I did. Most importantly and probably the most was his confidence. He also improved team D and body positioning on rebounds.
Kevin Pelton was talking a LOT about the Blazers going after Bazemore and having him start at the three and sliding down to 1/2 when CJ or Dame was on the bench. This was of course with his thought that Aminu is now going to strictly be a stretch 4.
Regardless of whether you keep Leonard or let him walk, you either have 11 players with 4 slots you can fill or 10 players with 5 slots you can fill....same total. If Meyers leaves and you sign someone like Dwight, that more than eats up any missing salary from Leonard being gone and a good portion of the cap space left.
I think we'd be better off keeping Henderson than going after Evan Turner. Guards that can't shoot don't really work in this offense. You might make an exception for a superb defender like Tony Allen, or someone who brought another asset like being great at taking it to the rim.
Hmm...what does an increase in confidence without an increase in ability do for you? He was more confident in putting up bricks? His production was even worse than it was as a rookie.
Charles Barkley was adamant that the Blazers have to sign Meyers (and Crabbe). He said it like three or four times. And Shaq and Co. didn't tell him he was a dolt. Apparently Charles sees a significant benefit to the team in Meyers' skill set that a lot of posters here do not.
True but Turner shot better than Henderson this last year. Not from deep, but over all. Including mid range. I like Gerald, but if he leaves and we can get a guy who can run the offense with CJ or Dame on the court, and play defense....... then that might be an upgrade.
I like Turner. He is basically Nic Batum without the 3 ball. I think he would work if Harkless and Aminu were better shooters, and I personally want to keep both of those guys. I can't see him helping us too much if we retain both of them. If we end up signing or trading for sharpshooters at the 3 and 4 spots, I would love seeing Turner as a backup wing.
We don't need more wings. Crabbe/Aminu/Harkless have earned all the minutes there imo, and Montero can fill in the rest. There are bigger needs.
Good question. Well He is barely 21, and has played hardly any NBA ball so one would think his confidence was low. So what does more confidence bring? It brings lack of hesitation, making the game go faster, while seeming like its slower. IT allows him to KNOW what he can do and what he should do and what he shouldn't do. Confidence also allows you to ... wait for it... yes. Shoot those bricks, so you gain more experience to turn the bricks into shots. Its well known a confident shooter will shoot better than one without. Goes for just about anything in life. If you don't think that gaining confidence is important for a player's development, then you don't know the game. You need not look any further than the Blazer's team as whole to see what confidence and believing in yourself can do.....
I liked him too but if Nico can't shoot the three that makes for a pretty limited player. Mostly I just wanted to make a joke
We have a sharp shooter in Crabbe at the 3. Turner would be in the game with CJ and Crabbe.....along with two bigs. I am no expert on Turner, but from what I have seen from him, along with the Boston blog article I posted, I am throwing out the idea that he could help CJ with the 2nd unit if indeed he can create his own offense and run the team like the article suggests. That way we don't need to spend as much for a back up PG. Turner and a Center (like Mozgov or Mahinmi or Biyombo) might be a decent plan B if we can't land a max player.
And yes, Nico without the 3 is limited. But Turner is a pretty good glue player who I know could help the right team win. I wanted him last year actually, before the Wes injury. I don't currently see a place for him on this roster though. Like I said, I want to keep Bark less-bite more, and Aminu. And with those two wings, we are pretty well covered unless the person coming in is a damned marksman.
