Why not give this guy a shot? Our gaurd play is awful ... Elliott comes out with swagger every time yea on the court. When he's played he's played well. Although it was preseason, he was 3 for 3 from 3 against Utah. He hit one against Sacramento, and we all know te kid can finish at te rim with his crazy athleticism. LET ELLIOTT DUNK!
I wouldn't look at such small samples and conclude that he's ready to play ... on the other hand, if he's worth even half a damn he couldn't be much worse than some of our other guards. Have no fear though, Nate is going to ride Jamal and Felton until the bitter end.
You know who our coach is, right? Nate's is fine with young players if there aren't any other options available. They are both garbage, but both Felton and Crawford will play a lot before Williams gets a shot
I'm not declaring he's ready to play... But I think it's worth goin him a shot... 5 minutes in the first half wouldn't kill us
Have you seen what happens when we do play the young guys? The other team goes on 10-0 runs. In, like 2 minutes. It's ugly. There will be injuries, don't worry. And next year there actually will be Summer League!
I've seen what happens when we play our starters. Therefore I'd like to see, at least, a couple of minutes a game thrown to the rooks.
I think a couple of minutes is pretty useless. They get that and they suck with it. They need to get an extended run to get comfortable and that's not going to happen without injuries. If you doubt me, see what they're doing with those few minutes.
Agreed, they may suck, but they are non- lottery rookies. You cant expect them to light it up immediately, if at all. Some court time has to better than none in the long run, in terms of their development as a player. Let them adjust to the NBA, get their feet wet. Let them build that comfort level over time instead of being cheerleaders on the bench. And in the least we get a better look at what we actually have. Who knows, one of the rooks may surprise us. . .
There was a chant to give Nolan Smith a little PT a short while back and cursing Nate. Smith is now getting some run and showing he isn't close to ready. So now the chant is give Williams a little PT and blame it on Nate. We are less than 20 games into the season, I think the Blazers should see if the vets can figure this out before they start thinking of developing the youth.
Or can't do. Either way, this is the only way to truly evaluate the kid. With all the BS out of Aldridge and others about Williams being someone to watch out for, they should let him play
What bothers me most is the fact that Nate so often insists on playing 3-5 bench players at a time. Why can't we stagger the starters' breaks better so that we have at least three of them on the floor all the time? Let Elliott play with Felton, LMA and Camby instead of just running him out there with four other reserves.
It's just his philosophy. Some of us have been saying how stupid it is for many years now. Some people think it's a great idea. It is what it is.
