Exclusive All Things Scoot

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  1. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    Ceiling projection, not expectation. That is my upside hope after watching his game, like if everything goes right.
     
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    Whining about not wanting to trade a #3 pick for a guy who never plays? Gee....I can't understand why.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    I'm here for the drama. With our own Shitshow going on, I have to get joy through schadenfreude.
     
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    I'm REALLY enjoying the hell out of this off season so far. We lucked into Scoot, I've wanted Dame moved and a rebuild and that is happening, and we look to have a bright future with Scoot and Shae - let's Rock'n Roll!!!!
     
  6. theprunetang

    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    Let's go!
     
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    I’d love to continue to try to win games starting this point. We are going to have plenty of picks and assets from:
    1) a Dame trade
    2) a Simons trade
    3) a Grant trade
    I don’t see a reason to try and lose games for these next two upcoming drafts. Bring in expiring backup PGs every year. This year, bring in Wright. Eventually, I’d love to have Jrue Holiday as an expiring one day. Solid vets that can teach Scoot something new every season.
     
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  8. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    The Ducks should invite him down for a game :lol:
     
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    Done in an entertaining manner. Really gets to the part about smaller PG's leading their teams to the CF's as the best player on their team. That was and has been my point about Dame for years. Great player, but it's a historical anomaly to achieve that highest level of success. Hopefully, Scoot is a great PG that has and equal or better player on his team. IMO, that is the only way he achieves that level of success as well.

     
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    So Shaedon's been traded in this scenario?
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    We don’t need scoot to be our best player though. I want him to embrace his pure point guard. Let Shae be HIM.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Well, Sharpe was only a #7, whereas Scoot was a #3, so clearly Scoot will be the superior player.
     
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    Yep. Two perfect examples: Qyntel Woods and Batum.
     
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Having you best player as your pg is not a recipe for success. He needs to make everyone else great
     
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    PCmor7 Generational Poster

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    Ironically, wouldn't that MAKE him your best player? Paradox!
     
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    Ah, the difference between not sufficient and not necessary. But the ol' Qyntel Woods example (that gets trotted out almost as much as the mistaken Bo Outlaw one) is misleading because he was a second year player, a la Keegan Murray this year (or poor old Trendon Watford last year).
     
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    Yes
     

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