Man I loved Rider ON the court! Played with such passion and emotion! Nutjob off it....... but man he didn't back down from nobody!
No I don't think you'd try to plagiarize, that would be stupid. I just wanted to know who wrote it so I looked it up. It wasn't hard and I don't care about doing it but If you had provided a link it would have been easier and less confusing. You could have used the quote feature on this site too, all you have to do is highlight the article and click the speech bubble looking button. That might just be my personal preference though.
Yep, I think Jones is worth a #6 pick over the likes of Lamb, Barnes, Sullinger....then take Waiters\Lamb\Rivers whoever is left at #11.... I would love to see a front line...or front 4...or Batum (SG), Jones (SF), LA (PF) and Hickson (C)...VERY long, uber athletic and can run the court very well...Put Dragic or Hill at the point....a bench of Waiters, Freelan, E-Will, Claver, Pryz and Babbitt...
I don't know. This isn't a pick I would get excited about. Kinda reminds me of Jerryd Bayless and even if they don't have exactly the same game I think he's much more Bayless than D-Wade.
Jones is such an enigma to me. The guy has probably the second best upside of the draft but almost as many questions as Drummond. I wouldn't mind him at #6 but I'd defiantly want him at SF not PF. He is also one of the people I expect to keep rising up the draft boards, teams will grow to love him with the workouts and forget about him disappearing for stretches. With the #11 i'm still in love with Marshall but wouldn't be disappointed to see Waiters/Lamb/Sullinger get selected there.
Yeah he (Jones) is a risk, but I think all the players are to some extent...I think ceiling isamong the highest in the draft and that his floor is of a Paul george or Nic Batum, who are regular rotation type players...That makes him worth the risk, particularly for POR who needs to hit on one of thier draft picks and get a top tier player to put next to LA.... and I agree with you, I like him best at SF...LA at PF...a banger be it Hickson or another guy at C and then Batum at SG...That is 4 guys at 6'9+, and both Jones and Batum in particular are quick enough to guard wing players...athleticism + length would make POR a very tough matchup for a lot of teams.... Yeah forgot Matthews... I would add Kyle O'Quinn as well as a pick in the 2nd round....
He struggled a bit away from home, if I recall correctly? Anything 40 miles or so away and he choked a bit, like someone had a rope was around his neck
I would trade anyone/everyone on our roster except Aldridge and Batum for one or two late lottery picks. Since none of these prospects are flawless, I favor the shotgun approach. Get four players in the top 16 of the draft and if we make the right picks two could be stars. It's our only hope. And if the Blazers want Waiters, you don't trade down in the hopes he'll still be there. ID who you want and go get them.
