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GoBlazersGo said:
Couldn't possibly agree more... I can't believe he's not already on an NBA roster. Loved his potential coming out of Creighton a few years back & it looks like he's been developing quite nicely. I would snap this kid up with a quickness, if I were in N.O.'s Ferragamo boat shoes, at the moment.
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It’s just annoying how Olshey ignores the g league, especially when two fifths of his starting lineup are products of it. This year he has no excuse to not fill those spots since the players can stay/develop with the main squad the whole season. He leaves one spot open, which fine, I can see the strategy behind that, but then he fills the other one with a guy that has no business being anywhere near the NBA. Jokes.
 
GDiama said:
We were supposed to be $627,852 below the line. If those were not likely i m sure Olshey would have cleared 1.3 more. He said he doesn't want to go over the line.
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could be he was so satisfied with the roster after the additions he didn't think that tiny margin would be an issue

but, all I was saying is that what I interpreted the CBA saying does not match what Bobby Marks said in that tweet. That's why I linked the section of the CBA FAQ that covered performance bonuses
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
I wonder what happened to Bell. I know he had that great start with GS, but then really tailed off and hasn't stuck with any other club. Did he lose some desire? For a guy like him with his physical limitations, he has to go 119% every minute.
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Bell has spectacular athleticism but very remedial skills and no shot. That's not a resume for any sustained success

Bell was a better college player than his teammate Chris Boucher. Boucher wasn't at athletic as Bell, but Boucher had broader skills and more importantly, can shoot with range. Modern NBA
 
Scalma said:
he was a second round pick with a less than ideal frame and no jump shot. Odds weren’t good he was gonna turn into anything. People overrated him because back when he was drafted the Warriors could do no wrong and every undersized four was “the next draymond.” Blazers fans were also extra annoying when Olshey didn’t draft him.
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I decided to google "What happened to Jordan Bell", haha and came up with this link. Apparently argued with Kerr once on the bench, late for a practice, missed some individual workouts, etc.
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/w...ension-shows-hes-running-out-chances-warriors
 
Theoretically speaking, if we signed Patton to a two way, would he become a RFA after the season, assuming we gave him a qualifying offer?

If the answer is yes, I would sign him over anyone. Kanter and Giles are both UFAs after the season, so it would be nice to have control over another big.
 
Scalma said:
Theoretically speaking, if we signed Patton to a two way, would he become a RFA after the season, assuming we gave him a qualifying offer?

If the answer is yes, I would sign him over anyone. Kanter and Giles are both UFAs after the season, so it would be nice to have control over another big.
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UKRAINEFAN said:
I wonder what happened to Bell. I know he had that great start with GS, but then really tailed off and hasn't stuck with any other club. Did he lose some desire? For a guy like him with his physical limitations, he has to go 119% every minute.
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Ya that is the only question mark. My take on wanting him over the others is based purely on his game from GS and Oregon days. I have no idea what is up with him now.
 
Who knows what NO will do? When is Zach slated to return? The team needs that attitude of his. Only Trent has the killer instinct right now imho. Course that's just my guess, but it probably is because of his draft position and the fact that stotts plays min too few minutes. The team is just too nice, especially stotts. Other players and coaches will tell it like it is
THE HCP said:
Any player out there not on a roster NOW, isn't good enough to play enough minutes at backup PG. Strike that....I'd let Jamal Crawford and Isiah Thomas be our backup PG and that's it.
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A Roco for Nance swap would be perfect but it would never happen.
 
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Scalma said:


This guy belongs in the league
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Kid can shoot it from the outside, has a couple of post moves, passes the ball well, blocks shots, moves at least somewhat decently out on the perimeter. When you have extra 2-way spots, and a significant need, and it won't count against your cap, what is the holdup?
 
TBpup said:
Kid can shoot it from the outside, has a couple of post moves, passes the ball well, blocks shots, moves at least somewhat decently out on the perimeter. When you have extra 2-way spots, and a significant need, and it won't count against your cap, what is the holdup?
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He looks to be the same size as Giles. (240 with a 7'3" wing)
Is there anyone a little "wider" out there?
 
We don't need a great passing center for as long as Terry Stotts is the coach. It's a completely under-utilized skill in our offense. Nurk would be better off on another team.
 
AmirIcon said:
We don't need a great passing center for as long as Terry Stotts is the coach. It's a completely under-utilized skill in our offense. Nurk would be better off on another team.
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Nurk is a pretty good passing center. Above-average for sure. Not sure I would consider him a great passing center though.
When he tries to be "great" is when he gets into trouble IMO, by forcing the pass into a space that is not there.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
When he tries to be "great" is when he gets into trouble IMO, by forcing the pass into a space that is not there.
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It's because we have virtually no one cutting on this team. Even after getting one of the best in the league in DJJ. They are all taught to stand in the corners and leave the middle open for Damian to create. Which is great. But, you gotta mix it up. There are easier ways to get baskets when you let Nurk find cutters and open shooters.

Problem is, no one on the team knows how or where to cut so Nurk is sometimes credited with turnovers.
 
AmirIcon said:
It's because we have virtually no one cutting on this team. Even after getting one of the best in the league in DJJ. They are all taught to stand in the corners and leave the middle open for Damian to create. Which is great. But, you gotta mix it up. There are easier ways to get baskets when you let Nurk find cutters and open shooters.

Problem is, no one on the team knows how or where to cut so Nurk is sometimes credited with turnovers.
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nurk is no jokic by any means, but i remember his backdoor passes to layman, dame, cj mccollum, harkless or interior passing to vonleh

now we do that only occasionally

 
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Boucher has been a monster, so I sorta get it. But waiving? Surely they coulda extracted value out of him. Prolly a followup move coming.
 
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