Game Thread GAME# 7: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - OCTOBER 30, 2018 - TUESDAY, 5:00 PM (PDT), NBCSNW

Because he's a streaky shooter

 

Certainly seems like the case.

 

Aminu is not a streaky shooter. His form is so bad that it makes each attempt a crap shoot whether or not it goes in. A streaky shooter when hot would feel like anything they shot was going in. That is never the case with Aminu.

 

he def has had more tough rebounds in the last two games than Nards has had in his entire basketball playing career.
Watching Swanigan go in and rip rebounds away from two or three players is pretty fun to see. Nards trys that and ends up saying 'my bad'.

 

I have to give Biggie credit. I wondered if he was even an NBA player for a while there. Time to happily eat some crow.

 

There are many things you can hate on Stotts about.
Seems pretty silly to hate on Stotts about Simon's not getting PT in garbage time. Or Simons not dressing for games.

 

Leonard only grabs boards when no one else is around so he can do his little one arm flex. This is the same guy that also screams after dunking over a chipotle manager in an empty gym, but when there’s a crowd he gets his shit pushed in. Like when Whiteside literally ripped a board from his hands that ended up in a heat three.

I’m just glad Swanigan is showing something so we’re not subjected to the Leonard experience.

 

Is he?

 

I hate Stotts. But I'm with ya on this...except for the ORL game. I think Simons shoulda been given the nod to dress for that game. But I'm not gonna be mad about it.

 

Yes! Because I don't want to see the Biggie that we saw earlier again.

This Biggie looks like a semi-productive player on a team that could use him.

 

He is better, but he is still far from good or even average. He has one good skill - and that is rebounding. If he would have more awareness of what is around him and only tried to shoot when there are no leapers / giants around him - he would be a lot better. He still needs to get an awful lot better at this - because he is blocked way too often as it is.

Still, I am behind the kid - hope he gets better - because once he does a better job of keeping track of what is happening around him, he certainly will be a productive NBA player. Sort of like a better shooting, less athletic version of Ed Davis.

 

I don't see him sticking with his lack of athleticism. He doesn't have ZBo's touch or instinct to compensate either.

 

Biggie should just abandon the back to the basket game and pivot to a spot up guy who you can run plays through. Kind of like the spurs version of Diaw.

 

Maybe, but I believe he has a much better chance of becoming a long-ball shooter than ZBo ever did (at least based on his college career). He shot .447 from the 3 (college three, to be fair, but still) in his 2nd year.

 

So he's half way to being as good as Ed Davis, and he's one game into his second season. Sounds like he'll be a fan favorite soon enough!

 

That is a skill set that will keep him in the league. But everyone is right, he needs a smarter shot selection. He has skills on offense. He has a soft mid range set shot, he is a good passer, and he has good instincts going for offensive rebounds. Just focus on only shooting....when wide open.

 

You don't want to hear someone say flameballs or claim they were by the logo in a post game interview again?
You sir are a hater.