Vince Carter had one of the longest careers ever and didn't miss a lot of games. He didn't calm that bounce down until it calmed itself down because he got older.
Well i sure hope it goes well for Sharpe as well. Would you like me to start pulling up players that have been injured or have dealt with Knee and Ankle problems from dunking? Even Vince dealt with his share of knee problems by the time he left Toronto.
I’d be inclined to do minimal work at the deadline. Hart is going to be gone this summer anyway, so he’s the obvious choice to look to move. I’d try to pick up a quality backup C. Mason Plumlee would be a good fit and would save a few $ that might allow picking up another FA vet. I’d shift Grant to SF and play Watford at PF.
Trendon should be starting?!? This is the kind of craziness that makes me wonder about some people in here. The dude hasn't been scouted so he can sneak up on some teams but I don't think he's sustainable as a starter or even a big minute getter off of the bench.
Do you have a button on your keyboard that says LOL? You end 80% of your posts with LOL. I assume you’re a grown man, what are you doing? This post is the first time in my life I have typed that….never said it. You just say,”LOL” while you’re out and about? So interesting.
You may be overreacting just a touch. I think you gain quite a bit by moving Grant to SF and having another true forward in the lineup. As far as Watford not being scouted, he started 10 games last season. I’m guessing he’s not a mystery to opposing coaches. Am I expecting the kind of scoring production he got last night on a regular basis? Of course not, but he can get boards, defend bigs better than Hart, and can stick a 3. I’d view the rest of this season as an audition and look for a more proven guy in the offseason if TW doesn’t pan out.
Kind of a selective cut there. That part of my post was meant to be sarcastic. I apologize if I wasn't clear about that; I thought the context of the entire post would have made it understandable. The point is that the Blazers would ALREADY have traded future first rounders for Anunoby and might not have them to even use to try to get out of the lottery. That just seems like a monumental reach/rationalization. Shaedon's not a twig like a lot of guys right out of college. He's got a great frame that reminds me of Vince Carter's. There's no reason to believe he's going to get injured just because he goes high on dunks, and one also can presume that as other parts of his game round out, he probably will be turning to other things in place of just dunking on people. I still find the fear of injury because he jumps really high a strange one considering there are myriad examples of players that did and had long careers. I think you're guilty of your own comment about people falling in love with certain players. OG Anunoby isn't a special player. He's not an all-star. He hasn't shot .460 from the field in three years. He's never averaged more than 5.5 rebounds per game and he's averaged more than 35 minutes each of the last two years -- Nance was averaging more than that when he was a Blazer in 13 fewer minutes per game and RoCo averaged more than that in 6 minutes per game less. Steal-wise, RoCo and Nance are better. Blocked shot-wise, RoCo and Nance are better. If you like advanced stats -- I think they're overrated, but maybe you put stock in them -- those three guys are comparable in VORP and win shares. OG's PER actually is the lowest of the three. Now, I don't know if you're trying to make the argument that giving up two mid first-rounders for RoCo was justified and giving up a mid-one for Nance was justified and we should give up multiple players/first-rounders for him, or you think that OG is that much better than those two -- which there is no basis, statistical or otherwise, to suggest -- and giving up a mid-lottery pick and multiple other picks is acceptable, but both arguments are sketchy. I presume you would start OG ahead of Hart, but this year's Hart statistically blows Anunoby out of the water in terms of most statistical measures except PPG, 3-point%, and blocks. Most importantly, Hart rebounds and Anunoby doesn't ... OG's a poor man's Jerami Grant at best. Making that deal is great if you want to remain in neutral for a decade, unless you get OG for a significantly lower asking price than the Raptors are reportedly seeking. Trading a player with Sharpe's potential for a role-player? I wouldn't even consider that as a joke.
Go ahead. I'll post those that haven't. Starting with Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Kobe Bryant, Julius Irving, David Thompson, LeBron, etc. in addition to Carter. Zach LaVine seems to still be playing well. Aaron Gordon still seems to be doing well. I mean, this is just a bizarre take, because there are so many examples of elite leapers who has long, successful careers and Sharpe doesn't have a frame/build that makes one question durability nor does he have an injury history. You literally could be walking down the street and get hit by a falling Chinese weather balloon, but I don't think the risk is so high that every time you walk outside you should look up constantly to avoid it.
Good response. I think we are on the same page on wanting to help the team but I’m going to agree to disagree on this about OG and the Dame timeline. I’d like to give him a chance and I feel he deserves that. Two good players and this team could compete IMO.
All of those players outside of Jordan dealt with injuries from dunking. It’s not a stretch to think he will tone it down a bit. Again I’m in total speculation here I agree. Just also do not see comparing Sharpe to Jordan or Kobe just yet? Wish him all the best and it would be awesome if he becomes that.
If I was indy, I'd offer up one of the 2 late firsts I have for him. Another solid young player to go with their core
Yeah, someone is going to have a better offer for Vanderbilt and for OG than the Blazers. I really hope the Blazers get something done and don't get left in the dust.
who sends the best offer will get him although vanderbilt himself wouldnt change much really, he has better size than hart and is probably a better defender, so our front court should be better defensively, but offensively hes not an upgrade over hart (hes not downgrade either), but we would still need a scorer off the bench, only then vanderbilt acquisition would make a lot of sense... but if anyone thinks that vanderbilt himself will improve the team, theyre delusional
He wouldn't be replacing Hart. He'd probably be replacing Winslow. And he's probably be the first big off the bench for a while
That's fair. The only thing I'd add is we've misjudged Dame's timeline before. I don't think OG makes us a contender now. I think continuing to add better assets instead of present assets puts us in a better position to contend while Dame still is a quality player in Portland. Right now, I see no reason to believe that won't remain the case for several years.
im not sure vanderbilt off the bench makes sense, we need as much cover as possible for dame & ant be as it may, vanderbilt without a scorer makes a little to no sense
