What’s funny is I’m more worried about Stotts not trusting him enough to play him heavy minutes than I am about his ability to step up. Kanter should not be with the starters, our guards are already awful in pick and roll defense, he’s literally the last thing that unit needs to add. Dame Hood Harkless Aminu Collins Curry Turner Layman Skal Kanter
Collins has to play a lot of minutes. Same with Aminu and Harkless. Our first unit defense is going to suffer. Collins is good defensively but not in the same realm as Nurk and he might get into foul trouble. That second unit is going to be horrific defensively.
Not that they (4/5) should get the majority of the minutes, but it seems like this would make the most sense. Lillard/McCollum/Harkless/Collins/Kanter Kanter's lack of d is mitigated by Collins/Harkless, Kanter provides the inside threat and rebounding, and Dame/CJ get to shoot us in or out of games. Turner/Curry/Layman/Aminu/Leonard Turner gets four shooters and doesn't have to play with Kanter anymore, which has been an unmitigated disaster.
Fuck all this, everything is whack now. Nurk is such a huge part of everything we do! Number 2 in the league in PnR offense. We are fucked. Go Blazers.
Let me tell you something...if the Blazers were known as a "tough and gritty" team then Zach would have been the next Gobert. Sometimes the refs decide if you are a "foul magnet" or an efficient defensive player.
I know Zach might be the best defender we got if not he right there with Aminu. But now with the only consistent scorer we got in the 1st unit is Dame there has to be a change in the starting lineup. That why I think Kanter will be the starter. I who love to see Zach starting just by defense but we got offensive mind coach. But tonight we will find out. But if Zach don't start I hope he see big minutes.
I could be wrong but I feel like Kanters offense is too one dinensional and not the free-flowing kind that fosters team ball. I think our best starting lineup would be Dame, Seth, Moe, Chief, Zach. But that leaves no defense for our second unit. To me that means Those five have to play heavy minites.
Zach was already given that opportunity this season and proved pretty convincingly that he isn't ready. Doesn't mean he won't be at some point, but I think what's best for everyone is to ease the pressure off of Zach and just let him do his thing.
