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  1. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Yes. he's a borderline elite screener and more than qualified as a backup C. He's also not a sieve on defense.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    You gotta bring more than this bro? Who the fuck is our backup and how is he better than Kanter?
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    That's because he was never a Laker.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    see edit
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    He's Terry Stott's love child...I mean just look at this guy's face!
     
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    Zeller just needs to stay healthy. He is a solid backup center. Not great but there are not a lot of negatives with the guy.
    I hope his ability to set a screen without picking up a foul will rub off on Nurk.
     
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    the scary thing is that in the last 4 seasons, Nurkic and Zeller have combined to miss about 250 games due to injury. And Zeller will be drinking Portland water now
     
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    Zeller is AT LEAST as good as Kanter
     
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    I don't necessarily agree or disagree, but I do think that needs to be tested with the Blazers next season before concluding either way. Kanter has been a lot more durable and that counts for something

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    The fact that we only have two legit centers on the roster, both of whom have pretty extensive injury histories, is my biggest concern about the Blazers this season.
     
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    and none of our pf are a realistic fill in at center.

    with that said i think Nurk plays 82 games this season.
     
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    yep

    but even more than that is after those two injury-prone C's, the Blazers have only 1 'new-nba' PF, who is also one of only two guys over 6'6; and the other is a raw, 2nd round rookie. That sure looks like a recipe for disaster
     
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    ahem…*cough*
     
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    Blazer Freak Superstar in the Making

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    Not happy there wasn't any big moves, and frankly surprised because of the pressure on NO. It actually takes huge balls or a HUGE ego (likely the latter) to keep the status quo through the outside pressure.

    Before all of the public demands from Dame, I thought Neil wasn't going to make many moves until the deadline and the longer it goes it is definitely the direction he's going with. Honestly, I don't think it's the worst choice either. There wasn't any clear cut player that would make a huge jump, so why not give the starting lineup another half season with a real coach and see what we truly have. In the meantime, CJ and some of the other players can rebuild their value and worst case, NO makes a big move at the deadline when there are many more sellers than during the off-season.

    I think with Dame and a healthy starting lineup we are a lock for 4-6, but more needs to happen to ensure a deep run and TBH a CJ trade is what would do that. We'll see at the deadline, regardless, I am excited to see what Billups can do at the beginning of the year.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Yeah, rather than delete, Sly substitutes his name into those types of statements.

    :cheers:
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    With the Blazers doing the honors.

    :cheers:
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Bro! You better pray Nurk plays 82 games this season AND stays out of foul trouble, that’s all I’m sayin’.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Sad thing is, there are some here that actually think that’s going to happen.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Zeller being a competent backup that can actually play defense may well help Nurk stay out of foul trouble.
     
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