Were we just horribly wrong about Jrue Holiday? (4 Viewers)

[SharpeScooterShooter]

10 to 12 instead of 8 weeks. Yes i think that will be the case.
I'm literally on 12 weeks right now on mine and I can still feel it. Course I'm 60 but still.

But were old farts without all the medical experts and rehab specialists.

 

[kjironman1]

But were old farts without all the medical experts and rehab specialists.

Yes we are and yes I'm very sure he is getting better care but also I feel he is pushing quite a bit harder than I am. 8 weeks just seems like the very best he is going to do. They are calling it a tear. Not a strain. Love to see him in November but I'm not counting on that at all.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

You guys all have receipts right? I'd love to go back and read what you guys had to say!

Free Agent Post in thread 'Devonte Graham'

Aug 5, 2024

Don't Scoot and Sharpe both fit in that category though? They're below average.

Dame was a below average defender, and I'm not sure he held the franchise back. He wasn't the reason why we couldn't get past the WCF. I'd actually say it was our above average defending forwards that held us back.

Funny that the Bucks won a championship with Jrue "Defense" Holiday and were a major disappointment with Damian "Offense" Lillard...

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Trade Post in thread 'Blazers trade Simons for Holiday'

Jun 25, 2025

If it were all about balance sheets this is a fucking awful deal with way too much risk for the additional almost 80M investment.

Be like me: ignore financials and just watch the basketball. We may well all be dead before Jrue is washed.

• Rastapopoulos

Post in thread 'Rob Williams is likely sticking around now?'

Jun 30, 2025

Idk anymore, buying out ayton and keeping jrue are oxymoronic moves

Except:
1. Jrue is good. Like, really good. Old, but still good. Ayton not so much.
2. Jrue is also a world-class person. Just one of the best human beings in the league. I think Cronin cares about team character and I think he's right to. Ayton isn't a bad person, he's just goofy. And that annoys the fuck out of his coaches.

• Rastapopoulos

Trade Post in thread 'Blazers trade Simons for Holiday'

Jul 1, 2025

It seems that some people need reminding that Jrue Holiday can play:

• Rastapopoulos

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Trade Post in thread 'Blazers trade Simons for Holiday'

Jul 1, 2025

Hmmm…Jrue trade not completed.
Wonder if the bucks have interest in bringing Jrue back…?

Of course they do. But they can fuck off - he's ours.

Look, I understand people don't like that he's old and his contract is big. But he's still fucking good, one of the top guard defenders in the league and will be a lot more valuable at the trade deadline if you want to offload him then.

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[Rastapopoulos]

But were old farts without all the medical experts and rehab specialists.

But long experience of the Curse of the Trail Blazers

 

[Phatguysrule]

I must have missed all the posts on here over the summer where all ya'll were saying that Jrue was gonna be playing at an All-Star level.

I guess that's my bad everyone! I need to pay better attention!

You guys all have receipts right? I'd love to go back and read what you guys had to say!

Wouldn't we have had to say he was basically washed to have been "wrong"? He's playing great. I figured he'd play well if he was healthy.

Is he going to play like this all season? I don't know... But if he's healthy I don't see why he wouldn't.

 

[STOMP]

I have no worries about Yang. He will get there. He’s having to play against Donovan Clingan in practice every day. Call me when he’s 23.

There was a recent Locked on Blazers episode (linked below) where Mike interviewed players and coaches about NBA practice norms in today's game. To boil it down, there is very little practicing done during the season. The vast reduction of back to backs and 4 games in 5 nights leaves less gaps in the schedule for teams to practice and rest between games is of course now prioritized. The improvement of young guys who aren't playing much falls more and more to them doing individual workouts with assistant coaches/trainers. Hansen has plenty to gain working on his body and just physically maturing and I'm sure the development of his skills/game is being prioritized by the staff, but it likely isn't being done very much going up against Clingan. We don't have to look past Donovan's improvement from last year to this to see that it can be done



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[SharpeScooterShooter]

But long experience of the Curse of the Trail Blazers

What is wrong with you!!!???!! We dont mention such things out loud. No worries though. I just venmoed sly 50 bucks.

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

Whats with the bold half way through?? I didn't do that