Wizard Mentor
Wizard Mentor
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I think Hassan would be visiting one of our fine establishments.
or maybe Darcell's:

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I think Hassan would be visiting one of our fine establishments.
You may not know big freedia, but she also is a trans woman like Darcell was.or maybe Darcell's:
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You are not the only one.yeah, it's a decent article
one thing I'd dispute:
"Blazers president of basketball operations Neil Olshey took an enormous gamble Monday, agreeing to acquire disgruntled center Hassan Whiteside from the Miami Heat as part of a four-team trade that will send Meyers Leonard to South Beach and Maurice Harkless to the Los Angeles Clippers."
am I the only one who thinks this was a fairly minor gamble? Low risk/high reward?
expiring contracts exchanged in a 1 year rental format. Mo and Meyers don't represent much in terms of cost and Blazers get a player in a position of need who has played at high levels in the past
sure, Whiteside could end up being an ass, but Portland can solve that quickly. This seems a lot more like nothing-ventured-nothing-gained than an "enormous gamble"
This is a guy that did not improve whatsover after getting his money. I hate dudes like that.
I really hope he buys in-- can't understand dudes who have motivation issues when they've come up from nothing. As mentioned earlier, probably the best test for Dame/CJ's leadership so far.
I can’t imagine Dame wasn’t in in this decision to some level. Pretty sure Dame saw what the team needed and is up to making it happen.
Apparently Kanter was our #1 target in free agency. Woulda always figured it to be Hood. Glad it worked out this way, and the Miami thing presented itself afterward once Dallas backed out.apparently, Dame was in the room when Portland was waiting on Kanter to decide on accepting the tax-MLE, so I'd assume he was closely 'in-the-know' when Portland pivoted to Hood for the MLE and traded for Whiteside
You are not the only one.
I did a statistical comparison of Whiteside's rebounding marks compared to all time Blazer marks...
defensive rebound rate:
Hassan Whiteside 2017-18 - 36.6
Hassan Whiteside 2018-19 - 35.6
Hassan Whiteside 2016-17 - 35.3
Marcus Camby 2010-11 - 35.2
Hassan Whiteside 2014-15 - 34.7
Bill Walton 1977-78 - 34.2
Marcus Camby 2011-12 - 33.2
Joel Przybilla 2008-09 - 33.1
Bill Walton 1975-76 - 32.4
Bill Walton 1976-77 - 32.3
and for offensive rebound rate:
Hassan Whiteside 2018-19 - 16.3
Greg Oden 2008-09 - 15.7
Hassan Whiteside 2014-15 - 15.6
Chris Dudley 1994-95 15.6
Hassan Whiteside 2011-12 - 15.4
Zach Randolph 2001-02 - 15.1
Ed Davis 2015-16 - 14.4
Hassan Whiteside 2017-18 - 14.3
Jermaine O'Neal 1999-00 - 14.0
Marcus Camby 2010-11 - 13.8
and, total rebound rate:
Hassan Whiteside 2018-19 - 25.9
Hassan Whiteside 2014-15 - 25.4
Hassan Whiteside 2017-18 - 25.4
Marcus Camby 2010-11 - 24.1
Hassan Whiteside 2016-17 - 24.0
Marcus Camby 2011-12 - 23.1
Joel Przybilla 2008-09 - 22.8
Ed Davis 2017-18 - 21.3
Chris Dudley 1995-96 - 21.3
Bill Walton 1976-77 - 21.2
Joel Przybilla 2007-08 - 21.0
and then, I did a search of NBA players who have played at least 340 games and ranked by career:
total rebound rate:
1 Hassan Whiteside - 24.5%
2 Andre Drummond - 24.4%
3 Dennis Rodman - 23.4%
4 Reggie Evans - 21.9%
5 DeAndre Jordan - 21.6%
defensive rebound rate:
1 Hassan Whiteside - 34.6%
2 Andre Drummond - 32.8%
3 Dick Cunningham - 30.8%
4 Bill Walton - 30.2%
5 Swen Nater - 30.1%
blocked shot rate:
1 Manute Bol - 10.2%
2 Jim McIlvaine - 8.8%
3 Shawn Bradley -7.8%
4 Hassan Whiteside - 7.3%
5 Theo Ratliff - 7.2%
he's also 12th all time in offensive rebound rate
seems pretty clear that a motivated Whiteside will be the best glass cleaner Portland has had
I do remember. I railed against that trade. Also, I was feeling pretty hopeful Meyers would step up in a starting role this season. In the past I didn't want Whiteside at all. But I can see why they did it this season. We'll see. However Whiteside works out, I won't be surprised either way.Do you remember when we traded scrub Jermaine O'neal for all-star Dale Davis? I do. Nobody could believe Indiana would make such a trade (yes I'm sure there are you out there who knew better)
Now I'm not saying Meyers Leonard is going to blow up, or Whiteside is on a downward path, but sometimes a sure thing doesn't turn out that way.
https://www.blazersedge.com/2019/7/...rs-offseason-review-hassan-whiteside-criticalThis is a guy that did not improve whatsover after getting his money. I hate dudes like that.
I really hope he buys in-- can't understand dudes who have motivation issues when they've come up from nothing. As mentioned earlier, probably the best test for Dame/CJ's leadership so far.
Not Whiteside.Whiteside and who? Rodney Hood re-introduction?
Whiteside and who? Rodney Hood re-introduction?
Made me LOL hahahaNot Whiteside.
They're having a double press conference for Dubljevic.
I would take Whiteside/Hood over Harkless/Leonard/Kanter.
This was on the Blazer's Facebook page. My goodness....some of those blocks he just grabs out of the air with one hand.