THANK YOU !!! I've been saying this for long time, i'm sick of drafting young skinny dudes with baby faces, no matter how good they are, in the Playoffs when it's getting chippy and nasty and way mor physical you need long, Strong physical guys who do not let themselves be bullied. You need players with confidence and mental strong
You realize you're basically saying we shouldn't draft guys like Giannis and Gobert or in this case Bazley, right? If a player in the draft was already a physical specimen ready to play in the NBA they'd go at the top of the draft like Zion. You gotta take chances that a high ceiling prospect turns into that guy when you're picking #25.
If you look at Giannis 5-6 years ago compared today, looks like he’s been roiding out hard. IM NOT accusing him of that. Just saying when you draft guys you’re hoping they fill out.
Yeah, you can't have it both ways. If you want to find the next Giannis type you need to take risks. If he was already the Greek Freak he would've been the #1 pick that year.
Max we can offer him is the taxpayer MLE. He's gonna get better offers. I think we really need to just let Collins do his thing and let him get extended minutes. He commits dumbass fouls but there's only one way to learn. He also gets a really shitty whistle-- so maybe the refs would respect him more if he were on the floor longer.
Whats interesting to me is Collins says he likes playing the 5, I dont think he rebounds good enough to be a 5, maybe this summer as he continues to get bigger he’ll get better at not being pushed off his spot, but I see him more as a 4 that can sort of play the 5 in limited situations. I was hoping Zach would take Aminu’s minutes.
Cousins can hardly move out there and it showing on Defense.
I think Zach is a 4 and can play small ball 5. Zach body will look different next year his body still fill in out.
Yes but it doesnt tend to happen all in one summer, I could see in a couple seasons Zach filling out, and Im sure we’ll see it some next year.
He literally just came back (early) from injury. My guess is by next year he’s moving enough he could be better than what the Blazers have, unless Zach really gets big fast.
I think Achilles going to slow him down the rest of his career i seen yesterday he still doesn't have any lift going up around the basket. I am not saying he won't be usable player but anyone gives him a big contract might regret it.
Well I wasn't advocating giving him superstar money, just the MLE for a year (if he would take it). While Nurk gets healthy, I think it would be wise for the Blazers to expect Nurk not to be back to himself until the 2020-21 season.
He won't take that kind of money. In his agent and himself they probably believe he worth big money.
Doesnt matter what they think he’s worth if no ones offering. He may get better offers, Im not sure.
