Yeah, they were probably being cautious at the end of the season. But that doesn't change the fact that he only played 32 games.
This conversation is about Sharpe, but you're attacking my position on trading Ant. My position includes Scoot. I don't care how Scoot looked that season. There are guards all over the G-league that Scoot and Sharpe would have played well with. It doesn't matter if they were successful. It matters that they get those minutes next to somebody other than a guard like Ant.
If Sharpe or Scoot or any basketball player is so delicate they will be "damaged" playing next to someone like Ant - they have way bigger issues going on. Wasn't it Scoot's first game that Ant was injured for like 3 months? Scoot played like crap as a rookie and it had nothing to do with Ant. Ant like all NBA players has strengths and weaknesses. His shooting was certainly a strength and that gives all the teammates more room to and ability to create offense themselves. Basketball is a team sport, players have to adapt to playing with all sorts of varieties of teammates. Totally fine to move on from Ant, Ayton, etc. But this idea that any of these guys are damaging any of our young player that would've been an allstar or such is beyond laughable. You think Kobe or Jordan or such would've accepted being "damaged" by JR Rider or Nick Van Excel or such? No, these guys determine themselves what kind of player they'll become.
You keep saying things I'm not saying. Never did I say they would be damaged. I said their development has been slowed. The idea that who you play with can have an impact on how you play (and thereby your development) is not a novel concept. If the physical tools are there and the skill is there (as it clearly is with both Scoot amd Sharpe) then any delay in development can likely be attributable to the situation. Once again, I don't care how Scoot played as a rookie. I fully expected him to play like crap very often. That's what young players do. I don't expect Scoot or Sharpe to be the next Jordan or Kobe. If your system requires that kind of player to be successful then I would suggest that you will not find much success unless you get incredibly lucky.
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I just listened to today’s Locked On Blazers and Richman had Ben Golliver on. He seems to think that Scoot has the biggest burden to become the Blazers’ star player and that “that ship has sailed” for Shaedon. I wouldn’t agree.
The ship has definitely sailed on Sharpe becoming a star..... he's what.... 22? Over the hill. The dye has been cast.
Could you clarify: does he mean that "the organization no longer has confidence that it's in his character to take the reins" or "he's too old to improve"? Because if it's the latter, then I guess Nique Clifford (who is over a year older than Shaedon) needs to be told not to bother.
that was just Golliver’s opinion. If anyone on the roster is going to make it to stardom, it’s Scoot because Shaedon’s ship has sailed.
I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone how a lot of people talk about Sharpe like he's washed up. I just dont get it. "He DoEsNt hAvE tHat DoG iN hIm". everything besides his 3pt% has been trending upward fast. He's already and ELITE finisher around the rim, is one of the most efficient mid range shooters for guards in the league and after Billups benched him last year he became serviceable on defense. I think we see a jump in his 3pt% this year, similar to the jump SGA took from year 4(30%) to year 5(35%). I dont get this narrative that he doesn't care or isnt aggressive enough, Kids just a natural hooper and seems to be putting in the work. I guess we'll see.
Sharpe has superstar talent. He’s worth the risk but it is a make or break year for his next paycheck at this point. He’s going to have to bring it from game one to game 82 next season to get paid like an all-star, it helps to be an all-star
sharpe was literally '3ball go in more often' away from having a pretty decent statistical season for a 22yo. the 'no ant' splits were pretty solid too.
