Might be the most athletic backcourt ever. The dunk brothers. Add in Ant's skills backing up either one and there's a lot to be excited about. Next up, the frontcourt..
Morant has never been a top 10 player. Westbrook is the only guy. Amen Thompson isn't a small guard. He's 6'6 with a 7'0 wingspan. Not saying Scoot can't or won't be top 10, but its hard to be optimistic that he'll reach Dames level. Three small guards have become top 10 players in the past decade and two of them were top 5 three point shooters of all time.
And who’s to say we need Scoot to be at Dame’s level? Dame is an all-time great. As long as Scoot can be an All-NBA level player that’s all we can ask for. Now Shaedon has the potential to be an all-time great. His potential is limitless and could be a future MVP. The combination of Scoot and Shaedon has the potential of being the best backcourt in the league and in franchise history.
When they Dame is an all-time great scorer and I think Scoot has the potential to be a better all-around player.
To Scoot: "What's your first impression of Shaedon?" Scoot: "Sheesh!" "You better not let me get that rebound and push it. That's all I gotta say. And it's gonna happen. Make sure y'all ready."
No more fucking around. Scoot & Sharpe are a great start to this rebuild and compliment well on paper. Every move we make from now should be about adding a third potential star on the Scoot/Shae timeline, and make them a generational big man please. People of Dame’s character are rare, his loyalty and commitment to the Blazers cause was the exception and we can’t expect Scoot and Shae to stick around while the FO fuck about for 10 years. Work starts now.
http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/re...for-scoot-sharpe-every-time-they-play.382172/ I see others are starting to seeing the potential. Get your popcorn. Morant was second team All-NBA 2021-22. He was on pace to get a similar award last year before the gun incident. With Scoot, we are going to be able to build around him correctly and his game should allow for that easier. With Lillard, he was thrown in with a group built around LA. When LA left, we were not in a position to build correctly and got the results one would expect.
I'm hopeful man. But it's hard for small guards to get to that absolutely elite level and Scoot has a ton to live up to. I've seen numerous rebuilds result in the same position that we've been in for a while.
Prediction: Scoot will start his rookie season better at finishing around the rim than Dame in his rookie season The question is whether or not he will improve his overall game as much as Dame did. I don’t think scoot will ever be the shooter that Dame is.
I'm not entirely sold that Scoot is a small guard. He's 6'2, which is about average NBA point guard height. But 6'9 wingspan and great physique. Anyway, in the near term it's going to be the Ant/Scoot/Shae trio. With Dame on his way out our incentive now is to build Ant's trade value (and lose games). We may put up a lot of 120 point games (while our opponent puts up 135).
Scoot at 19 seems to have a better handle and passing than Dame did at 24. Not that Dame was bad, just that Scoot is already special. But yeah, I think Scoot just needs to reach average accuracy on threes. You don't have to shoot from the logo to be an elite PG.
I am looking forward to a different style of play. While we lost most our games with the big guns out, it was a more enjoyable team to watch; more movement & passing. I think that level of energy and inclusion can feed into defensive energy as well. I don’t expect a good team to start but hope we have visions of greatness by the end.
Okay i think my honeymoon with you is over. No need for this unless you actually know these guys and are on good terms? Many of us here support these guys big time. Like their content and personality or not, at least they are doing something. Man you came out of the gate on fire!!! And then ran into a hurricane….smolder out now please…
