The OFFICIAL Blazers Media Day Thread.....

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  1. wizenheimer

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    somebody said that Olshey wouldn't be risking his credibility by saying those things about Simons if he didn't believe it

    but just because he might believe it doesn't make it true. Furthermore, he didn't stake out a he's-going-to-be-a-decent-player position. He said he is the most gifted player he's ever drafted, which obviously includes Dame.

    personally, I think Simons has a chance to be pretty good. But Dame level good? c'mon...slow the hype down just a little
     
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    When he said this he also said that Dame through hard work and 4 years of college is a self made superstar....at 19 he thinks Ant has more raw talent than a 19 year old Dame....he never said Ant was better than Dame....Dame was quite a bit more battle tested as a rookie than Ant...Ant didn't even sniff college ball...Ant might turn out to be a better 2nd year player than CJ was his sophomore season even though CJ had college experience...not 6 year vet CJ though
     
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    Some cool new photos of the young guys -

     
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    42N8Bounce Red Hot And Rebuilding

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    Nice to see some of these new faces in Blazer gear!



     
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    I was wondering the same thing haha
     
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    I haven't had a chance to listen to any interviews. Which players said something of value that I should go back & listen to?
     
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    Pretty much everyone in the loop has said February is expected.
     
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    Never sounded more than speculation. I also like how Olshey admitted they’re being vague on purpose. Lends credence to the theory that they only said February to avoid any questions and not have a situation where people are expecting him back at a certain time. February is a super conservative date. They most likely know he’ll be back before then.
     
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    So, hype summary:
    Simons--"best player in the gym", "as talented as anyone Neil's ever drafted"
    Hezonja--"plays with thrust", "point forward", accelerating the pace
    Bazemore--"elite on both offense and defense"
    Collins--"outstanding shot blocker", "best defensive player Whiteside has ever played with"
    Whiteside--"loves passing", "will have a triple double"

    What else should be added to the above list?
     
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    Check out Ant's guns:
     
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    I'm sticking with that as my outlook. 10 months is the absolute earliest i have ever seen on that injury and that was not professional basketball and a person as big as Nurk. February would be doing very well.
     
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    Nurk back early?
     
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    GM's are asked dozens of questions, and part of their job is literally to sell tickets, so of course, positive comments are going to come out.

    I don't think any of these are of par with the Taurean Green comments, which were made by Nate, a coach.
     
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    Nurk to Moses -
    “No bro...you eat! Like, eat!

     
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    Collins mentioned his name as a guy who might block shots I think. Whiteside also mentioned Skal as a guy who stood out in workouts.
     
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    I didn't hear Olshey say this but Freeman tweeted that he said Nurk was working out and shooting as a power forward! Hmmm.....
     
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    Redefining the Power Forward.
     
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    Play from here at 3:50. Olshey mentions 3 guys with Zach's body type in Portland. Including Jermaine and Sheed. Specifically says he can mention those names because they're retired.

    Guessing he didn't want to say Aldridge to avoid tampering.

    Why?

    hmmm
     
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    Why? Because the Bucks just got fined for talking about planning on Super Maxing their own freaking player. No one wants to slip up right now.
     
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