If Portland Can Only Re-sign One of Enes or Zach

He has bum knees...something we need no part of....I'd rather have Wenyen Gabriels than Skal

 

To me Nurk is a guy who needs fans to get pumped up....he's struggling with the empty arenas more than many other players...other players thrive in the practice gym and can't translate it to actual games...they are doing better without the fans in some cases...Nurk has never returned to an NBA crowd in a year and a half...plus lost family members to covid...he'll be fine...I just think the NBA covid season works against him in a lot of ways....he's an emotional guy...he's said so many times this season is just weird without fans....I think it's gotten in his head a bit

 

For sure the crowd gives some players that extra gear - Nurk as you pointed out is a great example of this. I'm hoping he finds a way to get and stay self-motivated and healthy as I don't want to see the "injured" label stick (His leg snap was a freak accident and I wouldn't use that against him here - but other injuries yes).

 

I played live music in clubs for 17 years when I was young and from experience can tell you...it's hard to put on a great show for two guys at a bar watching a tv set.....give me a full house with booze flowing and we'll break a sweat in no time...I asked Wes Mathews once about the player who was better than we thought in the practice room...his answer was Victor Claver...said he couldn't miss a shot in the gym....then he couldn't make one in a game.....Vic probably would have loved this season without fans because he seemed to have a bit of stage fright in a crowd....Nurk is the opposite of that in my view

 

Trade him for who?

 

It wasn't so much a call for us to reacquire him as it was a point about how little Collins has contributed in his career.