His true shooting % is at 73%, and has a 17 PER. Need to see if this is real-- time to give him some minutes.
probably because he's had 6 total games where he scored in double figures, and it's a wee bit soon to be starting him?
I'm ok with not starting him, and even giving him fewer minutes than some of the more established guys. The knock on Little was that he wasn't a real high IQ player and he couldn't shoot. He clearly can shoot, but I'm fine with Stotts bringing him along in a way that molds good playing habits. He's still only 20. High IQ youngsters like Dame or Batum were should get all the minutes they can handle. But there have been lots of examples over the years (Darius Miles, Webster, Telfair, etc) where we probably would've been better served in the long-term by not forcing things.
Wait... didn't you just respond to me yesterday that "PER doesn't mean shit"? Maybe it only does when it fits your argument... That said, keep it going Nassir! It would be so big for for the team for him to emerge as a quality 3&D threat. STOMP
Agreed. We have lots of things we can bash Terry for, no reason to blame him for things that are not his fault. He has brought Little along just fine. On a positive note, remember when we said early on if Little ever developed a 3 pt shot he would be just what we needed at SF. We could see it was possible based on his 3 point stroke but it was a little concerning watching his summer league action. I am sure at some point this season he will go through a slump, but long term it sure looks like Neil got a starter at 25.
Nas has been great. It would be a different story if he were playing 35min a night, probably his deficiencies would be apparent. He makes an impact and that is desperately needed. I would hate to see him dealt.
There's only one forward on the team who deserves minutes over Nas right now, so he better be playing over 20 minutes a game from now on.
We need to see what we really have in Nas and give him the playing time to develop his game. It's not like we're loaded at his position so there's literally no harm in it. He could be a 2 way forward who can create his own shot, and has star potential. Which is exactly what a lot of people on here say has been the missing piece for this blazers team for years
Sorry, I shouldnt have been so dismissive yesterday-- I just hate Hassan. But, we have enough sample size to know Whiteside's PER doesn't translate to in game impact. We have yet to see if it's inflated for Nas as well.
While I didn't hate him, I sure didn't love adding him or support retaining him. In today's NBA, teams constantly involve him in pick and rolls as he can't move his feet and is a sure source of getting good looks at the hoop. He blocks a lot of shots, but overall his D is a weakness. He has basically no role but setting picks on the other end. STOMP
I think he going be fine player but so far the opposing team don't game plan for him. But really the opposing team really only game plan for only on person anyway and that's Dame. I was high on him last year and excited about him falling to us in the draft. I love when players take the off season seriously it usually pays off the next season. You can see in Nas Simons Trent all three are young players. It also shows me good work ethics In a player.
You gotta explain this one to me. Who is my best friend? I’m not that close with Nas actually, very shy kid.
Yeah, let's be real. HCP doesn't have friends. He has people who acknowledge they've heard of him AND the occasional charity case his wife pays to hang out with him so she can go bang one of us.
I assume he means Melo, as your "best friend," since you talk about him a lot. I don't think Melo is your best friend. Clearly, Russell Westbrook is.
Um, you do know that Little had like zero experience in the NBA at that point, and was raw as hell, right?
