Game Thread GAME# 46: CAVALIERS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 16, 2019 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM, NBCSNW

He chose to not go to college and go to the NBA, not saying he needs to come out and look like Kobe or some other HoFer, just seems odd to me how bad he’s looked. Maybe he’ll figure it out, again Im not saying give up on him. Other 19 year olds have done it, other guys have made that jump from HS too.

I hope he figures it out, again I know you have to give guys some times and he hasnt played significant minutes.

 

Having fun with stats.

Nurk is the first Blazer since Bill Walton in 1975 to have 10+ pts, 10+ reb, 10+ ast, and 5+ blocks.





That contract Olshey signed him to last summer is looking pretty nice right now!

 

I hope you’re feelings about him are more accurate than mine. I hope he ends up being good, and that it happens before his rookie contract is up.

 

Kobe play more then Simons but he had his problems too at his age.

 

I feel like your to impatient with players' development. Remember how bad Layman looked until this year?

 

In his last 3 games, Jake is shooting .730 from the field and 50% from '3'.

#FearTheTurtle

 

Like I said not expecting him to be Kobe or Lebron or Kevin Garnett. I realize he hasnt played much too.

 

Not sure what I ever said about Jake’s developement though...

 

So in 3 straight possessions in the third, Jake scored on a beautiful post up, a mid range jumper, and a 3. Add the dunks and a nice finger roll while attacking the basket and you can see why people get excited about him. Oh and he blocked a shot and was athletic enough to come down and then jump into the stands trying to save it. He teases us with hope......... as we desperately need a SF who can do it all.

 

He's played less than 60 minutes of garbage time basketball. But even in that little time we've seen a lot of positive things.

Very fast w/ the ball, athletic, wiry strong, plays at his own pace, fluid w/ a quick release off the dribble, quick feet defensively....

He's raw experience wise, and we see that show up in a lot of areas, but its not hard to see his combination of athleticism and skill turning into something very interesting.

 

I feel like Im usually exactly the opposite I said all summer I wasnt really ready to make a decision on Zach because I hadnt seen enough. I said I saw some flashes but not a ton of consistency and people acted like I hated Zach because I wasnt ready to say he was good.
Its just with Simons I havent really seen any flashes in a game that made me think oh ok he can do that. Im not making a judgement on him being bad, Im asking the question, mostly because in the few games he’s played Ive never once had a moment watching him where he flashed anything that made me think oh thats “special” in the NBA sense.

 

What? Did Robert Christgau hijack your account or something?

 

But Nurk had one tonight!

 

I guess we’ll see.

 

We tend to say that about every rookie we have ever had who only plays in garbage time.

 

if Nurkic would have just committed 2 more fouls, he would have had another 5 X 5 game plus the triple double

(imagine green font)

 

Isnt a lot of that because if they are really good they’ll force there way into the rotation? To Zachs Credit he was good enough on defense he kind of forced his way in to get minutes last year. Guess we’ll find out in the next few years if he pans out or not.

 

I’ve learned to not take anything away from garbage time, good or bad. There’s no pressure, or real plays being called. It’s pretty much pick up basketball. Who cares

 

Agreed. It is a completely worthless sample of work.