Notice TRAIL BLAZERS ASSIGN CLIFF ALEXANDER AND LUIS MONTERO TO D-LEAGUE’S SANTA CRUZ WARRIORS (1 Viewer)

Welcome to our community

Be a part of something great, join today!

Register Log in
jlprk said:
Saturday, our game starts at 7 pm sharp. I want to see everyone there, not wasting time at the Blazer game starting at 7:30. And on Sunday, we play at 6 pm. The Blazers drop the pretense at competing with us that day. Be there or be square.

On Saturday, after Golden State runs up a 50-point lead early in the 2nd quarter, you might want to switch to a real game.
Click to expand...

You realize we play Golden State on Friday, right?

Regardless, love seeing us using the D-league. Santa Cruz has an actual decent crew to listen to games (if they at home), so hopefully they are! Will be good to watch them.
 
Strenuus said:
You realize we play Golden State on Friday, right?

Regardless, love seeing us using the D-league. Santa Cruz has an actual decent crew to listen to games (if they at home), so hopefully they are! Will be good to watch them.
Click to expand...
I think it will be good for them to get some game time action. I think it was also pretty important for them to be around the team as long as they were, picking up on plays, and getting teaching from the coaching staff. Now weer get to see what they learned.
 
theprunetang said:
The game is still days away and the jlprk commentary is already exploding forth in fantastic volumes. Jlprk is like a Spinal Tap amplifier. He goes to 11.
Click to expand...
There's nothing like a jlprk hosted D league game! Let those young whippersnappers see how a real game thread is conducted!
 
I think jlprk felt like a d league player all year, just waiting for his chance, and now he finally got the call up to do his thing for real. There is a strange reverse happening. When a player is sent down, he gets sent up. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
 
jlprk said:
Saturday, our game starts at 7 pm sharp. I want to see everyone there, not wasting time at the Blazer game starting at 7:30. And on Sunday, we play at 6 pm. The Blazers drop the pretense at competing with us that day. Be there or be square.

On Saturday, after Golden State runs up a 50-point lead early in the 2nd quarter, you might want to switch to a real game.
Click to expand...

Strenuus said:
You realize we play Golden State on Friday, right?
Click to expand...

I was just testing you. To get an A, you should have read it:

jlprk said:
Saturday, our game starts at 7 pm sharp. I want to see everyone there, not wasting time at the Blazer game starting at 7:30. And on Sunday, we play at 6 pm. The Blazers drop the pretense at competing with us that day. Be there or be square.

On Saturday, after G̶o̶l̶d̶e̶n̶ ̶S̶t̶a̶t̶e̶ Orlando runs up a 5̶0̶ 5-point lead early in the 2nd quarter, you might want to switch to a real game.
Click to expand...
 
Here's a token post:

'Warriors' is a dull name. I want those guys to go somewhere with an exiting name like 'Mad Ants' or 'Red Claws'. It should have been the Santa Cruz 'Pounded Abalone".

I'll be ready for the game thread. Can we get HCP to make it? This is obviously a huge event because it's being broadcast on Youtube according the the Abalone team site.
 
Just not sure why it took this long to get them on a D league team?
 
kjironman1 said:
Just not sure why it took this long to get them on a D league team?
Click to expand...

Well, it does make some sense since Santa Cruz is right there near GS... have them play a weekend set then they probably rejoin the team.
 
Strenuus said:
Well, it does make some sense since Santa Cruz is right there near GS... have them play a weekend set then they probably rejoin the team.
Click to expand...
Well i guess that does make some sense. Nice!
 
Strenuus said:
Well, it does make some sense since Santa Cruz is right there near GS... have them play a weekend set then they probably rejoin the team.
Click to expand...

It's kind of a hassle to get to though. A solid 2 hour drive. (Without traffic) They could just as easy fly to a lot of west coast cities
in the same time. I am not sure the location is the reason.
 
jlprk said:
The oldest player on the team is Dan Nwaelele. I choose to pronounce it nwah-ell-ellie. I'm guessing he's either from Samoa or Somalia. Gotta be one of those two.
Click to expand...

You're way off. It's noir-eh-lay-lay. He's French-Canadian/Hawaiian.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
It's kind of a hassle to get to though. A solid 2 hour drive. (Without traffic) They could just as easy fly to a lot of west coast cities
in the same time. I am not sure the location is the reason.
Click to expand...

It's why they sent them yesterday, so they could get there today. ;)
 
theprunetang said:
I think it will be good for them to get some game time action. I think it was also pretty important for them to be around the team as long as they were, picking up on plays, and getting teaching from the coaching staff. Now weer get to see what they learned.
Click to expand...

This is probably it, but I'm wondering if it might also be to get them in game shape in case they are needed in the playoffs in case of injury.
 
Isn't Neil ON RECORD about how useless he thinks the DLeague is?
 
I hope they get significant playing time, because I know that can be a problem. Best of luck to the both of them.
 
yuyuza1 said:
Isn't Neil ON RECORD about how useless he thinks the DLeague is?
Click to expand...
Sounds familiar.

I agree sending an NBA trainee down to the D-League for a season would be next to worthless, compared to coaching, developing, and training that player first hand, and having them practice against real NBA players, and all that.

But I think there comes a time when you need to put all that training and teaching to a test over the course of one or more games, then bring them back to the team to work on lessons learned.
 
Jeff Ayres (i.e. ex-Pendergraph) just dunked and yelled "FUCK YES!" at the top of his lungs.
 
We're only down 2! This will be a glorious blowout once Montero and Alexander wake up.
 
Those purple and yellow uniforms. I just woke up and I'm having a nightmare. I'm seeing 5 Kobes running around. Montero is coming in! Alexander just fouled Vander Blue hard and fouled, extending his arm.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 2 (members: 0, guests: 2)
Back
Top