Thomas Robinson

[Natebishop3]

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.

I like Joel, don't get me wrong, but I highly doubt he's ever going to be much better than he is right now. That's not the case with Robinson. I don't know what the future holds for Robinson, but he could be a great insurance policy in case Aldridge did decide to leave. We need to develop him, we need to give him minutes, and those minutes have to come from somewhere.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

If I remember right Meyers is out 2 weeks and Freeland longer, there will still be plenty minutes between back up c and pf

 

[PapaG]

I like Joel, don't get me wrong, but I highly doubt he's ever going to be much better than he is right now. That's not the case with Robinson. I don't know what the future holds for Robinson, but he could be a great insurance policy in case Aldridge did decide to leave. We need to develop him, we need to give him minutes, and those minutes have to come from somewhere.

LMA is going to sign a max extension this summer, barring some catastrophic injury. If LMA somehow leaves, Thomas Robinson isn't going to replace him as a franchise player and All-Star.

 

[Natebishop3]

LMA is going to sign a max extension this summer, barring some catastrophic injury. If LMA somehow leaves, Thomas Robinson isn't going to replace him as a franchise player and All-Star.

I sincerely hope he does, and all indications are that he will, but Robinson is better than nothing. Not saying he'll ever be as good as LA, but he has the raw tools to be a solid starter.

 

[THE HCP]

Interesting that the RoyBoy guy hasn't posted in this quality thread.

 

[Natebishop3]

Interesting that the RoyBoy guy hasn't posted in this quality thread.

HCP please just relax.

 

[THE HCP]

We can't let Robinson get away. He's with us for what ..... 2 more years?

 

[Natebishop3]

We can't let Robinson get away. He's with us for what ..... 2 more years?

Yeah, 2 more years and then he's a restricted free agent. I doubt he's going anywhere. I just really don't want another Jermaine O'Neal.

 

[THE HCP]

HCP please just relax.

I'm calm. That guys been busting players balls and being wrong for years and it gets frustrating.

If I came on here and spewed the verbal diarrhea that he does..... I would EXPECT people on here to bash me!

 

[mook]

Hopefully Robinson matures into a guy who can sop up all the backup PF and C minutes. But if he reaches his potential, in all likelihood he's too good for that role and we'll decide to trade him for pieces of greater need. That's probably a year or two away at best.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Everything at the rim like how PHX developed Amare.

When he thinks/puts the ball on the floor it never ends well.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

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.

I don't know and I'm not paid to know. I'm guessing just like the next person. I think common sense suggests that the status quo is burning his starters out. The status quo isn't getting enough out of his bench. So if there is someone on the brink of a break out off the bench, why try to put the clamps on it? The bench can use the production.

Had Terry NOT taken CJ out early in the fourth quarter when he was getting hot against the Clippers, who knows how much better those bench numbers might of been. And it might have been the difference of a Blazer victory and a Blazer loss. When the young players are showing signs they are starting get it, I would think you want that to compound that and keep them in there and see if the growth continues.

 

[RoyToy]

I'm calm. That guys been busting players balls and being wrong for years and it gets frustrating.

If I came on here and spewed the verbal diarrhea that he does..... I would EXPECT people on here to bash me!

Rofl

Cry about it some more

There's absolutely nothing wrong with my stance on Thomas Robinson. There's a reason why he's been buried on the bench for most of the season and lost his spot to Meyers Leonard at times.

At least when I have players I don't think are that great I give reasons and use stats to back up my opinion. I've done this multiple times with Thomas Robinson.

Not you, though. Luke Babbitt and Meyers Leonard suck because they're white. That's your argument. Pathetic.

Provide some real insight or stfu.

 

[RoyToy]

And why didn't I post in this thread?

To avoid exactly this.

This was a Thomas Robinson thread after the best game of his career. Nothing but positive talk as it should be.

You had to make it about me though, didn't you? You couldn't just enjoy the thread for what it was.

Fool

 

[Mediocre Man]

I like Thomas Robinson's hustle game. Hopefully he can learn to slow down a bit on the offensive end,

I sincerely apologize if this offended anyone. I tried to get both a positive and a negative so everyone was equally happy and upset.

 

[jlprk]

You've never said anything that bothered me. People sure like to feel offended by you for some reason.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

I like Thomas Robinson's hustle game. Hopefully he can learn to slow down a bit on the offensive end,

I sincerely apologize if this offended anyone. I tried to get both a positive and a negative so everyone was equally happy and upset.

Your passive aggressive pouting is incredibly entertaining. Keep up the good work sir. Help I'm being oppressed!

 

[maxiep]

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.

Papa, actually I would. Not a lot, just three minutes a piece. We need to lower both LA's and FroLo's minutes to keep them fresh.

 

[maxiep]

We can't let Robinson get away. He's with us for what ..... 2 more years?

HCP, I think the biggest issue with Robinson will be his mental adjustment from franchise player to high-level backup PF/C. If he can accept that he's going to be a high-energy 15-25 mpg player who does the dirty work and who only gets points off of putbacks, then we have a treasure. If he decides he'd rather play more on a crap team, then keep him until the end of his deal and trade him.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Your passive aggressive pouting is incredibly entertaining. Keep up the good work sir. Help I'm being oppressed!

I had no idea you were African American?

 

[blue9]

Papa, actually I would. Not a lot, just three minutes a piece. We need to lower both LA's and FroLo's minutes to keep them fresh.

I agree. LMA's minutes should be cut down to 33mpg, which gives 15mpg to Robinson. I don't know that Robinson can also back-up Lopez, but perhaps in certain situations. Regardless, there should be 15 minutes for him every single game and that should be a good starting spot for his development. With regular minutes and a crystallized role the game will start to slow down for him. But if he keeps getting yanked around with 20 minutes one night, DNP the next, he's never going to develop.
Right now we're looking at a one-and-done Playoff "run". Our best chance of changing that is for Robinson and CJ to become productive by the time the POs start. The only way that's going to happen is if they're both playing 15-20mpg from here to the end of the season.