Harden on Thomas Robinson: He's a beast

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  1. BLAZINGGIANTS

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    Sweetness.
     
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    I thought of him earlier, too. But only when the comment about of typically having solid PF's on our roster came up. Didn't we have Sheed, Grant, and Trent all at once?
     
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    Lil Shaq on crack.
     
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    From a height weight standpoint, I see where HCP comes from
     
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    Just his style reminds me of BG. His sticktoitofness...... His hustle...... No real post game, but he'll scrap!


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    Gary Trent is one PF that the Blazers drafted that didn't pan out all that well.
     
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    Definitely not someone I would shoot pool with.
     
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    If TRob does break out I expect our best lineups to be with him and Aldridge on the floor together. TRob is a great rebounder, Lopez is surprisingly worse than Aldridge. NBA teams are playing more small ball in general. We'd still be able to bring Lopez off the bench as a 20 min backup if need be.

    LaMarcus doesn't want to play center, but if the team is winning, he still plays some minutes with Lopez, and TRob does all the physical banging that Hickson wouldn't do it could work out quite well.
     
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    I remember during the summer between his 2nd and 3rd season here we used to see him roll up to a house in a real bad part of town across the street from where a couple of my boys lived. Get out of his big SUV and dig in the bushes......pull out a big brown bag and roll off. At least once a week....shady dude right there!


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    Robinson's game reminds me of Calvin Natt's. Natt was relentless and made up for his stature (he was only 6'5") with hustle and desire.
     
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    He was borrowing some booger sugar from the neighbors.

    Robinson has a way better motor than Trent ever had.
     
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    How do you know? Robinson hasn't exactly much much noise either in the NBA.
     
    BigGameDamian, Jul 25, 2013
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    Well lets compare the two players...

    Gary Trent
    7.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 0.2 blocks 51% FG in 17 minutes

    T. Robinson
    4.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 0.4 blocks 43% FG in 15 minutes

    It seems they are very similar in production. And lets be honest here. Sac Queens didn't play him like they should and he was buried in the bench in Houston. I have a strong suspicion that he will have a Hickson-like jump with our ball club because we need him and his inside presence.
     
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    Wasn't Buck a smart/high IQ type basketball player? I don't see that being one of T-Rob's strong points or at least not mentioned when analyzing his strength. One of his weaknesses is turnovers so I figured he was a high energy physical player, but not so much a "student of the game"
     
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    I can see T. Rob being more of a Brian Grant type player. Not a lot of offensive skills, but his motor, energy and hustle (I know they are all the same) will help drive the other teammates.
     
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    I think he's the PF version of Gerald Wallace. At least, when I'm optimistic. Because Wallace also played very little at first (until he was taken in the expansion draft).
     
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