Okay. After the two wins, it's time to get serious about an extended losing streak. Six seriously losable games. Lottery Time! Go Celtics! (twice) 76ers! Pelicans! Knicks! Clippers! The Blazers need these guys on their A-game. Let's start this streak right -- on the road and 3 straight -- then come home and get the six pack! The Blazers need this.
Is Miller going to drop to us? Not sure I buy his story but it is possible. Here is the latest https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...michael-davis-indicted-capital-murder-charges
funny thing that year; we played sonics late in that season and everyone at BBB wanted us to lose that key; we won- bummer! Then we won the lottery - good thing we beat the sonics, then oden busted, everyone was right; if we had lost to Seattle, we would’ve gotten 2 pick and drafted Durant
OKC, Orlando, Chicago, and Indiana all won tonight. Portland now has the 7th spot in the lottery standings with a 26.4% chance for a top 4 pick and 6.0% chance at #1
Dame on the injury report for tomorrow. Sit him in every game we could potentially win, play him in the three wins that we will have and feature the hell out of Ant to bring his trade value up.
Who has done the deep dive on Brandon Miller? He's perfect for us on the court. What do we make of this case? Is is it a complete no-no?
I think he looks like Brandon Ingram with a harder nose. If we're building around Ant and Shae then he is the perfect guy to complement them as the best perimeter in the league. If we're honestly building around Dame then we have to trade any pick that isn't Wemby. If we land the number one pick we have to trade Ant, Nurk and as many future firsts as it takes to get a post that can muscle up next to Wemby.
That's fine but not my question. I'm just questioning Miller in general. Is he a character risk who will be tough to root for (or worse end up in jail) or is it just a mistake that he will grow from? I haven't done the research so I'm asking if anyone has.
Ingram sat last night, Blazers have a rest advantage vs the Pels and are favored by 1.5 points on the road.
Has anyone actually been paying attention to his season so far? He isn't playing poorly but i wouldn't say he is dominating anything against euro league players. One thing that stands out is he is only playing 31 minutes which might be just the way their game is played and the rotations they use? Blocks continue to improve. I would think this is because he is getting older and more comfortable. He's up to 3.2 a game. His TOV rate is pretty bad. I also think this might be due to his age and lack of experience. 2.4 a game. His FG% is not great for a big. 47% Probably because he attempts over 5 threes a game. This also shows his 3pt percentage at just under 30% (29.8). My thinking is he obviously could improve here but it also speaks to him being rail thin and he opts for the outside shot. Rebounding i would think would be better? Again this guy is rail thin and can't hold his own. If he is only getting 9 rebounds a game in international play he will be worse (Much Worse) in the NBA. Look at Porzingas. That guy should be getting 12-15 a game and can only get 8. One positive is he has been healthy. He has played 23 games this year. I wonder if he could take a grueling 82 game schedule? Here is a recent HOT BUTTON issue. He makes his free throws. 81% shooter. Bottom Line- Kid is really good but he's also at least 2-3 years from making much of an impact in the NBA. His International stats are here. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wembavi01.html
I'd be really happy with the 2nd spot and Brandon Miller. Unless the red flag is too much to over look....he is the 1A in the draft. Imo.
Interesting to see Miller in conversations around the 2 spot considering Scoot’s stranglehold on the spot.
Yeah, I don't think Miller will slip much....unfortunately for us. I would love to get him. If I had to guess..... I just don't think he knew the extent of what was going on based on the one text. Was he stupid? of course but unless he interviews poorly he will not slip.
