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Back to Little: I matched with a woman on Tinder but we never really connected other than Snapchat follows. At one point before we disconnected she was hanging with NLit (that's never been a nickname of his until now) at a club. I felt exceedingly old, but whatever.
 
Ariza is the best Blazer to put on LBJ:(

I expect Melo and Mario, so basically Lebron is gonna average 35-40 in the series. We don’t have one wing defender worth a shit on our roster.
 
Looks like he is out for the next two weeks. Suffered a syncopal episode on the 12th. The article I saw says he fainted during a shootaround.
 
Ed O said:
Back to Little: I matched with a woman on Tinder but we never really connected other than Snapchat follows. At one point before we disconnected she was hanging with NLit (that's never been a nickname of his until now) at a club. I felt exceedingly old, but whatever.
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Either he's into cougars, or you really need to be realistic in the age group you're seeking.
 
twobullz said:
Looks like he is out for the next two weeks. Suffered a syncopal episode on the 12th. The article I saw says he fainted during a shootaround.
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Thanks for the info. I had to look up what a syncopal episode was. Always good to learn new things.
 
Let's hope he continues to get run even when the others return. His shot is better than RoCo and DJJ and he might have the most untapped potential on the team. I'd love to see what he can do playing alongside Dame, CJ, and Nurk. Also, he's already has NBA-strength and can take contact at the rim and still convert.
 
Scalma said:
Could be this years Trent. Forced to play because of injuries and establishes himself. Sucks that that seems to be the primary way a young player gets into Stotts’ rotation.
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I've always thought that he had the most potential of all our young guys. Imagine a starting lineup with Dame, Trent and Little.

And, a competent coach.

Gets me excited. Hopefully next season...
 
Scalma said:
Could be this years Trent. Forced to play because of injuries and establishes himself. Sucks that that seems to be the primary way a young player gets into Stotts’ rotation.
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So he'll be untouchable also?
 
should be on record again. I changed my moniker BEFORE we drafted nas. it was foreshadowing if you will on draft night 2019.

his shot is legit. activity can be contagious. whatever the reason, really glad he's finally getting a chance. Play so well, terry can't bench him.
 
illmatic99 said:
should be on record again. I changed my moniker BEFORE we drafted nas. it was foreshadowing if you will on draft night 2019.

his shot is legit. activity can be contagious. whatever the reason, really glad he's finally getting a chance. Play so well, terry can't bench him.
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He looks like one of the better defensive players on the team by the way he moves. He's got a quick first step. The shot looks great. It looks like he has super underrated handles as well.

Also, he's a terrific rebounder with a lot of activity near the basket. I like very much what I see. I like DJJ but Nassir is better in almost every way.
 
I loved seeing him take threes with confidence. Very Gary Trent-like in just launching them without overthinking. He also plays much bigger than he is--listed at 6'5--with a really strong body.

That said, he's played 57 games as a Blazer. This is the first time he scored over 12 points. I mean, it's great that he set a new scoring record at 30 (a lot of NBA guys never do that) but fluky things can happen when basically an entire half is garbage time.

Still, it's nice to have something to look forward to in the next game besides Dame heroics.
 
illmatic99 said:
should be on record again. I changed my moniker BEFORE we drafted nas. it was foreshadowing if you will on draft night 2019.

his shot is legit. activity can be contagious. whatever the reason, really glad he's finally getting a chance. Play so well, terry can't bench him.
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I say, he will be benched as soon as Melo says he's ok to play more minutes again.
 
This will be the true telling point of his career here IMO. Stotts has made a decision to start him the last two games. He has shown he can make a difference.
My question is how can Stotts justify putting him back on the bench? We all know Stotts believes a player should never lose his starting position due to injury. But now we are talking about a rotational position. How can he justify playing Melo over Little at this point if Jones/Roco/Kanter/Giles/Trent are all available?
Something has got to give?

My opinion obviously is worth nothing but I just don't like the idea of sitting Little back down at the end of the bench. Way too much talent and way too much upside. If Stotts wants to keep his job he better be thinking Little might be the answer. Hopefully Dame sees this also.
 
That motherfucker Stotts stil gonna find a way to bench him
 
Mediocre Man said:
In his rookie season I said Little seemed to always be in the right place. If he can consistently be a decent 3 point threat, there is literally no reason Hood or Melo should play ahead of him
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let's just hope he doesn't forget that stuff and become only a 3pt shooter like all our wings apparently do.

i remember a couple games last year against Utah and NO where he was cutting and crashing the boards. Similar to how DJ was in Miami before he became a spot up shooter on this team. Also, Little had a terrific defensive reputation in college. Hope he doesn't forget those instincts either. I keep getting reminded of how great of a shot blocker/ lob threat Meyers was in college before he became strictly a shooter here.
 
Not sure if he has gained all his weight back yet, but the guy weighed in last year at 220, with 7'2" wingspan and a 38.5 vertical leap.
So at 6'5" his wingspan is longer than Zach Collins. My point is he can play both forward positions easily. He is going to be very valuable if he continues to shoot the 3 well, and there is no reason to believe he won't. He had just started to show it last year as well before Covid hit.
 
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I'm much less impressed with "potential" than most people; way to often potential is just a mirage

but I do remember some games from Little last season when I thought he showed a good mix of athleticism and body control while displaying a foundation of of some worthwhile skills. The sum of his parts looked promising

one game won't confirm all that for me. I know he's not as good a shooter as it looked last night and he did pad his numbers in garbage time

but if Ant has 'earned' his opportunities than so has Little. And if anybody deserves less playing time it's Melo. That makes for a simple equation
 
wizenheimer said:
I'm much less impressed with "potential" than most people; way to often potential is just a mirage

but I do remember some games from Little last season when I thought he showed a good mix of athleticism and body control while displaying a foundation of of some worthwhile skills. The sum of his parts looked promising

one game won't confirm all that for me. I know he's not as good a shooter as it looked last night and he did pad his numbers in garbage time

but if Ant has 'earned' his opportunities than so has Little. And if anybody deserves less playing time it's Melo. That makes for a simple equation
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I'd say Roco and Melo both have earned less playing time. More so Melo (or at least, using Melo only as a pass to and shoot guy not a create your own shot guy).
 
Mediocre Man said:
In his rookie season I said Little seemed to always be in the right place. If he can consistently be a decent 3 point threat, there is literally no reason Hood or Melo should play ahead of him
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If Little breaks a femur, I'm still not sure he shouldn't play in front of Hood and Melo....
 
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