Pass. I was hoping for someone that would be yelling for the Blazers on the bench, not someone that would be yelling at Denny in the stands.
have we even hit the regular season yet? are we really judging him off 4 preseason games? cmon now....
Now I see why HCP and I get along; we were both homecoming kings and both played basketball in prison (that was the only place I ever played it; and only because they didn't have a soccer ball).
It's baffling some people can't understand that. I mean, for fucks sake, the players don't give a fuck if they win these games... some fans are weird. This is for players getting better and coaches finding the best rotations and to put the players in the best places to succeed. It's not fucking hard to understand... for most people.
He will be undoubtedly, I'm just saying it's gonna be a similar turnaround...gonna take a minute to get legit.
There is a reason that for the most part teams don't make significant changes until late December at the Earliest. It takes teams at least 25 games + preseason to gel as a unit. Changes made later in the season new guys need to blend into the existing chemistry. This time of year though everyone is still finding their roles... And not just in Portland, every franchise that made changes to their rotation.
The Good: Lillard bringing ball up court, then run a couple of screens to get Turner the ball in the high post. Turner initiates offense from there. The Bad: Turner bring ball up court. The Ugly: Turner goes behind the back to slow the whole offense down if not cause a turnover outright.
Its only preseason and we already have a thread about how the announcers are bad and Turner is meh. New team, new teammates, new playbook, new responsibilities, it takes time and you can't just assume someone comes in and fits perfectly off the bat. Take a look at Turner after 20 games not after some preseason "meh" games.
Alright, after this post you're now going on my "ignore" list - I just don't have time to scroll past your posts any longer.
Also Turners Quote game is on point. Guy might be the funniest quote in the NBA. Both these quotes taken from www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/48miap/the_evan_turner_quote_master_list/ On returning to Philly- Dec. 12, 2014. "Before the game I signed like 100,000 autographs, I'm kissing babies and what not and all that stuff. I'm getting my hand kissed by people; I got little girls come up to me, fainting. Once the game started, it was like, 'What the hell is going on?' I was like, 'This is weird. Did they take all the good people out? ... I don't worry about it anymore. I don't want to sound super weird, but Jesus was hated, too. At the end of the day, I just worry about the stuff that's important. If it makes you happy to boo me, go ahead. I'm still happy. I put all that stuff behind me." On deferring to Jae Crowder on for a game winner- Nov. 26th, 2015 "When I was dribbling, I was like, 'Oh, snap, I’m at 15 feet, I’m about to end this.' And then I thought about [Michael Jordan] passing toSteve Kerr. And I thought, 'Well, let me add that to my legacy. I’ll pass one time.' And that was it. It was unbelievable, actually. Ingenious by me.
Im pretty sure stotts is smart enough to see turner struggling as back up pg and work something out. Hell dame and cj did fine last year sharing the duties if it doesnt work out he can be placed in a position to succeed. But i think playing back up pg would take some time. Its a very fast and high iq position he might just need a few games to figure it out. I dont care if clippers fans were getting into it. They can cheer all they want for a pre season win. Then when biffoon and cp3 get injured again when it matters they can enjoy another 1st round exit.
The key word, again, folks: PRESEASON I mean give me a break. LOL. (This is not directed at you bones)
Wow, way to take a simple observation and blow it out of proportion boys! Kind of reminds me of a family member of mine who shall remain nameless .... All I said was that so far, I'm unimpressed with Mehvan. I didn't say the sky was falling and I didn't say we should fire Olshey. I simply observed a high-priced guy who is not playing well so far. Even the haters agree he's not playing well yet. Hopefully I'm wrong about him, but certainly it's not an incorrect observation so far. Lighten up, Francis!
