Joel can rebound. He has the Blazers All Time record for rebounds in a game. Joel can block shots. His career high is 9. And while he's not someone that we go to in the post, he can make wide open dunks just as well as Oden can. As far as needing someone with a post game who can command a double team, we have LMA whose game is more polished than Oden. I'm sorry but I don't think this loss is as collossal as some of you think. Joel is a very good player.
Fuck yes! I like Joel and he makes a great addition as a backup with Oden but haven't you been watching the games SHIT!
These are the threads/comments that make me go crazy Oden was in the top 15 PER in the league, and you're comparing him to Pryz
Backup bigs are going to be a problem for us. And teams had to game plan for Greg on offense. They won't have to as much with Joel. Defensively, I think Joel is up to the challenge.
He and LMA will play tag team and have to stay out of foul trouble. Hopefully, Outlaw gets back sooner than later. Also- if Pendergraph doesn't play well, we will bring someone else in. Stay tuned...
The scout on ESPN.com says it's easier to play us when Oden gets the ball. Says it's good when Roy and LMA aren't touching the ball as much.
Yes. In the 7 games he played during our 13 game win streak, we played LMA at the 5 for the 4th quarter and we were VERY effective. Jack-Roy-Jones-Outlaw-LMA was a very good lineup. Unfortunately Outlaw is out and that hurts but I think we will trade Miller for someone who can fill that role. Dare I dream for Jamison?
He's an expert who is paid by an NBA ball club to study a team's strengths and weaknesses. All you do is post intelligent analysis like "haven't you been watching the games SHIT!"
