Notice nurk is unhappy with his role

[Mr. Robot]

ill remind everyone that chauncey billups in his introductory press said that nurk can score more and that hes happy to facilitate and he talked with nurk a lot and nurk liked what he said (nurks words), but turns out billups lied

ill post a comment which nurk liked after game against the clippers and it perfectly explains how he feels about his situation so far this season, which is not good at all and hes understandably unhappy with his role

Spoiler: comment translation

Dear brother, I hope you are aware of what we all see, and that is that you do not deserve this kind of treatment. Others make mistakes and your minutes go down. You serve only to set screens, you take 6 to 7 shots per match and according to the fans, in the end you are the main culprit for the losses. For quite some time you dont fit into this “chaos” called Portland. Get out of there as soon as possible, they don't deserve you. You have much greater potential than what they use you for there.

then a pair of cryptic tweets last night which are pretty easy to understand




just trade him already, its for the best... player who is not fully engaged is not good for the team

 

[Tince]

ill remind everyone that chauncey billups in his introductory press said that nurk can score more and that hes happy to facilitate and he talked with nurk a lot and nurk liked what he said (nurks words), but turns out billups lied

ill post a comment which nurk liked after game against the clippers and it perfectly explains how he feels about his situation so far this season, which is not good at all and hes understandably unhappy with his role

Spoiler: comment translation

Dear brother, I hope you are aware of what we all see, and that is that you do not deserve this kind of treatment. Others make mistakes and your minutes go down. You serve only to set screens, you take 6 to 7 shots per match and according to the fans, in the end you are the main culprit for the losses. For quite some time you dont fit into this “chaos” called Portland. Get out of there as soon as possible, they don't deserve you. You have much greater potential than what they use you for there.

then a pair of cryptic tweets last night which are pretty easy to understand




just trade him already, its for the best... player who is not fully engaged is not good for the team

Poor guy has is 3 for 3 on coaches who he feels don't use him properly. What bad luck.

He has skills, but his maturity has always been the #1 reason I didn't want him to have a bigger role. Stuff like this only validates those beliefs.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Package for Ayton

 

[BonesJones]

Package for Ayton

Not possible.

 

[BonesJones]

Chauncey isn't utilizing Nurkic like he said he would. I can't blame Nurkic if he feels lied to. Being upset about that combined with how much he's hated on by the fanbase isn't an immaturity thing

 

[beast blazer]

He fumbles the ball all the time and does that stupid flip shot shit.

 

[Tince]

Chauncey isn't utilizing Nurkic like he said he would. I can't blame Nurkic if he feels lied to. Being upset about that combined with how much he's hated on by the fanbase isn't an immaturity thing

You're not noticing a trend that he feels wronged by every coach he's played for? You think he's just super unlucky and he only had coaches who are out to get him?

These general statements that he's hated by the fanbase seem to be surmised from a handful of tweets and message board posts. You could also take a handful of tweets and posts of people saying he's an all-star level center and say "the fanbase thinks he's an all-star."

I don't hate the guy, but I wish he would have a bit more self-awareness.

 

[Blazinaway]

Chauncey isn't utilizing Nurkic like he said he would. I can't blame Nurkic if he feels lied to. Being upset about that combined with how much he's hated on by the fanbase isn't an immaturity thing

Hmmm ,don't know about the "hated on by the franchise part". For the most part Nurk does not take very much "heat" here IMO, NOTHING compared to CJ. And its only this year so far that I have seen more discontent here, but IMO in general it's far, far from "hated". He is a decent/serviceable Center IMO, nothing more/nothing less. I think many of us thought when he came here he would turn out better than he has, it is what it is. I think there are much more serious issues with this team's personnel than Nurk, he and Roco are both expirings so trades could very well be explored. A LOT depends upon what happens with Olshey and whether a blowup in in the cars or not.

 

[riverman]

No player on this roster should be happy about their role yet....because they haven't really learned how to play that role for 4 qtrs.....Nurk feeds off emotions and like most competitive young guys...probably isn't as patient as he needs to be...he'll be fine with this coaching staff and Dame in his ear. He should want to be Jokic level...I like that that's his goal...now he needs to find out how to get there and still be a two way player....so do a lot of our returning players

 

[Mr. Robot]

nurk is the most hated player on blazers reddit and blazersedge too and then you can find some hateful comments on twitter too

nurk is paying attention to those things, you can bet hes reading this forum too if he knows that it exists

 

[B-Roy]

He’s not good enough to justify more usage. His value is on the defensive end, setting screens and rebounding.

I wish he was good enough to deserve more shots. The team would be better.

 

[Chris Craig]

nurk is the most hated player on blazers reddit and blazersedge too and then you can find some hateful comments on twitter too

nurk is paying attention to those things, you can bet hes reading this forum too if he knows that it exists

Fans don't hate him. They are just very disappointed because he clearly has the ability to be at another level. We have seen it.

I wonder how much his sulking at not getting a bigger role is part of his lack of effort. If he put in the effort he would play far better and in turn get a bigger role as a result.

 

[B-Roy]

With that said though, I’d be happy to give some of CJs usage to Nurk. Even with the flip shots he’d probably be more efficient that CJ.
I didn’t realize he was at a sub 20% usage rate, lowest of his career. But shooting the highest percentage of his career.

 

[Chris Craig]

I understand how tired he must be of just being a screen setter and passer all the time. He needs to stop playing soft and finish strong at the rim. I don't know if he is afraid or just lazy, but he doesn't use his body, and his effort isn't a concerted one.

Dude has been a beast in the past. We have seen his capability. Maybe he is just done showing it here in Portland because he feels unappreciated.

 

[julius]

Quit being the Bosnian Least then.

 

[BBert]

He fumbles the ball all the time and does that stupid flip shot shit.

That he rushes. It's like he's afraid if he doesn't catch the defender off guard he will be helpless. Just catch the fucking ball. Then size up the defense. Then make a strong move. He plays offense like a wuss.

 

[BBert]

Also more often than not he releases his flips too far from the basket, while moving too fast toward the backboard. I think he's insecure, as evidenced by his immaturity, and doesn't have the confidence he tries to project.

 

[BBert]

nurk is the most hated player on blazers reddit and blazersedge too and then you can find some hateful comments on twitter too

nurk is paying attention to those things, you can bet hes reading this forum too if he knows that it exists

Really? I've never visited those sludge pools. I hope Nurk doesn't either.

 

[illmatic99]

Chauncey isn't utilizing Nurkic like he said he would. I can't blame Nurkic if he feels lied to. Being upset about that combined with how much he's hated on by the fanbase isn't an immaturity thing

Still no excuse for going public

 

[brooklynballer]

Fans don't hate him. They are just very disappointed because he clearly has the ability to be at another level. We have seen it.

I wonder how much his sulking at not getting a bigger role is part of his lack of effort. If he put in the effort he would play far better and in turn get a bigger role as a result.

Bingo!

 

[Mr. Robot]

Really? I've never visited those sludge pools. I hope Nurk doesn't either.

he responded on a few negative comments on blazersedge facebook page and i can only assume hes reading their site too

i dont have proof about reddit, but he also responded fans on twitter even he wasnt tagged and that suggests he types his own name and looks for comments

some guys dont care what people say or write, he obviously cares about it, hes sensitive (not kevin durant level, but still)

 

[BBert]

Every player in the league knows to step in and draw the charge any time Nurk catches the ball while he's rushing to the basket. It's automatic. Just once I'd like to see him be aware of the defender and come to a jump stop. He's not Norman Powell for Pete's sake.

 

[Mr. Robot]

Still no excuse for going public

maybe he told it to chauncey billups, but nothing changed

or its rich pauls strategy to either give him the bigger role or to trade him

 

[BBert]

Nurk has a ton of ability. I am rooting hard for him to be the beast he can be. His problem is whatever is going on in his head, and perhaps his emotional state.

 

[MadeFromDust]

Well we're unhappy with his play.

 

[julius]

Without fail, while listening to or watching the game, you can almost predict when Nurk will get an offensive foul called on him.

It's so regular, it's like clockwork.

Maybe quit making the same mistakes a rookie makes and your role will improve.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

He's having a good year if you look beyond just points for game. His rebounds per game is his best ever and also his two point shooting at .600. His rebounding, screen setting and defense is very valuable although he needs to stay engaged to be effective. I will say again that I think he needs to be able to make a 10-12' open shot consistently if he wants to be more effective. He would also be more effective as a passer if he could perfect that shot. I think that in general, Billups seems to be having trouble installing new wrinkles to the offense, but Nurkic needs to go to Billups and talk about this.

 

[julius]

He needs to look in a mirror. His skills aren't being utilized because his shooting from more than 5 feet isn't consistent.

 

[illmatic99]

He's having a good year if you look beyond just points for game. His rebounds per game is his best ever and also his two point shooting at .600. His rebounding, screen setting and defense is very valuable although he needs to stay engaged to be effective. I will say again that I think he needs to be able to make a 10-12' open shot consistently if he wants to be more effective. He would also be more effective as a passer if he could perfect that shot. I think that in general, Billups seems to be having trouble installing new wrinkles to the offense, but Nurkic needs to go to Billups and talk about this.

And he is doing so much for our defense in covering up for so many people. Outside of Norman, Nurk is compensating for all the mistakes the other three starters make. I can get his frustration but going to social to complain is straight out of the Rich Paul playbook.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

He went from The Beast to Laker Marc Gasol