Official 2018-2019 training camp thread

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  1. ripcityboy

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    ripcityboy, Sep 15, 2018
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    Well, well, well, looks like ET is all ready to go!

     
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    When does training camp start? Figured it'd be today since the first preseason game is only 12 days away.
     
    Driew, Sep 17, 2018
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    Is that normal to start training camp a week before the first preseason game? Always thought they started two weeks before the first preseason game haha
     
    Driew, Sep 17, 2018
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    Good. Nice to see. Won’t be rooting against him while we have him. That being said, someone send this to Thibs
     
    Scalma, Sep 17, 2018
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    If i remember correctly, camp is usually about 4 or 5 days long.
     
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    Probably thinking of NFL haha
     
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    Portland still has two roster spots. They’re the only team in the nba without at least one two way player. I expect that to change this week.
     
    Scalma, Sep 17, 2018
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    I did too. From Monday (Sept. 24) to 12 days from now (Sept. 29) is 5 days. It's a work week, not a full week.
     
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    Ahhh. Signing a two way player. That's as close as we get to signing a real contributor to the squad. Should be worth a couple of threads of excitement.
     
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    It's Olshey Time! Pure entertainment. A brand new scrub, his big event of the year, the culmination of months of hard work.
     
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    For the next few years, Olshey fanboys will cite the next scrub signing as evidence that he's a good GM. This goes on year after year after year...
     
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    He can be a bad GM and still be strong in one department.
     
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    True. That also describes a 1-dimensional player. A labor-intensive job for a coach, designing special plays to cover his weaknesses.
     
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    So what are the “battles” going to be, using the current roster?

    Backup point guard: Guessing it’ll be CJ with Turner assuming a larger ballhandling/playmaking role with the second unit. Would love to see Baldwin play but he’s not a fit with Turner, spacing wise, unless he’s really improved his outside shot. We all know Turner ain’t getting benched. Another option could be taking CJ off the second unit and having Curry the “PG” if someone like Trent/Stauskas/Simons force their way on the court.

    Backup power forward/center: Meyers, Biggie, and Layman should all get an opportunity to win a job playing next to Collins. I’m guessing Meyers will get first crack, god help us. We need help here, but I’m not counting on Olshey finding it. When we let rotation players go, we usually just give undeserving players automatic minutes, because they’ve been around for two years, or whatever.
     
    Scalma, Sep 19, 2018
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