OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: OCTOBER 2023

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Pinwheel1 said:
Yeah but can he do that after teams scout him and make adjustments:rolleyes2:?
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How are they going to adjust to an unblockable shot that goes in very consistently? How are they going to adjust to his length on defense when he can move his feet like that? If you've watched enough of this guy's film, post players that back him down and seem to have great position where they can use the rim to keep him from blocking their shot, still get their shots blocked by those go go gadget arms. Dude is a problem and there will be no adjusting for him. If he stays healthy he's going to dominate this league.
 
I was very surprised at how quick he was moving his feet on defense in that 1 minute clip.
 
blazerkor said:
How are they going to adjust to an unblockable shot that goes in very consistently? How are they going to adjust to his length on defense when he can move his feet like that? If you've watched enough of this guy's film, post players that back him down and seem to have great position where they can use the rim to keep him from blocking their shot, still get their shots blocked by those go go gadget arms. Dude is a problem and there will be no adjusting for him. If he stays healthy he's going to dominate this league.
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Exactly, which is why I included the smiley face in my post.
 
julius said:
There's no way that anyone can convince me that the league didn't engineer Wemby to the Spurs.

You think the league wanted a unicorn on the Blazers or Charlotte (or any other teams)?

The worst part of him going there is the insane smugness of Spurs fans comes back in full effect.
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I just can’t figure out why the league doesn’t realize that the populations of New York and LA are a bit greater than San Antonio.
 
SharpesTriumph said:
No, I'd put Camara above them all. Didn't make sense to cut Watford at the time and I'd undo it if I could now. He's better than our 14th/15th man. Although with the blazers rebuilding his cheap contract has less upside here so probably irrelevant either way. It's much more damning on the value we wasted with Murray than the loss of Watford.
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I don’t think he would want 14 or 15 man minutes.
 
julius said:
There's no way that anyone can convince me that the league didn't engineer Wemby to the Spurs.

You think the league wanted a unicorn on the Blazers or Charlotte (or any other teams)?

The worst part of him going there is the insane smugness of Spurs fans comes back in full effect.
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I will be shocked if he doesn’t have some kind of injury that causes him to miss significant time in the next few years.
 
e_blazer said:
I just can’t figure out why the league doesn’t realize that the populations of New York and LA are a bit greater than San Antonio.
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And just how well are the Knicks run compared to the Spurs? And when exactly did the Lakers and Knicks get into the lottery last season?
 
tlongII said:
I knew Zach would be fine. I thought it was a HUGE mistake when we dumped him.
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Agreed. Keeping him would have cost us nothing more than a salary. And his defense and intensity are an absolute game changer.
 
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julius said:
And just how well are the Knicks run compared to the Spurs? And when exactly did the Lakers and Knicks get into the lottery last season?
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What, you don’t think that the league could give the Knicks or Lakers a heads up? Your guys look really tired. You should rest them up so they’re really charged up for next fall. You know, after the “draft”. Wink, wink.
 
e_blazer said:
What, you don’t think that the league could give the Knicks or Lakers a heads up? Your guys look really tired. You should rest them up so they’re really charged up for next fall. You know, after the “draft”. Wink, wink.
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yeah, the Lakers never benefited from the NBA helping them...
 
julius said:
There's no way that anyone can convince me that the league didn't engineer Wemby to the Spurs.

You think the league wanted a unicorn on the Blazers or Charlotte (or any other teams)?

The worst part of him going there is the insane smugness of Spurs fans comes back in full effect.
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You think the league has more power than individual owners?

The owners are the leagues boss. No way they pay $2+ billion for a franchise just to have stars like Wemby gifted to another one. Not to mention the difficulties of defrauding the CPA firms attesting to integrity of lottery. Those CPA firms have over 50x revenue than all NBA teams combined.

Plus Spurs are a small market so it doesn't even help league revenue.

But yeah don't let facts or common sense get in the way of a delusional conspiracy theory.
 
Wemby looks unreal, might have the best rookie season since LeBron, or heck ever.

Injuries are #1 #2 and #3 concern I'd have for him to be a multi time MVP and champion.

He does all sorts of things to prevent injuries, strengthen his feet and many types of foot exercises before games. Windhorst reported on it before the draft. Still just seems like the physics of being 7'5 is impossible to mitigate.

Saw him in person at summer league and was worried he'd fall and break.
 
Cugel said:
Grizz will have to pick up somebody, that is a pretty significant loss. Adams sets monster picks, has superhuman strength, and is probably the most seasoned vet on the roster.
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Steven Adams is a big part of their offense.
The Grizzlies didn't have a backup center off the bench.
Could be a rough season for them.
 
blazerfan11 said:
Some people Want the Trail Blazers to be bad.
Robert Williams won't be taking playing time from Scoot or Sharpe.
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Sure he is somewhat of a risk healthwise, but he is the type of defender we have all been asking for. You either get a young forward for him that is better than anyone we currently have, or you roll the dice on his health. But trading him for a pick would not make me happy.
 
Samuel said:
Clarke and a first?
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The problem with trading Williams is we’re going to have to find another backup big, which is already unsteady given Williams’ health. I think I’d rather keep Williams unless it was an overpay like their ‘24 unprotected 1st and ‘26 top 10 protected 1st with Clarke. Otherwise, the upside for us with Williams might be his impact on this team, not his trade value.
 
BankTeller said:
The problem with trading Williams is we’re going to have to find another backup big, which is already unsteady given Williams’ health. I think I’d rather keep Williams unless it was an overpay like their ‘24 unprotected 1st and ‘26 top 10 protected 1st with Clarke. Otherwise, the upside for us with Williams might be his impact on this team, not his trade value.
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Yes, let's just keep Williams
 
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