Swani-gawd

[dviss1]

So you are basically relying on Napier alone to handle the ball in the second unit? Turner is our biggest need on the bench right now in my opinion.

Why do people keep bringing up our 3rd string PG (who is a shoot first PG) like he should be getting any significant amount of time? CJ and Turner will be the ballhandlers when Dame is out. That's why it's called a rotation. Turner replaces whoever is tired or in foul trouble first. If it's Dame, He replaces CJ later. Napier shouldn't be getting more than 5-8 mpg.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Why do people keep bringing up our 3rd string PG (who is a shoot first PG) like he should be getting any significant amount of time. CJ and Turner will be the ballhandlers when Dame is out. That's why it's called a rotation. Turner replaces whoever is tired or in foul trouble first. If it's Dame, He replaces CJ later.

Thats my point. Turner is needed on the bench or its Napier as the primary backup PG and the only one with handles much of the time.

 

[dviss1]

Thats my point. Turner is needed on the bench or its Napier as the primary backup PG and the only one with handles much of the time.

We agree. I was adding on to your post.

 

[SIeepwalker]

Terrible? Because really, minus Crabbe thats the lineup that went 15-6 was it?
Terrible? What other options do we have really? Those are the lineups. how they are subbed in and out wont change the terrible... so how do you come to that conclusion?

I'm not saying the lineup is terrible, I'm saying this rotation pattern is. I think it's the recipe to see big leads evaporate games after games...
Also I don't want Butters anywhere I the rotation.

Why do people keep bringing up our 3rd string PG (who is a shoot first PG) like he should be getting any significant amount of time? CJ and Turner will be the ballhandlers when Dame is out. That's why it's called a rotation. Turner replaces whoever is tired or in foul trouble first. If it's Dame, He replaces CJ later. Napier shouldn't be getting more than 5-8 mpg.

I think Napier is actually good and should get consistant rotation minutes

 

[mook]

disagree....both Chief and Vonleh and probably Ed Davis are better defenders than Collins right now even though Collins can become a very good defender.....I think he could eventually test them but I don't see it this season at all. When Collins defends Kevin Durant the way Chief or Noah do.....I'll reconsider

It's hard to read too much into summer league, especially when he played so few minutes, but Collins just seemed like he had a much better knack for help defense than those other guys. I like Chief's athleticism in one-on-one situations against those elite 6'6 to 6'11 guys, but really it's not those guys who kill us. It's all the guards. *shrug* I realize I don't have a lot to stand on other than what I saw in SL, so take this post as predicting the next Batum-level surprise of a rook starting right out of the gate. Nobody saw Batum coming in August during his rookie year. I'm getting in on the ground floor with Collins.

 

[Blazer4ever]

McCollum--Turner--Layman--Aminu--Swanigan would be an interesting bench unit imo. Could offer enough shooting to offset Turner plus give Swanigan/Turner room in the mid/low post if he they have a favorable matchup.

As far as the starting lineup goes, Hakless is the hands down starter at SF for me minus a considerable shooting regression (which is not unlikely btw).

I understand Turner's value as a versatile POA defender, but if he's playing alongside both Lillard and McCollum, he's relegated to guarding 3's other than in late clock switch situations. And as much as I don't like him as a pnr ball handler, he still provides more value in those situations that as a spot up shooter. He's also less likely to be given post/iso scoring opportunities which is where he's best used offensively (the lesser of all evils might be a more apt description for this haha).

And as far as the 5th starter goes, I expect it to be a revolving door all year. My hope is Collins ultimately proves competent enough as a shooter and pnr defender to be that guy, but we'll see how things shake out.

This is another good lineup regarding handles, so maybe Harkless should be the starter alongside Dame and CJ and in one guard lineups use more of Turner, Layman, Aminu etc. What we need most, position wise, is another guard deserving of minutes

Cause you say so?

No, not because I say so, because it's the truth.

 

[dviss1]

No, not because I say so, because it's the truth.

No, it's your opinion. And we know exactly what those are like.

 

[Blazer4ever]

No, it's your opinion. And we know exactly what those are like.

Whatever

 

[dviss1]

Whatever

YES!!!

Whenever my ex wife and I said "whatever" we knew we lost the argument!

 

[PtldPlatypus]

YES!!!

Whenever my ex wife and I said "whatever" we knew we lost the argument!

You just don't understand how tiring and frustrating it is for someone like him who knows basketball better than most in here to try to explain and convince those of us with far inferior basketball knowledge.

 

[dviss1]

You just don't understand how tiring and frustrating it is for someone like him who knows basketball better than most in here to try to explain and convince those of us with far inferior basketball knowledge.

Yawn.
You watched Warren Gillis?
You didn't even watch the highlights of Dennis Smith I posted.
I know basketball better than most people here and "most" is when I don't even watch the games. The Blazers went downhill when I stopped watching.
You want us to select 3 scrubs and Dennis Smith to become an All Star for me to prove I know more basketball than you? It would be unfortunate but whatever.
What's annoying to you isn't my problem, if you're jealous of me being a badketball genius this is once again your problem, not mine.
Stop replying to my posts if they're annoying you. Put me on ignore but don't waste my time. I can share with you that I too am frustrated by having to explain myself and convince people who are far inferior to me in terms of basketball knowledge.
I'm frustrated that TRob isn't a Blazer, frustrated that this team doesn't win without me, frustrated that we would probably waste our picks on 3 scrubs instead of using them to draft an All Star.
But my frustrations are my own problem, I don't blame them on you or anyone else in particular.
If you wish to continue this discussion be my guest, but since I'm going to sleep you'd have to wait a few hours to my response, so you can just use your disrespect for my opinions to put me on ignore

Holy shit! I remember that. That's slap your knee funny!

 

[BBert]

Holy shit! I remember that. That's slap your knee funny!

I had long suspected, but that's when I confirmed his posts are straight up troll bait. It's the only reasonable explanation.

 

[Blazer4ever]

YES!!!

Whenever my ex wife and I said "whatever" we knew we lost the argument!

Whatever

 

[Blazer4ever]

Dennis Smith Is not that good. Warren Gillis maybe we'll never know

 

[Minstrel]

No, not because I say so, because it's the truth.

What makes it true, because you say so?

 

[dviss1]

Dennis Smith Is not that good. Warren Gillis maybe we'll never know

Yeah...

"Smith dominated Summer League early and often, averaging 17.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 2.2 steals."

 

[Blazer4ever]

Yeah...

"Smith dominated Summer League early and often, averaging 17.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 2.2 steals."

Ok Smith is good but he's not That good

 

[Blazer4ever]

What makes it true, because you say so?

No, what makes me say it is that it's true

 

[Minstrel]

No, what makes me say it is that it's true

Yes, but what's your evidence that it is true? The fact that you said it?

 

[BonesJones]

You just don't understand how tiring and frustrating it is for someone like him who knows basketball better than most in here to try to explain and convince those of us with far inferior basketball knowledge.

.Lmao!

 

[BonesJones]

Dennis Smith Is not that good. Warren Gillis maybe we'll never know

Dude, there's a reason that random dude isn't in the league. You think you're smarter than the collective intellect of NBA scouts who know he's not even good enough to sniff a training camp roster?

 

[BonesJones]

Ok Smith is good but he's not That good

What an extremely well put together thought from the basketball wizard.

 

[Blazer4ever]

Yes, but what your evidence that it is true? The fact that you said it?

I say it because I think it's true

 

[BonesJones]

I say it because I think it's true

Did you not get taught the difference between fact and opinion while in grade school?

 

[dviss1]

I say it because I think it's true

I think it's true that Donald trump is a straight shooter and not a liar.

SWIDT?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I think it's true that Donald trump is a straight shooter and not a liar.

SWIDT?

I SWYDT.

 

[dviss1]

I SWYDT.

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[JDC]

Chatted a bit with Kevin Calabro today and he thinks Caleb will be a rotation player this year. Also said they were broadcasting the first two preseason games which was news to me.