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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    I'll settle for Paul Millsap. Or maybe Brian Grant.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Sep 27, 2017
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    If he was black you'd support the move based off his play. You're always talking about how we need to improve our defense..
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    Valid point.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    That's actually a really good best case scenario. He obviously needs to work on defense to even sniff Millsap's talent though.
     
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    Even if he becomes a prime Paul Millsap (not the washed up current version) on offense, and average on defense, he'll be great. I'm hoping Collins can become a Serge Ibaka type of player.
     
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    Perimeter defense
     
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    Lets not forget who Collins is now:


    A 7'0 rim protector who has the lateral quickness to guard PFs, can shoot 3s and probably has some untapped passing ability. And he proved this against the best teams in the country during the tournament. In Summer League, he didn't have much space to work with because the guards were trash, and he didn't produce on the block because he that isn't who he is, and it's not who we need him to be. Sadly, a couple Summer League games, coupled with the fact that he's white, has caused some "fans" to be down on him.

    This is a dude I could see playing 30min in a couple years while scoring 15pts on 50 FG% and 37 3pt% with top notch rim protection. He has that ability.
     
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    Interior defense can help improve our interior defense. It's easier to hound the ball and take away shots from the perimeter if you know you have legit help inside. Without legit help inside, you're stuck trying to not only take away perimeter shots but also having to make sure you don't get beat. It's easier to do the first if you know that the possibility of getting beat isn't that threatening.
     
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    JESUS GOD! #64Wins
     
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    Most people labeled LMA a project, which never made any sense to me. He had all the skills and physical tools to be very good right away. Same goes for Collins. Lacking bulk doesn't confine someone to "project" status. That should be reserved for lack of skills. Bulk comes naturally at that age, unless your name is Shawn Bradley or Manute Bol.
     
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    Check out this report on Millsap from his early days in the league. He had very similar concerns about him coming in, although he was shorter than Swanigan.
     
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    You've got to know I'm exaggerating my optimism intentionally, right?
     
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    I see Swanigan as a Kevin Love. Wait, Love is white, that's not allowed is it
     
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    Hey you do you. It's just I read so many unrealistic expectations on here every September, I sometimes wonder.
     
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