Thomas Robinson

[Schilly]

I agree. They do not play well together at all. The bench has talent. If you add any of them to the starting line up they are fine. But together as a group.....it gets ugly. Terry is trying different things to find that winning combination. I hate to put all the blame on Mo because he plays better with the starters too. But so far it has not gelled. Playing Will at PG won't help though.

I am thinking more Like CJ and Will together. Will plays playground ball but that equates to energy and getting others involved. This team wouldn't have the success it's had without Mo as the backup, but the 2nd unit stagnates and needs more energy.

 

[Reep]

I am thinking more Like CJ and Will together. Will plays playground ball but that equates to energy and getting others involved. This team wouldn't have the success it's had without Mo as the backup, but the 2nd unit stagnates and needs more energy.

I'm still waiting to see Barton and Crabbe play together in the second unit. At least they can defend some.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Nate has been dissed for years for not changing his offense when Roy was injured yet Stotts does the same thing in regards to LMA and gets a pass. It's really hard to change the offense when a guy gets injured. Do you go with what all the players know or try to accommodate the one guy who is coming in to fill in for the injured player? It's not easy to change the playbook in February.

It is hard to change in February. But he has no choice for the 2nd unit. They need some adjustments.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Serious Question: If he's an "athletic freak" why is he so allergic to dunking?

He's a young athletic freak who has tons of potential and a lot to learn......oh yeah, and we gave up what amounts to 5 cases of Gatorade to land him. Let's just sit back and enjoy the ups AND downs and hope what we saw last night is just the beginning.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Serious Question: If he's an "athletic freak" why is he so allergic to dunking?

I am not sure I get your question. Are you suggesting TRob does not like to dunk, or that he can't dunk, or he is not good at it?

 

[Wizard Mentor]

In dunk position he regularly shoots it off the backboard.... and I have no idea why. Anyone else notice this?

I am not sure I get your question. Are you suggesting TRob does not like to dunk, or that he can't dunk, or he is not good at it?

 

[Pinwheel1]

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...and_a_little_heart-to-heart.html#incart_river

After a little venting and a little heart-to-heart with Wesley Matthews, Thomas Robinson embraces role with Trail Blazers

 

[Schilly]

In dunk position he regularly shoots it off the backboard.... and I have no idea why. Anyone else notice this?

Uhhhh.... Nope.

 

[BBert]

“I’m past caring about what people think about me as a player. I’m past … the expectations. I’m just trying to play for my team right now. I’ve got to adjust to who I am on this team, and that’s a role player, and a backup to the best power forward in the game. So I can’t complain.”

He's starting to get it. It sounds like Wes told him what most of us have been saying: Play with energy, crash the boards, don't overthink it.

 

[KingSpeed]

I don't know if it's just me but I'm not remembering this passing ability that you guys are. I remember him making bad passes more than good ones.

The outlet pass was pure skill

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Imagine what this board will be like if T-Rob has 2 good games in a row.

 

[PapaG]

He's starting to get it. It sounds like Wes told him what most of us have been saying: Play with energy, crash the boards, don't overthink it.

Originally Posted by TRob
“I’m past caring about what people think about me as a player. I’m past … the expectations. I’m just trying to play for my team right now. I’ve got to adjust to who I am on this team, and that’s a role player, and a backup to the best power forward in the game. So I can’t complain.”

I can understand why he'd struggle with accepting himself as a role player in the NBA, and probably still will struggle with it from time to time. He was dominant at Kansas, and was a potential #1 overall pick who was treated the same as a rival to Anthony Davis by some NBA experts. Less then two years later, he's on his third team, was traded for a bag of peanuts, and has been an end of rotation player this season. He's athletic, a bit nasty, and has a motor. That's how he's going to get a MLE contract in the NBA, as opposed to being a veteran minimum guy after his rookie deal expires.

 

[PapaG]

Tomorrow night against Faried and Hickson is the biggest night of Robinson's NBA career. Those players are similar to him, and were drafted lower than him. I hope Stotts gives him the start just to see how Robinson responds. LMA is due back on Wednesday, so throw Robinson into heavy minutes tomorrow night.

 

[Natebishop3]

Tomorrow night against Faried and Hickson is the biggest night of Robinson's NBA career. Those players are similar to him, and were drafted lower than him. I hope Stotts gives him the start just to see how Robinson responds. LMA is due back on Wednesday, so throw Robinson into heavy minutes tomorrow night.

I really want to see him start.

 

[jlprk]

He was dominant at Kansas.

If I remember right he was mediocre as a freshman an sophomore. It was the basketball IQ problem. He had one big year as a junior and declared before he could go backward again.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Really good article on TRob.

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...ttle_venting_and_a_little_heart-to-heart.html

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...and_a_little_heart-to-heart.html#incart_river

After a little venting and a little heart-to-heart with Wesley Matthews, Thomas Robinson embraces role with Trail Blazers

Rookie.

 

[riverman]

TRob showed glimpses of his impact during preseason with Leonard..they played well together. For all the folks screaming for a pt guard, Earl Watson is a real pt guard and probably the best defender of all our pt guards. We have one now.

 

[Natebishop3]

Rookie.

His description was better. Yours described the article as a "good read," which everyone knows can't be true because it's from the Oregonian.

 

[jlprk]

Rookie.

I clicked, saw the same woman's term "heart-to-heart" that Quick always used, realized that Freeman's stuff is rewritten by the same female editor as Quick's was, vomited, and got out of the site. And that was just from looking at the headline. Good thing I didn't get to the first sentence.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

So after lasts nights game I was blown away and saw his true potential for one of only a few times this season. What a beast on both ends.

He's averaging 5 pts and 4 rebounds a game in 11 minutes roughly.

When we acquired him I put him in the Brian Grant category. Not going to run plays thru him, but he should be able to go out there and do the dirty work,scrap,hustle......pretty much exactly what we saw against the Wolves.

He may put up shit numbers in his next 3 games or it may be 2 weeks til we see another game from him like this, but I really hope we don't give up on this kid, he's only 21. Considering we gave up NOTHING to acquire him, this move will help us for years to come.

On a side note, this usually doesn't matter for some, but T-Rob is REAL cool. Down to earth, polite......quality guy.

I have believed in him since the day Blazers acquired him. He has shown glimpses IMO a few times this year. But after he shows the brilliance he seems to fall under the radar. Someone in here once posted that they questioned his IQ as it was rumored that he couldn't remember the teams plays. I just wonder if he has the head to ever be consistent. I think the ability is there. But mentally does he have it to put it all together? Only he has the answer to to this.

I like him and am by no means ready to give up on him.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

I just listened to Terry talk about TRob on Courtside. I hope he and his mindset is not an anchor to the development of his younger players. The questionewas asked has TRob earned more minutes with his play last night? And it didn't sound like if TRob was to continue this kind of play that he would allocate any more minutes for him once LA comes back to take his 36. I think if the players are on the verge of becoming something you build on it. I hope he is not stifling it by being adamant to play the starters.

The fact is this team is probably limited on far it's going to go this year. You might aswell play them this year, develop them and prepare for the window in coming years.

 

[Strenuus]

I just listened to Terry talk about TRob on Courtside. I hope he and his mindset is not an anchor to the development of his younger players. The questionewas asked has TRob earned more minutes with his play last night? And it didn't sound like if TRob was to continue this kind of play that he would allocate any more minutes for him once LA comes back to take his 36. I think if the players are on the verge of becoming something you build on it. I hope he is not stifling it by being adamant to play the starters.

The fact is this team is probably limited on far it's going to go this year. You might aswell play them this year, develop them and prepare for the window in coming years.

That sucks, but... he is playing behind a 3 time all star. I'd say put him at C while Freeland is out and get some hustle boards down low... he's shown he can do that.

 

[Hobbesarable]

That sucks, but... he is playing behind a 3 time all star. I'd say put him at C while Freeland is out and get some hustle boards down low... he's shown he can do that.

Yeah, we know he'll go after the boards when his mind is in the game. I would rather have him and Joel Freeland as the primary front court reserves. Of course, that depends on Freeland coming back hopefully soon.

 

[KingSpeed]

I really want to see him start.

He will probably start but the problem with that Is if Lopez or Robinson get in early foul trouble, there's no big on the bench to sub in for him.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

That sucks, but... he is playing behind a 3 time all star. I'd say put him at C while Freeland is out and get some hustle boards down low... he's shown he can do that.

I've been pretty positive and for Terry but if he is indeed stifling the younger players development it won't take me very long to be against.

I go back the Clipper game in LA a couple weeks ago. CJ just reeled off 6 in a row and then no more after he did that, he pulled the hot hand and kept the vet Mo in the game. Made no sense.

 

[PapaG]

I've been pretty positive and for Terry but if he is indeed stifling the younger players development it won't take me very long to be against.

I go back the Clipper game in LA a couple weeks ago. CJ just reeled off 6 in a row and then no more after he did that, he pulled the hot hand and kept the vet Mo in the game. Made no sense.

So, are you expecting Robinson to take some of LMA's minutes? RoLo's minutes? This isn't Little League, where everybody gets to play.

 

[Natebishop3]

So, are you expecting Robinson to take some of LMA's minutes? RoLo's minutes? This isn't Little League, where everybody gets to play.

Move LA to small forward. Nic shooting guard. Wes off the bench.

Spoiler

 

[PtldPlatypus]

So, are you expecting Robinson to take some of LMA's minutes? RoLo's minutes? This isn't Little League, where everybody gets to play.

If TRob is worthy of bigger minutes, I would expect there to be a rotation of just 3 bigs instead of 4. LA gets his 36 minutes, Rolo his 30, and TRob the remaining 30 minutes available at the 4/5. Basically, he would be taking Freeland's minutes.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I've been pretty positive and for Terry but if he is indeed stifling the younger players development it won't take me very long to be against.

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So once everyone is healthy, what is your solution? Who's minutes would you cut? LA needs at least 34. Do you stifle Joel by giving him his center minutes? Some young player will suffer.

 

[riverman]

I just listened to Terry talk about TRob on Courtside. I hope he and his mindset is not an anchor to the development of his younger players. The questionewas asked has TRob earned more minutes with his play last night? And it didn't sound like if TRob was to continue this kind of play that he would allocate any more minutes for him once LA comes back to take his 36. I think if the players are on the verge of becoming something you build on it. I hope he is not stifling it by being adamant to play the starters.

The fact is this team is probably limited on far it's going to go this year. You might aswell play them this year, develop them and prepare for the window in coming years.

Stotts did that all last season and this season he wants to win now, not showcase the bench. I expect the bench to get way more time leading up to the playoffs but the best way to insure TRob or CJ get court time is to put teams away early and have the starters on the bench more in the 2nd half. 20 games over 500 and 10-3 in the division? This is a successful season and Stotts puts these guys in position to succeed. I like the way it's unfolding