State of Our Bench........

[THE HCP]

Hollinger.......

Six Blazers bench players played more than 15 minutes this year. All six have single-digit PERs. Except Nolan Smith, who has no digits.

 

[B-Roy]

Hollinger.......

Nolan Smith's PER - 0.85

OUCH.

 

[Blazinaway]

Nolan Smith's PER - 0.85

OUCH.

LOL, can't believe it's that high

 

[Natebishop3]

If you can't even get a PER of 1, it's time to GTFO.

 

[Nikolokolus]

The one bugaboo I figured would really hold this team back. No matter how well the starters play, this second unit is going to gift-wrap a ton of games for the opposition ... my advice, just enjoy Lillard playing well, Leonard hopefully developing and hoping that Nicolas can take a step toward fulfilling the faith management put in him by living up to his contract.

 

[BrianFromWA]

was any of this a surprise? Was anyone thinking that Nolan Smith would be Blanky, or that Sasha would be what Matthews is supposed to be?

 

[handiman]

Could we be in the running for the worst bench in NBA history?

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Could we be in the running for the worst bench in NBA history?

Not with the Lakers around.

 

[handiman]

I don't know that our bench could beat their's (when Nash relegates Blaker to his normal spot in the rotation) in a game of 5 on 5, but they're definitely in the conversation, too.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Could we be in the running for the worst bench in NBA history?

We'll always have Charlotte 2011-2012.

 

[Eastoff]

How is Miami's bench? I know there are a lot of vet's chasing rings, but they have to have a lot of money tied up in their stars.

 

[Nikolokolus]

How is Miami's bench? I know there are a lot of vet's chasing rings, but they have to have a lot of money tied up in their stars.

Their bench is pretty bad, but they're mostly veterans ... and having the best player in the NBA flanked by a top ten guy and a top fifteen guy covers over a lot of sins.

 

[BBert]

Nolan Smith's PER - 0.85

OUCH.

Well that rounds up to one. One is a digit. Go Nolan!

 

[3RA1N1AC]

i really hoped claver would be good enough to get into the rotation, wtf happened

and freeland too, these guys were supposed to be contributors, they are the reason our bench sucks assholes

 

[maxiep]

Hollinger.......

Nolan Smith has no digits? That would go a long way to explaining his ballhandling skills.

 

[maxiep]

If you can't even get a PER of 1, it's time to GTF to Idaho.

FIFY

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

::BUMP::

o0

0o

 

[Nikolokolus]

:sploosh:

 

[oldmangrouch]

To add salt to the wound, of the 4 rookies on the bench only one is playing meaningful minutes. Too many minutes being spent on guys who won't be here next season.

 

[Haakzilla]

To add salt to the wound, of the 4 rookies on the bench only one is playing meaningful minutes. Too many minutes being spent on guys who won't be here next season.

...this FREE the rookies already!

 

[Natebishop3]

Just start playing Barton, Freeland, Leonard, and Claver. Forget Jeffries, Price, and Pavlovic.

 

[THE HCP]

Our top 4 is playing WAY TOO MANY MINUTES!!!!!!

 

[OneSport3]

There has to be a backup PG in the NBDL, Europe, China, Australia, anywhere, that is better than Nolan Smith or Ronnie Price. Can we get anyone else???

 

[ehizzy3]

Just start playing Barton, Freeland, Leonard, and Claver. Forget Jeffries, Price, and Pavlovic.

It'll happen soon enough. Literally speaking the season isn't over and those guys won't play much (sans Leonard) ....couple months in and they'll all be playing

I'm looking forward to Barton

 

[Rhal]

It'll happen soon enough. Literally speaking the season isn't over and those guys won't play much (sans Leonard) ....couple months in and they'll all be playing

I'm looking forward to Barton

Can't wait for that. I would MUCH MUCH MUCH rather lose while watching Barton/Claver/Freeland hustle there asses off tryhing to earn minutes then the bench mob we got now.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Our bench is crap right now, and should be according to the plan for the longevity of the Blazers. No issues at all as far as I am concerned

 

[mook]

Our bench is crap right now, and should be according to the plan for the longevity of the Blazers. No issues at all as far as I am concerned

Yep. The whole idea was to sink or swim on our core (Lillard/Aldridge/Batum/Wes) and save money for next summer. It's a good strategy.

Meantime, though, it would be kind of nice to empty the bench with all our young guys. They may suck, but are they really going to suck that much worse than Price/Pavlovic/Jeffries?

Smith is the one bench guy I'm fully on board with benching. Send him out to Idaho.

 

[BrianFromWA]

...send (Smith) out to Olympiakos.

imho

 

[BBert]

Our bench is crap right now, and should be according to the plan for the longevity of the Blazers. No issues at all as far as I am concerned

All part of the plan. One player isn't going to get us over the hump. We need a lotto pick AND Mythical Cap Space Player to round out our core. Then we can sign/develop some effective backups. Until then, enjoy the ride. In the process, I think we need to play/develop the rooks and forget the has-beens and never-weres.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I think you have to show Aldridge you want to win now.