Wenyen Gabriel

[hoopsjock]

Lolol why does sac do anything they do? Why did they trade Skal for Biggie? Why did they sign Ariza?

They signed Ariza so they coukd trade him for Bazemore!

 

[Scalma]

 

[Scalma]

I’m just throwing these up while I watch the replay not worried about quality hehe.

He actually beats AD here both off the dribble and at the rim. Fucking McGee tho

 

[Scalma]

 

[Scalma]

 

[BBert]

Nice play

 

[Scalma]

Great call lmao.

 

[BBert]

And another uncalled flagrant foul on Howard. Three feet from the ref.

 

[BBert]

Great call lmao.

That ref let Howard commit half a dozen flagrants, but called shit like that against us. SMH

 

[Scalma]

 

[PCmor7]

I've got to say, I liked what I saw of Gabriel in his brief Blazer debut.

Biggest thing is he didn't look starstruck. He went out and competed. Wasn't afraid to body up, and, when he got that pitch on the wing, he went right up with a smooth-looking shot.

But the main thing was he looked he felt he belonged. He wasn't intimidated. Sometimes, I think that's what Ant's lacking right now; he's pressing, thinking too much, not letting the game come to him. Trent's done a lot better job of figuring it out, accepting a role and slowly expanding on it.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Obviously Will Barton.

I think Will the Thrill genuinely needed to grow up. I think if you give players playing time and just suffer through their mistakes, sometimes they don't improve. I think if Zach Randolph had stayed with the Blazers he would never have become what he did, and not because the Blazers weren't letting him play. He needed a cold dose of reality to realize it wasn't enough putting up big points and rebounds numbers. Bouncing around the league was good for him. The most classic example of this is Chauncey Billups. Or perhaps the Blazers' own Jermaine O'Neal: he was given chances with the Blazers and just wasn't ready.

 

[rotary111]

Loving this kids heart and hustle. I guess I need to learn how to spell his name. Pretty sure I had it wrong up until now.

 

[Propagandist]

 

[Blazers Roy]

wow, imagine him against a small market team!

 

[Driew]

I absolutely LOVE how he moves his feet on defense. Could he be our Siakam?

 

[SIeepwalker]

It's actually missing all his good defensive possessions.

But we can see he had at least 2 BS fouls

 

[Scalma]

Love this dudes defensive ceiling





And work on the boards like this

 

[Tince]

Small sample size, but:

27 minutes
0 points
2 rebounds
1 assists
2 steals
2 blocks
1 turnover
7 fouls

 

[wizenheimer]

What quality young player did Stotts never play who ended up being some major contributor elsewhere?

Will Barton?

 

[TBpup]

Has some definite defensive abilities.

 

[Scalma]

Made an impact defensively every time we don’t need defense tho

 

[Scalma]

SFotF

 

[Tince]

Will Barton?

He was the very first person that came to my mind too. He played 900 minutes as a rookie and I know he drives a % of Nugget fans crazy, but I think this is by far the best example. I wonder if there is a coach who in over 8 seasons doesn't have at least on Will Barton type example.

On the flip side, Stotts got a lot more out of Nurk, Harkless, Skal, (Aminu?) than their previous coaches. Pretty solid ratio.

 

[illmatic99]

SFotF

Moves his feet well and has the wherewithal to block that with his left without making contact down low. These defensive instincts aren't teachable. Need to give him more opportunity to develop his game. I like the idea of him and Nas at our forward spots.

 

[James lamphear]

Moves his feet well and has the wherewithal to block that with his left without making contact down low. These defensive instincts aren't teachable. Need to give him more opportunity to develop his game. I like the idea of him and Nas at our forward spots.

What like about that he move his feet well and didn't the handler get into his body where it would hard to get that block. Instead he allow enough space between him and offense to get that block.

 

[Scalma]

His defensive instincts are evident even in minimal playing time. They were evident in the g league. That usually translates. I just wanna see his offensive game and how his jumper translates. Even that missed dunk was explosive and we saw him beat AD off the dribble. If Nas is out Thursday he better get legit minutes.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Small sample size, but:

27 minutes
0 points
2 rebounds
1 assists
2 steals
2 blocks
1 turnover
7 fouls

Clearly our savior!

 

[Scalma]

Small sample size, but:

27 minutes
0 points
2 rebounds
1 assists
2 steals
2 blocks
1 turnover
7 fouls

That translates to nearly 3 steals and 3 blocks/36. Nice thanks for pointing it out.

 

[Scalma]

Only highlight tonight. Scored on all three levels.



That’s where he gathered. This ended up being a layup.