Scoot/Sharpe/Ayton - Our Big Three?

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Idog1976 said:
Yeah that's true, I'm just super ready to move on from Simons (assuming a good return obviously) and have Sharpe as our SG. I like Simons, but Sharpe's potential is limitless and we need to harness it.
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Well yeah, I guess Ants the only Blazer with two years of tenure, which is just way too much.
 
Idog1976 said:
You don't see Sharpe as our 5th best player next year?!?! WOW! Prepare to be pleasantly surprised!
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Think that's a bigger indictment of what's around him than anything about Shaedon's ability.
 
noknobs said:
If we're keeping all three I'd much prefer starting Scoot/Sharpe and using Ant like a super-sub backing both of them up. Makes way more sense than Sharpe coming off the bench. Plenty of minutes for all three and who ends the game is another matter.
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Sharpe needs to earn the starting spot. If he outplays, or out defends Ant then sure make the change. Nobody should be given anything.
 
I'm a bit more tempered until shae and scoot run together and build the chemistry.

Wait and see mode. And thats okay.
 
SharpesTriumph said:
Sharpe needs to earn the starting spot. If he outplays, or out defends Ant then sure make the change. Nobody should be given anything.
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Agreed. Based off how he looked in Summer League, Sharpe still has a LONG ways to go before he’s even on Ant’s level.
 
Idog1976 said:
My biggest concern is that I think we have GOT to start Sharpe. I worry that Billups will have him as a 6th man. I am assuming Brogdon is gone in my calculus here, but I really don't want to see Sharpe off the Bench, I want him next to Scoot in the backcourt and I don't see that happening as long as we have Simons. The one reason I'm OK with starting Simons (who is certainly better as a player right now than Sharpe) is because I want to see his trade capital go sky high before we trade him and perhaps Timelord/Grant for our SF/PF of the future (I'd also accept 2 FRPs).
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Yup. Gotta start all three. See how it meshes. If not, you're playing Simons into higher trade value and not rolling back the responsibility that brought Sharpe much growth last year.
 
inconceivable said:
Rebounding will be an issue with that starting group
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Sure, but we aren't trying to win even though I also somewhat paradoxically think there's enough talent to potentially get the #10 seed in the West. I also think more trades are coming, at least one and as many as 3.
 
BonesJones said:
Yup. Gotta start all three. See how it meshes. If not, you're playing Simons into higher trade value and not rolling back the responsibility that brought Sharpe much growth last year.
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I don't mind starting Sharpe at SF, but Sharpe's Trimuph had a great point about him having more of a Green Light off the bench. I want him to feel free to go right at the defense any time he wants.
 
Unless Sharpe and/or Scoot turn out to be busts they are the future at PG and SG. I think we know what Simons is. A talented scorer, but not complete enough to want to hang your franchise on.

I hope he elevates his stock, and we trade him for a forward.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
If we kept Brogdon and had a starting lineup of Brogdon, Ant, Jerami, Williams and Ayton it would be a bit like the Iverson finals team, with Ant playing a low-rent Iverson. Everybody else plays defense and leaves the scoring to him.
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One difference, though, in that Brogdon, Grant and Ayton all are capable scorers and decent-to-high FG% guys.

Someone I think mentioned Scoot having a lot of FGAs. I don't think that will happen. Scoot can get his own shot most of the time, but I think he views his position as a creator. If he has guys around him who can make baskets, he's going to look to get them the ball as a priority. I think he views his role as a CP3,/Jason Kidd/John Stockton, or, if you prefer, Russell Westbrook with a conscience ... a pass-first Brodie. He's got plenty of guys to feed on this roster and guys he can lob to.
 
beast crnjo said:
Unless Sharpe and/or Scoot turn out to be busts they are the future at PG and SG. I think we know what Simons is. A talented scorer, but not complete enough to want to hang your franchise on.

I hope he elevates his stock, and we trade him for a forward.
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Simons has 6th Man of the year potential.
Scoot and Shaedon both haveAll NBA potential.
 
inconceivable said:
Simons has 6th Man of the year potential.
Scoot and Shaedon both haveAll NBA potential.
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Potential schmotential. Besides, it's up to Chauncey and I believe he is committed to a firm pecking order based on seniority.
 
noknobs said:
If we're keeping all three I'd much prefer starting Scoot/Sharpe and using Ant like a super-sub backing both of them up. Makes way more sense than Sharpe coming off the bench. Plenty of minutes for all three and who ends the game is another matter.
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I will bet you anything you like that Ant is not coming off the bench, however much we might want it. Deja vu to the CJ days...
 
Idog1976 said:
I don't mind starting Sharpe at SF, but Sharpe's Trimuph had a great point about him having more of a Green Light off the bench. I want him to feel free to go right at the defense any time he wants.
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I agreed with you for once and then you switched up on me!! Haha

He should be playing enough to play with both lineups. I like the idea of starting him, giving him a defensive challenge, then subbing him out earlier than other starters and putting him back in with the bench.
 
riverman said:
I think Ant is going to be marketed as the franchise guy and they'll probably call Ant, Grant and Ayton the big 3 to start out. I'd trade Ant and keep Brogdon but that's why I'm such a famous in demand GM
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You don’t draft a transcendent player at 3, hand him the keys from Dame, and not consider him Big 3.

No way.
 
I see us as this year's Utah. We'll do surprisingly well with the combination of former players and newly acquired players, right up till the point when our GM nips that in the bud by trading the older players who are most responsible for the success. (Grant, and possibly Brogdon if we don't trade him immediately).
 
Stevenson said:
You don’t draft a transcendent player at 3, hand him the keys from Dame, and not consider him Big 3.

No way.
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(a) You can be The Future of the Franchise and not start (see Deron Williams's rookie season).
(b) Manu Ginobili was still part of the Spurs' Big 3 when he was coming off the bench.
(c) There is a pecking order in the NBA, as exemplified by all the rookie hazing activities.

That said, I'm sure Joe is working on clearing the way for Scoot to start, for tanking purposes if nothing else.
 
The guard rotation should be a good one. As long as Sharpe is getting 30 minutes a game I'll be happy. Scoot will make sure he gets the ball.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
I see us as this year's Utah. We'll do surprisingly well with the combination of former players and newly acquired players, right up till the point when our GM nips that in the bud by trading the older players who are most responsible for the success. (Grant, and possibly Brogdon if we don't trade him immediately).
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I sincerely hope we aren’t. The Jazz are now a full year under their rebuild. Do they have a franchise player of the future, or is it believed that Markannen is the guy and will be the guy? They were bad enough to get a player like Hendricks, but I don’t see Hendricks as a franchise altering talent. It would’ve been so much better for them to be toward the top of the draft and get someone like Brandon, Amen, Scoot. Now, I’m not really sure where they go from here. They’re obviously not good enough to compete, but another year gone means another year towards a max extension for Markkanen.

We’re lucky to have drafted two franchise altering players before our star was traded. Most teams aren’t as fortuate.
 
Stevenson said:
You don’t draft a transcendent player at 3, hand him the keys from Dame, and not consider him Big 3.

No way.
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I'm really hyped about Scoot but he's hardly a "transcendent" player until he's earned that in my view. Look at the marketing the Blazers are putting out there and you'll see who's being showcased. I think he's going to spend most of this season as a 6 man.
 
maxiep said:
He can get them on another team.
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I actually think Grant fits with the team if they get out and run. In the open court he's tough to handle.
Sure, he's an asset and if you can improve your position/plan trade his ass.
The guy I would trade now is Simons, he can get back 2 future 2030 1st rounders Im sure. lol

Remember, we are the junior training ground.
 
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riverman said:
I think Ant is going to be marketed as the franchise guy and they'll probably call Ant, Grant and Ayton the big 3 to start out. I'd trade Ant and keep Brogdon but that's why I'm such a famous in demand GM
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Me too he's a lot like Hart in that he has a nose for the ball and at 65" plays much better defense.
 
Could be a hell of alot worse. I like that core. And with assets in the cupboard to work with in the future, as we determine the weak portion of the big three, to fill those holes with the right surrounding cast.
 
I think a lot of people are underestimating the effect of Scoot Henderson. The Blazers could go the way of the Thunder.
In Westbrook's 2nd season, the Thunder won 50 games. Two seasons after that, they were in the Finals.

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We need one more good year of tanking to solidify our big 3. Ayton is nice but I want a top 5 pick this year so we can grab Holland or Sarr.
 
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