Great post. It was helpful. It should not be needed but some fans overthink player's facial expressions or body language. For example, if he doesn't smile..... he is not happy, or if he smiles during a blowout loss...he doesn't care. Fans don't know what goes on behind the scenes. That goes for coaching as well.
Thing is, nobody really cares what's happening behind the scenes if it doesn't translate to the court. Good process generally begets good results, but if results don't follow, how hard he worked behind -the-scenes is irrelevant.
One reply to that and I am not a Billups fan, Scoot took to heart Billups criticism and has worked hard to get better even with Simons getting a pass, Sharpe seems to me to have not taken that path. I like Sharpe and his potential. however I am somewhat disappointed in him and his effort. Simons poor D does not seem to bother Deni, Tou, DC, and now Scoot. And I would also like to see Billups fired and Sharpe get a try with a new coach, but for me that does not excuse his IMO too frequent lazy play.
Yeah, but they need to be smart about it when we are talking about drafting young players. If they think one-and-done players don't take a few years to develop then they are foolish. Or in this case "none and done". Shae has not played that poorly, he just hasn't reached the level that we thought in year one. Last year hurt him because of injuries. He still has only played 2 years at this point. (162 games)
This is the last 5 minutes of the game against the Fighting Jazz. Scoot barely touched the ball, especially assuming he's supposed to be a point guard. This is the Billups ball that a lot of people are very tired of. Heavy with Anfernee Simons handling the ball. Anfernee Simons misses a 3-pointer Jeremi Grant misses a 3-pointer (Simons passes to him) Deni Avdija makes a 3-pointer from pass from Simons AWFUL bounce pass by Simons goes sailing by Deni Avdija and out of bounds. Deni gets fouled and makes 2 free throws (Simons after this point goes WAY under a screen for Sensabaugh on the other end, who hits a 3-pointer) Simons misses a floater (Scoot almost tip-dunks it in) Deni misses a 3-pointer Grant's layup attempt is blocked Grant is fouled, makes 2 free throws Simons makes 2 free throws (after being intentionally fouled).
@THE HCP thinks every blazer is a good kid, works hard, the organization is amazing, the arena is the best, etc lol
I can live with this. If he can did what he does on offense consistently, you can live with his lack of D. I’d say there are only what 5% of players in the league at best that dominate on BOTH ends
Nobody expects him to "dominate" defensively. All anyone really wants is for him to be competent. Involved. Interested. So far, we have yet to see him be any of those things. And let's be honest, Sharpe's offense isn't anywhere close to good enough to justify being a complete nothing on defense. If it were, we might have something to talk about.
I’ll give him a couple more seasons. I’m very patient with kids coming in this young. I know Dame changed an entire fan base into believing they have to come in completely ready for the league when 99 percent aren’t.
You want to act as though people expect something unreasonable, but nobody really does. Nobody said he should be completely ready. But he should be completely invested. Two very different expectations.
Yes. It wasn't the original possession by the Blazers, which was a missed 3-point shot by Jeremi Grant, which is what I would call "The Offense." That turnover is worth looking at again. Probably most people (including me) didn't notice what had happened. When Jerami Grant took the 3-point shot, Donovan Clingan on the sideline sporting his white jersey stood up and raised his hand with three fingers. He kept his arm up after the shot was missed and was tracking where the ball was with his head (he is no longer looking at Jeremi Grant). When Scoot went up in the air for the offensive rebound, he saw Clingan's outstretched arm, started to throw the ball to Clingan, then (I think) mid-throw realized Clingan wasn't in the game, tried to pull it back, but it went to a Jazz player under the hoop. Scoot then looked at Clingan, who realized what had happened, put his face in his towel and hung his head in shame/disgust. Poor guy. (Does anyone else have a Meyers Leonard flashback?)
