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I hate to say it but Claver looks lost in the D-League. In fact, only Karl looks like anything. The entire team can't throw a rock in the ocean. Meanwhile the Toros are getting layups and threes.
 
Barton is a chicken with his head cut off - particularly on D. He is GOD-AWFUL on D.
 
Typical contributions: Claver plays solid defense - gets rebound. Gives to Karl. Karl throws good quick long outlet part to Barton. Barton throws wild off-balance shot in traffic, bad miss.
 
I think Luke Babbitt could give Barton defensive pointers. He's that bad.
 
Claver looks so hangdog. Mind you, if I'd gone from winning games in front of pack adoring crowds in Valencia, Spain to getting blown out in Boise Idaho in front of three old people and a dog, I'd look hangdog too.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Barton is a chicken with his head cut off - particularly on D. He is GOD-AWFUL on D.
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Definitely. He plays with almost no discipline. I think he's equally wild on both ends. On offense he kills any kind of flow when he randomly drives into the teeth of the defense and throws up a wild shot or surprises his teammates with a bad pass a their ankles in traffic. I appreciate that he plays hard, I just wish he'd play a little smarter.

Claver just kind of blends in. He looks like a guy who just wants to be a role player. Maybe that's all he's capable of. It's not like he was tearing it up in Europe.
 
LuckyShot said:
Definitely. He plays with almost no discipline. I think he's equally wild on both ends. On offense he kills any kind of flow when he randomly drives into the teeth of the defense and throws up a wild shot or surprises his teammates with a bad pass a their ankles in traffic. I appreciate that he plays hard, I just wish he'd play a little smarter.
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What do you expect from a University of Memphis player?

I'd caution any team to draft a fellow Memfrican, because Calipari created the only basketball environment that could be sustained in our city. Every time the Tigers hit the court, it's like playing a pick-up game at the park. It's a fast, spread style of offense with little emphasis being put on half-court decision making or defense. It's not good for their players' development, but that's the only way they can keep getting our local recruits.
 
LuckyShot said:
Claver just kind of blends in. He looks like a guy who just wants to be a role player. Maybe that's all he's capable of. It's not like he was tearing it up in Europe.
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Being a good team player apparently gets recognized, then.

I have the feeling that both Claver and Babbitt would really excel if put in a D'Antoni system. Hey, maybe we can bundle everybody but our "big four" and trade for Pau Gasol. This wouldn't hurt the rebuilding, because Gasol's a FA at the end of the year.
 
I was pondering if the Blazers owning the Stampede outright is going to make any difference. They already assigned their players there, so what changes will it mean? Presumably it should mean that the team can have Blazers coaches who teach "the Stotts system" to the team. Is that happening? If so, then I suggest that Claver be put in the Aldridge role, if not for his own good, then at least to mimic the system. Claver has a lot of the same skills Aldridge has, and isn't that much smaller. Maybe that would also force him not to blend into the background so much. And somebody like Will Barton should be forced to PLAY WITHIN THE GAME PLAN even while in the D-League. (Barton can be "Batum" in this picture. I guess Karl is Lillard, although he's arguably more of PG than Damian. Certainly he looks up the court and passes the ball ahead on the break much more than Lillard does.)
 
Rastapopoulos said:
I have the feeling that both Claver and Babbitt would really excel if put in a D'Antoni system. Hey, maybe we can bundle everybody but our "big four" and trade for Pau Gasol. This wouldn't hurt the rebuilding, because Gasol's a FA at the end of the year.
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Good idea actually, throw in Hickson. Be tough to get the salaries to match up though. Pau would work nice alongside LMA.
 
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HailBlazers said:
Good idea actually, throw in Hickson. Be tough to get the salaries to match up though. Pau would work nice alongside LMA.
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Hmmmm, let's see now, PAU is 32 with HUGE salary this yr and next, now starting to have knee issues (red light and siren go off) - I think we should forget about PAU and leave him as a developing albatross across the Lakers neck
 
Coby Karl still looks good, I've got to say. The deeper Ronnie Price gets in the doghouse, the more I'd like to bring him up.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Coby Karl still looks good, I've got to say. The deeper Ronnie Price gets in the doghouse, the more I'd like to bring him up.
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Who would we cut? Because of this myth of needing a few veterans I don't think we would cut Ronnie.
 
KeepOnRollin said:
Who would we cut? Because of this myth of needing a few veterans I don't think we would cut Ronnie.
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A couple of weeks ago I would've said take your pick. But Babbitt and Nolan have really picked up their games, and we do need Pavlovic and Jeffries.
 
Holy canole, Claver went 4-13. He's getting better! :)

Get this guy a shooting coach.
 
I recommend watching a bit of the game (the whole thing is there at the link). The Stampede are actually fun to watch! Claver was all over the passing lanes (hence the 5 steals) and he and Karl really throw the outlet passes. I saw one fast break where either 4 or all 5 players touched the ball and it went the length of the court ending in an alley-oop without touching the floor!
 
Babbitt is a vital piece to Stotts' offense. How sad is that? :)

Seriously though, Babbitt has a role on this team. Most of the rest of the bench, not so much.
 
BBert said:
Babbitt is a vital piece to Stotts' offense. How sad is that? :)

Seriously though, Babbitt has a role on this team. Most of the rest of the bench, not so much.
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I see our bench as like the Republican presidential candidates in the primaries. They all seem laughable, but they keep taking turns to rise to the top. Leonard was Gingrich, Babbitt is Santorum. Maybe Barton can be Herman Cain? But I have a feeling Claver or Freeland will end up being Romney. (Dunno who gets to be whatshername, crazy-eyes from Minnesota.)
 
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I recommend watching a bit of the game (the whole thing is there at the link). The Stampede are actually fun to watch! Claver was all over the passing lanes (hence the 5 steals) and he and Karl really throw the outlet passes. I saw one fast break where either 4 or all 5 players touched the ball and it went the length of the court ending in an alley-oop without touching the floor!
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Fun to watch cause they play no defense
 
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