This is based on my expectations before the season started: Roy - A+ LA - B+ Joel - B+ Blake - B- Batum - A+ Rudy - A Oden - B Sergio - C Outlaw - B- Bayless -B Nate - A Wheels, Barrett, Rice, Tone - A HCP - F+
Interesting, I didn't think I saw you much when the Blazers were kicking ass a month ago and winning 10 of our last 11 games, but you've posted like crazy once we lost. You only have 11 posts from 3/25/09 - 4/25/09 yet you have 20 posts since last night after we lost (and probably more by now)! hmm... I thought that was interesting. I'm happy you belittle our team, coaches and GM though.
Hard to run when your two best ball handlers either won't or can't. Roy won't, Blake can't. No one else on the team who can handle the ball is worth one fuck. And please save the "Give the Ball to Rudy" comments. He wasn't ready to do that this year, and may never be ready.
Crandc - A+ You seem to make delicious treats and I like the naked/sometimes gay men in your avatar, keep it up Shooter - F+ This is a poor grade, even in America, please try harder to be a better person. You should try loving America more. Maybe some posts with Bald Eagles and the National Anthem will help. Barfo - B I feel like in all the years I've read your posts, I didn't get as many chuckles as I have in the past. Perhaps it's your mod status that has clipped your wings, I would suggest a knock-knock joke. ABM - B- Solid posts, but a deal of the day would have put you in the A range DaRizzle - C- Your love of the Blazers is cute, when you finish your transformation into scarlet and black, you'll become a B. Keep rooting for Portland in your weird way. HCP - A+ Your screen name always makes me giggle and that it worth it's weight in gold. Also, giving DaRizzle flack is important to the world. Maxiep - C You are the smartest mind on the board and should be making every decision for our country. I would like to know more about how smart you are, perhaps more reminders could make you a B+? Mixum - INCOMPLETE I'm sorry but you just aren't cutting it, I knew this would happen. I love you but you just fail. This should be it's own thread where I don't reply after the initial post. Nikolokolus - A- Not even sure why. I just feel like it fits. Keep it up. Maris61 - B- You are an enigma wrapped in a riddle, covered in gravy. Gravy is delicious. KingSpeed - E for Effort Mediocre Man - C Self Explanatory Ed. O - A- Outside of the sexual PM's I've been getting you've been great, I can barely remember reading your posts this year, thanks for everything. Minstrel - A++ If you are interested in a lower score, perhaps spell a few words wrong or have bad ideas. I feel your posting ability is second to none and could create some animosity between some of our lesser posters as they feverously retype segments of Glen Beck only to have you meet them with thought and sophistication. Bravo, good sir/ Myself - F Perhaps my posts were too awesome. But 70 in a season just doesn't cut the mustard. I'm going to try jingoism in the next year, wish me luck.
I give Roy a C- in the playoffs. In the 2 close losses he had numerous 4th quarter turnovers when he ignored open team mates and drove the lane 1 on 3 or 1 on 4. Too many bad decisions while trying to be da man. Also, while Nate was imploring him to run with the ball, he continuouosly walked the ball up and let Houston's defense get fully set. He's a great player, but his performance in the playoffs left a little to be desired when it counted most.
I'll grade everyone based on their role: Roy: A He took over games and single handedly carried us to many victories. The only areas he has to improve on are defense and being a better distributer. LA: B+ LaMarcus wasn't quite as consistent as Roy, he can be tenative, and settle for the jump shot. He's also an inconsistent rebounder...but overall, good season by LaMarcus. Oden: C+ Not going to give Oden a curve. He was a good rebounder, but played good defense, but could not stay out of foul trouble. He also was painful to watch in the low-post. Batum: D+ he played good for a rookie, but again, I"m not going to give him a curve. Face it, he was invisible 85% of the time. He didn't give the kind of production most "average/C" SFs do. Blake: C- He hit his 3s and didn't make many mistakes, but I think he's holding our team back. He doesn't run the fast break, can't break down a defense and doesn't create for his team mates like a PG should. He also played poor defense. Rudy: C- This guy has a lot of talent, and has a lot of potential, but this season, basically all he did is take 3 pointers, 40% 3pt shooters are fairly common in this day and age. He had some great moments, but most games, he was fairly passive, and he had some absolutely frigid months. Joel: B- Great rebounder and team defender...but a liability on offense. Frye: F--------------------------uck Sergio: D Made a few nice passing plays here and there, but played poor defense, and was a sub par shooter. Outhouse: C- Travis is horrible at times, as we all know, but he played enough good games that he deserves at least a C -
My only big disagreement with some posts would be that I would give Pryzbilla an A or B in the playoffs; his defense on Yao was awesome in several games, the most important factor in those games as far as I am concerned.
nate: B+ for the regular season D- post season post season: got blow out in the first game, team not ready, lost home court, never won in houston all season, and to top it all off...rolled over and died in the final game. outlaw: B for reg F post season Totally exposed in the playoffs as someone you can not count one in the post season pure junk....cheap and tradable! Roy: B+ reg B post season kept us in games but didnt push the tempo agaisnt the one team we needed to.... LMA: B reg B- post shot well during our two wins but got cut in half in the loses. Joel: B and B- scored more in the reg season than in the post but was guarding yao... Batum: B and D great for a young rook like him in the reg but was shellshocked in the post Blake: B+ and C- dropped off big time in the playoffs poor shooting Rudy: B and C dropped off big time miss shots he made in the reg but showed some d Oden: C- and D+ progressing way to slow the blazers need to address this..... sergo: c- and d fading away.... the rest: cap space players A!
