Game Thread 2022-23 Game #72 - BLAZERS @ JAZZ - MARCH 22, 2023 - WEDNESDAY - 6:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

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  1. MickZagger

    MickZagger Well-Known Member

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    It’s only March.

    Lot of season left.
     
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    Yep. Only 6 games out of 4 seed too.
     
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    Sharpe has been a net negative over the first 72 games. So if we're going off the larger body of work, tonight would just be considered an outlier.

    If you are comfortable drawing a new conclusion about Sharpe from tonights performance, that's fine. I'm not.
     
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    The lineups will be changing, but not because Billups is tinkering after a win, but because we'll be activating and deactivating other players as we try to obtain a better draft position.
     
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    But he didn’t start with Dame during the 71 games. Plus, we’re enjoying Sharpe’s PROGRESS. In other words, better now than then.
     
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    What’s your source?
     
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    How many of those games did Sharpe start and play with the starting lineup that played in Utah?
    You might be drawing conclusions from a faulty dataset.
     
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    Agreed. Stats for young players are not reliable to begin with when predicting their future. And the stats of those coming off the bench can also be quite different than if they start. The bottom line with Shaedon is he is far from a finished product. Personally, I think Chauncey has done a good job bringing him along. I am not convinced he is a good head coach but in this circumstance, I like what he has done with the rookie. Starting him from the beginning would not have been wise.
     
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    If you are comfortable drawing a grand conclusion based off one March game between two teams in the bottom half of the standings, that's totally fine.

    I'm not.
     
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    You don't give up your sources, but if I'm wrong and there lineups/rotations are the same for the rest of the season, I will buy you tickets to the season opener.

    If I'm right, you just have to admit as much.
     
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    I'm drawing ZERO conculusions from the Utah game; that's my entire point.

    I'm not saying Sharpe is a future all-star or a bust based off 72 games, let alone 1 game in March.
     
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    May I conclude that I like Sharpe?
     
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    Some of us (let me gloat) were saying this since, well...

    http://www.sportstwo.com/posts/5434296/
     
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    it wasn't a "new" conclusion for me. Not at all. I've thought Sharpe had a lot of talent since I watched him in the first part of the season. Yes, he's raw but that's very understandable considering his circumstances. Last night was confirmation, not revelation

    I will also say this: it's not surprising at all to me that Sharpe had his best game when starting alongside Dame. He's more complementary to Dame's talent than Ant; significantly. I think Dame and Wesley Matthews developed a better synergy with each other in 6 months than Dame and CJ did in 6 years. I think Dame and Sharpe can have a much better synergy than Dame & Simons

    I was hopeful for the Dame/Simons pairing before the season started. I'm a lot less hopeful now.
     
  17. BBert

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    Sounds like a simple case of Basketball Jones
     
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    We're in evaluation mode.
     
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    Sharpe is really good at pushing the ball after a rebound.
     
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    Times 10. Sharpe has the entire skill set. Trade Ant.
     
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