If u go to Mount Everest and you lose your equipment, u lose your tent, then your oxygen, then your boots and some one ask you if u going down, cos u empty handed, "u crazy" is not a best answer. Either u got a plan or you gonna fail. Thing is, I'm not sure they have any plan. It does not seem like it.
This might be mischaracterizing it but listening to them talk it seems like the plan is eventually they’ll just start winning...
Well, it begs for this quote about doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. So, from your quote, it seems like, they gonna play ISO hero ball with Stotts praying everything goes in like this magic 37feet shoot. And I'm not on tanking team. I wish CJ said "we working on ball movement, as its seems to be our main issue, we gonna work it out, esspecialy with me, being a ball hog, and we will be good soon".
The main issue is they play defense like their in the local 24 hour fitness instead of in the NBA. To me though overall it comes across as they if they think just doing what they’re doing now will eventually = wins.
Is Obi Toppin the answer? https://ripcityproject.com/2019/12/...trail-blazers-spurs-gain-traction-slow-start/
He has climbed VERY quickly up the ranks having not been even projected in the 2nd round out of high school and now hanging just at the end of the Lottery. I would expect him to continue to climb to where he might be out of reach unless you were in the top 6....maybe 8. Obi-Wan can jump out of the gym, attacks the rim relentlessly, has a bit of a handle, rebounds well, shoots it from '3' very well (.458 career) and hands out a couple of assists per game. He would instantly be the most skilled bigger SF the Blazers have had in a while...but going on any type of winning streak will likely take the Blazers out of where I think he could eventually end up in the Draft. I asked D69 about who the Blazers could draft who could help them. He has been rediculously good on the Draft over the years and immediately brought him up as someone who could benefit the Blazers. ....and imagine the Dan Patrick love we would get as he is a former Dayton Flyer as well, isn't he?
Im not sure he would be better than Little if the Blazers actually develop him this year. He and Little would be an interesting forward combination.
MUCH better shooter already than Little. Also, more size/length. Might be similar athletically and with how they attack the basket.
I'm just saying I posted almost verbatim what he said about Toppin before he started shooting up draft boards.
Good for you. Well done. Applause. If you would like, I can ask D69 when he started paying attention and you two can compare notes.
Most of the time, they're right. By your logic, Golden State should tank. Do you think there's even a tiny possibility of that? Do you wonder why the answer is no?
Yeah, especially after Steph went down it doesn't seem like they're really trying to scrap out wins... Well unless they're playing the Blazers I guess.
