THOMAS ROBINSON A BLAZER

[Eastoff]

Well... give it a few months and we'll all know.

but I want to know

 

[Mediocre Man]

Casey Holdahl ‏@CHold 20m
. @Dame_Lillard called @Trobinson0 "Baby Blake Griffin" yesterday. That would work.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Rice compared him to Reggie Evans.

 

[BBert]

Casey Holdahl ‏@CHold 20m
. @Dame_Lillard called @Trobinson0 "Baby Blake Griffin" yesterday. That would work.

I hope Robinson considers that an insult and he Hulk Smashes little Ginger!

 

[illmatic99]

Casey Holdahl ‏@CHold 20m
. @Dame_Lillard called @Trobinson0 "Baby Blake Griffin" yesterday. That would work.

lol that was my nba comparison from TRob before the draft last year. OOPS!

 

[Mediocre Man]

Rice compared him to Reggie Evans.

And Buck Williams, and Otis Thorpe

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

And Buck Williams, and Otis Thorpe

Yeah, you know, it's Mike Rice.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Yeah, you know, it's Mike Rice.

Ya

I'll say that in college those would be great comparisons, so hopefully

 

[Mediocre Man]

Trail Blazers ‏@pdxtrailblazers 27m
Olshey said the Rockets were very reluctant to deal @Trobinson0, calls him an 'absolute steal' #RipCity

 

[Draco]

Mike Tokito ‏@mtokito 3m
W/Kings in Jan, Thomas Robinson had 12, 10 and 10 rebounds in consecutive games while playing 21, 13 and 24 minutes. #Blazers

If he can play 30mins next to Aldridge he'll get multiple 20 rebound games.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I think it was a great value move. The best case scenario is that he's good enough that Stotts gets a headache trying to find playing time for him. If he really takes off it makes Olshey's life a lot easier if he decides he needs to part ways with Aldridge.

 

[Draco]

Well... give it a few months and we'll all know.

That isn’t possible for a group of FANatics that spend hours in the offseason following a team that hasn’t played a meaningful game in four months. I want to figure it out now!

 

[B-Roy]

Trail Blazers ‏@pdxtrailblazers 27m
Olshey said the Rockets were very reluctant to deal @Trobinson0, calls him an 'absolute steal' #RipCity

Lol what a lie. They were trying to pawn him off for weeks.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Lol what a lie. They were trying to pawn him off for weeks.

Yeah I don't buy that either, but I think their reasons for wanting to move him had more to do with Dwight and the way they want their 4s to play than Robinson being worthless on the court ... hopefully.

 

[TowelBoy]

Interesting to consider that Robinson is the best rebounder of the Lopez/Leonard/Robinson big man group. Not that we're going to go down the Hickson path again, but the Aldridge/Robinson lineup could be pretty awesome against small teams or teams without an offensive center.

 

[TowelBoy]

Yeah I don't buy that either, but I think their reasons for wanting to move him had more to do with Dwight and the way they want their 4s to play than Robinson being worthless on the court ... hopefully.

It's all doublespeak anyway. I'm sure there's truth to them not "wanting" to move him, as in they wish there could have been a way to shed that salary without giving up a legitimate talent. But Robinson was sort of a no brainer given his cap number over $3M and his fit with their system.

 

[craigehlo]

IAldridge/Robinson lineup could be pretty awesome against small teams or teams without an offensive center.

That would be a good running lineup if we could push the tempo with Lillard & CJ.

 

[MickZagger]

I have a good feeling Robinson's going to be the Chauncey Billups of big men.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

You give the Kings way too much credit. This is the team that waived JJ Hickson..... that means they got NOTHING for him. They also have an abundance of young post players. I really wouldn't give much credence to the Kings' talent evaluation.

I also think you underestimate how sure the Rockets were that they were getting Dwight. It was pretty much a sure thing, and most people "in the know" said so from day one. Dude wanted out of LA and the Rockets presented the best option to win.

Also, you said 2 second round picks was the best they could get.... that's what they wanted. They couldn't bring back anything in return. They needed the cap space.

Kings got nothing for Hickson . . . kind of like Blazers.

I don't give the Kings a lot of credit, but I don't throw out the fact the Kings gave away the #5 pick in his first year the way you do.

I'm surprised Houston couldn't get a future #1 for Robinson . . .even a pick in the 20s. And I'm not buying the idea that T-Rob wouldn't be traded if not for Diwght. he was shopped, traded before the Dwight trade and Rockets continue to cut salary after with Royce White and others I think.

Anyways, I don't think Robinson is trash. He is another young player with potential on this Blazer squad. Some see him as an almost can't miss #5 pick, others are more skeptical waiting to see why other teams didn't want to develop such a talent.

I think we are all hoping he turns into a stud, but there are definitely two schools of thought with both having some good points, IMO.

 

[PapaG]

Kings got nothing for Hickson . . . kind of like Blazers.

I don't give the Kings a lot of credit, but I don't throw out the fact the Kings gave away the #5 pick in his first year the way you do.

I'm surprised Houston couldn't get a future #1 for Robinson . . .even a pick in the 20s. And I'm not buying the idea that T-Rob wouldn't be traded if not for Diwght. he was shopped, traded before the Dwight trade and Rockets continue to cut salary after with Royce White and others I think.

Anyways, I don't think Robinson is trash. He is another young player with potential on this Blazer squad. Some see him as an almost can't miss #5 pick, others are more skeptical waiting to see why other teams didn't want to develop such a talent.

I think we are all hoping he turns into a stud, but there are definitely two schools of thought with both having some good points, IMO.

The Blazers got the cap space from losing his contract and not extending the cap hold by offering a Q.O. ($5.1 mil, wasn't it?). The Kings literally got nothing for Hickson last summer.

 

[NOVoodoo]

I don't know if this has been brought up yet, but Robinson looked pretty shaken at the introductory press conference. I'm not really sure if "shaken" is the right word, but he did look a bit like a deer in the headlights. He brought up the fact that being traded that much off the bat can shake a player's confidence in a third person sense, but it seemed like he was really talking about himself, in that "so, my friend has a problem" sorta way.

 

[TowelBoy]

I don't know if this has been brought up yet, but Robinson looked pretty shaken at the introductory press conference. I'm not really sure if "shaken" is the right word, but he did look a bit like a deer in the headlights. He brought up the fact that being traded that much off the bat can shake a player's confidence in a third person sense, but it seemed like he was really talking about himself, in that "so, my friend has a problem" sorta way.

He seems like a humble kid. Hopefully he can discover his confidence in Portland. It should actually be a somewhat interesting competition to see how the 60 non-Aldridge front court minutes are divided between Robinson, Lopez, and Leonard (even less accounting for small ball).

 

[NOVoodoo]

He seems like a humble kid. Hopefully he can discover his confidence in Portland. It should actually be a somewhat interesting competition to see how the 60 non-Aldridge front court minutes are divided between Robinson, Lopez, and Leonard (even less accounting for small ball).

That's a good point. For a guy with so much talent and potential, it'd be good to give him consistent playing time and a definite role, but the Blazers have gone from a team without a bench to a team that has more talent than minutes over the offseason.

When asked about the role that the four new Blazers who were at today's press conference would play (Wright, Robinson, Lopez, and Watson), Olshey and Stotts were pretty clear about Lopez being the new starting center, a much needed defensive presence, etc., and they were both pretty clear on Watson taking on more of a "mentor" role, one where he'll probably only play when needed.

When they talked about Wright and Robinson though, they didn't really describe their future role on the team. More so, they described their games instead, saying Wright will fit in as a three-point shooter and Robinson will provide toughness and whatnot. That makes me wonder if they really have a plan for developing Robinson at this point.

 

[Further]

He seems like a humble kid. Hopefully he can discover his confidence in Portland. It should actually be a somewhat interesting competition to see how the 60 non-Aldridge front court minutes are divided between Robinson, Lopez, and Leonard (even less accounting for small ball).

He helped somebody I know push their car out of an intersection. Don't know much more than Thomas was at a gas station in Cali and helped push a stalled car along with a couple other Good Samaritans. Seems nice.

 

[TowelBoy]

That's a good point. For a guy with so much talent and potential, it'd be good to give him consistent playing time and a definite role, but the Blazers have gone from a team without a bench to a team that has more talent than minutes over the offseason.

When asked about the role that the four new Blazers who were at today's press conference would play (Wright, Robinson, Lopez, and Watson), Olshey and Stotts were pretty clear about Lopez being the new starting center, a much needed defensive presence, etc., and they were both pretty clear on Watson taking on more of a "mentor" role, one where he'll probably only play when needed.

When they talked about Wright and Robinson though, they didn't really describe their future role on the team. More so, they described their games instead, saying Wright will fit in as a three-point shooter and Robinson will provide toughness and whatnot. That makes me wonder if they really have a plan for developing Robinson at this point.

I agree with your summary, except to add that Olshey hinted at Batum and Wright playing together in a 3/4 combo with only one big man. Meaning that if Wright establishes himself as a rotation player, it cuts even more into those minutes.

Not that that's a bad thing. Our front court is a meritocracy!

 

[Rhal]

That's a good point. For a guy with so much talent and potential, it'd be good to give him consistent playing time and a definite role, but the Blazers have gone from a team without a bench to a team that has more talent than minutes over the offseason.

When asked about the role that the four new Blazers who were at today's press conference would play (Wright, Robinson, Lopez, and Watson), Olshey and Stotts were pretty clear about Lopez being the new starting center, a much needed defensive presence, etc., and they were both pretty clear on Watson taking on more of a "mentor" role, one where he'll probably only play when needed.

When they talked about Wright and Robinson though, they didn't really describe their future role on the team. More so, they described their games instead, saying Wright will fit in as a three-point shooter and Robinson will provide toughness and whatnot. That makes me wonder if they really have a plan for developing Robinson at this point.

Olshey has said in other interviews that developing Robinson is going to be one of the major things he wants done this year. I assume that means more rest for LA in the first half so that if we need LA to play 20m in the second half we can do that with Robinson still getting around 15m a game.

 

[TowelBoy]

Olshey has said in other interviews that developing Robinson is going to be one of the major things he wants done this year. I assume that means more rest for LA in the first half so that if we need LA to play 20m in the second half we can do that with Robinson still getting around 15m a game.

Oohhhhh, you mean the Blazers might be capable of having an ACTUAL rotation next year? Man, it's gonna be nice.

 

[Rhal]

Oohhhhh, you mean the Blazers might be capable of having an ACTUAL rotation next year? Man, it's gonna be nice.

No playing LMA 44m and lillard 46 only to lose by 2 everygame this year!

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[jlprk]

Hickson wanted a chance to start and didn't want to play center. I don't think we had a shot at bringing him back unless like last year he got no good offers. 15/3 from a team he has chance to start on (he has to beat out Farried for it but thats possible) is better the same offer from a potentially worse team with no shot of starting.

That's just your supposition. In fact, he disproved the starter part. He chose Faried's team, knowing it's not certain at all that he'll start.

 

[jlprk]

If he can play 30mins next to Aldridge he'll get multiple 20 rebound games.

Aldridge will average 18 minutes? This thread is endless speculation, adoring a minor player who will average 10 minutes, since we now have a good bench. Robinson has the same limitations as Hickson, and will be as good in a couple of years. He'll eventually be better than Hickson.