Okay Turner is awful.

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  1. blue32

    blue32 Who wants a mustache ride?

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    so i take it we lost?
     
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  2. HailBlazers

    HailBlazers RipCity

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    Came out on strong, great ball movement and defense. 16 pt lead at one point. But when you're playing the warriors that can be gone in an instant. Shit the bed to start the third quarter and the rest was history.
     
  3. PDXFonz

    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Terry's first timeout speech: Guys you're doing great. More movement and continue to take the open shots.

    Second: Alright guys we've seen what we can do. Less movement and hesitate when you get open shots.

    Halftime: Good job toning it back, I want you to come out in the third and stop moving, don't take any open shots.


    No problem guys, everything went according to plan.
     
  4. julius

    julius Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I hope this season, this gets brought up as frequently as the "bet" did last year.
     
  5. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Oh God not a Batum. Tell me he isn't going to pull a Batum.
     
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  6. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    We will see a different Turner come Tuesday
     
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  7. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Tuner played SG in BOS and was effective. According to 82games.com, he is equally effective at both ends of the floor playing both SG and SF. Crabbe is not. He struggles to guard SGs, but guards SFs just fine.

    The key is who they play with. Turner needs at least two good shooters on the floor with him, three is ideal (which is probably why they resigned Meyers Leonard).

    As I mentioned in a different thread, in Stotts' system it makes a lot of sense to play Crabbe at the 2 on offense (he's most effective in the catch and shoot roll), with Turner in the point forward roll (ala Nic Batum), but then mix it up on the other end with Crabbe guarding the SF and Turner the SG.

    Pairing Turner with Crabbe and one of Dame/C.J. gives him two shooters to work with. Ideally, we need at least one more shooter at the 4/5 to make this lineup most effective. That means we either need Meyers on the floor, or Aminu knocking down open 3s. In a perfect world, Noah Vonleh will continue to develop a reliable jump shot. That way we can use him at the 4 with Tuner/Crabbe and not sacrifice defense or rebounding.

    BNM
     
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  8. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    We're trading him for Myles Turner? Cool!!!

    BNM
     
  9. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Dammit should have put that in the "Bold Predictions" thread!
     
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    Blazinaway Well-Known Member

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    just think that between Turner-Crabbe-CJ we have over a 1/4 of a BILLION DOLLARS tied up - holy shit!
     
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  11. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Not my money. Zero shits given.

    BNM
     
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    True if they keep them for the life of their contract.

    Just think, between ESPN and TNT....... the owner's pocket 24 billion dollars over the life of their contract.
     
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    You are correct. There is very little difference between the two positions. People who act like there is a ton of difference don't know what the hell they are talking about (which is most of this forum).
     
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    Jeez. For that much money I'd expect them "to be able to leap tall buildings with a single bound and be faster than a speedy locomotive!"

    Cue John Williams musc.....
     
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    Hey now, that hurts!
     
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    VanillaGorilla Well-Known Member

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    Maybe since you're so smart and the rest of us numskulls don't know what we're talking about we should stop posting and just read your posts.
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    When has that ever stopped us?
     
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    Most common phrase uttered before American Idol series auditions....
     
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    Remember how scared i was in January at the prospect of us bringing Batum back?
    Well, as soon as i saw Turner to the Blazers i got a hankering for some sexy Nico again.

    Damn, it's like we had an ugly ex girlfriend yet we miss her cause the current one is uglier.:klingon:
     
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    Seasons over
     

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