Game Thread Saturday , July 6th, 12:30 PM PT Blazers vs Pistons on ESPNU

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  1. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Next one is tommorow vs Rockets at 7pm
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Blazers gotta work on their ball and player movement. 7 assists for the whole team. Meanwhile, Bruce Brown gets 10 assists by himself.
     
  3. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Will Daum play tommorow?
     
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    First game they will look better tomorrow
     
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  5. GhostOfPGA

    GhostOfPGA The late great Paul Allen

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    Well, if the play of Stokes and Auguste can’t get him off the bench... idk what will.
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    Well I missed the 1st half, but from what I saw in the second, this Summer League version of the Blazers is pretty bad. Little looked raw, Simons didn't look like a PG(which is a problem), and no one else looked like a roster keep. I hope there was some nice play in the 1st half. I did see the Blazers close to 4 in the 3rd, but there were absolutely no shooters. I know, it's Summer League, but it's always fun to see someone that gets you excited. Didn't see it at all today. Now back to Anfernee. I know he has mad skills, and showed them in that last game of the season, but the Blazers are hoping for him to be the backup PG. I'm not sure he's close to be ready for that role. With ET gone, and Seth gone as well, it seems to me that the Blazers are going to have to find a REAL backup to Dame, and fast. Who's left on the market?
     
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  7. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    1st half was about the same as the 2nd
     
  8. James lamphear

    James lamphear Well-Known Member

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    I am not going get over excited about summer league play. What I wanted to see out of Simons and Trent if they look confident out there and overall I thought they did. Simons took 14 shots and Trent took 12 and expect that out of those two and both could probably shot little better. Hoard look good for his first NBA play. Little looks like he still try to figure it out but his one on one play was decent. They should show the players that already in organization more.
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    I get that. I'm not worried about wins and losses in the SL. But Simons is on tract to be the backup PG, and I didn't see him display anything close to that. THAT! is a problem. The Blazers have 1 roster spot available, and to me, it better be spent on a TRUE quality backup PG.
     
  10. Chris Craig

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    Don't they have 2 spots with Layman gone
     
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  11. BBert

    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Simons is a scoring guard. Like CJ.

    There is not a single NBA point guard on this team.
     
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    GhostOfPGA The late great Paul Allen

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    Yup, we have two spots.

    Dame / Simons
    CJ / Hood / Trent
    Baze / Hezonja / Little
    Collins / Skal / Tolliver
    Nurk / Whiteside

    Hoard TWP
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    Wrong! DAME IS AN NBA PG.
     
  14. wizenheimer

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    hot takes based upon on one summer league game (or many), probably have as much value as a 60 year old mechanic's used undershorts that have been resting at the bottom of a mud puddle in a pig pen for a month or so

    but why let that stop us? so mine:

    * Simons flashed no real PG skills. The offense was a mess so that's an excuse. But even he said he wasn't a PG so if Portland is counting on him to fill a PG role they might be set up for disappointment

    * we might have seen why Little fell all the way to 25th pick

    * Trent has shot selection that would embarrass Antoine Walker

    * Hoard has a chance to make an NBA roster. it's small, but it's there
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I meant the summer league team, haha

    :cheers:
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Simons isn't a point guard. I think they need to abandon that idea.
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    T.J. McConnell. Blazers need to go get him. Jeremy Lin, and Trey Burke are also out there, but McConnell is a better player IMO.
     
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    He is already a Pacer. Lin and Burke are just more experienced as well but not real PGs. I think we need somebody pass first
     
  19. tykendo

    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    Atleast for now. I just don't see it. HE'S NOT READY.
     
  20. tykendo

    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    DAMN!! I tried to see who's still available, but I can't find a site that has up to the minute.
     
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