Just for Mixum: "Proof" that the Blazers don't have the worst bench in the NBA

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  1. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=PERDiem-110107

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    Read it and weep. :wink:
     
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    Why bother? Facts will never get in the way of Mixum's parade of negative BS.
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    If we were healthy, I think our bench would be pretty damn good. Camby and Matthews coming off the bench would be tremendous.
     
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    The bench is definitely playing better the past couple of weeks and I think as Joel gets back into shape it will get even better. As I said in a post yesterday, if Roy could get back to where he could play 15 to 20 minutes in a 6th man role, the bench would be really solid.
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    I don't expect to see Roy play again this year. Otherwise, I'm with you.
     
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    More hope than expectation on my part as well.
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    A big part of our improved bench play is simply the stability in our lineup since Roy has been forced to sit. Chemistry is built through stability. It's not that we're better off without Roy, but the roles are clearer for the team. It's easier to contribute if you know night in and night out what's expected from you.
     
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    Glad to see we aren't last, but would love to see Bayless and Juwan on there.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    ^ Add Marty to that list as well.
     
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    Yeah, I think if anyone could have forseen that our injury problems would equal or exceed last season's, we wouldn't have been so quick to cull the roster.
     
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    The Blazers do not have a good bench. Most nights, it is a downright liability. Mocking Mixum won't make it any better.
     
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    It might. It should at least be tried before being dismissed.
     
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    C'mon, we could.......

    OK, what if we........

    Hell - I got nothing. Might as well give it a try!
     
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    Mixum asked to name a worse bench than ours. Nik did the research and named 7.
     
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    I actually don't mind Mixum; he makes me laugh (sometimes). I just thought it was funny after the big production he made about the Blazers having the worst bench in the league that Hollinger posted this article a mere week later. In all honesty though, our bench is pretty anemic, coming in at 22nd on the list.
     
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    Trolls don't let things like facts get in the way of a good baiting episode.

    Anybody else notice how he hasn't been around much since we started playing good ball?
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    So Mixum said we have the worst bench, and Hollinger says as of this week we're only 8th worst, and this is a great victory over Mixum? I'd say it validates him more than it disproves him.

    The player who is realistically expected to return is Przybilla. I thought he was back a month ago. He'll create several extra wins, but he'll be invisible in Hollinger's purely statistical approach toward backups, since he'll just take some of Camby's rebounds. He changes the character of the game into a bullying, challenging, in your face contest, which Hollinger can't measure.
     
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    It's funny that the bench isn't the 'worst' in the league, despite having 2 of it's charter members (Wesley and Camby) being starters and another (Joel) not playing much/at all.

    That those 3 players aren't considered bench anymore and they're still not the worst bench, speaks well of the bench.
     
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    huevonkiller Change (Deftones)

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    Wow Miami's backups are trashy however, they're defensive-oriented at least. Anthony should play Howard's minutes.

    I know Joel Anthony, Dampier, and Chalmers are good defenders. James Jones has only 12 per, but on only 12% usg rate which is very valuable. And he takes the most charges here.
     
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