OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA THREAD- March 2021

[Chris Craig]

Ok let's resign Steve Blake. He needs to catch up.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Pups beat Suns, who after winning 5 straight have now lost 2 of 3.

 

[DDolla]

Edward’s 42 pts and beat the Suns

 

[Titan]

Wolves should trade or chase after a good PG instead of going after Aaron Gordon. That would give them a better chance at turning it around.

 

[OneSport3]

Who says that mid-season coaching changes don’t work. Atlanta has won 7 in a row and jumped to 6th place in the East since Nate took over. Minnesota has played much better since Chris Finch took over.

 

[Natebishop3]

Wolves should trade or chase after a good PG instead of going after Aaron Gordon. That would give them a better chance at turning it around.

Isn’t that what Russell is for?

 

[MickZagger]

Danny & Stevens on the hot seat?

I’d want both

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Who says that mid-season coaching changes don’t work. Atlanta has won 7 in a row and jumped to 6th place in the East since Nate took over. Minnesota has played much better since Chris Finch took over.

2006 Heat and 2016 Cavs both won titles after firing coach midseason.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Wolves should trade or chase after a good PG instead of going after Aaron Gordon. That would give them a better chance at turning it around.

They will probably draft either Cade Cunningham or Jalen Suggs.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

They will probably draft either Cade Cunningham or Jalen Suggs.

I don't think they can get either guy. The Warriors own their pick. Is it protected?

 

[jlprk]

Yes, top-3.

http://prosportstransactions.com/basketball/DraftTrades/Future/Timberwolves.htm

 

[AldoTrapani]

Wolves should trade or chase after a good PG instead of going after Aaron Gordon. That would give them a better chance at turning it around.

They literally have a young all star point guard

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[Titan]

Isn’t that what Russell is for?

Meh, though could be used as a trade chip

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Wolves should trade or chase after a good PG instead of going after Aaron Gordon. That would give them a better chance at turning it around.

Rubio is the main force behind their turnaround. They should unload D'Angelo Russell instead.

 

[Titan]

They literally have a young all star point guard

Not impressed

 

[Titan]

Rubio is the main force behind their turnaround. They should unload D'Angelo Russell instead.

Yeah, see my post above yours, though I think Rubio is not long term answer.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Yeah, see my post above yours, though I think Rubio is not long term answer.

Hey, given the way the planet is going, he's long term enough.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Edward’s 42 pts and beat the Suns

He reminds me of former Wolf (and Blazer) JR Rider. Super-talented scorer, big and strong, but kind of a space cadet. I always felt calm when JR was shooting free throws because I didn't get the impression he felt pressure.

 

[Hoopguru]

I’d want both

Not a big Stevens fan. Inherited the load of talent and picks they got when he took the job and hasn't been able to get to the finals in what used to be a weak east.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

The Blazers, maligned for feasting on bad teams, are now 10-10 vs. .500+ teams. Not bad.

Same record as the Lakers.

 

[MickZagger]

Rubio is the main force behind their turnaround. They should unload D'Angelo Russell instead.

Dude, you’ve been gargling Rubios balls for over a decade now. He’s a below average player who’s teams are always stank.

 

[MickZagger]

Not a big Stevens fan. Inherited the load of talent and picks they got when he took the job and hasn't been able to get to the finals in what used to be a weak east.

His teams have always been young and too many players with the same skill set. I think he’s easily in the top tier of coaching minds.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Things that make you go Hmmm:
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...-ii-wins-g-league-defensive-player-year-award

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Dude, you’ve been gargling Rubios balls for over a decade now. He’s a below average player who’s teams are always stank.

Whose.

 

[wizenheimer]

Whose.

proper grammar while gargling takes talent

 

[Rastapopoulos]

proper grammar while gargling takes talent

Imagine the talent required to play point guard while being gargled.

 

[wizenheimer]

Imagine the talent required to play point guard while being gargled.

I think that's normal in Euro-League

 

[Hoopguru]

For those that have been on Trent and his shooting:
Brady Hawk: Tyler Herro on the shooting struggles, “Shooters shoot, and we just have to continue to shoot..It’s a long season, and it’s a grind.”
– via Twitter BradyHawk305
Pretty standard position for any shooter, including ours.

 

[wizenheimer]

For those that have been on Trent and his shooting:
Brady Hawk: Tyler Herro on the shooting struggles, “Shooters shoot, and we just have to continue to shoot..It’s a long season, and it’s a grind.”
– via Twitter BradyHawk305
Pretty standard position for any shooter, including ours.

Trent has attempted over 600 three's in his career and has 40% on them. I think 600 shots is an adequate enough sample size to have a decent idea on his shooting ability from deep. 40% is a pretty good rate of conversion. Obviously, there will be 5 and 10 game chunks of fairly significant variance, but that's true for all shooters, even Curry

I think at this point we can expect Trent to be in the range of 38-42% on three's. And yeah, that range I just pulled out of the air, but it seems realistic. Trent is a good shooter. What he isn't yet is a good defender, positional rebounder, or ball-handler. I'd say best case is being a moderate usage, higher efficiency shooter with decent defense. But right now, he's kind of one-dimensional

unfortunately, NBA & Blazer history suggests he may very well be overpaid on his 2nd contract, and another bloated contract is not what Portland needs