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I'm not sure anyone poised to be on the roster did as well as I had hoped.

  • Scoot got hurt, not really his fault.
  • Sharpe struggled to score with efficiency
  • Walker was solid, like last summer, but didn't show a significant soph jump
  • Murray did some nice stuff, but didn't show much upside
  • Rupert looks a year away from being a year away
Luckily, medicore summer league performances isn't the end all.
 
I am actually really impressed with Murray. I said on here somewhere how I hadn’t seen him play at all before this and he looked really smooth out there. Like his shot release and the way he moved without the ball. Maybe a not as athletic Danny Granger?
 
Scoot believe the hype! How long before Charlotte fans go on suicide watch?!
Devoe was impressive. He would be a great change of pace to Scoot going balls out all the time. The last few games he didn't shoot as much and was very effective when he did.
Shaedon looked like he was trying to make the highlights every trip and when he wasn't scoring he lost interest. That's not meant to be negative criticism.
Murray looks like a guy who will never try to do too much. Good defender. Good rebounder. Very good shooter. I keep comparing him to Tayshaun Prince.
Rupert I really hope can emulate Batum as far as looking lost in SL then settling into his role in the regular season.
Walker if Grant and Nurk would work at rebounding as hard as Jabari, I wouldn't be concerned about that facet of the game. Too bad Jabari isn't a couple inches taller.
Minaya was very impressive in limited minutes. Does a little of everything. Could be a contributor if he was a little bigger and more athletic.
Ibadji good old fashioned project. Watching his teammates react when he made a play tells me he's well liked and probably has a very good attitude.
Reath he's the older, slower guy that shows up for open gym and none of the younger guys can figure out how to stop him. Ideally, he's the #3 center, which means he'll still get some run because of Nurk's inevitable injuries.
All in all, I look forward to seeing most of these guys improve with the Remix.
 
I was disappointed in Sharpe's play. A little too much, hot & cold in his motor. I hope it changes, he's young. But he's a bit too passive for my liking right now. Neither center did anything for me. Murray's performance was meh. But i think he does have a nice outside shot.

Scoot looked good on offense . His outside game will take a little refining. Defensive wise, he tries, but i don't see anything amazing. But one thing i don't question, like i do with Sharpe, is his motor. He's got an all star motor.

Jabari looked like he worked hard in the offseason and his game is coming along. Really like Devoe. Not as good a facilitator as Skylar Mays, but his shooting touch has a chance to be special. He was the Blazers MVP this summer IMO.

Even though the Blazers won more than they lost, i didn't like the flow and vibe of the team. It wasn't as fun to watch as last years team. No Scoot definitely hurt that. But Sharpe should have been dominant IMO. He wasn't. Major buzzkill for me.
 
Forgot Rupert. He's a major developmental guy. Didn't impress me at all. But it's early.
 
I know it's pretty unrelated to this subject, but i still don't get the waiving of Watford. Dude was a glue guy. His enthusiasm, and development will be missed. Maybe a reason for Shaedon to not be as amped. Or not. But Trendon was better than anyone on this summer league team not named Scoot or Sharpe, and it's wasn't close.
 
tykendo said:
I know it's pretty unrelated to this subject, but i still don't get the waiving of Watford.
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If it was just a money move, it was inexcusable. I have a feeling that it was a move by Joe to force Chauncey to play Jabari, because after a stellar Summer League, it really seemed like Chauncey just didn't like Walker.
 
tykendo said:
I know it's pretty unrelated to this subject, but i still don't get the waiving of Watford. Dude was a glue guy. His enthusiasm, and development will be missed. Maybe a reason for Shaedon to not be as amped. Or not. But Trendon was better than anyone on this summer league team not named Scoot or Sharpe, and it's wasn't close.
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Trendon and Drew were classic tweeners. Getting bigger required moving on from them...Jabari is on a rookie deal and they like him. I totally get why Watford and Eubanks weren't part of the offseason plans. Walker has better rebounding instincts than Watford ...we sucked badly at rebounding with Watford or Eubanks on the floor
 
Rastapopoulos said:
If it was just a money move, it was inexcusable. I have a feeling that it was a move by Joe to force Chauncey to play Jabari, because after a stellar Summer League, it really seemed like Chauncey just didn't like Walker.
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I seriously doubt Joe has any say in Chauncey's rotations....Walker didn't earn more playing time his rookie season. We had zero big depth. Watford didn't shoot well early on either...didn't rebound well and definitely didn't stop anybody. With Watford as your 4th qtr go to guy like he was at the back half of the season, you better be tanking..I think he's being way overrated by some fans. If you loved Trendon Watford you should have really loved Evan Turner.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
If it was just a money move, it was inexcusable. I have a feeling that it was a move by Joe to force Chauncey to play Jabari, because after a stellar Summer League, it really seemed like Chauncey just didn't like Walker.
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I can't see how it was a money move because his contract was very small. Let's see how many players on the team end up with a smaller contract after all the smoke clears.
 
riverman said:
Trendon and Drew were classic tweeners. Getting bigger required moving on from them...Jabari is on a rookie deal and they like him. I totally get why Watford and Eubanks weren't part of the offseason plans. Walker has better rebounding instincts than Watford ...we sucked badly at rebounding with Watford or Eubanks on the floor
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Ahem [gestures at 30 million a year Jerami Grant]
Ahem 2 [gestures at the fact we unloaded Josh Hart]
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Ahem [gestures at 30 million a year Jerami Grant]
Ahem 2 [gestures at the fact we unloaded Josh Hart]
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Josh Hart would've walked for nothing like Lamarcus did...he didn't want to live on the west coast nor did his wife...instead of that we got a first round pick in Murray and signed Thybulle to replace his pt of attack defense....I think Joe did Josh a solid and Josh has praised the FO for how it was handled...win win trade. Treating Josh and CJ well in their trades is good PR and will make it easier to work with their agents down the road. Joe essentially gave Watford an NBA career when no other team was interested in him either. I don't think Watford has a job yet since we let him go. Jerami Grant was a carrot on a string to keep Dame and every veteran we sign gets overpaid...everyone of them. It's Portland...it's what we have to do.
 
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UKRAINEFAN said:
I like the guy but that is not really much of a highlight reel for an entire season.
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Highlights in the G-League don't necessarily make you useful in the NBA. But if you can cut and do the dirty work down there, that is much more likely to translate.
 
tykendo said:
I know it's pretty unrelated to this subject, but i still don't get the waiving of Watford. Dude was a glue guy. His enthusiasm, and development will be missed. Maybe a reason for Shaedon to not be as amped. Or not. But Trendon was better than anyone on this summer league team not named Scoot or Sharpe, and it's wasn't close.
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If Sharpe lowered his enthusiam because Watford wasn't on the summer league team, that would be a red flag about Sharpe. Luckily, I don't have any real reason to believe that's the case.

Too bad Watford isn't a little bigger. The roster can only have so many defensive liabilities.
 
Tince said:
If Sharpe lowered his enthusiam because Watford wasn't on the summer league team, that would be a red flag about Sharpe. Luckily, I don't have any real reason to believe that's the case.

Too bad Watford isn't a little bigger. The roster can only have so many defensive liabilities.
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I don't think a second-year player not taking summer league says anything about anything except summer league itself.
 
The first rule of summer league is that you do not talk about summer league.

barfo
 
PtldPlatypus said:
I don't think a second-year player not taking summer league says anything about anything except summer league itself.
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I agree... I'd assume many other factors influenced Sharpe's play in summer league before I'd point to Watford.
 
Reath — back-up center. Sign him. Badji to the GLeague and teach him to count to 3 when alone in the paint.
Walker — makes basketball plays and knows his role. Working on his 3’s. 10 year career — dial it up. Needs to develop his NBA body as he came in with higher body fat but under 220 lbs. Work to do. When he’s trimmed down and up to 230-235, then he can really bang.
Rupert — needs time for his NBA body but can get out there and play some D. Work on entire game. A really good project that can pay off by year 3 and make Sharpe’s job easier with his D.
Murray — will play just fine this year. Mature approach and looking like a hardworking, skilled, smooth combo
-forward. Really liked the pick and still do. One of those older players picked near the end of the 1st round with multi-skills who becomes a rotation player pretty quickly. Nothing forced, just done. Seems like one of those people who may have nerves likes anyone else, but then he just has this solid presence.
Sharpe — 3rd guard behind Scoot and Simons to begin the year. Starting SG after the All Star break. Natural development of NBA body and ready to pop in year 3. Handles need serious work. Trade a couple 2nd rounders for Payton Pritchard … dude has handles.
Scoot — a real top 3 pick. Shooting and defense. I hope he becomes the Blazers leader and 2nd best player.

6 players I like plus Grant and Matisse Simons. Waiting on Little. Waiting on a Nurkic trade after (or at about the same time as Lillard).
 
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tykendo said:
I know it's pretty unrelated to this subject, but i still don't get the waiving of Watford. Dude was a glue guy. His enthusiasm, and development will be missed. Maybe a reason for Shaedon to not be as amped. Or not. But Trendon was better than anyone on this summer league team not named Scoot or Sharpe, and it's wasn't close.
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I'm surprised he has yet to be picked up. I thought we were nuts for releasing him, but the FO clearly knows something we don't. Perhaps they saw his role as being filled by Walker. I have no idea.
 
maxiep said:
I'm surprised he has yet to be picked up. I thought we were nuts for releasing him, but the FO clearly knows something we don't. Perhaps they saw his role as being filled by Walker. I have no idea.
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My guess a lot of these guys who haven't signed yet are waiting for a few of these big trades to happen to see who has openings. Also wonder if some of these teams are keeping spaces open for trades.
 
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