Neil's picks - CJ and Leonard

[BlazerCaravan]

MCW: 15 PER with a 26 USG%

Yuck. I can see why they tried to trade him last summer.

If you squint a bit you can also see why they still have him.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Snell? Come on.... Giannis would be pretty awesome to have right about now though.

Serious question: would Giannis (as a 3/4) have gotten off the bench in the last 2 years for us? We wouldn't have played him over Batum/Dorell last year (whether we should've or not). I have this feeling that if we'd have drafted Giannis and CJ had gone to, say, MIL, we'd be talking about how this kid in MIL looks like a poor-man's Lillard and we got this project kid that shoots 40% in limited time.

 

[Boob-No-More]

He was my 1A on draft day. :-/

My 1B is already elite at getting under the skin of opponents - Steven Adams.

Every other game some guy is pushing or throwing an elbow at Adams. He's the modern day Bill Laimbeer.

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To me, Adams is a bit of a meh. He's a 7 and 7 guy. Yeah, he'd still very young and could get better, but he looks like a career back up/marginal starter kind of player. The ONLY reason he's starting for OKC is that Kendrick Perkins sucks beyond belief. He was the worst starter in the entire NBA last season, possibly one of the worst ever.

Beyond the goonyism and thuggery, there is little similarity between Adams and Laimbeer. Yeah, Laimbeer got under his opponents' skin, but he also had some skills. He was a 4-time all-star, back when the league was full of great centers. He was also a great rebounder. He averaged over 12 rpg for four straight years and led the league in rebounding one year at 13.1 rpg. Adams is an average rebounder - nowhere in Laimbeer's league.

Anyway, we already have two centers that are way better than Adams, and Joel Freeland may have less upside, but he's pretty comparable to Adams in terms of talent and production at this point.

Of course, we didn't have Rolo and Kaman at the time of the draft, so Adams wouldn't have been a bad pick. The big man I wanted in that draft was, due to his defense, was Gorgui Dieng , but would have been happy with Gobert, too.

BNM

 

[BBert]

And Laimbeer could nail the three.

 

[magnifier661]

And Laimbeer could nail the three.

So you are saying there is hope for Leonard?!

 

[KeepOnRollin]

So you are saying there is hope for Leonard?!

Sure, if you combined Leonard's shooting and Adams tenacity.

 

[magnifier661]

Sure, if you combined Leonard's shooting and Adams tenacity.

I was thinking more T Rob and Leonard, but yours works too

 

[BBert]

I was thinking more T Rob and Leonard, but yours works too

I think Adams has better court awareness and understanding of how to play than both of them put together. He doesn't have their skill or athleticism though. Thank god.

 

[Natebishop3]

Serious question: would Giannis (as a 3/4) have gotten off the bench in the last 2 years for us? We wouldn't have played him over Batum/Dorell last year (whether we should've or not). I have this feeling that if we'd have drafted Giannis and CJ had gone to, say, MIL, we'd be talking about how this kid in MIL looks like a poor-man's Lillard and we got this project kid that shoots 40% in limited time.

Doubtful considering the dude can't stay healthy.


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[3RA1N1AC]

Serious question: would Giannis (as a 3/4) have gotten off the bench in the last 2 years for us? We wouldn't have played him over Batum/Dorell last year (whether we should've or not). I have this feeling that if we'd have drafted Giannis and CJ had gone to, say, MIL, we'd be talking about how this kid in MIL looks like a poor-man's Lillard and we got this project kid that shoots 40% in limited time.

ive thought this a bunch of times, all these guys we pine over would basically be claver, key word being PINE

 

[Natebishop3]

ive thought this a bunch of times, all these guys we pine over would basically be claver, key word being PINE

I bet you pine over a lot of guys.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

im more of an oak guy

 

[magnifier661]

im more of an oak guy

I'm more of a cherry guy

 

[3RA1N1AC]

im all about dat hard wood

 

[magnifier661]

im all about dat hard wood

Hahaha

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Leonard with 13 points (3-7 3 pointers), and CJ with 17 points tonight.

 

[MickZagger]

I hope CJ can keep it up.

 

[HailBlazers]

How about, "that kid has some unique offensive potential For a seven footer."

I just didn't really see it then, and I don't see it now.

How about now?

 

[Pinwheel1]

CJ will be fine. He has a nice all around game. Much better defender than I thought he would be.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

CJ will be fine. He has a nice all around game. Much better defender than I thought he would be.

He's feisty and gets steals you don't expect... but then again, he gets LOW on defense, and swipes at the right time.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

I wouldn't be eager to trade CJ I can tell you that. Everyone has a price of course though...

 

[BBert]

Neil's picks looked good last night.

 

[dviss1]

Yeah, MCW is a shitty version of Rondo and Rondo is not a good offensive player either.

I completely disagree. Rondo is a horrible shooter. That is all. Everything else he does on offense (one of the best passers in the NBA) is amazing and awesome. Being a bad shooter does not make you a bad offensive player.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Neil's picks looked good last night.

True, look at the score

 

[magnifier661]

True, look at the score

The score is more of a reflection of Aldridge's absence and Batum's struggles

 

[tester551]

I wouldn't be eager to trade CJ I can tell you that. Everyone has a price of course though...

I still don't see it with CJ. Even last night, I thought he had a horrible 1st half - then did nothing in the second until garbage time. For someone with the "ability to get his own shot", he sure takes a lot of long contested jumpers. Very rarely does he ever drive to the basket.

I think Houston got a steal in the Brewer trade. I would love to have Brewer coming off the bench instead of CJ.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

True, look at the score

nards had the highest +/- on the team, when he was on the floor the blazers held their own

 

[riverman]

Meyers and CJ got 30 pts in a loss. To really improve they have to play a lot and we're not going to play them a lot because we want to win now. Crabbe played great and had a big dropoff against the Rockets. Meyers can score in bunches, CJ is still adjusting offensively to the speed of the game and seems to wear himself out working on defense but credit the fact that he's trying to defend well. Meyers is not ever going to bang in the post. He passes well, better than CJ. CJ probably rebounds better than Meyers. Still a year away from being serious rotation guys

 

[BBert]

True, look at the score

LOL. I almost included the caveat of 'for bench players'. Obviously they didn't look like NBA starters.

 

[blue9]

I completely disagree. Rondo is a horrible shooter. That is all. Everything else he does on offense (one of the best passers in the NBA) is amazing and awesome. Being a bad shooter does not make you a bad offensive player.

This is the thing that gets me the most - the difference in the myths between Rondo (myth = horrible shooter) and LMA (myth = terrific shooter). Last year Rondo shot 48.9% from the 15-19' range, while LMA shot 43.4%.