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3rd quarter GLB pic

4th quarter GLB pic

They need to cut Bouyea before the end of the game.

Lol, Chauncey with the stealth tank move coming in from the TO with that Bouyea dude. Mays on the bench with 1 foul. I see you Chaunce. I see you.

And an 11-0 run. I wish the Utah crowd would chant, "Chauncey, Chauncey, Chauncey!"...

zzaj wrote:Lol, Chauncey with the stealth tank move coming in from the TO with that Bouyea dude. Mays on the bench with 1 foul. I see you Chance. I see you.

And playing sharpe 40+ minutes again as well. Sharpe would play more effectively if we played him closer to 32 mpg.

Consolation GLB pic

Blazers didn't really have a way to contain or match Clarkson when he was hot. Better team came out and played the last 7 minutes of the game and the Blazers seemed shook...

Sharpe REALLY needs to develop a change of pace and some burst. Jury is still out on whether or not he has the ingredients to really do so. He really only has one gear and it allows defenders to read him way too easily, which is partially why he's committing so many turnovers. You can tell the NBA game hasn't really opened up for him yet...again, it'll be interesting to see him in a year or two once he becomes more aware of how to take advantage of his defender's body to gain advantage. He could learn a lot from a Brandon Roy in that area.

zzaj wrote:Blazers didn't really have a way to contain or match Clarkson when he was hot. Better team came out and played the last 7 minutes of the game and the Blazers seemed shook...

Sharpe REALLY needs to develop a change of pace and some burst. Jury is still out on whether or not he has the ingredients to really do so. He really only has one gear and it allows defenders to read him way too easily, which is partially why he's committing so many turnovers. You can tell the NBA game hasn't really opened up for him yet...again, it'll be interesting to see him in a year or two once he becomes more aware of how to take advantage of his defender's body to gain advantage. He could learn a lot from a Brandon Roy in that area.

I think he will be fine, it's just hard at 20 but he's younger than most rookies still. But he seems like he's willing to listen and grow

I like the Roy idea and think we should have Roy come in to help sharpe out assuming he's willing. Feels like sharpe could use someone like that to work with him on his game

Again, pretty decent game for Mays with 6/5/10 with only 2 TOs (plus a couple of blocks).

Blazers started to look tired in the 4th. Tomorrow is going to be tough...

PDXKnight wrote:

zzaj wrote:Blazers didn't really have a way to contain or match Clarkson when he was hot. Better team came out and played the last 7 minutes of the game and the Blazers seemed shook...

Sharpe REALLY needs to develop a change of pace and some burst. Jury is still out on whether or not he has the ingredients to really do so. He really only has one gear and it allows defenders to read him way too easily, which is partially why he's committing so many turnovers. You can tell the NBA game hasn't really opened up for him yet...again, it'll be interesting to see him in a year or two once he becomes more aware of how to take advantage of his defender's body to gain advantage. He could learn a lot from a Brandon Roy in that area.

I think he will be fine, it's just hard at 20 but he's younger than most rookies still. But he seems like he's willing to listen and grow

I like the Roy idea and think we should have Roy come in to help sharpe out assuming he's willing. Feels like sharpe could use someone like that to work with him on his game

Yeah he is just 20 years old but so damn frustrating to see all that skill and so many minutes of him not utilizing it.

PDXKnight wrote:

zzaj wrote:Blazers didn't really have a way to contain or match Clarkson when he was hot. Better team came out and played the last 7 minutes of the game and the Blazers seemed shook...

Sharpe REALLY needs to develop a change of pace and some burst. Jury is still out on whether or not he has the ingredients to really do so. He really only has one gear and it allows defenders to read him way too easily, which is partially why he's committing so many turnovers. You can tell the NBA game hasn't really opened up for him yet...again, it'll be interesting to see him in a year or two once he becomes more aware of how to take advantage of his defender's body to gain advantage. He could learn a lot from a Brandon Roy in that area.

I think he will be fine, it's just hard at 20 but he's younger than most rookies still. But he seems like he's willing to listen and grow

I like the Roy idea and think we should have Roy come in to help sharpe out assuming he's willing. Feels like sharpe could use someone like that to work with him on his game

Yeah, that's why Roy was so good--he never played hurried up because he knew how to use change of pace and get defenders off balance. That will hopefully come with Sharpe, but right now he looks like he's still in assimilation mode. He's got 2 or 3 years to still...it'd be nice if he fast forwards that timeline, lol.

Also important to remember he's playing with a thumb injury and either taped up or a light brace. While playing close to forty minutes a night.

Sharpe for Heisman.

Everyone: But he doesn't play football!

I don't care.

Sharpe simply should not be playing 40mpg. It's not sustainable, and increases his injury risk. Not to mention his fatigue which will increase his silly mistakes. 34pg is fine.

PDXKnight wrote:I'm tired of seeing sharpe playing 40 minutes plus. Running him into the ground and for what?

To keep me remotely interested in this current team.

I wont disagree that 40mpg is a bit much but w/o Sharpe this team is tremendously uninteresting.

I guess Ayton would be another reason to watch if he was like 20 or only making 18M. Guy has a great skillset as a 5th starter / garbage man in a Zubac type of way but he is just horrendously overpaid for the type of role he should be playing in this league.

Camara plays with good hustle but isnt that skilled - and at 23 can you expect much development? Kris isnt young either and is getting zero run, he must be such a disappointment to the FO right now.

Grant is our tank commander but even knowing that the dude has a hard game to watch. His nickname should be newborn because he dribbles so much.

Walker should get more PT - but his problem is still the same - not a PF or a C really.

So really Sharpe for 40mpg is needed for me to have any interest in watching this team. And he really only plays up to anywhere close to his potential about 25-30% of those minutes. Otherwise, its just a team of JAG's more or less. Wish we had some more youth that flashed. And not even really excited about Scoot coming back albeit he cant be as bad as those 5 games showed - right?

I knew watching my #2 team this year, OKC, would be more fun than PDX but wasnt ready for them to be THIS much more fun to watch. They have more ball movement and unselfish play in a single offensive possession than PDX has compiled over the entire year.

JasonStern wrote:

PDXKnight wrote:I'm tired of seeing sharpe playing 40 minutes plus. Running him into the ground and for what?

To keep me remotely interested in this current team.

True until Scoot gets back

PDXKnight wrote:

JasonStern wrote:

PDXKnight wrote:I'm tired of seeing sharpe playing 40 minutes plus. Running him into the ground and for what?

To keep me remotely interested in this current team.

True until Scoot gets back

Agree on both fronts. Sharpe is by far the most interesting thing about the team at current. Definitely when Scoot gets back there'll be two key focuses.

Other interests are Ayton getting more ball and being productive, Grant continuing to fill up the stat sheet (primarily for trade value reasons if I'm being honest) and Camara just all-out hustling.

I like Ayton. Not his contract. I know it's only ten games in, but he hasn't been the malcontent certain Suns fans made him out to be. People forget he's 25 and just starting to enter his prime.

I wasn't expecting much from Scoot in his rookie season. His G-League numbers were solid, but not other-worldly. And his usage rate was high to get those numbers, because G-League. To expect they'd carry over against the best players in the world on day one was unrealistic. More worried now. Missed summer league because he got injured. A few games into his rookie season, he gets injured. Still optimistic, but I think we've seen that two seasons in the G-League isn't a replacement for years of NBA/NCAA development.

And it will be great to get Simons back. Was expecting a breakout season from him with Dame gone. Wizenheimer will point out a ton of stats that prove he's an inefficient chucker. But we all know that. Jamal Crawford 2.0. That's not a bad thing to have.

But I really miss Timelord. His game is fun. Brian Grant fun.