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Whyachi said:
it's getting rough on 1080 Danny the Fan. He started one podcast calling Blazer fans dumb. Thanks big guy, appreciate the love.

Check out this other segment, Marang was about to preach about the Dame trade, "Did the Blazers get ANY impactful players in the Lillard trade?"

Dusty said YES... Ayton

Danny slams on the brakes, and begins screaming at the kids in the backseat with his go to comp: "Look at OKC you little brats !!"

the harping begins at 2:10 of this pod. I just laughed and turned it off

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I shared a wall with Dusty in the dorms at College, unfortunately I can't listen to his show...
 
Whyachi said:
it's getting rough on 1080 Danny the Fan. He started one podcast calling Blazer fans dumb. Thanks big guy, appreciate the love.

Check out this other segment, Marang was about to preach about the Dame trade, "Did the Blazers get ANY impactful players in the Lillard trade?"

Dusty said YES... Ayton

Danny slams on the brakes, and begins screaming at the kids in the backseat with his go to comp: "Look at OKC you little brats !!"

the harping begins at 2:10 of this pod. I just laughed and turned it off

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By and large, a lot of sports fans are dumb. Or maybe casual is the better word. They don’t know shit. People on this forum are obsessed freaks and most fans don’t even come close to the amount of useless knowledge that we have here.
 
Whyachi said:
it's getting rough on 1080 Danny the Fan. He started one podcast calling Blazer fans dumb. Thanks big guy, appreciate the love.

Check out this other segment, Marang was about to preach about the Dame trade, "Did the Blazers get ANY impactful players in the Lillard trade?"

Dusty said YES... Ayton

Danny slams on the brakes, and begins screaming at the kids in the backseat with his go to comp: "Look at OKC you little brats !!"

the harping begins at 2:10 of this pod. I just laughed and turned it off

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I use to like listening to dusty with whoever he had. But I can't with Danny. Like I said, he just likes to hear himself speak and just comes off as a weasel.

So of course he's lasted the longest. Miss having something to listen to between 12-3.
 
Natebishop3 said:
By and large, a lot of sports fans are dumb. Or maybe casual is the better word. They don’t know shit. People on this forum are obsessed freaks and most fans don’t even come close to the amount of useless knowledge that we have here.
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I think it's difficult for some people in sports media with addictive personalities to 'not read the comments', or more importantly, not respond to them.

because if you do those things, you end up in a warped echochamber of negativity that doesn't necessarily reflect reality or the consensus view.

marang seems like he's already through that looking glass and down that rabbit hole.
 
Samuel said:
I think it's difficult for some people in sports media with addictive personalities to 'not read the comments', or more importantly, not respond to them.

because if you do those things, you end up in a warped echochamber of negativity that doesn't necessarily reflect reality or the consensus view.

marang seems like he's already through that looking glass and down that rabbit hole.
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Well, here’s his problem….. he works in radio. Most of the fans who listen to the radio and call into the radio are very casual. If I was going to base an opinion on blazer fans solely on the smooth brains who call into radio shows, I would think Portland was full of a bunch of mouth breathers.
 
In Newberg, there's Danny with glee,
Anfernee's his love, can't you see?

But his goatee's greasy, his hat's backward too,
His affection for Simons, oh, how it grew.

He yells on the airwaves, his passion unchained,
But forgets to flush, his reputation stained.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Well, here’s his problem….. he works in radio. Most of the fans who listen to the radio and call into the radio are very casual. If I was going to base an opinion on blazer fans solely on the smooth brains who call into radio shows, I would think Portland was full of a bunch of mouth breathers.
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It’s absolutely his problem: the other team media seem unbothered by comparison. Guy needs to relax—the Heat fans have moved on to their own troubles.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Was listening to a podcast today and they said Sarr didn’t look very impressive yesterday.

They also said Buzelis has an ugly shot and they are skeptical about him being able to fix it. His shooting percentages were bad.

They were high on Knecht.
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Was this the Locked on NBA podcast? Yeah, they were saying Buzelis and Williams were "shooting knuckleballs," which I take to mean too much side spin and under 2 revolutions. Seems like an easy fix. Chip should be able to fix that for Williams if he heads to OKC.
 
Ed O said:
Displeased. Because of the Knecht pick, mainly, and then not feeling too excited about Edey.

Knecht is old and unproven and not a very good defensive player. He isn't as good of a shooter as Sheppard and he doesn't fit a need. I'm interested to see his measurements (his vertical reach and wingspan were more than I anticipated in the maybe-wrong measurements posted) but it would take a lot to convince me the Blazers should take him at 7. Maybe 14, but I doubt he lasts that long.

Edey is an amazing college player and I wouldn't hate him at 14, especially if he can shoot from the perimeter like he showed yesterday, but I don't think his game translates well to the modern NBA (I don't think we'd run an offense around his post game, for example).
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I wouldn't be terribly upset. Personally, I'm liking #7 - Castle and #14 - Missi. But who knows how things will shake out.

One of Williams, Knecht, Buzelis, Risacher, Holland is going to drop to the 12-14 range. I'd like to see who first.

We run a switch heavy defense. Lets see how Edey handles these scenarios in personal workouts because those agility drill results are pretty impressive for someone his size.
 
MarinerDNA said:
Was this the Locked on NBA podcast? Yeah, they were saying Buzelis and Williams were "shooting knuckleballs," which I take to mean too much side spin and under 2 revolutions. Seems like an easy fix. Chip should be able to fix that for Williams if he heads to OKC.
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Yeah the Locked On Big Board podcast.

They were saying basically no spin at all.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Yeah, those are JOSH HART numbers of rebounds. I know we have a bazillion guards, but this one PLAYS DEFENSE. #7 might be a reach (but probably not) but with the GS pick you're probably getting a rotation player (especially once we trade Anfernee).
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A guard that pulls down 9 rebounds per game is at freak level. He'd be a better pairing to Scoot than Ant, who is a negative defender. Plus he shot nearly 40% from 3, 55% from 2. And he made a number of deep Damian Lillard level 3s. I think he'll end up being the best player in the draft. Pick him at 7 of he's there.


He just set the record for 3/4 court sprint, has a 42 inch vertical? What is this kid's downside aside from being 6'2?

Look at highlights of him defending bigger players inside
 
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Recent mock:
7. Portland Trail Blazers: Ron Holland
Portland is years away from putting together a competitive squad, so selecting a high-potential prospect with the seventh pick is not the worst idea. Holland, 18, had an underwhelming lone season with G League Ignite with poor shooting numbers, but his athleticism and explosiveness provide him with a high ceiling.

High potential but cant shoot?

We were one of the worst shooting teams in the last year, seems that would be an area to improve on. I get, it takes 18 year olds a while to develop.
 
Hoopguru said:
Recent mock:
7. Portland Trail Blazers: Ron Holland
Portland is years away from putting together a competitive squad, so selecting a high-potential prospect with the seventh pick is not the worst idea. Holland, 18, had an underwhelming lone season with G League Ignite with poor shooting numbers, but his athleticism and explosiveness provide him with a high ceiling.

High potential but cant shoot?

We were one of the worst shooting teams in the last year, seems that would be an area to improve on. I get, it takes 18 year olds a while to develop.
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Tall, has high upside, won't screw up our Flag tank.... sounds good.
 
MarinerDNA said:
I wouldn't be terribly upset. Personally, I'm liking #7 - Castle and #14 - Missi. But who knows how things will shake out.

One of Williams, Knecht, Buzelis, Risacher, Holland is going to drop to the 12-14 range. I'd like to see who first.

We run a switch heavy defense. Lets see how Edey handles these scenarios in personal workouts because those agility drill results are pretty impressive for someone his size.
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Castle is an interesting choice. I see him as an Andre Miller/Brogdon-type guard.
But personally, I would rather have any of the 5 you just mentioned over Castle. Well, at least Riscacher, Williams, and Buzelis.

I think he will be a solid NBA player, but with Scoot and Sharpe and even Rupert, I just don't see the need. I am absolutely OK with taking the BPA when the player is obviously that much better than the other option, but is Castle better? I don't see this as a Chris Paul situation.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Castle is an interesting choice. I see him as an Andre Miller/Brogdon-type guard.
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Andre Miller was one of my fave Blazers ever and a healthy Brogdon would be our best player, so you're not dampening the fire in my heart for Stephon Castle!

I would be frankly amazed if he fell to 7 though. I honestly expect him to get top 3 talk by the time the draft comes around.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Andre Miller was one of my fave Blazers ever and a healthy Brogdon would be our best player, so you're not dampening the fire in my heart for Stephon Castle!

I would be frankly amazed if he fell to 7 though. I honestly expect him to get top 3 talk by the time the draft comes around.
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Yeah, it wasn't meant as a slight to him. I like him, I just think there are some forwards (a position of need) with similar potential.
 
It's crazy how far Justin Edwards fell. He was mocked in the top 5 and now he might not even get picked in the first round.
 
Natebishop3 said:
It's crazy how far Justin Edwards fell. He was mocked in the top 5 and now he might not even get picked in the first round.
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Wolves'll take him and put him next to Ant.
 
SheedSoNasty said:
I’ve been thinking about this. Makes me wonder if a lot of players from this class will come out with a chip on their shoulder and it’ll motivate them to prove everyone wrong.
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I'm sure some will, but any player who was going to be good anyways would've just used something different for motivation.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I had this thought too…… but it’s kind of ridiculous.
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Riscaher is not a 3-and-D player. He has a nice pull-up mid-range shot. The mid-range shot, when you are stopping on a dime, is what separates good offensive players and average ones IMO. Lots of players have a good set shot from deep and can also attack the basket. But the pull-up jumper seems to be a little more difficult, yet so important to have. Does Ruppert have that skill set yet? Maybe but I have not seen it.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Riscaher is not a 3-and-D player. He has a nice pull-up mid-range shot. The mid-range shot, when you are stopping on a dime, is what separates good offensive players and average ones IMO. Lots of players have a good set shot from deep and can also attack the basket. But the pull-up jumper seems to be a little more difficult, yet so important to have. Does Ruppert have that skill set yet? Maybe but I have not seen it.
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