The OFFICIAL Blazers Media Day Thread.....

[hoopsjock]

Simons seems so much more grown up.

 

[andalusian]

Kid seems very comfortable in his own skin now off the court as well. That's nice to see. ( he might have been before, just did not seem so in front of the cameras).

 

[Driew]

"A kid's first christmas" is how excited Whiteside is about being here lol

 

[Driew]

Whiteside didn't know Dame was such a good passer.

 

[Driew]

Whiteside listed Skal as a player that stands out to him.

 

[kjironman1]

I think you all on here that thought we were going to have Nurk back earlier rather than later, might want to tame those eager expectations a bit. I said from Day 1 it won’t be til AFTER all star break at the earliest.

February at best.

 

[Driew]

Zach didn't shoot any threes this summer.








He's just kidding lol

 

[Wade Garrett]

WoooHoooo!
Summer is over and the Boys Are Back In Town.....
This ol' man thinks this is gonna be a great year....
Lookin forward to sharing it with y'all....
RIP FREAKIN CITY!!!

 

[Driew]

I get the idea that GTJ is a little slighted that Ant is getting all the attention. I think he'll have a big chip on his shoulder to prove himself.

 

[Driew]

Man Moses makes nurk look like a SF

 

[Driew]

Dame says he's catching and shooting a lot more in these scrimmages with the playmaking SF's in Hood, Baze and Mario this year.

Edit: Dame is really high on the veterans that have been brought in this year.

 

[kjironman1]

Dame says he's catching and shooting a lot more in these scrimmages with the playmaking SF's in Hood, Baze and Mario this year.

Edit: Dame is really high on the veterans that have been brought in this year.

It extends his career. At some point Dame has to be able to pick and choose when he is going to carry the load.

 

[Driew]

Dame calls out Nurk asking what month they went to Mexico and Nurk pretends to not be paying attention. Dame says "Psssh don't act like you're not listening" hahahahaa

 

[illmatic99]

Nurk sitting among the audience while Dame interview goes on is PEAK chemistry.

 

[Labinot41]

Fucking finaly

 

[illmatic99]

Fucking finaly

Every team says this every media day.

 

[Driew]

Dame is high on Ant--said Ant is talking a lot more this year. Said Ant talked like twice all last year lol.

 

[Driew]

Every team says this every media day.

I still remember the McMillan era preseason hype of "we're definitely going to run more" hahahaha

 

[Driew]

Dame is saying this could be the deepest team he's been on (says his second year was pretty deep though).

Edit: Says this year has the perfect balance of young and veterans.

 

[illmatic99]

I still remember the McMillan era preseason hype of "we're definitely going to run more" hahahaha

Our team actually jumped about 3 possessions per 48 and scored about 9 points more per game. But the whole league's scoring jumped up so it didn't stand out

 

[Driew]

Our team actually jumped about 3 possessions per 48 and scored about 9 points more per game. But the whole league's scoring jumped up so it didn't stand out

Which McMillan year are you referring to? Or are you referring to our team from last year?

 

[Wade Garrett]

Dame is saying this could be the deepest team he's been on (says his second year was pretty deep though).

Edit: Says this year has the perfect balance of young and veterans.

He's right.
This team is loaded, and that's NOT including Jusuf.

 

[illmatic99]

Which McMillan year are you referring to? Or are you referring to our team from last year?

lol nate. no.

Last year

 

[Driew]

Nurk was more curious about the ref kicking his leg than the actual injury. Nurk said he talked to the league about it. Wasn't sure if it was on purpose or not but said there shouldn't be a reason for a ref to step over an injured person.

Edit: Nurk taking it one day at a time--doesn't have a specific date circled for a return.

 

[Reep]

Nurk was more curious about the ref kicking his leg than the actual injury. Nurk said he talked to the league about it. Wasn't sure if it was on purpose or not but said there shouldn't be a reason for a ref to step over an injured person.

Edit: Nurk taking it one day at a time--doesn't have a specific date circled for a return.

I didn't remember that happening at the time, but what a D-Hole the ref was. Clearly should have seen the leg from his angle and didn't even look or care? Sounds like maybe it was more than accidental.

 

[Driew]

Nurk excited for Mario to show what he can do on a winning team.

 

[BlazerBeav]

I don't question that it was accidental on the ref's part, but come on man. It was like the Cal-ASU game on Friday night - the Cal QB was walking to the locker room with a clearly injured shoulder, and one of his teammates reached out and hit his shoulder in solidarity - QB doubled over.

 

[illmatic99]

Can't wait for nurk to come back. People forget how great of a season he had last year.

 

[Driew]

Toliver says he's never been on a team this talented. Says the organization is top notch.

 

[Wade Garrett]

Can't wait for nurk to come back. People forget how great of a season he had last year.

NURK!!!!!!!!!!!
Love him.