Game Thread 2023-24 Game #22 - BLAZERS @ CLIPPERS - DECEMBER 11, 2023 - MONDAY - 7:30 PM PST - ROOT

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  1. Tince

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    Tince, Dec 11, 2023
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    That’s my thing I clown on sharpe about. He has no alpha mentality. Atleast right now he doesn’t
     
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    I’d be willing to bet you’d be lying if you said you thought Shae could be this natural of a passer so quick. Shae looked like he could pass, sure, but the national opinion on him was as if he had Cam Whitmore’s level of tunnel vision. I thought he was going to be in the 5apg category, which would’ve been a very optimistic outlook on his career projection. Right now, he looks like he could become a Devin Booker kind of passer (between 6-8apg).

    You’re a better man than I if you had that kind of belief in his playmaking lol. Everything else, I agree, I saw all of that fairly early in the predraft process as well.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    The passing has been shocking to me. I was not expecting it.
     
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    He had a sweet pocket pass tonight!
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    So tired of fucking Zubac kicking our ass in games.
     
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    SHOCKING. Are you imaging Shae averaging around 6-8ppg like Booker is right now, while being only the 3rd/4th best playmaker on the team? That’s when we’ll be lethal on offense.
     
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    Usage has to do something with this right? Shae was playing 40mpg with nobody else as a playmaker for a decent stretch, and the playmaking has gotten exponentially better recently with guards returning.
     
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    Two things that stood out to me.

    Scoot is huge... and he looks small compared to Russ.

    Walker is playing power forward for us, and he looks small next to Kawhi.
     
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    Correct. Though in Ant's limited games, he's been w/out Ayton, Grant, and Brogdon in the majority of his minutes as well.

    I don't think Ast% is the end-all metric on who's making plays for other people, but it also goes against the ball hog narrative that has been manufactured about Brogdon and Ant.
     
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    I realized he was a good passer last season and was saying so pre-season and Summer League. No I did not know he would be this good before his rookie season, but by the end of it I saw he had what looked to be elite vision even back then. If you go back and look during Pre-Season I was saying he was one of the best passers on the team. He just continues to get better...at everything!
     
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    Funniest part is watching Scoot.
     
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    Best loss of the season. No debate. My man Sharpe is blossoming right before our eyes. Legit unlimited superstar mvp potential. he should absolutely make the rookie/sophomore game and so with being at AS weekend he should then def be in the slam dunk as well.
    Ant should also be in the 3pt contest.
    Might be a weekend worth watching !
     
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    3 game sample size and you’d hope he’d have a few assists for as much as he dominates the ball.
     
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