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Actually great point. So it depends on how good this team @Hoopguru thinks it will be. Because if it's like last season, Sharpe should play and get 35 minutes a game.

 

Hey you may be right, I don't have any inside info....I'm just of the mind that we are in a WIN NOW mode for Dame. I think the vets on this roster are going to play a TON! Especially after last season.

 

I agree about a trade.

 

Good point, the Kid is super talented and may earn some consistent pt?

 

I think it depends a lot on how some of the young guys are doing, and our health obviously, but I could see us moving Keon/Winslow and maybe even Hart at the deadline. I really like Hart, and I like Keon, but I don't think we'll have money for Hart and I don't think we have minutes for Keon. It's gonna suck if Sharpe busts and we trade Keon and he pops.

 

I say it all the time. The draft is an absolute crapshoot. That's why I never read the draft threads on here with peoples opinions on players. Nobody knows. You know how many super athletic high school all americans" have rolled though here? I'm hoping this kid pans out of course, but to expect a kid basically straight out of HS to come help a team in a win now mode, just don't see it.
Once again though, I have horribly low expectations of him, so if he does ANYTHING, I'm impressed. The guys on here who had him pegged as a first team summer league selection because he was the #7 pick are already bummed.

 

I think Walker and Watford are going to make Winslow redundant.

I'm hoping that Sharpe makes Hart redundant.

 

Surprised if there isn’t a trade? AGREE.

I hope there’s a trade or two — for a big and a (bigger) small forward. [Especially with the contracts of Hart and Little as the next up]

 

You think Walker gets playing time this season?

 

And Winslow. I think it's unlikely that we keep him and I'd rather get something of value.

 

Yup. Absolutely. Of the smaller contracts, Winslow’s at just over $4 million traded alone for a back-up big … part of a package to get the numbers right … gone in trade to bring in 2-3 minimum deals given the hard cap. His and Josh Hart’s contracts are in a sweet spot.

 

I like big lineups. Walker, Winslow, and Watford can play together.

Plus, Winslow is only 26 years old.

 

Sharpe will not be in the rotation. Dude needs to develop like Ant his first year.

 

Ant wasn't the 7th pick in the draft, and honestly I don't think Ant's ceiling is as high as Sharpe. The dude needs minutes to develop.

 

I get it, but there's only 48 minutes per position and we have a lot of young guys that need minutes. I think Little and possibly Walker and Watford could see minutes at power forward. At some point you have to ask if Winslow is part of the future of this team, and I just really don't think he is. I could be wrong though.

 

Maybe they should send him to the G league to get playing time?

 

speaking of which, can we please invest in a team now?

The only other franchise that doesn't have an affiliate is Phoenix, and they have the cheapest owner in sports. Can we not reinforce my moniker of "poverty franchise" any longer?

 

Sharpe — and the Blazers — need the reality check of Sharpe on the court AFTER the season has begun. Development is key and practice will only do so much. The GLeague would offer skills work for most rookies on a nightly basis, but with the mystery for both team AND player, demystify it. Not forced minutes or a rotation spot inked in. He has to play some minutes this year.

 

Just curious on your thought on when Anfernee was coming up through the organization. Did you see a spark that he could be legit? Same with GTJr, CJ, etc. You see these guys more than anyone else here. Can you spot that "it" factor in some right away?

 

Most of the time @THE HCP sees these guys is when they come into the bathroom he’s cleaning. I don’t want to hear about him seeing their ‘spark’ in there.