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  1. theprunetang

    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    Back and forth Forever?
     
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    The problem with Bogut and Lopez I am not sure if they can keep up the way they play uptempo. Both of them might not fit this team.
     
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    True, but along with Zubac they have three centers, so they only each need to each go about 4 minutes a quarter.
     
    Pinwheel1, Oct 2, 2017
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    Are the Sacramento Kings good this year?

    Will Gary Harris make the jump?

    Is Kuzma a sleeper pick to win ROY?
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    John Collins is my sleeper pick. Atlanta is going to be amazingly bad this year. He will get a lot of chances to score. Kuzma will probably finish in the top 6 for ROY.
     
    theprunetang, Oct 3, 2017
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    Ball in 21 minutes against the Nuggets put up another shitty game.
    8 points
    3-6 from the field
    1-3 from deep
    3 rebounds
    4 assists
    4 turnovers

    Kuzma showing his play in SL wasn't a fluke though.
     
    H.C., Oct 3, 2017
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    C'mon, you're smarter than this.

    Gallo and Lou's scoring efficiency has been well above average the last two years. Hell, Gallo has been above it every year of his career. And it's HCA that would be shocking, not finishing above the Clips in the standings. Although if healthy, the talent is closer to a wash than most here would want to believe.

    You're also underrating Griffin and Jordan's individual talents --both saw no change in shooting efficiency with CP on vs off the floor last year.
     
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    1. Yes. Good enough to make the playoffs easily... if they were in the East.
    2. He doesn't really need to.
    3. Only if everyone else is shockingly bad.
     
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    He's going to join the select group of players who score more in their rookie years in the NBA than they ever did in college. What was the deal? Enjoy frat parties too much?
     
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    Lakers for the most part draft pretty damn good. They got Jordan Clarkson late in the draft. In fact I think he’s a 2nd rounder. They got Zubak late as well. I know he isn’t great or anything but he’s solid. Then u add Nance jr as well. Now they do it again with this Kuzma Kid. Their scouting department is underrated
     
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    They are kind of like the Jazz in that way where their later picks tend to be better than their earlier first round picks.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    God I hope that situation blows up, crashes, and burns.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Don't sweat it. He just posted all that because I said the Clips are going to be pretty good this season.
     
    THE HCP, Oct 3, 2017
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    "Melo, PG stands for POINT guard, not PASS guard"
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Looks like Melo wishes he came to Portland instead of OKC
     
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    No, but DeArron Fox is for real.

    I like Harris but Denver looks to have the same lack of any real guard play they did last year. Denver needs him to play at an all-star level if they want to compete for a decent playoff spot, and I don't think he's there yet.

    Yes, I'm a Kuzma fan, kid's gunna be real good
     
    chzbrgr, Oct 3, 2017
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    If I'm the Lakers, I basically play nobody but the young guys and Brook Lopez this year. Glue Deng, Brewer and Bogut to the bench.

    Ball/Clarkson
    Pope/Hart
    Ingram/Kuzma
    Randle/Nance
    Lopez/Zubac/Bryant

    Not likely to win a ton this year, but with a year of solid development, by the end of the season that's a real attractive core to lure the top free agents this summer.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Oct 3, 2017
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    Holy SHIT he could be the quickest guy in the league. :blink:
     
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