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dviss1 said:
It's not about an obsession with 3 pointers. It's about opening up space to FEED THE NURK.
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The spacing also creates lanes for Dame and C.J. to drive to the basket and Harkless to slash to the rim for passes from the high post. Even if Collins doesn't shoot a lot of 3-pointers, the fact that he's a threat to do so creates that kind of spacing. You just can't leave a guy like that wide open at the 3-point line and that stretches a defense.

BNM
 
SIeepwalker said:
I have yet to see if he's good with cringy bench celebrations, but maybe this will need improvement too.
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I think he really needs to work on his pump fake before every shot even if there is no defender within 10 feet.

He also needs to bulk up considerably if he wants to be a good mouthpiece target

BNM
 
Like most everyone I see Collins as a modern PF. I hope Vonleh, Collins and Swanigan push Meyers back to playing center, where he belongs. And I hope Meyers is fully recovered from his shoulder surgery and he gets into the weight room and gets some strength back so he can get used to muscling down low again.

:cheers:
 
Boob-No-More said:
I think he really needs to work on his pump fake before every shot even if there is no defender within 10 feet.
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Yeah, it takes some serious discipline to pump fake everytime, even when nobody is around.
Maybe he won't be mature enough to do so right out of the gate but i'm confidant he will put the time in it and improve
 
BBert said:
Like most everyone I see Collins as a modern PF. I hope Vonleh, Collins and Swanigan push Meyers back to playing center, where he belongs. And I hope Meyers is fully recovered from his shoulder surgery and he gets into the weight room and gets some strength back so he can get used to muscling down low again.

:cheers:
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and what about the two herniated discs (L4 and L5) and the hip damage that was reported at the end of last season? I have heard nothing about hows he's doing or what was done to correct those significant issues
 
BBert said:
Like most everyone I see Collins as a modern PF. I hope Vonleh, Collins and Swanigan push Meyers back to playing center, where he belongs. And I hope Meyers is fully recovered from his shoulder surgery and he gets into the weight room and gets some strength back so he can get used to muscling down low again.
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It's insane that the Meyers ship hasn't sunk for everybody yet.
Kind of admirable actually.
 
...so I really don't know about this kid's basketball game, but does anyone else just hate his face?! :dunno:
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
Good interview with a guy who covers Gonzaga; explains a little more why he wasn't a starter: "There wasn't an inability to crack the starting five, solely because Przemek Karnowski was a better all-around player than Collins (and you are right--Coach Few loves his starters), and Collins was thriving in his role as first man off the bench."
And also on whether he is NBA-ready: "He already has the range to shoot the long ball. He is fast enough to be able to run with teams that are charging up and down the court. He is versatile enough to remain on the court when the opposition goes small. He can hold his own (with a bit more muscle added as the years go) if he has to pound it down low for the entire game. He has the drive and the desire to be in the NBA for a long time."


https://www.blazersedge.com/2017/6/...nba-draft-portland-trail-blazers-gonzaga-ncaa
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Has that guy signed with anyone's summer league team yet? I wouldn't mind bringing him in just to see a huge Polish guy beat up on some guards.
 
santeesioux said:
Has that guy signed with anyone's summer league team yet? I wouldn't mind bringing him in just to see a huge Polish guy beat up on some guards.
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Karnowski probably knows he can get paid in Europe and play....he probably won't cut it with an NBA roster
 
riverman said:
It really started when he started reading S2 and we called him Beibs....when the greatest fans in sports heckle you everyday and you're lacking confidence....it's all downhill from there
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I remember when the fans booed him in a game late in the season, after he clunk like three 3s in a short span.
I think I had never heard blazers fan boo one of our players before... I was like man, Butter really done fucked up ! (granted I havn't been watching the blazers, or the nba for that matter, for a really long time)
 
SIeepwalker said:
It's insane that the Meyers ship hasn't sunk for everybody yet.
Kind of admirable actually.
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I'm saying I hope Stotts plays Vonleh, Collins and Swanigan at PF ahead of Meyers. That's 2 rookies and Vonleh, who's wasn't exactly starter quality last year. I'm saying Meyers should be a backup center whether he's the first, second or third off the bench. I'm acknowledging the impact his shoulder surgery appeared to have on him last season, mentally and physically. And yes, I hope he plays better.

:cheers:
 
BBert said:
I'm saying I hope Stotts plays Vonleh, Collins and Swanigan at PF ahead of Meyers. That's 2 rookies and Vonleh, who's wasn't exactly starter quality last year. I'm saying Meyers should be a backup center whether he's the first, second or third off the bench. I'm acknowledging the impact his shoulder surgery appeared to have on him last season, mentally and physically. And yes, I hope he plays better.

:cheers:
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Meyers will skip his prime and achieve what his mentor did only at a young age....Chris Kaman's last role on the bench is now his!
 
HAAK72 said:
...so I really don't know about this kid's basketball game, but does anyone else just hate his face?! :dunno:
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No. Reminds me of Ainge ands young Laimbeer. Banyfaces that just pissed you off.
 
riverman said:
Karnowski probably knows he can get paid in Europe and play....he probably won't cut it with an NBA roster
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He should go to Europe. In the NBA, he could be a poor man's Pekovic in the right situation.
 
Collins can be for the Blazers what they hoped Meyers would be.
 
I think Collins will end up being one of the best 3 players from this draft. He has the whole package and just needs a year or two to get acclimated to the NBA. Just a gut feeling. You can quote me on this in a year or two. He reminds me of a faster, more agile Stephen Adams with a good jump shot and 10 times more offensive game. The scrap will be there from day 1 though.
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
We once drafted a front court player from Nevada. Four letters in his first name, seven letters in his last name.

That didn't work out so well for Portland.
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We didn't draft Babbitt. MIN did. We traded Martell Webster for him, and given that MIN sought compensation for us trading them damaged goods, it's not like they got the best of us on that trade.

BNM
 
Great pick by the Blazers. Would have been ideal if we could have scored Zach including the 26th pick instead of the 20th though - but glad the Blazers got their man.

Once Zach puts on a little weight - he should be a fine PF.

He has a very versatile & broad skillset/tools to work with - he can do a bit of everything in the game.

Looking forward to watching his development - but I want Myers Leonard & Allen Crabbe gone.
Don't want no weak minded players rubbing off on our new acquisitions.
 
I don't really want him adding much weight. The guy is already 232. If he ever gets much over 240 he will have to play center.

Stronger, yes. Bigger? Not so much.
 
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