The second best Blazer?

[Fez Hammersticks]

McCollum is instant offense. Can create space at will against anyone.

Aminu is a rebounding machine with defense.

CJ is an upgrade offensively from Wes, a downgrade defensively.

Amini is a big upgrade from Batum.

 

[theprunetang]

I love Aminu's hustle, defense, and athleticism. Fantastic. But, until he gets a little better control of his dribble, he will generate quite a few turnovers. This is the season though to let him work through it. Hopefully he can work through it and improve that part of his game, because he has a lot of really great thing going for him. I am really glad to have him on my team though!

 

[oldmangrouch]

Please.

At this point, CJ is still Mo Williams. You can frag LMA, AA, RoLo, and Batum all you like. Wes (at least the player he was pre-injury) will be missed.

 

[Draco]

Please.

At this point, CJ is still Mo Williams. You can frag LMA, AA, RoLo, and Batum all you like. Wes (at least the player he was pre-injury) will be missed.

Mo Williams never scored 37 points before.

Oh wait...

 

[Tunchi]

Haha I been telling people I don't see no difference between mo williams and Cj

No difference at all. Pretty soon we'll be saying good Cj, bad Cj on any given day.. Just like people did when mo was being hated on

 

[Strenuus]

Haha I been telling people I don't see no difference between mo williams and Cj

No difference at all. Pretty soon we'll be saying good Cj, bad Cj on any given day.. Just like people did when mo was being hated on

It's true, sadly.

 

[ripcityboy]

Aminu rocks my world. When he jumps in arrms flailing and smashes down the rock I feel my heart soar. There is a cool liquid feeling that overcomes Ripcitboy in those moments...... My my!!

 

[Orion Bailey]

I think CI still has more upside than Mo. MO with us was in the middle of his prime. CJ wont be there for another 2-3 years. CJ is possibly the smartest guy on the team. I fully expect him to continue to break his game down and improve upon his deficiencies. CJ will be erratic this year. As will most of the players, but again.. major upside still. I think CJ will become a much better player than Mo when its all said and done. MO in his prime was a defensive liability. I think CJ's D is already at par with Mo on his best day.

 

[Orion Bailey]

With that said.. I chose Amino. He will help us create MANY fast breaks with his defense. I see it coming.
The whole team is young and excited. They are going to blow there wad early and at the wrong time at times. We all did as pups. But Most of us gained control with some steady experience.

 

[Sinobas]

I'd want to give CJ at least half a season before declaring him no better than Mo. I think Mo is a little more reckless. He might be similar to Mo circa 07-10, who was a really good player. But anyway, Aminu might be emerging as our #2.

 

[TBpup]

CJ's ability to create in the mid-range is upper tier. His ability to pass to the wide-open man when 3 defenders come towards him is non-existent. I like Aminu a little better because he can do so many things where for now, CJ is entirely one dimensional. That one dimension is great when he is hot.

 

[Elton]

Aminu has impressed me thus far. Plumlee too.

I'm not nearly as pessimistic about this team as I might've been just a month ago. And there really is no where to go but up. If they sniff .500 this season that means they gelled and developed well. If they meet those 27 win projections than there is a draft to look forward to...but hopefully just one.

 

[dviss1]

I chose Aminu. Being the second leading scorer does not mean you are the second best on the team. Aminu plays on both sides of the court and rebounds efficiently. The fact that he can defend four positions alone makes him better than CJ.

 

[Reep]

Aminu has a ways to go as a ball handler, but it's not as much his handles as keeping the ball from defenders. His rebounding has been great and timely. He seems to get so many big important rebounds. And he is only getting started. Still want to see Harkless get more aggressive and love seeing him next to Aminu.

 

[Blazinaway]

Aminu IMO is going to have one of the better viewed contracts in the NBA, signing him for 30 mil for 4 seasons given some of the ridiculous deals that we saw is simply a steal

 

[theprunetang]

Aminu IMO is going to have one of the better viewed contracts in the NBA, signing him for 30 mil for 4 seasons given some of the ridiculous deals that we saw is simply a steal

This.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Aminu is basically Stacey Augmon. On this team this year, he's the second best player IMHO.

 

[SpamKing]

Aminu is basically Stacey Augmon. On this team this year, he's the second best player IMHO.

I liked Plastic Man a lot, even in his lesser years as a Blazer. But Aminu is like Plastic Magnum . . .

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I liked Plastic Man a lot, even in his lesser years as a Blazer. But Aminu is like Plastic Magnum . . .

Magnum the gun?

Magnum the cheesy 1990s detective show?

Magnum the condom?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Magnum the gun?

Magnum the cheesy 1990s detective show?

Magnum the condom?

 

[SpamKing]

Magnum the gun?

Magnum the cheesy 1990s detective show?

Magnum the condom?

Read it how you will . . .

 

[KeepOnRollin]

I am VERY glad we got Aminu. He is playing pretty dang good at the moment and could arguably be PLAYING the second best on the team. However, I think he is going to have quite a few nights were he gets lost (like a lot of our players) this year. I don't think he will be our 2nd best player when we look back on this season. If he is then something went wrong. He is a perfectly suited as 3rd best for now (and 4th best once we find our 2nd All-Star) which is nothing to sneeze at!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Read it how you will . . .

I always do.


So how the hell are you? Did you hear that Lanny moved to LO? Nice house.

 

[H.C.]

I don't think the Blazers have a second best player tbh. No one stands out.

Though I am seeing key defensive instincts from Crabbe that you just can't teach. A player either has it, or he doesn't.
I dislike how he looks like drift wood at times on the court though. But this is his first real NBA action outside of a few games last year.

 

[Trackjack]

2nd best player is still stitting on the bench is name is Henderson.

 

[blue9]

2nd best player is still stitting on the bench is name is Henderson.

Currently it's probably CJ, Plumlee, or Davis. Once Henderson comes back he'll be our second best player until one of our young guys gets more consistent. By the end of the season I expect it to be, in descending order, either CJ, Meyers, Harkless, or Plumlee.

 

[handiman]

Aminu is basically Stacey Augmon.

I can sort of see that - more the UNLV Augmon than the NBA Augmon, though - but Luol Deng is the strongest similarity I've seen so far. Size, skillset, physical appearance, intensity and impact on the game, it's all there.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Aminu rocks my world. When he jumps in arrms flailing and smashes down the rock I feel my heart soar. There is a cool liquid feeling that overcomes Ripcitboy in those moments...... My my!!

Id tell you to get ahold of yourself but it sounds like you already have a hold of yourself....

 

[ripcityboy]

Id tell you to get ahold of yourself but it sounds like you already have a hold of yourself....

The level of hyperbole that I am guilty of is scandalous!

 

[Sinobas]

2nd best player is still stitting on the bench is name is Henderson.

If Henderson is really our 2nd best player, that is not a good thing. He was a cast off from a crappy eastern team.