For me, the most positive trend has to be the new-found usefulness of Evan Turner. We all thought Olshey was crazy for trying to build a bench around him, but by God it seems to be working! When he's the primary ballhandler surrounded by shooters, it seems to make him into a more efficient, calmer, better distributor. At least so far. The other major positive is the contribution of Zach Collins. He's easily our leader in +/-. (Of course, Nurk is sadly -15 in 40 minutes, so the fact Zach never plays with Nurk might have something to do with it.) Having a genuine bench, where we don't have to have CJ play, seems to be really working for us.
Most positive trend? I've been posting a lot this weekend! bada-boom. I'd make that "new-found nonuselessness of Evan Turner." He's not critical to what we're trying to do. I think the main idea is that if you have to guard our shooting guards who can shoot, our center (Collins) who can shoot, and our PF (Harkless) who can shoot, then you finally have to play honest defense, because you have to actually guard the ball handler, too. Same lineup, but with Curry as the ball handler, we're playing 4 on 5 and it doesn't work. That's why Olshey signed 2 shooters, and drafted 2 more. We now have shooters coming out of our ears.
All the great random thoughts that come into peoples heads and feel they need to create a thread even though is already a thread about that topic threads.
Imagine what you could do with all the brainspace you devote to fussing about threads. Were you a hall-monitor in middle school?
Still not sure. Is it the fact that there are multiple lines or the fact that she makes him wait in line as well?
And you reward them by posting in in EVERY one of their threads. You realize this is the same as bitching about what a dick Canzano is, how does he still have a job, I want him GONE, and then clicking on every link to one of his articles, right? BNM
What thread exactly would this go in? The game thread wouldn't be appropriate... around the nba wouldn't? This is a legit thread, fams!
Ahem.... This could have been posted and and/or merged with the game thread, but some people love to start threads about thier own thoughts and then blast others for doing the same. http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/just-got-back-from-the-game.336613/ And almost everyone loves him for this kind of stuff.....
My favorite trend is that the bench unit is actually moving the ball. Getting good shots, Zach, ET, Nik, Curry, Harkless are all getting great looks and moving the ball around with precision, moving without the ball, setting good screens. If the Bench can be good it'll save Dame's legs, so much, he wont get to the end of the year gassed having had to keep the team afloat. Even defensively the 2nd unit hasn't been great, but they aren't BAD either, so that's all good. Overall it's way too early to say it means much, but if the bench continues to perform this well then that's going to really make the Blazers a dangerous team.
For me its the Blazers versatility on offense. The bench is the polar oppositte of last season. Leads go up...wtf who would have thunk it?
Yes sir. This place has been on a downhill slant for the past two years. Keeping the main page squared away might help with that is all.
Can you elaborate on how its gone done hill? Is it the amount of talking about basketball? political stuff? Personal stuff? Im curious because I see people say how its going downhill and all that but never really an explanation as to what has driven people to think that.
Lol, so its all you? Im just curious it seems to me the site amd the forums are what you make of it. Ive had a lot of fun on here with fantasy sports, with talking about Zach freaking Collins, the Blazers, Basketball in general. Sure Ive seen some posts that make me cringe a bit, and the off topic side is a little much sometimes. I just dont think its as “bad” as claimed, but I havent been here as long as the others.
