Merged: Crabbe Traded to Brk

Winter is coming.

 

it doesnt end with Nurk, theres new big thing coming out of Bosnia & Herzegovina
I can see him being TOP 10 pick on the next draft

https://www.facebook.com/MusaDzanan/

 

Um, ACTUALLY, Portland doesn't suffer from astigmatism any more than the national average.

You're welcome.

 

Dzanan didnt played a alot so far for Cedevita, but when he turned 18 couple months ago, he signed his first professional contract, so now hes gonna play a lot more and I expect his talent to flourish this year

 

You really didn't think that he was serious did you?

 

Talking about someone that is almost Nurlic's stalker (ok exaggeration ) posting photos from theaters etc. Not sure what to believe. We have read that Crabbe will average 20/6/4 in this forum so its dificult to say who is being sarcastic and who isnt.

Musa seems like a talented guy, I remember him making some good plays against Olympiacos in Euroleague,but that was last year. Also i remember some fight with Teletovic.

 

How is he gonna score at a higher rate? Russell passes the ball less than Lillard and that's the only way Crabbe can score.

 

The flow of Brks offense is pretty good. They are not a high quality team but there is some rules they follow in their game and Crabbe will still get many wide open shots. They also play in very high pace.

 

I hope it's somebody not younger we really don't need any more younger players on this team. We need vets and good veterans.

 

Not when he's scouted and has no space because he isn't playing with anybody.

 

So, who starts in BRK, Lin and Russell or Russell and Crabbe?

I think they see Russell and Crabbe as their back court of the future, but Lin is currently their best PG and probably their best player. At early 29, he doesn't fit their rebuilding timeline. So, they might trade him, but as of now, he's still on their roster.

BNM

 

Adding to the complication, Russell has been best when playing off-guard rather than point guard. So if they want to maximize him as a combo guard, they'd be best off playing Lin at point guard. Perhaps they'll start Crabbe at small forward. He profiles best as a reserve, but it's unlikely they won't start him at his salary unless he forces their hand.

 

They should probably start Russell and Crabbe and take their lumps (and build up draft picks), but they probably won't.

Crabbe and Russell both have DRTG >110, so teams are really going to lick their chops if they play them together.

 

Makes me wonder why we couldn't get Lin back. They have a logjam there, and Lin could've replaced Crabbe. BKN wanted to get rid of Nicholson's contract, but Lin's expiring contract would've been great, and worth giving up filler (Layman, Connaughton, future 2nds).

 

I agree. I think their best guard rotation is Lin/Russell starting with Crabbe coming off the bench. But, I can't imagine their plan is to pay Crabbe all that money to continue to be a 10 ppg scorer off the bench.

I suppose they could start Crabbe at SF, but they already have three other guys (DeMarre Carroll, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Caris LaVert) at that position that are better suited to guarding other starting SFs.

BNM

 

They should probably try to win since they don't have their pick..

Any combination of Russell, Crabbe, and Lin will be bad defensively. However, they do have a solid defensive frontcourt with Carroll, Booker, and Mozgov.