I never once suggested this. I suggested that Collins scouting report at some time in his career would indicate to NOT leave him open and at this time Lauri's numbers weren't that much higher. Take those few hours and come back stronger rook.
Come on man, Lauri is 10x the shooter Zach is. Zach only shoots if he is open, Lauri shoots at a high volume. It's like saying "Dame isn't that much better at shooting than John Wall". Collins has superior defensive instincts but Lauri is FAR superior in pretty much every other category.
Who shoots guarded 3s that we want on our team? I don't want anyone on our team, Lauri included, shooting "guarded" 3 point shots that aren't up against the shot clock. My post was to show that Zach can and will one day be a great 3 point shooter. Shooting .400 means you're great at it. You're saying someone Zach can't improve like KAT who has had modest gains over the past 3 years? Making statements like this about a 20 year old rookie is foolish IMO.
He actually played the best ball of his career RIGHT before that trade. Talk about maximizing your trade value (Meyers! Pay attention!!!). Through the first 51 games of the 2001-02 season he averaged 14.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 3.0 bpg on .434 3FG%. He was a man ahead of his time. With that combination of rim protection and 3-point shooting, he's be the perfect center in today's NBA. BNM
I learned enough of the forum in the past 5 min to see you’re using Dirks name and stats a lot when talking about Collins, maybe thats what made my mind freak out and not really comprehend anything else you were saying.
Something is wrong. It's like you MFs can't read. I NEVER SAID he was as good as Lauri. READ THEN POST... And C'mon man my ass. He plays 16 more minutes than Zach and Zach's percentage aren't that much worse. THIS is the only thing I'm emphasizing but folks want to put their own spin on WTF I'm trying to say. Read first... Jesus...
I was being nice by saying unguarded, I guess I should of said completely alone on the court taking warm up shots.
Your reading comprehension needs to be worked on then because my EXACT statement was: Can you read??????
No, I don’t care about the 6’0” dudes he shot over playing for the Zags and I could of sworn you also posted Dirk stats insinuating he’s on some sort of pace to be as good as Dirk while making excuses for the “abnormalities” in his season stats so far by referencing his college career. My apologies if you didn’t do this.
Dude you're the one who said "(Lauri) not that much better of a shooter" which is false. Collins even if he was playing 16 minutes more a game isn't taking 6-7 threes a night no matter what.
Have the Blazers ever got better through free agency? How is thier track record with the draft? The only time this franchise had a chance at a title in the past 20 years was through trades! Being a cursed team from the Northwest makes trading for talent the only way. Dame doesn’t wanna wait 3 years for Collins to be a beast, either surround him with players ready to win now by mortgaging the future or trade him, that’s my opinion.
@LayneStaley should check out this video. I counted it once, I think his #makes is in the 60s, while he had 5 or 4 misses. Dude can shoot. Really looking forward to him having more comfort and responsibility on the court - a true 2-way player.
I’m too busy learning the forum to count his warm up makes. I LIKE Collins, I just believe he will be a post and mid range scorer, I don’t see him taking 5+ 3s a game but that’s fine.
Can someone please remind me how we went down this rat hole? This is a thread about possible Kevin Love trades. CLE isn't interested in Zach Collins. They need IMMEDIATE help, not a 20-year old skinny rookie. BNM
His rookie Per36 numbers have him at 3.1. So you're saying that never in his career will he shoot 5+? Maybe not in his rookie season sure. But ever in his career? He's a 3 & D PF man...
