I said a 15% rebounding rate which is kind of mediocre for a C...but acceptable Bryant, Dieng, Boucher, Bagley...all can go out on the perimeter and be more effective than Nurkic, Whiteside, and Kanter Portland isn't going to be able to trade for Anthony Davis so they'll need to settle for imperfection
I was watching when it happened. I saw the replay. His hand barely touched the ball as he swiped at it. I thought maybe a jammed or dislocated thumb or finger. How the hell does his hand fracture from that?
I'm not saying body type makes one immune to injuries, but quite a few basketball health experts have noted that bigger, heavier centers are at greater risk for foot and knee injuries due to the weight they have to support, when running and jumping. The other part of it, that greater athleticism might give a player a better chance at avoiding "bad fall" types of injuries, isn't based on reading any basketball expert opinion, granted. That's my own extrapolation from what's been said of athletes in other sports, that more athletic players also tend to be less injury-prone. Notably in baseball. So that assumption I consider to be on shakier ground, but it wouldn't surprise me if true.
Whiteside and Kanter sure, but Nurk is just as mobile as those guys. ie. better than Whiteside/Kanter, but still not great. Dame and CJ were killing Boucher on the PnR. When I think of a modern day center, I think of quick rim runners that are good finishers on offense and good rim protectors on defense. Agree that they need to be quick on the perimeter, but having all of these AND being able to shoot? There's maybe like 1 or 2 of those guys in the league period. It's realistic to target a mobile rim runner. ie. Clint Capela, Jarrett Allen types.
Yeah, finding all of that in one player is extremely difficult. The Blazers took a shot with Collins, but it hasn't really panned out. I'd be happy with two out of three, out of "can defend out to the perimeter," "good rim-runner" and "good shooter" as long as he has at least some presence as a shot-blocker/shot-deterrer.
Zion would be the counter to that argument, but I agree, "springier" athletes tend to avoid the, uh, bad breaks, if you will. Of course, Zion falls into both categories of too heavy for joints/ankles, and athletic enough to perhaps be more durable.
I disagree about how hard they are to find, especially when you lower the standards a little but why "rim-running"?...what good would it do on the Blazers? Jones and Covington are rim-runners and it does no good. Last year, the only Blazer prone to rim-running was Hezonja and he was running alone. Blazers run so seldom I don't know why that would be a trait you'd look for in a C/PF type unless you're talking about changing the coaching staff, but that would still take a training camp to adjust
"Rim-running" isn't about fast breaks. It means a player adept at things like rolling to the hoop out of the pick-and-roll and finishing or cutting backdoor for lobs. The Tyson Chandler offensive skillset.
well, I could say the same thing about lobs and back door cuts that I said about rim running. All those things are minimized in the Stotts system the only thing that fits would be PnR because of Dame's skill at that play
I've broken and dislocated both my radius and ulna twice. My arm was in a cast for 8 weeks each time. Those were complete breaks with a new joint between my elbow and wrist. I suspect this injury was less serious. My guess is Nurk is out for 6 weeks.
Okay, I have seen both the wrist and the hand listed as broken. Which is it? It matters when it comes to timeline.
Do we have one extra roster spot? There isn't anyone that's too appealing to pickup. I can see someone like Skal Labissiere if we can get him from the G-League.
Negative. He slapped down on Brogdan's knee when it went up and he immediately grabbed his hand and bent down in pain. When he jumped and fell a couple seconds later he landed sideways protecting his hand. He had already hurt it.
Lol Our only relation is we were both born in a doctors office (no hospital there) (The doctors office has since been closed and torn down and is now only an empty lot) in the small backwoods town of Silsbee, Texas.
