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Natebishop3 said:
Dude would pout harder than he has ever pouted before.
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He’d either pout or wake up. I think the team is tougher (and better) without Nurkics inconsistent play. When he’s good, he’s really helpful. It’s just so unpredictable. He’s not tough. I can’t believe Chauncey Billups/Detroit Piston can stand it too much longer.
 
calvin natt said:
He’d either pout or wake up. I think the team is tougher (and better) without Nurkics inconsistent play. When he’s good, he’s really helpful. It’s just so unpredictable. He’s not tough. I can’t believe Chauncey Billups/Detroit Piston can stand it too much longer.
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there is that. Billups played with Bill Laimbeer, Rick Mahorn, John Salley, and James Edwards, not to mention Rodman. How many of those guys played as soft as Nurk?
 
blazerfan11 said:
We can't have 6 guys on the floor. Yes, Simons or Lillard should be on the bench. The starting unit should not have 2 poor defenders, and all over again, they're in the backcourt.
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Why not? We did against the Celtics. KG lost his mind! :biglaugh:
 
I....

You wrote this and hit send and believed every word? Lol.

One. Game.
 
calvin natt said:
He’s not tough. I can’t believe Chauncey Billups/Detroit Piston can stand it too much longer.
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Yep. That's my take right there. I'm not sure but i think i even saw it on his face at one point when Nurk was playing. It was just a flash while he was standing on the sidelines. An expression that might not have been Nurk at all but it was there. I have felt that expression many times watching Nurkic. Time will tell.
 
Strenuus said:
I....

You wrote this and hit send and believed every word? Lol.

One. Game.
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Well, actually, it is not One. Game.

We saw the promise, the hope, of Sharpe in the preseason. However, that was preseason and you don't know if that will actually translate to reality.

What we saw was that the hope, the dream, we saw in preseason looks to have a foot in reality.

That being said, it was only One. Game.

Small Sample Size Alert!

Still, there were quite a few who were unsure of Sharpe when we drafted him, had hope when they saw him in preseason, and now have more reality-based hope seeing a good performance in a real game.

We know the jump-the-gunner's abound. They often congratulate themselves with the see-I-told-yous while simultaneously ignoring the oops-I-was-an-idiot situations.

If we see continued good and improving production 20-30 games into the season, the "Start Sharpe" may have real merit but now, not so much.
 
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GrandpaBlaze said:
Well, actually, it is not One. Game.

We saw the promise, the hope, of Sharpe in the preseason. However, that was preseason and you don't know if that will actually translate to reality.

What we saw was that the hope, the dream, we saw in preseason looks to have a foot in reality.

That being said, it was only One. Game.

Small Sample Size Alert!

Still, there were quite a few who were unsure of Sharpe when we drafted him, had hope when they saw him in preseason, and now have more reality-based hope seeing a good performance in a real game.

We know the jump-the-gunner's abound. They often congratulate themselves with the see-I-told-yous while simultaneously ignoring the oops-I-was-an-idiot situatons.

If we see continued good and improving production 20-30 games into the season, the "Start Sharpe" may have real merit but now, not so much.
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nice post! I recall Chauncey saying during Rim Shaedy's Portland work-out that they had him go against players that were rough and intimidating to Check Rim Shaedy's composure and how it would affect his play. Coach mention he wasnt bothered at all and performed well.
 
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calvin natt said:
He’d either pout or wake up. I think the team is tougher (and better) without Nurkics inconsistent play. When he’s good, he’s really helpful. It’s just so unpredictable. He’s not tough. I can’t believe Chauncey Billups/Detroit Piston can stand it too much longer.
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His behavior in Denver doesn't give me much hope.
 
tlongII said:
Nurk's more of a Bob Lanier/Nate Thurmond type. Nothing wrong with that.
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Nurk doesn't get up and down the floor, get off his feet as quickly or shoot the face-up from 15-17 nearly as well as either of them. They were more traditional posts, a notch below the elites, but, if you watch footage of them, you'll see they weren't really plodders, either.

Lanier, in particular, was just so consistent. 51% from the field and 77% from the line, averaging a double-double for his career and 33.5 minutes per game.

If Nurk was that guy who was a powerhouse around the basket, though, I wouldn't have an issue. The problem is Nurk doesn't go strong to the hoop and misses too many makeable shots without drawing the foul or being in position to rebound his own miss. Too many, flailing, off-balance attempts.
 
Obviously I wouldn't start Shaedon next game. That being said, I'd give him more minutes and tell his teammates to get him even more involved in the offense when he's in. I would just keep building him up like that until he either proves that he's not ready or that he's the best guy for us to start at SF.

I honestly think that by the trade deadline Sharpe could be the starter and that should make some trades obvious.
 
calvin natt said:
He’d either pout or wake up. I think the team is tougher (and better) without Nurkics inconsistent play. When he’s good, he’s really helpful. It’s just so unpredictable. He’s not tough. I can’t believe Chauncey Billups/Detroit Piston can stand it too much longer.
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We are noticeably worse in terms of rebounding, interior defense, and pick n roll play if we bench Nurkic for Sharpe. Nurkic sets some of the best screens in the league which help free guys like Dame and Ant. His finishing has improved the past year and a half.

Yeah, it'd be nice for him to be more consistent, but most starting bigs in the league are inconsistent.
 
BonesJones said:
Nurkic sets some of the best screens in the league
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I question this take? He certainly did not set good screens vs the Kings. He leans into them and tries too hard to protect himself. The refs are seeing it and he is getting called for it. On top of that after setting the screen he looks to be slower on the roll so he is less effective as a scoring threat.
We all want Nurk to get better and have good games. Lets hope so far what we have seen isn't what he shows the rest of the way.
 
BonesJones said:
We are noticeably worse in terms of rebounding, interior defense, and pick n roll play if we bench Nurkic for Sharpe. Nurkic sets some of the best screens in the league which help free guys like Dame and Ant. His finishing has improved the past year and a half.

Yeah, it'd be nice for him to be more consistent, but most starting bigs in the league are inconsistent.
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I hate his softness so much that I don’t care. I don’t like watching him play. I’m sure he sets great screens and is better defensively than others in the paint. So he should play. But I wish some coach and some point would bench his ass when he is soft and avoids contact or throws a lazy pass. How else will he ever clean it up.
 
Bingo Bango said:
A rookie who never played in college and has now played one NBA game is the best player on the team?
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I'm a gigantic fan of Sharpe and I'm not opposed to Chauncey experimenting with Sharpe at the 3 to start and bring Hart as 6th man to spell 1-3 as needed. That said, to say he's better than future HOF player Damian Lillard is just madness. Could he END UP being better? Amazingly, yes. Is he better now? Come on! Unless the Dame haters are right and Dame has lost his first step and can't shoot because of the surgery and it's not just rust (btw it is absolutely rust!) there is no way Sharpe is the best player on the team. He's probably not even better than Ant right now, or Grant. I think you're really stretching to say he's better than Hart even. So 5th best on the team? Possibly and that's high praise. Could he end up being the best? Maybe, but I doubt that happens for another few seasons and again, I think Sharpe has Superstar potential and believe he's the real deal.
 
calvin natt said:
I hate his softness so much that I don’t care. I don’t like watching him play. I’m sure he sets great screens and is better defensively than others in the paint. So he should play. But I wish some coach and some point would bench his ass when he is soft and avoids contact or throws a lazy pass. How else will he ever clean it up.
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I am torn on this. A lot of it I agree with. He does often throw lazy passes, it drives me crazy. And yes he often lays it up when he should dunk. But there are other times when he just is too far away to dunk it. I just don't consider him soft. Sure he avoids contact, that makes sense because he has been whistled for so many offensive fouls.

The key for me has always been I just want him to play under control. Don't try to do too much and don't just throw the ball at the basket and flop to the floor expecting a call. He clearly will not get very many of those calls. But overall I don't view him as soft, not on D anyways. We need his physicality.
 
Hoopguru said:
Rim Shaedy
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Stop the scouting tape, this kid needs to be locked away (Get him)
Big game Dame, don't just stand there, operate!
They say I'm not ready to start, it's too scary when I ball
I'll have to be carried inside the Hall of Fame and all my votes will have them buried alive
(Huh, yup)
Am I comin' or goin'? I can barely decide
I got a 48-inch vert, dare me to drive? (Go ahead)
All my life I was very deprived
I ain't played a game in years and my skills are too scary to hide (Whoops)
Clothes ripped like the Incredible Hulk
I spit truth when I talk trash, I'll dunk on anything that walks (Come here)
When I was little, I used to get so angry at the rim I would throw fits
How you gonna guard me, guy? You ain't got no digs!
I lay awake and strap myself in the bed
With a bulletproof skillset and shoot myself into the game (Bang)
'Cause I'm steamin' mad (Grr)
And by the way, when you see the old guard (Yeah?)
Tell them that I slit they throat in this dream I had

[Chorus]
Hi, my name is, what? My name is, who?
My name is, chka-chka, Rim Shaedy
Hi, my name is, huh? My name is, what?
My name is, chka-chka, , Rim Shaedy
Hi, my name is, who? My name is, huh?
My name is, chka-chka, , Rim Shaedy
Hi, my name is, huh? My name is, who?
My name is, chka-chka, , Rim Shaedy
 
Idog1976 said:
Stop the scouting tape, this kid needs to be locked away (Get him)
Big game Dame, don't just stand there, operate!
They say I'm not ready to start, it's too scary when I ball
I'll have to be carried inside the Hall of Fame and all my votes will have them buried alive
(Huh, yup)
Am I comin' or goin'? I can barely decide
I got a 48-inch vert, dare me to drive? (Go ahead)
All my life I was very deprived
I ain't played a game in years and my skills are too scary to hide (Whoops)
Clothes ripped like the Incredible Hulk
I spit truth when I talk trash, I'll dunk on anything that walks (Come here)
When I was little, I used to get so angry at the rim I would throw fits
How you gonna guard me, guy? You ain't got no digs?
I lay awake and strap myself in the bed
With a bulletproof skillset and shoot myself into the game (Bang)
'Cause I'm steamin' mad (Grr)
And by the way, when you see the old guard (Yeah?)
Tell them that I slit they throat in this dream I had

[Chorus]
Hi, my name is, what? My name is, who?
My name is, chka-chka, Rim Shade-y
Hi, my name is, huh? My name is, what?
My name is, chka-chka, , Rim Shade-y
Hi, my name is, who? My name is, huh?
My name is, chka-chka, , Rim Shade-y
Hi, my name is, huh? My name is, who?
My name is, chka-chka, , Rim Shade-y
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Haha! Nice!
 
Idog1976 said:
Stop the scouting tape, this kid needs to be locked away (Get him)
Big game Dame, don't just stand there, operate!
They say I'm not ready to start, it's too scary when I ball
I'll have to be carried inside the Hall of Fame and all my votes will have them buried alive
(Huh, yup)
Am I comin' or goin'? I can barely decide
I got a 48-inch vert, dare me to drive? (Go ahead)
All my life I was very deprived
I ain't played a game in years and my skills are too scary to hide (Whoops)
Clothes ripped like the Incredible Hulk
I spit truth when I talk trash, I'll dunk on anything that walks (Come here)
When I was little, I used to get so angry at the rim I would throw fits
How you gonna guard me, guy? You ain't got no digs!
I lay awake and strap myself in the bed
With a bulletproof skillset and shoot myself into the game (Bang)
'Cause I'm steamin' mad (Grr)
And by the way, when you see the old guard (Yeah?)
Tell them that I slit they throat in this dream I had

[Chorus]
Hi, my name is, what? My name is, who?
My name is, chka-chka, Rim Shaedy
Hi, my name is, huh? My name is, what?
My name is, chka-chka, , Rim Shaedy
Hi, my name is, who? My name is, huh?
My name is, chka-chka, , Rim Shaedy
Hi, my name is, huh? My name is, who?
My name is, chka-chka, , Rim Shaedy
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Very nice!
 
Idog1976 said:
Stop the scouting tape, this kid needs to be locked away (Get him)
Big game Dame, don't just stand there, operate!
They say I'm not ready to start, it's too scary when I ball
I'll have to be carried inside the Hall of Fame and all my votes will have them buried alive
(Huh, yup)
Am I comin' or goin'? I can barely decide
I got a 48-inch vert, dare me to drive? (Go ahead)
All my life I was very deprived
I ain't played a game in years and my skills are too scary to hide (Whoops)
Clothes ripped like the Incredible Hulk
I spit truth when I talk trash, I'll dunk on anything that walks (Come here)
When I was little, I used to get so angry at the rim I would throw fits
How you gonna guard me, guy? You ain't got no digs!
I lay awake and strap myself in the bed
With a bulletproof skillset and shoot myself into the game (Bang)
'Cause I'm steamin' mad (Grr)
And by the way, when you see the old guard (Yeah?)
Tell them that I slit they throat in this dream I had

[Chorus]
Hi, my name is, what? My name is, who?
My name is, chka-chka, Rim Shaedy
Hi, my name is, huh? My name is, what?
My name is, chka-chka, , Rim Shaedy
Hi, my name is, who? My name is, huh?
My name is, chka-chka, , Rim Shaedy
Hi, my name is, huh? My name is, who?
My name is, chka-chka, , Rim Shaedy
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Wow. I am usually not a fan of in forum parody songs. Not my thing. This was good though.
 
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