It's Skal that has to show you that really ..he's raw but has real game..I watched a lot of film on him before the game tonight and he's quick as any 7 ft player I can think of...maybe AD quick and Skal is a serious shot blocker since high school...he needed a change of scenery and frankly...so did Biggie.
I always liked Skal and i don't understand why the Kings gave up on him. Maybe his game has many holes regarding D or effort but he is damn talented on offense.
I have a feeling he will get a few outings for 8-12 minutes and will not remain with the team beyond this Summer.
Kings have WCS, Bagley and Giles as their young guys to develop. All are considerably better than him, he would not be getting any minutes. No idea why they took Swanigan though. That is baffling, they would be better off with a second round pick or whatever.
My question was not this. Do you REALLLY think that NO is not aware of expirings next year and never saw that list?
I heavily disagree. Hes a cost-controlled asset for next year that has the potential to be a solid 3rd/4th big at $2.5M. He has more value than Baldwin or Swanigan ever had.
Skal was taken for the future not for this year. But if comes and out shine Leonard or Zach in practice you don't know if he doesn't take there minutes. Skal offensely pretty skill especially around the mid range. He also got nice jump hook and show he can hit the 3. The last 2 season before this one he was average 8 point a game for the Kings and the little more than Zach and more then Leonard.
I think Skal could be a guy much like McGee is by coming in and being factor defensively and in the paint with some offense. When I hear any GM say we have targeted a guy, to me it usually means they are wanting to address an area for improvement because someone else isn't filling the need. Im hoping Biggie does well in Sac Town and that both Rod & Skal can help address areas of weakness?
Skal will get his chance next season. I don't see him getting any kind of meaningful minutes this year. But who knows
The key word in my response was "honestly". What I REALLY think is that he is a lazy, sleazy con artist.
Do we know what number he's going to wear for us? He wore 3 as a rookie, and 7 the past couple years. Anyone going to have an issue if he <GASP!!> wears Brandon Roy's number?
That official? I have no idea. Edit: Ah, I see that it's updated on the Blazers' site. Good to know. Thanks.
Frankly, I thought Nash was an empty suit brought in to be a fall guy during a rough period in franchise history. He did do one thing pretty well, and that was interact with fans. I actually felt bad for him - like Mo Cheeks he seemed to be a nice guy who was in over his head. Patterson was a mixed bag. I've been told that he was actually knowledgable, but it seemed like he was easily distracted by disputes and controversy. With all the nonsense Canzano and Quick were spewing about the franchise at that time, it was tough to get a clear picture!
All criticism should be against reporters, not Patterson or Nash who tried to follow dictates from the local media which earned only more contempt from the hysterical media.
