Notice TRAIL BLAZERS ASSIGN CLIFF ALEXANDER AND LUIS MONTERO TO D-LEAGUE’S SANTA CRUZ WARRIORS

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I'll say this about Cliff and Luis...they look like they need to play these games. Cliff's jumper looks good from 18ft out..Luis needs to dunk those spin moves to the basket more than drop them off to the trailer everytime..great to watch these guys even in limited minutes
 
jlprk said:
THE SCHEDULE
Friday, March 18, 7:00 Pacific Time (Blazer game starts 5:00)
Saturday, March 19, 7:00 PT (no Blazer game)

Got a Friday date? DUMP her.
Got a Saturday date? DUMP HER TOO.
Build your weekend around yourrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr SANTA CRUZ WARRIORS !!!!!!

Both games are in Santa Cruz, against the Oklahoma City Blue. They know how to save travel expenses in Oklahoma.

schedules
http://santacruz.dleague.nba.com/schedule/
http://www.nba.com/blazers/schedule
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Tomorrow night, 7:00 Pacific Time. Same time, same station, same teams, same thread, same expert analysis! Get with the program you nonconformists, holdouts, and recalcitrants!
 
julius said:
For those who watched the game(s), are his turnovers a result of needing to get used to playing in a game like situation, or that he's just careless? Or something else?
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Both. Experience will make him think about whether he's dribbling it out of bounds while looking downcourt. Playing in games instead of only practice will have the same result.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Comments from the little I've watched:
Montero looks a lot like Darington Hobson, who is a perennial call-up candidate. Both really need to work on being defensive specialists, because that's their key to playing time.
Alexander is a tank, but a bit slow, a bit low-BBall-IQ, a bit short and not that athletic. He scored well last night but has very disappointing rebounding #s - outrebounded by his teammate Aaron Craft!
Depressing to see: Ronnie Brewer is on a D-League team.
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Until the arrival of the 2 Blazers, Brewer had started 27 of 30 games. Hobson had started 28 of the 32 he played in. Both are on the Santa Cruz team.

Here's the March 5 game, the one right before Montero and Alexander were added. Hobson had 21 points in 28 minutes (tonight, he subbed) and Brewer had 9 points in 21 minutes (tonight, DNP).

http://dleague.nba.com/games/20160305/SCWOKL/

Santa Cruz easily won that game, against the same team they lost to tonight. Tonight's loss eliminated them from the playoffs. The coach, players, and fans must be thinking, we have to put up with Montero and Alexander to get the NBA subsidy.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/dleague/players/h/hobsoda01d.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/dleague/players/b/brewero01d.html
 
jlprk said:
Until the arrival of the 2 Blazers, Brewer had started 27 of 30 games. Hobson had started 28 of the 32 he played in. Both are on the Santa Cruz team.

Here's the March 5 game, the one right before Montero and Alexander were added. Hobson had 21 points in 28 minutes (tonight, he subbed) and Brewer had 9 points in 21 minutes (tonight, DNP).

http://dleague.nba.com/games/20160305/SCWOKL/

Santa Cruz easily won that game, against the same team they lost to tonight. Tonight's loss eliminated them from the playoffs. The coach, players, and fans must be thinking, we have to put up with Montero and Alexander to get the NBA subsidy.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/dleague/players/h/hobsoda01d.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/dleague/players/b/brewero01d.html
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Yeah that's gotta suck.
 
riverman said:
I'll say this about Cliff and Luis...they look like they need to play these games. Cliff's jumper looks good from 18ft out..Luis needs to dunk those spin moves to the basket more than drop them off to the trailer everytime..great to watch these guys even in limited minutes
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I watched the game twice and only remember him dumping off to the trailer once, and it was the right move, as it led to Thompson getting a jam since he had a better angle. The other time it led to a foul and two free throws, which he split. Those are the only two times I saw it, at least.
 
I have watched all 3 games and I have learned that I REALLY like Montero. He is gonna be a real baller someday soon. The kid can play PG, SG or SF. Great handles, deceptively quick and athletic and a nice stroke. Really have a knack for getting rebounds and is aggressive around the hoop.

Sky is the limit for Montero, still very young and raw but already showing massive talent.
 
adrenalize74 said:
I have watched all 3 games and I have learned that I REALLY like Montero. He is gonna be a real baller someday soon. The kid can play PG, SG or SF. Great handles, deceptively quick and athletic and a nice stroke. Really have a knack for getting rebounds and is aggressive around the hoop.

Sky is the limit for Montero, still very young and raw but already showing massive talent.
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They are like having two late first round draft picks this year, without possibly having a pick. Smart GM's have a knack for finding these type of guys. It's a numbers game and only a few pan out, but you only need a few. Granted they might not be top of the lottery type players, but those guys are drafted on potential as well. You just never know.

Take a guy like Wes (Undrafted) he succeeded because he developed his 3 pt shot and played tough D. If Montero is consistent from deep, then he will succeed too. His passing and handles will be a huge plus, but it starts with either great defense or long range shooting. (Preferably both)
 
Someone on here threw out a Dante Exum comp for Montero, and I don't think that's too far off. You could assume Monteros age limits his future ceiling but i think he's even more raw than Exum was coming out. I think he'll be a REALLY good player by the time he's 24. I'll take that.
 
Montero certainly has some unique skills. He is older for a first year player out of JC but if he can learn from better coaching and from practicing against better competition, he could be a valuable, versatile player off the bench. Some of what he does you can't teach. Somewhat like 'The People's Champ', he needs to harness the raw/reckless component and polish the unique abilities he does possess.
 
Strenuus said:
I watched the game twice and only remember him dumping off to the trailer once, and it was the right move, as it led to Thompson getting a jam since he had a better angle. The other time it led to a foul and two free throws, which he split. Those are the only two times I saw it, at least.
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I agree. I thought that Riverman got that wrong. But we need him and you in this thread.

adrenalize74 said:
I have watched all 3 games and I have learned that I REALLY like Montero. He is gonna be a real baller someday soon. The kid can play PG, SG or SF. Great handles, deceptively quick and athletic and a nice stroke. Really have a knack for getting rebounds and is aggressive around the hoop. Sky is the limit for Montero, still very young and raw but already showing massive talent.
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I agree and posted that he'll be a starter in 2 years.
 
Udofia won't play, so Hobson starts.
 
M gets fancy with the pass in to A and it bounces off legs to the other team. Now M blocks Teague. Now M misses a shot. Now he passes to A and it's A fault this time. Like I have said, M tries to dominate. He can't do this in the big league.
 
Huestis, also an assigned player, 45 pounds heavier than M, posts up M and M fouls him.
 
It says, "Video was interrupted,. The streamer stopped streaming."

Why couldn't this happen when our 2 players aren't in, as they weren't for many minutes last night in the 4th quarter?
 
It's back! It was gone about 3 minutes. I was starting to read the play-by-play.
 
Our 2 guys went out while the video was down. Huestis is a big fat member of the OKC Thunder. He looks like a barrel rolling down a hill. 22-11 with 4 minutes left in the 1st. We are down.
 
Well off to work so I'll miss another stellar D league game...go good guys!
 
theprunetang said:
So is Montero like a raw mix of Barton and Batum?
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Closer to Barton at this stage. Which is what we wanted Batum to play more like. I want an active experienced player, but when he's still inexperienced, he shouldn't dominate so much.

An OKC guy named Zoobshits is in. I'll spell it Zupsitch. Our guard Vereen fouled him for his 3rd and must go to the bench. A comes in.
 
Commentator (the colorman who always dominates) says that the D-League 2 years ago was all about refs holding reviews to check for flopping fouls. He loved it and talks about Harden. Sounds just like the NBA 2 years ago.
 
The OKC Blue leads 36-19 after 1 quarter. A did nothing while in for that last minute. On offense while his teammate is dribbling anywhere, he always keeps his hands out to receive a pass so he can score, but the ball never comes. He needs to think about other priorities on offense than scoring.
 
A reeeejexxxxx it!

Then he camps in the paint, costing us a point in a free throw.
 
Dakari Johnson rejects an A dunk because he's taller. A is an inch short at Center even by D-League standards.
 
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