What does Sean Marks do for a living?

[mook]

He has played 2104 minutes career, now in his 13th year (11th season, since he missed 2 seasons).

2104 minutes for 1 season would be 25 minutes per game. In Marks' 1998 draft, Vladimir Stepania played 3726 career minutes. Jelani McCoy played 3824 minutes. Jerome James played 4771 minutes. Michael Doleac played 8789 minutes. Michael Olowokandi...All these centers are available.

Former Blazers in that draft included Tractor Traylor, Ruben Patterson, Bonzi Wells, Raef LaFrentz, and Brian Skinner. All played a lot more minutes than Marks and all are available.

How did Cho decide Marks was the player to get?

Marks must just have some kind of kick ass agent.

 

[hasoos]

I can just see it now. Oberto goes down with injury. Cho meets with the team after practice and says "Anybody know of somebody that can play backup center until Joel gets back"

Mills says "I know a bloke who will fit the job".

Next thing you know Marks is here stinking it up.

 

[Ed O]

Marks has been better than Oberto.

Not saying much, but it's true.

Ed O.

 

[jlprk]

Oberto was apparently hurting so much that he retired rather than face the pain.

I just watched this video and it proves that Marks is a great shooter. McMillan should give him free reign with that Bird-like stroke. Sweet smile, but injured a lot. Check out the videos that appear at the end, too. A great defender.

http://sportstwo.com/threads/13093-Sean-Marks-Video

 

[hasoos]

Marks has been better than Oberto.

Not saying much, but it's true.

Ed O.

I disagree. Oberto was a physical player who would lay the wood on anybody coming in for a layup, and who would set solid screens. Marks is very rarely in position defensively to even be in the play, let alone lay the wood on anybody. Marks offensive game isn't enough to make up for that. We were never going to ask either one of these guys to be part of our offensive game plan. Oberto was a better player, and a better fit.

 

[mook]

I'd rather we just went with a big guy who could hit people and sponge up fouls. Play a very poor man's version of how Joel and Oden play--rebound, defend, block shots. That way it's a simple transition to when those guys come back.

Shooting ability is way, way down on my list of priorities.

 

[Ed O]

I disagree. Oberto was a physical player who would lay the wood on anybody coming in for a layup, and who would set solid screens. Marks is very rarely in position defensively to even be in the play, let alone lay the wood on anybody. Marks offensive game isn't enough to make up for that. We were never going to ask either one of these guys to be part of our offensive game plan. Oberto was a better player, and a better fit.

"Laying the wood" means fouling, and that means points for the other team. Oberto turned the ball over a lot in limited minutes. We need someone who will do no harm, and Oberto was NOT that guy.

Oberto was terrible as a Blazer. He might have gotten better with more minutes, but the way he was playing was horrific.

Ed O.

 

[mook]

Sean Marks means "points for the other team" as well, without the nuisance of taking free throws.

Oberto sucked too, don't get me wrong. He was turnover prone.

I just wonder why we can't get some hungry NBDL big in there who still has some fire and quickness about him.

Mostly I'm complaining about Sean Marks because it beats the hell out of thinking about Brandon Roy.

 

[Shooter]

Marks has been better than Oberto.

Not saying much, but it's true.

Yeah, but Marks is more of a "white guy" than Oberto, which makes him an easy target for the morons on this board.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Yeah, but Marks is more of a "white guy" than Oberto, which makes him an easy target for the morons on this board.

Oh shit now we are all racist against whites!

 

[LittleAlex]

Yeah, but Marks is more of a "white guy" than Oberto, which makes him an easy target for the morons on this board.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the dumbest post of the season.

I personally liked Oberto more then Marks because he was a more physical player, not because his skin was darker.


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Not sure it was everyone else on the board, though.

 

[Elvin Jones]

Oberto was apparently hurting so much that he retired rather than face the pain.

I just watched this video and it proves that Marks is a great shooter. McMillan should give him free reign with that Bird-like stroke. Sweet smile, but injured a lot. Check out the videos that appear at the end, too. A great defender.

http://sportstwo.com/threads/13093-Sean-Marks-Video

Dear lord... watch that video. Best parts:

- After he takes every shot, he does that studder-step half-bounce thing that people do when they are totally unsure whether their shot is going in. But he does it. On every shot.
- Receives alley-oop. Finishes. Then gets hit in the back of the head by a drunk invisible ghost, who then forces marks to his knees in the most awkward fashion possible. I still can't believe that. I.... I am so confused.