Positive thoughts about Blazers' draft day actions

[Ed O]

I thought this was supposed to be a 'positive' thread.

My bad, Ed...

You consider it "positive" to take shots at your fellow posters?

Interesting.

Ed O.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

nolan smith is going to be an all star at every position, especially reverse cowgirl

 

[Minstrel]

Aldridge didn't get injured.

With this team's history, that's a positive day.

 

[PapaG]

You consider it "positive" to take shots at your fellow posters?

Interesting.

Ed O.

Yes, when they're being negative in a "positive" thread. I merely pointed out that Felton isn't the downgrade that others think he is. You blew it on the Assist% argument against Felton. If calling you out on it is wrong, then that's a "you" issue, isn't it? Weren't you the one criticizing Felton for his Assist% in the first place? I was merely pointing out that an Admin's negative opinion on Felton also applied to Miller.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

And ESPN's reporting that we keep Hamilton's rights. If that's true, then we got something we sorely need--a pure scorer.

yeah, we didnt get something we sorely need...

but i think nolan smith is going to make babbitt better by teaching him how to play cats cradle on the dleague bunkbeds, which will make his confidence go up, which will make him turn black, which will make him be good

 

[Ed O]

Yes, when they're being negative in a "positive" thread. I merely pointed out that Felton isn't the downgrade that others think he is.

"Felton is going to be a lightning rod for criticism, though, because the Miller Camp is entrenched in Mediocre Town"

That was in your post, which was the 13th in the thread. Where was anyone negative in the thread before that?

You blew it on the Assist% argument against Felton. If calling you out on it is wrong, then that's a "you" issue, isn't it? Weren't you the one criticizing Felton for his Assist% in the first place? I was merely pointing out that an Admin's negative opinion on Felton also applied to Miller.

I blew nothing. You wrongly DIRECTLY correlate assist % to whether a player is "pass first" or not.

I didn't bring up assist percentage. You did.

I brought up that he was a shoot-first PG. And he is. If you've spent time watching him, or if you listen to many people who have seen him play (Dan Dickau called him a "volume shooter" on Talkin' Ball tonight, for example), then you would know that. Instead, you brought up his assist % for last year, and claimed that it was good. I pointed out that it was an aberration. Which it definitely appears to be, based on his career to this point.

Ed O.

 

[PapaG]

"Felton is going to be a lightning rod for criticism, though, because the Miller Camp is entrenched in Mediocre Town"

That was in your post, which was the 13th in the thread. Where was anyone negative in the thread before that?



I blew nothing. You wrongly DIRECTLY correlate assist % to whether a player is "pass first" or not.

I didn't bring up assist percentage. You did.

I brought up that he was a shoot-first PG. And he is. If you've spent time watching him, or if you listen to many people who have seen him play (Dan Dickau called him a "volume shooter" on Talkin' Ball tonight, for example), then you would know that. Instead, you brought up his assist % for last year, and claimed that it was good. I pointed out that it was an aberration. Which it definitely appears to be, based on his career to this point.

Ed O.

Why are you derailing this "POSITIVE" thread?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Possitive?

Greg didn't get hurt....did he?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Possitive?

Greg didn't get hurt....did he?

Good effort, poor execution.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

The #1 goal was to improve at PG. We did that. Felton/Smith > Miller/Mills. We didnt take on any bad contracts and we kept Batum. We got rid of Rudy.

 

[Targus]

I'm still not sold on the cliche' he's a shoot first, guard. I haven't seen any stat or pattern in his game to show this. It appears he had to shoot in Charlotte, simply based on the talent around him. To what facts are we basing this "shoot first," besides a few two bit bloggers? In fact, I've seen several reports from published "experts" and scouts describing him as pass first.

His draft bio:

"Felton is a rare breed these days. He is a true pass first point guard looking to get his teammates involved before looking for his own offense. He has incredible court vision and sees things develop long before they are there. On the break he is deadly. He can make difficult passes look easy and is not scared to make those passes, even in traffic. After beating his man off the dribble he does a great job of drawing defenders then dumping the ball off to open teammates in the paint. Despite all his passing skills, Felton is not a showboat and does not make unnecessary, flashy passes. He gets the right person the ball, in rhythm, at the right time."

From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Raymond-Felton-5/#ixzz1QCXZF8UA
http://www.draftexpress.com

Here is just another example of Felton being described as "pass first"...

Contrary to Westbrook, Felton is a pass-first player who's a situational scorer. Out from under Larry Brown's heavy hand, Felton is thriving in Mike D'Antoni's more free-wheeling, permissive offense. His assists are up to 9.0 from his lifetime average of 6.4, and he's now scoring 18.4 points per game as opposed to last season's average of only 12.1.

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/23/russell-westbrook-raymond-felton-most-improved/

 

[craigehlo]

Positives:

- Defenses can't sag off Felton like they did Miller all season

- Got a solid backup PG with a jumpshot in Nolan

- Still kept Batum who can be used with Camby at the trade deadline for an impact player (assuming there's a season)