The summer of silence stops.... NOW. Mixum Returns!

[MIXUM]

why is it bullshit? cause im not praising the blazers or the broadcasting?

dont read it bro... go call travis

 

[DaRizzle]

Please lock this bullshit!

Mixum>HCP

 

[THE HCP]

why is it bullshit? cause im not praising the blazers or the broadcasting?

dont read it bro... go call travis

Because you are a clown. And to claim that all I do is sweat the team is bullshit. You obviously don't read my posts. I apologize for being positive and not continuously being a negative bitch! You gotta bring it stronger then that son! Go away.

 

[LameR]

Welcome back. Nice post!

 

[MIXUM]

im a clown cause i say what you already know but dont wanna admit.

maybe if you thought about what i was saying rather then being so close minded (cause its mixum) you might learn something.

I dont care we won 54 games last year... its a new season and i wanna improve. sorry if i want some change at PG and SF

 

[PtldPlatypus]

u cant have batum and miller on the floor together unless roy la and outlaw are out there. think about miller batum, la and oden out there. 4 guys who cant shoot threes. simply cannot have that. nate can talk all he wants but im telling ya... if he goes with miller at PG... hes gotta go maretll at SF.

As has been pointed out several times over the summer, Batum's 3P% of .369 is very, very close to Webster's career mark of .372. So, to say that Webster's a significantly better shooter is fallacious.

Also, regarding Hedo, I think that KP was/is under the same impression you are--ie, that Batum isn't necessarily ready to be a significant offensive contributor. However, I believe that Batum was significantly more effective for his team in the Euro tourney than Hedo was this summer, and I expect Nic to surprise you.

 

[ABM]

And where the hell is ABM????????????? I PMed this dude all summer.

Ooops!

Hey, when will you be in Portland next? I'm ready to collect on that beer!

 

[MIXUM]

listen I LIKE BATUM LOL. All im saying is... i think webster is a better fit to start but if im wrong and we are winning.... i will gladly say i was wrong.

You want a prediction?

Opening night... its Miller, Roy, Batum, LA, Oden

By Game 3.... its Miller, Roy, Webster, LA, Oden because the unit above was like last year with outlaw. Just didnt fit. Webster will play well off bench in game 1 + 2 and will grab starters role. IF IF IF IF hes healthy. If hes not... Outhouse will backup Batum and Howard will play backup to LA.

 

[MIXUM]

maybe for spring ABM...

I will be at the knicks game in NYC. Can HCP please come say hi.

 

[Wheels]

why is it bullshit? cause im not praising the blazers or the broadcasting?

dont read it bro... go call travis

why resort to stupid comments like "go call travis" ? I'm not trying to get in the middle of a fight.. but thats a lame insult and it just keeps crap going.

 

[MIXUM]

your right... im doing the same thing he is

 

[BenDavis503]

 

[Master Shake]

Lol, you WISH the Raps would lose to the Blazers.

 

[BenDavis503]

Lol, you WISH the Raps would lose to the Blazers.

I smell eBet! Sig bet or something? Whoever wins the first matchup, the loser has to wear an avatar and sig of the winners choice until the next game.

Ya??

 

[Wheels]

Lol, you WISH the Raps would lose to the Blazers.

lol you WISH Steve Blake wasnt in the game last year jk just had to joine the trash talk.

 

[KingSpeed]

Your SF cant score 5-10 a night if you want to advance deep in the playoffs.:

Trevor Ariza averaged about 9ppg for the Lakers last season and they won the title. Also- how many points did Bowen average during the last 3 Spurs championship runs?

 

[Wheels]

Trevor Ariza averaged about 9ppg for the Lakers last season and they won the title. Also- how many points did Bowen average during the last 3 Spurs championship runs?

Kingspeed back with a VENGEANCE!

 

[THE HCP]

Trevor Ariza averaged about 9ppg for the Lakers last season and they won the title. Also- how many points did Bowen average during the last 3 Spurs championship runs?

Well played my thespian friend!

 

[VanillaGorilla]

As has been pointed out several times over the summer, Batum's 3P% of .369 is very, very close to Webster's career mark of .372. So, to say that Webster's a significantly better shooter is fallacious.

While I agree that Webster is not a way better long ball shooter, he did shoot almost twice as many three pointers in his last season than Batum did last year. In my opinion Webster is a fairly better offensive player, and Batum is a fairly better defensive player. So to me, they are about even and we will have to see who fits better with the starting unit, assuming Miller and Oden start.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

There are times I have wondered if Mixum was even a Blazer fan. But the original post made me believe he is a Blazer fan (either that or he is setting us us up). I don't remember mixum being this civil making his points . . . is this a changed mixum or just getting his feet wet before the flames begin?

Anyways, I liked the point about the Blazers getting Miller even if they signed Hedo. I was thinking the same thing. And could you imagine a starting lineup of Miller, Roy, Hedo, LA, Oden with a wicked bench. That team would be competing for a championship now . . . and years to come.

 

[illmatic99]

While I agree that Webster is not a way better long ball shooter, he did shoot almost twice as many three pointers in his last season than Batum did last year.

I might give some credence to that logic if Nico occasionally shot and made threes, but that is not the case. He shot 168 shots from 3pt land last season, and made 62 of them. Those 168 accounted for 47% of all of this shot attempts.

 

[Natebishop3]

Props to Mixum for actually keeping his word. Props for keeping up on things around here and still checking the forum, despite being unable to post. Welcome back.

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

Wow, somebody is full of themselves.

 

[DaRizzle]

Trevor Ariza averaged about 9ppg for the Lakers last season and they won the title. Also- how many points did Bowen average during the last 3 Spurs championship runs?

...and then played like a HOF in the playoffs...not saying your wrong about your point...just that Ariza was far above season averages in the playoffs in efficiency

 

[PtldPlatypus]

...and then played like a HOF in the playoffs...not saying your wrong about your point...just that Ariza was far above season averages in the playoffs in efficiency

PER of 14.7 is HOF caliber? Wow--I hope Travis Outlaw is already working on his induction speech...

 

[MIXUM]

LOL... freaking kingspeed who could make a case that 5 midgets could win the nba title by pointing out the 52 celtics averaged only 5 feet (thats a joke). There are exceptions dude but generally speaking in todays nba... your three needs to score and defend.

Ariza and Bowen could shoot the three pretty well. Not to mention both past and present are elite defenders. Is Batum???? Also last time I checked the spurs had Duncan, Ginobli, Parker as 3 major scoring threats. Who is ours king? Ariza has a better all around game then Batum. I feel like we are soft at the three. So did Houston. Until proven otherwise we are. Webster should start if Miller does.

You can get away with your SF scoring 10 + if you have 3 elite scoring options but the blazers dont. Therefore you need production from your three unless oden starts getting 20 a night. Thats not gonna happen.

 

[mook]

You can get away with your SF scoring 10 + if you have 3 elite scoring options but the blazers dont. Therefore you need production from your three unless oden starts getting 20 a night. Thats not gonna happen.

Did the championship Pistons have three elite scoring options? Their third best scorer, Rasheed, averaged 13.7 ppg that year. Prince averaged 10.

Only 1 (Paul Pierce) of the past 11 championship teams have had a starting SF who scored more than 10.5 ppg.

Aside from Pierce, you have to go all the way back to Scottie Pippen to find a SF who was a #2 or #3 offensive option on a championship team.

 

[Wheels]

Did the championship Pistons have three elite scoring options? Their third best scorer, Rasheed, averaged 13.7 ppg that year. Prince averaged 10.

Only 1 (Paul Pierce) of the past 11 championship teams have had a starting SF who scored more than 10.5 ppg.

Aside from Pierce, you have to go all the way back to Scottie Pippen to find a SF who was a #2 or #3 offensive option on a championship team.

Ouch.. down goes Frazier.

 

[mook]

I was actually kind of stunned when I thought it through myself. Some championship teams have a great center. Some a great PF. Some a shoot-first PG. Sometimes two elite players (Shaq/Kobe), sometimes one and two really good ones (Kobe and Gasol/Odom), and even once no really great players (Pistons). Some great coaches, but not always.

But almost every time over the last decade, through a variety of different offensive and defensive styles, is the defensive role player small forward who hits the occasional three pointer.

The Hedo acquisition always rubbed me the wrong way, and it does more now than ever.

 

[Wheels]

I was actually kind of stunned when I thought it through myself. Some championship teams have a great center. Some a great PF. Some a shoot-first PG. Sometimes two elite players (Shaq/Kobe), sometimes one and two really good ones (Kobe and Gasol/Odom), and even once no really great players (Pistons). Some great coaches, but not always.

But almost every time over the last decade, through a variety of different offensive and defensive styles, is the defensive role player small forward who hits the occasional three pointer.

The Hedo acquisition always rubbed me the wrong way, and it does more now than ever.

Good work on the stats and stuff Mook. Repped!