Good articles with some interesting quotes: “The thing I’m most excited about is how easily the game comes to him,” Blazers general manager Neil Olshey says. “It’s very hard to put guys on the court that can’t score, and it’s something that comes very natural for him. It’s easy for him.” "When I was young I’d just push the ball up. It was one motion,” Simons says, describing his unique jumper. “Usually when guys get older they make it two motions, so I kind of kept it as one motion and it’s still working out.” "One of the things Dame and I talk to him about is his pace. I always tell him ‘You don’t have to go 100. Find your 80, find your 75 at first, and then progressively speed it up’,” McCollum says. “He’s got the total package, man. He’s 20 years old, not even old enough to drink.” "Riding the bench wasn’t easy, but Olshey constantly reminded Simons he was a lottery talent who didn’t play for a lottery team." “He is not currently the best basketball player I drafted. He’s not the most functional player that I drafted at the time of the draft,” Olshey says. “But just in terms of his natural gifts at his age, and his God-given talent, it rivals anybody else that I’ve drafted in my career"
Really excited to see Simons play this season. If he explodes, we’ll have the best and deepest backcourt in the league.
I can't stand it anymore! Just start the season already. It's ridiculous that Kawhi Leonard is planning to take off 22 games. People pay a shitload to attend these events it's such crap. I remember a guy driving all the way from Vancouver BC to watch Lebron play at the Moda center and Lebron took the night off. Just spread the season out.
No clue my man. I just thought I heard back towards the end of the season they were going away. Maybe I was wrong. You tend to hear a lot of gossip in the Media Room during lunch.
