If Scoot , Simons , and Sharpe is not a defensive atrocity that could be the 1-2-3. And then, who knows, Camara might be the perfect player at the 4. He's 6'8" with a 7-foot wingspan and a 8'11" standing reach. We could have all 5 out of 5. I don't think that's the case, but it's possible, especially seeing the vets the Blazers have on the bench like Robert Williams.
I’m just not gonna be happy with Sharpe playing small forward. Period. He plays so well at shooting guard.
Well, even if Scoot, Simons, Sharpe start a game it doesn't mean they have to play most of it together or finish it together. Scoot will probably be a liability in crunch time until he can shoot better, and should not be finishing close games. And it depends a lot on their collective defense.
...is too early to coin the "JoeCro-slapped" catchphrase when describing what all the losing teams got from this off-season of moves!?
Camara is a decent player. But hes not a starter (and likely doesn't have the capacity to be a starter) on a quality playoff level team
Yes I'm obviously expecting our players to progress. If you want to assume Scoot and Camara are exactly the same in 3 years as they are now, then clearly they aren't the players of the future at that position, but I'm not talking about them being that guy this year, I'm talking about them both being good in 2-3 years.
I like Joe, like what he has done in his short tenure and trust his staff to find talent and buld a decent roster. We've had Rolo, Roco and now we have JoCro!
Consider that Joe made two incredible trades from the Lillard fiasco, but did not when Vulcan instructed him to purge the flopsom off the roster. Flopsom has no value, so he couldn't get jack squat back. I think he did great, all things considered. What he sent out did not hold value, hence he didn't get anything back of value. Now you big time Ant fans be warned. Unless Ant increases his defensive ability Portland will be lucky to get an expiring and a protected first. I hope I'm wrong, but other teams are looking at Ant as the odd man out with the meteoric rise of Sharpe.
Yes I think we get a 1st AND a young prospect, possibly even two 1sts. Simons is still very young and has lots of upside and elite talent in a skill nearly every team needs, 3pt shooting. Plus he can create off the bounce. He has a ton of value, and his contract looks better by the minute with the upcoming TV deal and what players are already demanding.
