Thomas Robinson - young Zbo comparison

I knew my memory was bad! Lol

 

To be fair, you were five.

 

Yeah, me too. I first became a Blazers fan from afar during the Walton days. He was my favorite college player ever, and I continued to follow him when the Blazers drafted him. But I REALLY became a Blazers fan when I moved here in 1989. That first 1989-90 season, I attended 22 total Blazers games, including preseason, regular season and playoffs - they won every one of those games. In fact, the Blazers won the first 45 games I attended. Man those teams were good, and hardly ever lost at home.

BNM

 

I was a teenager during the buck Williams blazer team.

 

But you have such a baby face! Does your hot wife know you're twice her age?

 

It's an on going joke. I told her when I was 17 and saw her mom breast feeding, I said "I'm gonna tap that shit in 20 years!

She is 23 and I am 40

 

Sugar Daddy (and one lucky SOB)!!!

BNM

 

I see Robinson as a Jerome Kersey with actual talent. He has incerdible athleticism and can play. he just needs some seasoning.

 

I'm thinking he can be a Ruben Patterson type player...

 

He does some things on the court that make me wanna pull my hair out..Then he'll redeem himself with a monster offensive rebound putback..all things considered I'm very glad we have him!

 

He's on the right course and getting regular minutes and knows what is expected of him, that will help "relax" him and make him more consistent, I think he now feels he belongs and I really like his upside fro here, great addition

 

I think he may be a bit like Jermaine O'Neal... someone that may take 4-5 years to really get his footing, but heck wouldn't we have liked to have O'Neal back in his prime?

 

Are you sure you're not talking about Ropez?

 

Good point!!!!

 

I'm not really sure who Robinson reminds me of right now. Zach isn't really the best comparison. There are some similarities, but overall very different players. McDyess is an interesting comparison, but McDyess was a freaaaaak athlete.

 

http://bkref.com/tiny/zfaW5

 

Tell me the spin move isn't a dead ringer...
[video=youtube;U_602lEIBhU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_602lEIBhU[/video]

I think Robinson is a much better athlete and rebounder than Williamson, but there are some definite similarities.

 

Completely different, IMO

 

If we're just talking about past Blazers I'm not sure I have a great comp, but Uncle Buck and Jerome keep springing to mind, but probably because of the energy level he plays with.

 

I think the ideal scenrio inside the Blazers is to see if the kid pans out, and if so, he takes LA's place next year when they trade LA for a Big.