Nurkic leaving? (2 Viewers)

[Mr. Robot]

Make it Top 6 and add Little.

make it top 7 and add simons, im intrigued by his upside

that being said, all of them except dame can go in the right deal (yes, that includes nurk and it hurts me to say it)

 

[Haakzilla]

 

[James lamphear]

Hopefully Nurk is back and the rumor is there going to guaranteed his contract. Will there be extension who knows. He going get help hopefully they sign Zach and maybe some adjustments on the roster. But first let's see who's the head coach.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

we shoot so many damn 3’s that hard to tell if they need the work or if the coach needed to use them more.

I felt like Stotts relied to heavily on the 3. We had the lead in last game I would have given Carmelo some post up opportunities and drive to the basket more wasn’t like they had a shot blocker. I love that we are great 3 point shooting team but in playoff games you need easy baskets when things get tight, sorry rambling

Bill Laimbeer was one of the first 3pt shooting big men. But for being a big slow white guy he was tough on D and knew how to flop. I would love to see Nurk and Collins be more like Laimbeer.

 

[riverman]

Bill Laimbeer was one of the first 3pt shooting big men. But for being a big slow white guy he was tough on D and knew how to flop. I would love to see Nurk and Collins be more like Laimbeer.

I've wanted him on our bench for many, many years....I think he's got a league exec job with the WNBA after coaching his team to a couple championships....he's a great coach and motivator

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I've wanted him on our bench for many, many years....I think he's got a league exec job with the WNBA after coaching his team to a couple championships....he's a great coach and motivator

He's coach and GM of the Las Vegas WNBA team.

 

[riverman]

He's coach and GM of the Las Vegas WNBA team.

He won two championships with the Detroit Shock franchise...I think the first one was his 2nd year as a coach...pretty impressive resume...won coach of the year as well...I'd love to have him as a big man coach...he'd be great with guys like Zach and Nurk.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

He won two championships with the Detroit Shock franchise...I think the first one was his 2nd year as a coach...pretty impressive resume...won coach of the year as well

He won 3 championships with the Shock.

 

[riverman]

He won 3 championships with the Shock.

I'll bet Hakeem is tired of the Rockets big man coaching gig by now...he'd sure be a great big man coach.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I'll bet Hakeem is tired of the Rockets big man coaching gig by now...he'd sure be a great big man coach.

I'm betting Hakeem is pretty comfortable in Houston. Maybe we could get him to come here for a few years.

 

[Mr. Robot]

 

[Haakzilla]

...interesting Nurk is commenting on random Twitter threads. Makes me wonder how far down the rabbit hole he's already gone mentally. Maybe he can catch Nurk fever again while he's at it!

 

[MickZagger]

I’ve known Jason Hassler for years. Kinda cool to see his tweets are getting retweeted in these parts.

 

[GDiama]

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Of course he makes the team better, but this is not enough. He needs to play more minutes and he cannot really do it with his silly foul proneness. And he is also injury prone as well...

Ayton has 4 total fouls in 3 games against Jokic. Nurkic averaged 5 per game. This not only takes away minutes so he played only 29 per game but it also means some of those 29 minutes he cannot play as well as he can because he is trying to avoid fouls.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

Of course he makes the team better, but this is not enough. He needs to play more minutes and he cannot really do it with his silly foul proneness. And he is also injury prone as well...

Ayton has 4 total fouls in 3 games against Jokic. Nurkic averaged 5 per game. This not only takes away minutes so he played only 29 per game but it also means some of those 29 minutes he cannot play as well as he can because he is trying to avoid fouls.

Ayton also has a team surrounding him that plays defense. Nurk didn’t.

Not saying that is the sole reason but surely a contributing factor.

 

[B-Roy]

Nurk just got engaged!

 

[Haakzilla]

Nurk just got engaged!

...that is perfect way to lift his spirits!!

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I'll bet Hakeem is tired of the Rockets big man coaching gig by now...he'd sure be a great big man coach.

I don't think he has ever been big man coach for Houston. He ran a free big man camp for a while and has also worked with guys individually from any team. Not sure if he is still doing that. Sounds as if he doesn't want to be tied down to a regular job.

 

[Mr. Robot]

Nurk just got engaged!

he was in los angeles these days, i dont know if he engaged his girlfriend in the los angeles too

nurk to lakers confirmed

 

[AldoTrapani]

Of course he makes the team better, but this is not enough. He needs to play more minutes and he cannot really do it with his silly foul proneness. And he is also injury prone as well...

Ayton has 4 total fouls in 3 games against Jokic. Nurkic averaged 5 per game. This not only takes away minutes so he played only 29 per game but it also means some of those 29 minutes he cannot play as well as he can because he is trying to avoid fouls.

wow that’s crazy. 4 fouls through 3 games? Nuts

 

[Duckhook]

...that is perfect way to lift his spirits!!

Hopefully it doesn't have the effect like it does to PGA tour pros... their game always seems to turn to shit after an engagement/marriage.

 

[Haakzilla]

Hopefully it doesn't have the effect like it does to PGA tour pros... their game always seems to turn to shit after an engagement/marriage.

...haaaa, was thinking the same thing! Spieth and Fowler most well-known recent ones. I'm nearly 3yrs in too...I can only imagine having to try and lock-in for 4 rounds in 4 days -- I'm lucky if it happens once a year nowadays!

 

[Blazinaway]

Hopefully Nurk is back and the rumor is there going to guaranteed his contract. Will there be extension who knows. He going get help hopefully they sign Zach and maybe some adjustments on the roster. But first let's see who's the head coach.

Team would be stupid not to guarantee his contract for next year which I believe is at 11-12 mil, worst case is he has good value in a trade if we don't want to keep him

 

[wizenheimer]

Team would be stupid not to guarantee his contract for next year which I believe is at 11-12 mil, worst case is he has good value in a trade if we don't want to keep him

there is no doubt Portland will guarantee. It's a bargain contract, even with accounting for the injury history. If Portland gets 70+ games from Nurk, he'll be the 2nd best player on the team. He probably was that this year

and yeah, that's assuming there won't be a blockbuster trade....which seems a safe assumption with the same front office

 

[Duckhook]

...haaaa, was thinking the same thing! Spieth and Fowler most well-known recent ones. I'm nearly 3yrs in too...I can only imagine having to try and lock-in for 4 rounds in 4 days -- I'm lucky if it happens once a year nowadays!

Add Dustin Johnson to that list too... although his might have been the nose candy in addition to marrying

 

[blazerkor]

Add Dustin Johnson to that list too... although his might have been the nose candy in addition to marrying

Dustin Johnson isn't even married to Gretzky yet. Also he's the number one ranked golfer in the PGA.

 

[Duckhook]

Dustin Johnson isn't even married to Gretzky yet. Also he's the number one ranked golfer in the PGA.

I had said "engaged" as well in my original post - that's what I was referring to. Look up what DJ went through and his subsequent departure from golf when he first started dating Gretzky. We're talking 6-7 years ago I think.

 

[jlprk]

...interesting Nurk is commenting on random Twitter threads. Makes me wonder how far down the rabbit hole he's already gone mentally. Maybe he can catch Nurk fever again while he's at it!

Nurk just got engaged!

He's gone down the rabbit hole with the fever!

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Nurk has clear value on both ends so I expect to bring him back.

If there is a Towns type of trade then send him out, but anything less than an allstar in return I expect to see Nurk as a Blazer next season. If he leaves in free agency next summer then so be it, that is always a risk.

I hope Nurk doesn't bitch publicly about his role and other frustrations as he did last season, he has plenty of areas to focus on his own improvement than other peoples jobs in the organization.

 

[wizenheimer]

I hope Nurk doesn't bitch publicly about his role and other frustrations as he did last season, he has plenty of areas to focus on his own improvement than other peoples jobs in the organization.

one area he really needs to improve:



he throws up way too much weak shit around the rim. He should not have the same conversion rate at the rim as CJ