How to handle this team?

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  1. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    Team development leads to better team chemistry and that leads to wins right? Chemistry overrides talent?
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I like how you avoided my post. ;)
     
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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    Chemistry enhances and magnifies talent.
     
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    Harkless:

    FG: 50%
    3pt: 43%
    FT: 82%
     
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    How many ft's has he even taken this year?

    oh. 0.7/0.8 per game. lol.


    Who are the top 10 shooters in the NBA? Harkless is nowhere near them.

    Curry, Durant, Harden, Dame, James, Butler, Derozan, CJ, CP3, Thompson (even though he's sucked this year) ...

    Do you honestly, non-homer aside, put Harkless in that category (to which all of those have proven themselves for at least a year to be amazing shooters) of those 10?

    Again, I love Harkless probably more than most on this board - But he will never be a top 10 shooter in the league lol. I think 10 is a good barometer for the word "top shooters in the nba" ... and we're most definitely not going to say it after 13 games lol.

    Now, if he sustains those types of numbers for an entire year? Sure, then we can talk. But, I highly, highly doubt he ever will. And there's nothing wrong with that.
     
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    He didn't say IS a great shooter. He said TURNING INTO..

    Huge difference in definition. :)
     
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    EDIT: NEENER.
     
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    Do you see him becoming a top 10 shooter? I answered both semantics.
     
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    GGRRRRR!!!

    But wait. So a top 20 shooter isn't a great shooter? ;)

    He didn't say alltime great. Just turning into. And after watching his progression in games, I agree. Will he get there, maybe not, but he sure looks like he is turning into a great shooter. Okay, ill compro'mise and say damned fine?
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    That's right that's the Houston game. I'm pumped!
     
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    You mean LSD....? :)
     
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    Really? Cause when I dropped before going on stage once, I completely sucked shit. Thought I rocked until I saw the video. but then maybe you have to have talent for it to be enhanced?
     
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    I was referring to the audience.....if you want to perform using it...I don't recommend it for performing...if the audience is tripping you can suck and they'll never know!...Grateful Dead wrote that book
     
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    A lot can happen in a couple of years. As for the Lakers they could just as easily have Russel turn into Starberry, Randle turn into a poor mans Randolph and have Ingram be a bust in the form of Corey Brewer and suddenly they aren't looking so hot. In the same mold we could see that what we are seeing from the Blazers is the norm and not a team playing badly, which even good teams tend to do-just not for as long as we have. Don't forget that the Lakers pick is top 3 protected this year and unprotected next year.
     
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    I almost think BGD is Blaze05 that dissapeared after his epic Lillard meltdown on draft night.
     

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