Official training camp thread

[Rastapopoulos]

"Alexander has been impressive"

 

[Natebishop3]

"Alexander has been impressive"

Nice job Dwight... you're only a few days behind the Oregonian.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

"With 4 starting jobs up for grabs, Trail Blazers' training camp has heightened importance"

 

[Natebishop3]

"With 4 starting jobs up for grabs, Trail Blazers' training camp has heightened importance"

Wow.... if Harkless beats out Aminu for the starting SF spot.... I don't know if that says a lot about Harkless being really good, or says that Aminu isn't as good as we hoped.

 

[Reep]

Nice job Dwight... you're only a few days behind the Oregonian.

Still nice to hear confirmation. I'm just glad Cliff is getting a chance. Most of the stuff that caused his drop was not really his fault. Glad to see he is getting a second chance and taking advantage of it.

 

[Natebishop3]

Still nice to hear confirmation. I'm just glad Cliff is getting a chance. Most of the stuff that caused his drop was not really his fault. Glad to see he is getting a second chance and taking advantage of it.

I think he'll make the team because I don't see the point of keeping Frazier AND Pressey.

 

[Reep]

Wow.... if Harkless beats out Aminu for the starting SF spot.... I don't know if that says a lot about Harkless being really good, or says that Aminu isn't as good as we hoped.

If Harkless can hit a reasonable % from three I hope he does start. He is likely almost as good a defender as Aminu. Harkless also seems to have a bit of an edge that I like. With CJ, Plumlee and MyLe possibly starting we need all the edge we can get.

 

[Reep]

"With 4 starting jobs up for grabs, Trail Blazers' training camp has heightened importance"

So how will these position battles shake out? They raged on during Day 2 of camp on Wednesday — and likely will continue all month — but favorites are emerging. McCollum seemingly has distanced himself in the race for starting shooting guard, in part because his chief competition, Gerald Henderson, remains sidelined after offseason hip surgery, but also because the franchise is heavily invested in him and he seems poised for a breakout season.

The Blazers signed Aminu to a four-year, $30 million free agent contract in the offseason to replace Batum, and he is certainly the favorite to start. But Harkless is giving him a run for his money.

 

[Reep]

I think he'll make the team because I don't see the point of keeping Frazier AND Pressey.

It's actually a great situation for Alexander. He can practice against a variety of athletic bigs and develop his game without pressure. I'm not sure he is in the long term plans, but he will have plenty of time to get up to speed.

 

[riverman]

I cannot play streaming videos from the Blazers homepage yet I can stream from any non nba.com related site. I can watch attachments here that Rasta posts, etc..but have so much trouble ..the commercials play fine then the stream doesn't load? Any ideas? It's not a new problem and one reason I avoid paying for league pass

 

[Reep]

I cannot play streaming videos from the Blazers homepage yet I can stream from any non nba.com related site. I can watch attachments here that Rasta posts, etc..but have so much trouble ..the commercials play fine then the stream doesn't load? Any ideas? It's not a new problem and one reason I avoid paying for league pass

Have you tried using a different browser? Sometimes that is the issue.

 

[Natebishop3]

Sometimes I have to turn off adblock to watch a video.

 

[TBpup]

I'm all for Harkless making a bunch of 3's. Don't start him instead of Aminu, start him at SG WITH Aminu at SF. What a lot of length, wingspan and defensive versatility that would be. Scrap the 6'3"/6'3" back-court.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

"Frazier, Pressey vying for spot on Blazers"

 

[Rastapopoulos]

"Vonleh making few mistakes in training camp"

 

[WillG]

I'm all for Harkless making a bunch of 3's. Don't start him instead of Aminu, start him at SG WITH Aminu at SF. What a lot of length, wingspan and defensive versatility that would be. Scrap the 6'3"/6'3" back-court.

Exactly - was hoping they'd try this out at some stage.
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If his shooting is not too suspect, Harkless has the size, length, and athleticism to fill in great at 2-Guard.

 

[riverman]

I'm not a big fan of Lillard and CJ playing that much together. Didn't seem to work out much last season and they have similar weaknesses ..like seeing a taller 2 guard next to both of them

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

I'm not a big fan of Lillard and CJ playing that much together. Didn't seem to work out much last season and they have similar weaknesses ..like seeing a taller 2 guard next to both of them

Just like Meyers is a 4 in a 5 body and will likely never be exactly what tradition says say a guy his size should be, maybe Harkless is a 2 in a 3 body and why he has struggled. I'd love to see what he'd do at SG if they'd give him the opportunity. If he sucks, we know he can still play the 3.

 

[Trackjack]

Well it seems everyone working hard but I think crabbe will get the play at the 2 until Henderson is ready.

 

[Boise Blazer]

I think my favorite part about camp and the competition is that we really will field the best starters we can because their play is what is going to win that spot. And for those that don't win a spot it will hopefully spark them to fight even harder to take away that spot.

I'm sure we all have our favorites or hopefuls but I have no problem with someone else earning it over the favorite because it will make us that much better. And that competition is going to make it really hard for us to pick a fan favorite and that it awesome. I'm really excited to be surprised at the unexpected because we have way too many potential guys for at least one or two of them to not work out.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Anyone else think that Charlotte is really going to regret dealing Vonleh?

I thought that immediately after the deal, but I feel like that even more now.

WTF were they thinking?

 

[THE HCP]

If they were so high on him, why didn't he play at all last season?


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[BLAZINGGIANTS]

If they were so high on him, why didn't he play at all last season?


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You're high. I didn't say they were. Dunno if you hadn't noticed, but Charlotte has long been weak and evaluating talent.

Besides, he missed training camp and battle injuries. Super young. Of course he struggled last year. CJ had the same issues his rookie year and it pretty much wasted the year. And he was 3 years older as a rook, and now he's supposedly poised to break out. Plus, young bigs tend to take longer to develop.

 

[Boise Blazer]

He was injured during training camp, played on a team with Big Al and on a team pushing for the playoffs. And it's pretty clear he has developed both physically and mentally so I think it's fair to be hopeful about him

 

[Natebishop3]

If they were so high on him, why didn't he play at all last season?


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[Boob-No-More]

Still nice to hear confirmation. I'm just glad Cliff is getting a chance. Most of the stuff that caused his drop was not really his fault. Glad to see he is getting a second chance and taking advantage of it.

I'm going to predict right now Cliff Alexander will have a better, longer NBA career than Thomas Robinson. He may not be better as rookie than Robinson is in his 4th year, but I predict by the end of his second NBA season, Alexander will be better than year 5 T-Rob.

BNM

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I'm going to predict right now Cliff Alexander will have a better, longer NBA career than Thomas Robinson. He may not be better as rookie than Robinson is in his 4th year, but I predict by the end of his second NBA season, Alexander will be better than year 5 T-Rob.

BNM

Agreed. And T-Rob had two more years of college ball to prep for the NBA.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Agreed. And T-Rob had two more years of college ball to prep for the NBA.

Yep, Alexander is raw, but T-Rob is STILL raw after 3 years at Kansas and 3 years in the NBA. Alexander just seems to get it. He knows what he needs to work on and seem more than willing to put in the work. I have no idea what T-Rob's problem is. Maybe getting drafted too high and then being passed around from team to team has messed him up. But, I think going undrafted will motivate Alexander the same way it motivated Wesley Matthews.

BNM

 

[RR7]

Anyone else think that Charlotte is really going to regret dealing Vonleh?

I thought that immediately after the deal, but I feel like that even more now.

WTF were they thinking?

Yes and no. I think that Vonleh will turn into a player they regret getting rid of. But I think having MKG and Batum at the 2/3 will go a long way defensively in the east. They're going to give wing players some problems there.

 

[handiman]

I have no idea what T-Rob's problem is. Maybe getting drafted too high and then being passed around from team to team has messed him up.

Pretty sure he was messed up prior to being drafted too high. Remember, he boasted about being the best prospect in the draft. And he already had a reputation in college of not being the highest BBIQ guy.