and 3rd qtr of every game he can ....it's playoffs, not player development time...and the comment you made at the end there isn't related to my saying he knows his game....bit different from he knows him...Jamie Foxx knows him too....Melo grew up playing him. Nas grew up watching him...for what it's worth....Dame agrees with me on this
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You knew what I was saying. We'll see, I think its obviously the wrong call. If/when Melo at the 3 leads to disaster, it'll be be frustrating to have seen it coming
 
BonesJones said:
The thing is, a lot of the guys you listed are guards that Portland would normally have the SF mat hed up against, and Trents "lack of size" wouldnt be an issue there.
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Very true. And believe me i do like Trent. A bunch!
I really want them to play well and make it into the actual playoffs. But boy it sure seems like a long shot at this point to me. I really wish Ariza was playing. I feel they would be a stronger team all around if he was.
 
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