Wesley Matthews made a great choice, as did the Blazers

[Sug]

In light of the formal announcement that Roy no longer wants to be asked everyday how he feels, I think we can enjoy the addition of Wesley even more. The kid is pretty amazing for a 2nd year player and it seems clear that he is going to get better.

Could he be as good as Roy? Probably not, but he could be a level below and it is clear that LMA is now ready to be the man. The change in our style might actually make our team better as well, and Wesley fits our current style rather well.

Cheers Blazer fans.

 

[KingSpeed]

Amen. Wesley Matthews is our best free agent offseason signing since.......Andre?....no....Derek?... .no...Ruben?....no....Trenton?....no.....ummm.... Help me out! ???

 

[VanillaGorilla]

In light of the formal announcement that Roy no longer wants to be asked everyday how he feels, I think we can enjoy the addition of Wesley even more. The kid is pretty amazing for a 2nd year player and it seems clear that he is going to get better.

Could he be as good as Roy? Probably not, but he could be a level below and it is clear that LMA is now ready to be the man. The change in our style might actually make our team better as well, and Wesley fits our current style rather well.

Cheers Blazer fans.

Great thread and post. I have given you some reputation, I hope you enjoy it.

 

[TripTango]

So true. Brandon's rapid decline has been a serious gut-punch, but Wes is doing his damndest to ease the pain.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Amen. Wesley Matthews is our best free agent offseason signing since.......Andre?....no....Derek?... .no...Ruben?....no....Trenton?....no.....ummm.... Help me out! ???

Brian Grant

 

[Pinwheel1]

I was probably his biggest supporter on this board last July and he has exceeded my expectations. i don't expect him to score every game, but there is no doubt you will get a lot of effort from him. The dude leaves it all on the floor. Every night.

 

[KingSpeed]

Brian Grant

Sounds about right. In other words, Matthews was a great fucking signing.

 

[jlprk]

W.M. needs a nickname, and I propose it be Wm., pronounced, William.

Like Wm., I'm sure Rudy is crying in his beer over Brandon's demise, too. This resucitates Rudy's career as a Blazer.

I'm already tired of typing Wm., so I guess that's the end of that.

 

[KingSpeed]

He said he wants to be called "Ironman."

 

[mook]

I was a huge fan of the signing at the time, but I've been shocked by his scoring ability. I knew he'd bring the hustle and the defense. But 19ppg as a starter? Wow. Never saw that coming.

 

[Wheels]

wonder what Bill Simmons thinks of the signing?

 

[Further]

I am so glad he is a Blazer, but I am not so sure how much he will improve at 24 years old. I think he will get more consistant, but not too sure he willl be learning more trades.

 

[bodyman5001]

If he would work on his ball handling he would be even more dangerous. He gets the job done, but he doesn't look fluid handling the ball. Maybe he never will. Either way, he is better than I thought.

 

[handiman]

I am so glad he is a Blazer, but I am not so sure how much he will improve at 24 years old. I think he will get more consistant, but not too sure he willl be learning more trades.

I suspect he'll be the exception to the age-improvement rule, being that he was undrafted and has already improved way more than anyone expected in each of his two seasons. Seems he's on a pretty strong upward swing.

 

[Nikolokolus]

wonder what Bill Simmons thinks of the signing?

He said on his podcast that he got it totally wrong, that he really likes him (hell he even drafted him to his fantasy hoops team).

 

[jlprk]

Ironman is no Round Mound of Rebound.

 

[MIXUM]

it was an excellent signing

 

[THE HCP]

Wes is averaging 16.5 a game. Not bad for a 2nd year player. I'll say it again, I was dead wrong on is signing.

 

[Driew]

I loved the signing--after seeing what he produced in the PLAYOFFS last year--I gladly drafted him onto my fantasy team knowing he'd produce. Glad I was right

 

[KingSpeed]

You can't improve after you're 24?? What? A player can improve every year if he wants to. Look at what Kidd did with his shooting. Plus, experience (especially playoff experience) can greatly improve someone's game. Has Odom ever played better than he is playing now?

 

[MickZagger]

Great signing. I said as much at the time it happened.

Probably my favorite Blazer right now. Goes balls out every game you know he's going to give effort.

 

[Blazinaway]

Amen. Wesley Matthews is our best free agent offseason signing since.......Andre?....no....Derek?... .no...Ruben?....no....Trenton?....no.....ummm.... Help me out! ???

the answer is "since Rod Strickland" IMO

 

[mook]

At the age of 25 Ginobili had a PER of 14.7. Second year 18. Third 22. It was only in his fifth year he broke 24.

Steve Nash never broke 20 PER until he was 27.

Wesley may be approaching his peak, but it's very, very early to say he'll never get much better than he is now. I'd really like to see him work on his one-on-one dribbling ability so we have somebody who can work in end-of-quarter isolations, and maybe see if he can take his three point shooting into elite levels.

 

[MIXUM]

the jazz announcers gag every time he scores

"thats why the jazz drafted him" was said 50 times last night followed by "we got in at 3:30"

 

[Nikolokolus]

At the age of 25 Ginobili had a PER of 14.7. Second year 18. Third 22. It was only in his fifth year he broke 24.

Steve Nash never broke 20 PER until he was 27.

Wesley may be approaching his peak, but it's very, very early to say he'll never get much better than he is now. I'd really like to see him work on his one-on-one dribbling ability so we have somebody who can work in end-of-quarter isolations, and maybe see if he can take his three point shooting into elite levels.

There are always exceptions and Wesley might turn into one of those exceptions, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

 

[Pinwheel1]

the jazz announcers gag every time he scores

"thats why the jazz drafted him" was said 50 times last night followed by "we got in at 3:30"

The Jazz never drafted him, he went un drafted. But you are right it is painful for them. They loved him there. The announcers (Who are company men) have to spin the fact that the offer was too high to match. "You can't pay everyone" was kind of funny.

You can't pay your starting SG the mid level exception if you really liked him?

 

[Pinwheel1]

There are always exceptions and Wesley might turn into one of those exceptions, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

He just needs to refine a few things. He is the type of person who will work on a different aspect of his game every summer. But I wouldn't expect him to get too much better than he is now, but he can add a few new shots.

 

[blazerboy30]

There are always exceptions and Wesley might turn into one of those exceptions, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

Do you have some data or stats suggesting that improving at age 24, or past the 2nd year in the league, would be an exception?

 

[LittleAlex]

My prediction about Wesley Matthews is the single stupidest thing I have ever said in relation to the Blazers...ever.

He has been nails.

Pretty much what I wanted Bayless to be except bigger, stronger, more consistent and flat out better then Bayless could ever hope of being.


I assume that Wesley will end up being as beloved here in Portland as Jerome Kersey has become.

 

[Wheels]

He said on his podcast that he got it totally wrong, that he really likes him (hell he even drafted him to his fantasy hoops team).

interesting hadnt heard that thanks. I just remember him saying how bad the signing was and that he was forced to drink KoolAid or something like that lol.