Scoot and Shaedon . . .

[Portland2014]

Can the mod please rename the topic with "SHAEDON"

 

[Wizard Mentor]

...will be better than Drexler and Porter, and I love me some Drexler and Porter.

 

[maxiep]

Let a nickname come naturally, if at all.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Blaze Brothers

But only if they get pulled over with weed in the car.

 

[Sloth]

Why do they need a nickname at all?

 

[BrianFromWA]

Let a nickname come naturally, if at all.

 

[BassPlaya]

Name them after this site....S2.

 

[BankTeller]

I looked at CP3s college stats (not comparing the two, or shooting %s), but IF the Gleague is on par with college (some suggest it is, or even higher), CP3s #s aren't much different than Scoots.


I was more surprised at that than anything. Not saying its proof of anything.

That’s nice to hear. I had assumed CP3’s efficiency was much better than Scoot’s. I was sort of thinking about overall impact when comparing the two. Watching film on his passing ability has me real hopeful he can eventually process the game like CP3. Had CP3 been drafted in 2015, I think he would’ve averaged 20/10 easily given the amount of 3’s taken. Scoot’s shooting will be fine.

 

[BankTeller]

Better than CP3 and Booker. I hope.

Hopefully. I don’t have a doubt Scoot can be better than CP3 on offense. CP3 was also a perennial All-Defensive PG. I’m not sure if he will ever become that, but he has the size and athleticism to really be a bully on defense against other PGs.

I think Sharpe could be better than Booker one day, but that’s high expectations. I never thought he would ever become a legit lead guard averaging around 27 a game on that efficiency. Sharpe does have more athletic ability though.

It all comes down to if both guys can play elite defense.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

 

[Wizard Mentor]

 

[blazerfan11]

He was also a key part of the 4-game win streak of 2022.
Scoot to me is a for-sure starter.

 

[Stevenson]

Don't confuse me with facts!!

 

[BankTeller]

Sooner or later, I think we’re going to get to the point where we’ll see Scoot do a euro step dunk on almost a nightly basis.

 

[BankTeller]

Games like these also make a reliable role player like Grant helpful. If Sharpe was the best player on a tanking team, I feel like he’d be jacking up even more shots than tonight.

He looked passive up until the basket before the big dunk.

 

[MrDraftGuy]

Together, I view them akin to Westbrook and Harden or Carmelo and Iverson. That's not a bad thing. It's just that you're going to need more pieces to cover up their lapses outside of scoring. Two superstars alone does not equate to great chemistry. Meanwhile, when they're winning games, its going to be difficult to enter the lottery for another piece or two.

That's the grueling part here. The ideal solution would be to get into the position to draft Boozer or Flagg in 2026 and in the mean time, find promising prospects for depth (ex. Murray). Otherwise, for now, I would be cautious to proclaim a Klay and Curry type future when it's possible that we get stuck in a Dame-CJ loop. That's one reason I was a bit uncertain of with the Grant signing. Grant may end up becoming an albatross that limits Portland from being like Klay and Curry or OKC Big 3 due to his timeline not matching up with a rebuild.

Also, I want to see Sharpe be more assertive early on. Stop shying away just because you're playing with a good player who handles the ball. You have the talent to be Kobe so take over as well and don't play the selfless guy. Portland will lose if he does.z

 

[andalusian]

 

[beast blazer]

No reason to trade Anferee for peanuts at this point. I hope the Blazers play a 3 guard rotation. There is plenty of time for all 3.

 

[Pinwheel1]

No reason to trade Anferee for peanuts at this point. I hope the Blazers play a 3 guard rotation. There is plenty of time for all 3.

Yes, we need to be better defensively, but with Dame gone, we need also need a couple of elite shooters.

 

[wizenheimer]

Yes, we need to be better defensively, but with Dame gone, we need also need a couple of elite shooters.

there's no elite shooters on the Portland roster though. Ant isn't one

 

[Hoopguru]

there's no elite shooters on the Portland roster though. Ant isn't one

We have an HOF elite shooter top for a trade, however.

 

[Pinwheel1]

there's no elite shooters on the Portland roster though. Ant isn't one

But he is the best we have right now. How many shooters have we had that have been better? There are some, but not a lot. He might still be inconsistent but 13 3s in a row.......is not easy to do.

 

[Idog1976]

I can see some of these from Scoot as well

People who question if Jordan was the GOAT need to watch plays like this. He wasn't a 3pt threat at the time, everyone and their dog knew he was going to the paint, they'd send a double and cut off everything and he still ends up dunking over your MVP caliber center. Unreal.

 

[Idog1976]

I really really really hope you're right.

If I had to guess, the debate will be between three groups:

1. Told you this rebuilding process wasn't likely to work, we should've kept Dame
2. It would've been worse had Dame stayed, I'm glad we made a move.
3. Scoot/Sharpe are overpaid, but I really think our 2028 draft picks will be superstars!

Probably someone beat me to this but,

4. Scoot and Sharpe are the best back court in Blazers history and with the picks, young wings/bigs and flexibility we got from the Dame trade we finally got that 3rd cornerstone piece. We are one major contributor away from a ring as we've already been to the WCF and got barely edged out by Jokic and company in game 7 due to youth and inexperience. Jokic is finally starting to slow down and Murray just isn't what he used to be, I'm seeing the door crack open now here in 2027, and 2028 is gonna be our year!