Official Summer League Game #1 Thread Blazers vs Jazz.......

[Wizard Mentor]

Didn't get to watch the game, but from the highlights and boxscore, it went how I hoped it would go (other than Zach shooting).
Swanigan: 13 reb. in 27 min., double double, 5 ast/1 TO, wow!
Baldwin: 9-13 shooting, wow!
Simons: 11 points in 17 min. on 4-6 shooting (but zero assists).
Trent Jr.: 9-9 FT, 16 pts on 3-7 shooting, very aggressive.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Baldwin
Trent
Jake
Zach
Biggie

is who I would start

I was off by 1, @Scalma was as well.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Jake wouldn’t be in any of my ideal lineups or thoughts but I agree with the rest.

They kept him, they played him, but importantly, he knows the plays.

 

[Scalma]

They kept him, they played him, but importantly, he knows the plays.

Gotta know the playz G

 

[calvin natt]

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What a horrible question. What if he didn’t? What if something happened? Who knows. And what kind of misguided and disrespectful question is this? Pathetic. Can we talk about basketball?

 

[Reep]

How about all you whiny bitches start PMing and take your crying out of what should be an interesting thread. It’s like listening to junior high girls fight.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

How about all you whiny bitches start PMing and take your crying out of what should be an interesting thread. It’s like listening to junior high girls fight.

This is how the board is every time I show up.

I’ve literally posted your exact above sentiments several times here and nothing happens.

 

[Reep]

This is how the board is every time I show up.

I’ve literally posted your exact above sentiments several times here and nothing happens.

Maybe we can create a Piss & Moan thread in OT and the mods can move all these type of conversation to that thread.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Maybe we can create a Piss & Moan thread in OT and the mods can move all these type of conversation to that thread.

I agree. But that’s what every thread becomes.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Baldwin was the one guy out there that looked to me like he is clearly an NBA player, he kind of looked like he could do whatever he wanted when ever he wanted. - I'd be pretty shocked if he's not on the roster when the season starts.

The conversation earlier in this thread about if these are sort of tryouts to see if anyone can step up if CJ gets traded is actually pretty interesting to me.

 

[BonesJones]

Sorry you’re offended. Just wondering why your posts are just so disrespectful of those who don’t agree with you, or those in which you don’t agree.

Calling it like I see it. But I can admit that’s opinion - not factual.

Again, what post in this thread was disrespectful? Quit making broad statements and quote it.

 

[Gronk Brady]

Baldwin was the one guy out there that looked to me like he is clearly an NBA player, he kind of looked like he could do whatever he wanted when ever he wanted. - I'd be pretty shocked if he's not on the roster when the season starts.

The conversation earlier in this thread about if these are sort of tryouts to see if anyone can step up if CJ gets traded is actually pretty interesting to me.

I feel like between Baldwin, Trent, Curry, Stauskas, Simons... there is enough talent there that odds are pretty good someone will step up and admirably fill CJ’s shoes should Neil trade him to upgrade SF or PF... plus the biggest benefit will be overall team basketball will improve without CJ’s ISO ball... and defense at the position will not get any worse

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I feel like between Baldwin, Trent, Curry, Stauskas, Simons... there is enough talent there that odds are pretty good someone will step up and admirably fill CJ’s shoes should Neil trade him to upgrade SF or PF... plus the biggest benefit will be overall team basketball will improve without CJ’s ISO ball... and defense at the position will not get any worse

I don’t know if any of them are ready yet to do that, but it does seem likely that they’re looking to see if CJ is expendable or not
I could see it being a problem to move on from CJ get a SF/PF and have a gaping hole at SG. Cause even with his issues CJ is still a guy just about every other NBA team wouldn’t mind having.

 

[Darkwebs]

Is there anywhere to watch a video of the game? It looks like NBA.com got rid of their streaming.... which is bullshit. Fucking ESPN.

Do you torrent?

Here's a link to a torrent file.
https://openload.co/f/PTpsc5pEYc0

You need to download this file and then open it with your torrent program, which should download the game in MKV format.

 

[Gronk Brady]

I don’t know if any of them are ready yet to do that, but it does seem likely that they’re looking to see if CJ is expendable or not
I could see it being a problem to move on from CJ get a SF/PF and have a gaping hole at SG. Cause even with his issues CJ is still a guy just about every other NBA team wouldn’t mind having.

I disagree... with how much Dame controls the offense, a SG that plays off the ball is more important... better to have someone that creates at SF or PF... the upgrade at those positions will far outweigh the lose of CJ

 

[TBpup]

(Mitchell) Dame 2.0

He could have been...

...I guess it wasn't much of a slap, more of a shove to the face -- fuck Grayson!

Grayson was hugging on him like he hadn't had a date in a while. And has anyone seen him and Jeremy Renner in the same place at the same time?

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I disagree... with how much Dame controls the offense, a SG that plays off the ball is more important... better to have someone that creates at SF or PF... the upgrade at those positions will far outweigh the lose of CJ

Dame has to sit down once in a while. I’d like to see Baldwin get some time at backup pg, and right now really none of those guys have proven they can do much at the NBA level the Blazers do use CJ a lot as the PG for the second unit, and ball handling duties when other teams deny Dame.
Like I see potential in Simons and Trent and Baldwin, but that’s kind of all it is right now, and like it or not CJ has proven to be a legit scorer on the NBA level.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

He could have been...



Grayson was hugging on him like he hadn't had a date in a while. And has anyone seen him and Jeremy Renner in the same place at the same time?

I try to be respectful , but I kind liked Baldwin more after that “altercation”, and I kind of want to see someone punch Allen...

 

[Scalma]

I try to be respectful , but I kind liked Baldwin more after that “altercation”, and I kind of want to see someone punch Allen...

Baldwin plays with a idgaf attitude that we don’t really have. Hes got a strut like he’s the best player on the floor. Can’t coach that kinda confidence. Thankfully the dinosaurs in Memphis took that as a weakness.

 

[jlprk]

Just curious, who in opinion is the best GM Blazers have ever had?

how many years did you spend on Olive?

Zero. To the contrary, I've spent 16 years posting against the Oregonian. I was just observing that you have apparently already learned my favorite GM and that you were asking rhetorically. (Note the causal relationship between those 2 sentences.)

 

[Orion Bailey]

I cant even tell if we won this game based on the last 3 pages of this thread.

So. Basically the same as every other game thread I’ve tried to skim through. Gotta love the consistency!

So you're claiming I'm ruining the forum huh? What in this thread are you basing this shit off of? I literally can't get away from your criticism unless I never say anything negative about the team, because when I do usually someone is there to call me a "hater" or get on my case about it, and then there's times I respond in a respectful way, and others escalate it.. Then, you come in here to post the same crap like this...I literally can't have a disagreement with anyone without it being skewed and misportrayed.

What have I done wrong in this thread? Please point out one post that deserves this response from you, or is ruining the forum for others. If anything, it's the people always trying to call out others that's making this place unbearable.

Sometimes you gotta agree to disagree.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Geez man. you all keep going and I’m gonna feel threatened. I pride myself as being one of the main contributors to the most heated knock down drag out verbal brawl of the forum.

Don’t one up me fuckers or I’ll find another victim...err... play another victim!

 

[Hobbesarable]

Geez man. you all keep going and I’m gonna feel threatened. I pride myself as being one of the main contributors to the most heated knock down drag out verbal brawl of the forum.

Don’t one up me fuckers or I’ll find another victim...err... play another victim!

There's an empty seat over here if you want to watch the show!

 

[Orion Bailey]

There's an empty seat over here if you want to watch the show!

As long as everyone understands that I was the true star of the original and this is just a reboot of an old school classic!

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

What a horrible question. What if he didn’t? What if something happened? Who knows. And what kind of misguided and disrespectful question is this? Pathetic. Can we talk about basketball?

Nurk's dad would have to crank it up to level 4 to put me down if he talked about my lack of a father...just saying. Nurk's dad level 4 of 10 is like an 8.0 earthquake by the way

 

[BBert]

Caleb gives us two things we extremely lack. inside scoring and rebounding from the PF position

Caleb gives is inside scoring? Since when? We hope that's a skill he develops.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Caleb gives is inside scoring? Since when? We hope that's a skill he develops.

Maybe he means through offensive rebounds, which I could see for points, but wouldn’t consider that an inside offensive game. They would be quick put backs. He is not a “back your defender down” offensive player.
Yet.

 

[TBpup]

Love Swani's hustle and heart.....but he has so little explosiveness near the hoop and hasn't learned to clear enough space yet or quick-shoot like ZBo. Hopefully that will come but I see him barely getting his shot off on guys in SL. Those shots have little chance against regular rotation players. And while cleaning the glass like Ed, he doesn't play near the interior D that Davis did.

Not sure he can 'learn' explosiveness and defensive ability that easily.

 

[James lamphear]

Baldwin might be odd man out with 6 players can play either the 1 or the 2. I know Trent will play either the 2 or 3. I just cant see them carry 7 guards on the roster. I see them going with 14 players at the start of the season and 2 two way players. I see Baldwin and PapaG to get waive after the summer league.

 

[BonesJones]

Love Swani's hustle and heart.....but he has so little explosiveness near the hoop and hasn't learned to clear enough space yet or quick-shoot like ZBo. Hopefully that will come but I see him barely getting his shot off on guys in SL. Those shots have little chance against regular rotation players. And while cleaning the glass like Ed, he doesn't play near the interior D that Davis did.

Not sure he can 'learn' explosiveness and defensive ability that easily.

This is why i didnt like the pick. He'd be great if he was a 7 footer, but he's not. Even Z-Bo, with all his craftiness, was never an efficient scorer or good defender. Hes gonna have to be able to hit 3s to be effective enough to have a positive impact, but i definitely question his shooting. He had a wide open 3 today and missed so bad that he banked it in.